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Upcoming Calendar Events

Saturday, March 8 - Third Saturday of Souls
9:00 am Orthros
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
6:00 pm Basketball Practice

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS MARCH 9 - DON'T FORGET TO "SPRING FORWARD"

Sunday, March 9 - Sunday of Orthodoxy and Procession of Icons
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8:45 am Orthros
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
11:30am Church School & Catechism
6:00 pm COCC Lenten Vespers and Fellowship at Annunciation Cathedral.

Monday, March 10
6:30 pm - 50th Anniversary Planning Team

Tuesday, March 11
11:00 am Morning Bible Study (CLICK HERE TO JOIN)
12:00 pm Nativity Senior Lunch
5:00 pm Youth Greek Classes (in person)
6:30 pm Adult Greek Classes (on Zoom)
7:00 pm Evening Bible Study (CLICK HERE TO JOIN)

Wednesday, March 12
6:00 pm Presanctified Liturgy, (POTLUCK) Meal and Lent talk

Thursday, March 13
5:00 pm Adult Greek Classes (on Zoom)
6:30 pm Great Compline

Friday, March 14
Pan Orthodox Basketball Tournament
7:00 pm Salutations to the Theotokos
7:00 pm AA Meeting in Social Hall

Saturday, March 14
Pan Orthodox Basketball Tournament

Sunday, March 16 - Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
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Pan Orthodox Basketball Tournament
8:45 am Orthros
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
11:30am Church School & Catechism
3:30 pm Baptism
6:00 pm COCC Lenten Vespers and Fellowship at St. Mark Orthodox Christian Church on Hamilin Rd. in Rochester.

Parish News and Updates

THIRD SATURDAY OF SOULS - SATURDAY, MARCH 8 - Orthros at 9 am and Divine liturgy at 10 am. Saturday of Souls is a day set aside for the commemoration of the dead within the liturgical year of the Eastern Orthodox churches. Saturday is a traditional day of prayer for the dead, because Christ lay dead in the Tomb on Saturday. Use the bulletin insert to prepare your list of names and bring kolyva to share after the service.

BRING YOUR ICONS TO CHURCH THIS SUNDAY The Sunday of Orthodoxy icon procession is a celebration of the restoration of icons to Orthodox worship. It takes place on the first Sunday of Lent and involves carrying icons in a procession around the church.

COCC LENTEN VESPERS THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 9 at Annunciation Cathedral in Detroit. Services begin at 6 pm followed by refreshments and fellowship. Pick up a schedule on the table in the Narthex.

ANNIVERSARY PLANNING MEETING ON MONDAY, MARCH 10 - We are celebrating our church's 50th Anniversary this year with the Founders Dinner Dance on October 11, 2025. Thank you to Georgia Theophelis for stepping up and planning for our anniversary celebration. If you are interested in planning our year of celebration, please come to the meeting on Monday, March 10 or contact Georgia. Please consider coming and giving your input.

ANNIVERSARY TEAM SEEKING PHOTOS, ALBUMS & MEMORABILIA from the past 50 years of the people, events, etc. of our church. We will use thes items for display at the dinner/dance and/or commemorative book. Contact Georgia Theophelis for more information.

NATIVITY SENIOR LUNCH IS THIS TUESDAY All Nativity members age 50 or older are invited to come on the second Tuesday of the monthfor delicious food, fellowship & conversation. We hope to see you there.

GREAT LENT SERVICES THIS WEEK:
Presanctified Liturgy, meal and Lenten Talk with Fr. Nick is Wednesday evening at 6 pm
Great Compline on Thursday at 6:30 pm
Salutations to the Theotokos is Friday at 7 pm.

BRING A POTLUCK DISH TO SHARE THIS WEDNESDAY March 12 - Due to upcoming renovations in the kitchen, we will be sharing a pot luck meal on Wednesday following presanctified liturgy. We will not have access to the kitchen - so bring your item ready to serve (or in a crock pot) so we can avoid using the kitchen.

BIBLE STUDY—Fr. Nick now offers two times for Bible Study. The morning session at 11 am focuses on the scripture readings for the day. The Tuesday evening session at 7 pm focuses on the Gospel of John. All are welcome to attend in person or via the zoom platform. We now have ONE ZOOM LINK for both bible studies: CLICK HERE TO JOIN BIBLE STUDY Meeting ID: 340 526 4067 Passcode: bible

CHOIR PRACTICE - the next choir practice is Saturday, March 23 at 4:00 pm. All are invited to come and sing and learn the liturgy for our Great Lent services.

NEW RHODIAN SOCIETY—On behalf of Zina Karadimas and several Rhodians in the Detroit Metro area, Christina Karadimas has created this society to honor her mother. An Icon has been donated to the society and there will be a service at Annunciation cathedral on March 23. See the Bulletin insert attached or the bulletin board in the hallway for details.

Save the Date

FESTIVAL FOOD PREP BEGINS THE WEEK OF MARCH 18, 2025 WITH DOLMATHES Many hands are needed to help roll Grape Leaves for our 2025 festival. Contact Louis Poulos if you have questions.

ADDITIONAL DATES:
April 7-11 Galaktoboureko
May 5- 9 Pastitsio
May 19-23 Baklava
June 2-7 Tsourekia
June 23-27 Spinach & Cheese Pie

NATIVITY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA is set for October 11.

Those in Our Prayers

Nicholas the Bishop, John the Priest, John the Priest, Cassani the Presvytera, Kalliope the Presvytera, , Panayiotis Christodoulos, Mary Christopoulos, Constantin Dumitrescu, Kosta Efthimiou, Tracey Ford, Gregory Georvassilis, George Hrisoulis, Kathy Jenaras, Maria Kalas, Abraham Kalasse, Kanella Katsikas, Diane Kotsonas, Elias Koumariotis, Panayiota Koutoupa, Gus Kyriakou, Penelope Kyriakoula, Jim Lee, Nick Malamis, George Margaritis, Frank Maroudis, Freda Mollasis, Gregory Morakeas, Evelyn Morris, Alexander Nichoff, Niko Nikolakis, Marchela Papageorgakis, Stella Papasavva, James Pappas, Nikolia Pappas, Nicholas Pappas & Family, George Peters, Katerina Peters, Costas Photsios, Penny Poulos, Rick Stanley & Family, Evan Kotsonas Stoecklein, Mike and Julia Tate, Jim Tsakos, Evris and Helen Tsaprazis, Nicholas Valice, Steve Valice, Chris Vardouniotis, John Vardouniotis, Jim Vlahakis, Irene Vouharas, Sandy Zembylas, Selina Zembylas-Hernandez, Carrie, Little Jack, and Marie.

THE CHURCH IS HERE FOR YOU In times of need or times of celebration, there are a number of pastoral situations that warrant contacting Father Nick.

Any Hospital Stay: Illness, Surgery, etc.
Death - Call when a person is dying and at the actual time of death, regardless of the hour!
Substance abuse involving you or a loved one.
Domestic problems of any sort, Marital or children.
When you desire spiritual direction.
Birth of a child, (naming, and 40 day blessing).
When you become engaged and are planning a wedding.

Youth and Young Adult Ministry

LENTEN RETREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS is Saturday, March 20 2025 at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Toledo. Reflecting on the Prophet Jonah and the call for transformation. See the bulletin insert below and visit tinyurl.com/2025detroitlentenyal to register online

GOYA LENTEN RETREAT is Saturday, March 22 at St George Greek Orthodox Church located at 43816 Woodward Avenue in Bloomfield Hills from 10am to 2pm . This is a wonderful event of faith, fellowship and fun and a great opportunity to meet other Goyans from other parishes. Please see the official link below to Register by March 14th . Please make every effort to attend. Register by March 14 at tinyurl.com/2025GOYA-LENT

PANHELLENIC SCHOLARSHIP Do you or an exceptional undergraduate student you know qualify to be a PanHellenic Scholar? The 2024/2025 application is now open and accepting applications. Visit https://www.panhellenicsf.org/apply to apply.

AHEPA SCHOLARSHIP
The Order of AHEPA District 10 Educational Foundation will be awarding educational scholarships to high school students who are graduating in June 2025 and to college students in undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Visit https://apply.ad10ef.org/ to register

ORTHODOX YOUTH BASKETBALL– important dates to note:

March 14-16, 2025: Pan Orthodox Tournament
April 26, Basketball Banquet

EASTER BASKETS FOR FOSTER KIDS - Nativity’s Youth are preparing Easter Baskets for Samaritas—one of the largest Human Services Agencies in Michigan—which provides housing for senior citizens, foster care, family preservation and adoption services , welcoming new Americans and helping people connect with mental health and other resources.

We are asking for donations of the following items:

Individually wrapped candies—chocolates, jelly beans, peeps
Small games or puzzles
Bubbles, Sidewalk Chalk
Crayons, Colored Pencils
Coloring books
Plastic Easter eggs

We plan to assemble the baskets either March 30 or April 6.

Thank you to Tommy Stein for heading up this project and Thrivent Financial for partnering with us and providing funding to purchase the baskets and other items we may need for this project.

If you have any questions, contact the church office or Tommy Stein for details.

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Mode

When the women disciples of the Lord heard the Angel joyously proclaim the resurrection, they cast aside the ancestral verdict, and boasting in glory they said to the Apostles, “Death has been despoiled! Christ God has risen, granting the great mercy to the world!”

Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγμα, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καὶ τὴν προγονικὴν ἀπόφασιν ἀπορρίψασαι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον· Ἐσκύλευται ὁ θάνατος, ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Apolytikion for Sun. of Orthodoxy in the Second Mode

We venerate Your immaculate icon, O good Lord, and entreat You to forgive our offenses, O Christ our God. By Your own choice you were pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, to deliver us, whom You created, from our slavery to the foe. Therefore we cry to You with gratitude: You have αι τὸν κόσμον. filled all things with joy, O our Savior, by coming to save the world.

Τὴν ἄχραντον Εἰκόνα σου προσκυνοῦμεν Ἀγαθέ, αἰτούμενοι συγχώρησιν τῶν πταισμάτων ἡμῶν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός· βουλήσει γὰρ ηὐδόκησας σαρκὶ ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, ἵνα ῥύσῃ οὓς ἔπλασας ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ· ὅθεν εὐχαρίστως βοῶμέν σοι· Χαρᾶς ἐπλήρωσας τὰ πάντα, ὁ Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν, παραγενόμενος εἰς τὸ σῶσαι τὸν Κόσμον.

Apolytikion for 40 Martyrs of Sebastia in the First Mode

The holy martyrs suffered painful tortures for Your sake, O Lord; be compelled by what they endured, and heal our every pain, we entreat You, O only benevolent God.

Τὰς ἀλγηδόνας τῶν Ἁγίων, ἃς ὑπὲρ σοῦ ἔπαθον, δυσωπήθητι, Κύριε, καὶ πάσας ἡμῶν τὰς ὀδύνας, ἴασαι φιλάνθρωπε, δεόμεθα.

Apolytikion of the Church in the Fourth Mode

Your Nativity, O Theotokos, brought joy to the whole world, for from you dawned the sun of righteousness, Christ our God. Freeing us from the curse, He gave us His blessings. Abolishing death, He granted us eternal life.

H yέννησίς σου, Θεοτόκε, χαρὰν ἐμήνυσε πάσῃ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ· ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος τῆς δικαιοσύνης, Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν· καὶ λύσας τὴν κατάραν, ἔδωκε τὴν εὐλογίαν· καὶ καταργήσας τὸν θάνατον, ἐδωρήσατο ἡμῖν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

O Champion General, I your City now inscribe to you Triumphant anthems as the tokens of my gratitude, Being rescued from the terrors, O Theotokos. Inasmuch as you have power unassailable, From all kinds of perils free me, so that unto you I may cry aloud: Rejoice, O unwedded Bride. (Αὐτόμελον; Automelon. Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ.)

Τὴ ὑπερμάχω στρατηγῶ τὰ νικητήρια, ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια, ἀναγράφω σοὶ ἡ Πόλις σου Θεοτόκε, Ἀλλ' ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον, ἐκ παντοίων μὲ κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον, ἵνα κράζω σοί, Χαῖρε νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε.

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal First Mode. Psalm 11.7,1.
You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us.
Verse: Save me, O Lord, for the godly man has failed.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 12:1-10.

BRETHREN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose courage when you are punished by him. For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives." It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers to discipline us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father.

Προκείμενον. Plagal First Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 11.7,1.
Σὺ Κύριε, φυλάξαις ἡμᾶς καὶ διατηρήσαις ἡμᾶς.
Στίχ. Σῶσον με, Κύριε, ὅτι ἐκλέλοιπεν ὅσιος.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 12:1-10.

Ἀδελφοί, τοσοῦτον ἔχοντες περικείμενον ἡμῖν νέφος μαρτύρων, ὄγκον ἀποθέμενοι πάντα καὶ τὴν εὐπερίστατον ἁμαρτίαν, διʼ ὑπομονῆς τρέχωμεν τὸν προκείμενον ἡμῖν ἀγῶνα, ἀφορῶντες εἰς τὸν τῆς πίστεως ἀρχηγὸν καὶ τελειωτὴν Ἰησοῦν, ὃς, ἀντὶ τῆς προκειμένης αὐτῷ χαρᾶς, ὑπέμεινεν σταυρόν, αἰσχύνης καταφρονήσας, ἐν δεξιᾷ τε τοῦ θρόνου τοῦ θεοῦ κεκάθικεν. Ἀναλογίσασθε γὰρ τὸν τοιαύτην ὑπομεμενηκότα ὑπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν εἰς ἀυτὸν ἀντιλογίαν, ἵνα μὴ κάμητε ταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν ἐκλυόμενοι. Οὔπω μέχρι αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι· καὶ ἐκλέλησθε τῆς παρακλήσεως, ἥτις ὑμῖν ὡς υἱοῖς διαλέγεται, Υἱέ μου, μὴ ὀλιγώρει παιδείας κυρίου, μηδὲ ἐκλύου ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ ἐλεγχόμενος· ὃν γὰρ ἀγαπᾷ κύριος παιδεύει· μαστιγοῖ δὲ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται. Εἰς παιδείαν ὑπομένετε, ὡς υἱοῖς ὑμῖν προσφέρεται ὁ θεός· τίς γὰρ ἐστιν υἱὸς ὃν οὐ παιδεύει πατήρ; Εἰ δὲ χωρίς ἐστε παιδείας, ἧς μέτοχοι γεγόνασιν πάντες, ἄρα νόθοι ἐστε καὶ οὐχ υἱοί. Εἶτα τοὺς μὲν τῆς σαρκὸς ἡμῶν πατέρας εἴχομεν παιδευτὰς, καὶ ἐνετρεπόμεθα· οὐ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ὑποταγησόμεθα τῷ πατρὶ τῶν πνευμάτων, καὶ ζήσομεν; Οἱ μὲν γὰρ πρὸς ὀλίγας ἡμέρας κατὰ τὸ δοκοῦν αὐτοῖς ἐπαίδευον· ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὸ συμφέρον, εἰς τὸ μεταλαβεῖν τῆς ἁγιότητος αὐτοῦ.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of Orthodoxy
The Reading is from John 1:43-51

At that time, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."

Sunday of Orthodoxy
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 1:44-52

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἠθέλησεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν· καὶ εὑρίσκει Φίλιππον καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ἀκολούθει μοι. ἦν δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος ἀπὸ Βηθσαϊδά, ἐκ τῆς πόλεως ᾿Ανδρέου καὶ Πέτρου. εὑρίσκει Φίλιππος τὸν Ναθαναὴλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ὃν ἔγραψε Μωϋσῆς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ οἱ προφῆται, εὑρήκαμεν, ᾿Ιησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ᾿Ιωσὴφ τὸν ἀπὸ Ναζαρέτ. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ· ἐκ Ναζαρὲτ δύναταί τι ἀγαθὸν εἶναι; λέγει αὐτῷ Φίλιππος· ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε. εἶδεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς τὸν Ναθαναὴλ ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ λέγει περὶ αὐτοῦ· ἴδε ἀληθῶς ᾿Ισραηλίτης, ἐν ᾧ δόλος οὐκ ἔστι. λέγει αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ· πόθεν με γινώσκεις; ἀπεκρίθη ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· πρὸ τοῦ σε Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι, ὄντα ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν εἶδόν σε. ἀπεκρίθη Ναθαναὴλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ῥαββί, σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ. ἀπεκρίθη ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ὅτι εἶπόν σοι, εἶδόν σε ὑποκάτω τῆς συκῆς, πιστεύεις; μείζω τούτων ὄψει. καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπ᾽ ἄρτι ὄψεσθε τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγότα, καὶ τοὺς ἀγγέλους τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀναβαίνοντας καὶ καταβαίνοντας ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.

Saints and Feasts

March 09

Sunday of Orthodoxy

For more than one hundred years the Church of Christ was troubled by the persecution of the Iconoclasts of evil belief, beginning in the reign of Leo the Isaurian (717-741) and ending in the reign of Theophilus (829-842). After Theophilus's death, his widow the Empress Theodora (celebrated Feb. 11), together with the Patriarch Methodius (June 14), established Orthodoxy anew. This ever-memorable Queen venerated the icon of the Mother of God in the presence of the Patriarch Methodius and the other confessors and righteous men, and openly cried out these holy words: "If anyone does not offer relative worship to the holy icons, not adoring them as though they were gods, but venerating them out of love as images of the archetype, let him be anathema." Then with common prayer and fasting during the whole first week of the Forty-day Fast, she asked God's forgiveness for her husband. After this, on the first Sunday of the Fast, she and her son, Michael the Emperor, made a procession with all the clergy and people and restored the holy icons, and again adorned the Church of Christ with them. This is the holy deed that all we the Orthodox commemorate today, and we call this radiant and venerable day the Sunday of Orthodoxy, that is, the triumph of true doctrine over heresy.

March 09

The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia

These holy Martyrs, who came from various lands, were all soldiers under the same general. Taken into custody for their faith in Christ, and at first interrogated by cruel means, they were then stripped of their clothing and cast onto the frozen lake which is at Sebastia of Pontus, at a time when the harsh and freezing weather was at its worst. They endured the whole night naked in such circumstances, encouraging one another to be patient until the end. He that guarded them, named Aglaius, who was commanded to receive any of them that might deny Christ, had a vision in which he saw heavenly powers distributing crowns to all of the Martyrs, except one, who soon after abandoned the contest. Seeing this, Aglaius professed himself a Christian and joined the Martyrs on the lake, and the number of forty remained complete. In the morning, when they were almost dead from the cold, they were cast into fire, after which their remains were thrown into the river. Thus they finished the good course of martyrdom in 320, during the reign of Licinius. These are their names: Acacius, Aetius, Aglaius, Alexander, Angus, Athanasius, Candidus, Chudion, Claudius, Cyril, Cyrion, Dometian, Domnus, Ecdicius, Elias, Eunoicus, Eutyches, Eutychius, Flavius, Gaius, Gorgonius, Helianus, Heraclius, Hesychius, John, Lysimachus, Meliton, Nicholas, Philoctemon, Priscus, Sacerdon, Severian, Sisinius, Smaragdus, Theodulus, Theophilus, Valens, Valerius, Vivianus, and Xanthias.

Wisdom of the Fathers

For in a contest there is much labor needed--and after the contest victory falls to some, to others disgrace. Is the palm ever given or the crown granted before the course is finished? ... Therefore no one can receive a reward, unless he has striven lawfully; nor is the victory a glorious one, unless the contest also has been toilsome.

St. Ambrose of Milan

Chapter 15, Three Books on the Duties of the Clergy, 4th century

Moses... was himself saved by means of wood and water before the Law was given, when he was exposed to the Nile's currents, hidden away in an Ark (Exod. 2:3-10). And by means of wood and water he saved the people of Israel, revealing the Cross by the wood, Holy Baptism by water (Exod. 14:15-31). Paul, who had looked upon the mysteries, says openly, 'They were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud' (I Cor. 10:2). He also bears witness that, even before the events concerning the sea and his staff, Moses willingly endured Christ's Cross, 'Esteeming', he says, 'the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt' (Heb. 11:26). For the Cross is the reproach of Christ from the standpoint of foolish men. As Paul himself says of Christ, 'He endured the cross, despising the shame' (Heb. 12:2).

St. Gregory Palamas

Homilies Vol. 1, Homily Eleven para. 14; Saint Tikhon's Seminary Press pg. 123, 14th century

Nativity's Gmail Calendar

Nativity of the Virgin Mary Google Calendar

March 9 to March 23, 2025

Sunday, March 9

🍇 Sunday of Orthodoxy

No Memorials

Children's Sunday

Daylight Saving Time Begins

8:45AM Orthros

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

11:30AM Church School & Catechism

Monday, March 10

6:30PM 50th Anniversary Planning Team Meeting

Tuesday, March 11

11:00AM Morning Bible Study with Father Nick

12:00PM Senior Lunch Group

5:00PM YOUTH GREEK CLASSES

6:30PM ADULT GREEK CLASSES 101 (on Zoom)

7:00PM Evening Bible Study with Fr. Nick

Wednesday, March 12

6:00PM Presanctified Liturgy, Meal & Lenten Talk

Thursday, March 13

6:30PM ADULT GREEK CLASSES 102, 103, 201 (on Zoom)

6:30PM Great Compline

Friday, March 14

Pan-Orthodox Basketball Tournament

7:00PM Salutations to the Theotokos

7:00PM AA Meeting in Social Hall

Sunday, March 16

🍇 Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

Memorials and Trisagion

8:45AM Orthros

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

11:30AM Church School & Catechism

3:30PM Baptism

Tuesday, March 18

Festival Food Prep: Dolmathes

11:00AM Morning Bible Study with Father Nick

12:00PM Tuesday Lunch Group

5:00PM YOUTH GREEK CLASSES

6:30PM ADULT GREEK CLASSES 101 (on Zoom)

7:00PM Evening Bible Study with Fr. Nick

Wednesday, March 19

Festival Food Prep: Dolmathes

6:00PM Presanctified Liturgy, Meal & Lenten Talk

Thursday, March 20

Festival Food Prep: Dolmathes

6:30PM ADULT GREEK CLASSES 102, 103, 201 (on Zoom)

6:30PM Great Compline

7:30PM Parish Council Meeting

Friday, March 21

Festival Food Prep: Dolmathes

7:00PM Salutations to the Theotokos

7:00PM AA Meeting in Social Hall

Saturday, March 22

10:00AM GOYA RETREAT - St George Bloomfield

4:00PM Choir Practice

Sunday, March 23

SCS Annunciation presentation

🍇 Sunday of the Holy Cross

No Memorials

8:45AM Orthros

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

11:30AM Church School & Catechism

6:00PM COCC Lenten Vespers and Fellowship

Bulletin Inserts

March Calendar and Events

Here's all Nativity's calendar events in one document. Paper copies are available on the table in the Narthex. Always check the weekly bulletin for any changes.

2025 Journey to Pascha

This is a wonderful resource to help you through the Lenten Journey. Paper copies are available at church.

Great Lent and Holy Week Schedule

Your guide to the weekly services offered during great lent. Paper copies are available at the church

Saturday of Souls

Use this form to submit your names for Saturday of Souls - Please submit names only once - they will be used for the remaining Saturday of Souls services in 2025.

Rhodian Society

NEW RHODIAN SOCIETY—On behalf of Zina Karadimas and several Rhodians in the Detroit Metro area, Christina Karadimas has created this society to honor her mother. An Icon has been donated to the society and there will be a service at Annunciation cathedral on March 23.

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