Orthros/Matins: Sunday, 9:00 AM
Divine Liturgy: Sunday, 10:00 AM
9:00AM Matins Service (Orthros)
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
6:00PM Paraklesis (Intercessory Prayer) to the Theotokos
6:00PM Great Vespers: The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos & Blessing of the Five Loaves (Artoklasia)
9:00AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy: The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos
11:30AM Coffee Hour Sponsored by the Ladas Family
6:30PM Pilaf Meeting
9:00AM Missions Meeting for St Irene Orthodox Orphanage - Kenya - Africa
6:00PM Christina Demos & Josh Pickett Wedding Rehearsal
3:00PM Wedding of Christina Demos and Joshua Pickett
9:00AM Matins Service (Orthros)
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
11:30AM Coffee Hour - Outdoor Grill Out
11:30AM Summer General Assembly
This Martyr was from Catania in Sicily and contested during the reign of Diocletian. He presented himself of his own accord to Calvisianus the Governor, who put him to exceedingly harsh torments. As Euplus was on the rack, Calvisianus commanded him to worship Mars, Apollo, and Aesculapius; he answered he worshipped the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He was beheaded in the year 304.
Eighth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:11-18
At that time, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that He had said these things to her.
8th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-17
Brethren, I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius; lest any one should say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
8th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 14:14-22
At that time, Jesus saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." And he said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.
Sunday's coffee hour is hosted by Helen Innis Lutz and Pres. Sandra Aden.
The Pilaf Dinner is a wonderful way of inviting our greater community to our parish to experience our culture and faith. Please help us advertise by doing some of the following:
Dear Annunciation family & friends,
We are gearing up for our annual Pilaf dinner event to be held Sunday, September 8, 2019! We are especially excited this year to be able to showcase our recently completed Byzantine iconography to the greater surrounding community. We appreciate your support and help over the years and ask that you continue that support to make this year’s event another successful one.
Our advertising is underway via flyers, our updated website links on social media, etc. Flyers are available for distribution along with pre-sale tickets for $11. You are also encouraged to request tickets to sell to acquaintances, businesses, etc. Please see or contact Karen Eifert (kjeifert@gmail.com) or stop by the church office.
Thank you!
Pilaf Committee
We need many volunteers in order to make our fundraiser a success. If you are interested in volunteering please contact the following people:
All interested volunteers are invited to help with the preparation of Melomakarona on Wednesday, August 28th beginning at 10:00 am.
We will hold our summer General Assembly meeting on Sunday, August 18th after Divine Liturgy.
John & Laura Wright are planning to make use of our outdoor grills and picnic tables. The menu includes hot dogs and salads and all parishioners are invited to join.
Our Philoptochos Chapter is collecting school supplies for Moon Elementary in the Muskegon Public School system. This is part of our National initiative. Please help us this August during Back to School Month. Here's a list of new items that are in need:
As always, if you wish to make a monetary donation,
we will shop for you!
We would like to congratulate and welcome the following individuals to their new positions:
President: Kristi Karis
Vice President: Martha Roldan
Treasurer: Teresa Micheil
Recording Secretary: Karen Eifert
Corresponding Secretary: Christine Encelewski
Advisor: Patricia Ladas
Board Member: Rose Byrnes
The next Detroit Metropolis Clergy-Laity and Philoptochos Conference will take place in Troy, Michigan on Wednesday, September 25th through Saturday, September 28th. The Grand Banquet will be held Friday evening. Please contact Nick Davros or George Maniates if you would like to represent the parish in the upcoming meeting. More information on the Conference is available on https://www.detroit.goarch.org/clergy-laity-documents.html. The deadline to register is August 20.