Sunday March 24, 2019 ANNOUNCEMENTS

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4 Sunday March 24, 2019 ANNOUNCEMENTS Memorial Eleni Kane (1 Year) Trisagions Andreas Armatas (2 Years) Alexandros Karousos (15 Years) Kalomira Karousos (17 Years) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ TODAY Celebration for Annunciation & Greek Independence Day Join us on today in the gymnasium following the Divine Liturgy for a celebration of the Annunciation and Greek Independence Day Lenten food will be provided

5 Church Services & Events for Today & the Upcoming Week Today March 24, 2019 Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas Greek Independence Day Celebration 6:00 pm Lenten Vespers at St. Luke Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Warners Monday March 25, :00 am Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Annunciation of The Theotokos GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY 3:00 pm Greek Flag Raising at Syracuse City Hall 5:30 pm Jesus Prayer Group Tuesday March 26, :00 am Bible Study 7:00 pm YAL Book Study Wednesday March 27, :30 pm Greek School 6:00 pm Presanctified Liturgy Thursday March 28, :00 pm Choir Rehearsal Friday March 29, :30 am Presanctified Liturgy 6:00 pm Akathist Hymn III Saturday March 30, :00 am Metropolis GOYA Lenten Retreat, hosted in Syracuse 5:00 pm Great Vespers

6 Please Join Us! PAN-ORTHODOX LENTEN VESPERS Schedule of Services ~ 6:00 PM on Sundays Followed by a Fasting Meal March 24, 2019 Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas St. Luke Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Warners March 31, 2019 Sunday of the Holy Cross Sts. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church April 7, 2019 Sunday of St. John Climacus Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, E. Syr. April 14, 2019 Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Auburn GOYA UPSTATE NEW YORK RETREAT Saturday, March 30 ~ 11:00 am to 6:00 pm Bring a Can of Food for the Food Pantry ~ Lunch & Snacks Included ~ REGISTER

7 Monday March 25, 2019 Bus Trip to Syracuse City Hall For Greek Flag Raising In Commemoration of Greek Independence Day Join us on Monday March 25 for the Greek Flag Raising at Syracuse City Hall. A bus will be available, special thanks to the AHEPA for sponsoring the bus. There will be pre-registration required and any remaining seats will be distributed on a first-come first-serve basis. The bus will depart from the Church at 2:00 pm to 2:15 pm. The flag raising celebration will be held at 3:00 pm at Syracuse City Hall. Τη Δευτέρα 25 Μαρτίου θα εχωμε την ανύψωση της σημαίας στο Δημαρχείο. Ένα λεωφορείο θα είναι διαθέσιμο για άτομα. Θα χρειαστη προ-καταχώριση και τα υπόλοιπα καθίσματα θα διανεμηθούν σε βάση προτεραιότητας. Το λεωφορείο θα φύγει από την εκκλησία στις 2:00-2:15μμ. Ο εορτασμός της σημαίας θα είναι στις 3:00 μμ. GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY BUS SIGN-UP Raising the Greek Flag At this time, seats on the bus are still available! If you would like to take the bus, from St. Sophia s Church to the ceremony at Syracuse City Hall and back to the church on Monday-March 25, 2019, make a reservation by contacting Michael Labatos by at AlphaRealtyOfSyracuse@gmail.com or by telephone at (315) Seats are limited! Persons that have signed up can board the bus from 1:00 pm to no later than 1:45 pm.

8 ST. SOPHIA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 46 TH ANNUAL GREEK CULTURAL FESTIVAL, JUNE 6-9, 2019 Advertisement Order Form WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT Advertisement Ad Book Cost ( check item) ** 1. Center Pages - (5 x 8) 2-pages [ ] $ ** 2.. Full Page (5 x 8 ) 3. One-Half Page (5 x 4) horizontal [ ] $ [ ] $ One-Quarter Page (5 x 2) [ ] $ Two Three Lines for Memorial Page / Parents-Friends for Dancers Page [ ] $ Single Line Sponsor Name [ ] $20.00 **As a thank you for your support, anyone who buys full page and/or advertises on our website we will include your Name and/or Logo automatically to the outside tent TV signage for the 4 day festival period. Web Advertising 7. syracusegreekfest.com (Displayed on our website May 2019 April 2020) [ ] $ Any Advertisement in our Ad Book plus Web Advertising package Deduct $50.00 from total Any $ * Sponsor will receive 2 complementary meal tickets Ad Book Please enclose your ad with this order form or your ad to: Festival2019@taylorcopy.com cc: gmiledon@twcny.rr.com Preferred Formats:.pdf.jpg.png.tiff Web Advertising Please send camera ready horizontal or block logo to: joelmshaw@gmail.com cc: gmiledon@twcny.rr.com Please include URL (we will link to your website) or a business telephone number. Business logos will scroll along the bottom of each page of syracusegreekfest.com. Questions about Web Advertising should be addressed to: joelmshaw@gmail.com This order form and all payments should be mailed to St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church, 325 Waring Road, Syracuse, NY Checks made payable to St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church Cultural Festival Committee By May 20,2019. For questions, please call Greg Miledonis at or gmiledon@twcny.rr.com Date Name Phone Address

9 DONATIONS FOR EASTER BASKET DISTRIBUTION The Jamesville Dewitt Ecumenical Food Pantry (JDEFP) will have an Easter Basket distribution on April 13, Please bring in pancake syrup, coffee and/or canned sweet potatoes as St. Sophia s contribution to the Easter Basket for the families who rely on the food pantry. Items need to be provided in time for the baskets to be prepared for the April 13 distribution. You can leave the donated items on the table in the Narthex of our church for pick up. Firm deadline for donated items is Sunday April 7, Thank you for your generosity!! Myrrhbearer Program Parents of 3 rd Grade -7 th Grade Girls Good Friday 6:00 pm Epitafios Service If you would like your daughter to participate please return this form to your daughter s Sunday School Teacher, Liz Steinberg, Sunday School Director, or drop the form in the office no later than April 14, Please note that the girls should be dressed in white for the service and we will have a practice on April 26, 2019 at the Good Friday Youth Retreat. Any questions contact: Athena Tzetzis (315) a.tzetzis@icloud.com Vicky Boswell (315) vasilicki@gmail.com Elizabeth Steinberg (315) lsteinberg@signaltg.com Eleni Kosmas (315) elenikosmas@hotmail.com Yes, we want our daughter(s) to participate: Name of Daughter(s): Parent Contact: Phone #: address:

10 DANCE PRACTICE If your child or grandchild is interested in being a Greek dancer, please take note of the following: Elementary Group (Grades 2 5) begins on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:00 pm downstairs OPA! Middle School Group (Grades 6 8) begins on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:45 pm in the Choir Loft High School Group (Grades 9 12) begins on Tuesday, March 19 at 7:00 pm Downstairs OPA! Dancers In Training (1st Grade and lower) begins on Sunday, March 31 after Church FESTIVAL BAKING SCHEDULE ATTENTION PITA LADIES, WE NEED YOUR HELP! PUT ON YOUR APRONS AND BRING YOUR ROLLING PINS THE TIME IS HERE TO PREPARE DOUGH FOR THE PITAS 9:00 AM on Saturday, March 23, :00 AM on Saturday, March 30, :00 AM on Saturday, April 6, 2019