Please pray for our brothers and sisters: James,  Elizabeth, Tom, Kostas,  William, Alexandra, Rita, John, Mikaela, Connor, James, Bobbie, Peter,  Vasili, Sophia, Rachel, Nicole,  Christine,  Michael, Irina,  Abigail, Shirley, Bridie, Christopher, Malina, Andrew, Vera, Erin, Paula,  Milton, Galini, Yevgeniy, Alexey, Nadia, Vasiliki, Diane, Deborah, Phillip,  Jim, Konstantinos, Jave, Demetrios, George, Kathy, Elaina,  Panagiota, Conan, Hosea, John, Jo Anne, Bill, James, Colleen, Barbara, Theophana, Paul, Tasso, Roula, Thomas, Vivian, Jim.

If you or a loved one is going through a difficult time and would like the community to pray for you, please call the office and request to be added on the prayer list.  We will list the first names only in the weekly bulletin for six months, or until you ask to be removed from the list.  I will also make a special mention of the Orthodox names at the Proskomede. 

Stewardship Sunday and  Coffee Hour: Today is Stewardship Sunday.  If you have not done so already, please return your completed stewardship form. The Stewardship committee will host a  light Lenten luncheon after Divine Liturgy. Everyone is invited to attend!

Church Services this Week:  

• Wednesday, April 17th at 6pm Presanctified Liturgy 6pm followed by a pot luck Lenten meal .
• Saturday, April 20th at 9:30 am Saturday of Lazarus, followed by palm weaving downstairs.

Alkistis Baklava Assembly: Tuesday, April 16th at 5:30 pm

Festival Meeting:  Thursday, April 18th at 7pm in the parish library.

Choir rehearsal: at 10 am on Saturday April 13th to go over music for Good Friday evening. This rehearsal is open to anyone in the community who would like to become more familiar with the Lamentations. Please see Elene Boudreau with any questions . 

Orthodox Life & Bible Study: Will NOT be meeting until after lent.

ALKISTIS SCHOLARSHIP: Attention high school seniors who are continuing their education:   Applications for the 2019 Alkistis Scholarship will be available at the church starting April 1st.  Completed applications must be received no later than  May 1st.

Digital Chant Stand: For those of you that would like to follow service digitally, or  would like to print out service prior to coming to church go to web site and select:

     agesinitiatives.com  

     Digital Chant Stand

     Date

     Service

     GR-EN  PDF/PRINT

2019 Offering Book: The offering book of  envelopes for weekly giving are in the narthex. Please help yourself.

Kouvouklion Decorating: Will take place on Holy Friday, April 26th at 9am.  If you can help, please call Vula Lalas 603-512-4828 to let her know.

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Stewardship Sunday

This Week

April 14, 2019

Please join the Stewardship committee for a

Lenten luncheon and to hear about all the

ministries of our church.

If you have not returned your yellow stewardship form,

Please try to remember to bring it in to church with you!

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Good Friday Retreat

April 26, 2019

All children are welcome to attend the Good Friday Retreat on Friday, April 26th.  The GOYA will meet in the Narthex at 9:00am to help decorate the Kouvouklion.  Sunday School retreat begins at 11:00am. Lunch will be served. Parents and children are encouraged to attend the Unnailing Service at 3:00pm.

Please call church office 603-742-7667 by Friday, April 19th to register your child for the Retreat. We need to know as soon as possible how many children to plan for.

Charcoal :$50 (1 Donated by Fr. and Pres. Arthur Athans)

Incense: $50 (1 Donated by Fr. and Pres. Arthur Athans)

Communion wine: $100 (1 Donated in memory of Dr. James Faskianos)

Candle cartridges (yearly supply):  2 x $75 (2 Donated in memory of Dr. James Faskianos)

Candle liquid (yearly supply):  $75 (Donated by Paul & Paula Maskwa)

8 icon decorations:  $40 each

   3 for Salutations  (1Donated by Zach Des Roches)(3 Donated in memory of Steffie Houreas Simpson)

   2 Bridegroom (2 Donated by Richard Clairmont)

   Anastasis:  2 @ $40 each (1 Donated by Periklis & Abby Karoutas)

   1 Mystical Supper    

   2 for Annunciation:  $50 each

Daffodils for the Cross:  $40each  (1 Donated by Diane Wozmak)

                                                   (1 Donated by James & Rosanne O’Hearne)

                                                   (1 Donated by Richard Clairmont))

For Holy Week /Easter

Palms for Palm Sunday: $125  (1 Donated In memory of Dr. James Demopoulos)

                                             (1  Donated by Roula  & Kathy  Kottaridis)

Oil for Holy Unction:  $15  (1 Donated by Toby Weir)

Rose petal and laurel leaves:  $40 (Donated In Honor of Roula Kottaridis)(1 Donated by Richard Clairmont)

Paschal Candle:  $50 (1 Donated In memory of Sylvia Polychronopoulos), (1 Donted by Yota Scontras)

Pedestal arrangements for Anastasis (2):  $50 each  (2 Donated by George & Althea Coussoule)(4 Donated by John Rouman)

Flowers for two blue vases:  each $30 (2 Donated by Nick & Penny Demopoulos & Family)

Candles for the 12 Gospels:  12 candles@$10 each (6 Donated by Kostas & Evangelia Demopoulos, in memory of Konstantinos & Pareskevi, Nikolaos & Aristea)(6 Donated by Anthi Delintsiotis)

Large lily plants for icons: each $20 (4 Donated In memory of Dr. James Demopoulos) , (5 Donated by Annette Roylos) ,  (1 Donated by Kostas & Evangelia Demopoulos) (4 Donated by Dr. & Mrs. James Frangos)(1Donated in memory of Susan Smith)(1 Donated in memory of the Lazarus Family)(1 Donated in memory of the Flint Family)

Candles for the Kouvouklion:  @ $10 each(4 Donated by the Katralis Family)(4 Donated by Claire Delintsiotis)

2 Wreaths for Good Friday:  $50 each (2 Donated by Anette Roylos)

Lilies for steps:  6 @ $15 each (4 Donated by James & Rosanne O'Hearne)

Kouvouklion (Epitaphion) flowers:  $50 x 20 (3 Donated by Dr. & Mrs. John Athans), (2 Donated in memory of George Savramis)(4 Donated by Barbara & Les Hoogeveen)(1 Donated in memory of Mary Strangas)(1Donated in memory of John & Keka Tsitsos)(1 Donated in memory of John and Anna Vomvoris)(1Dennis & Betsy Kostis)(1 Georgette Kostis)(1 John & Stacey Kostis) (George & Katie Kostis) (Nick & Lacey Kostis)

Please understand that when duplicate donations are made, we use the donation to defray the cost of unclaimed items.

Thank you for your generous donations!