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Welcome to Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

"Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God." - Romans 15:7

2187 W. 14th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 email: office@annunciationcleveland.net

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Our church is moving to a new record-keeping software called Realm, which will improve administrative tasks and enhance connectivity within our church community. The Realm Connect App will replace the EasyTithe Church App, providing 24/7 access to your giving history online. All current members with an email on file will receive an invitation from Realm. After creating your account, please update your profile to ensure all your information is correct. Reach out to Niko Semertsidis or Linda Karadimas if you have any questions. Let's embrace this exciting change together! Click on the link above

This Week:

Monday, May 12, 2025, Greek School Final Exams 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Ministry Meeting 5:45 pm

Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Mid Pentecost Festival Prep Greek School End of Year Rehearsal 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 18, 2025, Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

Memorials: 9 Months Angela Kofinas, The fallen Pontian Greeks from Asia Minor, Sunday School End of the Year Program, Greek School End of the Year Program.

Sts. Constantine & Helen Feastday at 3352 Mayfield Rd. Tuesday, May 20 – 7:00 p.m. Vespers. Refreshments to follow. Wednesday, May 21 – 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy. Luncheon to follow. Call 216-932-3300 for tickets.

Sunday, May 18, 2025 -There will be a Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, and some roads may be closed in Cleveland. The race beings and ends in Downtown Cleveland there will be Approximately 20,000 runners. Many of the streets will be closed and you may need to take an alternate route to our church. For details, please visit www.clevelandmarathon.com

Festival Preparations:

Your help is greatly needed to ensure the success of this Festival. We would love for as many of you as possible to assist with the preparations, even if you have no prior experience. The "Gracious Women of Wisdom," as we affectionately call them, will be happy to teach the younger generation how to prepare these traditional foods. Men and women are both welcome to participate. This is a wonderful opportunity for our parishioners, young and old, to connect and share these fading culinary skills.

Here are the preparations every Wednesday, & Saturday:

Wednesdays 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Saturdays 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
We hope to see you there!

TREMONT GREEK FEST MAY 23-26, 2025

Spend your Memorial weekend with us, May 23-26, at Tremont Greek Fest. You don't have to be Greek to enjoy our festival, but you will need an appetite to experience our delicious Greek food, drinks, dancing, and shopping all within Cleveland's Historical Tremont neighborhood. Free admission & free parking all weekend long! Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday Noon - Midnight, Monday: Noon- 8 pm

Memorial Day: Monday, May 26, 2026, Fr. Dean will be at the St. Theodosius Cemetery from 7:00am—1:00pm. If you would a trisagion service at your graves, be at the cemetery early because it fills up with many people.

Saturday of Souls, June 7, 2025, Orthros 8:30 a.m. and Divine Liturgy begins at 9:30 a.m. following the Divine Liturgy, we will offer a memorial service for the repose of the souls of our brothers and sisters in Christ who have fallen asleep. You are encouraged to bring koliva and a list of names of those who have passed away to be memorialized on this day. If you are unable to make koliva and would like Vivi Kyrazis to make you a plate, please give her a call.

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Applications for scholarships administered by the Office of the Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America are available for awards to be made for the 2024-2025 academic year. The deadline for submitting an application for any of these scholarships is May 16, 2025.

The Gioles and Malta Scholarships are available to Undergraduate Students. The Paleologos Scholarship is available to Graduate students. The Trakatellis Scholarship is available to graduates of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology who are pursuing further academic studies. The Taylor Scholarship offers financial assistance to students pursuing a secondary degree. The Tembelis Scholarship is available to all students studying at Hellenic College-Holy Cross.

2025 Gioles Scholarship

2025 Malta Scholarship

2025 Paleologos Scholarship

2025 Taylor Scholarship

2025 Tembelis Scholarship

2025 Trakatellis Scholarship

For more information about any of these scholarship opportunities, please send an email to scholarships@goarch.org or call 212-774-0283.

STEREA HELLAS FOUNDATION OF CLEVELAND, INC. It's that time of the year again when senior students can apply for the Sterea Hellas Foundation of Cleveland Scholarship as well as our Federation's Scholarship. Information for both scholarships are as follows: Application Due Date for the Federation of Sterea Hellas’ Scholarship is to have a postmark date of no later than July 1st. https://federationofstereahellas.org/#scholarships Application Due Date for the Sterea Hellas Foundation of Cleveland’s scholarship is to have a postmark date of no later than July 15^th. the REVISED application forms for 2025. https://nafpaktian.org/scholarships/