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+++ UPCOMING EVENTS
WESTERN REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT --- Tickets available for Saturday Dance.
The Western Regional Basketball Tournament banquet is sold out for dinner, but is selling AFTER dinner dance tickets! Go to www.greekbball.com and click to register on Eventbrite!
Arrival time: 9:30pm --- $30 ADULTS --- $10 STUDENTS
IOCC TAILGATE EVENT --- Sat, Feb. 10 --- 6:00pm/preceded by Vespers at 5:00pm
See flyer for more details and REGISTER NOW ONLINE at iocc.org/Milwaukee.
CELEBRATION BREAKFAST - ROOF/STAIRS/PLAZA --- Sun, Feb. 11 --- 10:30am
This celebratory coffee social, funded by an anonymous donor, will mark the reaching and surpassing of our 225k fundraising goal for the Roof/Stairs/Plaza Project!
PHILOPTOCHOS GENERAL MEETING --- Sun, Feb. 11 --- 12:00pm --- Media Room
Join us after Coffee Social for our General Meeting in the Media Room. This meeting is open to all members and to anyone interested in seeing what Philoptochos is all about.
PHILOPTOCHOS MEMBERSHIP FORM for 2024 --- Available in the Narthex & the Office.
GODPARENT SUNDAY --- Feb. 18 - Invite your Godchildren and Godparents to worship and sit together during the Divine Liturgy on Sun, Feb. 18.
TASTE OF GREECE --- Feb. 24-25 --- Sat. 11am-8pm/Sun. 11am-5pm - See flyer for details.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED --- If you would like to volunteer for this event, please contact Greg Papachristou: greg.papachristou@gmail.com. The Church Tour Committee also needs volunteers. Please contact Cathy Spyres, spycath@aol.com, for more information.
+++ PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Elias Demakopoulos fell asleep in the Lord on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at the age of 88. The Funeral Service at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church will be on Monday, February 5, 2024 at 1:30pm, with visitation preceding at 12:00pm. May his soul rest in peace among the saints and may his memory be eternal!
Angeline Costakis fell asleep in the Lord on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at the age of 98. The Funeral Service at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church will be on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 12:00pm, with visitation preceding at 11:00am. May her soul rest in peace among the saints and may her memory be eternal!
PARISH SURVEY --- Thank you to all who participated in our Strategic Planning Survey!
We received 280 completed surveys! The Strategic Planning Committee and Parish Council will meet to review the results and analyze the data. We look forward to sharing the survey results with the entire parish and the creation of our vision teams. We look forward to your participation in one of the vision teams when they launch this spring!
BOOK DRIVE --- NOW thru Sun, Mar. 3 --- The Sunday School is collecting books for Next Door’s Books for Kids program. Place your gently used books in the box near the restrooms in the Sunday School wing. Acceptable children’s and adolescents’ books: baby board books, picture books, children or adolescent fiction/non-fiction books, dictionaries, cookbooks, universal themes (friendship, animals, science, etc.), multicultural, and parenting books.
COFFEE SOCIAL 2024 --- Thank you to those who have already signed up to host the Coffee Social. We have 5 upcoming Sundays that need a host – Feb. 18, Mar. 10 & 17, & Apr. 14 & 21. Pick a desired date and contact to Office (414-461-9400) to sponsor.
BLESSING OF HOMES & BUSINESSES --- Please contact Elias Pagones, Father’s pastoral assistant, to arrange a time - eliaspagones@annunciationwi.org or 414-279-0377.
SATURDAY OF SOULS --- Lists to submit name for commemoration available in the Narthex.
STEWARDSHIP --- The 2024 Stewardship Pledge Form is available on our website and here https://tinyurl.com/annunciation-2024-pledge. The Printed Form is available in the Office & Narthex. Stewardship and other donations can be made online at https://tinyurl.com/annunciation-give-now. For 2024, we have 132 pledged stewards who have pledged $200,338.60. As of Fri, Feb. 2, 2024, we have received $37,144.50.
+++BEYOND OUR PARISH
YAL CHICAGO CONFERENCE 2024 --- Fri-Mon, Feb. 16-19 --- Hyatt Regency O’Hare Chicago
This conference is an opportunity for Orthodox Christian young adults, ages *18-35, to come together in faith, fellowship, worship, and service. Tickets are still available. Use the following link to register: https://chicago.goarch.org/yalconference24-register/.
CROSSROAD --- For High School Juniors and Seniors --- DEADLINE: Tue, Feb. 20.
Connect with the Orthodox theological and spiritual tradition in a meaningful way in this 10-day immersive summer program. See flyer for sessions. Use this link to apply now: http://crossroadinstitute.org/crossroad-programs/crossroad-summer-program/
AHEPA 43 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION OPEN NOW --- DEADLINE: Fri, Mar. 1
Scholarships are available to graduating seniors with a GPA 3.0 or higher and are pursuing a college education. A TRADES scholarship is also available for high school seniors or young adults (under 25) pursuing an apprenticeship or trade school. Application online or in the church office www.AHEPA43.org.
HELP IOCC REBUILD IN FLORIDA --- Sun-Sat, Mar. 3-9
Presv. Konstantina from Sts. Constantine & Helen is putting together a team from the Milwaukee area. If you are interested in joining, contact her at tinytoons08@gmail.com.
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