PHILOPTOCHOS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE
Order your bake sale goodies just in time for the holidays and support our Ladies Philoptochos' biggest fundraiser.
Ladies - our last baking date is Sunday Dec 15
Download the order form
AHEPA MEETING
The rescheduled AHEPA meeting will be today after church.
NATIVITY SERVICES SCHEDULE
Tuesday, December 24
The Eve of the Nativity of Christ
8:00am Orthros 9:00 am Royal Hours and Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Tuesday, December 25
Feast of the Nativity of Christ
9:00 am Orthros followed by the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Wednesday, December 26
Synaxis of the Theotokos & Stephen the First Martyr
5:30pm Orthros followed by the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Saturday, December 28
6:000pm Vespers
Sunday, December 29
Sunday after Nativity
9:00 am Orthros followed by the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Tuesday, December 31
Circumcision of our Lord & St. Basil the Great
5:30 pm Vespers followed by the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
COFFEE HOUR
Coffee hours are continuing in the Sunday School rooms after the Liturgy. Our teams will be providing light (non-cooked) foods. This week’s coffee hour is sponsored by the Red Team. Thank you!
Dec 15 Team Blue
Dec 22 Team Pink
Dec 29 Team Yellow
SUNDAY AND GREEK SCHOOL
Thanks to all the youth who participated in our Christmas program last Sunday. I’m proud of them for showing up and celebrating the birth of our Lord. They are a great example for St John. Regular Sunday School will resume on Sunday January 12th. We wish our youth and their families a very Blessed Christmas.
Children’s Greek School classes are on Saturday mornings at 10am.
Adult Greek School classes are on Wednesday evenings at 7pm.
IN OUR PRAYERS
Theodoros Pisimisis, Neil Maxson, Karen Helstrom (Mariam's friend), Tammy Cromartie (Ty’s mother), Panagiota (Dimitri’s niece), Merja Tambourides, Mary Ann Donefas (friend of Colette’s), Robert Finch, Remy Koks, Abigail Robertson, Nicole, Demitri (Creighton’s daughter, & grandson
CLEAR LAKE GREEK FESTIVAL
We have wine for sale. Apelia Rose - $7; Nemea Red - $10; Moschifilero Mantinia (white) - $11 and Oenodea Cab Suv Syrah - $12. Also, beer for sale - $1.25 for 16 ounce bottle. See Sylvia.
NARTHEX ROTATION SCHEDULE
We are looking for volunteers to help with this Ministry. This is first contact with parishioners and/or guests visiting us for the first time. You do not need to be on Parish Council to volunteer for this ministry. A smile and gentle demeanor goes a long way in welcoming a newcomer to our church. Please contact the office to volunteer.
Dec 15 Bill Gazis, Maria Simeon
Dec 22 Lou Marinos, Bill Gazis
Dec 29 Chryse Padilla, Lou Marinos
PROSFORO
Of the many ways of supporting our Church, there are few which stand out as uniquely personal offerings of faith. The offering of Prosforo bread for the Divine Liturgy is one of them. We are thankful to the handful of ladies who have faithfully fulfilled this responsibility over the years and we invite more of our faithful - especially young families with children - to make this a part of their lives as well. Want to be added to our Prosforo list? Please see Maria Simeon.
Please make sure that Prosforo is in church before the start of the Orthros service on Sunday. Please write the date (or put a sticker with the date) on the plastic bags with the Prosforo. That way the oldest will be used first. Thank you for your help.
Dec 15 Evangelia Gazis
Dec 22 Kika Tampouridou
Dec 29 McFalls Family
Jan 05 Maria Simeon
Jan 12 Zaneta Rapos
Jan 19 Andrianna Tambourides
Jan 26 Ellie Ashley
AMAZON AND KROGER GIVES US MONEY!
If you are an AmazonSmile customer, you can now support St. John The Theologian Greek Orthodox Church in the Amazon shopping app on your Android device! Easy set up instructions can be found on the home page of our church website.
Link your Kroger Plus Card to Community Rewards #UF318.
Many thanks to those who have linked their Kroger card and used the special URL link for AmazonSmile!