Weekly Sunday Bulletin – 11th Sunday of Luke
Stewardship
We thank the 391 stewards who have pledged for 2013.
Do you know that it takes $1422 (*our annual operating budget of $590,000 divided by 415 pledging families) per household to meet the yearly operational expenses of St. Demetrios?)
*For more details on our annual budget please contact the church office. If you wish to pledge for the 2014 year and become a steward, please do so by filling out this form.
Thank you to all who voted!
Demetrios Rapanos, Anastasia Merkel, Peter Synoyannis, Michael Haralambis, and Marion Koliniatis were elected to serve on the Parish Council for the three year term 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Cancer Fighting Sunday
The Cancer Chapter would like to express their heartfelt gratitude for everyone’s generous support of Cancer Fighting Sunday. A special thank you goes to those of you that made contributions of delicious baked goods and holiday boutique items and of course to all the volunteers.Your contributions go toward funding cancer research and our hopes and prayers are directed to those who are finding cures and treatments to eradicate this devastating disease. We wish you and your families a wonderful Holiday Season!
Vasilopita
Philoptochos is selling Vasilopita on Sunday, Dec. 15, Dec. 22 and Dec. 29. There is a limited number of vasilopitas this year due to space. Do not wait for the last minute.
Please support the Philoptochos and purchase one for $10.00
GOYA Bake Sale
Our youth are having a bake sale this Sunday, December 15 in the community center.
Sunday School Christmas Pageant and Family Night
Come and enjoy the biblical story of the Nativity presented to you in our sanctuary on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 6:30pm and then join us for Family Night and dinner in the Community Center.
Admission is Free!
Ministry Head Teachers and Advisors meeting—Sunday, December 15
Ministry heads will meet the Clergy and the members of the EYCC at the times outlined below. All teachers, instructor and advisors are requested to be here on time and ready to meet in order to further improve our youth ministry program.
12:15pm – 12:45pm – Dance
12:45pm – 1:15pm – Language and Culture
1:15pm -1:45 pm – GOYA
1:45pm – 2:15pm – Sunday School
New Year’s Eve
Celebrate New Year’s Eve With Us!!! Tuesday, December 31, 2013, see flier for more information
Grand Raffle
Tickets have been mailed to our parishioners. If you need more tickets, a table is set up every Sunday from now until the festival. You may turn in your tickets stubs and pick up more tickets to sell. Ticket price is $25.00 and our goal is to sell 5000 to win a Brand New 2014 Lexus IS250.
The Family Life Ministry of the Greek Orthodox
Metropolis of Atlanta presents:
Preparing for The Journey of Marriage in the Orthodox Church,
Saturday, January 4th, 2014 from 10am to 4pm.
A one-day workshop for couples getting married in the Orthodox Church
$40.00 per couple.
Hosted by Saint Sophia Cathedral
Please RSVP to the Cathedral office
305-854-2922
Usher Committee
Looking for volunteers to assist the parish council to ensure an orderly process during communion , the passing of the tray and the feast days of the church . Please contact the church office
A Historic Quest of Faith
Holy Land Pilgrimage on March 5-14, 2014 . Join Fr. Chris and Fr. Steven Zorzos form Saint Sophia in Washington, DC for this once in a lifetime opportunity. Come to the places where miracles occurred, where the Apostles walked , where the Theotokos was laid to rest. See where Christ prayed, suffered, died… and rose again.
Please see flier in south narthex or call Fr. Chris for more information. We are almost sold out, please act today!
