ORTHROS 8:30AM
DIVINE LITURGY 9:30AM
WE WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR COMMUNITY!
We are grateful that you have joined us for prayer and worship. Please join us after the Divine Services in our Fellowship Hall for
Communion Guidelines:
Baptized and Chrismated Orthodox Christians who have properly prepared according to the Holy Orthodox Church guidelines may receive Holy Communion. Please allow our Sunday School children to receive Holy Communion first and wait for the ushers to dismiss your row.
Memorial Services Today For:
May their memory be eternal.
The Artoclasia Service today is offered by
Liturgical Schedule:
Sunday, March 24th – Great Vespers at Evangelismos in Jersey City……………7:00PM
Sunday Memorials, Artoclasias and Other Blessings:
Please inform the church office well in advance of Sunday mornings for all memorials, artoclasias, 40 day blessings and other blessings so as not to disrupt the Divine Liturgy. If any requests or lists of names are received after the Great Entrance they will have to wait until the following Sunday.
****Additionally, in order to preserve the sanctity of the Divine Liturgy, please wait for a Parish Council member to usher you at the correct time to light candles in the St. Nectarios Chapel.
Mark Your Calendar:
Sunday, March 24th ………….St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival
Bible Sunday Hosted by the Orthodox Life Institute
Thursday, March 28th ……...Town Hall Meeting with Fr. Peter – 7:00PM
Sunday, March 31st ……….….Daughters of Penelope Spring Raffle
Sunday, April 14th ………….…Greek Independence Day Parade in NYC
Sunday, April 21st ………….…Palm Sunday Services followed by luncheon
Sunday, April 28th ……….……Great and Holy Pascha
Monday, April 29th………….….Saint George the Great Martyr, Church Feast-Day Celebration
May 3rd, 4th, 5th…………….…..Greek Festival
Coffee Hour During Lent:
In keeping with the traditions of the fasting period of Great Lent our “Hospitality Hour” will be free of meat and dairy products. If you are donating items please make sure all pastries are Lenten and are not made with milk, butter, eggs, etc. Acceptable items are bagels, jellies, Halva, OREOS, fruits, juices and powdered cream. No peanut butter or nuts will be allowed due to peanut allergies. Thank you for your cooperation and support in this matter.
Bibles During Services:
Bibles are made available to borrow for prayer and meditation in church by the Orthodox Life Institute. They can be found on the shelf in the Narthex where you pick up your Sunday Bulletin. Please use and replace carefully back on the shelf.
Spring Greek Festival:
Our Festival is scheduled for May 3, 4 and 5. The event Co-Chairmen are: Nickitas Alexiades and Dr. George Scordilis. This is our major annual fundraising event and we ask for help from all our Parishioners. A great deal of hard work and dedication is put into preparing the many Greek foods made right here in our church by our committed parishioners. We ask you to please support our Parish by donating your time and talents to this important fundraiser.
St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival - Celebrating 36 Years:
All children in grades 7th – 12th are invited to participate in our annual parish oratorical festival. This is a wonderful opportunity for the youth of our parish to express what their Orthodox Faith means to them. The speeches will be delivered in church on March 24th. Parents please encourage your children to participate. We are here to help with the speeches. Reach out to Morfia Sokolic at msokolic@verizon.net with any questions. Additional information can be found on www.goarch.org/-/st-john-chrysostom-oratorical-festival.
Lenten Dinner and Lecture Series:
During the Wednesdays of Lent, immediately following the service of Pre-sanctified Liturgy, there will be a Lenten meal hosted by our ministries followed by a presentation by Fr. Peter. Fr. Peter will be discussing the topics “Discovering Lent and Holy Week”. Below is the schedule of the ministries that will be hosting each Lenten meal:
March 20th – HOPE & JOY and Greek School
March 27th – Parish Council
April 3rd – Sunday School
April 10th – Choir & Daughters of Penelope
Ask Fr. Peter:
We invite all parishioners to submit questions to Fr. Peter regarding the Orthodox faith and services of the church. Fr. Peter will select one question each week and take a few minutes to answer it. Questions can be emailed to: pastor@stgeorgeclifton.org.
St. George Vacation Church School:
Since schools in our area have various end dates our VCS will take place on Thursday, June 27, Friday, June 28 and continue on Monday, July 1, Tuesday, July 2, and on end on Wednesday, July 3. Registration forms will be available starting in May. If anyone has any questions please contact Elaine Manoliadis at 973.865.9452 or nyke616@yahoo.com.
St. George Stewardship 2019:
Goal – $220,000 Pledged – $95,612 Received – $58,886
Pledges – 117 Archdiocese Average – $1,200 St. George Average – $817
A well-known fact by now is that our Parish relies primarily on its stewardship donations to pay its operating expenses. As our expenses continue to increase every year, that puts a growing pressure on our community to fundraise continually. Our operating expenses for 2019 are budgeted at $632,000. For 2019 our Stewardship goal is to have 400 stewards which would make the average Stewardship pledge $1580 to meet our operating expenses. We only ask that everyone make a commitment that is within their means. Our budget is based on the belief that everyone will fulfill their promise of Stewardship. So please don’t forget to submit your 2019 Stewardship Pledge card. We know all of this is a big commitment and we sincerely thank you for making God’s work one of your priorities. Thank you to all of our Stewards who have made their pledges and donations so far for 2019. Our Saint George parish depends upon your generous donations to envision our goals and enhance our ministries and outreach. Pledge cards can be found in the Narthex, Atrium or Church office.
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