June 21
Worship in "Green Phase"
Welcome back! We are happy to have our doors open to all of our beloved parishioners and we invite you to join us, safely, in-person to worship! Details below.
Please watch the video above for how we are handling Green Phase this first week.
We have applied and were given the blessing on Friday at about 6pm by Metropolitan Savas to move to the Metropolis' "Green Phase", which is explained here. This Sunday will we be able to expand UP TO 50% Capacity (maintaining social distancing) in Church in-person and continuing to live-stream our regularly scheduled services via our public facebook page at www.facebook.com/HTAmbridge at the times listed below. Overflow seating will be made available in the Pappan Hall, who can watch the live-stream and be offered Holy Communion.
Seats are limited, on a first-come-first-serve basis, and attendees are to follow the directives. We are suspending registration for services, though if the demand becomes overwhelming, we will reinitiate a registration designed for all of our members.
Every Sunday - 9am Orthros, 10am Divine Liturgy
*NOTE: Due to the amount of time it takes to set up the live-streaming equipment, we will not be changing to "Summer Hours" for the time being.
Service Texts can be found at AgesInitiatives.com. Please donate to help their ministry that we all benefit from.
The Spring 2020 edition of PRAXIS magazine is now fully available online. The topic of Orthodox Youth around the World was selected to honor the Christmas 2019 declaration of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew that 2020 would be the “year of pastoral renewal and due concern for the youth.”
The Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s summer series, “Soak Up the Son: The Wonder of God’s Creation” began on Monday, June 15th. Soak Up the Son is a summer program designed for families. This 10 week seasonal series is offered as a reminder “to commit ourselves and one another and our whole lives to Christ our God.” New episodes will air every Monday at 12PM EST, on the GOA Center for Family Care website (family.goarch.org) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/centerforfamilycare). From there, the program can be modified to your liking, and according to your family dynamics.
On Saturday, June 13, 2020, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Office of Education honored graduates from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Schools with a virtual commencement. Hundreds of graduates from all the District Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Schools participated while families and friends watched via the Greek Education Facebook page.
The Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has produced an interview series entitled, “A Conversation on Racial Reconciliation,” with Archdeacon John Chryssavgis. This series, as well as an updated resource center, are in response to the events following the death of Mr. George Floyd.