Youth Sunday Having returned refreshed and relaxed from their "spring breaks" our college youth Choir will sing this Sunday March 22nd and OCF Chaplain John Stonestreet will offer the homily on the scripture readings of the day. Please join us.



Parish Assembly Meeting A Parish Assembly Meeting will take place after the Divine Liturgy on Sunday March 22nd 2009. Agenda Items include the 2009 Budget and finances.




Weekly Lenten Services We remind our faithfull parishioners that we will celebrate the Salutations to the Virgin Mary at 7:00 pm on Friday, March 20th, and 27th. Please make note of these special services and join us. PARISHIONERS ATTENDING SERVICES AT NIGHT ARE ASKED TO USE THE SIDE DOUBLE DOORS TO ENTER THE CHAPEL. MANY THANKS




“OPA” Luncheon: OPA is making plans to meet for lunch st “BENETIS RESTAURANT” on Thursday March 26th at 12 Noon. We need to have an accurate head count by March 19th. If you plan on attending please call Agape Blackley 383-4990 and let her know you are planning on attending. “BENETIS” is located in the Greenwood Commons Shopping Center on Highway 55 just south of Highway 54 in Durham.



An Appeal for Health Care Kits; During this Holy Lenten Season our Philoptochos ladies will be assembling Health Care Kits to aid families in crises whose very survival depends upon our charity. Mark your calendars for Sunday, April 5 following Church Services. Donations of the following items are still needed: metal nail file or clipper,bar of soap, band aids.Please see either Helen Paliouras or Catherine Mariakakis.



Easter Bread (Tsourekia) Orders: Helen Paliouras is once again accepting orders for Easter Bread loaves (tsourekia).

Please call Helen at 919-942-4229 with your order--delivery will be on Greek Orthodox Palm Sunday, April 12, after Liturgy at Hall-Wynne Chapel, unless other arrangements are made ahead of time.

All proceeds will go to benefit International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC). Be sure to call early as there will be a limited number of loaves baked.



Greek Festival 2009: Please mark your calendars to set aside the weekend of May 15-17 to work at our Church's annual Greek Festival. The Committee will be setting up sign up sheets after Divine Liturgy during the month of April. We ask everyone to try to commit to at least a four hour shift each day of the festival, although many people will be committing to working the entire day of each day of the festival.

Realizing some of people will be away, due to out-of-town commitments,we ask if you would consider making a donation towards some of the food supplies we will be needing:

Case of chicken souvlaki $ 50.00
case of pork souvlaki $40.00
case of gyro meat $55.00
bucket of Olives $75.00
bucket of feta $55.00

Our festival is a vital source of funds from outside our parish to help pay of our mortgage for our new church.

Thank you,
Fetsival Committee




GOYANS SAVE THE DATE!!! APRIL 25TH The Raleigh GOYA has graciously invited the Durham GOYA to join them in their next Outreach Ministry Project. Every year they clean the kitchens at the South Wilmington Street Homeless Men`s Shelter. The Shelter has reserved April 25th as the date for us to clean. Please save the date and I will post more details as we get information from the Raleigh GOYA. Our GOYA has not been active this year so I am excited to get together for this cause. I really appreciate this invitation from the Raleigh GOYA and hope you do as well and will join me in representing the Durham GOYA in this and future projects and events. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions: Cleopatra Pantermakis 919-619-1586 or pantermakis@yahoo.com



Dance Practices We are down to a handful of weeks for dance practice before the festival! Considering Easter and Spring Breaks, that takes away even more weeks! Here is a list of the remaining dates available for dance practice - please mark your calendars. The dates with the (*)are practices that are moved to Saturday. We may not be able to use Massey Chapel on those dates (still to be determined) so I may be sending out info about another practice location on those dates:

Sun, Mar 22
Sun, Mar 29
Sun, Apr 5
Sat, April 11 *
Sat, April 18 *
Sun, Apr 26
Sun, May 3
Sat, May 9 *

A reminder the dance practice is 3-4:30PM. We know will primarily be working only on the routine for the festival and getting that firmed up and ready.

Hope to see you on Sunday in church and at dance practice :-)