PATRIARCHAL ENCYCLICAL FOR HOLY PASCHA + B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church: May the Grace, Peace and Mercy of Christ Risen in Glory be with you All ENGLISH VERSION...
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Rochester Livestream Schedule for April 10th – April 16th 2023 Note: the following listing exclusively features the services that will be livestreamed. For the full Holy Week service schedule, please see our Sunday Bulletin.
In the fourth in a series of videos, Father Maggos discusses the different types of non-Liturgical Orthodox vestments. When are they typically used and why are they non-Liturgical?
Annunciation Parishioners, As some of you have already heard, last Friday at about 4:30pm there was an unsuccessful attempt to steal my Kia Sportage. While they were not able to steal the vehicle it was vandalized. This is unfortunately the third incident of vandalism at our church. There have also...
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Rochester Livestream Schedule for Apr. 3rd – Apr. 9th 2023
What would you do if God offered you anything you wished? Would you ask for power? Wisdom? Athletic prowess? History and mythology have many stories of this ranging from the three wishes of Aladdin to the Temptation of Paris. The Bible has this choice presented to Solomon. What gift did...
Dear Parishioners, March was a full month in Religious Education! The kids did a beautiful job during the procession on the Sunday of Orthodoxy and Father conducted sessions on the Sacrament of Confession. Congratulations to Vasilios Koupas on advancing to the district-level Oratorical Festival. We are so proud of Vasilios...
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...
As is the Orthodox Tradition, we will celebrate Palm Sunday with a luncheon following the Divine Liturgy on April 9th. Several parishioners will be sponsoring our Fish Luncheon and Bill Tegas, Jim Papas, and others will donate their time as our cooks. Not only is this a great start to...
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Rochester Livestream Schedule for Mar. 27th – Apr. 2nd 2023