Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church - Lowell, MA

09/01/2026

Autumn is coming up fast and the Transfiguration has a packed schedule full of fun! Over the next few days will be posting our Fall Into Fellowship series highlighting a few of our main events happening soon! 🍁🍂
We’re kicking off our lineup with the Transfigurations 16th Annual Golf Tournament! ⛳️🏌🏽‍♂️ On October 26th, we will gather on the green to support our various parish ministries. A beautiful day of drives, dinner, raffles, awards, and more - use the QR codes or web links to sign up as a player, team, and/or sponsor. You can find more information via our weekly bulletin or by emailing Jim McCann. Hope to see you there!

08/12/2026

08/12/2026

Last week at our Transfiguration Orthodox Church, we celebrated Great Vespers of the Transfiguration with His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios. The Metropolis of Boston community gathered to participate in the beauty of the blessed Feast of the Transfiguration: Jesus took the Apostles Peter, James, and John to Mount Tabor, and while they were on the mountain Jesus was transfigured. His face shone like the sun, and His garments became glistening white. A voice came from the cloud saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him.” When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces filled with awe.

In the icon of the Feast of the Transfiguration, located in our Nave (pictured), Christ is the central figure within a mandorla. His right hand is raised in blessing, and his left hand contains a scroll. The mandorla with its brilliant colors of white, gold, and blue represent the divine glory and light. Elijah and Moses stand to the left and right of Christ. They are bowing toward Christ with their right hands raised in a gesture of intercession towards Him. Saint John Chrysostom explains the presence of these two fathers of the faith from the Old Testament in three ways. He states that they represent the Law and the Prophets, they both experienced visions of God, and they represent the living and the dead.

The Feast also points to the great and glorious Second Coming of our Lord and the fulfillment of the Kingdom of God when all of creation will be transfigured and filled with light.

It has been a blessed time for our parish as we also fast in preparation for the Dormition of the Theotokos on August 15th.

07/29/2026

Our children had a great time last week at VCC, exploring the theme “God’s Garden: Growing in Faith.” Our youth did a service project where they packaged up backpacks for students in need, learned Christian songs, grew in faith in Orthodox Life, learned to make Prosforo, had a blast at the Metropolis of Boston Camp, and more! A huge thank you to all of the volunteers and parents who made this happen!

07/16/2026

Calling all Sunday School parents! All others may disregard!
Please take this 10 minute survey (link in bio) to allow us to gather necessary data that will help transfigure our Sunday School program. Your responses are critical for us to improve one of the most important ministries for our youth! Sunday School pays an important role in their formation in Christ, so please make every effort to complete this survey by July 31st so that we can have August and September to assess and implement your feedback! Thank you!

07/15/2026

Registration is almost over for Transfiguration’s Vacation Church Camp 2026! Visit the link in our bio to sign up.
VCC is free of cost for children 4 years old - 8th Grade. It is a wonderful opportunity for our youth to learn about the Lord’s love for us, the beauty of His Church, and the joy we can find in community. This year’s theme is God’s Garden: Growing in Faith! From the book of Isaiah, “The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail!” (58:11)
Our volunteers are so excited to share this message with this year’s group. Join us! It’s not too late to sign up! Link in bio.

06/28/2026

On June 14th, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston gathered to celebrate and honor the service and dedication of faithful laity in New England.

The Transfiguration Church is extremely blessed to extend congratulations and gratitude to our own Stephanie Gulezian, who is a recipient of this year’s laity award!

Stephanie continues her family’s legacy of receiving this award, as she was raised with a deep love of God and dedication to His Church. Stephanie‘s connection to the choir from a young age led her to the position of director in 2018. Her kindness, vibrancy, and welcoming nature has grown our choir to include both young and old. Most recently, Stephanie has skillfully revitalized our young adult ministry through the Telos Project. Young adults have been joyfully singing in the choir, volunteering in the kitchen for parish events, and enjoying each other‘s fellowship. She serves as an integral member of the parish council, strategic planning committee, social media team, and is the founder of our parish’s knitted shawl ministry. It goes without saying that Stephanie is also an essential staple in planning and running our annual Greek Festival!

Our Church family thanks Stephanie for her faithful witness and service to our parish as a committed servant of Christ and His Holy Church. “Well done, good and faithful servant,” (Matt. 25:23). We love you, Stephanie!

06/26/2026

This past Sunday, our Transfiguration parish celebrated the accomplishments of our high school, undergraduate, and advanced degree graduates! We are so proud! We extend a special THANK YOU to all of our scholarship sponsors and to all those who work hard to support our students.

Pictured:
Zack Gulezian
Sophia Purville
Lea Mitchell
Robert Kouloungis
Kimson Lam
Kennedy Apostolou
Sophia Floor
Luke Sintros
Kendall Sintros

Not Pictured:
Hope Zouzas

06/05/2026

Congratulations Stephanie! We are blessed to have you!

Honoring the faithful leaders of our Metropolis communities at the 40th Annual Metropolis of Boston Ministry Awards Dinner. Congratulations to this year’s recipients for their dedication, service, and love for the Church.

• Stephanie Gulezian — Lowell, MA (Transfiguration)
• Zoe (Vrees) Haskell — Lynn, MA
• Stathis and Theohare Kapellakis — Manchester, NH (Assumption)
• Georgia Sousa — Manchester, NH (St. George)

Stay tuned as we continue recognizing all 53 parish award recipients in the days ahead.

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