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 Hospitality Hour hosted by our Orthodox Life Institute for Bible Sunday; and by the Cammarata, Aivaliotis, Makris and Kourkoulis families in memory of their beloved family members.
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:
Deborah Cammarata – 40 days Konstantinos Dallas – 40 days
Anna & George Mariettis – 3 months Kalliopi Makris – 6 months
Stavroula Kourkoulis – 1 year Maria G. Aivaliotis – 1 year
Contstantina Bozios – 10 years
May their memory be eternal.
The Artoclasia Service today is offered by Mrs. Christothea Pandazis in honor of the feast day of the Annunciation of the Theotokos and for the health and well being of her husband Evangelos, their children, family and friends.
Liturgical Schedule:
Sunday, March 24th – Great Vespers at Evangelismos in Jersey City…………….…...7:00PM
Monday, March 25th – Annunciation of the Theotokos…...Orthros & Divine Liturgy 8:30AM
Wednesday, March 27th – Pre-Sanctified Liturgy………………………………………...........…6:00PM
Friday, March 29th – 3rd Salutations to the Theotokos……………………….......…………...6:30PM
Mark Your Calendar:
Tuesday, March 26th …….….Orhthodox Faith Class – 10:00AM
Greek School Independence Day Program – 4:00PM
Orthodox Life Institute – 7:30PM
Thursday, March 28th ……..Town Hall Meeting with Fr. Peter – 7:00PM
Sunday, March 31st ………..Daughters of Penelope Spring Raffle
Maids of Athena Hara Chapter #240 Meeting – 12:00PM
Monday, April 1st …………….St. Paraskevi Philoptochos Meeting – Following Compline
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
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.
St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival - Celebrating 36 Years:
Today, Sunday School students from Grades 7th-12th will present their prepared speeches in both our Junior and Senior divisions. Students also had the option of writing essays or poems for our annual St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. Our 5th & 6th graders will also be featured today during the judge’s deliberations. Please plan on spending the afternoon with us; our youth will inspire you!
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 27th – Parish Council
April 3rd – Sunday School
April 10th – Choir & Daughters of Penelope
Great Lent, Holy Week and Paschal Donations:
Thank you to the following who have made donations thus far:
Fr. Peter & Presvytera Gigi Souritzidis, The Manis Family, Moschos Scoullis, The Stoupakis & Lazarou Families, Anonymous.
Easter Lambades Sale:
Our Greek School will be selling Easter Lambades this Sunday immediately following the Divine Liturgy. Sales will continue until Sunday, April 21, 2109. Thank you in advance for your support.
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.
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.
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. Look for the sign-up table during coffee hour.
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 – $99,762 Received – $64,731
Pledges – 123 Archdiocese Average – $1,200 St. George Average – $811
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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