September 18
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS
The office will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00am - 3:00 pm, beginning August 10 to September 21.
You can leave a message or email and your call will be answered promptly.
For emergency, please contact Fr. Georgios Manias directly at 313-588-0829.
Have a wonderful and blessed Summer!
NO COFFEE HOUR - LIONS GAME SUNDAYS
There will be NO coffee hour today and the following Sundays due to Lions Games:
October 2nd & 30th; November 6th; December 4th & 11th; and January 1st. Thank you for your kind understanding and consideration.
LIONS GAMES
On the Sundays that the Lions are playing a 1:00 PM home game, parishioners are kindly asked to leave the parking lot immediately after church. If you leave your car in the lot for any reason, you will be required to pay for parking at the posted rates. The church leases the parking lot to Park-Rite. This is our single largest source of income. On non-game days, you can stay parked in the lot until 2:00 pm.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
One of the most important things we can do for our children is ensure that they learn about our Orthodox faith. Religious education should be an important part of their lives. Classes for the 2022-2023 Sunday School have begun and are available for students from pre-K (age 4) to 12th grade. Also, if anyone is interested in becoming a Sunday School teacher, please contact Fr. George.
CHOIR NEWS
We are sorry to say goodbye to our organist, Michael Malis. We have been very blessed by his playing and wonderful spirit. He will truly be missed as he moves on to play for St. Nicholas of Troy. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors. If you have the chance, please thank him for his service to our beloved Cathedral.
HOLY RELICS – ‘ΑΓΙΑ ΛΕΙΨΑΝΑ
The Holy relic (‘Αγιo Λείψανο) of St. Andrew the Apostle will be 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.
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
707 East
The 707 East banquet hall is back in operation! After a two-year break due to the pandemic, we are pleased to announce that we have partnered with Ernie's Catering to handle our catering needs and to oversee all aspects of 707 East. They come highly recommended and also handle the catering for St. Nicholas in Troy. For all your catering needs, call Ernie's direct at 586-286-8435.
Building Update
The following projects were done throughout the summer months. :Update on summer projects on the cathedral
- The marble floors were scrubbed, sanded, and polished.
- The peeling paint throughout the church was repaired and repainted
- The peeling drywall on stairwell leading to the basement was repaired and repainted
- The ceiling tiles in candle room were repainted.
- All of exterior doors were sanded to bare wood and marine urethane was applied.
- All of the door frames were sanded with the metal patches welded and repainted.
- The railings were repaired and repainted
- The brick work was patched.
- The landscaping was redone.
- A new canopy was installed over the stairway to the banquet hall.
2022 CASH RAFFLE
10/06/2022
♦ Our Fall Cash Raffle will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2022.
♦ Raffle tickets are $100.00 each. The raffle continues to be a reverse raffle with the
last three numbers drawn winning the grand prizes of $1,000, $2,000 and $4,000.
♦ Please call the Church office or see any Parish Council member for any additional
information or to purchase a ticket.
♦ Thank you for your continued support of the Annunciation Cathedral. (Please see flyer insert.)
PIONEER NEWS
Thank you to the Annunciation Pioneers for their generous donation of $400.00 towards the Ukraine Relief Fund and $1,000.00 towards the Annunciation Cathedral Tower Domes.
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.
Our Philoptochos Membership Form is included in the insert section of the bulletin.
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 2022 Stewardship pledge card is available in the Narthex. Please take the time to complete your card and place it in the Stewardship box.
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!
CONFESSION
Any individual wishing to schedule an appointment for Confession with Fr. Georgios Manias may do so by contacting Father at 313-588-0829.
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
To contribute to our Cathedral electronically. You can either go to our website's home page and click on the "Donate" button with the following link:
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
You also still have the option of sending your donation by check directly to the Cathedral. In this tough economic time, we greatly appreciate any contribution towards your stewardship.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to announce that it has granted over $300,000 in scholarships to 38 students, for the 2022-2023 academic year.
It gives me great joy to be here among you once again, at the beginning of your academic year, and the beginning of our ecclesiastical year. These annual rites of passage here at our School are part of the essence of this holy place, where the continuity of our faith is expressed around the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy, Precious and Life-giving Cross.
What a joy and an honor it is to be with all of you today, at this auspicious opening of the Exhibition: Ἅγιον Ὅρος: ἡ Κιβωτὸς τῆς Ὀρθοδοξίας – Mount Athos: The Ark of Orthodoxy.
As I consider what is happening in New York, at the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, where our dear Father Loukas, who is with us here today, is installing a complete iconographic program – the first ever such total installation of an Athonite aesthetic in America – I am filled with much emotion for this exhibition.
The Sacred Feastday, which reminds every parishioner from coast to coast of our beloved Hellenic College and Holy Cross School of Theology, speaks to the love of God for every human being. But it also speaks of our service to the Holy Cross by being Σταυροφόροι – those who bear the Cross. And how do we do carry His Cross? First, by picking up our own and carrying it with all the love and compassion we can muster for ourselves and for those around us.
Sisters and Brothers in Christ, and especially
Families and Friends of those lost on 9/11,
We are gathered on this solemn and painful day in order to remember our loved ones who, twenty-one years ago, were so unjustly and cruelly taken from us. September Eleventh is a day that shall never be forgotten.