#GREEK ORTHODOX ASCENSION DAY 2021 SERIES#There will be exciting leadership opportunities within the community and a series of programs focused on our young adults. Your Stewardship team is determined to fuel a warm community by engaging young people and learning from their experiences and help spark a culture change post-pandemic. A Great Vespers is conducted on the evening before the day of the Feast. It is truly a blessing to pray as a community for each other through this ministry. This Feast of our Lord is celebrated with the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, which is conducted on the day of the Feast and preceded by the Matins service. Simply send and email to and the names will be added to the list. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension, 4700 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94602, United States +1 (510) 531-3400. The prayer team continues to offer intercessory prayers on a daily basis for anyone who has special needs and for friends and family who have departed this life. Capital Campaign 2021 Ascension Stories Pledge Online Download Pledge Form Stewardship. Traditionally the summer months are a bit slower relative to Stewardship receipts, so I once again challenge you to round up and be generous. For more information on our award-winning Ascension Cathedral and the Greek American community of Oakland. The following list of dates links only to fixed feasts of the Orthodox Church. Friday, Saturday & Sunday May 19 - 20 - 21. It is not regarded as a day of grief, however, but a day of. August 15 is a big day for the Greek Orthodox Church and for the people of Greece, who celebrate the Dormition of the Virgin or Assumption of Mary. As you can see from the chart below, we have closed the gap and are narrowing in on our target as we reach the halfway point in 2021. In terms of population, most Orthodox Christians follow the Julian Calendar (roughly 144 million to 41 million) but in terms of numbers of autocephalous and autonomous church bodies, the majority use one of the New Calendars (12 to 8). At the peak of their summer vacation period, Greeks celebrate the Virgin Mary and the country is transformed into one big church festival. As we anticipate the Ascension of our Lord, I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their kind donations over the past two months.
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