CHURCH NEWS
MEMORIAL THIS SUNDAY 1-Year Memorial for George (Iosif) & Irene Palavros
AKATHIST HYMN ICON- Sponsored by the Chickos Family in Memory of Rena and George Kyragyros
ST. MARY EGYPT ICON- Sponsored by Kiki Niznik
PHILOPTOCHOS MEETING THIS SUNDAY Meeting will be held after Liturgy.
SUNDAY! PICKUP YOUR ORDERS OF ANDERSONS CANDY Thank you for your support of the Ladies' Phloptochos, as a percentage of the sales of the candy comes back to the Philoptochos. See Mary Menis.
FESTIVAL MEETING Monday, April 15, 2019 at 6:30pm in church hall downstairs
ORTHODOXY 101 CLASS Wedensday, April 17, 2019 at 7:30-9pm following the Presanctified Liturgy we will be meeting for our fourth class in which we will discuss the Divine Liturgy. All are welcome, even if you missed the other classes.
PALM SUNDAY FISH LUNCHEON Join us next Sunday following the Divine Liturgy for the celebration. Please Contact Zach Economos Jr. if you would like to donate any items or help in the kitchen. We need your help the day of to make this a success. GOYAns are asked to serve the meal.
DECORATING FOR PASCHA We are looking for more “hands on deck” to help with the decorating of the Church for Pascha. Calling all parishioners with an eye for design, art, or can just offer a hand. Please see Fr. Anastasios or Paulette Wilson for more information.
LAST CALL FOR TSOUREKI AND KOULOURAKIA Hellenic Dancers will be selling Tsoureki and Koulourakia Please submit order form to Harriet Sickles today! Pick up will be on Palm Sunday, April 21st.
YOUTH PALM FOLDING This Friday, April 19th at 6pm, all youth (JOY, HOPE, & GOYA) are invited to make Palm Crosses at 6pm. JOY & HOPE will have the opportunity for the sacrament of confession and GOYA will have another gathering with Fr. Anastasios.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Our schedule for Holy Week can be found on the back cover of the April Voice, as well as in the Narthex, and on our parish website HTGOC.org and our Google Calendar. Palm Sunday is next Sunday, April 21st and Pascha is April 28th.
HOLY FRIDAY LUMINARY CANDLES Holy Friday this year is April 26, 2019. If you would like to buy Luminaria in Memory of your loved ones, please fill out the form located in the Narthex and give to any GOYA advisor, Goyan, or put it in the office by Holy Wednesday, (April 24). Thank you! Donation of $5.00 for each bag with a maximum of 2 names per bag.
HOLY FRIDAY YOUTH RETREAT All of our youth—JOY/HOPE & GOYA—are invited to come to the Church on Friday April 26th for the Royal Hours service which begins at 9am. Following the service, the children will have an opportunity to explore the Holy Week story of Christ and possibly have opportunities to offer service to our Church to prepare for Pascha! The Retreat will conclude with the Un-Nailing Vepsers, which starts at 3pm. Let Fr. Anastasios know if you need a letter to your child's school about the importance of this holy day and requesting the day be considered an excused absence to be at Church and the retreat.
FOCUS West Central PA is looking for volunteers for their Backpack Feeding Program, which provides weekend food for elementary students, currently in the Beaver Falls School District. 200 Backpacks are packed each Friday from 10AM-11AM, at St. John the Evangelist Church, 1501 8th Avenue Beaver Falls, PA. 15010. Lunch is provided. You may contact Peggy Rusnak, Volunteer Backpack Feeding Program Coordinator, at 412-867-0264 if you would like to be part of this worthwhile ministry! Check our Website- focuswestcentralpa.org to learn more about our programs.