2019 St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival: The Oratorical Committee is hosting a information table today during coffee hour, please come and find out more about this opportunity and enjoy some ice cream and home baked goodies in the social hall following the Divine Liturgy today. The Oratorical Festival will be held at the Church on March 23rd beginning at 2:00 pm.
Kali Parea Paint Day will be held on Saturday, February 23rd, 10:30 to 1:00, at Hot Fired Arts, 1003 W. 7th Street . If you are interested in participating, please contact Bess Koutras at kikikoutras@yahoo.com to RSVP.
Godparents/Godchildren Sunday will be held on Sunday, March 3rd. Godparents and godchildren should prepare themselves to worship together on this special day. An Artoklasia service will be held for their health and spiritual well-being.
Three Hierarchs Book Club: the next book club gathering will be held Friday, March 1st, if you are interested in joining this club please contact Fr. George, the book that will be discussed at the March 1st meeting is Great Lent: Journey to Pascha. Fr. Alexander Schmemann.
Philoptochos and AHEPA are planning their Annual Glendi, which will be held on Saturday, March 2nd. They kindly ask for your generous donation to make this Glendi a success. Reminding you that ALL proceeds will be going to charitable organizations and to scholarships for the AHEPA chapter to award to our children; as they continue their education. Please see inserted flyer.
The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, Baltimore, MD will host the twenty-fifth Annual Nicholas Tsakalos Growing in Faith Retreat which will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019. The Retreat Masters are Father Nicholas and Presvytera Roxanne Louh of Saint John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church in Jacksonville, Florida. The topic for the retreat is “Daily principles you can apply to make 2019 the best year of your life, spiritually.” Contact Jeanne Tsakalos, 410-252-6021 or Jeannetsakalos@hotmail.com. The early registrations cost for the retreat is $30.00, until March 11. Our youth are invited to an evening with Father Nicholas and Presvytera Roxanne on Friday, March 22, 2019, following the Salutations to the Virgin Mary, beginning at 6:30 PM. Dinner and discussion to follow. There is no charge for this, but registration is required by contacting Trevor, tbullock@goannun.org or 410-727-1831.
March 30 -
The 20th Annual Memorial Lenten Retreat will be held on Saturday, March 30th, 2019, here at SS. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Annapolis, MD, from 9 am - 3 pm, with Guest Retreat Speaker, Hank Hanegraaff. Hank Hanegraaff serves as President of the Christian Research Institute (CRI) and hosts the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged broadcast. For information, call 410-573-2072.
March 30—
St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Bethesda will be hosting a BeeTreat on Saturday March 30th with Steve Christoforou and Christian Gonzalez. The morning event will be for 6th to 12th Graders with parents and Youth Workers, and the evening event will be for ages 18 to 35 (https://stgeorge.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/beetreat_flier_Maryland.pdf). Registration is here: https://www.y2am.org/beetreats
Inclement Weather: In the case of winter weather please call the Church office to find out if Church services are cancelled. The voicemail recording will be updated by 7:00 a.m. that morning and a email will be sent out to those who have subscribed to the Bulletin Email List.
Church Parking Lot: Please do not leave empty spots in front of your vehicle when parking in the Church parking lot. Parking spots labeled as a handicapped parking spots are reserved for vehicles with handicapped parking permits only.
Having worshiped and prayed together, our Sunday Coffee Hour is a wonderful time for fellowship. We are asking all parishioners to sign up and host a coffee hour. Just one Sunday per family will fill all available slots for the year. As a blessing for you and your family, consider sponsoring a Coffee Hour to coincide with your patron Saint's Feast day or any other momentous occasion you happen to be celebrating. Call the church office for assistance.