Please click onto the video link below for St. Andrew's Camp for this summer's prospective campers.
It was a joy to host Archbishop Michael and his attendants for his Annual Arch-pastoral visit to the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church on Sunday, February 24th. The choir, led by Susan Stavastinuk, sang beautifully and the Parish Council, led by Joyce Telep, provided a beautiful breakfast in the Father Lucas Memorial Hall, our Parish Hall.
His Eminence receiving flowers from some of our children in the Parish Hall during breakfast.
We had a great celebration on the evening of Saturday, February 3rd. for our 33rd. Annual Beefsteak Dinner. Over 140 people attended. This event is becoming more & more popular, with lots of great food & prizes to be won. Thank you to all who helped prepare for this very successful event!
Sometimes, things take time to get posted! This Yolka was performed in December 2018. It was a very beautiful & creative performance! Many thanks to the children who performed & to Craig who ran the event as well as to Greg who made the props and to the Sunday School teachers who either played a role or helped.
Welcome Home to the Pinto Family!
Congratulations & welcome to our parish to Mr. & Mrs. Philip & Kimberly Pinto and their daughters Gabriella Cordero & Joanna Pinto, who converted to Orthodoxy! Philip was Chrismated on Sunday, while Kimberly, Gabriella & Joanna professed their belief in the Orthodox Church, after saying the Creed. They all went to Confession on the Saturday. May God grant them many years!
In recognition of their decision, the Parish Council gave them an Orthodox Study Bible and Sharon Korbanics, on behalf of the Sisterhood of St. Barbara, gave the women an icon of St. Barbara with a Prayer Card after being blessed by Father.
This family embraced Orthodoxy on Sunday, December 16th. The youngest daughter was baptized about a month ago. After serveral weeks of instruction about what the Orthodox Church is and the Orthodox Way, the family was ready commit. One member was Chrismated, the other three, as former Eastern Christians in union with Rome, converted by proclaiming their belief in the Orthodox Church as well as reciting the Creed. All went to Confession beforehand. It was a very joyful day.
The Pasta Dinner was a great success. Over 45 people came to Vespers beforehand & probably about 50 people attended the dinner.
Beautiful day & a beautiful gathering!
Charles Baz Graduated from William Paterson University with Bachelor of Political Science.
Cara Michels graduated from Pennsylvanis State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.
Nicolas Sancenito graduated with Bachelor of Science in Film from Full Sail University.
Brett Csory Graduated from Rutgers with Civil Engineering degree. Danielle Csory Graduated from Ramapo College with Bachelor in Science.
Danielle Shermock graduated from Pocono Mountain East High School.
No Photo. Liza Zachmann graduated from Wayne Hills High School.
The Valentine Dinner Dance was a great success, enjoyed by all! Thank you to all who helped prepare, serve, clean, entertain & attended the event.
Congratulations to Sub-deacon Christopher & his family on the blessing given to him by Archbishop Michael on the Sunday of the Last Judgement, 2018!
Subdeacon Christopher Chasse is a resident of Verona NJ. He graduated from Caldwell University in May of 2015 with a double major in History and English as both a member of the school's scholar's program and four honor's societies. Currently he is working towards his MA in History at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. Christopher has been a member of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church in Clifton since 2015 where he serves behind the altar with Fr. Terence Baz and was tonsured a reader in August of 2016.
Serving was Deacon Stephan Karlgut, Sub-deacon Mark Federoff and Aryan von Eicken.
2018 - Valentine Dinner/Cabaret was a great success. Thank all that came.
Hope to see next time.
We hope you can make it to our services for the Nativity of Christ.
Parking is 4 doors down from the Church in Orange Avenue on the right hand side.
We had a very enjoyable Yolka yesterday with the children performing & people singing Nativity Hymns & Carols.
As always, the food was really delicious & we had a lot of fun with the prizes. Thanks to the Sisterhood of St. Barbara for all the work they did for this great event!
Our new roof was put on this past week from Thursday, November 16th - Saturday, November 18th. Many thanks to the Parish Council who studied the issue & researched the quotes. Also, to the Sisterhood of St. Barbara, the Orange Avenue Theatre Company as well as some private donors who contributed towards the funds needed. The job was done in three days! More photos will follow.
Congratulatons to Shawn & Anastasia, with their child Seamus, getting a blessing at the celebration of their 5th wedding anniversary!
The cast & supporting adults of the muscial, Joseph & His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, had a great time together as they reflected upon & celebrated the great performances they put on the previous weekend. It was a great time of fellowship & friendship!
Thanks to all who attended, prepared & worked for our 31st Annual Beefsteak. It was a great success & a lot of fun! Enjoy browsing through the photographs.