Sunday Collection Basket
We are very thankful for the support of so many families and individuals who financially support the Ministries of our Assumption Church. Your Stewardship Commitment and donations for candles, Feast Days and special offerings help our Church meet the Yearly Budget. Our Parish Council has decided to continue placing the traditional Collection Basket on a table in the Narthex. Parishioners and visitors may offer a donation if they wish following Divine Liturgy and other Services as they exit the Church. Thank you for your gifts that support the many Ministries and programs of our Church. God Bless you.
The Good News Corner
On Behalf of All
In Autumn of 2024, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Center for Family Care was awarded a generous grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. for the establishment of a new initiative – On Behalf of All: Toward an Accessible Divine Liturgy for Children with Disabilities.
The grant has as its purpose to bring together people with disabilities, caregivers, priests, pastoral leaders, and others with disability ministry expertise, to chart and address barriers to participation, foster collaboration among parishes working toward this effort, provide education and professional development for clergy and pastoral leaders, pilot best practices, design and gather resources, and create replicable models for use in and beyond the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
The grant is funded by Lilly Endowment’s Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative, a national initiative designed to help Christian congregations more fully and intentionally engage children in intergenerational worship and prayer practices.
Assumption Church is one of twelve pilot parishes selected to participate in the On Behalf of All program.
The Center for Family Care's Presvytera Melanie DiStefano was recently interviewed about the initiative.
https://www.goarch.org/ro/-/
Archbishop Elpidophoros Reflection at the Conference GATHERED AS ONE BODY: Disability, Accessibility, and Inclusion in the Orthodox Church
May 2, 2025, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Weston, Massachusetts.
"We must, as Christians, adopt a new way of seeing. We must invert our own expectations and our own systems, to recognize the intrinsic worth of every human being, regardless of their personal challenges. And we must, as the Church, lead the way to an inclusive, respectful, and welcoming embrace for all."
Read Here: Archbishop Elpidophoros at the Gathered as One Body Conference
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: 25 Years of Faithful Ministry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTXS6gwPhkk
"Everything you wanted to know about Orthodox Christianity but were afraid to ask"
Fr. Nikolas recently hosted a Fireside Chat at Nuvance Health offering an overview of Orthodox Christianity. Here is an excerpt from that presentation.
