July 25
Dormition of St. Anna, mother of the Theotokos
According to tradition, Anna, the ancestor of God, lived for sixty-nine years, and her spouse Joachim, for eighty; according to one account, Saint Joachim died two years before Saint Anna. The Theotokos had been orphaned of both her parents already when she was eleven years of age, when she was living in the Temple (see Sept. 8 and Nov. 21). Saint Anna is invoked for conceiving children, and for help in difficult childbirth.
Safety Ministry mission is to promote the safety of the St. Demetrios parish, guests, and campus.
Leadership Moment on "Living and Leading According to What We Believe" from Episode 1 of the Parish Leadership Series featuring Fr. Theodore Dorrance, Director of Parish Health and Church Growth, Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver. About the Parish Leadership Series at HCHC A series of 1-hour presentations on various aspects of parish leadership.
In the most significant ecclesiastical matter of recent decades, the Ecumenical Patriarchate (EP) established the fifteenth Orthodox independent Church by granting autocephaly to the Ukrainian Church. In response, however, the Russian Church (ROC) has refused to recognize the new Autocephalous Church of Ukraine and has terminated commemoration of and communion with all other Orthodox Churches that do recognize it, including numerous Greek Metropolises.
