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Annunciation/Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2024-04-14
Bulletin Contents
Welcome to Annunciation/Evangelismnos Church!
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Youth Ministries
Community News & Events
Focus on Our Church Family
Beyond Annunciation
Stewardship News
The OPA Festival!
Archdiocese News
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Annunciation/Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

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

  • 7921 Old York Rd.

  • Elkins Park, PA 19027

Contact Information

Presiding Priest: Rev. Fr. John L. Johns


frjohn@anngoc.org

Services Schedule

We invite you to worship with us on Sundays and on holy days to Matins at 8:30 and Divine Liturgy at 9:30-11 a.m. Join us for coffee fellowship afterwards.

Past Bulletins


Welcome to Annunciation/Evangelismnos Church!

For Our Guests & Visitors

OUR MISSION is to proclaim the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, sanctify the faithful through the liturgy and the Holy Sacraments, grow the church by receiving new members, live the Orthodox Christian Faith, and serve humanity through Christ-centered ministries.

OUR VISION is to be a loving, caring, and welcoming Christian community where all belong and grow in the Orthodox Christian Faith through worship, witness, fellowship, and service to others.

HOLY COMMUNION is offered to those baptized and confirmed in the Eastern Orthodox Christian Faith who have prepared according to the Orthodox Tradition. Guests and visitors are welcome to worship with us and receive the antidoron (“instead of the gifts”) blessed bread at the dismissal.
Please allow Catechism School children to receive Holy Communion first, followed by the newly baptized infants. When you approach the chalice, please give your baptismal name to the priest.

GUESTS AND VISITORS: Enter your contact information in the Guest Book at the narthex if you want us to contact you and join us for fellowship hour in our church hall following the liturgy.


Weekend Update

Fourth Sunday of Lent: St John Climacus, April 14, 2024
Κυριακὴ Δʹ τῶν Νηστειῶν τοῦ Ὁσίου Ἰωάννου τῆς Κλίμακος, 14 Απριλίου, 2024. Το κήρυγμα εδώ

  • 8:30 am - Matins, 9:30 Divine Liturgy
  • Catechism classes following Holy Communion.
  • 40-day mother & child blessing: Arryn, daughter of Joanna and Anthony Chonofsky. Congratulations!
  • We will offer memorial prayers for the peaceful repose of the souls of Marianthi Nikolopoulos (3 years), Sotirios Nikolopoulos (12 years), John Beldecos (40 years), Angerou Kolokithias (5 years), Petros Kolokithias (8 years), Efstathios Soulintzis (20 years), Chryssoula Soulintzis (39 years), Stavroula Tsenopoulos (29 years), and Chrysavgi Giordas (25 years) of blessed memory.
  • Our Philoptochos will host the coffee fellowship hour.

Monday, April 15, 2024

  • 6 pm - Great Compline

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

  • 5 pm - Greek School classes.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

  • 9 am - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
  • Young @ Heart coffee fellowship follows.

Friday, April 19, 2024

  • 5 pm - Greek School classes.
  • 6 pm - The Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God, presided by His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos.
  • Orthodoxy On Tap Lenten Potluck follows.

Saturday, April 20, 2026

  • 11 am - Baptism, the Grigorakakis family.
  • 1 pm - Baptism, the Proios family.

Fifth Sunday of Lent, April 21, 2024

  • 8:30 am - Matins, 9:30 Divine Liturgy
  • Catechism classes following Holy Communion.
  • Our Greek School will host the coffee fellowship hour.
  • Parish Council Facility Improvements Presentation.

Looking Ahead Beyond Next Week


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 103.24,1.
O Lord, how manifold are your works. You have made all things in wisdom.
Verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:13-20.

BRETHREN, when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore to himself, saying, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you." And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise. Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath, so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 103.24,1.
Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου Κύριε, πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας.
Στίχ. Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 6:13-20.

Ἀδελφοί, τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ἐπαγγειλάμενος ὁ θεός, ἐπεὶ κατʼ οὐδενὸς εἶχεν μείζονος ὀμόσαι, ὤμοσεν καθʼ ἑαυτοῦ, λέγων, Ἦ μὴν εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω σε, καὶ πληθύνων πληθυνῶ σε. Καὶ οὕτως μακροθυμήσας ἐπέτυχεν τῆς ἐπαγγελίας. Ἄνθρωποι μὲν γὰρ κατὰ τοῦ μείζονος ὀμνύουσιν, καὶ πάσης αὐτοῖς ἀντιλογίας πέρας εἰς βεβαίωσιν ὁ ὅρκος. Ἐν ᾧ περισσότερον βουλόμενος ὁ θεὸς ἐπιδεῖξαι τοῖς κληρονόμοις τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τὸ ἀμετάθετον τῆς βουλῆς αὐτοῦ, ἐμεσίτευσεν ὅρκῳ, ἵνα διὰ δύο πραγμάτων ἀμεταθέτων, ἐν οἷς ἀδύνατον ψεύσασθαι θεόν, ἰσχυρὰν παράκλησιν ἔχωμεν οἱ καταφυγόντες κρατῆσαι τῆς προκειμένης ἐλπίδος· ἣν ὡς ἄγκυραν ἔχομεν τῆς ψυχῆς ἀσφαλῆ τε καὶ βεβαίαν, καὶ εἰσερχομένην εἰς τὸ ἐσώτερον τοῦ καταπετάσματος· ὅπου πρόδρομος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν εἰσῆλθεν Ἰησοῦς, κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισεδὲκ ἀρχιερεὺς γενόμενος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of St. John Climacus
The Reading is from Mark 9:17-31

At that time, a man came to Jesus kneeling and saying: "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit; and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able." And he answered them, "O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me." And they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he had this?" And he said, "From childhood. And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us." And Jesus said to him, "If you can! All things are possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again." And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so that most of them said, "He is dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?" And he said to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting." They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he will rise."

Sunday of St. John Climacus
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 9:17-31

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἄνθρωπός τις προσῆλθε τῷ Ἰησοῦ λέγων, διδάσκαλε, ἤνεγκα τὸν υἱόν μου πρός σε, ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον. καὶ ὅπου ἂν αὐτὸν καταλάβῃ, ῥήσσει αὐτόν, καὶ ἀφρίζει καὶ τρίζει τοὺς ὀδόντας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ξηραίνεται· καὶ εἶπον τοῖς μαθηταῖς σου ἵνα αὐτὸ ἐκβάλωσι, καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσαν. ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ λέγει· ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος, ἕως πότε πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἔσομαι; ἕως πότε ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν; φέρετε αὐτὸν πρός με. καὶ ἤνεγκαν αὐτὸν πρὸς αὐτόν. καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν εὐθέως τὸ πνεῦμα ἐσπάραξεν αὐτόν, καὶ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐκυλίετο ἀφρίζων. καὶ ἐπηρώτησε τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ· πόσος χρόνος ἐστὶν ὡς τοῦτο γέγονεν αὐτῷ; ὁ δὲ εἶπε· παιδιόθεν. καὶ πολλάκις αὐτὸν καὶ εἰς πῦρ ἔβαλε καὶ εἰς ὕδατα, ἵνα ἀπολέσῃ αὐτόν· ἀλλ᾿ εἴ τι δύνασαι, βοήθησον ἡμῖν σπλαγχνισθεὶς ἐφ᾿ ἡμᾶς. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ τὸ εἰ δύνασαι πιστεῦσαι, πάντα δυνατὰ τῷ πιστεύοντι. καὶ εὐθέως κράξας ὁ πατὴρ τοῦ παιδίου μετὰ δακρύων ἔλεγε· πιστεύω, κύριε· βοήθει μου τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ. ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ὅτι ἐπισυντρέχει ὄχλος, ἐπετίμησε τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἀκαθάρτῳ λέγων αὐτῷ· τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἄλαλον καὶ κωφόν, ἐγώ σοι ἐπιτάσσω, ἔξελθε ἐξ αὐτοῦ καὶ μηκέτι εἰσέλθῃς εἰς αὐτόν. καὶ κράξαν καὶ πολλὰ σπαράξαν αὐτὸν ἐξῆλθε, καὶ ἐγένετο ὡσεὶ νεκρός, ὥστε πολλοὺς λέγειν ὅτι ἀπέθανεν. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς κρατήσας αὐτὸν τῆς χειρὸς ἤγειρεν αὐτόν, καὶ ἀνέστη. Καὶ εἰσελθόντα αὐτὸν εἰς οἶκον οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν κατ᾿ ἰδίαν, ὅτι ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἠδυνήθημεν ἐκβαλεῖν αὐτό. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τοῦτο τὸ γένος ἐν οὐδενὶ δύναται ἐξελθεῖν εἰ μὴ ἐν προσευχῇ καὶ νηστείᾳ. Καὶ ἐκεῖθεν ἐξελθόντες παρεπορεύοντο διὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν ἵνα τις γνῷ· ἐδίδασκε γὰρ τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοται εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσιν αὐτόν, καὶ ἀποκτανθεὶς τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀναστήσεται.

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Youth Ministries

Sunday School News

Oratorical Festival
Congratulations to Catechism student Eleftheria Giannos, who represented our parish at the Delaware Valley District Oratorical Festival at St. Luke's Broomall last weekend. She spoke eloquently about her favorite saint - St. George - and made her Annunciation family proud! Congratulations Ellie, and thank you for representing our church!

Holy Friday Myrrhbearers
We are seeking girls ages 8-12 to participate as Myrrhbearers in the Holy Friday, May 3, 3 pm and 7 pm Services. Click here for more information and to sign up.


GOYA Activities

  • IONIAN VILLAGE 2024. The Office of Ionian Village, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, is pleased to announce applications for need-based scholarships for those wishing to attend Ionian Village 2024. Ionian Village Scholarships Here


PTO Events


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Community News & Events

Young at Heart News

Join us for coffee, tea, and conversation after the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (stats at 9 am) on Wednesday, April 17, 2024


From the Parish Council

Hello, everyone,

As you know, our Church facilities are over 50 years old and require regular maintenance and repairs.   Therefore, we wanted to update you on 2 key repair projects and our facility expansion plans. 

Roof & Interior Dome Repairs

First, you may have noticed water damage to the icon of Mark the Evangelist on the arch under the Church dome.  There is also water damage to plaster in that area and other areas under the dome.  In March, we completed the necessary repairs to the roof flashing and exterior masonry around the dome, so water is no longer seeping into the walls under the dome.  The next steps are to schedule the repairs to the icon, repair the plaster, and then repaint as needed. We appreciate your patience as this work will occur over the next several months. 

Parking Lot Lighting

The second project is upgrading our parking lot lighting. We currently have temporary lighting in the main lot, and the lights in the back lot work intermittently. Over the next several weeks, all the lighting will be replaced with energy-efficient LED fixtures, which will address all the problems.

Expansion Plans

Also, on April 21, you are invited to join us after Liturgy for a meeting to review facility improvement and expansion plans.  We presented these at the Spring General Assembly meeting and want to share them with more people than we were at that meeting.  We will review a phased approach to improving our facilities and beautifying our Church. 

Please join us in understanding and providing your comments and input on the plans.  A light lunch will be provided.

Thank you,

Dean Dalson, PC President


Arriving at Your House by Postal Mail this Week:

  1. The 2024 Holy Week church services schedule
  2. A summary of Holy Week 2024 family & youth-oriented activities
  3. Detailed posters of all Holy Week youth activities
  4. Information on how to donate to your church

Philoptochos News


Our 2023 Annual Report is Here

We are pleased to offer you the 2023 Annual Report to our Community!

We publish the Annual Report to accomplish two things: to provide a concise and transparent report of the state of our Parish and to celebrate our church community's many good works.

You may view the 2023 Annual Report as a flipbook HERE or as a continuous PDF HERE.

Our reports from previous years can be viewed HERE.


Pray Together the Church Services on Your Smartphone!

1. Download the AGES Initiatives app on your smartphone.
2. Click on the Service Calendar. The app defaults to the current date.
3. Choose the bilingual service (Compline, Akathist, Vespers, Matins, Divine Liturgy, etc.).

EvangelismosWifi
Password: aoc12345


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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.

In Our Prayers: “Pray for one another that you might be healed.” (James 5:16): Josephine, Emma, Paulette, Virginia, Effie, James, Grace, Hollie, Valerie, Virginia, Rizos, Brad, Elaine, Diane, Evangelia, Vaitsa, Donna, Anastasia, Michael, Kyriaki, Olga, Angela, Kira.

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 Celebrating this Week: Linda & Theodoros Koltsaklis, Odeta & Anastas Malita.

Χρόνια Πολλά & Ευλογηµένα! God Grant You Many Years! To Those Who are Celebrating Birthdays this Coming Week:  Jennifer Calliagas, Spiros Kosmatos, Matthew Christofidis, Alexandros Lawrence, Nikos Maris, Christopher Nieves, Stephanie George, Steve Mesthos, Pantelis Patounas, George Christofidis, Catherine Driscoll, Elias Ghiz, Nina Elizabeth Kosoglou, Nicholas Mazer, Georgia Mitsas, Emma Ramey, Stephanie Ristvey, Maria Sheehan, John Armenakis, John Gilliland, Evangelea Vlahos, Ana Xhixho, Archondia Arfanis, Curtis Cummings, Konstantinos Damian, Salvatore Ganas, George Labrinakos, Agnes Marques, Michael Teloniatis, Michael Weggel, Theodora Karagianni-Sarver.

Do We Have Your Birthday and Anniversary Dates?

We include upcoming birthdays and anniversaries in our bulletin to help us celebrate each other's milestones and get to know each other better.
If you notice that your birthday or anniversary is not included in our weekly bulletin, it means that we do not have that information from you. We ask you kindly to contact the parish office and provide us with those dates.
This information also gives us a better understanding of our community's demographics, which helps us improve our ministries and how we serve you.
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Beyond Annunciation

  • EXPERIENCE ORTHODOX AND GOSPEL MUSIC TOGETHER. Our faith is for all! Our friends at Cappella Romana are offering their recent concert online for you. “How Sweet the Sound: Black Voices in Orthodox Music” features selections from the "Jubilee Divine Liturgy" based on spirituals by Abbess Katherine and Greek Orthodox Vespers infused with Gospel and Jazz by Shawn Wallace. You'll hear "O Gladsome Light" (Phos hilaron) and Psalm 103 chanted as you've never heard them: accompanied by Hammond B3 organ in Gospel style. This very moving concert is available until the end of October, with video samples and interviews, at cappellaromana.org/sweetsound
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Stewardship News

Monthly Stewardship Communication

March 2024 Stewardship Communication

Vanco Giving Updates

Vanco Mobile App 

We have updated some features, so please refresh it.  If you haven't downloaded it yet, please do so now! You can make all your church offerings and donations in one convenient and safe location:

  1. Download the free Vanco Mobile App here:  iPhone or Android
  2. Make one-time or recurring donations using your debit/credit card or checking/savings account.
  3. Login to your Vanco account or donate as a guest.
  4. You can also check out this Vanco Mobile How-To Guide for step-by-step instructions.

Vanco Online

We have also updated the Vanco Faith Page on our website. Please login with your existing Vanco account and check out the new easy-to-use giving features.

You can now edit your recurring transactions from within your Vanco profile. To make edits to your recurring transactions,  log into your profile, navigate to scheduled transactions, and click the edit button on the recurring transaction you wish to update. Once you have selected the edit option, you can make changes to your gifts:  

  • Frequency 
  • (Next) start date 
  • End date 
  • Transaction amount 
  • Payment method 
  • Tile/Fund choice 

This feature is currently available on the online version, and it will also be available in the mobile app soon.  

Please stop by the church office or call us if you have questions or need assistance.


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The OPA Festival!

Please check out the OPA dedicated website for festival details, opportunities to be a sponsor, and sign up to volunteer.
https://epgreekfest.com
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Archdiocese News

Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of Philadelphia Awards Eleftheria Medal to Archon Commander Dr. Limberakis

04/10/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/federation-of-hellenic-american-societies-of-philadelphia-awards-eleftheria-medal-to-archon-commander-dr.-limberakis?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

On April 6, 2024, the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of Philadelphia and the Greater Delaware Valley presented its Eleftheria Medal to Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis, Archon Megas Aktouarios, National Commander of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Eleftheria Medal is given annually in honor of an individual who was perpetuated Hellenism.


Archbishop Elpidophoros Archpastoral Exhortation to the Metropolis of New Jersey Clergy Laity Assembly and Philoptochos Convention

04/10/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/archbishop-elpidophoros-archpastoral-exhortation-to-the-metropolis-of-new-jersey-clergy-laity-assembly-and-philoptochos-convention?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

Once again we are assembled for the Clergy Laity Assembly of the Holy Metropolis of New Jersey, and we convene with your new Metropolitan, His Eminence Apostolos. As you all know, his elevation to the Office of Metropolitan did not suddenly bring him into your lives. He served here with distinction and true pastoral ministry as an Auxiliary  Bishop. Now, he assumes all the responsibilities for your spiritual welfare.


Shining Light in Darkness: The American Friends of the Blind in Greece Lights the Path for the Blind Community in Greece

04/09/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/shining-light-in-darkness-the-american-friends-of-the-blind-in-greece-lights-the-path-for-the-blind-community-in-greece?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

On the Sunday of the Blind Man, Orthodox Christians are reminded of the work of Jesus as He healed the blind man by the pool. Jesus anointed the man's eyes with the clay, saying to him, “'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.' So he went and washed and came back seeing" (John 9:1-38).


DID YOU KNOW? Entering the Church April 4

04/09/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/did-you-know-entering-the-church-april-4?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

Did you know there are times to enter and to avoid entering the church during Divine Liturgy?


Giving Her Allowance to People in Prison Why Twelve-Year-Old Claire Donates to OCPM

04/09/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/giving-her-allowance-to-people-in-prison-why-twelve-year-old-claire-donates-to-ocpm?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

The OCPM community draws people from many diverse backgrounds, but even we were surprised to receive support from Claire. At only twelve years old, she emulates what it means to give from a pure spirit. "It's really important for people to know they are cared about, especially when they make bad decisions." Don't miss this humbling testimony from Claire, who, in supporting our brothers and sisters behind bars, is wise beyond her years


One Gateway City Volunteer's Love of Service Becomes a Way for Her to Love Others

04/09/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/one-gateway-city-volunteer-s-love-of-service-becomes-a-way-for-her-to-love-others?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

Nagla started volunteering with FOCUS in St. Louis in 2009. She still remembers the day the FOCUS director came to her church. When I asked her why she decided to volunteer she said, “Because I like to serve.” 


Sunday Sermon Series Sunday of Saint John Climacus April 14

04/08/2024

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This week, find insights about the upcoming Gospel reading, where we learn about a boy possessed by an evil spirit and his desperate father who seeks help. But why were the disciples not able to cast out the evil spirit? And what does “I believe; Help my unbelief” mean? Also, how can we increase our trust in the Lord?


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04/08/2024

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