St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Elmhurst

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St. Demetrios

The Greek Orthodox Church of

Elmhurst, IL

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April 21st 2024

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt


EPISTLE READING: Hebrews 9:11-14

GOSPEL READING: Mark 10:32-45

Sunday

April

21

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

Orthros, 8a.m. & Divine Liturgy, 9.30a.m.

Sunday School immediately after Communion

Monday

April

22

PCA - 8:30 - 3:15

PGS - 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.


Tuesday

April

23


PCA - 8:30 - 3:15

Wednesday

April

24


PCA - 8:30 - 3:15

PGS - 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Thursday

April

25




PCA - 8:30 - 3:15




Friday

April

26

PCA - 8:30 - 3:15

Saturday

April

27

Lazarus Saturday - Orthros, 8a.m. & Divine Liturgy, 9.00a.m.

Saturday of Lazarus Retreat: 1pm- 3:30pm

PSGS - 9 - 12:30

Sunday

April

28

Palm Sunday / Κυριακή των Βαϊων

1st Liturgy

Όρθρος, 7π.μ, Θεία Λειτουργία, 8:00 π.μ.

Orthros, 7a.m. & Divine Liturgy, 8:00 a.m.

You can order your fried fish To-Go, after our 1st Liturgy

2nd Liturgy

Θεία Λειτουργία, 10:30π.μ. / Divine Liturgy, 10:30a.m.

After the 2nd Liturgy you can stay and enjoy with us the Fish Luncheon or you can order your fish To-Go.

Family worship - No Sunday School classes


Service of the Bridegroom, 7:00p.m.

Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου, 7:00m.m.

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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.


Sacraments...

BAPTISMS

"All who have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Alleluia"

We welcome into the Greek Orthodox Faith

WEDDINGS

"Join them together in oneness of mind; crown them with wedlock into one flesh;

Grant to them the fruit of the womb, and the gain of well favored children."


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Beloved families,


On Saturday, April 27th we are having our Saturday of Lazarus Retreat and plan to do a food packing event with some of our children for Project HOPE (Humanitarian Outreach and Philanthropic Engagement). We hope you can sign-up and donate items listed. Please provide donations by April 26th for this event

Project HOPE Donations

No time to shop? Contact Fannie Theodore at ttheodore1@gmail.com or 708.899.8007 to find out how you can donate. 

Wishing you a blessed Lenten journey,

Fannie Theodore


2024 Stewardship

as of Friday, April 19th


We are grateful to the 221

Stewards, for their committed amount of $92,421

THANK YOU!!!


We continue to need your support. To fulfill your Stewardship commitment complete the form online or submit your commitment card and return it to church. 

Pythagoras Children's Academy


Register for the 2023-2024 school year at Pythagoras Children's Academy. Your child will thrive and prosper from an Orthodox Christian Parochial Elementary School Education. Fully recognized by ISBE, our school offers full and half-day preschool options, Greek language classes, small class sizes, STEAM program, and more. Schedule a tour of our school to see what PCA can do for your child.


Learn more here...

Pythagoras Greek School


Students are taught reading, writing and speaking Greek as well as religion, mythology, history and traditional Greek Dances. Each grade level has its own teacher to ensure that all students realize exceptional progress throughout the school year. Our teachers have many years of teaching experience in Greek parochial schools and are highly qualified to teach Greek as a second language.


Learn more here...


Metropolis of Chicago

43 rd Annual Junior Olympics

May 25th-26th 2024



Jr. Olympics is May 25-26. We are looking forward to another great weekend. Track tryouts and practice dates and times for team sports will be will be sent out soon.


Registration form is below. Please complete all sections. 

Section 4 is the Metropolis form. Be sure this is completed

St. Demetrios, Elmhurst Jr. Olympics Registration

Metropolis of San Francisco Greek Village Summer Camp

 Greek Village is a summer camp and ministry of the Metropolis of San Francisco. It is an engaging week-long program of preserving Greek Heritage in all its forms - language, history, geography, astronomy, art, theater, dance, and cuisine at Saint Nicholas Ranch, Dunlap, California.

The theme for this year is the Greek Revolution of 1821.

Learn everything about the Greek Revolution of 1821 and Greek Heritage through interactive classes, hands-on workshops, dance, cooking, theater and arts and crafts and enjoy the campers’ exciting life in Saint Nicholas Ranch with your friends and peers! Take the opportunity to learn from Greek History and know how these lessons can make your modern life better.

Online registration for our Greek Village Summer Camp 2024 is now open on our website: www.ourgreekvillage.org

2024 SUMMER CAMP DATES:

June 16-22

REGISTRATION

$675 Early Registration (until April 30)

$700 Registration (May 1 - 15)

$750 Late Registration (May 16 or later)

*A $100 non-refundable deposit is required to register.


CAMPER AGES

Ages 8-17.

TO REGISTER click here

2024 REFUND POLICY

-Cancellations until May 15, 2024 - You will receive all money paid EXCEPT for the $100 non-refundable deposit

-Cancellations May 16 - 31, 2024 - 50% refund

-Cancellations June 1 or later - No Refund

SUMMER CAMP STAFF

We cannot put on summer camp without our incredible staff! We are looking for young adults who are 18 years of age or older. Applications are open until May 15. Please encourage young adults you'd like to see on staff to apply here: click here

MEDICAL STAFF

We are always in need of medical staff while at camp. If you are a licensed medical professional or know someone who is, please encourage them to contact us directly at: greekvillagesf@gmail.com We especially love having MD's, NP's, and RN's!

We are looking forward to an incredible Greek summer with all of you!

Fr. Christos Kalaitzis

Presvytera Theodora Nakou

Greek Village Directors  

greekvillagesf@gmail.com


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