Agape Coffee Fellowship

Today’s Coffee Fellowship is sponsored in loving memory of Christo Neckles by Helen Neckles and family.

Memorial

In memory of Christo Neckles (6 years) offered in loving memory by Helen Neckles and family.

ΑΙΩΝΙΑ Η ΜΝΗΜΗ - Eternal Be His Memory.

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

Tuesday, Nov. 9 – Assumption Church - Nektarius the Wonderworker, Metropolitan of Pentapolis
8:45AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy

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.

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.

November Meeting: There will be a Board ONLY Meeting this month.

National Obligations: Our National obligations for November are 1.) Ecumenical Patriarchate: The collection on the Feast Day of Saints Cosmas and Damianos benefits the philanthropic programs and charities of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and 2.) the National Sisterhood of Presbyters - APC-NSP Benevolent Fund which provides short term support for clergy and their families in time of crisis. 

There will be two collection baskets as you exit the church OR you can donate online:  PhiloptochosDonations (please select Ladies Philoptochos Tab) 

Agape Fellowship HOSTESSES/HOSTS NEEDED for November-December

Thank you to the Amperidis family for hosting this Sunday’s fellowship!

We NEED hosts/hostesses to sign up FOR November-December. We only have very few sign ups. 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!!

Sponsor Coffee Fellowship: 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 monetary 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: office@agoc.us.

Long time veteran Youth Choir Director and Co-Director, Therese Papadopoulos, stepped down from her post effective this year.  Although, Therese will continue to be consulted as an alumni director and informed of Youth Choir happenings as a friend, she will be sorely missed by the entire Youth Choir.  We wish her many years of God's blessings as she embarks on new ventures in her life!

Youth Choir is celebrating the largest group of in-coming members in the history of our Assumption Youth Choir!  A warm welcome to Elena Amperidis, Mariella Moschos, Zoy and Samantha Polistena, Ania Rountos, Eleni Rountos, Leonidas Rountos, Agnes and Melina Tsirikou and Athanasia Valassis!  Along with returning members - Gabrielle Dallaku, Maria, Sophia and Yana Giannoutsos, Sophia Terilli and Eva and Stefan Ziemnicki - the Youth Choir will now be a 17-member ensemble. We are so excited that we now have two male voices but would love even more male representation!

Ada Rountos graciously accepted the role of Youth Choir Co-Director along with parental aides Angela Rountos and Stephanie Polistena. With the foundations of the past and present growth and leadership into the future, the Youth Choir is off to an amazing year!

Men will become poor because they will not have a love for trees…If you don’t love trees, you don’t love God. 

~ St. Nikephoros of Chios (1750-1821 

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.