Feed the Hungry Ministry

Thank you to our GOYA who gathered last week to make sandwiches for Dorothy Day in our Church Hall. This is an ongoing ministry that will meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Or your ministry can “adopt” a month and prepare the sandwiches on Tuesday evening. Our next delivery date is Wednesday, November 24th. To volunteer, please email: office@agoc.us.

Youth Safety Program

We are very grateful for all of our wonderful youth volunteers! The protection of our youth is of the utmost importance to our Assumption family and the greater Orthodox Church. In order to create ministry environments that are physically and spiritually safe and healthy, new policies for the safety of children and youth have been approved for Youth Ministry Programs and Events across the entire Archdiocese.

The policies mandate two basic things. 1. Only registered Youth Workers can participate in Youth Ministry Programs and Events. 2. Youth Workers must report all Abuse and Suspected Abuse, as well as other violations of the Policies.

Therefore, we are asking everyone involved in the mentoring of our children to please complete their online training so we can resume our youth programs and be in compliance with the Archdiocese.

We need ALL of our Clergy, Pastoral Assistants, Administration, Youth Directors, Sunday School Teachers, Youth Greek School Teachers, Athletic Program Volunteers, Music Program Volunteers, Greek Dance Instructors and Volunteers, and any parent who may occasionally help-out, to become a certified Youth Worker.

If you need help recovering your login credentials, please email: office@agoc.us.

APOKRIATIKO GLENDI/MARDI GRAS DANCE to benefit our Assumption Church

February 19th 2022! We are extremely thrilled to be planning this event AT THE AMBER ROOM and hope that you will ALL Save the Date! More details to come later.

Sunday, Nov 7 - Archangels Feastday - in Stamford, CT.
6pm - Great Vespers w/Artoklasia
Festal Reception hosted by Philoptochos in the Hall

Monday, Nov 8 - Archangels Church - in Stamford, CT.
8:30am Orthros
9:30am Liturgy
Catered Festal Brunch follows in the Hall
Any faithful who plan to attend Divine Liturgy please contact Alexia Liatsos, the Office Manager, in advance so that they can provide sufficient food and drink. Masks are optional for those who are vaccinated, and we respectfully ask all others to wear a mask (except young children).
call 203-595-5902 or 5903, or office@archangelsgoc.org

Nov. 28 - Deadline to Submit Names for 2022-2023 Parish Council 

TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR ASSUMPTION CHURCH:

Please see the form below to submit your name to serve on the parish council of our Assumption Church.  We encourage all members of our Church to make a commitment and learn how our Church does its best to fulfill the Ministries that our Lord, Jesus Christ calls us to do.  We need your support and willingness to get involved. We need your ideas and enthusiasm. Men and women are called to serve. Use the talents and strengths our Lord has given you to do His work.  

Elections to the Parish Council will be held on Sunday, December 12, 2021.

You may email or speak with any Parish Council Member or to Fr Peter to offer your service to our Church or for any questions. 

2022-2023        P A R I S H     C O U N C I L        2022-2023 

Dear Father Peter, 

I, ___________________________, humbly submit my name to serve on the PARISH COUNCIL for the term 2022-2023.  I recognize that service on the PARISH COUNCIL is an awesome responsibility and I am ready to offer my TIME, TALENT AND TREASURE as a GOOD STEWARD OF THE CHURCH.  Please submit this form to the Church office no later than November 28, 2021.  Thank you.

Thank you to all who made our Fall Shoe Drive a success. A huge thank you to Danai Sachinidou and Ourania Carino who coordinated the event! And to our Youth groups and their Advisors who participated in the related Make A Difference Day gathering many pairs of socks to go with the shoes!    

FESTIVAL OF TABLES 2021: Stop by our table to buy a Grand raffle ticket and support our Festival of Tables fundraiser! Interested in helping on that day? Sign up here: FOT2021 

You may also choose to buy raffle tickets for our wonderful raffles through a friend who is coming to the event.

Celebrating Philoptochos Name Day. Χρόνια πολλά! We are excited to celebrate Philoptochos Name Day today.

November 1 is the Feast Day of Saints Cosmas and Damianos the Unmercaneries (Άγιοι Ανάργυροι), the patron saints of the Ladies Philoptochos Society. Cosmas and Damianos were born of wealthy parents and educated in the best schools receiving degrees in medicine. They were apostles of Christ and physicians of both the body and soul, who pledged never to accept payment of any kind for their services (Ανάργυρος in Greek).
​They healed thousands through the miracle of prayer and medicine. Ladies Philoptochos Society members strive to make a difference in the lives of others, following the example of our patron saints. The word philoptochos is the compound Greek word, “Philos/φίλος” and “Ptochos/πτωχός” which mean “friend of the poor.”  

Agape Fellowship HOSTESSES/HOSTS NEEDED for November-December

Thank you to Eve Zacharakos and Dora Christopoulos for hosting this Sunday!

We NEED hosts/hostesses to sign up FOR November-December. Hosting duties are to make and serve coffee, set up snacks and clean up at the end of fellowship time. Refreshments and snacks are provided by Philoptochos. YOU DON’T NEED TO BRING ANY FOOD.

Please consider hosting a Sunday as individual or as a family! Click on the link to review the dates needed and sign-up  Agape Fellowship November-December2021  

Questions? Please contact Eleni Manolakes (eleni.manolakes@yahoo.com) or Caryn Flannery (philoptochos@agoc.us) Additional sign-ups will be shared every two months. We never want to cancel a Sunday!!

Sponsoring: You can sponsor a coffee fellowship on a particular Sunday for any reason. Maybe in memory of a loved one or in celebration of a name day. Philoptochos offers two tiers for sponsoring. You don’t have to host on the day you sponsor. For Sponsoring opportunities/availability and guidelines please contact Margot Racano at 0ffice@agoc.us.

"Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God."

~ George Washington Carver, Scientist 1865-1943

Light a Candle and Say a Prayer at Assumption

“It is impossible to imagine an Orthodox church in which candles are not lit.” (Blessed Simeon of Thessalonica, 15th Century)

Lighting a candle in the Narthex is one of the first things many people do upon entering an Orthodox Church. This act symbolizes many things. For some, it is an offering of prayer for one’s personal needs or that of a family member or friend. Others light candles and pray for protection, safety, and courage to live this life without fear.

Lighting candles is an important part of our faith and we know that it has been - and continues to be - challenging for some to be unable to pray and light candles inside the church over the past year.

We are now pleased to offer AGOC parishioners the option to light a candle when you are unable to attend in-person services. Should you wish to light a candle, a member of the Parish Council will be happy to do so for you during services. Please use this link: https://agocdanbury.square.site/

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.