SPRING GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Heads up! Spring General Assembly will be held on Sunday, March 15th. Please make every effort to attend this important meeting for our parish.
ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION MEETINGS
For those who missed the meetings, you can find the architect’s presentation on our website under the Capital Development tab.
HOUSE BLESSINGS
Parishioners wishing to have their homes blessed for the new year - please call Father, or email the office.
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 the Green team. Thank you!
A Big Fat THANK YOU to our newly formed Purple team, consisting of Marilyn Helms, Thalia Savvidis, Fotini Chalastaras, and Photini Donaldson! We appreciate your dedication and service to our parish. May God grant you Many Years!
Mar 01 (cheese allowed) Team Green
Mar 08 (fasting) Team White
Mar 15 (fasting) Team Red
Mar 22 (fasting) Team Blue
Mar 29 (fasting) Team Pink
SUNDAY AND GREEK SCHOOL
Sunday School will begin immediately following communion. We invite all youth present to join us in enriching activities on Orthodoxy.
Greek School:
Our Children’s Greek school classes are on Saturdays beginning at 10am. Adult classes are on Wednesday's at 7pm.
Our elementary age classes are taught by Mrs. Deena Metaxas with assistance from Mrs. Thalia Savvidis, and our teenage class is taught by Mr. Dimitri Tsiantopoulos. Our adult class is taught by Mr. Georgios Rigas.
INTRODUCTION TO ORTHODOXY
Our first class will finally begin TODAY after the coffee hour! (approximately 12:30pm) This is an 8 week course open to catechumens and anyone who wishes to learn more about the Holy Orthodoxy Church. We will meet in the Parish Home
IN OUR PRAYERS
Tina Hammock, Theodoros Pisimisis, 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
Greek Festival Dates are set! October 16, 17 & 18
Looking for executive committee volunteers to assist Sylvia Mourtakos and Nick Andrews in shaping this years festival. A significant chunk of our operating budget comes from the festival. Please contact Sylvia, Nick, or any parish council member for more information.
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.
Mar 01 Maria Simeon, Nick Andrews
Mar 08 Bill Gazis, Maria Simeon
Mar 15 Lou Marinos, Bill Gazis
Mar 22 Chryse Padilla, Lou Marinos
Mar 29 Demetrios Mourtakos, Chryse Padilla
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.
Mar 01 Helen Gazaw
Mar 08 Evangelia Gazis
Mar 15 Kika Tampouridou
Mar 22 McFalls Family
Mar 29 Maria Simeon
Apr 05 Zaneta Rapos
Apr 12 Andrianna Tambourides
Apr 19 Ellie Ashley
SPRING LENTEN RETREAT 2020
The Retreat will be April 3-5th at Forest Glen Camps in Huntsville, TX. Cost is $140
For the retreat flyer - click here. Packing List - click here. Map of camp - click here. Directions - click here.
Retreat Registration Click Here! Please make sure to register by March 24th.
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 code.
Under the auspices of the Honorary Consulate of Cyprus and the Consulate of Greece in Houston.
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