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.
ZOE For Life ministry collaboration between St. Nicks and St. Vladimir’s Russian Orthodox Church is a Pan-Hellenic ministry that helps women in crisis pregnancy. Your experience, knowledge, and passion is needed. Please plan to attend the ZOE for Life think- tank retreat on Sat., March 17, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. RSVP by either visiting our website at www.stnickaa.org and click on the Zoe For Life graphic in the newsfeed, or, track down Erica Foster in person, email her at elpetha@gmail.com, or call her at (248) 703-5665.
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 begins July 1, with Week 1 and young adults entering senior year or college begins June 24-30, Week Zero.
Prosforo needed March 31, April 1, 7, 22, 29. Fellowship Hour sponsors needed April 15, 22, May 6, 20. Please call the office if you are interested.
GREEK FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIPS: It’s time to start thinking warm weather and this year’s Ya’ssoo Festival—June 8, 9, 10. This is an ideal way to promote your business to Ann Arbor and the surrounding communities as well as for individuals to support our festival. Forms are available on the Ya’ssoo table in the office hallway. Thank you!
Detroit Inter-Orthodox Sunday Lenten Vespers: On Sunday of the Holy Cross, March 11, Fr. Alex will be the Homilist at St. Michael Russian Church, 26375 W. Chicago, in Redford, MI. Vespers begin at 6:00 pm, followed by refreshments. Everyone is invited to attend.
Bookstore: We have new enamel incense burners and several Romanian icons. We also have books on Great Lent and Holy Week. Please come visit and browse!
Philoptochos: Our Annual Orthodox Student Lenten Dinner will be held this Wednesday, March 7th at 6:30 pm, following the Presanctified Liturgy at 5:30 pm. It’s not too late to donate. Please see Theanne Ballios, Andrea Kahn or Mary Price.
Philoptochos: We are now collecting your unneeded books. Please deposit them in the box outside the Church Office. Thank you for your supporting AAUW.
Philoptochos: Spinach Pies are now being sold for $21 for two. Please see Joy or Theanne.
Philoptochos: Reminder--if you haven’t paid your dues for 2018, please do so as soon as you can. Please contact Joy Melzian, Membership Chairperson, joystevan@yahoo.com, 426-3034.
Philoptochos: Spring is just around the corner and the Philoptochos flower sale has started! Beautiful baskets and planters are available. The orders are due by April 29 and the delivery will be May 5, just in time for Mother's Day! Please contact Carolyn Roopas with questions at (734) 395-8216.
Stewardship: 2018 is off to a good start, thank you. We would like to remind all our parishioners that according to our Parish By Laws: "Any person eighteen years of age and who is ecclesiastically in good standing and who has pledged in writing by March 1st of the calendar year their financial support through the Stewardship Program and who has fulfilled such written pledge within the year for which the pledge was made is a member in good standing ..." So please fill out your membership card and return it to the Church. Our next Stewardship Committee meeting is this Wednesday, March 7 at 7:00 pm.
AHEPA District #10: Once again, the Order of AHEPA District #10 Educational Foundation is awarding educational scholarships to high school students and college students. Scholarship applications can be downloaded at www.AHEPAdistrict10.org/educational-foundation. The deadline is 5:00 pm, April 1.
Flowers: Thank you to Betty Manolakis for donating the funds to decorate the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos for the 2nd Salutations to the Virgin Mary. If you are interested in purchasing flowers to decorate the icons for any upcoming feastday, please contact Lambrini Lagos or the Church office.
Project Mexico Update - Did you know that Project Mexico works closely with potential candidate families for a home build? Their need is based on annual income, family size, overall quality of life, employment and the potential benefit that a home will have on them. Our St. Nicholas Project Mexico team is traveling to Tijuana to build a home for a Mexican family this summer. Please donate at our fundraising fellowship hour on March 11. For more information, contact Chris Patselas at PatselasCC@bv.com.
Hellenic Student Association: Everyone is invited to Greek Ops, an event aimed at networking with Greek professionals this Thurs., March 8 at 6:00 pm at the Classics Library, Angell Hall, 435 S. State St. For more information, contact Harrison Grias—hgrias@umich.edu or Marissa Andreou—mandreou@umich.edu
OCF Retreat: Join us for our Annual Retreat March 23-25, at the Holy Dormition Monastery at Rives Junction, MI. For more information, please contact Anastasia Frigerio at afrigerio@hillsdale.edu.
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.
Congratulations to Helen Evangelides, who celebrated her 90th birthday on March 1. May God grant you many more happy and healthy years!
We send our love and congratulations to J.P. and Nicole (Raphael) Courtney on the birth of their son, Brendan Nicholas, on Feb. 27th. May our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ continue to bless their family!
Our sincerest love and condolences to the family of Patricia ‘Pat’ Vangelatos, who passed away on February 25. May her memory be eternal.
FOCUS Detroit is gathering contacts of dentists who might be interested in joining a S.E. Michigan referral network to help provide needed dental care to Native American Indian children. For more information, please contact FOCUS at Detroit@focusna.org.
Tsoureki Sale: The Daughters of Penelope Annual Tsoureki Sale is in progress. The cost is $10 for each 1 lb. loaf without the dyed egg. The order cutoff date is Sunday, March 25 and the pickup date is Palm Sunday, April 1 after the Divine Liturgy. Please order early. The forms and drop box are available on the table near the office. Please contact Stacy Garris (734) 665-5200 if you have any questions.