This Friday evening, the third Salutations to the Virgin Mary will be chanted at 7:00 p.m. with a discussion to follow.
This Sunday will mark the third Sunday of the Great and Holy Fast – it is the mid-period of Lent and is marked with a beautiful procession of the Holy Cross. We will be blessed to have with us Deacon Christodoulos Wallace, a recently ordained clergyman serving at Saint Katherine’s Greek Orthodox Church in Falls Church, Virginia. For information about the feastday, follow this link… http://lent.goarch.org/sunday_of_the_cross/learn/
Please also take note of the following announcements…
This Sunday, in the Youth Room, at 10:00 AM the 7th-12th grade Sunday School students will participate in the annual Saint Chrysostom Oratorical Festival.
The Junior Division (7-9 grade) will present a 3-4 minute speech from 5 possible topics, and the Senior Division (10-12 grade) will present a 4-5 minute speech from a different 5 possible topics.
Three judges will evaluate each participant in both content and delivery. The top 2 Parish speakers will represent the Cathedral at the District competition at a later date. The Oratorical Program is an opportunity for Sunday School students to express their thoughts about their faith and the Church. Visitors and parents are welcomed to attend.
PASCHAL BREAD and COOKIES: The Philoptochos Society is sponsoring a sale of tsoureki at $8/loaf and decorated boxes containing 3 dozen koulourakia at $10/box for your Paschal table. These items will be sold on Palm Sunday, March 28th following the Divine Liturgy in the foyer of the Father Constantine Monios Social Hall. Please contact Georgeann Morekas (443.845.1176, gnmorekas@comcast.net) or Pat Bartsocas (bartsocaspat@hotmail.com) with questions or if you would like to pre-order these items. Proceeds from this sale benefit the society’s philanthropic projects.
On March 7, Sunday of the Holy Cross, there will be a community sponsored coffee hour in the Father Constantine Monios Hall. Donations of lenten dips, snacks or baked goods and fruit are appreciated. Help is also needed with setting/cleaning up and serving coffee. Please contact Mary Kariotis at malama@comcast.net.
