Artoklasia offered today for the well-being of all the members of the Rhodian Society of Detroit, Michigan.

The Rhodian Society of Detroit, Michigan is honoring their annual Ecclesiastical Feast of the Synaxis of all the Saints of Rhodes and all their deceased members.
May Their memory be eternal.

Phanouropita Blessing will take place in front of the Icon of St. Phanourios on the reliquary stand.

Coffee hour offered the Rhodian Society of Detroit, Michigan.

GREAT VESPERS OF THE ANNUNCIATION
Monday, March 24^th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Coffee Hour and our Annual Bake Sale. All proceeds directly benefit our Cathedral.

FEAST DAY OF THE ANNUNCIATION
Tuesday, March 25^th, 2025 – Matins at 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m.
Our Lenten Feast Day Luncheon will be held following the Service.

FEAST DAY SPONSORS AND DONATIONS
Sponsors and donations needed for the Feast Day Luncheon (Please see "Bulletin inserts" section).
Please consider being a sponsor for the Feast Day Luncheon with a cash donation of any amount. Please contact Feast Day Chairman – George Theodorou at 586-303-7833 or Church Office at 313-965-2988.

FEASTDAY BAKE SALE: We welcome all home-made baked pasties and pites of your choice as donations to our Bake Sale. If you can offer your time or talent, please see any Philoptochos member or call the church office. Thank you and God bless you!

HELP NEEDED - FLOWER DECORATION OF THE PANAYIA ICONS
A few Ladies and Gentlemen are needed to help decorate and beautify several Panayia Icons with flowers. This act of love must be started and completed on Monday, March 24, 2025, starting at 12:00 noon. 

DONATIONS NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
Flowers for Decoration of the Icons for our Feast Day.
Artoklasia for March 24 and 25.
Daffodils for the Service of the Veneration of the Holy Cross on Sunday, March 23.
Wreaths for the four Services of the Salutations to the Virgin Mary and Akathist Hymn.
Flowers for Holy Friday (Epitaphion) on Friday, April 18.
If anyone is interested in donating any of the above items, please contact the ChurchOffice.

4^th Salutation - March 28 at 7:00 pm.

Akathist Hymn – April 4 at 7:00 p.m. The Evzones from Greece will also be attending the service.  Please join us and meet the Evzones.

We have the blessing to receive a fragment of the Holy Relic of St. Georgios the New martyr, Patron Saint of Ioannina, by His Grace Metropolitan Maximos of Ioannina himself.  

Dear Parishioners,

This year's Greek Independence Day Parade, scheduled for Sunday, April 6th, coincides with the presentation of the Holy Relic from His Grace Metropolitan Maximos of Ioannina. Along with His Grace, we are also very privileged to have His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visiting our Cathedral on that day. It is very likely that we will have many people from across Metro Detroit attending the Divine Liturgy. Also, Annunciation will be the first church in the parade procession, immediately behind our clergy guests!

Since this will be a great opportunity to showcase our parish support, I am encouraging all the Annunciation parishioners to not only attend the services on that day, but to also march in the parade representing Annunciation. I would like to especially ask the families of our Sunday School students, as well as all our teachers to participate in the parade. It will allow us to show the entire Greek community attending that we once again have a vital Sunday School program. Also, I’m sure the kids will really enjoy marching and waving Greek and American flags.

The parade will begin at 3:00 PM and typically takes less than one hour to complete.

Please reach out to me by phone at 313-920-6174 or by email at [email protected] if you are available to attend the parade. It is very important that we have a large turnout for all the events planned on April 6th.

Regards, 
Harry Harris
Annunciation Parish Council President

• Regular Sunday School classes continue every Sunday  (immediately after Communion). New students or visiting students are welcome to attend regularly or on a drop-in basis. All are welcome.

Our parking lot management company, Park Rite, has installed gates at the three entrances to our parking lot (Monroe Street, I-375 service drive, and Lafayette Street). The gates will be open for Sunday services. For any church visits during the week, please use the Monroe Street entrance. When the parking lot attendant comes to the gate, please let him know you are there for a church visit, and he will raise the gate for you. You will NOT be charged any fee for parking in the lot for any church related visit. Also, the Lafayette gate will be open for any church sacrament event (weddings, funerals, etc.). Please note in the unlikely scenario that you pay for parking during a personal church visit, please advise the church office and your credit card charge will be reversed.

• Memorial Coffee Hour Fees: Parishioners of the Annunciation $150.00, Non-parishioners $200.00.  This includes 2 tables of 8 completely set with 8 plates of food, utensils, and beverages (coffee and water).  Additional tables of 8 are $25.00 each.

• Cookbooks: Amaze your family and friends with your cooking skills! The Joy of Greek Cooking cookbooks are for sale once again! The book contains hundreds of authentic recipes from the kitchens of our parishioners. Price remains affordable at $20, or $24 which includes shipping. Porch pickup is also available in Farmington Hills.

We are happy to announce the return of the Annunciation Cathedral Book Club. This was a regular occurrence prior to Covid but has not been restored until now. We will be doing “The Orthodox Way” by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware. For those who have already read this book (3 times for me), you understand what a great read it is. In order to get the most out of it, we will divide it into 3 parts. Those who join us will not regret it.  The Cathedral has purchased a number of copies of the book which you can grab when you come to the liturgy.

The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate are sponsoring a Greening the Parish Initiative.  The goals are to create greater awareness of the leadership of His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholemew on issues of the environment and creation.  We are looking to inspire engagement and working-together within our parish communities.  Together, we can create an attitude and culture of caring for creation within the entire Greek Orthodox community. 

Today's message is: 

Fasting Friday! Meat production is responsible for 14.5% of ALL greenhouse gas emissions. Our faith also encourages us to fast from meat products, so use this as a double reason to try. Going meat free one day a week for the entire year, has the power to save as much CO2 as not using your car for one whole month.

Saturday of Souls is a series of Saturdays set aside in the liturgical Greek Orthodox Calendar for the remembrance of those who have died.

These days occur on designated Saturdays before and during the seasons of Lent and Easter: the first two are observed on the two Saturdays before Lent begins, the third Saturday of Souls coincides with the first Saturday of Lent, and the fourth Soul Saturdays takes place on the Saturday before Pentecost, the closure of the Easter season.

Saturday holds special significance in the religious calendar as the day on which the crucified Jesus lay dead in the tomb before His resurrection.

On each Soul Saturday a special service is held where prayers are offered in memory of those who have died and a list of names of the dead is recited.

Participants attending the services prepare Kolyva, and also supply Wine, Olive Oil and Prosfora.

Saturday of Souls Services:
February 22   - 1^st Saturday of Souls  – Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.
March 1 - 2^nd Saturday of Souls – Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.
March 8 - 3^rd  Saturday of Souls – Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.
June 7   - 4^th  Saturday of Souls – Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. 

Please pick up a form for names in the exo-narthex, or go to our "Bulliten insert" section to download.  

All articles to be included in the Sunday Bulletin must be submitted by 12pm on Thursdays.
Please call the Church office at 313-965-2988 or email: [email protected].

"As the Father has sent me, so I send you." John 20:21. Christian stewardship is a commitment to God through our time, talent, and treasure. Your 2024 Stewardship pledge card is available in the Narthex. Please take the time to complete your card and place it in the Stewardship box.

The 9 Holy Relics are on display in the reliquary of the Annunciation Cathedral of Detroit for embracement and veneration for whomever wishes to do so.  The Holy relics have been safe guarded in the sanctuary of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral for over one hundred years, and it is now the time for them to be venerated and presented to all the faithful Christians.

Any individual wishing to schedule an appointment for Confession with Fr. Georgios Manias may do so by contacting Father at 313-588-0829.

Please call Fr. Georgios Manias or the Church Office to schedule and confirm in advance, Sacraments and special Liturgical services, such as Memorials and Trisagion in order to honor your beloved ones. 

Meetings with Father Georgios Manias are by appointment only. Please schedule meetings through the church office or by contacting Father at 313-588-0829.  Thank you! 

Live streaming of the Annunciation Cathedral services begin at 10:00 a.m. every Sunday.  

Please go directly to our website: http://www.annunciationcathedral.org and click the link: Annunciation Cathedral Services.

http://www.annunciationcathedral.org/

Or, you can click on the following link to go directly to the "Donate" PayPal page:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=L5LRXU8CDMKJW&source=url

For all your catering needs, call Ernie's direct at 586-286-8435.

Please tell your neighbors and friends of our beautiful event venue.

Looking for a caregiver for and elderly women.  Please call Eleni Giannopoulos at 586-436-8588.

There are two (2) cemetery plots available at White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, MI.  They are located in the Garden of Religious Liberty section.  Each plot is $1,600.  For more information, contact Marsha Ponkey at 313-469-6977 or 313-213-7181.