Parish Life

Our Annunciation Parish is a busy parish. In addition to liturgical and sacramental services, we have many educational, social and cultural activities scheduled throughout the month. All scheduled events are posted on our online calendar and published in our monthly bulletin, The Messenger, as well as in our weekly Sunday Liturgical Guide.

The Hall is available for personal use by parishioners. Please contact the Church office for additional information.  

Monthly Bulletins

We publish a monthly bulletin, The Messenger, which is mailed to all parishioners. Weekly updates are provided in the Sunday Liturgical Guide.  Articles are due around the 15th of the month by email or fax to the Administrative Assistant. These newsletters will be available online in PDF format.

See Organizations page for more detail about our parish groups.

Special Awards

Mother of the Year - the GOYA selects a mother to honor each year on Mother's Day.  The 2011 recipient was Tina Varvouris, our Choir Organist.
Father of the Year - the GOYA selects a father to honor each year on Father's Day. The 2011 recipient was Emmual Zangas, our Sub-deacon.
Archangel Michael Awards - This award is presented at the Metropolis of Atlanta level during the month of November. It is presented to one adult and one youth who exemplifies our faith.  The 2010 recipients were Gary Tringas and Charles Stamitoles, Jr.

Regular and Special Events

The following events are held on a somewhat regular basis in our Parish. Links to appropriate organization pages are provided for additional information and pictures.

Parish Family Night - once a month we have a potluck dinner in the hall so you don't have to cook or cleanup. Please bring a dish to share with the group. Church provides sodas, coffee, utensils and plates. During fasting seasons, please bring a lenten dish.

Mardi Gras Glendi - the season before Lent is celebrated throughout the world. The Greeks call these pre-lenten celebration "Apokreatiko".

Feast Day celebrations. The Feast Day Committee is responsible for planning events to recognized important dates in our ecclesiastical calendar. The following is a partial list of feast days.

• March 25 - on the Sunday closest to the 25th of March, there is a luncheon to celebrate the Annunciation of the Holy Theotokos (the Patron of our Church Community) and in observation of Greek Independence Day.
• Holy Week and Holy Pascha services - a Holy Week and Pascha bulletin is published, mailed and posted on the website three weeks prior to Holy Week. Please refer to this bulletin for a complete service/event calendar.
• August 15 - Kimisis of the Holy Theotokos, there is a reception held after the Divine Liturgy in celebration of this Great Feast Day.

Late May - Sunday School Commencement/Graduation Sunday is the last day of classes. High school and college graduates are recognized with scholarships awarded to high school graduates. A luncheon is held in honor of our Sunday School students, as well as, our college and high school graduates.  

Greek Festival is usually held the 2nd weekend in October. Preparation begins many months before. All hands are needed before, during and after the festival. What is your family doing this year to support our festival?

Sunday School - Registration is held the last two Sunday's in August with classes beginning on the first Sunday in September.  The Saturday prior to the beginning of Sunday School classes an Agiasmos Service (a blessing of the teachers, students and classrooms) is held in the Church.  Afterwards there is a teacher/parent/student meeting to review the curriculum for the year ending with a pizza luncheon.

On the Sunday's of each month our organizations have their monthly meetings following the coffee hour.  For further details refer to the monthly bulletin, The Messenger, or the Sunday Liturgical Guide.