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Assumption Church
Publish Date: 2021-07-11
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General Information

  • Phone:
  • (203) 748-2992
  • Fax:
  • (203) 748-7747
  • Street Address:

  • 30 Clapboard Ridge Road

  • Danbury, CT 06811


Contact Information






Services Schedule

 
Orthros at 8:45 am - Sundays
Divine Liturgy at 10am - Sundays
 
Weekday Divine Liturgies without Orthros begin with the Doxology at 9:50 am
 
 


Past Bulletins


Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 67.35,26.
God is wonderful among his saints.
Verse: Bless God in the congregations.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:1-10.

Brethren, working together with him, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, tumults, labors, watching, hunger; by purity, knowledge, forbearance, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.


Gospel Reading

3rd Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 6:22-33

The Lord said, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light; but if your eye is not sound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear? For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well."


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Saints and Feasts

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July 11

Euphemia the Great Martyr

In 451, during the reign of the Sovereigns Marcian and Pulcheria, the Fourth Ecumenical Council was convoked in Chalcedon against Eutyches and those of like mind with him. After much debate, the Fathers who were the defenders of Orthodoxy, being 630 in number, agreed among themselves and with those who were of contrary mind, to write their respective definitions of faith in separate books, and to ask God to confirm the truth in this matter. When they had prepared these texts, they placed the two tomes in the case that held Saint Euphemia's relics, sealed it, and departed. After three days of night-long supplications, they opened the reliquary in the presence of the Emperor, and found the tome of the heretics under the feet of the Martyr, and that of the Orthodox in her right hand. (For her life, see Sept. 16.)


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Church Life

Holy Baptism

July 10 - Leondios Blaise, son of Fr Nikolas and Presbytera Katherine Delaveris of New Rochelle, NY. Sponsor is Dionysios Neofitidis.

Long Life and Health. Congratulations! Να μας ζήσουν!!!!!

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Ladies Philoptochos Society

JULY and AUGUST HOSTESSES/HOSTS NEEDED!   PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING.  WE NEED YOUR HELP. 

We have been blessed over the years with the many women, men and families who have helped host and serve at the coffee hour. We are looking for more parishioners to offer their support to this very important Ministry.

Our Ladies Philoptochos oversees this Ministry....remember, all families and members are asked to host/serve at least one Sunday a year. We try to have two individuals/families work together for each Sunday. The Coffee Fellowship Committee will guide and help.  We NEED YOU to sign up.  Click on the link to review the dates needed and sign-up  Agape Coffee Fellowship 2021 Hostess/Host Volunteers. Additional sign-ups will be shared every two months.

You may contact Eleni Manolakes (eleni.manolakes@yahoo.com) or Caryn Flannery (philoptochos@agoc.us) with questions.

If we don't have enough volunteers, we may be forced to cancel some Sundays!

Stewardship: If you haven’t renewed yet, please renew by CLICKING HERE.  BE SURE TO CHECK OFF LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS. Email us at philoptochos@agoc.us to notify us you have submitted a stewardship offering. You may also mail your stewardship offering and include a Stewardship Form, available on the church site: https://agoc.us/agoc-organizations/philoptochos/. We invite all men of our parish to become our Philoptochos Associates!

Festival of Tables 2021: Save the date for November 6, 2021. Our Ladies will celebrate the 20th  FOT anniversary. Please let Rose Koulouris or Ourania Carino know if you want to host a table or donate a raffle!

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Youth/Family Ministry

What is Soak up the Son?

Soak Up the Son is a summer program designed for families to assist them in deepening their relationship to Christ and His Church. Through weekly prayers, suggested activities, and other inspirational resources, we will encourage you to live out your faith on a daily basis—tying the Church into your homes.

An important part of Soak Up the Son is that you share it—with your family at home, your parish family, and your family or friends. We--your family from the Center for Family Care--would love for you to share how you Soak Up the Son. We look forward to connecting with you.

Don’t miss out! Have fun this summer--swim, take a nap in the backyard hammock, and enjoy an ice cream cone—but most importantly, #soakuptheson!

Watch the latest youtube episode here:

Week Four Episode:

https://www.goarch.org/-/soak-up-the-son-go-forth-week-four

Week Four Activity Guide:

https://www.goarch.org/documents/32058/4798263/suts-gf-week-4/235c3e73-218a-44ee-b3d4-66db71835ff1

 

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Creation Care Ministry

The simple act of caring creates an endless ripple. - Anon

Thank you to those who have already offered monetary donations, a pallet of stone pavers, and physical help sowing the garden!  We invite and encourage everyone to share in this act of prayer and help our garden grow! The Creation Care Ministry continues to work on estimates for labor and materials and welcomes all donations of time, talent and treasure!

Please email creationcare@agoc.us to add your name to our ministry contact list so we can keep you informed of our needs and progress.

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Links for Livestreaming Services

Pray with us by subscribing to the Assumption YouTube channel 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9tD5mB_u3GgO1J8ikwIW0g

Or by visiting our Assumption page on Facebook 

https://www.facebook.com/pg/assumptiongreekorthodoxchurch/videos/?ref=page_internal

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

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Calendar

  • Month at-a-Glance

    July 11 to August 8, 2021

    Sunday, July 11

    3rd Sunday of Matthew

    8:45AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Sunday, July 18

    Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council

    8:45AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Sunday, July 25

    5th Sunday of Matthew

    8:45AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Sunday, August 1

    6th Sunday of Matthew

    8:45AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Wednesday, August 4

    6:00PM Paraklisis

    Friday, August 6

    Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

    9:00AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    6:00PM Paraklisis

    Sunday, August 8

    7th Sunday of Matthew

    8:45AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

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