PARISH MAINTENANCE UPDATE NOTICE: Please take note of the fact that there is various concrete repair work being conducted around the Parish on all five buildings. This includes repointing the Church stairs, repairing walkways and concrete areas. Your care in walking around and avoiding the work areas for your safety is appreciated.
REMINDER: Please don’t forget to donate to the Charities Appeal. Kindly make checks payable to the Byzantine Rite Eparchy of Stamford. DO NOT MAIL THIS FORM TO THE CHANCERY OFFICE. We sincerely ask all parishioners to make generous contributions.
STAMFORD CHARITIES APPEAL
REMINDER: Please don’t forget to donate to the Charities Appeal. Kindly make checks payable to the Byzantine Rite Eparchy of Stamford. DO NOT MAIL THIS FORM TO THE CHANCERY OFFICE. We sincerely ask all parishioners to make generous contributions.
Adult Faith Formation
The Conception of Saint Anne —The Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God (Theotokos)
“Today the world celebrates the conception of Anne which was provided by the work of God, for she will give birth to the One who will give birth to the Word in a manner which defies human understanding.” (From the Kondak of the Feast)
Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, was the youngest daughter of the priest Nathan from Bethlehem, descended from the tribe of Levi. She married Saint Joachim who was a native of Galilee.
The righteous Joachim and Anne were childless for fifty years of their married life. In their old age the Archangel Gabriel appeared to each one of them separately, telling them that God had heard their prayers and that they would give birth to a daughter, Mary. Then Saint Anne conceived by her husband and after nine months bore a daughter blessed by God and by all generations of men: the Most Holy Virgin Mary, the Theotokos. Mary would bring blessings to the whole human race.
The Conception of the Virgin Mary by Saint Anne took place at Jerusalem. The many icons depicting the Conception by Saint Anne show the Most Holy Theotokos trampling the serpent underfoot.