ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

WEEKLY ONLINE BULLETIN

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April 5th

Palm Sunday

8:00AM

ORTHROS

9:00 AM

DIVINE LITURGY

ATTENDANCE

March 29th: 155 people

2024 Average: 140 people

Full Attendance Report

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Digital Chant Stand

Services Online

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for reading of service

ALSO ONLINE

Narthex Servers:

ALEXI

and

NECTOR

Chanters:

CHARLIE MARGE

TERI STEVENS

2nd COLLECTION TODAY:

St. Nicholas

Endowment Fund

Please give generously. This opportunity is only given twice per year. Thank you!

No Fellowship Hour today.

We wish to thank Pam and Bill Brown for last week's.

PALM SUNDAY LUNCHEON TODAY

All those who have made reservations for this luncheon, please enter the hall following Divine Liturgy and be seated. Because there is no fellowship hour, we kindly ask those who are not attending to exit from the front of the church. Thank you.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to all those who have hosted and sponsored the Fellowship Hour for 2025 and previous years. You have the appreciation and gratitude of our parishioners for adding to the enjoyment of each Sunday’s reception. God Bless!

Encourage a friend or relative to join you in Church this Sunday, and expand

the body of believers who are fully committed to their faith!

Reflections from Today's Reading

PRAYER LIST

Click on the list above to offer your prayers for those in need of prayer

PRAYER IN TIME OF NEED

PRAYER FOR THOSE GOING

THROUGH DEPRESSION

Printable Version

Whose side are you on?

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday School Parents!

Please click on the image below to access a Children's lesson for each day of Holy Week.

Special Holy Week / Pascha Announcements:

EGG DONATIONS: A sign-up sheet for Easter Eggs is located near the kitchen. Please bring one or two dozen Hard Boiled and Colored Red eggs to be distributed at the Resurrection Service and Agape Service.

READERS DURING GREAT AND HOLY WEEK: We welcome those who would like to assist and help with the readings. Please come to the chanter stand before the service to offer your participation.

PROCESSION OF THE KOUVOUKLION: If any strong men and women would like to assist in carrying the Kouvouklion containing the Epitaphios on Holy Friday evening, please see a Parish Council member.

PASCHA FELLOWSHIP HOUR: Following the Resurrection on Great and Holy Saturday night, our Parish Council invites everyone to stay for a Paschal Fellowship Meal.

VESPERS OF LOVE SERVICE ON PASCHA: As we have in previous years, we are looking for those who can read foreign languages to proclaim the Gospel in as many languages as possible (which is the tradition of the Church at this service). Following the service, an Easter Egg Hunt will take place for the children.

Reminder to submit your volunteer hours!

To date collectively an impressive 1,711 hours of your time has been submitted! All this volunteer work shows that St. Nicholas is truly is a caring community. This service is part of the Lex250 collective goal of 250k hours honoring the 250th Anniversary of our Nation! Your volunteer hours are appreciated not only within our church community, but by the Lexington community that is home to St. Nicholas. Hours volunteered by all members of your household from April 1, 2025 through July 2026 not previously provided should be included.

Your name and hours served by all members of your household served should be sent to: dawn@dawnmckenna.org

SUNDAY SCHOOL CALENDAR NOTES:

April 19th (April Vacation)

June 7th - Tentative last day of classes

MINISTRIES

Strategic Planning Update

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Community Transformation Team

Dear parishioners,

We are pleased to announce that we are moving forward with Phase 2 of the Design and Development. This phase involves hiring the engineers to look at our design before going before the Design Review Board for the town of Lexington. We will have more details at the May 4 General Assembly. We also hope to launch our Capital Campaign in May. Thank you for your ongoing support and patience.

Thank you,

Carol

Please check out our website where we provide all the latest information and developments regarding the transformation of our facility.

If you have any questions, please contact Carol Bearse Mackintosh.

Stewardship

MARCH 2026 UPDATE

Philoptochos

Click for the 2025-26 Philoptocos Meeting Schedule

St. Irene's Philoptocos Stewards as of February 15, 2026

Lending Library

NOTES FROM THE LIBRARY:

Spiritual Counsels of Saint Paisios (6 vol. set) now available! St. Paisios the New (1924-1994) was one of the most loved and revered Elders of our times. Living as a monk on Mount Athos, he spent his nights in prayer and his days guiding, consoling, healing, and giving spiritual rest to countless people who took shelter in him. The wise spiritual counsels of the Elder have been collected in these six volumes under the following titles: With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man, Spiritual Awakening, Spiritual Struggle, Family Life, Passions and Virtues, On Prayer.

Please email the library if you have any requests or questions, we'd love to hear from you.

Fellowship

REMINDER:

Do you enjoy a nice cup of coffee and a piece of pastry following each Sunday’s Divine Liturgy? Of course, you do. That’s why we’re asking those who have not sponsored a Sunday fellowship hour in a while to please sign up for the many opening dates available. We all like to chit-chat with our fellow parishioners with a coffee in-hand. So, please step forward. It’s real easy…..all you need to bring is some pastry (nothing fancy) and a gallon of milk. The church supplies the rest (napkins, plates, cups, etc.). If you have questions, just call the church office.

Thanks much for answering this appeal. We all will appreciate and thank you.

Hey Ministry Leaders and eBulletin Contributors!

Keep your updates fresh and informative!

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