Weekly Update

Sunday, January 12

Sunday after Theophany

Parish Vasilopita Celebration

The Great Blessing of the Waters

The faithful are invited to bless their own homes with Holy Water from the Great Blessing of the Waters. It is also traditional to invite the priest to come and bless homes and businesses . If you would like to invite Fr. Anastasios to bless your home please contact him to make arrangements, or use the online appointment scheduler at the bottom of this email.

Parish Vasiloptia

The community Vasilopita supports Saint Basil Academy. Saint Basil Academy is the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese’s home for children in need. Located in the beautiful Hudson Valley of New York, our mission is to provide a safe and loving Orthodox Christian environment where resident children, Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike, are nurtured to become healthy members of society with vision and hope.

Saint Basil Academy also serves faithful of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and other visitors from around the world. It is our larger responsibility to serve and support the congregation of priests, laity and youth in our Orthodox community through our Trainings and Retreats at Saint Basil. If our congregation and community thrives, so will our children. More info.

Epistle Reading

Gospel Reading

WEEKLY CALENDAR:

Sunday, January12

Sunday after Theophany

Martyr Tatiana

8:15am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy

Parish Council Installation

Parish Vasilopita

Prosphoro: Kathy Macris

Memorial:

Demetrios "Jim' Pouloudis

Louis T Dimas

Petros Kalantzis

Jennie Lazarikos

Fellowship Luncheon: Pouloudis, Dimas, & Kalantzis families.

6:00pm Metropolis of Chicago Vasilopita @ St. Nicholas, Oak Lawn

Monday, January 13

Hermylos & Stratonikos

5:30pm Adult Greek School

6:30pm Parish Council Meeting

Tuesday, January 14

Fathers Slain at Sinai & Raitho

Wednesday, January 15

Paul of Thebes

Strict Fast

7:00pm Bible Study

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Thursday, January 16

Veneration of the Chains of the Apostle Peter

Friday, January 17

St. Anthony the Great

8:30am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy

Great Vespers @ St. Athanasios, Aurora (7:00pm)

Saturday, January 18

Sts. Athanasios & Kyril, Archbishops of Alexandria

Orthros (8:30am) Divine Liturgy (9:30am) @ St. Athanasios, Aurora

10:00am Greek School

UPCOMING

SERVICES & EVENTS:

Sunday, January 19

Makarios the Great of Egypt

Mark of Ephesus

8:15am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy

Memorials:

Angela S. Thiakos

Katina & George Hondros

Zaharoula DeJarld

Prosphoro: Maria Macris

Coffee Hour: Luncheon - DeJarld & Thiakos Families

Monday January 20

Eve of St. Maximos the Confessor

6:00pm Great Vespers

Saturday January 25

St. Gregory the Theologian

8:30am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy

Sunday January 26

Xenophon & His Companions

8:15am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy

Prosphoro: Ann Haywood

Fellowship:

Memorial: Fr. Stephen Bithos - 1 Year

Friday, Febrary 2

Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple

Philoptochos: GO RED SUNDAY!

8:15am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy

Prosphoro: Fellowship:

Community Outreach

Events

CELEBRATIONS

Click the link to the right in order to submit you special occasions to share with the community via our online form.

OR contact the church office to share your birthday, engagement, wedding, anniversary, retirement, birth, baptism or any other celebration or accomplishment with our community!

815.722.1727

ONLINE FORM

IN MEMORIAM

January 12

Demetrios "Jim" Pouloudis - 1 year

Louis T Dimas - 3 years

Petros Kalantzis - 15 years

Jennie Lazarikos - 20 years

Gen Vrakas - 6 years

James Vrakas - 31 years

Helen Baltas - 37 years

Irene Baltas - 10 years

January 19

Angella S. Thiakos - 40 Days

Katina Hondros - 1 Year

George Hondros - 3 Years

Zaharoula DeJarld - 2 Years

January 26

Fr. Stephen Bithos - 1 Year

FELLOWSHIP HOUR HOSTS

Coffee hour sign up

January

12: Luncheon: Dimas, Kalantzis, Pouloudis Families

19: DeJarld & Thiakos Families

26:

February

16:

23: Families for FANARI?

Please, pray for the health and protection of our beloved parishioners:

Irene Vasiliades, Thelma Theodore, Esther Anthos, Elaine Koliopoulos, Michelle Kooy, Vange Policandriotes, Dempsey Taylor, Mary Tucci, and Margie Walsh.

*contact the church office to be added to our prayer list*