Agape Coffee Fellowship

Today’s Coffee Fellowship is sponsored by GOYA and JOY. We ask GOYA and JOY families to bring a nut free food item/dessert to share. Our youth groups look forward to helping in the various roles of our church today, from parish council to coffee fellowship. We appreciate all that our community does each and every day to create a loving home where we feel welcome, loved and close to God. We know it takes a lot of work and this is our little way of saying thank you!

Please RSVP to goya@agoc.us whether or not you will be attending and if you will be bringing a food item.

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.

Dear Parishioner and Benefactor of Our Assumption Church: Once again our community will be preparing a Parish Christmas Card. I am sure that all will agree - last year’s Christmas Card was a proclamation of our Lord’s Birth. Again, we are certain that all of you will want to take part in this year’s card. When you stop and think about it, it is really a good Christmas idea! Instead of mailing costly cards to everyone separately, express your Christmas Greetings and Cheer along with the community. We are asking for a donation of $30.00, however, if you are able to give more, we ask you to do so, keeping in mind that all the proceeds will go to our Sunday School and Youth Program. Please complete the form below and return it to a Parish Council member, or the church office NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1, 2021. List your name or names as you would like it to appear on the card. A Special Bonus: By participating you will be spared the tedious task of addressing, licking stamps and envelopes, not to mention the increasing costs for cards and postage!!!

NAME(s) ________________________________________________________________ Enclosed is my donation for $30.00 or $_________________ (Please make checks payable to the Assumption Church - marked for “Christmas Card”)

Next Parish Council Meeting: Thursday, Nov. 18 - 7:30pm, in Parish Conference Room

As has always been the case, any member of the Assumption Church in good standing is welcome to attend our monthly Parish Council meetings as non-voting observers. The date and time of our monthly meetings is published on our Parish Google Calendar and in our Weekly Bulletin.

Please note: An archive of Parish Council meeting minutes is available for public viewing in the Parish Conference Room.

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.

The Ladies Philoptochos would like to express our sincere gratitude to all that supported our FOT last Saturday. Thank you for giving of your time, resources, ideas, support, yourselves, and any way you assisted us in making this event a huge success. Your contributions are always welcomed and appreciated. THANK YOU!

November Meeting: There will be a Board ONLY Meeting via Zoom Tuesday 11/16 at 6.30. an invitation to join will be sent to Philoptochos Board members.

Adopt a Family: The list for the holidays will be available soon. Gift cards are welcome.

Save the date: December 13, 6pm. Philoptochos Christmas party at our church’s hall. Gift exchange; fun and optional.

Agape Fellowship HOSTESSES/HOSTS NEEDED for November-December

Thank you to Margot Racano and Lauren Lycoudes for hosting this Sunday’s fellowship!

Please consider signing up. 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.

“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.”

~ Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet 1818-1848

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.