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-- Greek Independence Day Celebration --

TODAY, SUNDAY, MARCH 18- The Greek School is sponsoring a Lenten Light Lunch. Cost $8 adults and children under 12 free.
Menu:
- Fasolada (bean soup) with Bread
- Salad, Pasta, Halvah, Baked Apples
- and other Lenten Desserts
- Coffee



-- Philoptochos --

Tsourekia & More- Order your Pascha Tsourekia with red egg now at the Tsourekia & More table, where we also have a great assortment of Greek Pastry and Pascha Cards.

Holy Cross Seminary- March 25th the Philoptochos Lenten Coffee Hour will be held to raise funds for the seninary. Please Join us!

Easter Flowers- Now is the time to sign up for the beautiful Easter Lilies that will adorn the Solea for Pascha. Forms are in the Lamplighter and the Sunday Bulletin.

Epitafio Flowers- Philoptochos will be collecting funds to decorate the Epitafios starting on March 25th. Please be generous.

Philoptochos Food Drive- Philoptochos is collecting non perishable items for the needy in our area. Please bring your donations and place them on the corner table in the Small Hall. Thank you in advance for helping to feed those less fortunate.



-- Seniors --

The Tarpon Springs trip is on. We have two hotel rooms available that were released to us by Hampton Inn. We also have room on the bus if anyone needs transportation to Tarpon Springs.

Anyone interested in attending the Yanni concert on April 18 at 8pm I can possibly get discounted tickets and also a ride by bus from the church.

Please contact Ken Valentine at 561-686-3755 for more information.



-- Saint Catherine Book Nook --

The staff of the Book Nook invites you to browse our bookshelves. You will find that Orthodoxy is covered in depth. Lenten season and Holy Week books are available now. Please check out our selections for children and parents covering religious teachings and the orthodox perspective on contemporary issues affecting families today.

To promote and expand this Christian Ministry, a lending library is under consideration. We need help in this endeavor to collect, catalog and inventory our many holdings. Please consider volunteering to help us organize the library.

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Sunday, March 18 - 3rd Sunday in Great Lent
---- 9:00 am- Orthros
--- 10:00 am- Divine Liturgy

--- Greek Independence Day Lenten Light Lunch by Greek School


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Monday, March 19
--- No Greek School during Spring Break, March 19-25

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Tuesday, March 20
---- 9:30am- Philoptochos Board Meeting
--- 12 Noon- Lunch & Philoptochos General Meeting
                    Fr. David Rucker, Associate Director of OCMC will speak

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Wednesday, March 21
--- 6:00pm- Presanctified Divine Liturgy

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Thursday, March 22
--- 12:30pm-2:00pm- Discussions on Orthodoxy

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Friday, March 23
--- 7:00pm- Fourth Salutations
--- 8:00pm- Lenten Supper and Orthodox Study

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Saturday, March 24
--- 8am- Senior’s Trip to Tarpon Springs

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Next Sunday, March 25 - The Annunciation "Evangelismos" of the Theotokos
---- 9:00 am- Orthros
--- 10:00 am- Divine Liturgy

Please note: There are no Memorial & Trisagion services on the Feast Days of our Lord and of the Theotokos or from Saturday of Lazaros through the Sunday of Thomas.

--- Philoptochos Coffee Hour benefiting Holy Cross Seminary

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Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church
110 Southern Boulevard
West Palm Beach, Florida 33405

Phone: (561) 833-6387
Fax: (561) 833-6391
Website: www.stcatherine-wpb.org
Email: stcatherine@bellsouth.net

Proistamenos: Father Andrew Maginas
Email: FrAndrewMaginas@mail.goarch.org