Reflections from Today's Readings:

Reflections on the Gospel reading from John 4

Reflections on the readings from Acts

SUNDAY SCHOOL CALENDAR NOTES:

June 7th: Tentative last day of classes

HELP BRING THE GOSPEL TO LIFE – DAILY:



We’re looking for volunteers to help Fr. George share a short daily Bible reading with our parish. If you have a heart for Scripture and a few minutes a day, this is a simple and powerful way to serve. Young adults especially encouraged and all are welcome. Interested? Reach out to Mary at office@stnicholaslex.org. 

GRADUATES: WE WANT TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!!

This is a call to ALL who are High School and College Seniors!! We need to have your names, a little write up about yourself (a recent picture, your plans for the future, going on for further education and your involvement here at St. Nicholas) in order to have these names appear in the Weekly Bulletin. If we do not have your name and this information, you will not be able to be acknowledged as a graduate on June 7, during Sunday School graduation.  

Please take the time and give our office a call or better yet, send an e-mail with all the information we are asking. 

Thank you.

Keep submitting the volunteer hours!

To date collectively an impressive 1,711 hours of your time has been submitted! Thank you to those who have already responded. All this volunteer work shows that St. Nicholas is truly is willing to give their time and talents to fulfill our mission. Your volunteer hours are appreciated not only within our welcoming church community, but by the broader Lexington community that is home to St. Nicholas. Hours volunteered from April 1, 2025 through July 2026 not previously provided should be included. Your name(s) and hours should be sent to: dawn@dawnmckenna.org 

By submitting your hours in service to St Nicholas Church you are helping to reach the town's collective goal of 250k hours volunteered in honor of 250th Anniversary of the Nation! Whether you are attending a meeting, providing feedback, or supporting others, you make St. Nicholas a better place Learn about VO250 at: lex250.org

Want to see how our efforts fit into the broader VO250 efforts? Come to the next Arch Lighting ceremony on Sunday, March 15th 7 pm at the arch located at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue near the Police Station. Get your hours in before the Arch Lighting ceremony in April.

Guidelines: Any age volunteer is acceptable.. Every hour is important so whether it is one or more hours volunteered, please submit them as they add up quickly. Questions to same email.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. 

Unsure if your volunteer time should counts: It probably does if through St. Nicholas. If ensure, ask Dawn dawn@dawnmckenna.org.

Applicants must be graduating high school seniors enrolling in a 4-year accredited U.S. university this fall and a member of a Greek Orthodox parish. The submission deadline is June 26th, 2026.

Through the FAITH Scholarship for Academic Excellence program, FAITH awards merit-based scholarships to exemplary young people in the Hellenic-American Greek Orthodox community who achieve academic excellence and are actively involved in their church and community. To date, our FAITH Scholar network has grown to include nearly 1,000 young Greek-American leaders from across the United States who are making their campuses, parishes, communities and beyond a better place. 

Project Mexico Update

From June 22 to June 30 several members from St. Nicholas will be part of a Project Mexico mission team in conjunction with St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Newport, RI heading to Mexico to build a home for a family in need. For over thirty years Project Mexico has been building homes for some of the most impoverished families in Northern Mexico. We are asking for your participation in this trip through your prayers and financial support. If you would like to make a donation to our mission team or to an individual member of the team to help cover the participation costs please click on the following link: 

Donate Here!

Any excess funds that we raise through this link will go to Project Mexico and St. Innocent Orphanage. Please keep the St. Nicholas mission team members: Bob DeVasto, Andoni Katos, Demetri Katos, Olivia Tanionos, Melanie Tanionos, and Nicholas Zervoglos along with the other team members in your prayers as they prepare for this trip. 

Strategic Planning Update

(Click the Strategic Plan Implementation report below)

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.