PANAGIA CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL PHILOPTOCHOS 

Philoptochos means "Love of the Poor"

PASCHA IS COMING - How you can help!

Don't forget to record your "Acts of Kindness" on the Web or in the box at church.  Join us in this Lenten Effort  to actively demonstrate the attributes of the Trinity: Mercy, Kindness, Love and Tenderness, the attributes of a Christian."

• Sponsor the Pascha Card - with your $15.00 donation you can join St. Elizabeth parisioners in sending greetings to other parishioners and friends of our church.

• Sponsor a Memorial Lily - with your $15.00 donation you can sponsor a Memorial Easter Lily (or Peace Lily) to honor a loved one--and to decorate the church for the Resurrection Service .

• Decorate an icon for the Akathist Service or the Service of the Bridegroom - sign up to decorate the icon for a particular service on SIGNUP GENIUS.    The following dates are available:     March 26,  April 2, April 9, April 16,  April 24, and April  (Service of the Bridegroom)

EVERYONE JOIN TOGETHER FOR SATURDAY OF LAZARUS:

1. Join us for a pancake breakfast (sign up here to attend).  Volunteer to help prepare and serve here.
2. Make palm crosses - sign up to assist the children here.
3. Help clean the church and grounds- sign up here
4. Decorate our church for Palm Sunday - (Palm leaves provided) - sign up here

          PALM SUNDAY
Holy Sunday afternoon, April 25 

Philoptochos will sponsor a fish and chips picnic after church, outdoors under the tent!      

• Sign up to help package the fish and fries
• Sign up to help set up, and distribute fish and fries boxes to pariship

SERVICE OF THE BRIDEGROOM
Holy Sunday evening, April 25 

•  Sign up to decorate the icon of the Bridegroom

FOR THE LAMENTATIONS
11:00 PM May 1

• Order flowers in time for decorating the icon
• Pick up and deliver these flowers to the church
• Gather at the church at 9:00 to decorate the Kouvouklion

PASCHA CELEBRATION
May 2

• Sign up to attend the Easter picnic 

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
ELECTION OF A NEW PHILOPTOCHOS BOARD IN MAY:
  An opportunity for women to serve our community in a leadership role. 

Officers:   President - Leads the meeting and organizes
                  Treasurer - Records financial records and reports to membership
                                      (Ideally someone who knows Quickbooks)
                  Recording Secretary - takes minutes at the meetings
                  Members - meet together (virtually for now) for fellowship, friendship and fun                                                           as we make a difference in our community.

Philoptochos is such an important part of the functioning of our Orthodox Christian faith.  We are asking that you search your heart and volunteer to become an active part  of this very rewarding work of our church.  Please e-mail PhilPres@gnvorthodox.com to discuss what is involved.

ON-GOING PHILOPTOCHOS CHARITY EMPHASES

Donations of non-perishable foods for the Bread of the Mighty Food Bank.  A box is available in the Narthex for your donation which will be taken to the food bank once a month.  We donated 117 pounds by the end February. 

Support of Alachua County Homeless School Children:  Thanks to the generous donations of parishioners, we donated $600 to the Homeless School Children Project. Below is a picture of what they have already gotten for the children.

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