Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
1701 E. Saginaw St.
Lansing, MI 48912
Phone: 517-482-7341
HOLY TRINITY NEWS
Weekly Email Bulletin 
December 15, 2017
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Advertising Space Available in our Church Directory
Advertising space is still available in our new church directory for parishioners and neighboring Eastside Community businesses and organizations. This is a great way to solicit business from within our parish and an opportunity to remember or honor our loved ones. Ads can consist of anniversary, birthday, graduation, or other special achievement messages as well as announcements or congratulatory milestones. If you or someone you know might be interested in placing a business, memorial, or honorarium advertisement, please contact the church office at 517-482-7341. Advertising artwork may be submitted to office@holytrintiy-lansing.org.

The deadline for submission is January 15th.

Ad Sizing & Fee Structure
Business Card - $100
1/4 page - $150
1/2 page - $300
Full page - $500

Please make checks payable to Holy Trinity.

Are you a military veteran? If so, we would like to honor you in our new church directory. Please submit a photo along with the branch and years of service to the church office by January 15th.
Sunday Coffee Hour
Coffee Hour Sunday is hosted by Philoptochos in observance of Saint Spyridon. Please support their philanthropic ministries through your donations at the snack tables.
Sunday School News
Sunday, the students of our Sunday School and Odyssey Program will favor us with their annual Christmas presentation. Please take this opportunity to thank our Sunday School and Greek School teachers for their good work and commitment on behalf of the children of our parish.
Birthday Sunday By: Elaine Kritselis
This Sunday is Birthday Sunday, celebrating our parishioners born in December. Our celebrants will be called forward at the distribution of andidoron and dismissed first to go to the Social Room for cake-cutting and photos. Special tables have been designated for our birthday boys and girls, so please take a moment during the social hour and greet them. Do you have a January birthday? Your parish wants to celebrate it with you on January 15. Tell us by emailing Elaine Kritselis at ekritselis@yahoo.com. Chronia Polla!
Parish Council Elections
Congratulations to our newly elected Parish Council members for the term beginning in 2018: George Lahanas, Michael Prout, James Stajos, and Nonie Vsetula.
End-Of-Year Donations
A note on end-of-year donations. Our Parish Council reminds parishioners that according to IRS Rules, to be counted as part of your 2017 contributions, all donations must be received at the parish (or postmarked) no later than December 31, 2017.
Debt Free
We beat the debt! Through the generosity of many parishioners, we paid off our debt of the last ten years. However, we have a long way to go to reach our stewardship budget for 2017. Please, if you have not pledged yet, submit a pledge form soon. And if you did not make a contribution towards the debt, please consider an extra gift in this season to help the parish meet its budget. Thank you!
Christmas Services
Christmas falls on a Monday this year. There will be the regular Sunday Divine Liturgy at 10 am on the morning of Christmas Eve, as well as a Divine Liturgy on Christmas morning at 10am. On Christmas Eve in the evening, we will hold a Great Vespers (note: not a service with Communion) at 5 pm, ending with the singing of carols. The Great Vespers with carols takes about an hour.  Come with your family to one of our services to greet the Lord's Nativity. 
Yellow Barrel Collection
The Yellow Barrel in the lobby will receive your donations for the Lansing City Rescue Mission of facial tissue (e.g. Kleenex) and lip balm (e.g. Chapstick) for our neighbors in need.
Waking in a Winter Wonderland
‘Tis the Season! …for inclement weather. If a Sunday morning ahead brings unusually wintry weather and you wonder whether there will be Liturgy or not, please call the Church Office: the recorded greeting will be changed if church has to be cancelled. 517-482-7341
Shop Amazon & Support Holy Trinity
Shop for everyone on your gift list this holiday at  smile.amazon.com/ch/38-1885070  and Amazon donates to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.
2018 Stewardship Pledge Forms: By Fr. Mark
We are grateful for all the contributions of our stewards this past year. We know that we can count on the faithful support of our parishioners in 2018.

If you have already filled out a Stewardship Form for the current year, again we thank you!

Please take a moment to repeat this very important step for 2018. Simply click the link below, print the pledge form for 2018, fill out and send back to the church office at your convenience.

You will find a PDF for the 2018 Stewardship Pledge Form as well as the Authorization Agreement for Direct Payments from your account to the church's, if you are interested in availing yourself of this convenience.

As an additional convenience, 2018 Stewardship forms and Direct Payment Authorization forms may now be filled out online.

We really need our parishioners to sign the membership form.   We have as many parish families as ever, but people are not following through on filling out and sending in the form. Please do so this year ... it is not only a requirement of the Archdiocese for membership in good standing ... it is the right and responsible thing to do for your community.

Thank you, and God bless us in this next year of grace 2018!

Fr Mark
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Thank You For Your Contributions!
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
1701 E. Saginaw St.
Lansing, MI 48912
517-482-7341