ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

WEEKLY ONLINE BULLETIN

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March 1st

Sunday of Orthodoxy

8:00AM

ORTHROS

9:00 AM

DIVINE LITURGY

ATTENDANCE

February 22: 110 people

2024 Average: 140 people

Full Attendance Report

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Digital Chant Stand

Services Online

click on calendar date

for reading of service

ALSO ONLINE

Narthex Servers:

BOB

DEVASTO

and

CHARLES

MOONEY

Chanters:

CHARLIE MARGE

TERI STEVENS

TRISAGION SERVICE:

Themelis Splagounias (2 years) husband of Irene Splagounias and father of Gregory, Nikitas, and Dimitri Splagounias

Fellowship Hour hosted by the Splagounias Family.

We wish to thank the Zallas and Papathanasiou Families for last week's.

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!

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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

Choose God first!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Requesting all St. Nicholas Volunteer Hours to be Submitted!

Guidelines: The hours will collectively be listed under St Nicholas Church so there is no need to list the specific tasks or breakdown. Approximation of hours is ok if unsure. As long as you don't get paid for what you did, add the hours. Every hour is important so do not diminish your service no matter the number(s) volunteered. Include household volunteers of all ages. Questions to same email.

Examples: Narthex Servers; Fellowship Hour Hosts; General Assembly attendees; Genesis Battle Green Run team runners, Community Outreach; Food providers/bakers; Trivia Night or other event helpers; Project Mexico participants; Parish Strategic Planning members, Community Transformation Team, ministry servers such as Parish Council, Altar servers, St. Irene's Philoptochos Society; Chanters/Readers; Sunday School Teacher; GOYA, Food Pantry. Stewardship, Website Development.

Thank you to those who have sent your hours already. There are many more of you who volunteer and should be included. If each family gave 5 hours of service since November, that would be over 1,000 hours. And, we all know many have given that and more. It will be amazing to see the collective power of all our volunteer hours. Please try to email hours by March 10th so the hours will be part of the March lighting ceremony. Learn about VO250 at: lex250.org

Philoptocos Announcement:

Great meeting! Great friendships! Sent some great money to wonderful charities . We love what we do and accomplish so much together! Come and join in the fun!

SUNDAY SCHOOL CALENDAR

No classes on the following dates:

2026

April 26 (April Vacation)

MINISTRIES

Strategic Planning Update

(Click the Strategic Plan Implementation report below)

Community Transformation Team

Good News: Moving Ahead

We are excited to inform you of our renovation progress. We have been meeting with our architect for the past 2 months and have the first phase of Design and Development (of the approved design) almost complete. Our next step is to meet with the town of Lexington for approval of the plans. This will happen mid March. We also have been meeting biweekly with our fundraiser, Nick Chakos.

Dawn also met with the Merriam Hill Association, our neighbors. The feedback about our renovation plans has been very positive. Thank you to all those parishioners who have been parking in the public lot a block away from St. Nicholas. For everyone's safety, please do not park on both sides of the street during this snowy winter.

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

JANUARY 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!

Email any digital photos or updates to rdiorio18@gmail.com by noon on Friday, and they will appear in the electronic bulletin. Also be sure to copy office@stnicholaslex.org by Wednesday noon if you would like the content to appear in the paper bulletin.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

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Exciting Progress on our Church Renovation Project:

Our Renovation Committee has been hard at work ensuring the safety and future of our parish facility. We recently completed important structural work under the hall to make it secure for everyone.

Next, we are continuing to collaborate with our architect on the final set of plans. Once these are complete, we will meet with the town to move forward with the next phase of this exciting project.

Thank you to everyone for your support and prayers as we work together to strengthen our church and community for generations to come!

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