Parish News
This page is intended to maintain standard references and information that may help us on our spiritual path, and to provide interesting news items from our parish.
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Featured News Item!
BISHOP SEBASTIAN OF ZELON
VISITS ARCHANGEL MICHAEL CHURCH
DECEMBER 8
We we honorored to be visited by Bishop Sebastion. His words to us were a message of love that reminded us not to judge others.
ALSO: We have added Accessibility information for the deaf under 'about our faith/worship'. Please see the great videos created by Elias Goutoufas.
We welcome any extra financial support to assist with the cost of replacing the church roof. Any amount is helpful. Please be sure to make it clear on the check or giving envelop what the contribution is for. Thank you! |
We have a new page on the website to congratulate the Archangel Michael Award Honorees from our Parish. Click Here |
BIBLE STUDY RESUMES in 2025! |
2024 BACK-TO-SCHOOL BLESSING WAS WELL RECEIVED!Father George and Subdeacon Panagiotis with Parish children as they go back to school tomorrow. May they have a fruitful and blessed year with God's grace. |
More Information!
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Keep up to date on the Archdiocese |
Click Link: Find Up-to-Date Information From the Archdiocese |
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Stay connected to our community |
Click Link: Stay Up-to-Date on Citrus County Events
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Participate on social Media with your Archangel Micheal GOC, Lecanto group |
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HOUSE BLESSINGS: Father George did several in 2024. Please contact our Parish Council secretary via email, at secretary@archangelmichaelgoc.org. Give the date and time you would like Father George to visit. |
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Check Out Our Fundraising Page to See Our Effortless Giving Goals for 2024!
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Father George's Guidance: Father speaks to the congregation each week, right after the reading of the Gospel.
Father reads the Gospel in Greek and English, and then speaks to us about the messages it contains. He often speaks to us again at the end of the Divine Liturgy. He is an effective speaker, using simple language, humor, and metaphors to make his points as he encourages the congregation to strive each week to move closer to Our Lord. Lately, he has been emphasizing the "word of the week" to help remind us of the main points of the gospel learning
In these troubling times, Father George reminds us that the focus of our participation in our faith is to be saved and be reunited with Our Lord. Our focus should not be to pray for 'things'. Instead, we pray to hear God's voice over the rumble of noise and distractions we have every day, and to learn to be better Orthodox Christians every day. As he summed it up, "Nothing we acquire in our life on Earth could be more important than our soul."
Matthew 14: 13-21
Father George as he celebrated the scripture of Jesus feeding the five thousand, as symbolized by the five loaves of bread.
"May Christ abide in your hearts and homes forever!"
Click here: Lenten Schedule is Now Available
Look At Our View This Morning
This picture speaks for itself. Inspiring, welcoming, beautiful. Thank you to Doey Aucoin for sharing.
2024- House Blessings
Father George and Dimitrios (Jim) Tzivanis. Thank you Father. It was a lovely ceremony.
Instructions and Information for Cutting the Vasilopita
This has become a tradition that our grown daughters are adopting into their own lives now. Because we are far apart, we started cutting our bread together on a Zoom call a few years ago and that works very well. The youngest daughter seems to get the coin every year! Our Parish Council secretary prepared an insert in the church bulletin for January 7 which gave the information you need to enjoy or perform this beautiful custom that honors Saint Basil.
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We Now Have a Photo Gallery!
In addition to posting special pictures on our website pages, we have a dedicated space to put 'albums' of event pictures, and one dedicated to those wonderful random or candid shots. The gallery is located under Parish Activities.