As in the time of Christ’s Passion, so today.  The women disciples of the Lord are the most faithful.  The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Saint Nicholas is indeed the back bone of the parish.  The Ladies do many works of service for our community:

• Cooking for Festival and other events
• Cooking Mercy Meals for those who attend the funeral of departed members of our parish.
• Continually providing Prosphora (or Holy Bread, as many call it) for the Divine Liturgy.
• Sending cards and/or flowers to members of the parish with significant life events.
• Many other works that are essential to the life of a parish.

The Ladies’ are pleased to offer their popular Cookbook:

Favorite Arabic Recipes

Published by the St. Nicholas Ladies Society, Favorite Arabic Recipes is a collection of family recipes submitted by our parishioners and friends. First published in 1959, the book has undergone numerous revisions and additions throughout the years. Now a third edition with over 100 pages, the cookbook is a well-worn staple in hundreds of kitchens throughout Connecticut.

Copies of Favorite Arabic Recipes are available by mail for $13.85 ($10.00 + $3.85 Priority Mail Postage). Checks should be made payable to:

St. Nicholas Ladies Society
5458 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604-1021
Please write “cookbook” on the outside of the envelope to insure prompt service.

March is Antiochian Women’s Month!

The month of March has been designated as Antiochian Women’s Month by His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP. During the month of March every year, women are encouraged to express the fullness of their ministry in the Church. Sponsored by the Antiochian Women, each local chapter is encouraged to hold activities during the month of March and to participate in the Liturgy by reading the Epistle, delivering the homily, and ministering to the parish, the archdiocese, and the community.

Especially during the month of March, women are encouraged to minister to the needs of the poor, infirm and aged, engage in local charitable and humanitarian works, and raise funds for the Project of the Antiochian Women.

Notes Roberta Royhab, Public Relations Director, “Since 1975, Metropolitan PHILIP has challenged the Antiochian Women to raise funds for a worthy project.  Over $2,300,000 has been raised in support of special projects, such as, Antiochian Village, Married Seminarians, Missions, Project Orphanages, Retired Clergy Housing Fund, and more recently Al Kafaat, to name a few.  This year our project is The Convent of St. Thekla which will be built on the grounds of Antiochian Village, a vision Metropolitan PHILIP has had for many years.