Please pray for our brothers and sisters: Gloria, Niko, Elias, Christina, Christina, Malina, John, Louise, Pete, Vincent, Rose, Veronica, John Peter, Norma, Angela, Athena, John, Lynne, Deborah, Georgia, Ivana, Mary, John, Nancy, Jane, Michael, Kostas.
Parish Council members on duty are Charlie Neos and Jim Sperelakis
Trisagion Service for our sister Susan Smith who passed away 40 days ago. May her memory be eternal!
Forgiveness Vespers at the conclusion of the services. This is our chance to start Lent with a clean slate!
House Blessings - Please contact Fr. Costin to have your house blessed! A sign up sheet is available in the Narthex.
GOYA Meatfare Sunday Thank you for supporting the GOYA by attending Meatfare Sunday last week and for the monetary donations from Charlie Neos, Cathy Chadwick and Kathy Tsiantas. Also, I would like to acknowledge the following GOYANs for their assistance in setting up, serving and cleaning up: Christopher Connor, Demetri Connor, Niko Bifsas, Audrey Cooper, Sam Cooper, Ana Popescu and Amelia Hight.
GLAS Meeting - Tuesday, March 12th Klidaris Conference Room. Also GLAS is hosting the Feastday of the Annunciation Vespers on March 24th at Annunciation Church in Newburyport. Donations of lenten refreshments appreciated. Please tell Maria Connor know if you can contribute or email her at mariaconnor@comcast.net.
Greek Food Festival Meeting today! immediately following Cheesefare Sunday ‘Mac & Cheese’ lunch.Klidaris conference room , approx. 11:30 am - Greek Food Festival Meeting, in Conference Room,
The proposed agenda is as follows: Overall objectives 2019 GFF – Jim S.
- Timetable of activities – Ed/Angela
- Scheduling workshops – list of workshop leaders - Gina
- New/different menu options, if any - all
2019 Stewardship Pledge Reminder The Stewardship Committee is asking for parishioners to kindly fill out a pledge card for 2019 if not already done so. We cannot process checks or monies without this vital information. This is a very important aspect of being a faithful steward to our Lord and helping our parish successfully proceed through 2019. Also, when leaving a check for stewardship, please note on your checks "stewardship 2019" or "2018", if you have a balance from last year's pledge. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Cathy Chadwick at 978-884-2149, or email me at Junecate52@yahoo.com. All information is kept strictly confidential. We are also looking for people to join our committee, so please consider adding your new energy and thoughts. We truly appreciate everyone's efforts of time, talent, and treasure.
Saint Basil's is experiencing a shortage of volunteers supporting our Monday meals ministry. Please join our dedicated crew regularly or occasionally. Come around 9:00 am and meal service is completed around noon. Phone Cathy Chadwick 978.884.2149 for ways you can assist. Thank you! Our services provide basic necessities to those in need of home-cooked meals, companionship, and visiting our food pantry. We warmly welcome all who come through our doors.
Prosforo today offered by Andrea Jones
Building and Grounds Update The Committee would like to update all parishioners with current building infrastructure issues. The heating system has required multiple service calls this winter. You may be aware of several incidences when we had no heat in certain areas of the church. These breakdowns appear to be due to the age of our heating systems, with three expensive parts replaced in a matter of a month. It is almost weekly that we need to call for HVAC service, and in fact another call has been made for service next week. We've also have been told that our boiler needs replacing in the near future, and will receive a quote soon. Expenses have been adding up, also with the recent installation of a new steel door in Nicholson Hall for it's much needed replacement. This door needs re-keying and will be done soon, so please don't try to use a key to lock or unlock. Other ongoing issues appear to be roof leaks in several areas of the church and Nicholson Hall. We are currently researching what our options are. Our goal is to keep our Church well maintained and repaired as needed, but want all to know that due to aging systems, it's recently become quite costly. We will keep all apprised and welcome any help, thoughts, concerns, or suggestions.
Showcase your Cooking Skill We are excited to offer our fourth cooking class through Newburyport Adult and Community Education! This May we will offer an International Cooking Class. We are offering entrees over 4 weeks including favorite Romanian, Armenian (Siroun Roubian-Braun), Russian (Ellen Nestervich) and of course Greek entrees pairing these with a wine choice. To guest host either the Romanian or the Greek cooking class class, please contact Andrea Jones by calling 978.465.1021, emailing andreajones1@comcast.net or texting 978.621.6123. Past guest Chefs have been: Stella Andriotakis and Maria Andriotakis Conner, Melinda Patrick, Mary Dollas so talk to any of them about the experience. We have 10-12 students, prepare the entrée and enjoy it at the end of the class with a salad, bread and wine!
