Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

To read about Holy Week, starting with Lazarus Saturday, Visit the link below: https://www.goarch.org/lazarus-learn Click  HERE   for this Week's Bulletin! CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR BREEZEWAY PRESENATION! Click  HERE   for the Holy Week Schedule! Holy Week Books for Sale in Narthex & at Bookstore- $25 To view PDFs of the services,  "Matins" and "Divine Liturgy" ,  visit Digital Chant Stand   HERE To participate Online via YouTube:  HERE REMINDERS Friday, April 11 *Deadline for GOYA Luminaries 5-8pm GOYA Retreat!: Palm Cross Making & Dinner Saturday of Lazarus, April 12 8:45am Orthros, 9:30am Divine Liturgy *Philoptochos Spiritual Workshop in the  Breezeway after service– OPEN TO ALL!! Guest Speaker: Theodore Pritsis  Topic: Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem  and Christians in Israel. Palm Sunday, April 13 Palm Sunday Luncheon $20 Adults / $10 Children 12 & under Holy Friday, April 18 3pm - Apokathilosis Service...

To read about the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent, Visit the link below: https://www.goarch.org/sunday-stmaryofegypt-learn Click  HERE   for this Week's Bulletin! CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR BREEZEWAY PRESENATION! Click  HERE  for the April 2025 Bulletin! Click  HERE   for the Holy Week Schedule! REMINDERS Tonight, April 4th: Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos 6:30pm Service books are in the Narthex.   Click Here   to view the PDF. Participate Online via YouTube: HERE “ The Youth Are Dead ” by Fr. Mousa Haddad, Proistamenos of St. Mary Orthodox Church (Antiochian)    Fr. Mousa asks the brazen question: Are  our children spiritually dead? If so, who is responsible?  And what can we do to bring them back to life (a life in Christ)?   St. Mary, the patron saint of Fr. Mousa’s church, was spiritually dead due to her carnal life beginning in her teenage years as a prostitute.  But she became a saint because of her great re...

To read about the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, Visit the link below: https://www.goarch.org/sunday-stjohnclimacus-learn Click  HERE  for this Week's Bulletin! CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR BREEZEWAY PRESENATION! Click HERE for the April 2025 Bulletin! Click  HERE   for the Holy Week Schedule! REMINDERS Tonight, March 28th: 4th Salutations to the Theotokos 6:30pm We have service books in the Narthex.  You may also  Click here  to view the PDF. "Separate Yourself From A Fallen Culure" by Fr. Spyridon Bailey   Fr. Spyridon is an Orthodox priest of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia serving in  England and Ireland.   Orthodox Christians cannot compromise in order to conform to the world.  CLICK HERE TO WATCH UPCOMING EVENTS: ANNUNCIATION FOUNDATION 2025 SCHOLARSHIP  2025 Scholarship Letter 2025 Scholarship Application Form (Printable) Please fill out this form and turn in to the office by the deadline, Sunday April 27...

  To read more about the Second Sunday of Orthodoxy, Visit the link below: https://www.goarch.org/sunday-stgregorypalamas-learn To read more about the Presanctified Liturgy, Visit the link below: https://www.oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/worship/the-church-year/liturgy-of-the-presanctified-gifts Click  HERE  for this Week's Bulletin! Click  HERE   for the Holy Week Schedule! CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK! REMINDERS: Tonight, March 14th: 2nd Salutations to the Theotokos 6:30pm Thursday, March 20th:  Next HOPE & JOY- next week! CLICK HERE to sign up.   “ Why Don’t Orthodox Christians Preach on the Streets? ” by Fr. Justin Haven, with Roots of Orthodoxy Father Justin answers the question, "how do we Orthodox evangelize?"  The answer may shock you. CLICK HERE TO WATCH ANNOUNCEMENTS: JOIN REALM- SIGN UP NOW! What is Realm? Realm is a Church Management System that provides an online meeting place for our various min...

To read more about the Sunday of Orthodoxy, Visit the Links below: The Missionary Center: Sunday of Orthodoxy GOARCH: Learn: Sunday of Orthodoxy  Click  HERE  for this Week's Bulletin! Click  HERE   for the March 2025 Monthly Bulletin! CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK! REMINDERS: Tonight, March 7th: 1st Salutations to the Theotokos 6:30pm This Saturday, March 8th: 3rd Saturday of the Souls  8:45am Orthros, 9:30am Divine Liturgy This Sunday, March 9th:Sunday of Orthodoxy   *Children K-4 invited to bring an icon and   join in the Procession of Icons with the Clergy at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy  *5:30pm Pan Orthodox Vespers: Our Parish to Host   Fr. Christian Siskos,   from Charlotte, who will speak on “The Illness & Cure of the Soul” * Lenten Refreshments in the Breezeway, offered by Philoptochos, If anyone else would like to bring a lenten dish they are more than welcome! “Judgement Day” by Fr. Ba...

To read more about Forgiveness Sunday, Visit the Links below: A reader's guide to Orthodox Icons: Forgiveness Sunday in Icon and Prayer Visit the GOARCH: Learn: Forgiveness Sunday Click  HERE  for this Week's Bulletin! Click  HERE   for the March 2025 Monthly Bulletin! CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK! REMINDERS: This Saturday, March 1st: *2nd Saturday of the Souls  8:45am Orthros, 9:30am Divine Liturgy This Sunday, March 2nd: 6pm  Join us for Forgiveness Vespers “Judgement Day” by Fr. Josiah Trenham, with Patristic Nectar Films Judgement Sunday is the most sober Sunday of the year.   Father Josiah reveals what truly matters on Judgment Day—what we’ll be judged on and how we can live to be ready.  CLICK HERE TO WATCH ANNOUNCEMENTS: 90th Anniversary Albums and 2025 Ecclesiastical Calendars are HERE!! Please feel welcome to pick yours up after Liturgy on Sundays,  or stop by the office during hours: Mon-Fri ...

  To read about Judgement Sunday, click  HERE Click  HERE  to view this Week's Bulletin, plus the Lent and Pascha Announcements! CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK! REMINDERS:  Saturday, Feb 22:  1st Saturday of Souls 8:45am Orthros, 9:30am Divine Liturgy +40 Day Memorial-Tryphon Liontis Sunday, Feb 23rd: 5-7pm GOYA MEETING at the GYM  “The Real Party is the After Party” By Fr. Tryphon Fr. Tryphon speaks about how each one of us is a “prodigal son” and how we all are in need of our Father’s forgiveness and loving embrace. He explains how through repentance the Lord molds us into the sons and daughters we are meant to be.  CLICK HERE TO WATCH LET US ENCOURAGE OUR YOUTH TO TAKE PART IN OUR ORATORICAL FESTIVAL: Parish Festival Date & Time: March 29, 2025  Parish Chairperson: Lisa Siokis Contact Information: lisasiokis@gmail.com Find the topics, tips, manual & award information at:   www.religioused.goarch.org

To read about the Gospel Parable, click  HERE ! Click  HERE  for this Week's Bulletin! CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK! REMINDERS:  This Sunday, Feb 9th: *WYR & HDF Recognition will be at the conclusion of Divine Liturgy. *We are collecting  large wicker baskets , please place donations in  breezeway. * 90th Anniversary Albums and 2025 Ecclesiastical Calendars available for  pick up after Liturgy on Sundays,   or please stop by the office,   Mon-Fri  10am - 1pm “WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO BE PRO-LIFE” Orthodoxy: Fact or Fiction by Fr. Angelo Maggos, Proistamenos of Annunciation GOC of Rochester, New York God used Orthodox Christianity to transform the ancient Roman mindset from that of a utilitarian view of children, or at worst, a careless disregard for the unborn and the newly born, to a culture which prized innocent human life as the ultimate gift from God.  Since the Orthodox Church is called the hospital for the ...

  Click  HERE  for this Week's Bulletin! CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK! “What Should Orthodox Christian Worship Look Like?“ by Father Zachariah Lynch Roots of Orthodoxy g Why the Orthodox Divine Liturgy represents the fulfillment of the Hebraic Mosaic tradition of worship with its full expression found in Christ and His Church as described in both the Old and New Testaments.   CLICK HERE TO WATCH REMINDER NEW DATE: Sunday, January 26, 2025 -  Vasilopita Luncheon  - Hosted by Philoptochos in the Hellenic Center - Join us to support this important fundraiser for not only our chapter,  but also for St Basil's Orphanage,  located in New York! ______________________________________________________ Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 16th- 19th: HDF WEEKEND CLICK  HERE  TO SEE THE HDF SCHEDULE!! Tickets  must  be purchased in advance:   Visit  HERE       *** Saturday, January 25th, 2025    The Enth...