Good News – July – August 2023

The 2023-24 Liturgical New Year Begins – Is There a Strategy? After a very successful Greek Festival, I know that many of you are spending the summer traveling to Greece, England, Europe, or of course, Scotland (or just enjoying a “staycation”) without masks! September begins a new liturgical year and...

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Archiepiscopal Encyclical on the Fourth of July

Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, the Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, the Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and the entirety of the Christ-named...

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Good News – June 2023

Self-Directed Spirituality and Failure to See a Direct Benefit In his April 2023 article, “10 Reasons Church Attendance is Declining (Even for Committed Christians),” Carey Nieuwhof listed off several very well known reasons for declining attendance, however two in particular were very pertinent and often overlooked: Self-Directed Spirituality and Failure...

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NOTE: This Sunday’s Divine Liturgy Starts at 9:00 am

Annunciation Parishioners, Please note that due to our Greek Festival this weekend, the Divine Liturgy for Sunday, June 4, will begin at 9:00am instead of the usual 10:00am. Orthros (Matins) will begin at 8:00am. For this week, only the Divine Liturgy will be livestreamed at 9:00am. This will allow our...

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