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 GOYA.
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.
The Artoclasia Service today is offered by Mr. & Mrs. D. Sofocleous for the health and well being of their son Peter.
Liturgical Schedule:
Monday, April 1st – Compline…………………………………........….…….……6:30PM
Wednesday, April 3rd – Pre-Sanctified Liturgy………...…….……….………..6:00PM
Friday, April 5th – 4th Salutations to the Theotokos……....….…….…...…..6:30PM
Mark Your Calendar:
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
Tuesday, April 2nd… …………Orthodox Faith Class – 10:00AM Orthodox Life Institute – 7:00PM
Thursday, April4th ……………Meet The Author – Manos Gavras – 4:30PM
Sunday, April 7th ……………..Daughters of Penelope Spring Raffle
Monday, April 8th ……………..Grand Celebration with the Evzones at St. John’s, Tenafly
Sunday, April 14th ……………Greek Independence Day Parade in NYC
Saturday, April 20th ………...Saturday of Lazarus Retreat Following Liturgy
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
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.
50/50 Raffle Tickets:
St. George is selling 50/50 raffle tickets and the drawing will take place at 6:00pm on Sunday May 5, 2019 at the annual Greek Festival. Tickets are $20.00 each and can be obtained by contacting the Church office or any of our Parish Council members. All proceeds to benefit the General Fund of St. George.
We ask that you please sell or purchase raffle tickets as it is an excellent way for everyone to support our Church.
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.
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:
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, Mr. & Mrs. R. Halkias, Mr. & Mrs. N. Marcopulos, Mr. & Mrs. C. Pramagioulis, Mr. & Mrs. S. Demetropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. J. Chelius, Ms. E. Stoupakis, The Pilarinos Family.
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.
Greek Independence Day Parade Bus:
St. George will be taking a bus to the Greek Independence Day Parade on Sunday, April 14, 2019. There are 54 seats available and the cost for the bus is $15 per person. Reservations can be made by contacting the church office, however seats will only be guaranteed when payment is received. Visit the registration table during “coffee hour” to make your reservation.
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.
Affirmation of Office for Parish Council Members:
On Sunday March 17, 2019 our newly elected Parish Council members received the Affirmation of Office. We congratulate all the faithful parishioners who serve St. George in this meaningful way and pray that God will bless them as they enter another year of service to our Church. The new Parish Council is as follows:
President: George Scordilis Treasurer: Morfia Sokolic
1st VP: Steve Drimones Asst. Treasurer: Anthoula Bozios
2nd VP: Vasilios Manoliadis Secretary: Denise Cecchini
Asst. Secretary: Nick Dessipris
Members: Nickitas Alexiades, Sophia Constandinou, Dr. Panos Diamandopoulos,
Nick Katsanos, Dean Kyriacou, Nicholas Marcopulos, Michael Mastrogiannis.
St. Paraskevi Philoptochos Sandwich Sunday:
Our Philoptochos made their sandwiches last Sunday This month's sandwiches were made possible by generous donations from: Daughters of Penelope in memory of Irene Houlis, Suzanne Bauer in memory of: Kalliope Papadakos in memory of Debbie Cammarata, Father John and Presvytera Margaret Orfanakos and an anonymous donor with Christian love. Sandwiches are currently delivered to either the Hoboken Shelter or St. Paul's Men's Shelter. Feeding the hungry is an important tenet of our mission to help the needy.
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.
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 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 – $107,162 Received – $71,866
Pledges – 131 Archdiocese Average – $1,200 St. George Average – $818
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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