A message from Father Anthony and the Parish Council President, Diane Karavitis
Dear Dormition Parishioners and Friends,
Now that we are in a State of Emergency, we must comply with the guidelines to ensure our safety and well-being from the CoronaVirus COVID-19. The City of Somerville has made the difficult decision to close all Houses of worship in Somerville until April 6th. This means that we can no longer hold any religious services. We now are live-streaming a Bible Study on dayly bases 11am and 7pm and encourage you to watchit from the safety of your own home.
Father Anthony and Parish Council President are communicating daily to evaluate the latest news and consider our ongoing plan of action. Based on the latest information and the severity of this crisis, we have determined we must protect you, our church family and our community, by also suspending all other activities such as Greek School, Sunday School, Philoptochos, Golden Club, the Dormition Table, GOYA, and all other youth ministries. They are on hold until further notice, which could very well be past the April 6th deadline. We will continue to communicate daily and update our parish as the situation evolves. As previously stated, all liturgical services during the week will NOT continue as scheduled.
May our God give us strength, health and guidance as we navigate through this unprecedented situation each day and hopefully that the news will become more positive and that we can all return to our normal schedule and back to our daily activities. Until then, let's all continue to pray together. Please reach out to Father Anthony, if you have an pastoral needs. We are here for you. May God bless us all and give us strength!
Fr. Anthony Tandilyan, Pastor
Diane Karavitis, Parish Council President
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WEEKDAY SERVICES
Friday, March 27th — 4th Salutations 7pm
Sunday, March 29th — St. John Climacus 8:30am
Monday, March 30th — Great Compline 7pm
Friday, April 3rd — Akathist Hymn 8:30pm
All liturgies will be recorded and shared with you - no physical attendance
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HOUSE BLESSINGS
It is the tradition of the Orthodox Church that the faithful have their home and place of business blessed each year following the Feast of Theophany.
This should not be a once-in-a-lifetime event, but a chance to welcome God's special presence and love into your homes and families each year. This also gives Father the opportunity to visit your home and family and a chance to get to know one another better.
Father offers house blessings throughout the year. Please contact the church office @ 617-625-2222 to schedule an appointment with Fr. Anthony.
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Bible Study—An online bible study group will be held by Fr. Anthony at 11 am and at 7 pm every day. You can sign on Facebook page and follow the study from there