COVID-19 Updates
The church is now open for you to attend Sunday Services. However, the following precautions will be taken to minimize the possible exposure to the coronavirus. Thank you for your understanding and patience during this time.
When entering the church:
During the service:
After the service:
When entering the church:
- Enter the cathedral only through the exonarthex doors, and exit through the elevator side exit doors
- Parishioners' body temperatures will be taken when entering the exonarthex. You will not be permitted to enter the church if your temperature exceeds 100.4 degrees
- Parishioners will be asked to fill out a health questionnaire when entering the church. You can download this by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.
- Masks (which will be available at the exonarthex) must be worn by parishioners throughout the entire service
- Masks and gloves will be worn by council members throughout the entire service
- Please bring correct change for the purchase of candles
- Council members will hand out candles
- Nothing edible can be accepted at this time brought in from the parishioners including koliva
During the service:
- Collection trays will be placed in the exonarthex and in the front of the church
- The doors inside the church will stay open
- Every other pew only will be available for seating
- Please stay 6 feet away from anyone not in your immediate family anytime you are in the church
- Council members will help with seating parishioners
- At Communion time, it is important that parishioners WAIT until directed by a Council member to come to the altar for
- Communion - please see below for direct comments and instructions from His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas concerning Communion
- In lieu of a Communion Cloth, the parish will have disposable napkins available to the faithful, and upon approaching the chalice, the parishioner would take a napkin, hold it under their own chin, wipe or dab their mouth, and then dispose of the napkin in a container, the contents of which will be burned after the service.
- Antidoron will be cut and put in plastic bags by one person wearing gloves and a mask. The priest wearing a mask or face screen will distribute bags with antidoron at the end of service.
After the service:
- No choir
- No coffee hour
- Church will be cleaned after every service
Notes about Communion from His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas
- The Holy Communion will be distributed to those wishing to partake. Parishioners arereminded not to judge others based on their individual decision in this regard.
- It is clearly understood that the Holy Communion is the very Body and Blood of Christ which cannot be tainted by any harmful thing, and that those who receive it with proper intent of mind and heart cannot be harmed by it. However, for the pastoral reason that we do not want people to allow their fear of the coronavirus to separate them from the chalice, clergy are to drop the sacrament into the opened mouths of the faithful, being careful that the spoon not come into contact with the person. If accidental contact with the individual is made, the spoon should be immediately replaced or sanitized by dipping it in grain alcohol (140 proof or more) for at least 30 seconds and dipping it in a rinse of water and wiping it dry prior to the next use.
- In lieu of a Communion Cloth, the parish will have disposable napkins available to the faithful, and upon approaching the chalice, the parishioner would take a napkin, hold it under their own chin, wipe or dab their mouth, and then dispose of the napkin in a container, the contents of which will be burned after the service.
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Stewardship
It is now more important than ever that we continue to contribute towards our stewardship commitments, especially with the cancellation of events downtown and the negative effect that is having on our parking lot.
Please give what you can by clicking the donation button above or by mailing your donations to the church:
Annunciation Cathedral
707 E. Lafayette St.
Detroit, MI 48226
For those of you who are Amazon shoppers, you can align your account with the Cathedral so that 0.5% of the money you spend on Amazon is donated to the church. Start by going to the following link: smile.amazon.com
Once there, you can choose Annunciation Cathedral of Detroit. You just have to remember to log in to smile.amazon.com whenever you want to make a purchase.
Please give what you can by clicking the donation button above or by mailing your donations to the church:
Annunciation Cathedral
707 E. Lafayette St.
Detroit, MI 48226
For those of you who are Amazon shoppers, you can align your account with the Cathedral so that 0.5% of the money you spend on Amazon is donated to the church. Start by going to the following link: smile.amazon.com
Once there, you can choose Annunciation Cathedral of Detroit. You just have to remember to log in to smile.amazon.com whenever you want to make a purchase.