Coffee hour offered today by Thomas Stathopoulos.

THE 23^RD ANNUNAL DETROIT GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE WILL BE HELD TODAY AT 3:00 PM.

We are honored to have the following special guests with us today celebrating the Divine Liturgy followed by the Doxology:

• His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America
• His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit
• His Grace Metropolitan Maximos of Ioannina
• Georgia Tasiopoulou, Consul General of Greece in Chicago.
• The Presidential Guard of the Hellenic Republic of Greece (Evzones)
• Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist
• Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan
• Grand Marshal Vasilios Vouharas

 Timeline for Parade:

• 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. – Parade Staging and Lineup. Parade participants take their places in the marching order.
• Annunciation parishioners will be the first group in the first station. Let's show the community how strong our Annunciation family is.
• 3:00 p.m. – 23rd Annual Detroit Greek Independence Day Parade Kicks Off

The route this year will be on Lafayette starting at the Cathedral and ending on Beaubien past Monroe.

This year's Greek Independence Day Parade, scheduled today, April 6th, coincides with the presentation of the Holy Relic of St. Georgios the New Martyr, Patron Saint of the city of Ioannina from His Grace Metropolitan Maximos of Ioannina.

Flowers for Holy Friday (Epitaphion) on Friday, April 18.
If anyone is interested in donating any of the above items, please contact the church office.

A few Ladies and Gentlemen are needed to help decorate and beautify the Epitaphion on Friday, April 18, 2025 starting at 10:00 am.

• Thursday, April 10 at 6:30 pm – Join us for our Final Discussion!
  

• We are excited to invite you to our book club as we conclude our exploration of "The Orthodox Way" by Bishop Kallistos Ware. This will be our third and final installment, where we will discuss Chapters 5, 6, and the Epilogue.

• Our previous sessions sparked wonderful discussions, and we are sure everyone enjoyed them! If you missed the first two meetings, don't worry! Each chapter stands on its own, so you'll easily be able to follow along.

• Dinner will be provided!
  What a great way to springboard us into Holy Week and Easter.

• Please RSVP:  To help us prepare enough food, kindly email Pano Papalekas at [email protected] if you plan on attending.

• A successful event can only be accomplished with dedicated and devoted parishioners and friends.
• We would like to THANK each and every one of you for your personal effort and talent to make this year’s Feast Day Luncheon a most joyous and happy event.
• THANK YOU to everyone who helped, attended and for your generous donations.
• THANK YOU to everyone that donated their delicacies for our Feast Day Bake Sale.
• THANK YOU to all the Philoptochos ladies that chaired and helped out at the Feast Day Bake Sale.
• THANK YOU to everyone that donated Artoklasia for the Feast Day vespers and the Feast Day service.
• THANK YOU to the ladies who took the time to help and decorate the Icons so beautifully with flowers.
• THANK YOU to George Theodorou - Feast Day Chairperson.
• A heartfelt thank-you to all of you and for your continued support of our Cathedral - from the Annunciation Cathedral Family.  May God’s blessing be with you.

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.

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: 

Reconsider using your vacuum cleaner for every crumb. One easy way to bring down energy usage and save money is to swap back to a simple broom when cleaning hard surfaces. This will also help your vacuum last longer

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.