Rides to Church: If you, or anyone you know, needs a ride to church, please call the office. We will either send a fellow parishioner to pick you up, or call a cab for you. Also, St. Nicholas is compiling a list of individuals who would be interested in picking up fellow parishioners who do not have a ride to church. If you are interested in helping us in this very important ministry, please call the office. It is our hope that everyone who wants to come to St. Nicholas will be able, whether they can drive or not.
Benevolence: Hunger is all around us, even here in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County. Many times, we are asked to distribute food and toiletries to families who are hungry and in need. Please consider bringing non perishable food items and toiletries and leaving them on the shelf in the exo-narthex. Thank you and God Bless You.
Zoe for Life: ZOE for Life serves as a conduit, guiding women in crisis pregnancy to a wider range of support organizations, providing them with a more attractive set of options and hopefully a more promising outlook on their situation. St. Nicks and St. Vladimir’s are partnering up to develop a Washtenaw chapter of this ministry. Join us for our think-tank retreat on March 17, 2018.
Philoptochos: Spinach Pies are now being sold for $21 for two. Please see Joy or Theanne if you are interested in purchasing. We have a limited amount, so please do not hesitate. Thank you again for always supporting the Philoptochos.
Church School: The 2017-2018 Church School Program has begun. Registration forms and emergency cards are available at http//:churchschool.stnickaa.org.
SAVE THE DATE! The Philoptochos Valentine’s Day Luncheon and monthly meeting will be held this Wednesday, February 14, at 11:00 am. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us.
Philoptochos will host the Annual Orthodox Student Lenten Dinner Wednesday, March 7th at 6:30 pm, following the Presanctified Liturgy at 5:30 pm. If you have questions or are interested in contributing please see Theanne Ballios, Andrea Kahn or Mary Price.
Philoptochos: Our Ladies Philoptochos is sponsoring the coffee hour next Sunday, February 18, in recognition of American Heart Month. This is also Philoptochos Membership Sunday that was rescheduled due to the weather conditions.
Stewardship: Thank you everyone for supporting our Greek School ministry. If you were unable to attend the Mardi Gras party, you missed some great fellowship. Also thanks to all who supported our GOYA ministry with the purchase of bread after last Sunday service.
Following today's Sunday Services, the Stewardship Committee is sponsoring our coffee hour to honor ALL OUR STEWARDS for making 2017 our best pledge year ever. Pledges were in excess of $370,000 best ever! However we did fall short of our goal of $437,000, but this is the closest we have ever come to meeting our pledge goals. Everyone should be proud of the time, talent and treasure provided in 2017. So come and join all of us at the coffee hour as we honor all of you.
AHEPA District #10: Once again, the Order of AHEPA District #10 Educational Foundation will be awarding educational scholarships to high school students who are graduating in June 2018 and to current college students. Scholarship applications can be downloaded at www.AHEPAdistrict10.org/educational-foundation. The deadline is 5:00 pm, April 1, 2018.
First Day of Lent: The Great Compline and Forgiveness Service begins on Mon., Feb. 19 at 6:30 pm, followed by a Strict Fast Lenten Supper. All parishioners are asked to join together on this First Day of Great Lent so we can begin this period as one Parish Family. Please bring a dish to pass for our Lenten Supper, enough to serve eight (8) people. No oil is to be used. A-D: Pasta Dishes, E-G: Fruit, Halvah, Desserts, H-N: Sliced Vegetables & Relishes, O-Q: Beans or Lentils R-Z: Lenten Vegetable Dishes.
A Few Lenten Articles: The Meaning of the Great Fast: The True Nature of Fasting http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith9199 The Great Lent: A Week by Week Meaning: http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith8126
Flowers: If you are interested in purchasing flowers to decorate the icons for any upcoming feastday, please contact Lambrini Lagos or the Church office.
Prosforo needed March 4, 11. Fellowship Hour sponsors needed April 15, 22, 29. Please call the office if you are interested.
MDSC: The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit Summer Camp online registration, for campers and staff, is now open. Programs for youth entering grades 3-11 begin July 1, with Week 1. The program for young adults entering senior year or college begins June wr
Project Mexico Update - Did you know that Tijuana has a population of over 1.3 million and nearly half of the people live on less than $200 per month? Our St. Nicholas Project Mexico team is traveling to Tijuana to build a home for a Mexican family this summer. Want to help pay for the supplies? Donate at our fundraising fellowship hour on March 11. Want to help build? Contact Chris Patselas at PatselasCC@bv.com to join the team.
Room to Rent: If you are interested in renting a room near the University of Michigan campus, please contact Nia Patrikakos at (734) 663-3486.
Our sincerest love and condolences to the family of Peri Gagalis, husband of Patty Gagalis, who passed away on January 8, 2018. May his memory be eternal!