COFFEE HOUR
Please join us downstairs for fellowship immediately following the Divine Liturgy.
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
The Sunday School will be hosting Summer Coffee Hour starting June 29. We are looking for families or individuals who would like to volunteer and/or sponsor ($100) a Sunday throughout the Summer. Funds raised will go to Sunday School programming throughout the year.
If you are interested in volunteering and/or sponsoring a Sunday in the Summer please email [email protected].
FEED THE POOR
Feed the Poor at Sts. Peter and Paul in Detroit – It is time again to volunteer your time or to make a donation to this excellent cause. Our church family (kids and adults) has been helping feed the poor under the leadership of Alex Shashko for many years. We will be preparing lunches in the Cathedral kitchen on Saturday, July 26th and Saturday August 30th. It would be great to have at least 10 volunteers for each date. We will also need 2 people to deliver the food on Sunday, July 27th and Sunday August 31st. Please email Will Lianos at [email protected] if you are able to help us. Donations can be made directly to the Annunciation Cathedral. Please write “Feed the Poor” on your check or electronic donation. Thank you.
URGENT REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS
We are still in need of 4 to 5 volunteers to help prepare 100 lunches on Saturday, July 26th in the Cathedral kitchen. Peter Lianos and Jim Boloven are co-chairing this event. Please email the church office or [email protected] if you are able to help between 10am and 12 noon on July 26th. Thank you very much for your support and efforts to make this event a success.
HOLY TRINITY MONASTERY TRIP UPDATE - SMITH CREEEK, MICHIGAN
08/02/2025
ØI am happy to report that we have 40 people signed up for this event on Saturday, August 2nd. We will have a small bus departing from the church parking lot at 9:00am sharp with projected arrival at the Monastery at 10am. We will be attending a short prayer service in the chapel, followed by a discussion with Father Joseph and lunch served by the monks. If time allows, a short tour of the property and the grounds will be given. The plan is to leave the Monastery at 1:30pm and return to the church parking lot at 2:30pm. Donations to the church to help offset the cost of the bus are appreciated but not required and should be made out to the Annunciation Cathedral.
ØDress Code: All ladies must bring a scarf/head covering to wear while we are in the chapel. Ladies are also required to wear long skirts or dresses that are below the knee. Men should wear long pants and shirts with a collar. We must respect the rules provided to us by the Monastery.
Thank you! Will Lianos.
DETROIT TIGERS BASEBALL GAME OUTING
08/24/2025
Detroit Tigers Baseball on Sunday, August 24th. We are happy to announce our plans to attend the Tigers’ game after church this day. The plan is to get a block of tickets at Comerica Park so we can all sit together and enjoy the game. Bring your family! Everyone is welcome. Each person will be responsible for the cost of their own ticket. Please submit your name to Olga in the church office if you would like to be added to the sign-up list. Go Tigers!
THE PAN-ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD, CHAPTER 9 “SPANOS/ARETI” OF DETROIT
09/21/2025
THE PAN-ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD, CHAPTER 9 “SPANOS/ARETI” OF DETROIT – SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2025
ØThe Pan-icarian brotherhood, chapter 9 “Spanos/Areti” of Detroit will be having their 2nd annual Artoklasia, Memorial for St.Theoktisti, patron Saint of Ikaria, Athina Siringas, and all the victIms of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, followed by a coffee hour on Sunday, September 21, 2025.
ØHis Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros has contacted us to make arrangements to receive a fragment of the Holy Relic of St. Theoktisti, patron Saint of Ikaria, from His Eminence Metropolitan Efsevios of Samos and Ikaria. More information and details will be announced at the service on September 21, 2025.
ANNUNCIATION 2025 FALL CASH RAFFLE – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025
10/09/2025
ØThe annual Fall Cash Raffle will be held on Thursday, October 9, 2025. Everyone is reminded that this continues to be the Cathedral’s only annual fund-raising event and your supported would be truly appreciated. The raffle ticket price remains $100.00. The raffle continues to be a reverse raffle. The last ticket drawn will win $4,000.00, the second to the last ticket drawn will win $2,000.00 and the third to the last ticket drawn will win $1,000.00.
ØThe drawing will be held at 8:00 p.m. the evening of October 9th in 707 East. Tickets are also available for purchase for an evening of dinner and drinks to enjoy before and during the raffle drawing. The dinner and drinks ticket is $70.00 per person.
ØMost Parish Council members have both raffle and dinner and drinks tickets available for you to purchase or please call the Church office for additional information or to purchase tickets.
ØAs previously mentioned, your support of this event is truly appreciated. For those of you not purchasing a raffle or dinner and drinks ticket, your monetary donation to defray a portion of the costs associated with the event would also be gladly accepted. Thank you for any support you are able to offer for this event.
THE MAKEDONIAN ASSOCIATION “ARISTOTELIS” CHAPTER, DETROIT
10/26/2025
The Makedonia Association "Aristotelis" Chapter, Detroit will be having their first annual Artoklasia, Memorial and Coffee hour on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at the Annunciation Cathedral.
CHOIS SOCIETY OF DETROIT “AGIA MARKELLA”
The Chois society of Detroit “Agia Markella” will co-celebrate with us their patron Saint, Agia Markella at a later date of the new ecclesiastical year 2025, after discussion with some of their members that updated us that they have a new elected council and are reorganizing.
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
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Memorial Coffee Hour Fees: Parishioners of the Annunciation $150.00, Non-parishioners $200.00. This includes 2 tables of 8 completely set with 8 plates of food, utensils, and beverages (coffee and water). Additional tables of 8 are $25.00 each.
- Cookbooks: Amaze your family and friends with your cooking skills! The Joy of Greek Cooking cookbooks are for sale once again! The book contains hundreds of authentic recipes from the kitchens of our parishioners. Price remains affordable at $20, or $24 which includes shipping. Porch pickup is also available in Farmington Hills.
PARKING LOT GATES
Our parking lot management company, Park Rite, has installed gates at the three entrances to our parking lot (Monroe Street, I-375 service drive, and Lafayette Street). The gates will be open for Sunday services. For any church visits during the week, please use the Monroe Street entrance. When the parking lot attendant comes to the gate, please let him know you are there for a church visit, and he will raise the gate for you. You will NOT be charged any fee for parking in the lot for any church related visit. Also, the Lafayette gate will be open for any church sacrament event (weddings, funerals, etc.). Please note in the unlikely scenario that you pay for parking during a personal church visit, please advise the church office and your credit card charge will be reversed.
BULLETIN ARTICLES
All articles to be included in the Sunday Bulletin must be submitted by 12pm on Thursdays.
Please call the Church office at 313-965-2988 or email: [email protected].
STEWARDSHIP
"As the Father has sent me, so I send you." John 20:21. Christian stewardship is a commitment to God through our time, talent, and treasure. Your 2024 Stewardship pledge card is available in the Narthex. Please take the time to complete your card and place it in the Stewardship box.
HOLY RELICS - 'ΑΓΙΑ ΛΕΙΨΑΝΑ
The 9 Holy Relics are on display in the reliquary of the Annunciation Cathedral of Detroit for embracement and veneration for whomever wishes to do so. The Holy relics have been safe guarded in the sanctuary of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral for over one hundred years, and it is now the time for them to be venerated and presented to all the faithful Christians.
CONFESSION
Any individual wishing to schedule an appointment for Confession with Fr. Georgios Manias may do so by contacting Father at 313-588-0829.
SACRAMENTS AND SPECIAL LITURGICAL SERVICES
Please call Fr. Georgios Manias or the Church Office to schedule and confirm in advance, Sacraments and special Liturgical services, such as Memorials and Trisagion in order to honor your beloved ones.
MEETINGS
Meetings with Father Georgios Manias are by appointment only. Please schedule meetings through the church office or by contacting Father at 313-588-0829. Thank you!
LIVE STREAM OF SERVICES
Live streaming of the Annunciation Cathedral services begin at 10:00 a.m. every Sunday.
Please go directly to our website: http://www.annunciationcathedral.org and click the link: Annunciation Cathedral Services.
DONATIONS
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