POINSETTIA DONATIONS
Each year our Church is beautifully decorated with Poinsettias donated by our faithful. Our Altar Servers will be distributing cards asking for your help. Thank you.
RISE AGAINST HUNGER
Philoptochos is hosting a meal packaging event called RISE AGAINST HUNGER. They are driven by a vision of a world without hunger. We will be packaging 10,000 packets of enriched rice, soy protein, dried vegetables and 23 essential vitamins and nutrients. These will then be shipped where needed most, nationally and internationally. One packet feeds 4-6 people and only costs .34 per packet!
What you can do to help? You can volunteer to package meals January 12, 2019 from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
And/Or : Go online and donate to events.stophungernow.org/SDC
Our pledge is $3,451.68 and 10,000 packets. Please come by the Philoptochos table during coffee hour for more details.
Thank you.
HOMEBOUND VISITATION
Our clergy along with our Philoptochos will be visitinghomebound parishioners over the next few weeks. If someone you know would appreciate a visit, please contact the church office.
2019 GOYA SUMMER SERVICE TRIP
Planning for the 2019 GOYA Summer Service trip has begun. Our GOYAns & families will decide between the YOCAMA trip to the Navajo Nation in Gallup, New Mexico, July 6-13, or the IOCC Home Build Program in St. Augustine, FL or Houston, TX, August 5-10. Initial fundraising for the Trip begins this Saturday, November 10. Christmas Tree Ornaments will be sold during Saturday Basketball Games in the Church Hall. Please contact Georgia Argyrople for more information or questions at Georgia-argyrople@comcast.net.
ST. DEMETRIOS BOOKSTORE
Christmas is just around the corner and now is the time for a visit to the bookstore. There are many gift selections and here are a few suggestions: The Bible for Young People, stories from both the Old and New Testament for young readers ages 4-12, A Guide to Greek Traditions and Customs in America by Marilyn Rouvelas and The Holy Bible, Understanding God’s Word. There are also St. Demetrios crosses, beautiful icons and much more.
SPONSORING FELLOWSHIP HOUR
The calendar is open for any one wishing to sponsor coffee hour this coming year. If you are interested please contact Pam Brody at 781-864-6427.
USHERING GUIDELINES
As the Church School year comes to a start, we ask that everyone assist us by waiting patiently in your seats for the children to receive Holy Communion first so that they may get to their classes.
In order to facilitate this process as efficiently as possible, we ask that Church School Teachers, Children and their parents be dismissed first for communion. All other parishioners are asked to stay in their seats and wait for the ushers to dismiss their row. We appreciate your patience and your support!
ST. DEMETRIOS ORTHO-TAXI SERVICE
We miss you when you are not with us! If you need a ride to and from church consider taking the St. Demetrios Ortho-Taxi service. If you are interested call the church office (781-237-5561) by Friday at noon for Sunday Liturgy, or two days in advance for other services or events. You will receive a call from your driver to arrange pick-up times. The roundtrip fare is $5 to be donated to the Senior Guild.
SUNDAY GREETERS
We are looking for additional people to help greet/welcome our parishioners to church on Sunday mornings. All those who are interested in being a part of this wonderful program please contact Angel Hatgelakas through Marianne at the church office. Tel: 781-237-5561 or email: office@stdemetriosweston.org. Thank you.
USHERING
If you are interested in joining the Usher Team please contact Georgia Gefteas at gghome1@verizon.net or 978-973-7476.
WWW.GOARCH.ORG
The webpage of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has a great amount of resources for anyone looking to learn more about the faith. You can find the daily readings of the church, information about saints, what we believe, and prayers for any occasion. Additionally, you can stay up to date with news that affects us as Christians. Be sure to check www.goarch.org regularly!
PHILOXENIA HOUSE
Located near HCHC in Brookline, the Philoxenia House offers a home and hospitality to patients and those who accompany them while they are undergoing treatment in the Boston area. For several years a few of us visit the home twice a year to try to brighten their lives by planting flowers. This is a joy for us. For more information regarding this ministry please contact Betty Titus, 781.237.4748, or Eleanor Spiliakos, 978.443.3746.
WHAT IS THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
Being asked this during our festival a number of times — we as Orthodox Christians ought to respond:
“The Orthodox Christian Church is a worldwide body of believers who confess and worship Jesus Christ as the Son of God, as Lord and Messiah. This body has a tangible and continuous history of Christian faith and practice from the time of Christ’s Apostles. The use of the adjective ‘orthodox’ to describe the Church dates back to the earliest centuries and was applied to those Christians who maintained the tradition transmitted by Christ’s Apostles (1 Thess 2:15)”
FR. MANIKAS LIBRARY
Come and visit the Fr. Manikas Library and check out one of our many books on a variety of different topics. After Divine Liturgy, please stop by the library and see what we have to offer. See Cindi Dabrowski in the library for assistance on picking out a selection to take home and further your knowledge of our faith.
DAILY READINGS APP
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has developed and released a Daily Readings App for iOS and Android. It offers the daily Epistle and Gospel readings of the day as well as the saints that are commemorated on that day. Furthermore, it offers prayers, dates of future Feast Days and fasting guidelines.
It’s a great resource that is offered by our Archdiocese. Sign into your app store and download it today!
BE THE BEE WEBSERIES
The National Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries offers a weekly web video series on YouTube called “Be the Bee” each week a question or theme about our faith is answered in just 5 minutes! Check out this new and interesting approach to learning about our faith! Go to: www.youtube.com/user/y2am to see the entire series!