Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
1701 E. Saginaw St.
Lansing, MI 48912
Phone: 517-482-7341
HOLY TRINITY NEWS
Weekly Email Bulletin 
January 26, 2018
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fr. Mark on Vacation
Fr. Mark will be out of town this week on vacation. For pastoral needs, please call the parish office and you will be put in contact with a priest from the Metropolis of Detroit.
Church Office Closed
The church office will be closed on Thursday, February 1st.
Sunday Orthos Canceled
There will NOT be an Orthros service preceding the Divine Liturgy on February 4 and 11 . 
Jr. G.O.Y.A News
We will be going ice skating at Suburban Ice in E. Lansing this  Sunday, January 28 at 3:30 pm . Open skate lasts until 4:50. Join us! Questions? Email  jackiekar@hotmail.com
Coffee Hour
The Coffee Hour on Sunday is hosted by the Choir.
Yellow Barrel Collection
The Yellow Barrel in the lobby will receive your donations for the Lansing City Rescue Mission of insulated gloves and hand warmers for our neighbors in need.
AHEPA Scholarship Applications
The Order of AHEPA District #10 Educational Foundation will be awarding educational scholarships to high school students who are graduating in June 2018 and current college students. Applications can be picked up at the church office or online at www.AHEPAdistrict10.org/educational-foundation. It is the responsibility of each applicant to submit the entire completed application so it is received by April 1st, 5:00pm Eastern Time in order to be considered for an award. Please contact the Executive Secretary of the Educational Foundation by telephone 248-689-4156 to confirm that your application was received on time.
49th Annual Interfaith Day
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 9am - 2:30pm
St. Casmir Church
815 Sparrow Ave. (enter on Barnes Ave.)
TOPIC:  “BRIDGING OUR TROUBLED WATERS”
Ticket $12 & a box of healthy cereal for the Food Bank.
For tickets see Olga Pascalenos
Online Photo Archive
The Parish Council is building a large online photo/video archive for the church. If you have photos or videos from Parish outings & events please contact the church office for more details on how to upload them to our directory.
Birthday Sunday News By: Elaine Kritselis
If you are a March birthday baby, your Birthday Sunday will occur on Sunday, February 18 and will be combined with the February names to accommodate the Lenten fast. The names I have on file are listed below. If you do not see your name and would like to be included, email me at  ekritselis@yahoo.com . Also, photos from the January celebration are included below.
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
MARCH BIRTHDAYS
Lorely Alimonos
Tasos Allimonos
Alice Anastor
Peter Anastor
Alex Binioris
Alexis Branoff
Elias Kaplan
Gus Kavalaris
Eleni Lahanas
Shelley Lahanas
Tina Lewis
Alexander (Sasha) Napolov
Jim Parish
Barbara Platsis
Peter Priggooris
Ted Samra
Andrea Branoff
Liana Dellis-Pridnia
Dimitri Gavrilis
Heather Anastasia Gray
Efstratia Janis
Eleanna Kimbouris
Andrea Krantz
George Lafkas
Marina Lahanas
Zana Litos
James Munk
Jan Parish
Margaret Rahib
Nick Voutsaras
Annual Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival
To parents of students in grades 7-12, we are holding our annual Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival after Liturgy on  Sunday, March 4. The students in Jan Munk's class (Junior Division-aged) will be working on speeches as part of class time. For the Senior Division students (grades 10-12), Heather Gray has the topics and will be contacting our high school students.

The Oratorical Festival is a wonderful opportunity for our kids to look more deeply into an aspect of our Orthodox faith, work on a speech, and deliver it to a friendly, encouraging audience. Please put your support behind the Festival and encourage your students to participate; this is a wonderful event.

Contact Jan Munk (517-372-5062) if you have questions.
OCW 25th Anniversary Luncheon
Orthodox Christian Women (OCW) invites you and your friends to its 25th Anniversary Luncheon on  Sunday, February 4, 2018 at 2 p.m.

Presvytera Helen Karamanos will be speaking. Her topic is “What is an Ideal Woman?”.

The luncheon and celebration will take place at St. George Romanian Orthodox Cathedral Cultural Center, 18405 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan 48075.

The cost is $25 for OCW Members and $30 for Non-members. All are welcome (men, women, teens).

Registration is required. Please Respond by  January 28th .

For questions, contact Loretta Gates at  248-689-9721 , or e-mail Mary Ann Dadich at  mdadich811@gmail.com .  You may also respond to this e-mail with questions.

2018 FAITH Travel Grant
The application is available at  thefaithendowment.org/travelgrant  for participants of Session One and Session Two. Completed applications must be postmarked by mail by the  February 1, 2018  deadline. Full applicant criteria and instructions can be found at the link above. 

Priority is given to high school seniors. FAITH travel grants are primarily need-based financial aid awards; however, each applicant’s academic performance will also be weighed into the evaluation review process.

Applicants are encouraged  to follow FAITH on Facebook  for program updates and award notification timelines. 

This is the eleventh consecutive year that FAITH has awarded full and partial financial aid travel grants to qualifying campers participating in the 2018 Ionian Village summer camp program. 
2018 Helene Tzitsikas Scholarship
2018 Stewardship Pledge Forms
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Thank You For Your Contributions!
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
1701 E. Saginaw St.
Lansing, MI 48912
517-482-7341