A.H.E.P.A. Sunday

MAY 20

 

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Encyclical of Archbishop Demetrios for AHEPA Sunday  -  May 20, 2012

YA'SSOO GREEK FESTIVAL!  JUNE 1, 2, 3
Volunteers are still needed in the following areas — Food Prep, Parking, Tray Pick up/Cleaning, Inside Security.  Be sure to sign up Sunday after the Divine Liturgy or you can call Pericles Chiatalas or George Kokales.  You can also sign up via email at a2greekfestival@hotmail.com.  Visit:  http//:www.annarborgreekfestival.org for additional Greek Festival information.  Follow us on

Saint Nicholas A.H.E.P.A. News
The annual A.H.E.P.A. District Convention, hosted by our own Ann Arbor A.H.E.P.A. Chapter #195 and Daughters of Penelope Knossos Chapter #174, will be held June 15-16, beginning Friday with a Golf Classic Open, followed by Greek Night and a dinner dance on Saturday night.  Contact Costa Boutsikakis or Perry Katsikas for more information.
High school seniors or college students are eligible to apply for A.H.E.P.A. local and district scholarships, available in the church office or at www.AHEPA.org.
A.H.E.P.A. is proud to announce the "Program Guide and Application" for the 2012 Journey to Greece Program is now available online. What better way to start the New Year than the gift of a lifetime for any new or returning college age student. Application Deadline:  April 30, 2012
Click here for an Application. | Click here for the Program Guide.

The Saint Nicholas Monthly Compass Newsletter
As a cost saving measure, the church is converting from a printed newsletter to an electronic one, beginning with the February, 2012 edition.  The benefit of an e-mail newsletter is that we can save thousands of dollars a year on printing, ink, paper, copy machine wear and tear, postage, maintenance fees and envelopes.  In addition, we will also save on volunteer time.  By receiving an electronic newsletter, you will still have the benefit of full color, and you will be able to access current and archived additions at any time via our Saint Nicholas website at:  http://www.stnickaa.org.
To those who do not have internet or prefer a hard copy, we will mail the Compass to your home.
If you would like to read the Compass on-line, please call the church office to have your name removed from the hard copy mailing list.  Thank you!

Ministry Highlight
Center for Family Care
The mission of The Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is, in the words of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, “both to affirm the importance of the family as a blessed gift of God and to address the specific needs of families as they try to live in a very challenging culture and world. As Orthodox Christians, we know that each and every family needs to be connected to the Church—a place where true relationships with God and one another are nurtured and sustained. Thus, through this program we will be working to bring more aspects of our faith into the home and to bring more families into the Church.” Click on the image to learn more.

Saint Nicholas Parish Bookstore Notes
Christos Anesti!  Stop by and check out our many books and pamphlets on all aspects of the Greek Orthodox faith and history.  We have a large selection of  prayer books, bibles (The Orthodox Study Bible is at a greatly reduced price.), icons, home altar goods and greeting cards for all occasions.  New at the bookstore: wall crosses, a wide variety of incense Our Hymn to the Mother of God,  Christ in the Psalms, and order forms for Rev. A.W. Damaskos's new book,  Keeping the Light Burning, Meditations from Pascha to Pentecost.  We try to meet the needs of our community and continually add to our inventory.  Let us know if there is something you need that we do not have, and we will try to obtain it for you.