Special October dates:

October 14, 6pm  - Paraklisis - Please email Fr. Peter names for prayers for health at frpeter@agoc.us.

October 25, following Divine Liturgy - General Assembly Meeting. All are wecome to attend this important meeting.

For additional services, please see month-at-a-glance calendar below or complete parish calendar at https://agoc.us/services-calendar/

Job Posting:

Title: AGOC Office Administrator 

The Office Administrator is responsible for assisting the Priest and Parish Council in all facets of the Church’s work including special projects and clerical support.

The Assumption Greek Orthodox church is seeking an Office Administrator, a key role that is recommended and consistent with other churches throughout the Archdiocese.  The position is a part time position (15 hours per week, $20 per hour); a function that will ensure the continuing smooth running of our AGOC parish.  The Office Administrator will be overseen by the Proistamenos, undertaking a variety of assignments that will help serve the Parish Council and Parishioners of the Church, including, but not limited to the following areas:

• Coordinates Master Calendar - inputs and maintains calendar for administrative, social, sacramental and rental dates in the life of the Parish.
• Community communication (weekly bulletin, newsletter, mail, email, phone, etc.)
• AGOC website management using EVO CMS and upkeep
• Support Catechism School and youth ministries (directors’ liaison) and works with volunteers to complete various Church and Ministries tasks
• Church Sacrament Notifications and Certifications (marriages, baptisms, etc.)
• Coordinates maintenance of buildings and grounds of campus in conjunction with appropriate committees
• Maintains the PDS software database of current stewards, donors, Sunday school students and other Ministry databases with communication to those Ministry Leaders
• Coordinates compliance with Archdiocese Youth Safety Compliance best practices
• Coordinates completion of any municipal or licensure requirements

The selected candidate will ideally be experienced in the workplace and have a college degree.

Interested candidates should send their current resume to treasurer@agoc.us

Deadline for accepting resumes will be Monday October 5^th, 2020.

Links for Livestreaming Services

Pray with us by subscribing to the Assumption YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9tD5mB_u3GgO1J8ikwIW0g

Or by visiting our Assumption page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/assumptiongreekorthodoxchurch/videos/?ref=page_internal

Live events will be streamed on both these services on programmed service hours.

Weekday Divine Services

As a worshipping community, we will schedule and pray a variety of weekday services, including an occasional evening Vespers or other service, and as always, morning Orthros & Divine Liturgies for various saints and major feasts.  Please keep an eye on our Google Calendar (https://agoc.us/services-calendar/) for the most up-to-date details and services which will also be announced via our Listserv whenever possible.  We encourage attendance at these weekday services for our seniors and others who would like to avoid the larger gatherings on Sundays.  We continue to livestream on YouTube and FaceBook Live. 

Sights & Sounds Ministry

If these services have been a blessing to you, we’d love to hear from you!  We have invested approximately $10,000 in upgrades to our Live-streaming infrastructure in order to enhance the quality and reliability of our audio-visual (A/V) ministry that will last well beyond the Coronavirus pandemic.  This has and will continue to be an essential ministry to enable our seniors and homebound parishioners, those journeying toward or new to Orthodoxy and anyone to pray with us from anywhere in the world!

We are grateful to our supporters who have contributed more than $2,000 toward our $10,000 goal

Might you consider joining our supporters with a monetary gift (small or large) toward the AGOC Sights & Sounds Ministry?  Please contact a member of the Parish Council to join in this effort. With your prayers and support, we can improve the quality and bring the beauty of our Orthodox Liturgical Life and the Good News of Christ Risen into the homes of so many others!

In this time of social distancing we'd like to remind our parishioners of the Church's new ability to accept online donations by CLICKING HERE  You will be taken to Assumption Church's secure payment portal through Vanco, a reputable and leading provider of electronic payment and donation processing solutions (https://www.vancopayments.com).  More than 40,000 churches, faith-based groups, nonprofits, schools and educational organizations trust Vanco to simplify administrative processes, organize events and securely complete transactions every day.

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Come Join Us!

Be the Bee #152 - How Christians Can Save Politics

“The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” (John 1:5)

Politics are toxic and the world seems full of darkness. Is our job, as Christians, to fight that darkness? We'll review the advice of two greats saints (St Isaac the Syrian and St Poprhyrios of Kavsokalyvia) to see how we can bring the Light of Christ into a world darkened by toxic politics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYzRJwh5qX0&t=4s

Downloadable Workbook

https://mailchi.mp/goarch/bethebee152

"One who loves Christ, not only loves human beings, but also loves animals, plants, nature, trees, flowers, the sea, rivers, and, therefore, the whole world and all Creation."

- HE Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Sydney, Australia, 2020