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+++ UPCOMING 2024 EVENTS
VASILOPETA CELEBRATION --- Sun, Jan. 7 --- See flyer for more information.
11:00am Vasilopeta Prayers in Grand Hall & Philoptochos Vasilopeta Celebration & Coffee Social
EVENING AT ANNUNCIATION --- Sat, Jan. 13 --- Reservations due by Mon, Jan. 8.
See flyer for more details. Register & Pay at https://tinyurl.com/2024EveningAnnun
There will be reserved tables for GOYA youth. Tickets are $16 (GOYA) & $35 (adults).
PILGRIMAGE OF DISCOVERY PRESENTATION BY CALLY KOBZA --- Sun, Jan. 14
Cally will present on her trip to Constantinople. The presentation will take place after Coffee Social and all parishioners are welcome. Archons of our Metropolis will also be present.
BLESSING OF LAKE MICHIGAN --- Sun, Jan. 14 at 2:30pm --- Organized by MOCCA
His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael will preside. Invite others as well. See flyer for details.
NEW MEMBER SUNDAY --- Sun, Jan. 21 --- During Coffee Social
Join us for our annual New Member Sunday. We welcome and will honor all new members of all ages who have joined our church community in 2023. Whether you've been recently baptized, chrismated, or are a new member, your presence enriches our community. Come share fellowship, connect with new faces, learn about the many ministries our church has to offer and celebrate the growth of our church family. If you have any questions or need further information, please reach out to Grace Busse 262-613-1883.
WESTERN REGIONAL FAMILY BASKETBAL TOURNAMENT --- Fri-Sun, Feb. 2-4 --- Wauwatosa
Contact Greg Papachristou, greg.papachristou@gmail.com, if you are interested in playing.
IOCC TAILGATE EVENT --- Sat, Feb. 10 --- 6:00pm/preceded by Vespers at 5:00pm
Register online: iocc.org/Milwaukee See flyer for more details.
TASTE OF GREECE --- Feb. 24-25 --- Sat. 11:00am-8:00pm/Sun. 11:00am-5:00pm
See flyer for more details.
+++ PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
ROOF/STAIRS/PLAZA PROJECT 2024 --- Make your donation NOW!
$113,694.87 >>> RECEIVED as of 12/21/2023 from a total of 45 Donors
$225,000 to be received by 01/15/2024 >>> Conditional Goal voted by Parish Assembly 12/3/2023
A heartfelt thank you is extended to our 45 parishioner households (donors) for their generosity during this Christmas season toward this project. We are blessed to have surpassed our mid-way point in less than 3 weeks and acknowledge that another 16 parishioners have so far promised about $76,000 more, but we do have yet to collect and receive a total of nearly $112,000 by Jan. 15, 2024. Whether you are one of our 366 Pledged Steward Households or not, we respectfully invite you to kindly consider donating generously toward this much needed work. Donations can be made by check or online https://onrealm.org/AnnunciationGre63884/-/form/give/now. For details, speak with Norm Eckstaedt, Dean Copoulos, or Johnny Koremenos.
STEWARDSHIP --- The 2024 Stewardship Pledge Form is available in print format, online on our website homepage, at the direct link https://tinyurl.com/annunciation-2024-pledge, or the QR Code on the Stewardship Form below – please submit at your earliest convenience. PLEASE NOTE that all 2024 donations, including stewardship contributions toward your 2024 Stewardship Pledge, will be received and applied ONLY beginning January 1, 2024. All donations and stewardship contributions received in December 2023 will be applied to the current year 2023. All 2023 Stewardship pledged amounts need to be received by or postmarked by December 31, 2023. The 2023 year-end giving statements will be sent around Jan. 12th. +++ For the year 2023, 366 Steward households pledged $477,130.17 (surpassed our goal) and we RECEIVED $470,736.44 as of December 21, 2023. If you haven’t already done so, please fulfill your 2023 pledge now using this link https://tinyurl.com/annunciation-give-now.
CHRISTMAS ADORNMENTS & DECORATIONS --- There are still 9 adornments available for donation. To donate poinsettias or wreaths, please use the donation form or call the office.
THANK YOU! - MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary and Philoptochos thank our Annunciation family for our generosity in supporting this year’s Giving Tree. Over 400 gifts from Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church were distributed to children on Sat, Dec. 16. We are sure every gift will bring a smile to each child. (Loretta Krenitsky, Elaine Pagedas, and Neena Konon)
INVITATION TO REALM --- Watch your email for your invite to join Realm, our church community software. Click on the link, create a Password, and you are all set to log into our Realm website. You can download the Realm app for your mobile device. Search for REALM CONNECT and look for the icon in your phone's App Store. Once you have downloaded the app, and logged in with your password, you will have access to your Giving Statements, register for Evening at Annunciation, and see Announcements. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the office during business hours. Our volunteers and staff can assist you with getting your account set up.
AHEPA 43 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION OPEN NOW --- Deadline Fri, Mar. 1 - Interviews Mar. 17
Scholarships available for all graduating seniors with a GPA 3.0 or higher and are pursuing a college education are eligible. A TRADES scholarship is also available for high school seniors or young adults (under 25) pursuing an apprenticeship or trade school. All applicants must interview in person on Mar. 17. Application available online or in the church office: www.AHEPA43.org.
+++ CHRISTMAS ENCYCLICALS (Pastoral Messages) from:
Metropolitan Nathanael --- https://tinyurl.com/HEMN-Christmas2023
Archbishop Elpidophoros - https://www.goarch.org/-/archepiscopal-encyclical-on-the-feast-of-christmas
Patriarch Bartholomew - https://www.goarch.org/-/patriarchal-encyclical-for-christmas-2023-
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