Nativity Epistle. A Message from Fr. Nick Marcus. March 2016

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1 Nativity Epistle March A Message from Fr. Nick Marcus Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas Nativity of the Virgin Mary W. Five Mile Rd. Plymouth, MI Phone: Fax: Rev. Fr. Nick Marcus Presbyter (616) frnickmarcus@gmail.com Rev. Fr. Charles Sarelis Retired Church Office Hours Monday through Friday 10:00 am 2:00 pm Office Administrator Kathleen M. Kyriacou secretarynvm@yahoo.com 2016 Parish Council Louis Poulos President Angela Kheir Vice President Voula Sonbay Treasurer Irene Melaboitis Secretary Michael Fafalios Charlene Galbraith Georgia Koumariotis Dr. Angelo Patsalis Yianni John Petrou Michael Szlinis Golfo Tzilos My beloved in Christ, These past few weeks during the Triodion Period, hopefully, we have begun a time of preparation for the Great and Holy 40 day. With anything in life, preparation is required. We prepared for our jobs and life in general by going to school for at least 12 years and even more with college and graduate school. We have prepared and taken countless exams, learning about what each subject, their materials and the tests will cover. Doctors, attorneys, builders, farmers, cooks, priests, etc., all prepare for their work. We prepare continuously in our lives because we know that it is the only way to be successful, no matter what the undertaking may be. Then why shouldn t we also prepare to enter eternity, in other words, to prepare to be with God forever? On a weekly base an orthodox Christian has learned to prepare their mind, body and soul to be with their Heavenly Father on Sunday. They have made and live a lifestyle that is in constant preparation to receive God through His body and blood - Holy Communion. First and foremost we are taught to fast two days per week. We remember our Lords betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane on Wednesdays and His Crucifixion on Fridays. We pray for each other asking God and others for forgiveness for anything we may have done to hurt them. St John of Kronstadt stated that when we pray and allow our minds to wander to other things, like cares of this life, we offend our Lord by not being able to be in His presence for a few short minutes. Great Lent is about nurturing our relationship with God, wanting to be in His holy presence. The Church gives us this time period to grow in Christ through denial of our abundance especially from meat, fish, dairy and eggs. There is nothing bad or evil about food. In fact the Lord teaches us that it is not what goes into a man s mouth that defiles him, but rather what comes out of it. Through prayer and fasting miracles happen. One miracle I recall is of a man who had a cancer. He left his life of comfort and abundance and turned towards God in his hour of need by going to a monastery. There the abbot told him for the next 40 days the fathers would pray for him in private and in the liturgy they celebrated every day. The ασκησεις or spiritual work he would have to do was fast for 40 days, no food at all! The man was willing to do anything since his cancer was terminal. The fathers prayed for him to be cured and to give him strength to fast without any food. Not only was he able in his weak condition to fast but after 40 days his cancer was gone. Glory to God! Our goal as Christians is to prepare to be with God for all eternity. Everything that we do to live a Christ type of life inches us towards truly wanting to be with God forever. On occasion I have said in Church that if you don t know Jesus, why would you want to live with Him forever? That would be like learning that you will be going to live with a relative from another country that you have never met but have heard about them all your life. Great Lent is a time to put our lives in order -a time to come face to face with God, our Father who loves us more than we can imagine. But it takes effort. No one said that it would be easy to be a Christian. Like all relationships in life, it takes effort and preparation. Our Father who gave us life wants us to be with Him forever. From the time Adam and Eve were cast out of Paradise, our Father has been in preparation of receiving us back with Him. He has sent the Prophets and the Saints to prepare us through their examples of living a life in Him. Ultimately, He sent His beloved Son to show us through example how to live that life that leads to Him. Don t let Great Lent pass you by as any other time of the year.. Pray. Come to as many services as you can- as there are many offered throughout Lent. Leave the world behind you and turn towards heaven prepare! May the Lord our God grant you strength and peace. A blessed Lent, Καλη Σαρακοστη! Fr. Nick

2 Page 2e 22 Nativity Epistle Nativity News 2016 STEWARDSHIP: Please turn in your 2016 Stewardship pledge form as soon as possible. Forms are available in the hallway and fellowship hall. BAPTISMS: Congratulations to Steve and Anna Finneran who s daughters Eleni and Amalia were baptized by Father Nick last month. Koumbari are John & Eleni Dilis and George & Jenny Kriarakis For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ (Galatians 3:27 NIV) ORTHODOX 101 CLASS: Learn about the faith! Beginning with a church tour by Fr. Nick on Wednesday, March 2nd and March 9th at 7:10pm after Paraklesis. Classes will be held every Wednesday night thereafter following Pre-Sanctified Liturgy during the lenten pot luck meal. PRE-LENT APOKRIES DANCE: Join Nativity GOYA for an evening of DJ music, dancing and family fun on Saturday, March 5th. Everyone is welcome, more info in this months Epistle. CHOIR MINISTRY: Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. (Psalm 95:1 NIV) Help the Nativity Choir glorify the Lord in song every Sunday by becoming a member of the Nativity Choir! Practice held every Friday night at 7pm. PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH: Father Nick has requested that we each pray for the growth and well being of our parish and families. TUESDAY GROUP: Will meet every Tuesday at 11am for a one hour Bible Study and discussion revolving around the liturgical cycle of the church followed by lunch. Please contact Father Nick for more information or to assist with lunch. PARISH FAMILY NIGHT: Join Joy/Hope Ministry in the Fellowship Hall on the 3rd Friday of every month for fun, family and fellowship. Everyone is invited! HAVE NEWS YOU WANT TO SHARE? Please submit your family news, celebratory events, congratulations, accomplishments, highlights, awards, new job placement or any life moments you wish to have listed on this page to nativityvmvoice@gmail.com. PHOTOS FOR THE EPISTLE: If you have captured any photos showing parish life, please forward them to nativityvmphotos@gmail.com for publication in the Epistle. DAYTON BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Congratulations to the Nativity junior girls 4th place finish and Nativity intermediate boys placing 2nd! The boys lost in the finals to Ft Wayne Indiana Go Nativity! METROPOLIS OF DETROIT SUMMER CAMP: 2016 Registration is open for youth entering grades Please join our parish families in registering your children for week 2 (July 10- July 16) in hopes of grouping our Nativity children together. NATIVITY CALENDAR: Subscribe to the Nativity Calendar on your smart phone or computer for easy import of all scheduled services and events. Go to and click on the appropriate link (either icalendar or google) to subscribe. The church calendar will automatically update itself on your device.

3 Page 3 PARISH COUNCIL NEWS Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, We have much to be enthusiastic about and thankful for in this upcoming year. With Panagia s intercessions, Father Nick s prayerful activity and our witnessing Christ as a loving, prayerful and faithful community, we hope to accomplish much to the Glory of God. Already completed this year: Father Nick s reception office is fully furnished and only needs a few finishing touches; The Father George Vaporis Library at the Ed Center is open to all parishioners; the Nativity Book Store was relocated from the hallway to the Ed Center to expand operations and hopefully help meet the needs of the Orthodox community at large. Currently, the goal is to be open by the first day of Lent, March 14th - official hours to be announced. Additionally, the parish council is preparing to move forward on many key projects as soon as possible. Our first priority is licensing the kitchen which, in addition to meeting our festival needs, would enhance our ability to fundraise year around. Our second priority is to replace the damaged carpet in the church while adding marble flooring down the main aisle and in the narthex. Our third priority is to complete the church flat roof replacement which was postponed until this coming spring. Please pray that these projects come to completion properly and quickly. We hope to move forward with our next set of goals which include eliminating the mortgage and vision planning for future growth and expansion. Last month our second Council of Ministries meeting under the guidance of Fr. Nick was attended by returning ministry chairpeople, along with many new ministries including: Presvytera Liza (Family Night), Anne Randall (Nativity Kiss), Mike Randall (Nativity Bookstore), Gayle Ford (Fr. George Vaporis Library), John Petrou (Welcoming Committee), Dimitri Tzelepis (Byzantine Choir), Thekla Szlinis (Grounds Committee), Perry Christy (Book Club). Thank you to all our ministry heads for graciously volunteering your time, talents and treasure for our parish to the Glory of God. If you are interested in getting involved in any of these ministries or starting a committee, please see Fr. Nick or any parish council member. Lastly, our Nativity Parish is scheduled to host a pan orthodox vespers sponsored by the Council of Orthodox Christian Churches (COCC) of Metropolitan Detroit on Sunday of The Holy Cross, April 3rd at. Please mark this on your calendar and make every effort to attend, it is a special opportunity to welcome with warmth and hospitality many neighboring clergy and faithful into our parish. Many wishes for a blessed, fruitful and God pleasing lent. Καλή δύναµη! Yours In Christ, Louis Poulos Parish Council

4 Page 4 Wisdom of the Saints From the 2016 Daily Lives, Miracles and Wisdom of the Saints and ing Calendar The Orthodox Calendar Company ~ Do not be irritated with those who sin; do not develop a habit of noticing every sin in others, and judging them, as we are inclined to do. Everyone shall give an answer to God for himself. Correct your own sins; and amend your own heart. ~ St. John of Kronstadt If you begin to guard wealth it will not be yours. But if you begin to distribute it, you will not lose it. ~ St. Basil the Great Remember, never to fear the power of evil more than your trust in the power and love of God. ~ Apostle Hermas of the Seventy The Lord permits our sufferings in order that we might feel our weakness and strive more fervently toward the source of every good thing, our Creator, who gives everyone what is profitable. ~ St. John Maximovitch Prayer is the test of everything; prayer is also the source of everything; prayer is the driving force of everything; prayer is also the director of everything. If prayer is right, everything is right. For prayer will not allow anything to go wrong. ~ St. Theophan the Recluse It is necessary for a Christian to fast, in order to clear his mind, to rouse and develop his feelings, and to stimulate his will to useful activity. These three human capabilities we darken and stifle above all by surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life (Lk. 21:34) ~ St. John of Kronstadt Prayer is a remedy against grief and depression. ~ St. Nilus of Sinai Do not forget prayer - it is the life of the soul. ~ St. Nikon of Optina If you want to overcome the spirit of slander, blame not the person who falls but the prompting demon. ~ St. John Climacas

5 Stewardship 2016 Update Thank you to the following faithful stewards who have submitted their pledge cards for the 2015 pledge year. Please join them in their support for Nativity of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church and submit your pledge card today! 2016 Budget Pledge to Date Total Pledge Amount $260, $105, Page 5 Fr. Nick & Presvytera Liza Marcus Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos Adonakis Mr. & Mrs. Nick Aravas Mr. & Mrs. John Atsalis Mr. & Mrs. Peter Canelopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Alex Carayannopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Perry Christy Mr. George Demergis Mrs. Cleo Demetriou Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dingeman Mr. & Mrs. David Droz Mr. & Mrs. David Drummond Mr. & Mrs. Nick Eliades Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fafalios Mr. & Mrs. Steve Finneran Mr. & Mrs. Harry Floros Mr. & Mrs. John Floros Mr. & Mrs. Tom Foster Ms. Angela Galanos Mr. & Mrs. Matt Galbraith Mr. & Mrs. Christos Georvassillis Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gillette Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hentnik Mr. & Mrs. John Houstoulakis Ms. Katherine Jenaras Mr. & Mrs. Tasi Kanellopoulos Ms. Helen Kaneris Mr. Costa Kassapis Ms. Angela Kheir Mr. & Mrs. Kourtney Kirshman Mr. Gus Kokas Mr. Dimitris Kosta Mr. Ephraim Kosta Mr. & Mrs. George Kotsonas Mr. & Mrs. Elias Koumariotis Ms. Soula Koumariotis Mr. & Mrs. Bill Krall Mr. & Mrs. Jenny Kriarakis Mr. & Mrs. Costis Kyriacou Mr. & Mrs. Marios Lambi Mr. & Mrs. John Liogas Mr. Panayoitis Mareaskas Ms. Alexandra Marikis-Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Bill Marken Mr. & Mrs. Frank Maroudis Mr. & Mrs. Stavros Melabiotis Dr. George Mellos Mrs. Mary Metrusias Ms. Fay Mili Mr. & Mrs. Dragan Milojevic Mrs. Freda Mollasis Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Morris Mrs. Becky Moustakeas Mrs. Sophia Nichoff Ms. Nikolia Pappas Dr. Angelo Patsalis Mr. & Mrs. James Patterson Mr. & Mrs. John Petrou Mr. & Mrs. Chris Poulos Mr. & Mrs. Louis Poulos Mrs. Sophia Poulos Mr. & Mrs. Charles Prokos Mr. & Mrs. Marc Rentis Mr. & Mrs. Fred Rifat Ms. Alexandra Sarellaris Mrs. Bessie Shell Mr. & Mrs. Sandy Smith Mr. William Smith Mr. & Mrs. Jon Sonbay Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stassinos Mr. & Mrs. John Stathopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Stoitsiadis Mr. & Mrs. John Szlinis Mr. & Mrs. Michael Szlinis Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Takis Ms. Georgia Theophelis Ms. Alexandra Tsacoumangos Mr. & Mrs. Paul Tsikaris Ms. Angela Tzelepis Ms. Christina Tzilos Ms. Golfo Tzilos Ms. Margaret Vardouniostis Mr. & Mrs. John Vardouniostis Mr. & Mrs. Chris Varlamos Mr. & Mrs. Frank Varlamos Mr. & Mrs. Gust Varlamos Mr. Nick Varlamos Mr. & Mrs. John Varverakis Mr. & Mrs. Frank Vivio Ms. Theodora Vorias Mr. James R. Wahl Mrs. Maria Walker Mr. & Mrs. Odisseys Zigouirs

6 "NATIVITY KISS" Parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents and godparents: Please provide us with the addresses of your college age loved ones. We want to keep connected to our young people with small care packages. We are hoping to send packages within the next few weeks in anticipation of final exams. Please let us know contact information for students even if they are still living at home. Please send the names and addresses to For any questions, you can also see Anne Randall or Betsy Basoukeas. Tahini Mediterranean Bakery & Grill Tahini is looking for full time and part time help. If interested please call Norma at Please mention this ad! Notes From the Chanters Stand Come let us sing to the Lord, and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us. Is God calling you to join the choir? Please consider this ministry as you complete your Stewardship Commitment Card. Practices are held on 7:00pm. Ages 12 and up are welcome. Please let me know if you are interested! In His Service, Demetri Tzelepis

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8 Page 8 PHILOPTOCHOS Our 40th annual Love Luncheon was very successful! We thank all of you who attended and continue to support all of our events. The Philoptochos would like to thank George Dimopoulos and his family for their generosity in donating all the food. He does it in memory of his parents. We would like to thank the following people: Stephanie Papasoglu for designing the tickets and the number place cards. Helen Stasinos for flowers and champagne. Hellenic Bakery for the bread. Mike Manolakas for the wine. Last, but not least thank you to All the ladies of the Philoptochos who worked very hard to make this luncheon possible The Ladies of the Philoptochos will be having a Lenten Soup Luncheon on Sunday, April 10th following services. Our next meeting will be on Monday, April 5:30pm

9 ~ Please Pray For ~ Fr. George Vaporis Michael Charles Prokos Gerasimos Maria Chris Cleo Demitriou Chris Eva Kocoves Fink Sandy Zembylas Nick Zembylas Taylor Zembylas MiaGrace Zembylas David Despina Athanasia Pat Lisa Zervos John Loridas Karl David George Vali Anne Maria Michali Christofi Jacob Espinosa Theodora Espinosa Maria Espinosa Katerina Teresa John Elaine Galbraith Dorothy Hetu John Atsalis Maryann Varverakis Maria Kalas Soula Metropoulos Nick Morakeas Kenneth Johnson Anastasia Kyriazakos Theodora Bageris Abducted For the safety of Metropolitan Paul and Archbishop John and for their return to their communities, let us pray to the Lord. If you know of anyone who is need of prayer, or visitation please notify Fr. Nick or the church office

10 We Need Your Help to raise money for our church programs Please bring your recyclable papers to our Green & Yellow Paper Retriever Bin Located next to the NEC building. ACCEPTED ITEMS: Newspapers Magazines Shopping Catalogs Mail School Papers Office Papers Envelopes Shredded paper (bagged) ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED NO Cardboard NO Cereal/Soda Cartons NO Food wrap/containers NO Tissue Products NO Phone Books NO Plastic NO Glass RESOURCE SAVINGS from Recycling One Ton of Paper: 4,102 kwh less Electricity 60 Lbs less Green House Gases 7,000 gallons less of Water 390 gallons of oil Make Every Page Count Thank you for recycling!

11 Page 11 ~ Nativity Basketball ~ Dayton Tournament Parishioners, please be sure to congratulate all our GOYANs who returned from Dayton this week where they were competing with GOYANs from all over the US and Canada at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church s GOYA Tournament. Our teams fared very well in Dayton, with Intermediate Boys (ages 16-18) taking 2 nd place, Junior Boys (ages 13-15) and Junior Girls (ages 12-18) each taking 4 th place. Each team had one player honored with an MVP award. Our honorees were Noah Droz, Yianni Pallas, and Niki Sitaras! In total, our teams played 12 games, double the minimum due to how well all of our teenagers played! Our teams had wins over teams from all over Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. Outstanding results! The tournament was a great event for promoting fellowship amongst all the GOYANs from all the parishes participating. Please follow all of the Nativity teams at This is the first season that we ve ever had at least 1 team in each division. All schedules, scores, and league standings are available at Please come out to support our teams! Go Nativity!

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14 Page 14 Fr. Nick leads a Bible study group on Tuesdays at 11am - 12 noon in the church hall. ALL welcome to join! ~TUESDAY GROUP Invitation ~ We invite you to please consider joining the Tuesday Group following the Bible study, for lunch, fellowship, fun, conversation, and cards?. This gathering is for and about fellowship. There is no cost to you! Stop on in for lunch only, or stay for the afternoon. We have a lot of Laughs, and this is a great opportunity to get to know each other better. We look forward to seeing you there! God Bless you! Sincerely, Fr. Nick & Presvytera Liza

15 Page 15 CLEAN MONDAY YOUTH CONFESSION and KITE FLYING Come join us for the beginning of Great Lent March 14th 12:00pm 4:00pm Lenten meal will be served.

16 2016 Lenten Services Date March Service Saturday, March 5 Saturday, March 12 Sunday, March 13 Monday, March 14 Tuesday, March 15 Wednesday, March 16 Thursday, March 17 Friday, March 18 Saturday, March 19 Tuesday, March 22 Wednesday, March 23 Thursday, March 24 Friday, March 25 Tuesday, March 29 Wednesday, March 30 Thursday, March 31 Time Service SATURDAY OF SOULS 8:45am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy SATURDAY OF SOULS 8:45am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy 6:00pm Forgiveness Service 12-4pm Youth Confession, Kite flying & Lenten Lunch 6:00pm Great Compline w/lenten Meal 11:00am Bible Study 6:00pm Great Compline 5:00pm Presanctified Liturgy w/lenten Meal & Presentation 6:00pm Great Compline 10:00am Presanctified Liturgy 7:00pm Salutations to the Theotokos SATURDAY OF SOULS 8:45am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy 11:00am Bible Study 6:30pm Great Compline 5:00pm Presanctified Liturgy w/lenten Meal & Presentation 7:00pm Great Annunciation Downtown Detroit ANNUNCIATION 8:45am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy 11:00am Bible Study 6:30pm Great Compline 5:00pm Presanctified Liturgy w/lenten Meal & Presentation 6:30pm Great Compline

17 2016 Lenten Services April Services Friday, April 1 10:00am Presanctified Liturgy 7:00pm Salutations to the Theotokos Tuesday, April 5 Tuesday, April 5 Wednesday, April 6 Thursday, April 7 Friday, April 8 Tuesday, April 12 Wednesday, April 13 Thursday, April 14 Friday, April 15 Tuesday, April 19 Wednesday, April 20 Thursday, April 21 Friday, April 22 Saturday, April 23 11:00am Bible Study 6:30pm Great Compline 5:00pm Presanctified Liturgy w/lenten Meal & Presentation 6:30pm Great Compline 10:00am Presanctified Liturgy 7:00pm Salutations to the Theotokos 11:00am Bible Study 6:30pm Great Compline 5:00pm Presanctified Liturgy w/lenten Meal & Presentation 6:30pm Great Compline 10:00am Presanctified Liturgy 7:00pm Salutations to the Theotokos 11:00am Bible Study 6:30pm Great Compline 5:00pm Presanctified Liturgy w/lenten Meal & Presentation 6:30pm Great Compline 10:00am Presanctified Liturgy 7:00pm Salutations to the Theotokos LAZARUS SATURDAY 8:45am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy Pancake Breakfast, Making of the Palm Crosses & Cleaning of the church and grounds to follow service

18 Page 18 Toiletries for the Homeless Thank you to all those parishioners who donated travel-size toiletries. The children were able to assemble 45 kits for the homeless. There will be a donation box in the Education building for year-round collecting. Thank you for your generosity! Efharisto! Sincerely, Mrs. Mary Takis Nativity Scouts SENIOR GROUP GATHERING Thank you to the GOYA for donating the Spaghetti and Salad for this months luncheon. Also thanks to John Petrou and those who helped serve this delicious meal. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, April 12pm. The Senior Group will meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month following Bible Study which is every Tuesday from 11am to 12pm.

19 Page 19 THE ORDER OF AHEPA DISTRICT # 10 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Once again, the Order of AHEPA District # 10 Educational Foundation will be awarding educational scholarships to high school students who are graduating in June In addition, the Foundation will also be awarding scholarships to current college students. It is extremely important that applicants review carefully, the individual application requirements, to avoid any submission problems. Applications must be completed no later then April 1st. APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP CAN BE PICKED UP FROM EITHER YOUR SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER OR GOYA ADVISORS.

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21 Scouts Sunday Girl Scouts of America Sunday, March 20, 2016 Sunday of Orthodoxy & Scouts Sunday All boys and girls scouts are invited to observe a combined Scouts Sunday to remind our community that a scout promises to serve God respectfully and reverently. Please report to the social hall at 10am. Altar boys scheduled for this Sunday should serve as usual. Please wear your uniform. Girls may wear a dark skirt with their vest/sash. Remember to please bring an icon as we will be helping the ushers and participate in the Icon procession. All scouts will receive service patches for their efforts. Parents are asked to contact Mrs. Mary Takis ( ). Alumni are welcome. To learn more about religious awards available through Girl or Boy Scouting visit All Scouts Earn Your Religious Models St. George Chi-Rho & Alpha-Omega The books for earning your religious awards are in! Please see Mrs. Mary Takis to get started on your religious awards today! Third and Fifth grade scouts need to hurry before time runs out. (Awards are given out in June. St. George Award ~ Grades 1-3 Chi-Rho Award ~ Grades 3-5 Alpha-Omega ~ Grades 6 and up Mrs. Takis can be reached

22 Page 22 Nativity of the Virgin Mary March 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Small 6:00pm Orthodox 101 7:10pm Thursday 3 Friday 4 Greek School Annunciation Program Choir 7pm Saturday 5 Saturday of Souls 9am Divine 10am Gillette 3pm Apokries 6 Judgement Sunday (Meatfare) 7 10am Philoptochos 5:30pm : dairy, fish, wine & oil 8 Bible Study@11am Senior 12pm Parish 7p, : dairy, fish wine & oil 9 Small 6:00pm Orthodox 101 7:10pm : dairy, fish wine & oil 10 : dairy, fish wine & oil 11 Greek School Annunciation Program Choir 7pm : dairy, fish wine & oil 12 Saturday of Souls 9am Divine 10am GOYA St. George, 11am Tsimpidis 3pm Reception to follow in church hall. : dairy, fish wine & oil 13 Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare) Forgiveness : dairy, fish wine & oil 14 Lent Begins Great Canon I 10am Youth Confession/ Kite Flying 12pm Great Compline w/ Lenten 15 Great Canon II Bible 11am Tuesday 12pm Great Parish Council 7:30pm 16 Great Canon III Presanctified 5pm w/ Lenten Meal & Presentation 17 Great Canon IV Great 18 Presanctified Salutations of the 7pm 19 Saturday of Souls 9am Divine 10am : wine & oil 20 Sunday of Orthodoxy Scouts Sunday : wine & Oil 21 10am 22 Bible 11am Tuesday 12pm Great 6:30pm 23 Presanctified 5pm w/ Lenten Meal & Presentation 24 Great Annunciation Cathedral 25 Annunciation 9am Divine 10am Greek School St. Con Choir 7pm : fish, wine & oil 26 : wine & oil 27 Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas : wine & oil 28 10am 29 Bible 11am Tuesday 12pm 30 Presanctified 5pm w/ Lenten Meal & Oratorical Readings 31 Great 6:30pm Great 6:30pm Sunday Services 8:45 am Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy

23 Nativity Ministries Altar Servers George Zervos Beautification Committee Michele Prokos Hunsinger Diane Michalakis Thekla Szlinis Bible Study Fr. Nick Marcus Book Club Perry Christy Book Store Michael Randall Jerry Takis Building/Grounds Nick Varlamos George Zervos Coffee Hour Ministries Epistle Editors Charlene Galbraith Kathleen Kyriacou Louis Poulos Family Night Presvytera Liza Marcus Festivals/Fundraisers Angela Kheir G.O.Y.A. Fr. Nick Marcus Michael & Kristin Szlinis Greek School Anna Liakou-Hentnik Joy/Hope Presvytera Liza Marcus Denise Stein Library NEC Gale Ford Mary Takis Nativity Greek Dancers Peggy Collias Nativity Kiss Betsy Basoukeas Anne Randall O. Y. A. A. Nondo Basoukeas Michael Fafalios Philoptochos Theodora Bageris Protopsaltis Dr. Panayiotis Mitsias Demetrios Tzelepis Religious Education Michele Prokos Hunsinger Jerry Takis Scouts Boy/Girl Mary Takis Senior Group Costa Kassapis Stewardship Angela Kheir Tuesday Group Presvytera Liza Marcus Ushers Michael Fafalios Welcome Committee John Petrou

24 Continued Thanks to our Monthly Epistle Sponsors George N. Atsalis, D.D.S Atsalis Dental Excellence Big Tommy s Parthenon Greek Cuisine Boloven, Tiano & Associates PC Certified Public Accountants Charles Step Funeral Home, Inc. Redford Twp. And Walled Lake George s Livonia Gardens Diamond Kapsalis Steele and Family Global GNC Industries Ltd. The Stassinos Family Karl s Cabin Restaurant The Karl Poulos Family Francis X. Kelly D.D.S. Family Dentistry L.J. Griffin Funeral Home, Inc. Canton, Livonia, Westland & Northville Ram s Horn Restuarants Gus and Eugene Kasapis Seaway Painting Steve Vlahakis Transworld Title Company LLC Farmington Hills Undercover Self Storage A Kallis Enterprise Company