WELCOME BACK BBQ & GOYA CAR WASH
Join us on September 22nd for our annual Welcome Back BBQ hosted by the Parish Council. All are invited to kick off the new year together with delicious food and great fellowship. Make sure to also have your car washed by our GOYA!
MINISTRY FAIR SEPTEMBER 8, 15, & 22
This year’s fair represents a wonderful opportunity to connect– or reconnect– with your ministries and programs of our parish. Please make sure to visit the fair. Flyers, fall/winter schedules, and ministry representatives will be present.
SPECIAL VISIT FROM HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP ELPIDOPHOROS OF AMERICA
His Eminence Metroopolitan Methodios has informed us that Archbishop Elpidophoros, our new Archbishop of America, will be visiting St. Demetrios on Sunday, October 6th. His Eminence will celebrate the Divine Liturgy and we will have the opportunity to welcome and greet him as he begins his Archpastoral ministry here in America. Please place Sunday, October 6th on your calendar and be sure to be present on that special day. Thank you.
SENIOR GUILD
The first meeting of the Senior Guild will be on September 17th following the Divine Liturgy for Sts. Sophia, Hope, Faith, Love. All Senior Guild Members are welcome to come and partake of our Senior Guild Luncheon. It is a wonderful time to come and be with friends and family after the summer vacation. The Senior Guild hopes to see you there! Thank you.
FR. MANIKAS LIBRARY
Check out the magazine "Cyprus Today" which is available for circulation. If interested, you are welcomed to
borrow. So we can keep track of the interest of these magazines, please fill in your last name and the dates (month and year) on the label on the back cover. Allowed check out period is one month.
PHILOPTOCHOS CATERING
Philoptochos is delighted to offer their St. Christine's Catering Program. Visit the church website under the Philoptochos page to view the ordering menu. Thanks for using the Philoptochos Catering !
ST. DEMETRIOS SILENT AUCTION FOR 60TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
The Auction Committee has a “wish list” for the November 60th Anniversary Gala Silent Auction. If you wish to contribute an item for auction fundraising, it would be greatly appreciated. Some suggestions that are always popular and succeed at fund raising: Tickets to sports events, theater, concerts (Pops, Symphony, etc.), gift certificates to restaurants, spas, cooking classes, and photo shoots, timeshare weeks, vacation home weeks, jewelry pieces, or any other ideas you might have. Please contact Kathy Hamilton for questions or donations: 508-358-5520 Suzzane Polymeros, Carolyn DelGizzi, Bobi Koukounaris Thank you so much!
ALKISTIS PROTOPSALTIS CONCERT
As part of the 60th Anniversary we are please to announce that we have begun selling tickets the upcoming Alkistis Protopsalti concert on September 28th. This event will be held at Sanders Theater at Harvard University. Tickets are selling fast! Prices are $55, $75, or $95. You can call Sanders Theater Box Office at 617-496-2222 or visit https://www.boxoffice.harvard.edu for ticket sales. For more information there will be a table at coffee hour or you can contact concertevent@stdemetriosweston.org
SAVE THESE DATES
Sunday, September 27 - Welcome Back BBQ
Saturday, September 28 - Alkistis Protopsaltis Concert, Sanders Theatre, Cambridge
Friday, October, 25 - Vespers for St. Demetrios
Saturday, October 26 - St. Demetrios Feast Day Liturgy
Saturday, November 2 - St. Demetrios Gala Dinner Dance, Westin Hotel in Waltham
SPONSORING FLOWERS
If you would like to sponsor altar flowers in memory of loved ones or in honor of a special occasion please contact the church office for more details on available dates.
60TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
We need your help in chairing and working on the many events that are planned for 2019. Please contact Peter Condakes at 617-571-8540 or Stephen Condakes at 781-235-8429 if you are interested in participating. Don't forget to mark your calendars Saturday, November 2 for the Saint Demetrios 60th Anniversary Gala at the Westin-Waltham!
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 gaghome1@gmail.com 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!