A Holiday Message from Philoptochos

Dear Annunciation Family What a blessed harvest season it has been. The beautiful scenery of the autumn season was spectacular this year. Hopefully, you all had the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of Mother Nature and the changing of the leaves in upstate NY. The season’s delicious fry cakes, the...

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Youth & Young Adult Ministry ~ December 2024 Update

Merry early Christmas and happy upcoming New Year! We have a lot in store for our Youth and Young Adults over the next two months including a Christmas Special Night with holiday treats, a return to ALTITUDE trampoline park, and a very rare screening of the original, unaltered Star Wars film as...

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Good News – December 2024

From Fr. Angelo This Christmas let’s get to know a bit better each of the participants of the event of Jesus’ birth. For Orthodox, the best place to start is with our icons. The beauty of iconography is that unlike a painting which depicts a singular event, an Orthodox icon...

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Happy Thanksgiving 2024!

In December of 1621, pilgrim Edward Winslow, wrote to his friend recounting what would become one of America’s greatest traditions, the Thanksgiving Meal. His words show that the pilgrims clearly understood God’s central role as the Author of our gifts and blessings. “… we might after a more special manner...

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