After kneeling vespers Sunday, please share your favorite brunch food to show our dads how much we appreciate them. Please do not bring desserts! We have plenty of desserts, but are seeking dishes for breakfast and lunch. Thank you!
Coffee Hour Update
Coffee hour is returning to our original style: potluck! We hope you’ll join us. Thank you!
Pascha Picnic
On Pascha Sunday afternoon, we’ll start the festivities at 3 PM with the brief and joyous Paschal Vespers, followed by, weather permitting, an outdoor picnic with feasting and an egg hunt for the kids.
Agape Meal
We will break the fast together immediately following Paschal liturgy. Please bring baskets to be blessed, and join us for a socially distanced agape meal.
Palm Sunday Potluck
Bring your favorite fish dish to share with one another after liturgy on Palm Sunday. We’ll see you there!
Lenten Food Signups
If you are interested in bringing food for coffee hours or for after presanctified liturgies, please contact Matushka Anne Gariano. Her contact information is in the church directory.
Women's Group News: April Mtg, Egg Hunt Prep, and Lenten Meals
Our next women’s group meeting is Saturday, April 3 at 3 PM. We will be preparing plastic eggs for the children’s egg hunt at the paschal picnic on May 2. If you would like bring a bag of wrapped candy to fill the eggs, you may bring it to church this Wednesday at Presanctified Liturgy, or to our meeting Saturday.
If you would like help prepare or serve Lenten food after services on Sundays and Wednesdays, please contact Matushka Anne Gariano. Her information is in the church directory.
And finally, a special bonus Lenten recipe from Jules Evanoff:
Lenten Bean Soup (aka 'Bopp" in Macedonian or "Fassolatha" in Greek)
8 Servings
Ingredients:
1 48 oz bottle of navy beans-undrained (found at Krogers or in canned or dry bean section of the markets)
Note: dry white beans can be used but should be soaked overnight1 lg can tomato sauce
1 lg can diced tomatoes
2-3 celery chopped
1-2 potato chopped
2-3 carrots chopped
garlic 2 tsp+
paprika 2 tsp
salt & pepper to taste
2-3 bay leaves (optional)
mint- dry or fresh (start with a heaping tablespoon- more to taste)
veg/olive oil
V8/tomato juice lg can/bottle
touch of sugar (optional) to cut acidity
water (to thin)
Directions:
Sautee vegetables in oil in stock pot with mint, salt, pepper, garlic and paprika until onions become transparent.
Add beans, tomatoes/sauce, V8 and bay leaves. Add more salt, pepper and sugar to taste. Add bay leaves. Bring to a boil then simmer 1 to 1.5 hrs. Add water to thin as necessary.
Good with crusty bread .
Women's Group
Click the image to see some of our favorite Lenten recipes! Our next meeting will be Saturday, April 3, at 3 PM. See you then!