HYMNS FOR SUNDAY
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Sunday's Hymns in PDF.
LENTEN POTLUCKS BEGIN - Friday, March 7
Our ever-popular Lenten Potlucks follow Salutations to the Theotokos (which start at 7 PM). Please join us in The Oaks following services and bring your favorite Lenten (no meat or dairy) dish and your Orthodox friends. A Q&A session will also be conducted. This is a good opportunity for our younger families to get to know one another and to meet also those who have for many years been enjoying our Lenten Potluck after the services.
SPRING GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Sunday, March 16
All members in Good Standing are encouraged to attend our Spring General Assembly, Sunday, March 16 following Divine Liturgy in The Oaks. The agenda and minutes from the previous Assembly will be posted here soon.
PHILOPTOCHOS CHURCH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS
High school seniors are encouraged to apply for these service awards offered by the Philoptochos. Applications for the 2025 awards are available by emailing the church office. If you are college-bound or are planning to enter a training program, if you have participated in Church and Community service, and if your family is a member of our parish, then you may qualify. Deadline is Bright Monday, April 21, 2025, 5 PM.
Kids’n’Cancer Fundraising Continues!
Thank you to all who came and supported our annual Coffee Hour Buffet for Kids N Cancer. Our fundraising continues! Please try to give a little more for this very important ministry. Click here to see our most recent news. Or click here to visit the Online Giving page to "give your heart to a child"!
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS - The Philoptochos Phlash for FEBRUARY 2025
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BAY AREA LENTEN RETREAT - Weekend, March 14-16
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight. Join us at the NatureBridge Retreat Center in the Marin Headlands for our annual retreat. Open to Bay Area Orthodox Youth, grades 6-12. Registration is $150 by Friday, March 7. Click here for the registration website, or here for a PDF of the registration application. Click here for the event flyer.
ECUMENICAL SERVICE OF SALUTATIONS TO THE HOLY CROSS - Thursday, March 20
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco invites you to “Rejoice, O Cross Guardian of the World” - An Ecumenical Service of Salutations to the Holy Cross,
Thursday, March 20, 7:00 PM at Holy Cross. Commemorating the 19th year anniversary of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross and the Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary joining together in Salutations and Veneration of the relic of the Holy Cross of our Lord. / His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos welcomes His Excellency Archbishop Cordileone, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, as the homilist. / A reception will follow in our Oaks Hall, sponsored by our Ladies Philoptochos Society. / The service will also be streamed live at
www.goholycross.org. Please
click here for the flyer. Please contact
office@goholycross.org or 650) 591-4447 for information.
HOLY CROSS PARISH ORATORICAL FESTIVAL - Sunday, March 30
The Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival will be held on Sunday, March 30. This Archdiocese-wide, faith-based speech festival provides our young people with an opportunity to write and deliver an oral presentation about a topic in Orthodoxy. The Festival is open to grades 3-12. Children in grades 3-6 can write a speech on the topic of their choice and those in grades 7-12 must write on a topic in their age category. Public speaking is important throughout life and this festival offers a way for our youth to learn these important skills while exploring their faith. Please encourage the young people in your life to participate. Contact Allison Virsik (ali_virsik@yahoo.com) with questions and to register. Topics can be found at: www.goarch.org/oratorical
CALL FOR ORATORICAL FESTIVAL JUDGES
We are in need of judges for the Parish Festival on Sunday, March 30 and for the District Festival which will be hosted by Holy Cross on Sunday, April 6. If you are willing to serve in this capacity, please contact Allison Virsik (ali_virsik@yahoo.com). There are no longer restrictions on serving multiple years in a row, so you can serve as a judge even if you have served in this capacity last year!
THE CARE CLOSET NEEDS YOUR HELP
Donate basic hygiene and daily care items to children of San Mateo Park Elementary School. Deposit items in collection box in our Fellowship Hall or go to: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/WS5GGCPZ6YBR?ref_=wl_share and order on-line shipping directly to school. Philoptochos appreciates your support. Email here if you have questions: cphopkins322@gmail.com