Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Christian Church

04/11/2026

Join us for Great & Holy Pascha services beginning at 11:30 tonight. Tomorrow we will have Agape Vespers and our parish BBQ. On Bright Monday morning we will continue the Paschal Day with Divine Liturgy at 10:00.

See our full calendar at: https://annunciationoca.org/calendar

12/25/2025

CHRIST IS BORN!
From all of us at Annunciation, may God grant you and your families a very beautiful and joyous celebration of His incarnation!
Here is a very imagined watercolor rendering of our new building from one of our parishioners if it were a snowy day and not 76°, and if we had the porch finished! 😆 Merry Christmas! 🎄

11/28/2025

GLORY TO GOD FOR ALL THINGS
Happy Thanksgiving! Since September 14th of last year, we have been hard at work to build and move into a new building that would accommodate the growing number of people attending divine services here Annunciation. By God’s grace, the prayers of the Mother of God, many donations, and even more volunteer help, we were able to move in on Pentecost earlier this year.

Seeing these fruits of more than 12 1/2 years of missionary labor in south central Missouri, after coming to offer talks for our Fall Retreat and serving the first commemoration of St. Olga with us at the end of October, our Archbishop Daniel determined it was time for us to be established as a parish of the Diocese of the Midwest. Glory to God!

On this beautiful day of Thanksgiving, we are unspeakably grateful to God, to our patroness the Theotokos, to our supportive hierarch, and all of you for the love, support, and prayerful participation which has allowed us to become a parish. We feel convicted to take this coming year to rest, reflect, pray, pour out into you all, and then prepare for the even greater spiritual labor of building a permanent temple and planting new missions, in God’s time. We invite you to visit us for any upcoming services, talks, and events. May the Lord bless you each today as you reflect on the goodness of God in your lives.

- Fr. Joel Wilson
Annunciation Orthodox Church

09/03/2025

FALL RETREAT OCTOBER 26th
We are so honored to have Archbishop Daniel coming to be our speaker at this year‘s fall retreat! We’re also excited to show off our new building and property. Register online before October 10! (T-shirts and hoodies are available to purchase on our website so long as orders are in by September 13!)

Join us for this fall festive occasion to hear from Archbishop Daniel about the OCA's newly canonized saint, Matushka Olga of Alaska. Food and festivities provided at no cost. Donations appreciated, please register by October 18!

08/08/2025

OCTOBER EVENTS AT ANNUNCIATION

For the first time ever, we are excited to host a plein air event this fall on our new property at Annunciation in Saint James, MO! Organized by our very own Patty Burmeister, this is a creative day of art education, painting, picnicking, and enjoying both artwork and good company. Register here by September 20th: https://annunciationoca.org/en-plein-air/

We are also really looking forward to our annual Fall Retreat on October 26th with His Eminence, Archbishop Daniel, who will be offering talks on the newly canonized St. Olga of Alaska! Donations and registration are appreciated: https://annunciationoca.org/fall-retreat/

We can’t wait to enjoy the autumn weather and bask in the beauty of God’s creation with you!

Join us for this fall festive occasion to hear from Archbishop Daniel about the OCA's newly canonized saint, Matushka Olga of Alaska. Food and festivities provided at no cost. Donations appreciated, please register by October 18!

06/13/2025

Thank God, through the prayers of the Theotokos and an awe-inspiring combination of financial generosity and self-sacrifice, this past weekend we celebrated our first services in Annunciation's own building.

With nearly three times the space of our old building and air conditioning that can actually keep up with the number of people, several faithful were surprised to find that they missed being squished like sardines during services!

Glory to God, and thank you for your prayers. Please, come and visit!

SAINT JAMES, MO [DOM} - On Saturday, June 7, Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Mission in Saint James, MO blessed a newly constructed home built for the worship services and social space of their growing community. With great joy, the parish held its first services in the new space for…

09/25/2024

From the early Liturgy this morning for Saint Silouan.

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