News & Events
09/03/2017
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Orthros: 8:30A.M. Epistle: I Corinthians 16:13-24 (pg. 1320) |
Divine Liturgy: 9:30A.M. Gospel: Matthew 21:33-42 (pg. 1169) |
Acolytes: Lucas Shoshilos, Paul Dobrow, Nick Seretis, Emmanuel Pittas, Alex Peppes, Alexi Argyros, Aidan William Soukas, CJ Soukas
Narthex: Manny Toskos,
Ushers: Michael Kalliotzis, John Peters,
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Fellowship Hour: The Parish Council
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September 3, 2017 13TH SUNDAY of Matthew
Memorial: A 7 year memorial for Katherine Rotas Jani, beloved mother of Helen Slider and her husband George. Grandmother to Stephanie Resavy and her husband Steve, George Slider and his wife Jessica, Katherine Sodl and her husband John. Great Yia-Yia to Bill and his wife Ashley, Nicholas, Matthew, Krystyna, Kayla, Alexis, Brianna, Lyndsay, Christian, and Emily and Great Great Yia-Yia to Jack Stephen.
May her memory be eternal.
Fellowship hour is sponsored by the Resavy-Slider family.
40 Day Mother and Infant Blessings: Today we welcome into the churchfor the traditional infant and motherhood blessing:
Grant Nicholas Karras, the son of Mark and Nicole. Congratulations!
Jack Stephen Resavy, the son of Bill and Ashley. Congratulations!
Parish Office Closed: The office will be closed tomorrow, Monday, September 4th in observance of Labor Day.
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin September 8th: The birth and early life of the Virgin Mary is not recorded in the Gospels or other books of the New Testament, however this information can be found in a work dating from the second century known as the Book of James or Protevangelion. According to the story found in this book, Mary's parents, Joachim and Anna, were childless for many years. They remained faithful to God, but their prayers for a child were unanswered. One day, when Joachim came to the temple to make an offering, he was turned away by the High Priest who chastised him for his lack of children. To hide his shame, Joachim retreated to the hill country to live among the shepherds and their flocks. As Joachim was praying, his wife Anna was praying at the same time at their house in Jerusalem. An angel appeared to both of them and announced that Anna would have a child whose name would be known throughout the world. Anna promised to offer her child as a gift to the Lord. Joachim returned home, and in due time Anna bore a daughter, Mary.
This Friday, September 8th worship services begin with Orthros 9:00a.m. Divine Liturgy at 10:00a.m.
Bookstore: Have you stopped by to visit our bookstore lately? New volumes are being added and existing ones are worth looking at again. Enrich your spiritual life and learn our rich faith. Come and See!
Saint Nicholas is on Social Media! Like us on Facebook @stnicholasnj and follow us on Instagram @stnicholasgoc. To share your ministry’s events and activities email socialmedia@stnicholasnj.org .
Greek School: Greek School registration is underway for the 2017/2018 academic year. There are still some seats available! Greek School meets Fridays from 4:15pm – 6:30pm. The registration documents are located in the parish office reception area. Greek School will begin on September 15th, 2017 and the school calendar will be distributed to registered families later this summer. If you have questions, contact Angela Rokkos Bachardy at angelarokkos@hotmail.com or Demetra Pittas at demetra.pittas@ericsson.com.
Greek Festival: Please join us in helping Saint Nicholas once again proudly showcase its faith and heritage via our wonderful Festival, in which we were recognized as one of the top three in its category by 201 Magazine in 2016. Please respond by sending your name, e-mail address, and which station you would like to volunteer for in 2017 to office@stnicholasnj.org. Our Greek Festival is September 22-24.
Kali Parea: Welcome back dear friends. Kali Parea invites you to join us at the Wyckoff Environmental Center-150 Crescent Avenue for a picnic lunch this Tuesday, September 5th, 2017 at 12 Noon. Please bring your own lunch. Dessert will be served. If it should rain we will meet in the Fellowship Hall. Call Christine Triant at 201-529-8267 for info.
Couples Workshop/Seminar: Saint Nicholas will be hosting a couple’s workshop/seminar for anyone in a long-term relationship, engaged, newlywed or married on Saturday, October 21st from 9:30am-4pm (free of charge). The interactive program will be led by Presvytera Kerry Pappas who is a licensed marriage and family therapist and works for the Archdiocese. For more info contact Mary Tselepis mczervos@gmail.com or Dean deantselepis@gmail.com
Part-Time Caretaker: Our Saint Nicholas community is looking to hire a part-time caretaker. Duties will include, but are not limited to, maintaining our facilities, setting up and taking down setups for various events and other tasks as needed to support the maintenance needs of events held by our community. The scheduled working days are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9AM to 2PM and Sunday from 1PM to 5PM. Additional hours may be needed on Friday and Saturday from 11PM to 2AM depending on our banquet hall activity. For further information or if interested please contact George Bayiokos at 201-286-3022 or email at bayiokos@aol.com
Community Garden: We are seeking parishioners (especially emerging young adults) interested in creating a community garden at Saint Nicholas. The garden will be run by and for members of our community. It will nourish us spiritually and physically as we work outside and eat together from the garden, but it will also serve as a reaffirmation that we exist within a larger ecological chain in God’s creation. Anyone interested in further information and in planning the initial stages of the garden, please contact Billy Tsadilas at (551) 427 2805 or wtsadilas@gmail.com.
Candle Money:Earn a convenient tax deduction record for your candle donations. Booklets are available for purchase at the Office or Narthex (Sundays). Candle money comes in a $2 booklet of 25 for $50; a $5 booklet of 10 for $50; a $10 booklet of 5 for $50 and a $20 booklet of 5 for $100. Candle money can only be used for candle donations. It is non-refundable, must be used for its full value and cannot be exchanged for cash.
Saint Nicholas Benevolent Fund: Saint James in his epistle, teaches that “faith without works is dead.” Giving alms (charity) is an act of faith. Anyone can donate anonymously to this Fund benefitting a family or a person in need. Mail your donation check or drop it in the collection plate in our Narthex. “God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:7). God bless you always for your open heart! You have made a difference! Contact Fr Bill for information frbill@stnicholasnj.org
Mortgage Burning: Participate in making Saint Nicholas debt free by pledging and fulfilling specific donations to this program. Further information can be found at the Narthex or contacting any Parish Council member.
Grandview LLC: If interested in assisting “friends of St. Nicholas” acquire additional property for our church's benefit; please contact Nick Pirsos at Pirsos@verizon.net for additional details.
Parish Stewardship Status: Stewardship is composed of our personal offering of time, talent and treasure. Stewardship is not dues but is based on Holy Scripture from both the Old and New Testaments. Since time and talent offerings are more difficult to measure, one measurement of our response to God is our average “treasure” pledge per steward household. In 2016, we had 430 steward households that donated a total of $347,301 or 51% of our budgetary needs. To date in 2017, we have 242 steward households that have pledged a total of $234,610.
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