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Annunciation/Evangelismos Church, Elkins Park, PA
Publish Date: 2021-03-07
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Annunciation/Evangelismos Church, Elkins Park, PA

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (215) 635-0316
  • Fax:
  • (215) 635-8301
  • Street Address:

  • 7921 Old York Road

  • Elkins Park, PA 19027


Contact Information




Services Schedule

We meet for divine worship every Sunday morning and on holy days starting with Orthros (Matins) at 8:30, Divine Liturgy at 9:30-11 AM.

Visit us at www.anngoc.org for information on how to attend services during the COVIT-19 Pandemic.


Past Bulletins


Weekend Update

Please sign up HERE  to attend in person any of the church services.
All attendees must register in advance. No walk-ins are allowed.
For those unable to attend in person, click on the service to see the text and pray with us through our Facebook Livestream.

Let us know if you would like for us to light a votive candle for you HERE.

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Ψυχοσάββατον/Saturday of Souls, March 6, 2021

Judgment (Meatfare) Sunday, March 7,  2021

Κυριακὴ τῆς Ἀπόκρεω, 7 Μαρτίου, 2021. Το κήρυγμα ΕΔΩ

Monday, March 8, 2021

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

  • 7 pm "Grab and Go Greek Food Fest" Zoom meeting.

II Saturday of Souls (Cheesefare), March 13, 2021

  • 8:30 am MATINS, 9:30 am DIVINE LITURGY.

Forgiveness (Cheesefare) Sunday, March 14, 2021

  • 8:30 am MATINS, 9:30 am DIVINE LITURGY.
  • Join us in offering memorial prayers for the peaceful repose of the soul of  Petros Giannoumis of blessed memory (1-year).
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 146.5;134.3.
Great is our Lord, and great is his power.
Verse: Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2.

Brethren, food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if any one sees you, a man of knowledge, at table in an idol's temple, might he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? And so by your knowledge this weak man is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. Thus, sinning against your brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food is a cause of my brother's falling, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall.

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 146.5;134.3.
Μέγας ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν, καὶ μεγάλη ἡ ἰσχὺς ἀὐτοῦ.
Στίχ. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, ὅτι ἀγαθός.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 8:8-13, 9:1-2.

Ἀδελφοί, βρῶμα ἡμᾶς οὐ παρίστησιν τῷ θεῷ· οὔτε γὰρ ἐὰν φάγωμεν περισσεύομεν, οὔτε ἐὰν μὴ φάγωμεν ὑστερούμεθα. Βλέπετε δὲ μήπως ἡ ἐξουσία ὑμῶν αὕτη πρόσκομμα γένηται τοῖς ἀσθενοῦσιν. Ἐὰν γάρ τις ἴδῃ σε τὸν ἔχοντα γνῶσιν ἐν εἰδωλείῳ κατακείμενον, οὐχὶ ἡ συνείδησις αὐτοῦ ἀσθενοῦς ὄντος οἰκοδομηθήσεται εἰς τὸ τὰ εἰδωλόθυτα ἐσθίειν; Καὶ ἀπολεῖται ὁ ἀσθενῶν ἀδελφὸς ἐπὶ τῇ σῇ γνώσει, διʼ ὃν Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν; Οὕτως δὲ ἁμαρτάνοντες εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφούς, καὶ τύπτοντες αὐτῶν τὴν συνείδησιν ἀσθενοῦσαν, εἰς Χριστὸν ἁμαρτάνετε. Διόπερ εἰ βρῶμα σκανδαλίζει τὸν ἀδελφόν μου, οὐ μὴ φάγω κρέα εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ἵνα μὴ τὸν ἀδελφόν μου σκανδαλίσω. Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος; Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐλεύθερος; Οὐχὶ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν ἑώρακα; Οὐ τὸ ἔργον μου ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ; Εἰ ἄλλοις οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος, ἀλλά γε ὑμῖν εἰμι· ἡ γὰρ σφραγὶς τῆς ἐμῆς ἀποστολῆς ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ.


Gospel Reading

Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)
The Reading is from Matthew 25:31-46

The Lord said, "When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, 'Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.' Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.' And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 25:31-46

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· Ὅταν δὲ ἔλθῃ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἅγιοι ἄγγελοι μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ, τότε καθίσει ἐπὶ θρόνου δόξης αὐτοῦ, καὶ συναχθήσεται ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καὶ ἀφοριεῖ αὐτοὺς ἀπ᾿ ἀλλήλων ὥσπερ ὁ ποιμὴν ἀφορίζει τὰ πρόβατα ἀπὸ τῶν ἐρίφων, καὶ στήσει τὰ μὲν πρόβατα ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ, τὰ δὲ ἐρίφια ἐξ εὐωνύμων. τότε ἐρεῖ ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῖς ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ· δεῦτε οἱ εὐλογημένοι τοῦ πατρός μου, κληρονομήσατε τὴν ἡτοιμασμένην ὑμῖν βασιλείαν ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου. ἐπείνασα γάρ, καὶ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν, ἐδίψησα, καὶ ἐποτίσατέ με, ξένος ἤμην, καὶ συνηγάγετέ με, γυμνός, καὶ περιεβάλετέ με, ἠσθένησα, καὶ ἐπεσκέψασθέ με, ἐν φυλακῇ ἤμην, καὶ ἤλθετε πρός με. τότε ἀποκριθήσονται αὐτῷ οἱ δίκαιοι λέγοντες· κύριε, πότε σε εἴδομεν πεινῶντα καὶ ἐθρέψαμεν, ἢ διψῶντα καὶ ἐποτίσαμεν; πότε δέ σε εἴδομεν ξένον καὶ συνηγάγομεν, ἢ γυμνὸν καὶ περιεβάλομεν; πότε δέ σε εἴδομεν ἀσθενῆ ἢ ἐν φυλακῇ, καὶ ἤλθομεν πρός σε; καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐρεῖ αὐτοῖς· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐφ᾿ ὅσον ἐποιήσατε ἑνὶ τούτων τῶν ἀδελφῶν μου τῶν ἐλαχίστων, ἐμοὶ ἐποιήσατε. τότε ἐρεῖ καὶ τοῖς ἐξ εὐωνύμων· πορεύεσθε ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ οἱ κατηραμένοι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον τὸ ἡτοιμασμένον τῷ διαβόλῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ. ἐπείνασα γάρ, καὶ οὐκ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν, ἐδίψησα, καὶ οὐκ ἐποτίσατέ με, ξένος ἤμην, καὶ οὐ συνηγάγετέ με, γυμνός, καὶ οὐ περιεβάλετέ με, ἀσθενὴς καὶ ἐν φυλακῇ, καὶ οὐκ ἐπεσκέψασθέ με. τότε ἀποκριθήσονται αὐτῷ καὶ αὐτοὶ λέγοντες· κύριε, πότε σε εἴδομεν πεινῶντα ἢ διψῶντα ἢ ξένον ἢ γυμνὸν ἢ ἀσθενῆ ἢ ἐν φυλακῇ, καὶ οὐ διηκονήσαμέν σοι; τότε ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐφ᾿ ὅσον οὐκ ἐποιήσατε ἑνὶ τούτων τῶν ἐλαχίστων, οὐδὲ ἐμοὶ ἐποιήσατε. καὶ ἀπελεύσονται οὗτοι εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον, οἱ δὲ δίκαιοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.


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Saints and Feasts

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Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)

The foregoing two parables -- especially that of the Prodigal Son -- have presented to us God's extreme goodness and love for man. But lest certain persons, putting their confidence in this alone, live carelessly, squandering upon sin the time given them to work out their salvation, and death suddenly snatch them away, the most divine Fathers have appointed this day's feast commemorating Christ's impartial Second Coming, through which we bring to mind that God is not only the Friend of man, but also the most righteous Judge, Who recompenses to each according to his deeds.

It is the aim of the holy Fathers, through bringing to mind that fearful day, to rouse us from the slumber of carelessness unto the work of virtue, and to move us to love and compassion for our brethren. Besides this, even as on the coming Sunday of Cheese-fare we commemorate Adam's exile from the Paradise of delight -- which exile is the beginning of life as we know it now -- it is clear that today's is reckoned the last of all feasts, because on the last day of judgment, truly, everything of this world will come to an end.

All foods, except meat and meat products, are allowed during the week that follows this Sunday.


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Wisdom of the Fathers

"Christian love is the 'possible impossibility' to see Christ in another man, whoever he is..."
Alexander Schmemann
Great Lent, 20th Century

. . .The day will come when we shall stand before God and be judged, but as long as our pilgrimage continues, as long as we live in the process of becoming, as long as there is ahead of us this road that leads to the full measure of the stature of Christ which is our vocation, judgment must be pronounced by ourselves.
Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh

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Youth Activities and News

PTO News & Events

Annunciation PTO presents:

$5 BLUE ENVELOPES FUNDRAISER to benefit our GREEK SCHOOL
 
Please support our Greek School!
Donate by choosing a blue envelope in the amount of your choice.
(Values range from $5 to $100)
 
Your charitable donations help provide the best teachers and educational materials for our Greek School program.
 
Ways To Donate:
  1. In-person, following the Divine Liturgy every Sunday beginning Sunday, March 7th. Choose a blue envelope from the envelope board!
  2. Online through our GivePlus+ portal HERE (must specify PTO Donation Purpose - Greek School BE)

Altar Servers Wanted

With our Altar Boys’ safety and well-being in mind and keeping with COVID directives and restrictions, we invite all Altar Boys back to church to begin serving again on Sundays (2 per Sunday rotation).

Contact me at 267-255-1380 or Paul.Fisfis@usfoods.com to place your child on the rotation to serve.  

Please make every effort to encourage your son to participate if they are healthy; we miss you all and can't wait to have everyone back together.

Many Blessings!

Paul Fisfis, Altar Servers Coordinator

 


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Community News & Events

Looking Ahead Beyond Next Week

  • March 14-April 11,  2021- PTO Tsureki Sale - (Information how to order coming soon).
  • Monday, March 15, 2021 - Clean Monday, Start of Holy and Great Lent
  • Thursday, March 25, 2021 - Our Feastday, The Annunciation/Evangelismos of the Theotokos. Greek Independence Day 
  • Sunday, April 25, 2021 - Plam Sunday, Start of Holy Week
  • Sunday, May 2, 2021 - Holy and Great  Pascha
  • May 27-30, 2021 - ‘Grab and Go’ Greek Food Fest(Stay tuned for details).

Saturday of Souls - Ψυχοσάββατα. March 6, 13, 20

The church teaches us that those who have fallen asleep are not dead but still alive in Christ Jesus!  Therefore, in its very essence, prayer for the dead is a proclamation of the Resurrection of Christ. This is a central reoccurring theme for the Saturday of the Souls. Therefore, it is imperative for us, the living, to remember our loved ones who have passed on and to pray that the Lord accepts them into His heavenly kingdom. 

Please submit the names of your departed loved ones HERE to be commemorated. Fr. John will commemorate them on all three Saturdays.

Remember to register HERE to attend in person.

If you submit your names electronically through the above form, you don't have to re-submit them in writing when you attend in person. 

Matins begin at 8:30 am, and we kindly ask that koliva (memorial wheat) and printed names be brought to church no later than 9 am on Saturday. The ushers on duty will be here to assist you. Remember to package your koliva in small ziplock bags or cups for individual distribution, and make a cellophane-wrapped plate for your family.

Fr. John will be offering graveside Trisagion prayers at Lawnview Cemetery after the divine liturgy on the first Saturday, March 6.

 


Readers Needed ~ Ζητούνται Αναγνώστες!

As we are gradually returning to church services, we want to have more of you actively participate in the liturgy and the other church services by being a Reader for the Epistles, Psalms, and other prayers offered during the services. You can choose to read in Greek or English.

You have noticed a handful of dedicated Readers doing this occasionally. We want to make this more structured and open to anyone who wants to participate, from GOYA age boys and girls to mature adults. You have also noticed that readings are done from the Left side cantor’s stand in keeping a safe distance from the cantors and the congregation. 

Here is how to participate:

  1. Install the AGES Digital Chant Stand app on your tablet or mobile phone so that you can have access to all the church services and the Readings for each service.
  2. Call or email George Dalagelis at the church office and let him know you are interested in participating. He will go over a brief tutorial with you on the process, how and when to come up, how to intone the verses, how to end the readings etc.
  3. Sign up to attend liturgy as you would normally do, but instead of choosing Parishioner, choose Reader on the signup page.

 


March 25, 2021. In Honor of:

A. the Feast Day of Annunciation/ Evangelismos of Theotokos,

B. the 200th Anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821,  and

C. the 120th Anniversary of the Founding of Our Community in 1901

Great Vespers * will be prayed on Wednesday, March 24, at 7:00 pm.

The Feast Day Hierarchical Orthros & Divine Liturgy * will be celebrated on Thursday, March 25, starting at 8:30 am, presided by His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Medeia. A thanksgiving doxology for the liberation of Greece will be offered at the conclusion of the liturgy.

The liturgy will be live-streamed in the church hall. We will accommodate up to 90 parishioners, with 60 persons in church & 30 in the church hall on a first-come first-seated basis.

* Please let the church office know in advance if you would like to offer artoklasia—the blessing of the bread, wine & oil- for the health and salvation of your family in honor of the Annunciation Feast


Friendly Reminders

Bulletin Announcements

Please submit your material by Wednesday noon for the upcoming Sunday bulletin. Your submission should be an editable document (Word, Publisher, Google Doc, Pages), as well as your final PDF document. Send your submission to office@anngoc.org, and always Cc Fr. John at frjohn@anngoc.org for his review and approval.

All submissions will be placed on a first-come, first-served, space-available basis and are subject to editing and review.

Sunday Extra Services

Please contact the parish office at least two weeks in advance if you would like to have a 40-day mother & child blessing, memorial, trisagion, or artoklasia (the blessing of the five loaves-wine & oil).

Requests are considered based on the ecclesiastical calendar.


Help Us Connect with All Parishioners

Our Weekly Bulletin is emailed to 550+ parishioners by Friday every week.

If you know of a parishioner who is not receiving the e-bulletin and would like to, please encourage them to visit our website and enter their email at the Join Our Email Listserv button on the homepage. Alternatively, give us a call (215) 635-0316 or email us at the parish office, and we will gladly do it for you.

If you know of a parishioner who does not have an email address, please let us know to place them on our Paper Bulletin mailing list.

Fun Fact: This month marks the 20th year that we have been emailing our Weekly Bulletin to our parishioners! In January 2001, we started with a few dozen parishioners' emails and were among the first parishes in the nation to use this amazing new communication tool. It has certainly been a blessing, and we look forward to improving our communications utilizing all the new technology tools becoming available to us.

We thank you for your support, patience, and cooperation. 


Organist Needed for Weddings

We are looking for a parishioner who can provide organ music for church weddings.

This position is ideal for a young person who can play the piano or organ.

Interested persons should contact Fr. John for more information frjohn@anngoc.org 


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Homeless Ministry News

Thank you for helping the Homeless Ministry provide food to our “Thursday night friends” at Aviator Park! Last month, in addition to our usual fare which includes hot soup during the cold winter months, pb&j sandwiches, hard-boiled eggs, fruit, and bottled water, we also distributed breakfast bars, cookies, and brownies. The Wyncote Chick-fil-a also donated chicken sandwiches. Please consider patronizing them in return as a thank you when you have an opportunity. The manager’s name is Lawrence and they are located less than 10 minutes from the church at 2421 W Cheltenham Ave, Wyncote. Your financial donations also allowed us to purchase mylar blankets and gloves, which we distributed along with donations of hand warmers and gently used blankets and coats. 

We also want to thank our Ladies Philoptochos for their time in preparing and donating 21 frozen pastitsio casseroles. The casseroles were delivered after Liturgy last Sunday to Depaul USA’s St. Joseph House also located just a couple of miles from the church in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia. The casseroles will be enjoyed by college students experiencing homelessness who are currently housed there.

This email and photo were sent from the Director of St. Joseph’s House:

“Together we are making a difference! Your continued support of our organization is deeply gratifying to us, and we hope it is the same for you. We were honored to see that you chose to send more than enough casseroles to our residents. Your gift has fed them all.”

Depaul USA is working to end college homelessness. Founded in Chicago in 2015, Depaul USA expanded the program to Philadelphia in 2020. St. Joseph’s House accommodates up to 24 students from Universities throughout Philadelphia. The house addresses the students’ immediate crises of homelessness by providing stable and safe housing. Additionally, the program provides students with various services that support a successful path toward the continuation and completion of their studies. These include housing, case management, counseling referrals, transportation, food stipends, textbook assistance, and educational reimbursements.

Together, we are touching hearts and lives through love and faith!

In Christ's service,

The Homeless Ministry

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Matthew 25 Ministry News

Virtual Lenten Food Drive

Monday, March 15th is the first day of our Lenten spiritual journey to Pascha. As Archbishop Elpidophoros reminds us of the Lenten season, it is a time “to practice more active charity and philanthropy, and to look within at the values and principles by which we live our lives”. We are given many opportunities during this season to pray, worship, gain insight into our own behaviors, and intensify our efforts to serve the needs of others. 

In past years, Matthew 25 has done a 40 Days of Lent Food Drive, providing bags for our parishioners to fill each of the 40 days of Lent. With Covid-19 making it difficult to do this year, we have decided instead to do a Virtual Meat Drive. We ask that you simply go to our church’s website to “Online Donations”, scroll down to “Matthew 25 Donations”, and donate what you wish. You can specify “Lenten Meat Drive” as the purpose of the donation.  The Matthew 25 Ministry will then purchase various types of meats, including ham, beef and pork roasts, and chicken roasters. These items will be delivered to the Seeds of Hope Food Pantry by March 22.

Thank you for your participation and donations!

Kali Sarakosti!

 

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Annunciation Resource Center

The Resource Center Invites You to Join Us
as We Pray the Psalter Together this Lent!

  

"Bind yourselves to your brethren. Those bound together in love bear everything with ease….If now you want to make the bond double, your brother must also be bound together with you. He wants us to be bound together with one another, not only to be at peace, not only to be friends but to be all one, a single soul. Beautiful is this bond. With this bond, we bind ourselves together both to one another and to God.
This is not a chain that bruises. It does not cramp the hands.
It leaves them free, gives them ample room and greater courage."

- St. John Chrysostom

 

Sign-up Here for Our
Annunciation Psalter Group

Learn How It Works Here

Resources for praying the Psalter, available through the Resource Center or online: 

The Psalter According to the Seventy (Greek-English). This beautiful hardcover edition contains the translation of the Psalms used in our liturgical services.

The Psalter (“pocket” size). Just the right size to take with you wherever you go.

Christ in the Psalms. In two-page meditations on each of the psalms, Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon takes readers on an enlightening pilgrimage through the prayerbook of the Church.

Songs of Praise: A Psalter Devotional for Orthodox Women. Along with the Psalter, this book offers reflections on the Psalms and pages for journaling.

Orthodox Study Bible. The complete Bible with commentary.

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Focus on Our Church Family

Pastoral care: If you or someone you know is sick, homebound elderly, or scheduled for surgery, please call the church office to let us know so Fr. John can make a pastoral visit or add someone to the prayer list.

Let us pray to the Lord for the health and salvation of: Suffering and persecuted Christians in the Middle East and the non-Christian world, Fr. George, Dionysios, Helen, Luke, Lia, Mary, Irene, Agnes, Efthimia, Sandi, Dennis, Ken, Efthimia, Brian, Yianni, Fotini, Dimitri, Debrah.

Names will be kept on this list for approximately 3 months. Please resubmit Names if needed. Fr. John will include the submitted names at the Psokomide “Offering of Gifts” during the first part of the liturgy when he prepares the mystical gifts of bread & wine. Please lift these names up to the Lord in your personal prayer life as well.

Prayer for healing: Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent our Lord to heal every sickness. Visit and heal us. Grant patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health. Lord, You have taught us to pray for each other that we may be healed. We pray that You heal, guide, and protect your servant (s) (pray by name for those who are sick) and grant them the gift of complete health. You are the source of healing, and to You, we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Happy wedding anniversary! To those who are celebrating this coming week: McHugh, Thomas & Olga.

Χρόνια πολλά & ευλογημένα!  God grant you many years!  To those who are celebrating birthdays this coming week: Anthony Kanakis, Stacy Lagakos, Anna Makris, Eirini Notaras, Michael Oratis, Panagiotis Sourovelis, Penilopi Zografakis, Konstantinos Niamonitos, James Rokos, Maria Rokos, Demetrios Skoutelas, Maria Boulageris, Nicholas Economopoulos, Sierra Kloufetos, Melina Lucarini, Mark Malusa, Eleni Downie, Sophia Gaugler, Linda Holberg, Kristina Koutsouros, Gregory Louridas, Christopher Metsikas, Emilia Obenrader, Jason Ojeda, Shauna Trifonidis, Argie Zoubroulis, Leonidas Koletas, Jacinda Ojeda, Frank Holberg, Dimitrios Pappas, Stelios Tsinontides, Steven Zoubroulis.

Our Deepest Sympathy to the Patselas and Petronis families for the passing of their beloved mother and grandmother, Efrosini (Frani) Patselas, 71, on March 2, 2021. Service details and obituary HEREMay her memory be eternal.

 

 

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Become an Annunciation Sustaining Steward Now

Make All Your Church Donations Easy by Giving with Your Smartphone!

You can support your church from anywhere at any time, including Great Lent, even if you forget to bring cash or your checkbook. Simply use the GivePlus+ Mobile app to give with your smartphone.

  1. Download the free GivePlus+ mobile app here:  iPhone or Android
  2. Make one-time or recurring donations using your debit/credit card or checking/savings account.
  3. Login or donate as a guest.
  4. Securely and conveniently manage donations using Touch ID/Fingerprint, PIN, or password.

 


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Beyond Annunciation

Orthodox Christian Mission Center

2021 CrossRoad Summer Institute

Hellenic University Club of Philadelphia

PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation

College Year in Athens 2021

We are delighted to share an exciting new initiative, ideal for high-school graduates of Greek heritage:

Know Thyself while exploring Greece, volunteering for a worthy cause, and adventuring on cultural immersion. An exceptional way to enrich the students' educational and life experiences, and a unique opportunity to deepen the connection and understanding of Greek culture.

College Year in Athens (CYA) is offering two opportunities for Gap Year students: one for those passionate about antiquity with the program "Archaeological Field Work: Excavation, Workshops and Digital Technologies" and one for those interested in learning more about activism and diversity, with the program "Understanding Activism, Diversity, and Equity: the example of Greece".

While gaining a fuller understanding of a different culture via interactive learning methods, students will create an e-portfolio as a record of what is learned and accomplished through this program. Field trips within Greece will not only allow the broadening of perspective and expanding of the worldview but mainly grant them a unique chance to come into a close encounter with the land of their ancestors whose cultural heritage became the pillar of the western civilization.

CYA, recognizing the difficult times that COVID-19 has created, has established the Fall 2021 Gap Flight Award. A student who will be accepted in the Fall 2021 Gap program, will receive $1,000 to offset the cost of the round-trip ticket to/from Athens, Greece.

College Year in Athens (CYA) is a non-profit educational institution, which, since 1962, provides English-speaking undergraduates (more than 10,000 to date)  the transformative experience to study in Athens and familiarize themselves with the Greek culture.  To find out how Greece & CYA is faring up, please check out the COVID-19 FAQ on our website here.


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