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Sunday, March 15
Sunday of the Cross
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With the help of God, we have almost reached the middle of the course of the Fast, where our strength has been worn down through abstinence, and the full difficulty of the labour set before us becomes apparent. Therefore our holy Mother, the Church of Christ, now brings to our help the all-holy Cross, the joy of the world, the strength of the faithful, the staff of the just, and the hope of sinners, so that by venerating it reverently, we might receive strength and grace to complete the divine struggle of the Fast.
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WEEKLY CALENDAR:
Sunday, March 15
Sunday of the Cross
Wine & Oil Permitted
8:15am Orthros
9:30am Divine Liturgy
Prosphoro: Canela Christos
Memorial: Michael Pappas - 40 Days
Fellowship: Michael Pappas Family
Monday, March 16
Sabine of Egypt
Strict Fast
Tuesday, March 17
Alexios the Man of God
Strict Fast
6:00pm Great Compline
7:00pm Catechism
Wednesday, March 18
Cyril, Patriarch of Jerusalem
Strict Fast
6:00pm Presanctified Liturgy
7:30pm Bible Study
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Thursday, March 19
Sts. Chrysanthos and Daria
Strict Fast
Friday, February 20
Fathers slain at the Monastery of St. Savas
Strict Fast
2:00pm Catechism
6:00pm Salutations to the Virgin Mary
Saturday, February 21
James the Confessor
Wine & Oil Permitted
10:00am Greek School
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UPCOMING
SERVICES & EVENTS:
Sunday, March 22
Sunday of the Ladder
Wine & Oil Permitted
8:15am Orthros
9:30am Divine Liturgy
11:30am Greek School - Greek Independence Day Program
Prosphoro: Joan Kappas
Fellowship: Greek School
Tuesday, March 24
Eve of Annunciation
Strict Fast
Great Vespers @ Annunciation, Kankakee (6:00pm)
(No Catechism)
Wednesday, March 25
Annunciation
Fish, Wine, and Oil Permitted
8:30am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy
No Presanctified Liturgy
7:00pm Bible Study
Sunday, March 29
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
Wine & Oil Permitted
8:15am Orthros
9:30am Divine Liturgy
40 Day Blessing: Laura and Giovanna Polykandriotes
Memorial: Irene Vasiliades - 1 year
Prosphoro: Theodora Kalanzis
Fellowship: Vasiliades Family
Saturday, April 4
Saturday of Lazaros
Wine & Oil Permitted
8:30am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy
10:30am Sunday School Retreat
Sunday, April 5
Palm Sunday
Fish, Wine & Oil Permitted
8:15am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy
Prosphoro:
Fellowship: Palm Sunday Fish Luncheon, in memory of Frank Argoudelis
6:30pm Nymphios Service
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Greek Independence Day Program
Our Greek School will be preforming their annual Greek Independence day program on Sunday March 22. They have prepared poems, songs, and dances to lead us in celebration and remembrance of this auspicious day.
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Help Wanted!
Our wonderful Church Secretary / Bookkeeper Helena is graduating college and working towards pursuing her goal of being a teacher. As she plans on teaching in the fall, we are opening a search for her position, which will start in the summer to train and learn the role.
Approximately 15 hours a week
Some responsibilities include:
+Tracking income/expenses with Quickbooks, in coordination with parish council treasurer
+Preparing & Distributing mailings, Sunday Bulletins, and other communications.
+Managing appointments, deliveries, and orders
+Managing parish calendar
+Parish Communications via phone/email
Please contact Fr. Anastasios or PC president Al Roechener if you would like to be considered.
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Vol. 003 - Then and now
As we continue to reflect on the 110 year history of All Saints, it's a wonderful exercise to see the Church, as it was almost completed in the mid 1940's next to a photo of our sanctuary as it stands today. Instantly, you probably notice that the Iconostasis is missing, it was not installed until 1947. If you look carefully, you can faintly make out the famous blue starry night ceiling that generations of All Saints parishioners fondly remember gazing up as they prayed.
In putting these two images side by side, one might think that it is to invite comparison. That is not the intent here, rather to show how over generations our church has grown, changed, and evolved - but the core of faith remains. Since that original photo was taken somewhere in the mid 1940's, over 1,500 have been baptized in this sanctuary. On the one hand, they receive the same trust of faith handed down to each of us through the apostles. On the other, they leave their own unique impression on the Church and community. It is beautiful to be able to look back and see the beauty that was then, and the beauty that is now as genuine expressions of the same faith, and same community, over the span of all these years.
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110 Stories History Series: all are invited to submit photos with a short (or not so short) story from the life and history of this parish, or its parishioners. We want this to be an open expression to celebrate everyone from the first Greek immigrants who settled in Joliet to to those who are just now joining this community. We will be sharing at least one story a week here in the bulletin and on social media.
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Click the link to the right in order to submit you special occasions to share with the community via our online form.
OR contact the church office to share your birthday, engagement, wedding, anniversary, retirement, birth, baptism or any other celebration or accomplishment with our community!
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March 15
Michael Pappas - 3 Months
March 29
Irene Vasiliades - 1 Year
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No Memorials Permitted: April 5, 12, 19
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March
1: Presvytera Elizabeth
8: Argoudelis Family
15: Michael Pappas Family
22: Greek School
29: Vasiliades Family
April
5: Palm Sunday Luncheon
11/12: Pascha Agape Meal
19:
26: Schmidt Family
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Please, pray for the health and protection of our beloved parishioners:
Thelma Theodore, Esther Anthos,
Elaine Koliopoulos, Mary Tucci, Joann and Sam Edenburn, Margie Walsh.
*contact the church office to be added to our prayer list*
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