ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

WEEKLY ONLINE BULLETIN

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March 15th

Sunday of the Holy Cross

8:00AM

ORTHROS

9:00 AM

DIVINE LITURGY

ATTENDANCE

March 8th: 104 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:

DORA

and

CHRISTOPHER

Chanters:

CHARLIE MARGE

TERI STEVENS

Fellowship Hour hosted by the Gray Family.

We wish to thank the Miminos Family 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!

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

The Cross gives us Life!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Greek Independence Day Presentation

Greek Independence Day presentation for Sunday 3/29 after church. There will be poems and readings in Greek and English and 3 dances!

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

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!

Today!

Philoptochos Meeting following Fellowship Hour in downstairs conference room.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CALENDAR NOTES:

April 19th (April Vacation)

June 7th - Tentative last day of classes

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

FEBRUARY 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.