From Fr. Anthony
The Church's office hours are 9-5 Monday-Friday, and you can stop by to speak with the office staff any time during those hours. If you have a general Church-related question, you should speak with Susan Solo, who is in the office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. If you need to meet with me, however, it's best to call first, as I may already be with another appointment, and am frequently called away to other visitations and appointments. If you prefer, I am happy to arrange a time in advance.
_______________________________________________________________
Church Etiquette
We ask that the doors of the Narthex be closed and no one enters the Church during the following portions of the service:
Epistle, Gospel, Sermon, Great Entrance, Creed, Consecration, and Lord's Prayer
Please be respectful of the prayer and attention of those who are in the Church as you enter.
When it is time for Holy Communion, please remain in your pews until the members of the Parish Council come to your pew to usher you forward by row. In this way, we can ensure that our approaching of the Sacred Mysteries will be accomplished in an appropriate and orderly manner.
_______________________________________________________________
Epistle Reader: Demetri Cook, 4th Grade
Offering Envelope Boxes
If you would like to begin using your own personal box of offering envelopes in 2020, please let Susan know in the Church office.
New Year's Eve Dinner Dance - Dec. 31
You can make your reservations for our New Year's Eve Dinner Dance online at our website (www.stgeorgesouthgate.org), calling the Church office (734.283.8820), or at the Reservation Table. Pick up a flyer with all the info at the Candle Counter.
Thanksgiving Holiday News
Choir rehearsal is cancelled tomorrow, Nov. 25.
There will be no Greek School this Tuesday, Nov. 26.
Orthodox Life is cancelled this week and will resume on Dec. 3.
The office will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after (28th & 29th).
Great Vespers for Saturday evening, Nov. 30, is cancelled.
There will be no play practice next Sunday (Dec. 1).
Philoptochos - Thank You!
St George Ladies Philoptochos would like to thank you for donating $578 during the tray collection last Sunday for Penrickton Center. This donation will help us purchase gifts for the children whose ornaments remained on the tree as well as to adopt a needy family from Penrickton. Again thank you.
Also, thanks go out to last Thursday's Feather Party co-chairs: Julie Colovos and Fran Kontos; sponsors, anonymous donors, and especially Maria Kostaras for their help and support! If you have not paid for your sponsorship or would like to sponsor the specials that were given out ($150), please see Mary Frosinos, Fran Kontos, Julie Colovos, or Georgia Stahl.
The ladies will be selling Galaktobouriko after Church today.
Giving Tree - Thank you!
Thank you for your donations for the Penrickton children. The gifts will be delivered on Wed., Dec. 4, at 4:30 pm. You are welcome to participate.
Coffee Servers
Please sign-up outside the Church office next to the bulletin board to help serve coffee on Sunday mornings during Coffee Hour.
Our Website: stgeorgesouthgate.org
We have a live calendar, video and audio recordings of sermons, services, and other events, and an archive of the last two months' Sunday bulletin. You can also reserve and pay for your seat to any upcoming lunch or dinner.
Email Info: stgeorgesouthgate@gmail.com
If you would like our weekly bulletin emailed to you, or to receive any other pertinent information from the Church, please call or e-mail us your information.
Lost & Found
Looking for something you lost? Check out our Lost & Found box in the coat room at the entrance to the Church.
Church Beautification
This past summer we began a new push to beautify the Church. We have a number of items that will be replaced, for which we already have prospective donors, but we plan to purchase altar cloth sets in several colors to allow us to adorn the Church appropriately for every liturgical season. Depending on the period of the Church year, the Holy Table and other Church furniture are to be covered in red, blue, white, green, gold, or purple cloths. We now are missing only green and white cloths to have all the colors we need.
A complete set of altar cloths includes the large cloth to cover the Holy Table inside the altar, a smaller cloth for the Gospel, the set of cloths for the chalice and paten, include the Aer, the four cloths for the icon stands (proskynitaria) at the front of the Church, and then two cloths for the proskynitaria in the Narthex, with two small covers for the children's icons in the Narthex.
The costs for the new sets vary, depending on whether the brocade cloth being used uses real metal threads or not. For beauty and durability, we have purchased velvet cloths in blue and burgundy, and real metal brocade for the gold and purple altar cloth sets. The white and silver set we are planning to purchase will also use a real metal brocade, while the green will be an all cloth brocade. The cost for a complete altar cloth set in real metal brocade is $3,045, while the cost for a complete altar cloth set in normal brocade is $2,435.
Therefore we need the following donations:
Green normal brocade complete altar cloth set: $2,435
White/silver real metal brocade complete altar cloth set: $3,045
If you are interested in donating either of these items, please contact the Church office or speak with Fr. Anthony. If you would like to see the fabric swatches we have selected for each color, please speak with Fr. Anthony.