WEEKLY BULLETIN – March 24, 2019
Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
SACRAMENTS
Welcome to all visitors! Everyone is welcome in the Orthodox Church and may receive the blessed bread (antidoron) at the end of the service; but only practicing Orthodox Christians may receive the sacrament of Holy Communion.
KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS
Hunter Adkins, Flora Alexander, Chris Collaros, James Demitras, Sophia Diamond, Georgiann Hart, Alex Kamarados, Marie Kamarados, Nick Kirlangitis, George Maragos, Mary McElhaney, Anna Moten, Stella Panagis, George Parikakis, Irene Petrides, Chuck Rangos, Jim Ritter
(If you have names to add or remove from this list, please contact the church office.
TRISAGION
We will be having a Trisagion for the Evangelinos, Parikakis and Rangos familes. May their memory be eternal!
FELLOWSHIP HOUR
Today’s fellowship hour will be a luncheon for Greek Independence Day.
LENTEN VESPERS
Today, at 4 P.M., there will be Pan-Orthodox Vespers at St. Nicholas Church, Weirton, WV. There will be a light Lenten meal following the service.
FAST SCHEDULE Fish Allowed - Monday Strict Fast - Tuesday-Saturday
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SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
Monday March 25 ANNUNCIATION
8:30 A.M. Orthros
9:30 A.M. Liturgy
Tuesday March 26
9:00 A.M. Grape leaves
Wednesday March 27
6:00 P.M. Presanctified Liturgy
7:30 P.M. Theology on Tap
Thursday March 28
9:00 A.M. Grape leaves
11:00 A.M. Confession
6:30 P.M. OCF @ Franciscan
Friday March 29
YAL Retreat, Camp Nazareth 29-31
6:00 P.M. 3rd Salutations
NEXT SUNDAY
March 31 – Sunday of Holy Cross
9:00 A.M. Orthros
10:00 A.M. Liturgy
11:00 A.M. Sunday School
4:00 P.M Vespers - St. Nick’s, Barton
Epistle Reader Tony Demitras
ANNOUNCEMENTS
GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PROGRAM
Today, in remembrance of Greek Independence Day, during fellowship, there will be a Doxology Service and program. We are also honored to have Mayor Jerry Barilla joining us to celebrate this day.
MEETING
Calling those that are interested in talking about proclaiming life in the womb and that it is scared! We will be meeting Sunday, March 31, after Divine Liturgy. The discussion will be ways that we can impart this precious truth to more and more people.
PAN ORTHODOX LENTEN SERVICES
The Pan Orthodox Lenten Services are as follows:
Mar. 31 - 4:00 P.M. Barton, OH
Apr. 07 - 5:00 P.M. Serbian church
Apr. 14 - 4:00 P.M. TBA
Each Pan Orthodox service will have a visiting member of the Orthodox clergy as a guest speaker.
TAXIMATA
The Taximata are available for the 2019 Lenten, Holy Week and Paschal Season. Please contact Stacey Kotsanis at 740-632-2792 to reserve your sponsored donation for this year.
UPCOMING EVENTS
YAL SPRING RETREAT
The Metropolis Spring YAL Retreat will take place Friday evening until Sunday afternoon. The theme this year is “Staying Sane in a Troubled World.”. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Al Rossi, author, speaker and podcaster.
EASTER BREAD SALE
Philoptochos will be selling Easter bread. Please contact Marianne Balakos to place your order at 740-264-2462 by Sunday, April 7. No more than 500 loaves will be taken, so get your order in today. No walk-in sales will be available.
GOYA SPRING RETREAT
The Metropolis Spring GOYA Retreat will take place April 5 through April 7 at Camp Nazareth. Theme: Made perfect through my weakness - with speaker, newly ordained Dn. George Athanasiou. To register, please go online https://pittsburgh.goarch.org/register.
ST. PHOTIOS AWARDS BANQUET
The St Photios Awards Banquet will be on Saturday, May 11 at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry. 4:00P.M. hors d’ oeuvres, 5:00P.M. dinner. Please give all reservations to Tara Dzvonick by Sunday, April 21 Questions, please call 740-317-6785.