Annunciation Parishioners, Based on input from our Metropolis and church opening policies for Catholic Churches in the Rochester area I am pleased to announce the partial reopening of our church to our previous 25% capacity starting this Sunday 20 December. Unfortunately, we are still not able to resume coffee hour...
Dear Annunciation Parishioners, Due to the recently announced ORANGE Level quarantine measures instituted by NY State and after discussion with our Parish Council, the decision was made to once again close the church, beginning with this Sunday and to continue during the duration of this situation. Lena and I will...
From His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros: Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Let us give thanks unto the Lord! Let us celebrate this National Day of Thanksgiving, a time when we remember that the opposite of scarcity is not abundance, but gratitude. President John F. Kennedy’s words ring as true today...
Due to our quarantine situation and after discussion with our Parish Council, the decision was made to close the church for this Sunday. As most of you know, Pres. Teri and I had to travel to Florida over the past two weeks for compassionate leave to help out our parents...
Today, we celebrate the eightieth anniversary of our magnificent Feast of Victory – τὰ Νικητήρια of the Theotokos, who on October 28, 1940, came to the aid of Greece and her noble people. We honor those Greeks who, as the Lord enjoined in His commandment, ‘let their “yes” be “yes,”...
Get delicious Greek dishes and desserts for Thanksgiving 2020! Spanakopita, tyropita, baklava, tsoureki, and more! Proceeds to benefit a local philanthropic charity. Please get your orders in by Wednesday, Nov. 18th. Orders will be available for pickup in the Church Hall the Sunday before Thanksgiving (Nov. 22nd). Please call for...
Holy Communion is the pivotal point of the Orthodox Christian worship experience. This Sacrament has been traditionally served with the same spoon and from a common chalice for all faithful present at the Liturgy. The spread of COVID-19 has made many church members apprehensive about continuing to use a common...
“It is a shared conviction that, in our time, the natural environment is threatened like never before in the history of humankind. The magnitude of this threat becomes manifest in the fact that what is at stake is not anymore the quality, but the preservation of life on our planet....
Please join Fr. Michael Marcantoni and Dr. Emily Adamopoulos for a special edition of OCN’s Real Deal. They will be tackling the daunting question of how to understand and address the topic of addictions, their effect on communities and families and what we can do about it. Both Fr. Michael...
“We need to work together to convince President Erdogan not to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque in Istanbul. Hagia Sophia was built as a Church and a pride of Greek Orthodox Church which commands the loyalty of Greek Orthodox Christians counting some 300 million in Greece, Turkey and around...