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This Week's Calendar
Friday, April 26
6:30 pm Choir Practice - for Holy Friday - singing the Engomia (the Lamentations)
Saturday, April 27 - Lazarus Saturday
9:00 am Orthros
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
11:30 am Pancake Breakfast and Service Projects
Sunday, April 28 - Palm Sunday
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8:45 am Orthros
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
11:30 am Church School and Catechism
12:00 pm Plaki Luncheon
7:00 pm Bridegroom Matins with Metropolitan Nicholas
Monday, April 29 - Holy Monday
7:00 pm Bridegroom Matins
Tuesday, April 30 - Holy Tuesday
7:00 pm Bridegroom Matins
Wednesday, May 1 - Holy Wednesday
3:00 pm Holy Unction
7:00 pm Bridegroom Matins
Thursday, May 2 - Holy Thursday
6:00 am Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
6:00 pm Twelve Gospels of the Crucifixion
Friday, May 3 - Holy Friday
9:00 am Holy Hours
12:30 pm SCS Holy Friday Retreat
3:00 pm Vespers of Apokathelosis
7:00 pm Lamentation Service
Saturday, May 4 - Holy Saturday
8:30 am Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
11:00 PM Matins and Resurrection: Divine Liturgy of Holy Pascha
Sunday, May 5 - Great and Holy Pascha
11:00 am Agape Service
Parish News and Updates
SPECIAL CHOIR PRACTICE FOR HOLY FRIDAY - JOIN US ON APRIL 26 AT 6:30 PM All who would like to join together to sing the Engomia (the Lamentations) for Holy Friday Evening are invited to come this Friday, April 26 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
PLEASE KEEP FR. NICK AND HIS FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS AS THEY MOURN THE PASSING OF HIS BELOVED MOTHER. May her memory be eternal. He will be out of the office on Monday and Tuesday as he travels to Florida for his mother's funeral. Please note the changes to the Holy Week service schedule - Presanctified liturgy will not be offered on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
DAY OF SERVICE ON LAZARUS SATURDAY Join us for liturgy at 10 am and break your fast with a pancake luncheon. We’ll be folding palm crosses, cleaning up the church and grounds in preparation for Holy Week, setting up for the Plaki Luncheon and our youth will be sending out the Pascha Card.
PALM SUNDAY PLAKI LUNCHEON - on Sunday April 28. Adults $20 and Kids $6. Tickets available at church following services or in the church office until April 25, 2024. Thanks to George's Senate for supporting this event.
AGORA MARKET THIS SUNDAY —Pick up fast friendly food to have on hand during Holy Week. On Palm Sunday, our ladies will offer delicious baked goods for your Pascha celebration.
PASCHA EGGS order your eggs to celebrate Pascha - Order forms are available on the table in the Narthex. Deadline to order eggs is SUNDAY, April 28, 2024.
MYROPHORA (MYRRH BEARERS) FOR HOLY FRIDAY - Attention Parents! We would like to invite your daughter to serve as a Myrrh-bearer (Myrophora) in the Holy Friday evening service. See insert below for details. If you would like your daughter to participate, please call Sophia Zervos at 248.916.6922 or Mary Takis at 734.262.5144, no later than Palm Sunday.
GIFT BASKET FUNDRAISER—be sure to get a raffle ticket for a specially curated gift basket (Valued at $156) featuring delicious olive oil, honey, olives, spices, herbs and other items. Tickets are $5 and available from John Petrou. The winning ticket will be selected at the Palm Sunday Plaki Luncheon.
REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR HOLY WEEK SERVICE BOOKS TO CHURCH NEXT WEEK! Library copies will be available to sign out and borrow for Holy Week . There will be a limited number of books available for purchase. Contact Mary Takis for details..
RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION DURING HOLY WEEK on Holy Thursday, we will start the Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil, the “Working Man’s Liturgy” one half hour earlier at 6:00 am so that you can come and receive Holy Communion before going to work.
PASCHA IN PROPHESY - HOLY FRIDAY RETREAT - Plan to bring your children to the Holy Friday Retreat on Friday, May 3.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ORTHODOX EASTER (as presented by Bill Smith, Pastoral Assistant)
- The date of Orthodox Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon of the Vernal Equinox. This was voted upon and approved by the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea in the year 325 AD.
- The Orthodox Easter is calculated using the Julian Calendar instead of the Gregorian Calendar. The Julian Calendar was accepted in 46 BC by Julius Caesar as a reform of the earlier Roman calendar which was largely a lunar calendar.
- The Gregorian Calendar is the most widely used calendar around the world today. It’s a solar calendar designed to keep years consistent over time. It went into effect in 1582 by Pope Gregory the XIII. This is the calendar the Western churches use to calculate the date of Easter.
DO YOU HAVE A 2024 GRAD? We’d like to include the name and photo of our 2024 High School and College Graduates in the upcoming Little Logos. In addition, we will recognize our graduates on June 2, 2024. Please send the following information to church office: Name and school from which the young person is graduating. A photograph would be nice, but not necessary at this time.
SPRING GOURMET SURF AND TURF DINNER sponsored by Nativity Men's Club on Friday, May 10. Tickets available from George Zervos or email the men's club for details.
ANNUAL PARISH RETREAT AND BASKETBALL BANQUET - SATURDAY, MAY 18. As of April 24, the event is still scheduled (it was reported as postponed previously. We are still working out the details so keep it on your calendar.
STS CONSTANTINE AND HELEN NAME DAY DANCE—all are invited on May 18—cost is $45 for adults and $20 for ages 6-18. See the flyer on the bulletin board for details.
Those in Our Prayers
Nicholas the Bishop, John the Priest, John the Priest, Cassani the Presvytera,Kalliope the Presvytera, Sevi Bertolis, Panayiotis Christodoulos, Mary Christopoulos, Constantin Dumitrescu, Kosta Efthimiou, Tracey Ford, Greg Georvassilis, Zoe Jaimee, Kathy Jenaras, Maria Kalas, Angela Kheir, George & Diane Kotsonas, Panayiota Koutoupa, Gus Kyriakou, Penelope Kyriakoula, Jim Lee, Nick Malamis, Bessie Marcus, Frank Maroudis, Freda Mollasis, Gregory Morakeas, Evelyn Morris, George Mortis, Alexander Nichoff, Marchela Papageorgakis, Stella Papasavva, Nikolia Pappas, Nicholas Pappas, George Peters, Helen Peters, Katerina Peters, Costas Photsios, Penny Poulos, Pam Provgna, Helen Sitaras, Vasillios Sotiropoulos, Rick Stanley & Family, Evan Kostonas Stoecklein, Mike & Julia Tate, Jim Tsakos, Evris & Helen Tsaprazis, Pete Tsaprazis, John Vardouniotis, Alexander Varverakis, Jim Vlahakis, Irene Vouharas, Trevor Wilhelmi, Sandy Zembylas, Selina Zembylas-Hernandez, George Zervos, Little Jack and Sofia.
THE CHURCH IS HERE FOR YOU In times of need or times of celebration, there are a number of pastoral situations that warrant contacting Father Nick.
- Any Hospital Stay: Illness, Surgery, etc.
- Death - Call when a person is dying and at the actual time of death, regardless of the hour!
- Substance abuse involving you or a loved one.
- Domestic problems of any sort, Marital or children.
- When you desire spiritual direction.
- Birth of a child, (naming, and 40 day blessing).
- When you become engaged and are planning a wedding.