Holy Baptism

July 7 - Baptism of Xander (Alexander) Hoffmann Lee, son of Richard Lee and Alexandra Karadimas of New York, NY. Sponsor is Nicholas Karadimas of New York, NY.

July 7 - Baptism of Sofia Janina Lee, daughter of Richard Lee and Alexandra Karadimas of New York, NY.  Sponsor is Rosalin Karadimas of New York, NY.

Να μας ζήσουν! Grant, O Lord, a prosperous life, peace, health, salvation, progress in faith and all good things, to Your newly illumined servants!

Coffee hour will take a break for the months of July and August. But if you'd like to be a hostess or host any time from September 1, 2024 and into the New Ecclesiastical Year, please contact Barbara Soldano, Danai Sachinidou or Linda Dallaku at [email protected].

The Good News Corner 

The 47th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has concluded.  Please visit https://www.clergylaity.org/reports and https://www.clergylaity.org/news-releases for relevant Reports and News Releases and find links to various recordings of workshops and presentations.

Hear Me with Fire: The Life of Prophet Elijah

Learn more about the life and significance of the fiery prophet Elijah (Elias) by watching https://youtu.be/guTOkW0pR1s?si=9ymJpJ1y69uChEqJ

Chronicles of the Desert video series by Trisagion Films

Learn more about a variety of spiritual fathers by watching https://youtu.be/z3SWV2LGPZ8?si=craCri_3ahJDWUas

Adult Choir Calendar

JULY & AUGUST

Sun July 21 & 28 Congregational Singing for Liturgies
Sun August 4, 11, 18 & 25 Congregational Singing for Liturgies

SEPTEMBER

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

SIGN UP FOR LEADING CONGREGATIONAL SINGING

Please contact (call/text) Cindy Ziemnicki at 203-300-2304 if you are interested in leading the Assumption Congregation in song during the Summer Liturgies.

A Communal Singing Book for our parish is being drafted and will help facilitate the singing of our Liturgy.  Please contact Fr. Nikolas if you are interested in sponsoring their publication and printing.

Assumption Church Greek School 2024-2025

New Schedule  —  New Format  —  New Options

Highlights Focusing on Language and Culture:

• Our Greek School program is expanding its curriculum next year with the addition of a Hellenic Cultural Class! Families will have the option to enroll in either our traditional Tuesday Greek Language class, our new Thursday Cultural Class or both the Tuesday and Thursday classes!!

Our traditional Language Class will meet on 

• Tuesdays from 4:45-6:45pm.
• Our first class will be September 17, 2025.

Our Cultural Class will meet on 

• Thursdays from 5:00-6:30pm.
• Our first class will be September 19, 2025.

Please see the registration form that includes all the information you need for the classes and to register. (Please note--the registration form is 2 pages!)

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 

https://www.facebook.com/assumptiongreekorthodoxchurch/videos

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