Dear Parishioners of our Beloved Assumption,

Greetings in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

Our relationship with the Lord, more specifically—toward the Lord, is ideally one of humility and love. We become less to ourselves as He becomes more to us; we offer to Him in thanksgiving for what He has given to us, as good stewards of His heavenly blessings; we understand that we must set our own will aside that we may abide in His will.  All of this is extremely difficult if we view ourselves apart from Him and define ourselves as being “autonomous.” To fully understand, we must realize that our humility and love is nothing compared to His humility and love.

The Lord loves us so much, that He “gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. “ (John 3:16)  In becoming a creature, the Logos set aside His divine “prerogatives” to exist as a creature, which He in fact created.  He became as a man, while still divine, but lived in complete humility as one so much less than He is.  He accepted to be imprisoned on “death row” and be put to death as a criminal in the worst way possible.  He experienced extreme humility in His passion and crucifixion at the hands of His creatures—to whom He had come to save.  At any time, He could have walked away—but He remained in order to give us the potential for eternal life.  All of this was preordained by the Father, who offered His Son for this purpose.  Do we really understand? Have we internalized His offering to us?

In humility He was incarnate and crucified—yet we are too proud to go to Holy Confession or even say I’m sorry to someone we’ve wronged.  He forgives us our every sin—when we ask, yet we don’t forgive readily.  We even will often rationalize to ourselves why we won’t forgive.

In love, He gives us every good thing that we have ever or will ever receive—yet some can’t even find a few hours on Sunday mornings for Him, let alone a “Holy” Week.

When we truly understand/internalize—love, humility and obedience come easily...

In His Service,

Rev. Father Jon Boukis

Proistamenos

“Attract, Serve, Illuminate”

Dear Parishioners,

Last week, at the parish council meeting, we discussed the past year and the future year; and although we are doing quite well, we cannot afford being complacent.

Even though we are stable financially, we are not strong enough to depend on our stewardship alone, which should be our goal as a community. We are still dependent on fundraising activities, which as you know are controlled by many unforeseen factors. I urge all to at least keep your present level of commitment, and if possible, try to increase it - even by 5%. 

We are embarking on a most exciting time with our fundraising for the new building. Please be as generous as you have all been in the past.

I am more confident today than ever before, that we will succeed in building our new educational and community building, and that we will continue to be beacon of our faith.

In Christ 

Ramsey

“Attract, Serve, Illuminate”

Bible Study is an opportunity for us to apply the Scriptures to our everyday lives. The Bible is the “Good News” that enriches our faith and deepens our understanding of every issue that we face. This can only be done through obtaining the mind of the Holy Fathers. Let the scripture come alive in your life today!!!

The Orthodox Bible Study will meet on Wednesday Evenings from 6:00pm-7:30pm and on Thursday Mornings from 10:00am-11:30am to studythe Gospel According to St. John. Make a commitment to learning His Word!

Are you already Kroger shopper?
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TO USE THE KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM:

· Go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com and register your Kroger Plus Card (if you are already registered, click “Sign In” instead of “Create an Account.”)

· Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions

· You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email.

· Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.

· Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number. If you use your phone number at the register instead of a card, call 800-576-4377, select option 4 to get your Kroger Plus card number.

· Update or confirm your information.

· Enter “Assumption” or our NPO number of 10779 and select us from the list and click on confirm.

· If enrollment is complete, you will see Assumption’s name on the right side of your information page.

· That’s it!!! Use your registered Kroger Plus card or phone number at the register and our parish benefits!!!

By registering online, coupons can be electronically attached to your Plus Card. Not only do you help the Church, but you save money. Talk to everyone you know about registering to benefit our parish!!!