Doris (Dorothea) Kontos, 40 Days.  May Her Memory be Eternal.

Her husband Dino Kontos, her son Anthony Kontos and his family, could not attend the service due to Covid.

The 2020 Holy Season is upon us and again this year we offer our parishioners the opportunity of sending a Christmas Card to all of the Annunciation Cathedral Families.  Your family name, individual names, organizations or business can be listed.  A minimum donation of $20.00 would be appreciated.  Complete the form attached to the bulletin and submit with a check or money order made payable to the Annunciation Cathedral by December 13, 2020.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we will not be ordering plants/flowers at this time.

Thank you to the Annunciation Choir for donating the beautiful fresh Christmas wreaths, that were hung on all the outside doors of our Cathedral.

We are in the process of converting our Bookstore into a Library. 

We are looking for a volunteer/caretaker to help organize and maintain our Church Library.  We have lots of wonderful books that are available for your spiritual reading needs, especially during this time of Covid.                                                          

If anyone is interested in volunteering for the organization and maintenance of the Church Library, please call Pano Papalekas or the Church office.

We would love to have you! Our volunteers are a vital part of our community

We are pleased to announce that you can now watch live streaming of the Annunciation Cathedral services, starting at 10:00 a.m. every Sunday.  

Please go directly to our website: annunciationcathedral.org

click the link: Annunciation Cathedral Services

Maria Glikis is currently at Ashford Court, 37501 Joy Road, Westland, MI 48185.
Phone number: 734-338-9751.  You can send her a card or call her, I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated!  

Please join Father Georgios Manias for Virtual Bible Study classes that will be held every other Wednesday, at 7:00 PM.  Our next class will be held on Wednesday, December 16 at 7:00 p.m.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://goarch.zoom.us/j/96408141497

Meeting ID: 964 0814 1497
+1 646 876 9923 US 
 
John 7:1-53

Greek:  http://onlinechapel.goarch.org/biblegreek/Bible.grc.GBS.NT.1904.John/Bible.grc.GBS.NT.1904.John.7_v1.pdf

English:  https://bibles.org/bible/555fef9a6cb31151-01/JHN.7

PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS

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 also available in Farmington Hills.

On behalf of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedrals Sunday School we would like to invite your family to register your child (ren) for the 2020/2021 Ecclestical  school year! We do realize that this school year may look different due to Covid 19 but rest assured we will be working together to ensure a safe learning experience for your family. We will begin this school year the way most school districts are, by providing virtual learning. There may be an option to transition to the classroom beginning 2021. At the moment this is just a possibility based on everyone's safety. One thing different this year is that we have a link provided below to submit your child (ren) Sunday School Registration form. We are currently looking to meet on Saturday afternoon or evenings for 30-45 minutes, in the very bottom box that requires your child's patron Saints name and date entered, could you please also include rather afternoon or evening would work best for your family. Please look to your email for further communication and feel free to reach out with any comments or questions. We look forward to another wonderful year!

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! 

Any individual wishing to schedule an appointment for Confession with Fr. Georgios Manias may do so by contacting Father at 313-588-0829.

"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 2020 Stewardship pledge card is available in the Narthex. Please take the time to complete your card and place it in the Stewardship box.

http://www.annunciationcathedral.org/

Or, you can click on the following link to go directly to the "Donate" PayPal page:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=L5LRXU8CDMKJW&source=url

Experienced care giver for the elderly. Please call Anna Myzina at 313-707-2482.

The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity presents, under the High Patronage of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America: "God Is With Us" - An Archdiocesan Virtual Christmas Concert hosted by the Archdiocesan Cathedral Choir, directed by Costas Tsourakis.

Rev. Protopresbyter John D. Protopapas was born in Pano Zodhia, Cyprus on December 12, 1926 to Demetrios Protopapas and Panagiota Katsaris, and was dedicated to the church on January 23, 1927, which then became his official birth date. His father was the Protopsaltis of the village and taught him Byzantine music at an early age.

The Department of Greek Education presents the Hagia Sophia Art Contest for children ages 6-14. The deadline is December 31st, 2020 and features cash prizes for first, second, and third place.

Demetrios K. Tsigas, 59, of Melbourne, FL was called to the Lord on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, from complications related to his three-year struggle with lung cancer that metastasized to his brain. Father Demetri is survived by his wife of 26 years, Eleni (Zuras), his sons Jordan and Jonathan, his parents Fr. Konstantine and Presvytera Spiridoula Tsigas, his sisters, Vasiliki Fotinis and Katerina Papaioanou, and their husbands, Panayiotis and George, and nieces and nephews Spyridoula, Emmanuel, Anastasia, Konstantina, and Theofania.

As it does every year, Thanksgiving comes and goes quickly. We spend a few hours trying to feel grateful, but then start looking for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals so we can buy more stuff. If gratitude is nothing but a feeling that lasts a few hours, are we doing something wrong? Maybe we're approaching thanksgiving the wrong way. Maybe we spend too much time focused on the “thanks,” and not enough on the “giving.”

As we enter more deeply into the Christmas Fast, we understand that this will be a holiday season unlike no other, I want to commend to all of you the words of the Lord written above. Our chief and principal responsibility as Christians is to our God and to the image of God that we find in other people. And this duty is love.