LENTEN PRE-SANCTIFIED LITURGIES– 6 PM
Our Final Community Lenten Liturgy will be THIS Wednesday, April 1st at St. Catherine’s in Braintree. We will come together with other parishioners from the surrounding Boston area Churches for Liturgy, a meal and a discussion. Please join us in Braintree!
CHURCH FLOWERS AND PASCHA LILIES
If you are interested in sponsoring flowers for Holy Week, please contact the Church Office.
Additionally, following Divine Liturgy, the Altar Servers will be handing out Easter Lily Order Forms. Please complete them and submit the forms to the church office. Thank you!
GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE
The parade will take place on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 1:00 PM. Please save this date to honor our church and march with pride. There will be free transportation, but seating is limiting and it is on a first-come- first- serve basis. We will also provide a limited number of Greek ethnic costumes. Please join us in the church hall to sign up, all volunteers are welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Art Stameris at artstameris@gmail.com or 617-877-1007 or co-chair Karen Grontzos 508-369-7893 or kGrontzos@yahoo.com.
UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS
April 3-4 GOYA Lock-In Retreat: We will begin here at St. Demetrios at 7 pm and the retreat will end following Communion Breakfast and Cross Making on the 4th. Please email Vinnie and let him know if your child is participating.
April 18: GOYA NYC Trip: Like last year, we will leave St. Demetrios early in the morning and spend the day in New York City. It will be a great opportunity for fellowship! The RSVP date is April 5th- Palm Sunday. Please have permission slips and checks turned into the office.
For more information please contact Vinnie at vminucci@stdemetriosweston.org
PHILOPTOCHOS
Koulourakia Baking– Monday and Tuesday March 29 and 30 at 9 am. A group will be gathering at St. Demetrios on Monday and Tuesday at 9 am to bake koulourakia. Please join us!
Annual Palm Sunday Bake Sale - Sunday, April 5. If you are able to bake any delicious pastries/desserts for the Bake Sale, please contact Jane Kourtis at (781) 363-6636 or jkourtis@comcast.net.
2015 Membership - Become a member of the Saint Christine Chapter Philoptochos. Drop by the Philoptochos table during Fellowship Hour and sign up or renew your membership today!
General Assembly Meeting - Wednesday, May 13. Mark your calendars for the next General Assembly Meeting on Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. Election of new officers will be held. More details to follow.
ALTAR SERVER MEETING– DATE CHANGE!
In order to properly prepare for Holy Week, ALL Altar Servers are required to join us for Liturgy on Saturday of Lazarus and stay for a brief meeting following the Communion Breakfast. Please join Chris Kourlos and Vinnie as we discuss the services and processions so that we are prepared for Holy Week and Pascha. If you have any questions please email Chris at kourkat@comcast.net or Vinnie at vminucci@stdemetriosweston.org
PRAYER SHAWL KNITTING MINISTRY
Prayer Shawl Knitting Ministry will be on hiatus through April. We will resume meeting on May 6th!
ST. DEMETRIOS FESTIVAL
We are happy to announce that we will be holding our annual festival May 30th and 31st here at St. Demetrios. We are in the midst of planning an exciting weekend of family and community fellowship and fun. If you are interested in volunteering throughout that weekend, please sign the volunteer sheet in the lobby or contact Georgia Gefteas at gghome1@verizon.net or 978-973-7476
THE SENIOR GUILD
The next meeting of the Senior Guild will be March 25, 2015 (The Annunciation of the Theotokos). We will be celebrating Greek Independence Day. Please wear blue and white clothing. If you have any questions please contact Artemis Martakis @ (508)785-0045. The Senior Guild hopes to see you there.
FR. MANIKAS LIBRARY
Come and visit the Fr. Manikas Library and check out one of our many books on a variety of different topics. As we approach the season of Theophany, now would be a terrific time to learn more about it! See Cindy Dabrowski in the library for assistance on picking out a selection to take home and further your knowledge of our faith.
BE THE BEE WEBSERIES
The National Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries offers a weekly web video series on YouTube called “Be the Bee” each week a question or theme about our faith is answered in just 5 minutes! Check out this new and interesting approach to learning about our faith! Go to: www.youtube.com/user/y2am to see the entire series!
ST. DEMETRIOS BOOKSTORE
The new bookstore has many gift selections for the Christmas season including beautiful St. Demetrios crosses, hand-made crosses from Greece, prayer bracelets, Byzantine icons, prosfora pans and many more items. Please stop by today!
HOSTING FELLOWSHIP HOUR
Please contact Pam Brody, 781-864-5327, Brodster52@yahoo.com and/or Eugenia Kourlos, 508-735-8866, kourkat@comcast.net if you wish to host coffee hour with your family and friends. We will provide you with a step-by-step information on the process. What a great opportunity to meet and greet other Parishioners and assist with this very important Fellowship Hour! Thank you.
ADULT FOSTER CARE
The Charles River Center in Needham helps to enhance the lives of children and adults with disabilities. One of the programs that they offer is the Adult Foster Care program (AFC). This is a residential option for adults with disabilities who would like to live in their own home or another qualified home setting with a qualified caregiver. The caregiver receives benefits of a stipend along with a care manager and registered nurse to check in month to month on behalf of the member. We are looking to grow and expand this program and are in need of homes. Can you open up your home to an adult with a disability? Please contact Laurie Phillips at lphillips@charlesrivercenter.org or 781.972.1017 for a telephone consultation for more info on AFC.