WEEKLY BULLETIN
10/07/2018
October 7, 2018 3rd Sunday of Luke
National Church Music Sunday Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) Sunday
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Orthros: 9:00A.M. Epistle: II Corinthians11:31-33;12:1-9 (pg 1327) |
Divine Liturgy: 10:00A.M. Gospel: Luke 7:11-16 (pg. 1210) |
Acolytes: Andrew Skoufis, Paul Nonas, Kirk Simeonidis, Vassili Salvemini, Luke Gnospelius, Christos Schmarge
Ushers: Ann Barlas, Peggy & Paul Goulet
Narthex: John Tsadilas, Kath Van Dine, Angelo Lefer |
Reader & Greeter: GOYA
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Memorials & Trisagion: A 40 day memorial for Anna Doumas Sclafani, beloved sister to Alice Malias-Wraga. Cherished aunt of Lisa Gemma and her husband Dennis, Dr. Mark Malias, Linda Passaro and her husband Michael. Beloved great-aunt to Christian, Caroline and Nikolas Malias and Leeann, Allissa and Luke Passaro.
A 40 day memorial for Maria Karkanias and a 35 year memorial for Basil Karkanias, beloved parents of Jim and his wife Cherolyn, George, and Nikolas and his wife Harriet. Adored grandparents of Alena, Grace, Barbara, Elisabeth, Loukas and Lazarus. Loving and devoted aunt, uncle, siblings and cousins to many dear family members.
A 40 day memorial forAntonios Livos beloved husband to Anna, devoted father to Demetra and her husband Joseph, Milton and his wife Angela, Kiki and her husband Emmanuel and Helen. Cherished papou to Stephanie, Joseph, Johnathan, Milton, Annoula, Caroline, Anna, Christianna and Theodora.
A 1 year memorial for Eftychia Parneros, beloved wife of Andreas, mother of Maro, Peggy, Irene, Demos, Savvas and Peter. Beloved grandmother of Magdalena, Demetris, Effie, George, Andreas, George, Nicole, Andrew, Patricia, Andy, Chris and Megan.
A 9 year memorial for Christalla Dimitriou, beloved wife of Theodore, mother of Bonnie Faria, Christina Symeonides and her husband Dean and James Dimitriou and his wife Marguerite. Beloved grandmother to Nicole, Marisa, Anthony and Kerry Ann. Beloved sister and aunt to many dear family members.
An 11 year Trisagion for Despina Vrachimis, beloved mother of Titos and his wife Peggy. Grandmother of Andreas and George and his wife Kelly.
May their memory be eternal.
Fellowship hour is sponsored by the Malias-Wraga, Karkanias, Dimitriou, Vrachimis-Parneros, families.
National Church Music Sunday: His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios, has designated today, the first Sunday of October, as “National Church Music Sunday.” We will recognize our chanters, choir members and musicians who sing praises to the Lord. (See insert for more information)
Saint Nicholas Choir: If God has blessed you with the love of singing then come, give thanks and serve the Lord. Participate in the liturgy by singing His praises and chanting our beautiful hymns. If you are inclined, contact Andrew Bacalakis at 973-427-7763 or acbac@optonline.net. No experience needed.
Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) Sunday: Tray Collection for the Orthodox Christian on campus ministries to our college students around the country. ( See insert for more information)
Office Closed: The parish office will be closed tomorrow, Monday, October 9th in observance of Columbus Day.
Young Emerging Adults Ministry : “YEA” meets tomorrow night off site! See insert for more information.
what’s inside our church proper? Today fr. bill will give a tour of the interior of our church in lieu of the regular sermon. did you ever wonder why the church is arranged the way she is and what the symbolism means?
Religious Education: Religious Education classes will start today. To register, contact Adora Nonas at st.nicholasssdirector@gmail.com or go to our website www.stnicholasnj.org download the form bring it in or send it to Adora ASAP!
Philoptochos News: General Meeting: Join us on Monday, October 8th at 7:30pm in the conference room.
Food Donations: We are collecting nonperishable food items for the homeless. A basket is placed in the Fellowship Hall. Thank you for your support!
Harvest Glendi: The Ladies Philoptochos of Saint Nicholas invite you to our Harvest Glendi (formerly known as Fall Into the Groove) with dinner, dancing and family fun catered by Ooh La La Catering with music by DJ Chris on Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm in the Saint Nicholas Fellowship Hall. For reservations contact Chrissie Toskos at 201-788-2246 or chrissietoskos@gmail.com
GIVING TREE/MORTGAGE BURNING CAMPAIGN: saint nicholas CHURCH CAN be mortgage free by 2020- you can make it happen! Various giving levels are available: you can leaf your donation!or show your love - donate a dove! Or be not forlorn, give an acorn! Be the first on your block and donate a rock. Be a hunk and give a tree trunk! But seriously….you can always remember a loved one by donating to the giving tree or post a scriptural message.
Other Ways to Give: Please consider Saint Nicholas throughout the year in the following ways: Gift in Stock; Gifting from an Estate; Corporate Matching Programs; recurring gift payments via credit card or PayPal. Remember our parish in your last will & testament. Call the Parish Office for details.
Matching Gift Program: Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions or volunteer hours made by their employees. Corporate matching gifts are a great way for Saint Nicholas stewards to maximize personal contributions to our church and increase the impact of their gift. By taking advantage of a company's matching gift program, you may be able to double or even triple the amount of a contribution. For more information contact Mary Aletras at mary@stnicholasnj.org . Check with your employer to see if they will match a donation to our St. Nicholas.