Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
1701 E. Saginaw St.
Lansing, MI 48912
Phone: 517-482-7341
HOLY TRINITY NEWS
Weekly Email Bulletin 
September 15, 2017
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Philoptochos News by: Elaine Christofilis
Sunday coffee hour will be a soup and salad luncheon put on by the Philoptochos Ladies. $5.00/person and free for children. All proceeds will go toward the Hurricane Relief Fund. Additional donations are accepted. Thank you for your support.

Philoptochos general fall dinner meeting will take place at the Delhi Cafe on  Thursday, September 28th at 6:00pm . Contact Elaine Christofilis or another Philoptochos board member for more information.

New Board Members are:
  • Elaine Christofilis, President
  • Ellen Wahler, Vice President
  • Marina Poroshin, Treasurer
  • Ann Grimm, Secretary
  • Alice Anastor
  • Helen Kaliyannakis
  • Jan Parish

Keep a look out for Bake Sale Information and Baking Days. Our Athenian Bake Sale and Gift Shop will take place on Thursday Nov. 9th from 10:00am to 2:00pm.  Everyone is welcome to help!

Starting this Sunday, The Philoptochos Dollar Store is Back! Check out our neat little trinkets on the table in the social hall during coffee hour.
Volunteer Drivers Needed
We are looking for people to help one of our parishioners in East Lansing with transportation to church and for shopping. Please contact our Parish Manager, Amy Shank if interested. 517-482-8524.
Volunteers Needed
We are looking for volunteers to help our maintenance committee with fall clean up day and various projects from landscaping, winterizing, caulking, cleaning, and painting. If you have expertise in these areas, please contact our Parish Manager, Amy Shank for details. 517-482-8524.
Church Directory Registration Begins
Photography Session sign ups for the new church directory open THIS Sunday September 17th . Please visit the sign-up table for more information! To avoid registration over-lap, online registrations will be closed for the weekend. However, online registration will re-open on Monday. Click the picture below to sign-up online!

We need lots of volunteers to make our directory a success. Beginning this week, we need 2-3 volunteers to serve on the Directory Committee and help coordinate the event. If you are interested in helping with this initiative, please fill out a form from the lobby and drop it in the office mail slot or email the Parish Manager Amy Shank to set up a committee meeting with our LifeTouch representative.
Birthday Sunday News By: Elaine Kritselis
Congratulations to all parishioners who celebrated August birthdays. Your names and those of the September birthday babies will be celebrated jointly on  Sunday, September 17  after Divine Liturgy. Below are the lists of names for both months. If you do not see your name and would like to be included, email Elaine Kritselis at  ekritselis@yahoo.com . We are including children's names as well as adult ones so send those in as well. Remember to sit at the designated birthday tables (those with balloons) and share birthday experiences with fellow celebrants.
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

  • Marina Binioris
  • Elaine Kritselis
  • Steve Mangopoulos
  • Electra Nicolaou
  • Debbie Putnam
  • Huda Rahib
  • Alexander Sietsema
  • Presvytera Kathy Sietsema
  • Greg Gavrilides
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SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

  • Lia Binioris
  • Jeffrey Brancheau
  • Alex Brown
  • Nick Gavrilides
  • Dana Gavrilides
  • Nigel Gray
  • Chuck Hillary
  • Alex Hostetler
  • Mike Karagoulis
  • George Mansour
  • Mason McGarry
  • Dan Popoff
  • Dorothy Schaeff
  • Constancia Lopez
  • Bess Stamatakos
  • Katy Jildeh
  • Samir Jildeh
Jr. GOYA Meeting By: Jackie Karamanos
Calling all 6th through 9th graders! We will have our first Jr GOYA meeting after church  THIS SUNDAY  in the small social room.
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations to George and Maria Pagiotas on the birth of their son Phillipos George Pagiotas in Philadelphia on August 29, as well as to proud grandparents Phillip and Tula Frangos.  Na sas zisei!

Congratulations to the Poletes family on the engagement of Demi Blust, daughter of Jeff and Angela (Poletes) Blust, to Kyle Fritz. The happy couple will be wed in St. Louis, Missouri in July 2018.

Congratulations to the Fragale family on the engagement of Demi Fragale, daughter of Tony and Georgia Fragale, to Vincent Fino. The happy couple will be wed in the New York City area in 2018.

Yellow Barrel Items
The Yellow Barrel in the lobby is now accepting your donations of NEW PILLOWS for the use of the Lansing City Rescue Mission , as they minister to the needs of our neighbors.
90th Anniversary Dinner By: Chuck Hillary
Our AHEPA Chapter 142 celebrates its 90th year as a local AHEPA Chapter in Lansing this year. There will be a dinner celebration on Saturday, October 14, 2017 . Harry Saites is chairing the event. Please put this wonderful evening on your calendar.
Reminder to Church Group Leaders
Please draft announcements and submit them to office@holytrinity-lansing.org prior to Thursday of each week in order to be added to our print & email bulletins.
Reminder to those who prepare coffee
Please remember to scrub the coffee maker with the black bristle brush found on the shelf in the cleaning storage room off the kitchen and add two inches of water to the holding tanks to avoid burning out the coil upon next use.
Scholarship Opportunity
The Hellenic Link-Midwest Board is pleased to announce it’s 2017-8 scholarship program for those college and graduate students of Hellenic descent who reside in the Midwest and have completed a scholastic year as of June 30, 2017 with a B average or above. Visit www.helleniclinkmidwest.org for more details.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Thank You For Your Contributions!
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
1701 E. Saginaw St.
Lansing, MI 48912
517-482-7341