Please join us downstairs in 707 East for fellowship immediately following the Divine Liturgy.  

GREAT VESPERS OF THE ANNUNCIATION
Sunday, March 24^th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Coffee Hour and our Annual Bake Sale. All proceeds directly benefit our Cathedral.

FEAST DAY OF THE ANNUNCIATION
Monday, March 25^th, 2024 – Matins at 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m.
Our traditional Feast Day Luncheon will be held following the Service.

FEAST DAY SPONSORS AND DONATIONS
Sponsors and donations needed for the Feast Day Luncheon (Please see "Bulletin inserts" section).
Please consider being a sponsor for the Feast Day Luncheon with a cash donation of any amount. Please contact Feast Day Chairman – George Theodorou at 586-303-7833 or Church Office at 313-965-2988.

FEASTDAY BAKE SALE: We welcome all home-made baked pasties and pites of your choice as donations to our Bake Sale.
Bakers and sales help needed for the Bake Sale on March 24 and 25.
If you can offer your time or talent, please see any Philoptochos member or call the church office.
Thank you and God bless you!

HELP NEEDED - FLOWER DECORATION OF THE PANAYIA ICONS
A few Ladies and Gentlemen are needed to help decorate and beautify several Panayia Icons with flowers. This act of love must be started and completed on Sunday, March 24, 2024, starting at 12:00 noon. 

DONATIONS NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
Flowers for Decoration of the Icons for our Feast Day.
Artoklasia for March 24 and 25.
Daffodils for the Service of the Veneration of the Holy Cross on Sunday, April 7.
Wreaths for the four Services of the Salutations to the Virgin Mary and Akathist Hymn.
Flowers for Holy Friday (Epitaphion) on Friday, May 3.
If anyone is interested in donating any of the above items, please contact the ChurchOffice.

Saturday of Souls is a series of Saturdays set aside in the liturgical Greek Orthodox Calendar for the remembrance of those who have died.

These days occur on designated Saturdays before and during the seasons of Lent and Easter: the first two are observed on the two Saturdays before Lent begins, the third Saturday of Souls coincides with the first Saturday of Lent, and the fourth Soul Saturdays takes place on the Saturday before Pentecost, the closure of the Easter season.

Saturday holds special significance in the religious calendar as the day on which the crucified Jesus lay dead in the tomb before His resurrection.

On each Soul Saturday a special service is held where prayers are offered in memory of those who have died and a list of names of the dead is recited.

Participants attending the services prepare Kolyva, and also supply Wine, Olive Oil and Prosfora.

Saturday of Souls Services:
March 9   - 1^st Saturday of Souls  – Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.
March 16 - 2^nd Saturday of Souls – Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.
March 23 - 3^rd  Saturday of Souls – Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.
June 22   - 4^th  Saturday of Souls – Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. 

Please pick up a form for names in the exo-narthex, or go to our "Bulliten insert" section to download.  

The Metropolis of Detroit YAL presents "Alone Together: Distraction, Attention, and Personhood", a one day retreat for young adults (18-35). Hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Toledo from 11am-6pm on March 30th. Email mhostetler@detroit.goarch.org or contact Peter Lianos for registration details.

Our next feed the poor event at St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church will take place on April 13^th and 14^th.  We will prepare the lunches in the Cathedral kitchen on Saturday, April 13^th from 9:30am to 11:00am and deliver the food on Sunday, April 14^th at approximately 1pm following the Divine Liturgy.  Volunteers and donations are needed.  If you are able to help with food preparation or delivery on these dates, please contact Will Lianos.  Donations should be identified as “Feed the Poor” with checks payable to the Annunciation Cathedral.  Thank you for your support of this charitable effort.

• Lenten Salad Bar:  We will be hosting a Lenten Salad Bar on Sunday, April 14.
  
  
• National Philoptochos Operation Classroom Campaign: We are participating in this fundraiser from now until May. You can drop off school supplies to the kitchen crew on Sundays.  We will deliver what we collect to a needy LOCAL school of our choice.  Your generous support is greatly appreciated. 
  

• 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.

Celebrating the 25-Year Enthronement Anniversary in honor of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas this year.

A dinner is being planned for Saturday, October 12, 2024, at the Saints Constantine and Helen - Hellenic Cultural Center in Westland.  Details will follow. Please see flyer in "Bulletin insert" section.

"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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

There are two (2) cemetery plots available at White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, MI.  They are located in the Garden of Religious Liberty section.  Each plot is $1,600.  For more information, contact Marsha Ponkey at (313) 469-6977.