Ministry Fair – Sunday, September 8

Join us at Coffee Fellowship to learn more about our many ministries and register for Catechism School, Greek School, Greek Dance, Youth Groups, Basketball, Adult Ministries and more.

Feed the Hungry Ministry

Thank you to the parishioner, who wishes to remain anonymous, for shopping, preparing and delivering our August sandwich obligation to Dorothy Day Hospitality House. If you would like to volunteer, please contact [email protected].

Adult Choir Calendar

Sun 9/1 Congregational Singing – Last Sunday
Sun 9/8 Adult Choir 1st Sunday back
Rehearsal 9:00 – 9:45 am followed by singing the Liturgy

Protomagiatiko Church Dance - Sunday, April 27, 2025

Save the Date!! Amber Room, Live Greek band, great food and lots of dancing!!

Orthodoxy 101 – An Introduction to the Orthodox Church - Starting Tuesday, September 10, 2024

As new catechumens or lifelong Orthodox Christians wishing to deepen their understanding of the Faith, this 11-week course, led by Father Nikolas, is geared to give an overview of the life and faith of an Orthodox Christian. Come set your faith on a firm foundation and/or reorient yourself as a lifelong learner of The Way (an ancient term for the Christian Orthodox Faith).

Topics explored include the history of Orthodox Christianity, the Church Calendar, the Divine Liturgy, the Sacraments of the Church, the Role of The Virgin Mary in Church, Life After Death, and many more.  All are welcome!

Tuesdays – September 10, 2024 – December 10, 2024 5:45PM-6:45PM in the Parish Hall.

Breaking Bread (potluck post-Coffee Fellowship) with interactive presentation by Clergy

Topics to be covered (subject to change) include:
-Trinity in Unity - what does this look like?
-Death, Dying and Memorializing
-Good Standing - what does this mean?
-Baptism - Initiation into the Body of Christ Community
Beginning October 6, 2024 and continuing on subsequent scheduled Sundays beginning ~20 minutes into Coffee Fellowship

Light and Life Wednesdays in the Church following 5:45pm Divine Services

Study over the course of the scheduled sessions will cover Readings & Saints, Fasts & Feast Days
Beginning October 2, 2024 and continuing as scheduled

Thank you to Margot and Paul Racano for hosting today’s Agape Coffee Fellowship.

Thank you to the Creation Care Ministry for sponsoring today’s Coffee Fellowship in celebration of the Feast of Indiction and the New Ecclesiastical Year and a Day of Prayers for the Protection of our Natural Environment.

If you'd like to be a hostess or host please contact Barbara Soldano, Danai Sachinidou or Linda Dallaku at [email protected]. You can also sign up at Agape Sunday fellowship/coffee hour. 

For Agape Fellowship Sponsoring opportunities/availability please contact Margot Racano at: [email protected].

Assumption Church Greek School 2024-2025

Highlights Focusing on Language and Culture:

Our Greek School program is expanding its curriculum next year with the addition of a Hellenic Cultural Hour! Students will be immersed in Cultural topics each month during our regular school hours. 

Our classes will meet on Tuesdays from 4:45-6:45pm. 

Our first class will be September 17, 2025.

If you have not registered for the 2024-2025 school year, please register at the Ministry Fair which will be held on Sunday, September 8th during Coffee Hour.

If you have any questions, you can contact Paraskevi at [email protected].

Philosophy of our Program

Our Greek School program focuses on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. After completing our program, our goal is for our students to:

• Read and understand passages of texts
• Engage in conversations about themselves (age, grade, interests)
• Develop fluency in the Greek language
• Write a letter to a family member or friend
• Write about something that is important to them (favorite food, holiday, movie, sport, etc)
• Learn about important landmarks in Greece
• Understand important holidays and customs in Greece and how we celebrate them in the United States
• Participate in cultural events (OXI day, March 25th, etc)

Students may have the opportunity to take the Comprehensive Exam in Modern Greek after all levels have been successfully completed. Students must be at least thirteen years old in order to take the exam and, in some instances, it provides foreign language credit at the high school level.

The Assumption Church Afternoon Greek School follows all guidelines set by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and is committed to providing an excellent education in all aspects of the Greek language. We will continue with the curriculum and series of books from Papaloizos Publications and supplement with materials published by the Department of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.

Pray with us by subscribing to the Assumption YouTube channel 

https://www.youtube.com/@assumptionchurchdanbury

Or by visiting our Assumption page on Facebook 

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Live events will be streamed on both these services on programmed service hours.