The Messenger - Our Sunday Bulletin

Sunday, September 29, 2024

2^nd Sunday of Luke

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• 2nd Sunday of Luke 
• Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine 
• Martyr Petronius
• Malachi the New Righteous Martyr of Lindos
• Matins Gospel Reading : Mark 16:9-20 
• Epistle Reading : St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 1:21-24; 2:1-4 
• Gospel Reading : Luke 6:31-36 

- Mode: Pl. 1  |  Matins Gospel: 3  |  Epistle Reader: Liz Lumb

- Greeter: Liz Lumb  |  Prosphora: Paula Jafferis & the John Stergiades Family

- 8:00am Matins & 9:00am Divine Liturgy

- 5-year Memorial Service for John William Stergiades, offered by the John Stergiades Family.

- 5-year Memorial Service for Sylvia Jafferis, offered by Paula Jafferis.

- Coffee Social Hosts: The John Stergiades Family

Altar Candle for the Health & Salvation of:

- Kathryn Katrichis, offered on her birthday by Clare Pray, her dear friend.

Altar Candles in Loving Memory of:

- Constantine Alex, offered on his birthday by Barbara Alex, his wife.

- John William Stergiades (5 yrs), offered by the John Stergiades Family.

- Sylvia Jafferis (5 yrs), offered by Paula Jafferis.

+++ UPCOMING EVENTS

66TH ANNUAL CHICAGO METROPOLIS CHURCH MUSIC CONFERENCE

Thu, Oct. 10 – Sun, Oct. 13 --- Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church – Milwaukee, WI

Celebrating the unique beauty of Orthodox worship! See flyer!

CHURCH MUSIC CONFERENCE GALA AWARDS DINNER DANCE --- Sat, Oct. 12

Join our Metropolis music conference attendees in honoring our church musicians with 60 and 70+ years of service. Athenagoras Medal recipients and more. Register by emailing choir@annunciationwi.org. $100 per adult & $30 per child.

EVENING AT ANNUNCIATION --- Sat, Nov. 9 – 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Save the date! See flyer for details & registration.

+++ PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNUNCIATION CHOIR NEEDS YOUR HELP

The 66^th Annual Metropolis Choir Conference is Oct. 11-13. The choir is looking for volunteers to assist with tasks during the day to welcome our visitors. Please look for the choir table during the coffee social to sign up to help. Help is needed with registration, snacks, food prep, clean up etc. --- Also available will be tickets for the awards dinner on Saturday, October 12 and in case you haven’t had the opportunity to help defray the cost of the weekend, the choir is accepting donations.

ATTENTION: ACCESS TO CHURCH – Please use the handicap ramp when entering & exiting the church while the stairs and plaza are under construction.

COFFEE SOCIAL --- If you would like to sponsor Coffee Social on Oct. 20 or Nov. 17, please contact the Office (414-461-9400).

DIAPER DRIVE --- LAST CALL! --- Philoptochos is hosting a Diaper Drive benefiting families in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. Your contributions are helping stock the United Way Diaper Bank. Diapers can be dropped off between September 1st and September 29th at the Cultural Center.

2024-25 SUNDAY SCHOOL & YOUTH MINISTRY --- REGISTER your children NOW!!!

Use this link to register your children for the Sunday School & other Youth ministry for the 2024-25 school year! Registration is FREE. www.annunciationwi.org/forms/youth-registration

STRATEGIC PLANNING --- We thank our Vision Team Leads and Members for their work submitting, revising and finalizing their smart goals and action items. The Vision Team Leads met with Father, Victor, Steve, and Dimi on Wed, Sept. 18 to share and learn about the work of each respective team. A similar meeting with the Parish Council and the entire Strategic Planning Committee is scheduled for Mon, Sept. 30 to learn and understand how each growth opportunity would be addressed. The Special Parish Assembly to present & approve the Strategic Plan will be Sunday, November 3, 2024.



LITURGICAL ITEMS DONATIONS --- Thank you to all who have donated the following Gold Plating (and repairing) of Liturgical Items:

 - Censer #1 ($200) – Anonymous

 - Censer #2 Larger ($200) – Anonymous

 - Pyx/Artophorion to hold the Lamb ($250) – Donated by the Eckstaedt Family.

LITURGICAL DONATION OPPORTUNITY STILL AVAILABLE

- Gold Plating (and repairing) of Small Chalice for Weddings ($250)

2024 PHILOPTOCHOS MEMBERSHIP FORM --- Available in the Narthex & the Office.

2024 STEWARDSHIP --- The 2024 Stewardship Pledge Form is available on our website and here https://tinyurl.com/annunciation-2024-pledge. The printed form is available in the Narthex & the Office. Stewardship and other donations can be made online at https://tinyurl.com/annunciation-give-now. As of Friday, September 27, 2024, we received 305 Stewardship Pledges totaling $390,731 (Received $304,458). By the end of 2023 we had 367 pledged households, and with your help, we can still exceed 350 Pledged Households and hopefully reach our stewardship goal of $500,000. Please submit your pledge now!!!

+++ BEYOND OUR PARISH

AHEPA #43 100^TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY --- Sat, Oct. 5 --- Annunciation Cultural Center

5:30pm Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres – 6:30pm Dinner & Dancing with the Hellenic 5 Orchestra. Make your reservation with Tim Stasinoulias at (262) 442-0422.

CROSSROAD INSTITUTE TRIPLE MATCH OPPORTUNITY --- Help the youth of the Church have a transformational experience with triple the impact for a limited time! Through Sept. 30, CrossRoad has the opportunity for a TRIPLE MATCH ON EVERY DOLLAR DONATED UP TO $50,000. Give today at https://crossroadinstitute.org/giving/.

SYNAXIS OF ORTHODOX WOMEN BYZANTINE CANTORS --- Thu, Oct. 17 – Sun, Oct. 20

Join the 2^nd Annual Synaxis at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Elgin, IL!

DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE THANKSGIVING DINNER --- Thu, Nov. 7

Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Wauwatosa, WI

5:00pm – Social | 6:00pm – Dinner | RSVP by Oct. 30. See flyer for details!