****Sunday Services - Regular Hours****
Orthros 8:30AM
Divine Liturgy 10AM
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: I am glad to announce that Stella McTaggart has accepted the position of Administrative Assistant for our St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. She will start on May 1st. Please welcome Stella. I would like to thank Angelique Skandalakis for her service to St. Nicholas and wish her the best as she prepares for her wedding and the next stage of her life.
Barbara Reynolds, St. Nicholas GOC PC President
PALM SUNDAY LUNCHEON: Following the divine liturgy, please join us for our delicious Palm Sunday luncheon sponsored by our Ladies of Philoptochos Society.
PHILOPTOCHOS: Philoptochos will be passing a 2nd tray today for the Epitafios flowers.
Anyone interested in running for the Philoptochos Board, the deadline for notifying the nominations committee is today. Please see Barbara Reynolds, the nominations chair. The Philoptochos Board election along with the End of Year Social and Meeting will take place at Angie's B&B, from 4:00 - 7:00pm on Sunday, May 7th. Please see the enclosed Philoptochos Elections Notice insert for more information.
The Metropolis Philoptochos/ Clergy Laity Conference will be held in Raleigh, June 21 – 24th. Anyone interested in attending the conference or just attending individual events, see the attached registration form. Deadline is May 1st. The Philoptochos luncheon is on Thursday June 22nd. Cost for attending the luncheon is $50.
AHEPA’S TSOUREKI SALE: Brothers & Friends of AHEPA: Our local AHEPA Chapter, Cape Fear No. 408, will be selling "Tsoureki" (Easter Bread) again this year! We will have loaves available for purchase today, Palm Sunday, after Divine Liturgy in the Hellenic Center at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 608 S. College Road, here in Wilmington, NC. Please support our annual fundraiser by purchasing a loaf or two of Tsoureki on Sunday and by forwarding this email to your family and friends. Thank you!
Fraternally, Jim Stasios, on behalf of AHEPA-Cape Fear Chapter No. 408 Wilmington, NC
HOLY WEEK SERVICE SCHEDULE 2017 - PASCHA OFFERING: Please make an effort to attend as many of our spiritually uplifting Great & Holy Week services as possible. The 2017 schedule of services are listed in special flyer enclosed in this bulletin. We look forward to seeing everyone at the services. Also, please note that there will be Pascha Offering envelopes in this Sunday's (Palm Sunday) printed bulletin in case you would like to consider making a Pascha donation.
HOLY FRIDAY YOUTH RETREAT will take place from 10:00am - Unnailing Vespers at 4pm, on Great and Holy Friday, April 14th. All youth, K-12th grade, are invited to participate. Please register your children by this Sunday, Palm Sunday, April 9th. Please see the included flyer and registration form insert.
MYROFORES: There will be a practice for the Myrofores today Palm Sunday, April 9th, immediately following Divine Liturgy. If you would like your daughter to participate, please see Renee Karonis Psilos.
AGAPE SERVICE - PASCHA PICNIC - EGG HUNT: Please note that, this year, the Agape Service will take place at Hugh MacRae Park Shelter #4 at 12:00pm on the Sunday of Pascha, April 16th. As most of you might remember from previous years, we read the gospel in many different languages during the service. Following that, there will be a joint paschal picnic with our sister church St. Basil and the Egg Hunt, our little children's favorite. Lamb will be provided by our church, please bring a side dish/desert/drink to share. Please see the enclosed flyer for more information.
PARISH LIFE: The Parish Life ministry activities during Family Nights will resume at 6PM on Wednesday, April 19th. We look forward to your participation.