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+++ UPCOMING EVENTS
PHILOPTOCHOS GENERAL MEETING - Thursday, October 24th at 6:30 pm - Cultural Center Media Room: A brief meeting will be followed by a fun chair exercise presentation by Debbie Strachota. See flyer for more information.
EVENING AT ANNUNCIATION --- Sat, Nov. 9 – 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Save the date & see Event Flyer for this SOCIAL & FUN event. PURCHASE TICKET(S) NOW!
+++ PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
DOORS OPEN THANK YOU! Perry Michalos and Annunciation’s Tour Committee worked with many volunteers to welcome close to 900 visitors for Doors Open Milwaukee. We also thank Chris & Diane Tsounis and their volunteers for selling $3,000 worth of Greek pastries. We also thank Loretta Krenitsky for welcoming visitors who purchased items at our Greek market. Cathy Spyres especially thanks Father Ciprian, Sarah, and the Parish Council for their support.
WINTER COAT DRIVE --- Nov 1 – 10 - Philoptochos is hosting a Winter Coat Drive benefiting the kids at Engleburg Elementary. Please bring new or gently used & freshly laundered items for donation between November 1st-10th at the Cultural Center. See flyer for more details.
ATTENTION: ACCESS TO CHURCH – Please use the handicap ramp when entering & exiting the church while the stairs and plaza are under construction.
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 the Parish Council and the entire Strategic Planning Committee on Mon, Sept. 30 and again on Tue, Oct. 16, 2024. The Special Parish Assembly to present & approve the Strategic Plan will be Sunday, November 3, 2024.
LITURGICAL ITEMS DONATION
- Gold Plating & Repairing of Wedding Chalice ($250) – offered by John & Leah Sorenson.
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 Fri, Oct. 18, 2024, we received 307 Stewardship Pledges totaling $391,411.80 (Received $327,810.28). By the end of 2023 we had 367 pledged households, & with your help, we can still exceed 350 Pledged Households & hopefully reach our stewardship goal of $500,000. Please submit your pledge now!!!
+++ BEYOND OUR PARISH
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!
St Nicholas Orthodox Church --- Sat, Nov. 9
St. Nicholas Church will be celebrating the 35th anniversary of the founding of their parish on Saturday, November 9. Vespers at 5pm, 6pm Dinner & Program at Cedarburg Cultural Center.
FUNDRAISER FOR SEMINARIANS OF METROPOLIS OF CHICAGO --- Thu, Nov. 14
Our HCHC Alumni Reps are hosting a fundraiser on Thu, Nov. 14 at Empress Banquets in Addison, IL. Proceeds for this event will directly benefit the current and future seminarians attending Holy Cross. 6:30pm Cocktails | 7:30pm Dinner. Tickets & Sponsorships can be made at www.saintathanasios.com/hchc. See flyer for more information.
METROPOLIS OF CHICAGO’S FIRST ANNUAL PROJECT HOPE SUNDAY --- Sun, Nov. 17
More information and an encyclical from His Eminence will be shared soon!
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