We warmly welcome His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston to our community
this morning. It is a blessing to have him with us as we celebrate our 100th anniversary.
FELLOWSHIP
Fellowship Hour following Liturgy. Please support Fellowship with your free will offering. Thank you!
PALM SUNDAY – APRIL 28
Palm Sunday Service and Luncheon – Our first Liturgy as a parish was celebrated on Palm Sunday 1924. This is a very special year for us and we hope you make every effort to join us! Please click the following link to make your reservation Transfiguration Palm Sunday Luncheon 2024 (ticketspice.com) or contact Stephanie Gulezian at stephaniegulezian@gmail.com.
TRANSFIGURATION TRIVIA 1924-2024
Did you know that Metropolitan Methodios was Enthroned as Metropolitan of Boston in 1984? Congratulations on 40 years and thank our Lord and Saviour for the blessings of his ministry.
FAMILY RETREAT
All Transfiguration families are invited to join our second annual Holy Friday Family Retreat, Friday, May 3, at 10:00 AM, following the Royal Hours service until 2:00 PM Join us for Unnailing Service at 3PM. Bring the whole family and help beautify the Church in anticipation of Our Lord’s burial service Friday night, and His glorious Resurrection (Saturday morning and Saturday night). Parents are requested to stay and help as this is a Family Retreat. Come be a part of this special day!
KOULOURAKIA SALES
The Philoptochos Ladies are selling koulourakia beginning Sunday, April 14th in the Lower Lobby for $10 a dozen. All proceeds benefit the Philoxenia House, a ministry of the Metropolis of Boston. Philoxenia House embraces people who find themselves in Boston for medical reasons.
LENTEN MEAL AND LECTURE SERIES
Our Lenten Meal and Lecture Series takes place every Wednesday of Lent immediately after PreSanctified Liturgy. This Wednesday’s Meal will be hosted by GOYA and the guest speaker will be Louis Stamoulis.
FESTIVAL INFORMATION
- FESTIVAL UNDERWRITERS NEEDED! - Festival time is quickly approaching.! Help make this year's festival a success by becoming an underwriter. Your underwriting donations, large or small, will help us toward our goal of covering all festival expenses with underwriter donations, leaving all festival income as profit. To date, we are only at 22% of our $35,000 goal.
- FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! - This year’s annual Greek Festival will take place on May 31 – June 2. We need your help to make it a success! If you would like to sign up to work a shift at one of the booths, the sign-up sheets will be posted at the church hall beginning April 21st. You may also contact Martha Coravos at (978) 697-9393 (phone/text) or via email at AttorneyMarthaC@yahoo.com to sign up for a shift.
SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship applications are available online (transfigurationlowell.org) for graduating high school seniors planning on attending college in the fall. For further questions contact Pat Mahoney (pmahoney7@comcast.net) or 978-436-0998. The deadline for applications is May 1st.
LEAVE A BRICK CAMPAIGN
You may have noticed the 4X8 and 8X8 bricks at the entrance. The bricks date back to when the building committee began the planning for the Family Life Center. Installing bricks beneath the front portico and in the rear of the center leading to the back door would be a wonderful way to allow our parishioners to participate in bricks inscribed with the names of family and friends.
The bricks can provide a family name or a special remembrance for memorials, christenings, birthdays or anniversaries. The bricks will last a lifetime and will always be a part of the entrance to our church.
If you are interested in having a brick inscribed, please contact the church office for an order form. The cost of the bricks is $125.00 for a 4X8 inscribed brick and $225 for an 8X8 inscribed brick.
Save the Date! - Grecian Festival - May 31 – June 2
Trinity votive candles (To Sponsor a Candle please call the Church Office.)
†Vigil Light at the Side Altar (Icon of the Theotokos: In Loving Memory of my family members Vasilios, Panagiotis & Ioannis – from Eleni Stavrou
†Vigil Light at the Icon of Christ: In Loving Memory of Deborah Victoria Skrekas and George Skrekas
†Vigil Light at the Theotokos: In Loving Memory of Ioannis "John" Zaralidis - from his family
†Vigil Light at the Icon of the Forerunner: In Loving Memory of John Gkolias, 12-year anniversary
†Vigil Light at the Foot of the Holy Cross: In Loving Memory of George Tsoukalas - from his family