ST. DEMETRIOS INNER-CITY OUTREACH
Volunteers are needed this Wednesday, May 17th for the St. Demetrios Inner-City Outreach Team which is currently helping St. Francis House in Boston, the largest nonsectarian day shelter in the region. Help is needed in food services and clothing distribution. Transportation is provided. Call Peter Mitsakos at 781.899.6583 or email at tpmitsakos@ comcast.net. Learn more about St. Francis House at www.stfrancishouse.org.
ANNUAL MINISTRY AWARDS BANQUET
This year’s representative from St. Demetrios to the Annual Metropolis Awards Banquet is Patti Dukakis, beloved parishioner, friend and steward of our parish. We thank Mrs. Patti for all that she’s done for our parish. Congratulations! The banquet will be held at Lombardo’s in Randolph on Sunday, June 11. Reception is at 5:30 pm with dinner at 6:30 pm. $75 per person. Please contact the church office to reserve/organize a table.
ST. DEMETRIOS BOOKSTORE
Graduation Day is right around the corner and the bookstore has a variety of items to offer. One of the latest arrivals I English Words Deriving from the Greek Language by our own Matina Psyhogeos. It is an "inexhaustible linguistic source", highlighting approximately 30,000 English words, whose origin is Greek. It would be a wonderful graduation gift and home resource. Also, there are many religious books for adults and children, icons and St. Demetrios crosses.
GREEK SCHOOL GRADUATION
The St. Demetrios Greek School will be having their graduation THIS Friday, May 19th at 7 pm. Join us to celebrate all the hard work our students have done throughout the year learning our Greek customs and language.
FESTIVAL NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
Our festival is a scheduled for June 10th &11th and is fast approaching. Spread the news and please give some of your time to make this year’s event a success.
Icon Exhibit and Demonstration– During our festival an icon exhibit and demonstration will be available to all our parishioners and guests. The exhibit will feature original icons of various forms and styles. Iconographers will demonstrate how icons are painted (written) and explain the spiritual and theological meaning. This is a great opportunity for all to appreciate icons, a central element of our Orthodox Church and faith.
Help Needed For Festival- Volunteers are needed to prepare foods and pastries, as well as assisting in various areas on the event days. Your help is essential in making sure the festival is a success. Please consider donating any amount of your time. Sign up sheets are located in the church lobby. For more information contact Georgia Gefteas at 781-431-7479.
Cooking Workshops- We are hosting cooking workshops in preparation for the festival. Consider giving your time and talent to cook. All are welcome and encouraged to attend these great opportunities to learn cooking secrets from some of the best!
Monday, May 15: Spanakopita, 9 am
Tuesday, May 16-Thursday, May 18: Pastichio, 9 am
Saturday, May 20: Koulourakia, 9:30 am
Check the church calendar on our website or the calendar in the church lobby for future dates.
PETER JAMES MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Peter James Memorial Golf Tournament Committee invites you to play in our 2017 St Demetrios golf tournament in support of our beloved church. Our committee wants to makes this a successful event again this year and invite you to sign up to play NEXT Monday, May 22, at Woodland Golf Club. We accept foursomes or singles for golf!
We also invite our parishioners to join us for dinner and Raffle/Auction that begins at 5:30pm. (Reservations are limited.) Registration begins at 10:30 with a Shotgun start at 12:30. For More Information: Anthony Marken Agmarken2@gmail.com or 508 353 4377.
SENIOR GUILD
The next Senior guild meeting is May, 25th (The Ascension) following Diving Liturgy. We will discuss the June Event of attending the theatrical performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat at The Reagle Music Theatre on June 15th at 3 pm. We must be at the theatre by 2:30 pm. The ticket price is $32.00. Please leave your payment at the Church or send it to: Artemis Martakis 2 Riga Road Dover, MA 02030. The latest payment is can be accepted is by May 25th. The Senior Guild hopes to see you there!
PHILOPTCHOS ELECTIONS
The Philoptochos General Assembly and elections of the board will be held on the evening of Wednesday, May 17. We welcome all members of the Philoptochos to participate more fully in the work of the Philoptochos by serving as a member of the board or on a standing committee. This is a wonderful opportunity to offer your talents to our church and have fellowship with the women of our church family. Please contact: Amalie George (781-953-2493) Stephanie Skedros (978-760-3347) or Aida Gennis (508-650-3869) for more information
SUNDAY GREETERS
We are looking for additional people to help greet/welcome our parishioners to church on Sunday mornings. All those who are interested in being a part of this wonderful program please contact Angel Hatgelakas through Marianne at the church office. Tel: 781-237-5561 or email: office@stdemetriosweston.org. Thank you.
GROUND ZERO CHURCH OF ST. NICHOLAS
To learn more about the rebuilding efforts of St. Nicholas National Shrine in New York City and how you can be a part of history please visit: www.stnicholaswtc.org.
USHERING
If you are interested in joining the Usher Team please contact Georgia Gefteas at gghome1@verizon.net or 978-973-7476.
MAKING A CHANGE…
In an increasingly paperless, digital world, we ask those of you who receive church publications and letters in the mail to consider switching to email and digital distribution. Not only will it help save the environment but it will also cut back on church expenses. If you are interested in making this change, please call the main office or email Georgia Gefteas:
gghome1@verizon.net
WWW.GOARCH.ORG
The webpage of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has a great amount of resources for anyone looking to learn more about the faith. You can find the daily readings of the church, information about saints, what we believe, and prayers for any occasion. Additionally, you can stay up to date with news that affects us as Christians. Be sure to check www.goarch.org regularly!
PHILOXENIA HOUSE
Located near HCHC in Brookline, the Philoxenia House offers a home and hospitality to patients and those who accompany them while they are undergoing treatment in the Boston area. For several years a few of us visit the home twice a year to try to brighten their lives by planting flowers. This is a joy for us. For more information regarding this ministry please contact Betty Titus, 781.237.4748, or Eleanor Spiliakos, 978.443.3746.
WHAT IS THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
Being asked this during our festival a number of times — we as Orthodox Christians ought to respond:
“The Orthodox Christian Church is a worldwide body of believers who confess and worship Jesus Christ as the Son of God, as Lord and Messiah. This body has a tangible and continuous history of Christian faith and practice from the time of Christ’s Apostles. The use of the adjective ‘orthodox’ to describe the Church dates back to the earliest centuries and was applied to those Christians who maintained the tradition transmitted by Christ’s Apostles (1 Thess 2:15)”
FR. MANIKAS LIBRARY
Come and visit the Fr. Manikas Library and check out one of our many books on a variety of different topics. After Divine Liturgy, please stop by the library and see what we have to offer. See Cindi Dabrowski in the library for assistance on picking out a selection to take home and further your knowledge of our faith.
DAILY READINGS APP
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has developed and released a Daily Readings App for iOS and Android. It offers the daily Epistle and Gospel readings of the day as well as the saints that are commemorated on that day. Furthermore, it offers prayers, dates of future Feast Days and fasting guidelines.
It’s a great resource that is offered by our Archdiocese. Sign into your app store and download it today!
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!