In Honor of the Dormition of the Mother of God, August 15
Great Vespers will be prayed on Monday, August 14th, at 6:30pm. Please let us know in advance of you would like to offer Artoklasia -Blessing of the Bread, Wine & Oil- for health and salvation of your family in honor of the Dormition Feast.
The Feast Day Orthros & Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 15th starting at 8:30am. Join us for a festive luncheon afterwards offered by Philoptochos.
2017-2018 Youth Ministries Registration
We are blessed here at Annunciation/Evangelismos Church with many Christ-centered Youth Ministries, headed by faithful and caring parishioners who have completed background clearances based on Pennsylvania State Laws.
We invite you to learn more about each Annunciation Youth Ministry. You will see that the following goals are at the core of every Youth Ministry:
- Reach out to young people to help them grow in God’s love.
- Assist our youth in understanding and deepening their faith.
- Provide a place of Christian acceptance and Christian role models.
- Help our youth to build a community with their peers of our church.
- Provide opportunities for young people to share in the ministry of the church and develop a willingness to serve the needs of others.
Why Youth Registration?
We request every young person participating in youth ministry (regardless of how much or how little) to be registered through the parish office. The information allows us to have home / emergency information on hand as well as birth dates and interests of each youth involved. Please also note that we are a full Stewardship parish. This means that we continue our effort to fund our entire budget, including all youth ministries, through your stewardship giving. Therefore, you will be pleased know that there are no more youth ministry registration fees; your stewardship contributions fund our Youth Ministries.
We kindly ask you to register now to give us time over the summer to organize our volunteers and be ready to welcome our youth in September. The 2017-2018 Youth Ministries Registration Form covers all Annunciation Youth Ministries (except Greek School, which has a separate Registration Form) from September 2017 to June 2018, and it takes just a few moments to complete from any computer or mobile device. Most Youth Ministry events are already planned for 2017-2018 and you can see them on our web calendar.
Annunciation Youth Ministries are led by parent volunteers and we encourage you to get involved in Youth Ministry with your child. Please review the various Youth Ministries on our website and don’t hesitate to reach out to Fr. John if you are able to assist.
Invite a Friend to Church on Sunday September 10
82 percent of people are likely to attend church if invited by a friend or relative.
Invite a relative, friend, neighbor or coworker to church on Sunday September 10.
It could change their life forever.
Coming Up in September
- Start of Catechism classes with the blessing of classrooms. Chancel Choir begins. Youth Ministries kick off and Parish Council invite a friend Sunday: Sunday, September 10
- Greek School Agiasmos & back to school night: Tuesday, September 12
- Start of youth dance classes: Friday, September 15
- Council of Ministries meeting: Sunday, September 17
- Start of Greek School classes: Tuesday, September 19
- Young at Heart coffee and planning meeting: Wednesday, September 20
- Fundraising luncheon to benefit the Diocese of Kisumu, Uganda, Africa (His Grace Bishop Athanasios Akunda attending): Sunday, September 24
- Philoptochos cooking @ Ronald McDonald House on Erie Ave.: Monday, September 25
Join the Choir!
If you’ve been thinking about joining the wonderful choir here at the Church of the Annunciation, now’s the time! Rehearsals will start up again on Thursday evenings, starting August 24th at 7pm, to prepare for our first Sunday on September 10.
Please speak with any of our choir members, or contact our choir director Stacy Lagakos at (856) 816-0116, or SWL@mayerpollock.com with any questions you might have – and find out how truly rewarding it can be to be a “vocal” participant in the beautiful Divine Liturgy of our Orthodox Church.
Reminders
Bulletin Announcements: For the summer months, please submit your material by Tuesday 12 noon for the upcoming Sunday’s bulletin. All submissions will be placed on a first-come, first-served, space available basis and all submissions are subject to editing and review.
Sunday Special Services: Please contact the parish office at least one week in advance if you would like to have a 40-day Mother & Child Blessing, Memorial, or Artoklasia. All requests are considered based on the ecclesiastical calendar.
Philoptochos News & Events
Save the Date!
The Ladies Philoptochos 'Nausica' annual Bid n Buy will be on Monday, October 30, 2017 at 6:30 pm. It will be held again this year at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church, 1410 Almshouse Road, Jamison, PA.
To reserve your tickets please contact Argie Fentross: 215-659-5622, tybee24@comcast.net or Stella Nikolopoulos: 215-850-4066, stellaniko811@gmail.com, or any Philoptochos board member. Donation includes dinner: $25.00 if purchased by October 22 or $30.00 at the door.