Weekly Sunday Bulletin-January 24

Announcements

 

• HDF Presentation-Orlando

We congratulate our HDF dancers who came home with the Bronze medal!

Dancers – Emily Ryan, Elizabeth Ryan, Lorraine Angelakos, Athena Tsingelis, Dimitra Tsingelis, Zach Fernandez, Dimitri Selimos, Nicole Perez, Nikita Legakis

Instructor – Lilian Vlandi

Teachers – Stephanie Balaskas, Christa Barlow, Victoria Angelakos

Costumes – Toni Anastasiou and Maggie Barlow

 

• The Three Hierarchs Commemoration

Our Greek School students will be commemorating the Three Hierarchs following the Divine

Liturgy on Sunday January 31, 2016 in honor of St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory of Nazianzus

the Theologian and St. John Chrysostom and the indelible mark they left on Christian Theology through their writings.

 

• Blood Drive

Donate blood on OneBlood’s* BigRedBus 9am-2pm Sunday, January 24

 A critical number of voluntary donations are required every day to meet the need for blood, and OneBlood and its hospital partners

appreciate your lifesaving efforts.

 

• Bookstore

2016 Wall Calendars still available. Only a few left!

New Bookstore Items   

Food, Faith and Fasting

Reclaiming the Atonement                  

New Children’s Book include:

H is for Holy

Heaven Meets Earth

Sweet Song (The Story of St. Melodios)

Festival Announcements

• Help Needed: are you social media savvy?

We are looking for three or four people who are actively involved with social media (especially Facebook and Instagram) to post selected items on our parish Facebook page weekly, etc. If you would like to volunteer, please call us at (954) 467-1515.

• Festival Ad Book

As you are aware, St. Demetrios Church offers a number of ministries, programs and events to its parish and local community. To support these ministries and share our Orthodox faith and Hellenic culture, we hold our annual Festival.

This year, the Fort Lauderdale Greek Festival will be held on February 11, 12, 13, and 14, 2016.

Help support this event by purchasing a quarter, half or full page ad in our Festival Ad Book to wish the Church well on its upcoming festival, congratulate a loved one on a special occasion, or celebrate an anniversary.

For pricing, refer to the Sponsorship Form and return it to the office, or visit www.stdemetrios.org where you can purchase your ad and upload any photos. All donations are tax deductible. Forms and artwork must be submitted by January 25, 2016. If you have friends or family members who would also be interested in this opportunity, please forward this information to them.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please call (954) 467-1515. We look forward to hearing from you.

• FESTIVAL Volunteers 2016…BEST FESTIVAL EVER!!!

Thursday, February 11th through Sunday, February 14th  Pick your spots now.     Join any of the many talented teams that make our festival ONE OF THE BEST FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES & FUNDRAISERS OFFERED.

We have a spot for everyone:  Ad Book Sales, Admissions, Appetizers/Mezedes, Pre-Festival Baking, Bakery, Baklava Ice Cream, Bar Tenders, Cashiers, Church Narthex & Candles, Decorating, Food Line Servers, Greek Coffee, Gyro, Pre-Festival Food Prep, Loukoumades, Festival Set Up & Take down, Saganaki, Taverna,  Volunteer Processing and more!

Come see us in the narthex after Divine Liturgy!

Individual commitment to a group effort-that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

—Vince Lombardi