Let Pascha Become Our Way of Life While there have been countless articles written about the joy of Christ’s Resurrection as our promise of salvation it bears repeating so that we understand why this event, our Lord’s Passion, Death and Resurrection is so significant for not only us as Orthodox...
What Happens During Great Lent? The services of Great Lent are constructed to aid us in a somber review of the gap between who we are and what we should be, as the image and likeness of God. The royal gates to the altar area remain closed as a physical...
Archbishop Elpidophoros shares the vision for the new GOA charter in an address at the Leadership 100 Conference in Phoenix, AZ (Feb. 2-5, 2023).
In light of the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria, we would like to direct our parish to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Announces Earthquake Relief Fund. Offering solidarity and prayers, Archbishop Elpidophoros said, “In initiating the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Earthquake Relief Fund, the focus of our Archdiocese is...
Updating the Liturgy One of the more hotly debated topics in the Orthodox Church over the last 20 or so years has been the need for reform of the Orthodox Divine Liturgy, with voices on both sides. When considering the idea of liturgical reform in our Church, I can’t help...
With great anticipation we present the next webinar in the Transformative Christianity series to be held Wednesday, February 1st at 7:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. CT. We look forward to your participation in the webinar and discussion. TOPIC: The Healing Power of Confession: A talk about the Mystery of...
Progress Report 2022 2022 has been quite a year! Although we were still feeling the effects of the COVID pandemic, we made quite the return bringing our community back to life. As I have done in previous years, I wanted to provide a summary of the wonderful things that have...
Annunciation Parishioners, As we mentioned at the end of our Christmas Day service, there will be no service at our Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church this Sunday, January 1st. Father Maggos and Pres. Teri will be out of town; however, the nearby Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit (835 South...
Annunciation Parishioners, It is with sadness that I am canceling tonight’s Christmas Eve service. A review of the weather situation, and a discussion with the bishop and the PC, led me to cancel the service for safety reasons as Rochester has advised people to restrict travel when not essential. We...
We wish you all a merry and wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year! Below, we have Greek and English translations of the “Archiepiscopal Encyclical on the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord” from His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. Firstly, we have a special introduction from Archimandrite Nektarios...