The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Welcomes With Respect, Honor and Love the
Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos
II
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Dear Saint Nicholas Parishioners,
As we consider God’s blessings, we are in awe of
His immense goodness toward us. The greatest
gifts to us are His Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord
and Savior and the constant presence of His Holy
Spirit working in the Church and in our lives.
God endows each of us with personal gifts,
talents and material possessions. Stewardship is
acknowledging that God is the source of each
gift that has been received and each possession
that has been accumulated.
Orthodox Christian Stewardship reminds us that
these gifts are not our own; that we have a
trusteeship over them and not an ownership.
Stewardship means to give a portion back to God,
as a direct way of expressing our thanksgiving
to Him for these gifts. Our church meets the
financial needs of its annual Ministries and
Operating Budget by way of its Orthodox
Christian Stewardship Program. Consequently, our
parishioners are Stewards of Saint Nicholas,
rather than dues payers, and we accept direct
responsibility for the financial support and
progress of our Church and its mission.
Before completing the pledge form that was
mailed this week, please give the matter of your
Orthodox Christian Stewardship Commitment your
most serious and prayerful consideration. The
financial level at which you arrive should be a
spiritual expression of gratitude and love to
God for all you have received. Please do the
best that you are able.
2013 Saint Nicholas Stewardship Pledge Card
Please take a moment to view and print your 2013
stewardship pledge card now
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electronically to our church on a weekly or monthly basis. No more
writing checks, bringing envelopes, postage, or falling behind on
payments. Please check NOW with your financial institution for more
information!
The Saint Nicholas Monthly Compass Newsletter
As a cost saving measure, our parish has
converted 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 on our operating budget 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,
the option to print your own hard copy, and you
will be able to access both 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 save our parish money and
read the Compass on-line, please call the church
office to have your name removed from the hard
copy mailing list. Thank you!
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 carry a large
selection of prayer books, bibles, icons, home
altar goods and greeting cards for all occasions
(both Greek and English). Also, keep the
bookstore in mind for birthday, name day,
graduation, wedding and home warming gifts. 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.
Remember to visit us during festival!
Continual Food Drive
Our Saint Nicholas Parish has begun its Annual Food Drive to help those
who are struggling in these hard economic times. Let us reach out to
those who need our help. We ask that you bring only non-perishable food
items and place them on the cart in the exo-narthex.
“For I
was hungry, and ye gave me food: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink:
I was a stranger, and ye took me in. . .” Matthew 25:35
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CHURCH SERVICES AND EVENTS
THIS WEEK:
A.H.E.P.A. Day is this weekend --
Sunday, May 19, 2013. Here is the
2013
encyclical from His Eminence Archbishop
Demetrios
to all parishes requesting the observance of
A.H.E.P.A. in our churches.
Memorial Day
The Church office will be closed Monday, May 27 for Memorial
Day.
Rev. Father Nicolaos will visit the following cemeteries on
this day:
Bethlehem - 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Washtenong - 12:00 Noon,
Forest Hills - 1:00 pm and all others, please call the
office by Friday, May 24.
New
Photos of Phase I - East Iconography Progress -
Click Here To View!
We have received a number of pictures from
Themis Petrou, our iconographer, showing the
progress of the iconography to date. This first
batch of pictures shows progress on five icons:
The Ascension of Christ, the Extreme Humility of
Christ, the Nativity of Christ, the Sacrifice of
Abraham, and the Hospitality of Abraham. You’ll
notice that the pictures show various stages of
progress and several other people working on
them other than Themis Petrou. I’ll be
explaining these things over the coming weeks in
church. As we receive more pictures from more
of his work, we will post them on the website.
Saint Nicholas Iconography Program
Iconography for Phase I – East:
We are
pleased to report Themis Petrou, our iconographer is now working on the
first phase, starting with sketches for each icon. We will be receiving
photos of his sketches and later of his finished icons, which when available
will be placed on display. We are looking forward to Themis Petrou placing
icons in the eastern end of the Church in late September 2013. With
appreciation for all Sponsors of icons, please note that all icon requests
have been satisfied, including whole, shared and partial icon
contributions. In the next few weeks, Committee members will contact
Sponsors to verify names for recognition purposes as well as
commemorations. We recommend children’s names be included and Baptismal
names be used; considering that donor recognition will be on display for
many years. Should others wish to donate towards iconography, please
consider making a contribution to the Church Iconography Fund, which remains
open.
The
booklet for Phase I - East Iconography program with Biblical references
and icon examples is available from the Bookstore as well as from
Iconography Implementation Committee
(IIC)
members. A $20 contribution is requested to help defray costs.
My First
Greek Book, Volume I —
By
Papaloizos Publications, Inc
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