SAINT NICHOLAS PHILOPTOCHOS

To promote charitable, benevolent and philanthropic outreach; to preserve the sanctity of life and family; and to perpetuate and promote our Orthodox faith and traditions.

THIS MONTH'S PROJECT: BLANKETS AND HATS FOR BABIES!

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Knots of Love Website

We are starting a new parish-wide project for those of you who enjoy knitting and crocheting--making preemie blankets and hats that will be donated to both Mott Children’s Hospital and to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital at the end of March. With the weather being cold outside and since we are spending more time indoors, we thought this would be a great project. If you are interested in crocheting blankets, click the "crochet baby blankets" button to email Mary, and for knitting blankets and hats, click the "knit baby hats & blankets" button to email Vangie. For guidelines--sizes and yarn preferences—click the button "knots of love" to visit the Knots of Love website. We hope that you will be able to participate in this outreach project--just for the babies!

Crochet BABY Blankets

Knit BABY HATS & Blankets

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PHILOPTOCHOS PROJECTS THROUGH THE YEARS

 Philoptochos Corner Newsletter
New! ✨Blankets for Preemies✨
 Membership Tea
 Collecting Books for Used Book Sale
 Fall/Spring Orthodox Student Dinner
 Vasilopita
 40-Day Lenten Challenge
Clothing for Thrift Shop
Purses for “Dress for Success”
Palm Sunday Luncheon
Dyeing/wrapping Easter eggs for Resurrection Service
Easter Baskets for Kids
St. Nicholas Vespers—Coffee Hour
St. Nicholas Dinner Dance—Polo Fields

Two-Year Chapter Challenge: “Creating Brighter Futures” playground for autistic center

Men’s Shoe Drive for St. Andrew’s
Prepare monthly lunches for St. Andrew’s

Breast Cancer Awareness Month:
Coffee Hour, Presentation by Dr. Sophia Roumanis, Medical Director Breast Care Cancer Center, Beaumont Hospital
Breast Cancer Walk

Heart Month:
Coffee Hour—Wear Red!
Presentation by Dr. Ted Kolias, Cardiologist, Michigan Medicine

 Guest Speaker—Constance Constand, Author of “American Kid”
 Annual Spaghetti Dinner

Community Outreach—gift cards for Father Nick to distribute to those in need

Project Mexico
Forget-Me-Nots
Blessing Bags for those in need
Ronald McDonald House of Ann Arbor
Holiday Crafts
Holiday Bake Sale
Holiday Greens Sale
Christmas Giving Tree

Salvation Army—Christmas Bell Ringing
Warm the Children
Spring Flower Sale
Women’s Expo
Fisher House of Michigan Military Families
Knitting/Crocheting Class
#HatNotHate—Campaign to End Bullying
Hats for Cancer

Bed Pad Sewing for Arbor Hospice
Assembling catheter bags for Arbor
Hospice
Blankets for Mott Children’s Hospital
Joint Learning Session with GOYA
Helping Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Baton Rouge, with hurricane relief—boxes of clothing

Helping Houston hurricane victims
“Sock-Tober”—Delonis Center for homeless individuals needing shelter
Operation Classroom

Education Project—Washtenaw Intermediate School District—supplies for homeless public school students

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Philoptochos Patron Saints

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Saints Cosmas and Damian
November 1 is the Feast Day of Saints Cosmas and Damian, the patron saints of the Ladies Philoptochos Society.

Cosmas and Damian were born of wealthy parents and educated in the best schools receiving degrees in medicine. They were apostles of Christ and physicians of both the body and soul, who pledged never to accept payment of any kind for their services.

​They healed thousands through the miracle of prayer and medicine. Ladies Philoptochos Society members strive to make a difference in the lives of others, following the example of our patron saints.