Today is a day on which the faithful ought to be attending the Divine Liturgy. The Divine Liturgy for The Great Feast is at 5:30 p.m. The Great Sanctification of Water will happen. On this day we remember the Baptism of Our Lord in the Jordan River and the one God being revealed in 3… Read more: Theophany of the Lord 2026

Please join us at 6pm on Saturday, February 7, 2026 as we kickoff our first fundraiser for St. Ann this year. Please RSVP, and/or place your takeout order for the exquisite Spaghetti and Meatball dinner, no later than January 30, 2026 deadline by calling us at 860-442-2211 or emailing stannchurchfundraising@gmail.com. Please make your payment by… Read more: Spaghetti and Meatball fundraising dinner

The 8th Day -The feast of the Circumcision of the Lord and feast of St Basil the Great, Divine Liturgy at 10am. The feast of the circumcision of the baby Jesus on the 8th day after His birth marks the first shedding of blood and His formal entry into the covenant given to the people… Read more: The feast of the Circumcision of the Lord Liturgy

A blessed name day to all those named Stephen or Stephanie – also special festal greetings to all deacons on this day! Thank you for your ministry! “First-martyr and apostle of Christ, you fought the good fight. * You convicted the tyrants of their wickedness. * When you were killed by stoning at the hands… Read more: St Stephen’s Day

The Syanxis of Mary, the Mother of God The Byzantine calendar today honors Mary’s important role in the Christmas narratives. “…For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed.” Luke 1:48

Bishop François’ 2025 Christmas Message for us. Christ is Born. Glorify Him!

Your birth, O Christ our God, has shed upon the world the light of knowledge … Christ is born! Glorify him! Something to reflect upon: In our silence, Heaven whispered out In our darkness, Glory pierced the night We were broken, but now were lifted up King of Heaven, God is here with us Alleluia,… Read more: In prayer before the Child 2025

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Jn. 3:16

On Wednesday, December 24 at 5:30 PM, we will celebrate the Paramony of the Nativity. Paramony literally means “permanence” and refers to Christians keeping all night Vigils in the church building for Christmas and Theophany. On Thursday, December 25, we will celebrate The Nativity of Our Lord at 10 AM. JOIN US FOR PRAYER.

Today, December 16, the Church liturgically recalls the memory of the Holy Prophet Haggai. The prophet Haggai, in 520 B.C., preached that the temple must be rebuilt for the sake of the faith of the people. In this way he foreshadowed that Jesus, the Messiah to come, would be the Temple of the New Covenant… Read more: The Holy Prophet Haggai