Saint Demetrios

Greek Orthodox Church

HELLO

Family & Friends of

The Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of

Elmhurst, IL



March 26th 2023

Sunday of St. John Climacus

Gospel Reading (3/26/2023):Mark 9:17-31

Saint Demetrios Parish Information

 This Week at Saint Demetrios

Sunday,March 26th

SUNDAY OF ST. JOHN CLIMACUS

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

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

His Grace Bishop Timothy of Hexamilion presiding

Sunday School immediately after Communion 

Contrition Vespers, 7:00p.m.



Monday, March 27th

Απόδειπνο, 6:30μ.μ. / Great Compline, 6:30pm

Tuesday, March 28th

Wednesday, March 29th

Presanctified Liturgy, 8:30a.m.

Thursday, March 30th

Friday, March 31st

E' Χαιρετισμοι / 5th Heretismoi

5th Salutations, 6:30pm

Saturday, April 1st

Sunday,April 2nd

SUNDAY OF ST. MARY OF EGYPT

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

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

Sunday School immediately after Communion 

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.



Demetrios Angelopoulos +40 Days

Christos Tsakalis +40 Days

Katina Kosti +5 Years

2023 Stewardship as of Friday, March 24th

We are grateful to the 208 Stewards, for their committed amount of $99,019.51

THANK YOU!!!

Your generosity brings us closer to our goal of $350,000.



 PS It takes more than $60,000 per month to run our church and its ministries!

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.

In times of trouble or worry, especially over our career, we call upon God to strengthen us, to provide opportunity and to bring us success. When we achieve some measure of worldly success, it is easy to say to ourselves as we read in the Old Testament Book of Deuteronomy (8:17), “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” But the next verse quickly reminds us, “Remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.”

As Christian Stewards we are called to give back to God from the “first fruits” of our labor. We support our parish and her ministries in an intentional way and not with only what it left after everything else has been taken care of.

ATTENTION: Please return your 2023 Stewardship Commitment Card to the Church Office ASAP.

You can also complete it online at https://www.saintdemetrioselmhurst.org/stewardship/onlineform

2022-2023

GOAL

Athletic Season

Pythagoras Children’s Academy Summer Camp 2023

For all students entering Pre-K through 5th grade in the upcoming school year

Your children will enjoy many fun and engaging activities, experiments, and sports. They will enjoy playing while having fun in a healthy and safe environment.

July 5th until August 1st Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

9:00 a.m.- 3:00p.m.

Cost per child: $500 ($475 for currently enrolled PCA, PGS, & PSGS students for the 2023-2024 school year) Prorated rates are available

For more information please contact Pam Kostopoulos at pkostopoulos@pythagoraschildrensacademy.org

What does spring cleaning have to do with Project HOPE?

We started off the year strong and have already donated bags of non-perishable items and baby formula. As you are doing your spring cleaning, look for any items (from the list below) in your cabinets that you may not use before they expire and consider donating them to our Project HOPE mission. Also, if you have any baby formula that you no longer need, please consider donating as this is in high demand right now.  Feel free to drop these items in the bin next to the multi-purpose room in our fellowship hall. 

There are also bags hanging from the bins that include a list of items (see below) that you can use for your next shopping trip. 

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.