April 26, 2015: The Weekend Update - St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Bethlehem, PA

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LIVE from St. Nicholas Cathedral in Bethlehem it's...

THE

WEEKEND

PARISH UPDATE!

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Χριστός Ανέστη!

"God has placed a power in our souls. But it is up to us how we channel it – for good or for evil."

-St. Porphyrios

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News & Events...

CHURCH PICNIC! June 7, 2015
We are reviving the church picnic!

Food, fun & live Greek music...
Bicentennial Park - Pavilion C.
Activity Schedule:

1pm - Grilling begins.
1:30pm - Youth games and activities.
2:30pm - GOYA vs. Council Softball Game
4-5pm - Family friendly bike ride on NorBath Trail.

Bring your bike! Helmets required.
Chaperons will be at front and back of group.

7pm - Wrap up.

See attached flyer for details. Mark your calendar today!

DIVINE SERVICES:

Two Liturgies this Sunday.

Saturday 4/25: Great Vespers, 7pm
Sunday 4/26: (Two Services)

Orthros, 7:15am
Liturgy 1 (Greek), 8:30am
Sunday School, 9:45am
Liturgy 2 (English), 10:15am

Thursday 4/30: Paraklesis, 6pm
Saturday 5/2: Great Vespers, 7pm
Sunday 5/3: (One Service)

Orthros, 7:45am
Liturgy, 9:10am

Next One Liturgy Sunday will be May 3, 2015 (Godparent Sunday)
*We will resume Summer Liturgy Schedule (One Service) in June.*

CHANT SCHEDULE - April 26 (1st Liturgy - Chanters / 2nd Liturgy - Choir ) - May 3 (1st Liturgy - Chanters / 2nd Liturgy - Choir)

ALTAR BOY SCHEDULE - April 26 (St. Mark's Group) - Schedule Attached.

YOUTH CORNER:

ALL YOUTH:

Godparent Sunday - May 3, 2015. Students are invited to bring their Godparents to Sunday School. Also, students with their Godparents will be asked to come up front on this day before Holy Communion to receive a special blessing. See attached flyer.
"Faith Night" at the Iron Pigs - Monday June 15, 7:05pm. Email fralexandros@stnichols.org to reserve tickets with our group! $10/ticket. Please RSVP by May 1.
All Youth Summer Pool Party - Friday June 19, 5-9pm at the Pavlack's home. (Reply to request address). Parents and siblings are invited.

GOYA:

Basketball Practice - TONIGHT Fri. April 24 - 7-8:30pm at St. Francis Center (481 Bridle Path Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18017).
GOYA Basketball Mini Tournament - Sun. May 3, 2pm in Reading, PA. We will play
Lancaster and Reading's teams. Email sent with registration info.
Third GOYA Bible Study - Fri. May 8 - 7-8pm at St. Nicholas.
GOYA Soccer Tournament -
Sat. May 9, in
Lancaster.
Mark your calendars now! Practices to be announced.
Summer Pool Party - Friday June 19, 5-9pm at the Pavlack's home. (Reply to request address). Parents and siblings are invited.

Community Service Opportunities:

St. Nicholas Academy:

Mon-Fri, 9am-12pm.

Week 1 - June 8-12
Week 2 - June 15-19
Week 3 - June 22-26
Week 4 - June 29- July 3

Vacation Church School:

Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm.

August 3-7

Altar Boys: See attached Spring Sunday schedule.

Greek Dance Practices:

Sr. Olympians - (Grades 8-12) - Practices on Mondays, May 4, 11, 18 & 25 from 5:30-6:30pm. Teacher is Irene Kouros.
Jr. Olympians - (Grades 4-7) - Practices on Friday, May 8, 15 and 22 - 6:00 p.m. Please see Niki Hahalis for more details.
PeeWee Olympians - (Age 4-3rd Grade) - Practices on Tuesdays, April 21, 28 & May 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 4:30-5:15pm. For more info, contact Nikki Marmaros or Anastasia Gougoustamos.

Greek School:

The graduation/closing celebration of the Greek School year will be Monday, June 8th. Please note it on your calendar (this is a change from the original calendar date).

Η τελετή λήξης του Ελληνικού Σχολείου φέτος θα γινει τη Δευτέρα, 8 Ιουνίου. Παρακαλούμε οπως το σημειώσετε στο ημερολόγιό σας.

OCF: (College Students)

Last Meeting: End of year BBQ, May 5th, 6-7:15pm at Fr. Alexey's home.
Visit www.stnicholas.org/email to sign up for OCF.

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Visit www.stnicholas.org/scholarships.html for all scholarship info!

Note: Moms with infants and toddlers: If you would like to receive Holy Communion first, please meet the designated Parish Council member in the narthex during the homily to be escorted down the side isle for Holy Communion.

What group is your child in?

TOTS (age 0-4)

HOPE (age 5-2nd Grade)

JOY (3-6 Grade)

GOYA (7-12 Grade)

More at www.stnicholas.org/calendar.html

ACADEMY CORNER:

Walk for Education 2015: See attached flyer for sponsorship opportunities!
Graduation: Thurs. June 4, 6:30pm

MINISTRY NOTES:

PHILOPTOCHOS:

Next Philoptochos Social Tea - Saturday April 25, 2015, 3pm.
2015 Membership Dues of $30 are now payable. Please see Georgia Dimitriadis or contact church office.

FESTIVAL PREP:

We need help preparing MOUSAKA – April 27th to April 29th

Monday 4/27: 9am-3pm (preparing meat)
Tuesday 4/28: 9am-3pm (preparing the eggplant)
Tuesday 4/28: 6-9pm (preparing the eggplant)
Wednesday 4/29: 9am-3pm (assembling Mousaka)
Wednesday 4/29: 6-9pm (wrap Mousaka and clean kitchen)

Please call, e-mail or text George Lioudis if you can help with any of these shifts.
George Lioudis - (610) 751-0653 (cell) - (610) 866-1088 (work) - george @ lehighpizza.com

BIBLE STUDY: Bible studies with Fr. Palis and Kosta Zalalas will resume in May.

SENIOR CITIZENS: The next Luncheon is Monday, May 11 at noon. The program for 2015 is as follows: May 11, June 8, October 12, November 9 and December 8.

MEN'S PICK-UP BASKETBALL: Reply to be added to our Men's Basketball email list. Next pick-up game will be TONIGHT Fri. April 24 - 8:30-10pm at St. Francis Center (481 Bridle Path Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18017).

CONGRATULATIONS to Spyros Gellos and Dr. James Chiadis who were honored this past Saturday at the St. Photios Awards Banquet in Pittsburgh. We appreciate all they have done for our parish! Photo attached.

OTHER NOTES:

Mark your calendars...
(and take off a day of work to come help!)
- Church Picnic is June 7, 1-7pm.
- Spring Festival is May 28-31, 2015
- Fall Festival is Sept. 17-20, 2015
- For more important parish dates, visit www.stnicholas.org/calendar.html