In loving memory of Michael Karakosta (40 day) by the Karakosta family.

In loving memory of Mihail Haralambakis (1 yr) and Ekaterini Haralambakis (1 yr) by their children Eleftherios Haralambakis, Elizabeth Purvis and George Haralambakis.

ΑΙΩΝΙΑ Η ΜΝΗΜΗ - Eternal Be Their Memory.

Holy Baptism
January 4 - Camden John Kapetanopoulos, son of Yiannis and Kaci Kapetanopoulos of Austin, TX. Sponsor is Eleni (Lyssikatos) Kovats of Roseland, NJ.

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

Notice of General Assembly Meeting & State of the Church - Sunday January 26, 2025

In accordance with the Uniform Regulations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and our Parish By-Laws, a General Assembly meeting of all members in good standing of the Assumption of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church (a “GA”) is being called on Sunday, January 26, 2025 immediately following the Divine Liturgy which begins at 10:00am. Members in good standing include parishioners (individuals or couples) who have submitted their Stewardship Pledge for 2025 OR who have otherwise made a trackable financial contribution toward our Parish’s Stewardship Ministry without pledging (with exceptions made in cases of hardship) OR were stewards in good standing as of December 31, 2024.

The Agenda for the upcoming GA will be circulated via the email Listserv. In addition, hard copies of the Agenda, the Proposed 2025 Budget, together with minutes from our 2024 General Assemblies will be available for review by parishioners in good standing at the Church Office during the week (by appointment) and on Sundays after Divine Liturgy for at least 7 days prior to January 26, 2025. In addition, any other documentation/reports circulated during the January 26th meeting by the committees/ministries presenting will later be made available in the Church Office.



Once again, your presence at this meeting is important! We will need a quorum of 35 members in good standing to be present in order for us to conduct the business of our parish.Kindly avail yourselves of this opportunity to stay informed about our community and, on behalf of the members of our Assumption Church Parish Council, please accept our thanks in advance for your cooperation and participation on January 26, 2025.


Respectfully in Christ’s service and on behalf of the Parish Council,
Fr. Nikolas P. Karloutsos, Proistamenos & Susan Chipouras, Parish Council President

Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday, January 16 at 7:30pm

As has always been the case, any member of the Assumption Church in good standing is welcome to attend our monthly Parish Council meetings as non-voting observers. The date and time of our monthly meetings is published on our Parish Google Calendar and in our Weekly Bulletin.

Please note: An archive of Parish Council meeting minutes is available for public viewing in the Parish Conference Room.

Contact Fr. Nikolas to schedule your House Blessings now through February 21

How to prepare for the priest to bless your home:

Prepare a space with an icon, candle, censer, and incense (or as much as you have). Place a small bowl of cold water (to which the priest will add Holy Water) with sprigs of basil or evergreen. It’s okay if you don't have these on hand as I travel with them as well.

When the priest blesses the house, the family will process through the entire home, chanting the hymn of Theophany. Children can open doors and turn on lights. Please turn off TVs and sound systems beforehand.

Note: As my goal is to bless as many homes & businesses as possible within the time available to us this season, my stay will be about 45 minutes. Also, please don’t prepare a meal for the clergy unless you’ve arranged for them to stay ahead of time. We will have time for a glass of water or tea after the blessing.

I look forward to visiting your home and to catching up!
Blessed Feast of Theophany,

Fr. Nikolas

Thank you to Maria Tsikalakis, Panaiota Constantine and Yiota Kakavas for hosting today’s Agape Coffee Fellowship.

Thank you to Maria Tsikalakis for sponsoring today's Agape Coffee Fellowship.

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. 

Philoptochos only organizes and oversees fellowship, as it should be every steward’s kind offering to host once a year. A regular coffee hour costs Ladies Philoptochos an average of $50. You can now find a QR code next to the coffee collection basket, for you ease of contributing. Thank you for your generosity and support.

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

Vasilopita Celebration - St. Basil’s Bread - Parish Vasilopita during Coffee Fellowship

A heartfelt thank you to Maria Tsikalakis and Panaiota Constantine for baking the delicious Vasilopitas.  

Today, we take a moment to celebrate the New Year with our Church Family Vasilopita celebration. We recognize the love and commitment of the ministries, families and individuals who offer the best of themselves in service to God, to His Church and to one another!  

January National Obligations

Our monthly National obligations for January are:

1. Saint Basil Academy, a home for children who need support and care (proceeds from any Vasilopita events); and 2. the Social Services/Cancer and other Major Illnesses Fund.  

Our Philoptochos chapter offers combined proceeds from the sale of Vasilopitas in December, January collection and the special coffee fellowship basket, to Saint Basil Academy. More information about our National obligations can be found at:  Programs-and-Ministry-Commitments-Descriptions-12.2023.pdf

Thank you for your continued support and generosity. 

Next Philoptochos meeting is Thursday 01/30 at 6.30

Michael Kallas Memorial Scholarship Fund: We will start receiving applications for the 2025 Michael Kallas Memorial Scholarship in January. The scholarship is available for any graduating High School boy or girl. Copies will be available at the church vestibule and on the Philoptochos page of the Church website at agoc.us. Completed applications must be returned to president Fevri Gkanatsios, Ladies Philoptochos, by March 31, 2025. Applications received after this date will not be accepted.

Upcoming events

Jan 25 - Liturgy at St. Nicholas Shrine, NYC and ice-skating - RSVP by January 18th!

Feb 1 – GOYA District Ski Trip at Ski Sundown

February 2 – GOYA Meeting

February 7 – GOYA dance – Stamford Annunciation

February 15 - Faith and Family Night at Total Mortgage Arena with pregame seminar at 3:00pm Bridgeport Islanders vs. Providence Bruins https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Faithfamily808

Boys Night and Girls Night – date TBD

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.