The Messenger - Our Sunday Bulletin

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

Χριστός Aνέστη! Aληθώς Aνέστη!

Hristos a înviat! Adevărat a înviat!

Khristos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!

El Messieh Kahm! Hakken Kahm!

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• Sunday of the Samaritan Woman 
• Holy Martyrs: Peter, Dionysius, Andrew, Paul, Christina, Heraclius, Paulinus and Benedimus 
• Stephen I, Patriarch of Constantinople
• Julian the Martyr
• Matins Gospel Reading : John 20:1-10 
• Epistle Reading : Acts of the Apostles 11:19-30 
• Gospel Reading : John 4:5-42 

- Mode: 4^th  |  Matins Gospel: 7^th  |  Epistle Reader: Tony Haska

- Greeter: Lynn Knutson  |  Prosphora: Family of Georgia Koremenos, & John Panos

- 8:00am Matins & 9:00am Divine Liturgy  ---  AFTER COMMUNION, Sunday school Students & High School Graduates will go downstairs following communion to meet with their teachers. 

- 40-day Memorial Service for Georgia Koremenos, offered by her family.

- 20-year Memorial Service for Cynthia Panos, offered by John Panos.

- SUNDAY SCHOOL GRADUATION & HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES GIFTS --- Fr. Ciprian will present the students with graduation certificates and our high school graduates will be honored by the Church with an Orthodox Study Bible and by Philoptochos with a graduation gift. Our annual "End of the (Sunday) School Year Ice Cream Celebration" will follow during the Coffee Social.

- Coffee Social Host: Bob Kobza

- Altar Candles in Loving Memory of:

Dusan Pekic 5/11- (26 yrs), offered by Milica Godic, his daughter

Joe DeFalco (8 yrs), offered by Jessie DeFalco and Melissa (DeFalco) Menge

George and Tessie Papageorge, offered by Sim and Mark Boyle, Jim and Ann Marie Papageorge, Ted and Despina Papageorge 

+++ UPCOMING EVENTS

GREEK FEST - 60^th Anniversary --- Friday-Sunday, June 13, 14, 15 at State Fair Park. Hours will be 11AM-9PM on Friday and Saturday and from 11AM-6PM on Sunday. We need volunteer helpers. Anyone interested in leading a booth or volunteering should reach out to Festival Chairman Michael Stavropoulos or connect with a tent chairman to confirm your volunteering efforts. Please see the flyer for more information!

+++ PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Basil Thomas Doumas, PhD fell asleep in the Lord on Monday, May 12, 2025, at the age of 94. The Funeral Service at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church will be held on Thursday, May 22 at 11:00am, with visitation preceding at 10:30am. Burial prayers will be offered at 12:00pm at Wisconsin Memorial Cemetery.

SATURDAY OF SOULS --- The list to submit names for commemoration on June 7 is available in the Narthex and the Office. Please print legibly for Father to be able to read. If you have already submitted names for the Saturdays of Souls in February & March, Fr. Ciprian will read them on June 7 as well; there is no need to submit another list.

CHURCH OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR --- Thank you for your understanding, patience and cooperation as we are now again and very actively looking for the right person to be hired for this much-needed full-time position. The link to our job-posting, in case you (or a qualified person you know) are (is) interested, is https://jobs.jopilot.net/job/Od0gb5UB_CyF9o_0C-OU0325

Sarah Kojis, our part-time Financial Admin, can be reached for all financial and stewardship matters at accounting@annunciationwi.org or 414-279-0379 on Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays.

STEWARDSHIP --- As of May 16, 2025, we have received 215 Stewardship Pledges totaling $330,649.80. To date, we received $171,534.83 from Pledged Households and $32,877.75 from non-pledged households and donors. Help us reach our goal of $450,000. If you haven’t already done so, please submit your 2025 Pledge form ASAP, so we reach our goal of 400+ Pledged Households before summer. The 2025 Stewardship Pledge Form is available in the Office, in each Koinonia edition, and you can also submit your pledge form ONLINE on our website www.annunciationwi.org.

2025 PHILOPTOCHOS MEMBERSHIP FORM --- Available in the past Koinonias online, and in the display bins opposite the bookstore.

COFFEE SOCIAL --- Contact the Office (414-461-9400) to sponsor on June 1.

FANARI SUMMER CAMP --- 5 Sessions/Weeks – June 15 to July 19, 2025

Learn more and register now at https://www.fanari.camp/summer-camp

Fr. Ciprian & Pres. Maggie will be attending/helping Fanari Session/Week 5 (Sun, July 13 to Sat, Jul 19, 2025). Lighthouse runs June 22-June 29.

LIGHTHOUSE CAMP --- Sat, June 21 – Sat, June 28, 2025 (High School Graduates Only)

Learn more and register now at https://chicago.goarch.org/lighthouse

As usual, our parish will be hosting all the High School Light House campers at our parish for the Divine Liturgy of Sunday, June 22^nd, which is part of their program.

GREEK FEST APPAREL SALE --- The 60th Anniversary of GreekFest is fast approaching. The Apparel sale starts this Sunday, May 18th in the Cultural Center after Liturgy. Youth and adult T-shirts are only $10.00. Sweatshirts are priced at $25.00. The pre-sales will end on Sunday, June 8. The festival pricing will be $15.00 for all t-shirts and $30.00 for all sweatshirts after June 8th and on the fairgrounds. The Annunciation gray long sleeve t-shirts will also be available for $20.

The festival chairman are asking all volunteers to wear the 60th anniversary shirts while working at the festival. Contact Loretta at lorettakrenitsky@gmail.com or 262-366-2332 with any questions. Please see the flyer for more information!