Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
1701 E. Saginaw St.
Lansing, MI 48912
Phone: 517-482-7341
HOLY TRINITY NEWS
Weekly Email Bulletin 
June 1, 2018
ANNOUNCEMENTS
40-Day Memorial Service
Sunday, we offer the prayers of the 40-Day Memorial Service for the servant of God, Evan Tzumakas. May his memory be eternal!
Graduation Sunday
Reminder- we have moved Odyssey & Sunday school Graduation to THIS Sunday, June 3rd. The children will be receiving their certificates of completion after the Divine Liturgy. Please plan to attend and help us celebrate their achievements.

If you don't mind sharing, please tag @HolyTrinityGOCLansing any photos you may post on Facebook.
Coffee Hour
Coffee Hour on Sunday is hosted by Fr. Mark & Presvytera Katherine in celebration of Alexander's high school graduation.
Alexander Sietsema

East Lansing High School
Class of 2018

Graduation Luncheon
Sunday, June 3

Immediately Following the Divine Liturgy

Open To All!
Yellow Barrel Collection
The Yellow Barrel in the lobby will receive your donations for the Lansing City Rescue Mission of canned fruits and vegetables.
Summer Altar Servers Needed
Over the summer any young man is welcome to serve in the altar at any liturgical event; altar servers are needed especially for the Sunday Divine Liturgy.
Birthday Sunday News By: Elaine Kritselis
Parishioners with birthdays in June and July will be honored on June 10 and those with August and September birthdays will have their celebration on Sept. 16. June and July names are listed below. We'd like to include all parishioners so if you don't see your name below, contact Elaine Kritselis at  ekritselis@yahoo.com  to have it added to the list. As a reminder, that Sunday will be the first Sunday with the summer hours.
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
Art Arvanites
Andrew Branoff
Anthony Branoff
Michael Branoff
Bonnie Binioris
Nick Colovos
Donna Demos
Ted Demos
Kate Fandrick
Tula Frangos
Alla Ganshyna
Gus Gavrilides
Lawrence Hands
Matthew Hayden
Amalia Karagoulis
Lynne Karagoulis
Connie Kavalaris
Alexander Krantz
Georgia Krantz
Alexandros Litos
Mary Ann Mansour
Christina Munk
Lexie Nye
Ina Samra
Eleni Skorna
James Stajos
Soussana Tesseris
Angelos Vlahakis
Alexis Voutsaras
JULY BIRTHDAYS
George Abdallah
Karen Colovos
Koula Curtis
Pam Heos
Rosine Joseph
Amanda King
Niko Kritselis
Aubriana Lopez
Alexa Nystrom
Bill Polinski
Christopher Pridnia
Fr. Mark Sietsema
Andreas Skorna
Martha Stathopoulos
George Tesseris
Patricia Willard
Also included are photos of the May celebration. It was lovely to see a few youngsters included in this photo.
Please Pardon Our Dust
The process of repairing the corroding front entrance beams is moving forward with a structural engineer as quickly as possible. At this point they do not believe there is a safety issue with using the entrance to the church; however, the deterioration must be addressed as a priority for the parish.
Thank You Chloe
We would like to send out a huge Thank You to Chloe Gordon for her service to the church. Chloe was our Sunday school teacher this year for the 1st thru 3rd grade class. She worked closely with Mary Brown to create a great hands on learning curriculum for the children. Chloe was dearly loved by her students and we are so grateful to have had her as a dedicated teacher. Chloe just finished her Junior year at MSU and will be working on her internship this summer. She will not be able to return as a full time teacher next year because of her school schedule, but will be filling in as a substitute when needed. 
Greeting Committee - A Request for Volunteers
The Parish Council would like to Thank all parishioners who have signed up to serve on the Greeting Committee! Your service is vital to helping our guests feel welcome and at home. We greatly appreciate your sacrifice.

Greeter Checklist
  • Obtain a nametag from the candle stand
  • Position yourself outside the double doors in the lobby
  • Greet all guests with a warm welcome and a smile
  • Hand out bulletins
  • Invite guests to sign the guestbook
  • Direct guests to bulletin boards, forms stand, social hall, nursery, bathrooms, or drinking fountain
  • Be on the lookout for suspicious activity & report to Parish Council

There are still plenty of open slots available. If you wish to sign up, please use the link below.

Thank you again for the valuable contribution of your time!
Summer Liturgy Hours
Starting on Sunday, June 10, and going through Labor Day, the Divine Liturgy on Sunday will begin at 9 am.
Summer Coffee Hour Sponsorships Open
Greek Festival
The Ann Arbor St. Nicholas community cordially invites you and your friends to join them at their 12th Annual Greek Festival to be held on their church grounds June 8, 9, and 10.

This years raffle features a trip to Greece for two. Second prize is an earring/pendant set created by a parishioner who is a custom jeweler/owner of Jewelry Set in Stone with the third prize being a choice of BBQ grill or patio set.
2018 Stewardship Update
Year-to-date (YTD) Stewardship donations needed for budget:
$147,000.00
Year-to-date (YTD) Stewardship donations received as of today:
$  156,212.38
Thank you to all our stewards for helping us to stay on budget. Your generous contributions are put to good use and are greatly appreciated!
2018 Active Stewards

If your name has been omitted by accident, please accept our apologies and notify the Church Office immediately so that we can correct the problem. 
ABDALLAH, George & Leila
ABOOD, Reva
ALEXANDER, Helen
ALEXANDER, Michael & Maria
ALIMONOS, Voula
ANASTOR, Peter & Alice
BARYAMES, Katina
BASSOS, Charles & Zoe
BASSOS SIEVERT, Stephanie & Ryan Sievert
BATES, Hugh & Harea
BAYOUK, Shadi & Marta
BENCA, Theodore & Connie
BINIORIS, Steve & Bonnie
BOUMIS, Sotirios & Maggie
BRANOFF, Andrew & Andrea
BRANOFF, Dennis & Alexis
BROWN, Alex & Mary
CARANTZA, Gus & Betsy
CAREY, Dena & Timothy
CECIL, Lianna
CHRISTOFILIS, Elaine
COLOVOS, Nick & Karen
CONSTANT, Dimitri
CONSTANT, Errikos & Manya
CONSTANT, Nadina
COX, Tara & Stephen Perrone
DEMOS, Theodore & Donna
DOBIC, Milos
EARLEY, Anthony & Angela
ECONOMOPOULOS, Christina & John
ECONOMY, R. George
ECONOMY, Kathryn
ECONOMY, Stella
EVANGELODIMOS, Athanasios & Kalithea
EVANS, Noah & Mary
FANDRICK, Kate
FARRAN, Richard & Pamela
FESENMYER, Delores
FITZGERALD, Hiram & Dolores
FOURNODAVLOS, John & Eleni
FRANGOS, Phillip & Tula
FRANGOS, Themistocles
GANSHYN, Andrei & Alla
GAVRILIDES, Gregory & Rosemary
GAVRILIDES, Nicholas & Dana
GAVRILIS, Dimitris & Jane Arnold
GAZOS, George & Irene
GEORGIOU, Nicolas & Anna
GRAY, Heather & Jeremy
GRIMM, Garry & Ann
HEOS, James & Cassandra
HEOS, Matthew
HEOS, Pamela & Jeffery Brancheau
HILLARY, Charles & Nadean
HOGG, Dan & Kathy
HOSTETLER, Alicia & Mark
HOWELL, Elaine & Adam
ILIOPOULOU, Maria & Curt Stoneham
JANIS, Efstratia
JANSEN, Craig & Maryellen
JILDEH, Katy
JOSEPH, Yvonne
KALIYANAKIS, Andreas
KALIYANAKIS, Helen
KAPLAN, Bob & Georgia
KARAGOULIS, Michael & Lynne
KARAKITSOS, John & Coleen
KASTROS, George & Mary
KATEYIANNIS, Christos & Vicki
KAVALARIS, Gus & Connie
KIMBOURIS, Anastasia & Gregorios
KING, Jon & Bonnie
KING, Nate & Amanda
KOBTY, Ziad & Jessica
KOBTY-HOGG, Nadine & Kyle Hogg
KOSAL, Curt & Leslie
KOTSIFIS, Marina
KRANTZ, Georgia
KRIEGER, Alexis & William
KRITSELIS, Elaine
KRITSELIS, Nicholas
KYRIAKOPOULOS, Steve & Kathleen
LAFKAS, George & Ann Marston
LAHANAS, George & Shelley
LAZAROFF, Evelyn
LITOS, Aleksander & Zana
LITOS, Melina
LITOS, Piro
MALVETIS, Nancy
MANGOPOULOS, Nick & Debby
MANOLAKOUDIS, Kostas & Sofia
MANSOUR, George & Mary Ann
MARKAKIS, Georgia
MCLEAN, Athena & Thomas
MICHELAKIS, Andrew & Josephine
MILLER, Jason & Paula Panagouleas Miller
MILLIS, Mark & Ann
MUNK, James
MUNK, Jerry & Jan
MUNK, Ruthie
NAPOLOVA, Olga
NASIF, Michel & Alice
NEROS, Nicholas & Stacie
NICOLAOU, Electra & Peter
NICOLAOU, Eleni
NICOLAOU, Nikki
NICOLAOU, Vackis & Koula
NOLEN, Jeffrey & Anna
NYE, Dane & Alexandra
NYSTROM, Nicole & Vince
OSBORN, Nathaniel & Sarah      
PAGIOTAS, George & Maria Frangos Pagiotas
PALLAS, John
PANAYOTOU, Hersula
PAPAPOLYMEROU, Ioannis & Jacqueline Karamanos
PAPPAS, Ann
PAPPAS, Callie & John Winner
PAPPAS, Stephanie
PARISH, Jim & Jan
PASCALENOS, Olga
PASCALENOS, Peter
PASCALENOS, Tom
PEHLIVANOGLU, Nickolaos
PEPONIS, Gus & Margaret
PERENTESIS, Stephanie
PIKE, Shannon & Christine
PLATSIS, George & Barbara
POGONCHEFF, Anna
POGONCHEFF, Carl & Lavon
POGONCHEFF, John
POGONCHEFF, Metodi & Marcia
POROSHIN, Sergey & Marina
POULIOS, Steven
POYIADJI, Kostas & Elizabeth
PRIDNIA, David & Liana
PROUT, Michael & Kathryn
PUTNAM, Chuck & Debbie
RAHIB, Margo
RZEPKA, Ellen
SAITES, Harry
SAMRA, Ted & Ina
SCHAEFF, Dorothy
SCOFES, George
SCOFES, Stephen & Mary Jo
SEMERLY, Stella
SGOURIS, Katherine
SIETSEMA, Fr. Mark & Katherine
SIETTAS, Nick
SIMMONS, John & Mary
SINADINOS, Charlotte & Russell Launer
SINADINOS, James
SINAS, George & Sheryl
SKORICH, Dan & Cathy
SKOUTELAS, Athanasios & Glykeria
SKOUTELAS, Lambros & Christine
SOUTHERLAND, Edwin & Debra
SPALDING, Eleanor
SPIRIDAKOS, Gregory & Effie
STAJOS, James & Cecilia
STAJOS, Jan
STAMATAKOS, Bess
STATHOPOULOS, Dimitri & Martha
STATHOPOULOS, Stamati & Angie
STEVENSON, George & Pamela
STRANGAS, Elias & Jane Turner
SUZIC, Ljubica
SWEENEY, Evelyn Zois & Matthew
TARAZI, Michel & Noha
TARAZI-MCGARRY, Dina & Christopher McGarry
TEGGE, Frank & Avril
TESSERIS, George & Soussana
THODIS, Peggy
TOLAS, George
TOLAS, Petro
TZUMAKAS, Antigoni
TZUMAKAS, Spiridon & Krisoula
VALAORAS, George & Georgia
VANIS, Alex & Antonia
VANIS, Stuart & Elizabeth
VARLAMOS, Stephanie & Niko
VICENTE, Frank & Lindsey Vlahakis
VLAHAKIS, Angela & Gary Bigelow
VLAHAKIS, Angelos & Betty
VLAHAKIS, James & Susan
VLAHAKIS, Louis & Mary
VLAHAKIS, Paul & Kim
VOLAKAKIS, Mary
VOSOVIC, Sava & Dolores
VOUTSARAS, Alexis
VOUTSARAS, Nick & Elizabeth
VSETULA, Richard & Nonie
VSETULA, Samuel & Amber
WEBSTER, Joan
WILLARD, Patricia & Steven
XAGORARAKI, Irene
ZACHOS, Terri & William Polinski
ZELEKE, Kidest Moges & Aklilu
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
1701 E. Saginaw St.
Lansing, MI 48912
517-482-7341