Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Greek Orthodox Church

5761 E Colorado St, Long Beach, CA 90814  

EMAIL: office@assumptionlb.org – TEL: (562) 494-8929

At our website, you can find information and stay connected with the dynamic programs we offer for all ages.  The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a traditional and family-oriented Orthodox Christian church of about 400 families. It is a community that is historical and growing, with dedicated members who love Christ and His Church. Our congregation is comprised of life-long Orthodox Christians and people who chose Orthodoxy later on in life. If you are interested in discovering what the Orthodox Church has to offer, please look around and contact us with any questions you may have.

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Long Beach Greek Festival by the Sea

LA County’s Premiere Hellenic Celebration – September 1, 2 and 3, 2018

Join us Labor Day weekend and enjoy a taste of Greece! From authentic Greek food, cooking demonstrations, shopping and live dancing, you’ll be surrounded by the sites and sounds of a culture with a deep history and beautiful traditions. We’re looking forward to having you as our guest!

Eat. Drink. Dance.

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Recent News

  • Weekly Bulletin: August 5, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: July 29, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: July 15, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: July 8, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: July 1, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: June 24, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: June 18, 2018
  • The July - August Issue of the Panagia Newsletter Is Now Available Online
  • Weekly Bulletin: June 10, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: June 3, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: May 26, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: May 20, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: May 13, 2018
  • Greek Festival Necessities Campaign
  • Weekly Bulletin: May 6, 2018
  • Letter from Karen Fic, President of Philoptochos
  • Weekly Bulletin: April 29, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: April 22, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: April 15, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: April 8, 2018
  • Holy Week and Pascha Schedule 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: April 1, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: March 18, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: March 11, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: March 4, 2018
  • The March-April 2018 Issue of The Panagia Is Now Available Online
  • Weekly Bulletin: February 25, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: February 18, 2018
  • Pre-Orders Now Being Taken For Pascha Baked Goods
  • Weekly Bulletin: February 11, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: February 4, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: January 28, 2018
  • Weekly Bulletin: January 21, 2018
  • Assumption's Dance Groups at FDF
  • Save The Date: Philoptochos Membership Luncheon
  • Weekly Bulletin: January 14, 2018
  • Save The Date: Clean Monday's Koulouma
  • We'll Be At The Greek Orthodox Folk Dance & Choral Festival (FDF) January 11 - 14
  • Weekly Bulletin: January 7, 2018
  • Join Us For Our 66th Annual Epiphany
  • Weekly Bulletin: December 31, 2017
  • Panagia's Little Lambs Finishes 2017 On A High Note
  • Weekly Bulletin: December 24, 2017
  • Message from Karen Fic, President of Philoptochos
  • Watch the Christmas Pageant 2017 Hosted by Sunday School
  • Diakonia: Donating to the Sierra Club of Puerto Rico
  • Ring In 2018 With Us At Our New Year's Eve Party!
  • Christmas Services Schedule
  • Weekly Bulletin: December 17, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: December 10, 2017
  • Sunday School Presents A Christmas Pageant
  • Focus On The Future: The Artist Behind Our Church Iconography
  • Celebrate the Christmas Season with Philoptochos
  • Philoptochos' Annual Christmas Tree Wish List Will Brighten the Holidays for Children at Trinity Youth Services
  • Weekly Bulletin: December 3, 2017
  • Hope & Joy Movie Night: The Star
  • A Foodies Delight: All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed
  • Weekly Bulletin: November 26, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: November 19, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: November 12, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: November 5, 2017
  • GOYA Beach Day and Kite Flying!
  • Weekly Bulletin: October 29, 2017
  • Philoptochos Thanksgiving Food Drive and Harvest Bake Sale
  • Weekly Bulletin: October 22, 2017
  • Panagias' Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive To Feed 150 Families
  • Weekly Bulletin: October 15, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: October 8, 2017
  • Philoptochos Needs Your Items!
  • Weekly Bulletin: October 1, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: September 24, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: September 17, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: September 10, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: September 3, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: August 27, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: August 20, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: August 13, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: August 6, 2017
  • Paraklesis Service Scheduled for Friday August 4 has Been Cancelled
  • Weekly Bulletin: July 30, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: July 23, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: July 16, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: July 9, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: July 2, 2017
  • Young Adults BBQ Picnic On July 6!
  • Updated Festival Baking Schedule For June Through August, 2017
  • Update: Dates for Vacation Bible School Have Been Changed
  • Weekly Bulletin: June 25, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: June 18, 2017
  • Futsal League is Back!
  • Vacation Bible School Begins June 27, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: June 11, 2017
  • Pentecost: The Seventh Sunday of Pascha
  • Weekly Bulletin: June 4, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: May 28, 2017
  • 2017 Greek Festival Baking Schedule
  • Weekly Bulletin: May 21, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: May 14, 2017
  • Mother's Day and Sunday School Graduation Celebration
  • Weekly Bulletin: May 7, 2017
  • The May - June 2017 Newsletter is Now Available Online
  • Weekly Bulletin: April 30, 2017
  • Thank You to the Assumption Community for Volunteerism During Great Lent, Holy Week and Pascha
  • Weekly Bulletin: April 23, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin - April 16, 2017
  • Holy Easter 2017: Agape Service
  • Journey to the Resurrection 2017: Holy Saturday (Η Ταφή Του Κυρίου)
  • Journey to the Resurrection 2017: Holy Friday (Τα Άγια Πάθη Του Κυρίου)
  • Journey to the Resurrection 2017: Holy Thursday Morning and Evening (Ο Μυστικός Δείπνος)
  • Journey to the Resurrection 2017: Holy Wednesday Afternoon and Evening (Της Αλειψάσης Τον Κύριον)
  • Journey to the Resurrection 2017: Holy Tuesday Evening (ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΡΙΤΗ)
  • Journey to the Resurrection 2017: Holy Monday Evening
  • Weekly Bulletin: April 9, 2017
  • The April 2017 Newsletter is Now Available Online
  • Good Friday Luminaries
  • Weekly Bulletin: April 2, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: March 26, 2017
  • Journey Through Holy Week: Annual Youth Retreat 2017
  • Join us for Presanctified Liturgy
  • Weekly Bulletin: March 19, 2017
  • Philoptochos is Now Taking Pre-Order For Your Sweets!
  • Great Lent: Third Salutation to the Theotokos at 7:00pm
  • FDF 2017 Highlights
  • Weekly Bulletin: March 12, 2017
  • Great Lent: Second Salutation to the Theotokos at 7:00pm
  • The March 2017 Newsletter is Now Available Online
  • Mardi Gras Madness: Philoptochos Membership Luncheon
  • First Sunday of Lent: Sunday of Orthodoxy
  • Weekly Bulletin: March 5, 2017
  • Great Lent: Salutation to the Theotokos at 7:00pm
  • Services of Great and Holy Lent 2017
  • Clean Monday Pot Luck Tonight
  • Weekly Bulletin: February 26, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: February 19, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: February 12, 2017
  • The February 2017 Newsletter is Now Available Online
  • Weekly Bulletin: February 5, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: January 29, 2017
  • On January 29, Philoptochos Will be Packaging 10,000 Meals After Divine Liturgy
  • Annual Vasilopita Cutting on January 22 After Divine Liturgy
  • Weekly Bulletin: January 22, 2017
  • Weekly Bulletin: January 15, 2017
  • Save The Date: The Olympian Dancers Will Host "To Glendi"
  • Weekly Bulletin: January 8, 2017
  • Save the Date: FDF Preview Luncheon on February 12
  • Weekly Bulletin: January 1, 2017
  • January 2017 Newsletter is Now Available Online
  • Greek Dance
  • Weekly Bulletin: December 25, 2016
  • Weekly Bulletin: December 18, 2016
  • 4th Annual Youth Retreat & Lock-In
  • Little Lambs - Ages 0 Through 4
  • News
  • 65th Annual Epiphany Celebration
  • 2016 Christmas Services
  • Join Us For New Year's Eve 2016!
  • Weekly Bulletin: December 11, 2016
  • Weekly Bulletin: December 4, 2016
  • December 2016 Newsletter is Now Available Online
  • Trinity Foster Home: Annual Christmas Tree Wish List – Sponsored by Philoptochos
  • Weekly Bulletin: November 27, 2016
  • Community Christmas Card
  • Philoptochos' Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
  • Weekly Bulletin: November 20, 2016
  • Tonight's Adult Orthodoxy Class & Bible Study Cancelled for Tonight
  • Weekly Bulletin: November 13, 2016
  • Weekly Bulletin: November 6, 2016
  • November 2016 Newsletter is Now Available Online
  • Weekly Bulletin: October 30, 2016
  • Trip to Feast Day of Saint Nektarios on Wednesday, November 9
  • Spooky Night This Friday!
  • Weekly Bulletin: October 23, 2016
  • Weekly Bulletin: October 16, 2016
  • Weekly Bulletin: October 9, 2016
  • Weekly Bulletin: October 2, 2016
  • The October 2016 Issue of The Panayia is Now Available Online
  • Assumption is Now on YouTube
  • Weekly Bulletin: September 25, 2016
  • Adult Orthodoxy Class & Bible Study with Fr. Christos
  • The September 2016 Issue of The Panayia is Now Available Online
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  • Visitor’s Guide
  • Contact Us
  • Our Facilities
  • Sacraments & Services
  • 40-Day Baby Churching
  • Memorials
  • Funeral
  • Wedding
  • Baptism
  • Our Faith
  • Fr. Christos P. Kanakis - Parish Priest
  • Our History
  • Athletics - Basketball, Volleyball & More
  • Myrrhbearers - Ages 8 and Up
  • Altar Servers - Ages 8 and Up
  • Sunday School - Religious Education
  • GOYA - Junior High and High School
  • Hope and Joy - Grades K Through 5
  • Greek Language School to Host Oxi Day Luncheon Celebration
  • AHEPA
  • Philoptochos
  • Trisagion
  • Senior Christians
  • Greek Language School
  • Choir
  • Welcoming Committee
  • The September 2015 Issue of The Panayia is Now Available Online
  • Message from Philoptochos President Karen Fic
  • August Message from Parish Council President Dave Matty
  • Philoptochos’ Summer Project
  • The August 2015 Issue of The Panayia is Now Available Online
  • Save The Date: Vacation Bible School
  • Baking Schedule for Greek Festival 2015
  • Letter from Parish Council President Dave Mattey
  • Letter from Philoptochos President Bobbie Soupos
  • The July 2015 Issue of The Panayia is Now Available Online
  • Father's Day Luncheon
  • Pastor's Message: Happy Name Day
  • June 2015 Issue of The Panayia is Now Available Online
  • Greeks in LA Soccer Camp
  • Godparent Sunday
  • Panagia's Little Lambs
  • Young Adults of Long Beach
  • Assumption Directory Is Nearing Completion
  • A Message from Bobbie Soupos, President of Philoptochos
  • Assumption's Got Talent!
  • May 2015 Issue of The Panayia is Now Available Online
  • Celebrate Mother's Day With A Sunday Luncheon
  • Christ is Risen!
  • A Message from Philoptochos
  • Message from Fr. Christos: Lazarus Saturday
  • Palm Sunday Luncheon
  • Journey to the Resurrection: Holy Thursday (ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΠΕΜΠΤΗ)
  • Journey to the Resurrection: Holy Wednesday Evening (ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΕΡΑΡΤΗ)
  • Journey to the Resurrection: Holy Monday Evening (ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ)
  • Journey to the Resurrection: Palm Sunday (ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΪΩΝ)
  • Journey to the Resurrection: Great and Holy Saturday (The First Resurrection)
  • Journey to the Resurrection: Good Friday Evening
  • The Icon of the Resurrection (Η ΕΙΚΟΝΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΕΩΣ)
  • Journey to the Resurrection: Holy Tuesday Evening (ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΡΙΤΗ)
  • Learn How to Fold Palm Crosses
  • GOYA Presents: Good Friday Luminaries (Lambades)
  • Philoptochos Will be Baking and Selling Tsoureki (Easter Bread)
  • Journey to the Resurrection: Annual Youth Holy Week Retreat
  • Bookstore Schedule for 2015
  • FDF Achievement Night Montage
  • What's In An Egg: Red Easter Eggs
  • Greek Independence Day Luncheon and Poems
  • General Assembly Meeting on Sunday, March 15
  • Message from Metropolitan Gerasimos
  • Cup of Tea in Honor of Philoptochos Members
  • March Issue of The Panayia is Now Available Online
  • Schedule of Services for Great Lent, Holy Week and Pascha
  • We're Now on Facebook and Twitter
  • From the Choir Loft: Assumption’s Got Talent
  • Philoptochos "Go Red Sunday"
  • February Issue of The Panayia is Now Available Online
  • Parish History
  • What Is Christian Orthodoxy? (Discovering Orthodox Christianity)
  • Website Under Construction
  • Sunday School BBQ & Orientation

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