St. Demetrios

Greek Orthodox Church

HELLO

Family & Friends of

St. Demetrios

The Greek Orthodox Church of

Elmhurst, IL



February 5th 2023

SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN & PHARISEE

TRIODION BEGINS

Gospel Reading (2/5/2023):Luke 18:10-14

St. Demetrios Parish Information

 This Week at St. Demetrios

Sunday, February 5th

Sunday of Publican & Pharisee

Όρθρος, 8π.μ, Θεία Λειτουργία, 9:30π.μ.

Orthros, 8a.m. & Divine Liturgy, 9:30a.m.

Sunday School immediately after Communion 



Monday, February 6th

Pythagoras Children's Academy, 8:30p.m.-3:15p.m.

Pythagoras Greek School (PGS), 4:30p.m.-6:30p.m. 

Tuesday, February 7th

Pythagoras Children's Academy, 8:30p.m.-3:15p.m.

Wednesday, February 8th

Pythagoras Children's Academy, 8:30p.m.-3:15p.m.

Pythagoras Greek School (PGS), 4:30p.m.-6:30p.m. 

Thursday, February 9th

Pythagoras Children's Academy, 8:30p.m.-3:15p.m.

Friday, February 10th

Haralambos the Martyr

Όρθρος, 8π.μ, Θεία Λειτουργία, 9 π.μ.

Orthros, 8a.m. & Divine Liturgy, 9 a.m.

Pythagoras Children's Academy, 8:30p.m.-3:15p.m

Saturday, February 11th

Pythagoras Greek School (PSGS), 9:00a.m.-12:30p.m.

Sunday,February 12th

Sunday of the Prodical Son

Όρθρος, 8π.μ, Θεία Λειτουργία, 9:30 π.μ.

Orthros, 8a.m. & Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School immediately after Communion 

Beloved Families of Saint Demetrios,

As a reminder, Fr. Dionysios and Fr. Theofanis are available to come bless your homes and businesses as we begin this New Year and celebrate the feast of the Theophany.

If you would like to schedule a house blessing, please contact the Church Office (630-834-7010, saintdemetriosoffice@gmail.com) with your name, address, number, and some dates/times that work for you.

Our office manager, Lina, will help you schedule a time for one of our priests to come and bless your home/business.

God bless you all!

Memorials      

With the Saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul of Your servant where there is no pain,

nor sorrow, nor suffering; but life everlasting.

 Μετά των Αγίων ανάπαυσον, Χριστέ, τας ψυχάς των δούλων σου,

ένθα ουκ έστι πόνος, ου λύπη, ου στεναγμός, αλλά ζωή ατελεύτητος.



Konstantinos (Gus) Vasilakopoulos + 40 Days

Ageliki Boulzu + 40 Days

Theodoros Rofalikos +6 moths

Sacraments this Week

Baptism

"All who have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Alleluia"

We welcome into the Greek Orthodox Faith

Sunday, February 5th



Sophia

Daughter of Demetrios and Stephanie Menos

Sponsor: Miss Sophia Balourdos

2023 Stewardship of

Friday, February 3^rd

We are grateful to the 111 stewards, for the commitment amount of $55,633.12.

THANK YOU!!!

Their generosity brings us closer to our goal of $350.000.

 Please remember St. Demetrios requires more than $60.000 per month to operate.

STEWARDSHIP

Stewardship is our grateful and loving response to God’s love, grace and gifts to us. It is our personal commitment to God and His Church to ensure its vitality and continuous growth by joyfully and sacrificially offering of our talents, time and treasures that we have received from Him. Stewardship puts our faith in action and demonstrates our trust in God.

Η διαχείριση της Εκκλησίας μας είναι η ευγνώμων και στοργική απάντησή μας στην αγάπη, τη χάρη και τα δώρα του Θεού σε εμάς. Είναι η προσωπική μας δέσμευση προς τον Θεό και την Εκκλησία Του για να εξασφαλίσουμε τη ζωτικότητα και τη συνεχή ανάπτυξή της, προσφέροντας με χαρά και με μικρή θυσία τα ταλέντα, τον χρόνο και τους θησαυρούς μας που έχουμε λάβει από Αυτόν. Η διαχείριση της Εκκλησίας από εμάς τους ίδιους και όχι με ξένα χρήματα, θέτει την πίστη μας σε δράση και δείχνει την εμπιστοσύνη μας στον Θεό.

The proportion of the gifts we commit should stem from the love and concern we have for our Church, our willingness to make personal sacrifices and our ability to recognize the needs of the Church even beyond the local level. We alone must determine our responses according to our love of God. Then, and only then, will we discover the true meaning of Christian Stewardship.

Please remember to complete and bring your 2023 Stewardship Commitment Card to our church office.

2022-2023

GOAL

Athletic Season

Next game:

Sat 2/4 at HOME vs St. John the Baptist

 1:30 3rd/4th grade Boys

 2:15 3rd-6th grade Girls

 3:00 5th/6th grade Boys

 4:00 7th/8th grade Boys

 5:00 High School Boys

Practice schedule:

Mon 2/6 6:45 - 8:15 (5th/6th grades Boys)

Tue  2/7 5:00 - 6:00 (1st/2nd grades coed)

        6:00 - 7:30 (3rd/4th grades Boys)

        7:30 - 9:00 (High School Boys)

Wed 2/8 6:45 - 8:00 (3rd-6th grades Girls)

Thur 2/9 6:30 - 8:00 (7th/8th grades Boys)

         8:00 - 9:30 (High School Boys)

Sat 2/11 Playoffs (game times and location tbd)

Sat 2/18 Semi-Finals (game time and location tbd)

Sun 2/19 Finals (game time and location tbd)

SDE ATHLETICS

GO SPARTANS!

Last year we were able to donate more than 275 bags of non-perishable items to food pantries across the Chicagoland area. A sincere thank you to all of our parishioners that have been so kind to donate either with bags of items needed or with monetary donations. Our work isn't done and this year the bin next to the multi-purpose room in the gym will be dedicated to items needed for Project HOPE. You can also pick-up bags that will include a list of items (see below) from the bins. 

More importantly, if you know of a family in need or you are in need, please help yourself to items in the bins. 

As a reminder, if you have no time to shop, contact Fannie Theodore at ttheodore1@gmail.com or 708.899.8007 or Dimitri Katsamberis at katsam1@gmail.com to find out how you can donate or sponsor a bag.

For more information about Project HOPE, visit:

https://chicago.goarch.org/ministry/hope/

Mission: The mission of Humanitarian Outreach and Philanthropic Engagement (HOPE) is to partner with parishes in the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago (“Metropolis”) and with local networks to help provide food security and stable housing to those in need.