ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! – CHRIST IS RISEN!
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 our Hospitality Hour hosted by HOPE & JOY.
Memorial Services Today For:
William (Bill) Pappas – 9 days,
Petroula Andreou. May their memory be eternal.
The Artoclasia Service today is offered by Dr. Peter Salierno for all those with heart ailments in honor of St. Xenia of Kalamata.
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.
Liturgical Schedule:
Monday, May 20th – Ss Constantine & Helen Vespers at Roseland… ………………7:00PM Tuesday, May 21st – Ss Constantine & Helen…….…….Orthros & Divine Liturgy 8:30AM
Mark Your Calendar:
Sunday, May 12th……………..Greek School Mother’s Day Presentations
Sun., May12th – Tues., May 14th Metropolis Clergy Laity Conference in Garfield, NJ
Thursday, May 23rd…..…….Greek School Graduation & Promotion Ceremony – 4:00PM
Sat., May 25th & Sun., May 26th – GOYA Outdoor Olympics at Monmouth University
Sunday, June 2nd …………….Parish General Assembly immediately following Divine Liturgy
Sunday, June 9th …………….Sunday School Graduation
Thursday, June 13t………….St. Paraskevi Philoptochos Bowling Fundraiser
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 to light candles in the St. Nectarios Chapel at the correct time. If one arrives after the Great Entrance, they will have to wait until the end of Liturgy, while the Andithoron is being given out, to light candles in the Chapel.
Church Festival Thanks:
The Festival Committee wishes to express their deepest appreciation for the hard work and support from the parish and friends of the St. George community for helping us achieve another successful festival despite the uncooperative weather. It could not have been achieved without ALL of you participating. We are aware many of you are eager to hear the financial results but we are still waiting for all the invoices from various vendors to come in. Please be patient, and we will do our best to share the preliminary results as soon as we can do so. We will be asking for feedback and suggestions from all on ways to improve our festival at a Post Festival Meeting to be scheduled at a later date. We cannot thank you enough for all your effors and loving commitment to our community. God Bless all of our wonderful volunteers.
50/50 Raffle Winners:
Thank you to everyone who supported our raffle by either purchasing or selling tickets. Below are the winning ticket numbers:
1st Place: Ticket #651
2nd Place: Ticket #728
3rd Place: Ticket #898
Congratulations to all the winners!
Lent, Holy Week and Paschal Icon Donations:
We sincerely thank the following for donating icons to St. George:
Salutations to the Theotokos Icon: Mrs. Christina Foukas
Ladder of Divine Ascent Icon: Mr. Mike Halkias
Saturday of Lazarus Icon: Mrs. Kathy Orfanakos Demacopulos
Christ the Bridegroom Icon: Mr. Mike Halkias
Palm Sunday Icon: Dr. & Mrs. George & Joanne Scordilis
Anastasi (Resurrection) Icon: Mrs. Stella Mallios
The Crucifixion Icon: Mr. & Mrs. Dominick & Barbara Pepe
St. Paraskevi Philoptochos:
SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, June 13, 2019. Philoptochos is sponsoring another bowling event at Boonton Lanes. Check in is at 6:45PM and bowling is from 7:00PM to 9:00PM. The fee is $30.00 and includes bowling, shoes, food and prizes. Donations will also be collected for St. Michael's Home, https://www.stmichaelshome.org. Please see Phyllis Magiros or any other Philoptochos member to sign up. Come and join us for an evening of fun!
Cemetery Schedule:
On Memorial Day, Monday, May 27th, Fr. Peter will be at Ridgelawn Cemetery at 9:00am and at Crest Haven Cemetery at 10:15am.
The Hellenic Musical Society Scholarhsip:
HMS awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors entering a college, university, or trade school, who demonstrate musical talent and academic achievement. Applications are due May 22nd, 2018. For questions or applications contact: hellenicmusicalsoc@gmail.com.
St. George Endowment Fund Scholarship:
On June 9, 2019, the Endowment Committee will be awarding three memorial scholarships to graduating high school seniors from our community in the name of Aspasia Smith, the endowment fund’s original benefactor. The scholarship awards will be in the amount of $750, $500 and $250 respectively. For more information about the memorial scholarship, please inquire at the church office.
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.
Choir News:
The Choir is in need of more volunteers so if you love to sing and want to enhance our Sunday services with your voice, please see Angelo Duvlaris (aduvo@optonline.net) or Yiannis Magiros (yannis52@optonline.net). Prior knowledge of Greek is not necessary. Choir practice is now on Sundays at 12:00pm.
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 – $123,482 Received – $80,761
Pledges – 155 Archdiocese Average – $1,200 St. George Average – $797
A well-known fact by now is that our Parish relies primarily on its stewardship donations to pay its operating expenses. Our operating expenses for 2019 are budgeted at $632,000. 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. 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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