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THIS WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday, April 21st, 2024
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
Sunday, April 21st
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
Orthros 8:15am
9:30am Divine Liturgy
5pm Sunday Lenten Vespers at Holy Apostles Orthodox Church
7111 Wertzville Rd, Mehanicsbug, PA 17050
Monday, April 22nd
5pm Great Compline
Tuesday, April 23rd
5pm Great Compline
Wednesday, April 24th
5pm Presanctified Divine Liturgy
5:30pm-7pm Greek School 7pm Dance Practice
8pm Adult Greek School
Thursday, April 25th
5pm Great Compline
7pm Bible Class
Friday, April 26th
8:15am Presanctified Divine Liturgy
11am Bible Class
12:30pm – 1:30pm Holy Confession
6pm-8pm Hope/Joy Gathering
Saturday, April 27th
Lazarus Saturday
8:15am Orthros
9am Divine Liturgy
Sunday School Communion Breakfast
and making palms for Palm Sunday
6pm Vespers
40-Day Memorial Service for George Shinas with Flowers & Coffee Hour
on behalf of his wife, Elleni Shinas and Family.
May his memory be eternal.
40-Day Memorial Service for Hrisoula Tambasis with Flowers & Coffee Hour
on behalf of her children, Angela (John) Karagiannis,
Georgia Tambasis (Dan Weimer), George (Kathy) Tambasis and Family.
May her memory be eternal.
1-Year Memorial Service for Konstantinos Kritikos
on behalf of his brother, Kyriakos Kritikos and Family.
May his memory be eternal.
3-Year Memorial Service for George N. Gekas with Flowers & Coffee Hour
on behalf of his wife, Yvonne and Family.
May his memory be eternal.
2-Year Trisagion Service for Nicholas G. Gekas
on behalf of his wife, Peggy Gekas & Children.
May his memory be eternal.
PALM SUNDAY LUNCHEON will be held next Sunday, April 28th in the Church Hall. Please see table to buy your tickets. Adult tickets are $20 and children tickets are $10. Take outs are available.
GOYA Loukoumades Sale on Palm Sunday during the luncheon. Please purchase your loukoumades for your dessert or to take home.
On Palm Sunday, a Special Guest of Dr. Peter Schadler will be present to speak with our 7th – 12th graders after Holy Communion in the Library. Parents are also invited to attend. This guest works with young people who are in juvenile prison facilities. Please consider coming to listen to him.
We will have the special honor of receiving His Eminence Metropolitan Savas for the Holy Saturday morning service. This Vesperal Divine Liturgy will begin at 9:00am. Holy Communion will be given. Please plan to attend with your families.
Since the Stewardship Budget for 2024 Stewardship year is 4.5% more than the 2023 Stewardship year, we are hoping for you to consider those factors and add your generosity in consideration accordingly. In fact, we are looking for the average pledge to be around $1,300 for the year. At this time for 2/27/24 we have 261 parish families that have contributed with an actual total of $291,366 in Stewardship pledges. Also, the Parish Council discussed and decided for the Leader Stewards to have recognized contributions starting from $2,200 and up. To go online for your stewardship please use this link: https://tinyurl.com/Htgocsship.
Please fill out a stewardship card that is located in the Narthex and bring it to the office if you don’t go online. May the blessings of the Lord always be with all of you and with our families keeping us all safe, healthy, and spiritually strong. Thank you for generously supporting the Cathedral.
Bookstore News: The Bookstore is open on Sundays after Church. There are many inspirational books, holy icons, and other items that you may wish to buy for your home or give as gifts. We have the 10-year Anniversary Memorabilia with the icon of the Holy Trinity sketched on a plexiglass in the Bookstore. NEW ITEMS in the bookstore like “Ascetics in the World” waiting for you to come and see!! Also lots of wonderful children’s books on display. Please come by and check it out. Nice items for Easter baskets.
Dates & Events to Remember:
Philoptochos is collecting their stewardship dues for 2024. Please give at least $30. Remember part goes to the Metropolis and part goes to National. The rest stays here in our Philoptochos account. Please give generously. There will be a table in the Hall to collect your stewardship
The Sacrament of Confession will be held on Friday, April 26th from 12:30pm – 1:30pm. If you may need another time or date please call Fr. Michael at 717-818-1160.
HOPE/JOY Event on Friday, April 26th from 6pm – 8pm in the Hall. All 4-year olds till 6th grades, please attend. We will have a small dinner, lesson, craft and games. Don’t miss out.
Easter Bread Sale “Tsourekia” will be sold by the Philoptochos. Philoptochos ladies will be in the Hall taking orders and selling the tsoureki. The tsoureki cost $20 each. If you wish to order online or have more information please email htchphiloptochos@gmail.com. The proceeds benefit needy cases in our Community. If you have ordered your tsoureki or wish to buy one, it is ready for pick up in the Philoptochos Room today on Sunday, April 21st.
2024 FESTIVAL SAVE THE DATE - May 17, 18, 19, 2024 - OPA! Our Annual PA Greek Fest will be held the weekend of May 17th in 2024. Please save the weekend and keep it free from other activities so you are available to help. In particular, we need you to take off on Friday, so we have enough help on the first day. Please join us!
Graduation Sunday from Sunday School will be held on Sunday, JUNE 2ND, 2024. Books will be given to all graduates of High School, College and Advanced Degree Graduates.
Scholarship Sunday will be held on Sunday, June 9th, 2024. All High School Graduates, College Graduates, please take note. Look for scholarship information in the March Source.
OPERATION CLASSROOM. Our Philoptochos is continuing the Operation Classroom Initiative. From now until April 26th we will be helping St. Stephen’s School in Harrisburg. We will be collecting all types of snacks, and also gift cards from GIANT and WALMART to provide healthy snacks and school materials for the students. In addition, we will be collecting checks made out to “St. Stephen’s School” to support their lunch program and technology needs. If you wish to give a gift card or check please see Vicky Dimopoulos or Maria Peslis in the Hall with your donation. Also, if you have questions please contact Vicky Dimopoulos at 717-480-0943 or email at vdimop@yahoo.com.
GOYA is sponsoring a collection drive for Caitlin’s Smiles. As many of you remember, this was the charity that was highlighted during the basketball tournament last yearThis organization supplies crafts and activity bags for children in local hospitals.
In addition, monetary donations and gift cards will be accepted. We will have collection bins in the church gym. Please see Nikolas Papoutsis with your donations. Their three biggest current priorities are jigsaw puzzles (500 piece and under), ziplock bags of any size and activity books (word search, crossword, Mad Libs, Suduko etc). Other items: New Small toys, unopened kid’s meal toys, Jigsaw puzzles (under 100 pieces), coloring books (for preschool through teen) sketch pads, journals for teens, Fun pencils (no regular yellow), fun pens, gel pens, paper stickers (unisex only), foam stickers (especially smaller size), lacing (Gimp, elastic, hemp) crayons – 24 pack, washable markers, color pencils, Gift cards for Walmart, Staples, Michael’s JoAnn Fabric, Hobby Lobby, Dollar General, Dollar Tree.
The Metropolis of Pittsburgh. We will be running the graduate social media campaign which honors both High School and College graduates from our Metropolis within the coming weeks! All graduates, high school & college please follow the link and sign up.
These links will close on May 1:
High School: tinyurl.com/GOMoPHS2024
College: tinyurl.com/GOMoPC2024
We will be keeping a vigil with Christ on the cross Holy Thursday evening (May 2nd) after the conclusion of the service. We will be reading each kathisma, full text of the “Ancient Faith Psalter” and from “First Fruit of Prayer canon of St. Andrew. We are looking for individuals who are willing to sign up for half hour intervals to read throughout the night. You don’t need to stay the whole night unless you want to. For more information or to sign up for one of the slots, please call Mary in the church office. Please see attached flyer.
Sts. Joachim & Anna Organization has planned a trip for Jim Thorpe on Thursday, May 23rd. The cost is $80 for Members and $100 for Non-Members. The trip includes the bus ride, train ride and the trolley ride. Lunch will be on your own and there will be a free time to shop. We will be departing at 8am from the Church and leaving Jim Thorpe at 4pm. A table will be set up every Sunday to make your reservation. Please note your payment will reserve a seat on the bus. We have 38 seats available, and it is first come-first serve.
Vacation Bible School will be held on June 10th – 12th. We ask that children 4 years old till 6th graders please join us. We have attached a flyer for you to register your children. Please register so we know how many will be coming.
On Thursday June 13th we will go to the Harrisburg Senators baseball game on city island. This is a community event and everyone is welcome. The gates open at 5:30pm and the game starts at 6:30pm. They also will have a two hour all you can eat buffet included in the price of your ticket! Please see the attached flyer and purchase your ticket if you wish to go.
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