Please note: There will be NO ORTHROS until further notice, Divine Liturgy only.
To access live stream of Services please look on our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/annunciationchurch.dovernh/
REMINDER: Our Facebook page can be accessed regardless of whether you have a Facebook account. If the live feed doesn't show up right away, please refresh and keep checking back.
Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council: Will be Live streamed on Sunday May 31st. Divine Liturgy at 10 am.
Orthodox Life and Bible Study: WILL take place this week, Monday, June 1st at 10am (Live-stream) . It will continue on Romans.
Church Service this week: Saturday, June 6th, at 9:30AM Saturday of Souls (Live-stream)
On SATURDAY JUNE 6th, the Saturday before Pentecost, A Saturday of Souls Divine Liturgy will be celebrated with a general memorial for all the deceased of our parish following immediately after. This year, rather than have people risk coming to the office to submit lists of names, the names from the burial list of our cemetery will be read. If you have any Orthodox in your family who are not buried at our cemetery, please email their names to the office before Friday.
Laity Award Recipient: Congratulations to Thomas Anthony "Toby" Weir!
Thank you: Jim O'Hearne and Bill Vomvoris for putting flags at all the veteran's graves in our cemetery for memorial day.
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Congratulations to Our 2020 Graduates!
Kindergarten Graduates
Roisin Curren
Jack Kostis
Emmaline Jenkins
Middle School Graduates
George Mitropoulos
Avery Richards
High School Graduate
Sophia Venetos
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Festival Income Replacement Fund
Please help our Parish make our 2020 Budget
As you know we’ve had to cancel this year’s Festival due to the coronavirus.
Many Thanks to Jerry and Eloise Karabelas who have begun this fund with their $500 Donation, and their generosity of Matching up to $3000 from all donations.
This is how it will work –
All donations to the Fund will be matched up to $3000.
For example: If other donations total $7000 and Jerry and Eloise donate $3000 to match the first $3000 others have donated, Plus the $500 initial pledge, our Church winds up with $10,500.
Please let’s all rally around this Fund to make up for the lost revenue that we budgeted for this year’s Festival.
Keep in mind, No donation is too small.
George Coussoule
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Festival 2020
Hello Parishioners,
Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this uneasy time. With everything being uncertain with COVID-19, we have made the decision to cancel this year’s festival. We have discussed this with the Parish Council and had a lengthy discussion about all the potential options we could have had, but ultimately it came down to the safety of our volunteers and customers. This is a disappointment to us all, but we all have to understand that there are many moving parts in putting the festival together and health and safety is our number one priority.
With that said, the festival does raise a significant amount of funds that the church relies on every year. Without it, there is a severe void that needs to be filled. The festival committee is tasked to generate smaller (and safer) fundraising events to offset the financial setback of canceling the 2020 festival, but we cannot do it alone. Now, more than ever, we as a parish need to come together to support our church during this uncertain time.
The festival committee will be meeting (virtually) to discuss ideas on June 8th, 2020 at 6 pm. If you are interested in helping with this effort, please email us (greekfestivaldover@gmail.com) and we will ensure that you have the opportunity. If you feel that you cannot help with the planning of these efforts, please consider making a donation directly to the church or by supporting these upcoming fundraisers. Every little bit helps!
We hope to see you all soon!
Best,
Rebecca Maskwa & Robert Mitropoulos
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Reminder: Donations can be made to the church electronically via the button on the top of our church web page.
www.annunciation.nh.goarch.org
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Volunteers to help 60+ with Grocery Shopping: SeacoastVolunteers.org , will help seniors with their grocery shopping. If you need help call 603-828-5524 or cell # 603-548-1574.