Please pray for our brothers and sisters: Gloria, Niko, Christina, Malina, John, Louise, Pete, Vincent, Rose, Veronica, John Peter, Norma, Angela, Athena, John, Lynne, Deborah, Georgia, Ivana, Mary, John, Nancy, Jane, Michael.
Parish Council Members on duty are Maria Connor and Eric Hansen.
until August 29th. For emergencies please contact Arthur Housianitis at 603-303-6257. He will connect you to a priest from the area.
Please welcome our visiting priest Fr. Peter Leneweaver!
Sunday School students (and the broader congregation) may want to take in "Jesus Christ Superstar" performed locally at the Firehouse Theater in Newburyport through Sunday August 26th. Andrew Loydd Webber's musical has been wowing audiences for over 40 years following the last week of Jesus Christ's life through song as it explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene and his disciples. Please note that Sunday School begins the 2018/19 year on Sunday September 9th. updated: August 24th
Newburyport Choral Society will host a “Summer Sing” of excerpts from Bach’s B Minor Mass August 27th at 7:00 p.m. at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 7 Harris Street, in Newburyport. All musical talent levels welcome to sing along, or just come and listen! Four professional vocal soloists will be featured, and NCS Music Director Dr. George Case will also provide commentary and historical information about the piece. Free event. Open to all. Refreshments will follow the performance. For more information, visit www.newburyportchoralsociety.org.
100th Anniversary celebrates GOYA this month! Please take a moment to recognize our teenagers in the Parish. Thank you, Melinda Patrick for creating the lovely August banner. Please take note of all of our beautiful banners now hanging in Nicholson Hall, recognizing the work done by Melinda and by Ruth Riley to create the beautiful tributes to our Church ministries and activities. Thank you to every parishioner who donated toward Centennial Sponsorships for messages in the Greek Food Festival booklet. Your single line message will also appear in the Eikona program September 22nd, the Gala program November 3rdand the commemorative hardcover book at the conclusion of our year of 100th Anniversary celebration. Parishioners who have not yet donated towards the Centennial Sponsorships at $100 (this rate is only available to parishioners) can still do so to be published in the Gala program and the commemorative hardcover book. Business advertising/sponsorship opportunities are also still being solicited for publication in the Gala program November 3rd and the commemorative hardcover book. The sponsorship form can be found in the electronic bulletin and hard copies are available in the Narthex. Our next full committee meeting will be held on Tuesday September 11th.
Eikona will be at Annunciation Church next month! The three sister Orthodox ensemble will be here for Paraklesis on September 21st. Eikona will be joined by the Annunciation Choir in Concert celebrating our 100th Anniversary in concert on September 22nd. They will join our Choir for Orthros and Divine Liturgy on September 23rd. We enjoy music by Eikona each week during distribution of the antidhoron. Tickets for the concert are available from Choir Director Don Argyrople or at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Annunciation Note Cards featuring Evan Freeman’s 2006 painting of Annunciation Church are currently available in support of the concert.
Greek Food Festival feedback was solicited by the Chairperson, Jim Sperelakis at 3 meeting held over the last two weeks. If you were unable to attend, Jim asks that you please call, text, or send an e-mail to 978-479-6372 or Jim.Sperelakis@dsm.com. Jim sends his warmest regards and with sincere appreciation for all the personal sacrifices and time donated to make our Centennial Festival truly memorable. Jim has also shared this note he recieved from Father Kerry:
Dear Jim,
We wanted to drop you a note to congratulate you and all the members of Annunciation Church for this year's wonderful food festival. We hadn't been to the Annunciation Church for some time and it was so gratifying to enter Nicholson Hall and see all the great and well-organized activity going on.
Both halls were beautifully decorated. The food line was so well-staffed with so many cordial and caring volunteers. The food was very good as were all the Greek pastries! It was heartening for us to be greeted so warmly by Fr. Costin and so many parishioners. It was also obvious that all the volunteers were genuinely enjoying serving and greeting people as they came into Nicholson Hall. Once again, you are ALL to be congratulated for such a well-organized and successful Festival!
We both look forward to attending and participating in as many 100th Anniversary programs as we can this Fall.
May our Lord continue to bless you all as Annunciation Church now enters its next 100 Years!
With love in the Lord,
+Father Kerry and Presvytera Sophia Saravelas
Please save the date for the GFF Volunteer Appreciation Boat Cruise. The Charos family has once again, generously donated the Captain's Lady for a sunset cruise on September 23rd, open to all parishioners who volunteered for the Greek Food Festival at Annunciation Church in Newburyport. Details will be provided by Diane Hansen as the date approaches.