Hello everyone! We’re headed into our busy period with Great Lent, Holy Week, and, of course, Greek Festival preparation! Coming off the heels of March, we continued our efforts to bring activity and fun for our youth and young adults – and we did a lot! Our Young Adult Swillburger...
Dear Annunciation family, Our Sunday School has been buzzing with activity lately and we are delighted to share these updates and resources with you. In February, we invited Godparents to attend Liturgy with their Godchildren and completed a service project together. Together, we prepared and shipped 48 bags of school...
This year, Rochester will be hosting Western New York’s District-level St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival! Our event kicks off at 11:00am and is preceded by a continental breakfast to energize our speakers. Youth from churches throughout the New York district will be presenting so please be sure to join us and...
It’s the day where we celebrate Ireland, shamrocks, and all things green but is St. Patrick’s Day an Orthodox holiday? Father Maggos takes a look at the story and legends of St. Patrick. Is he an Orthodox saint and did he really chase the snakes out of Ireland?
Greek School presents the 2024 Apokriatiko Dance! Featuring music from the Aegean Duo, raffles, delicious food, and more! Proceeds collected to benefit our Greek School program. Tickets: $40 per adult $10 under 18 Tickets include free dinner and one drink
Following on from our “Who or What is God?” lesson, Father Maggos discusses one of the most confusing aspects of Christianity – the Holy Trinity. How are the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit one and the same? How can we consider ourselves a monotheistic faith with three persons as one...
Greek School presents the 2024 Apokriatiko Dance! Featuring music from the Aegean Duo, raffles, delicious food, and more! Proceeds collected to benefit our Greek School program. Tickets: $40 per adult $10 under 18 Tickets include free dinner and one drink
For the month of January (now extended through February), we will be focused on giving back to our smallest members of society. Just as the wise men brought gifts to baby Jesus, we will bring diapers and wipes to babies in our community this month! From January 7th to the...
With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, we are happy to announce that registration for the 2024 Summer Sessions of Ionian Village opens tomorrow, February 1, 2024! Ionian Village will once again offer three programs, catering to high school students and young adults. Registration is available online...
We hope to see you all this Godparent Sunday to help put together service kits for children in need. This year, we’re partnering with International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) specifically to provide school kits to ensure less fortunate children have the tools needed to do well in school. You don’t...