The Annunciation Cathedral Bookstore & Gift Shop
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Furnishing Religious Educational Resources for the Faithful
Bookstore Team - Rosemary Kromidas Hendrix - Chairman/Marketing; Floyd Hendrix - sales; Barbara and Ray Bailey - Icon sales; Steve Johnson, Orthodox Literature/sales; Linda Grivas, Teen Resources; Christina Nassos - Children's Corner and Shelly Spahr, Marina Kuluberis and our Festival volunteers - Sales
We, on the Team, are proud to serve this ministry every Sunday after liturgies and on special occasions held at our Cathedral. We’re located in the Educational Building, just a few steps off Carlos Hall. From its beginnings in the early 1970s, the bookstore evolved from a single display case in Carlos Hall, to the former classroom in which we are now located. The early inventory consisted of a few crosses, some books and icons. This was the offering for several years under the leadership of Helen Economy Canellos. The inventory grew, the leadership changed to Bob and Tina Shuford, then to Tommy Vort. In 2006, the leadership again changed to the present team, the inventory grew into what you see today. We have a plethora of Orthodox books, icons for your home celebrating your Saints, imported from Greece, from Belarus and from various monasteries. They range in price from $10 - $300. Our beautiful Byzantine gold crosses and religious jewelry are in our fine gift cabinet. We have many informative books on Orthodox traditions, Orthodox faith comparisons, Orthodox Education and study, Bibles, including the New Orthodox Study Bible which took 20 years to compile and publish - a “must have” for your family library!
:July 20-23, 2010, The Diocese of the South, Orthodox Church of America Assembly was held at our Cathedral. In spite of the extreme heat in Atlanta, 200 conferees either drove or flew in to attend a wonderful educational Assembly, from all over the country. We opened our bookstore from 8:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. to serve our Orthodox family — and serve we did! They were complimentary, gracious and very eager to support our ministry. Our bookstore offerings we well accepted which made us feel very good about our ministry. Our sales exceeded $1300 for the 3 days they were with us. We thank them very much and welcome them back!
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 Little Emma, coloring at the Children's Corner Coloring Table |
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Our Children’s Corner caters to children from 2-10 - stories, guardian angel icons and night
lights, games, puzzles - all with Orthodox themes. The Pre-teen and Teen resources address
today’s issues from an Orthodox perspective. For your teens who are driving, we have Byzantine
cross and guardian angel visor clips which will remind them to drive carefully. Cookbooks! Yes,
the delicious treats you will enjoy today, can be found in the Greek cookbooks not only from our
Cathedral, but also from Charleston, Marietta and Winston-Salem. We have The Gifted
Prosforon Pan, Prosforon Seals and recipes for baking Prosforon! Our CDs of choir conferences,
liturgical chants - very soothing for prayer and meditation-Cathedral orchestral programs, Pascha
and Christmas music are all on our shelves. For your devotional needs, we have aromatic incense
from Mount Athos in Greece, the necessary charcoal and censers, vigil lamps and oil lamps. Our
prayer ropes, prayer beads and bracelets are prayerfully hand made by nuns and monks from
various monasteries. A thoughtful gift for those you love.
Icons - An extensive collections of icons from Saint Isaac of Syria Skete, either hand painted by special request or the traditional mounted on wood of Patron Saints, Christ, Theotokos as well as Festal Icons
Bibles - New Orthodox Study Bible, is available in both hardback and in red leather. This is the 20 year compilation of the old and New Testament, Psalms, history of Orthodoxy written and edited by historians and theologists. This 1,822 page Bible is a must for the Orthodox family and is highly recommended by our spiritual fathers as a study guide.
Books - Our extensive collection of Orthodox studies, including Liturgy Books, Holy Week Books, Prayer Books, Orthodox Theology, history, Orthodox perspectives on current issues, books relating to icons and iconography, books relating to Saints, Marriage & Family, books on grieving and many more are on our shelves.
Crosses - Our finest selection of Byzantine gold crosses, worn as a symbol of our faith, for baptisms and Chrismations are from Greece. We also carry Orthodox wall crosses and crucifixes, many from Russia.Look for our new collection of gold and sterling crosses coming soon!
Dictionaries - Greek/English
Devotional items - Prayer ropes and bracelets for both adults and children, incense from Mount Athos, censers, charcoal, wicks, vigil lamps — both hanging and table, electric and oil are available.
Children’s Corner - Ages 3-12. Books, Puzzles, Icons, Flash Cards, Liturgy/Activity Book sets, Prayer Bracelets, Guardian Angel night lights, CDs.
Pre-teen/Teen Section - Orthodox study materials, books dealing with today’s issues for teens and their parents, gift items, CDs, auto sun visor clips for your teen driver with Orthodox designs and much more.
Cookbooks - Lenten recipes for both new and experienced cooks, including those from Orthodox churches in the area-Marietta, Charleston, Atlanta are just to name a few.
Liturgical music - Matins, Seasonal Music - Pascha and Christmas Hymns
New items! -Sterling silver wedding crowns (stefana) from Greece, stefanothikes, greeting cards in Greek and English, Pascha Cards, Icon notecards for your gifts. We are now carrying the beautiful icon cards from Father Tom Tsagalakis of Seattle, WA.
Our sales continue to grow thanks to your support. Our inventory continues to be updated with the latest Orthodox books, icons and devotional items for your home. We would like to suggest that in these days, you might share or trade your books with other Orthodox faithful. We welcome your feedback at any time. The next time you are in the bookstore, please pick up a business card from each of the bookstore team members, so that you can call if you need to. Keep in mind, we have gift certificates available — just ask. Look forward to your visit!
From the Bookstore...
Challenge Questions on Orthodoxy A to Z for Students, and More Challenge Questions on Orthodoxy A to Z for Students Volume 2 by Gayle E. Woloschak:
This two volume set of books is an invaluable teaching and inspirational Orthodox Christian resource for our young teenagers. Each book has a series of questions, categorized by topics including the following: Old Testament; New Testament; Church history; Church year: feasts and fasts; Church traditions and teachings; liturgics: liturgy, sacraments and vestments; words and symbols; and Orthodoxy and other American religions. These books contain essential questions that every Orthodox Christian should know the answer to and, at times, contain very challenging questions that, unfortunately, many Orthodox Christians do not know how to answer. The answers to the questions are provided sequentially, in the back of each book, so that the reader can determine his or her accuracy in answering the questions and learn the correct answers to questions that he or she has missed. Volume 2 of this set is more difficult than the first of the series and is a great follow up to Volume 1. These books are not only informative, but also interesting, and should be a part of every Orthodox Christian's home library, as they not only provide quick answers to questions important to our faith, but they also inspire the reader to read more of the Bible and more about our Church. It is a great way to peak your young adults' interest in finding out more about their faith, so that they can draw closer to God and also be a more effective witness to those who are not Orthodox Christians. Both of these books are now available in our bookstore, and would make an excellent gift for any occasion.
Adriane Creety, Book Reviewer
A Tiny Step Away from Deepest Faith – A Teenager’s Search For Meaning by Marjorie Corbman:
Marjorie Corbman eloquently and precisely tells her story, a teenager’s story, of the search for meaning beyond herself, beyond what “authority figures” in her life tell her to believe and beyond what traditional religions tell her to believe. Her journey begins with a ritualistic faith in the Reform Jewish tradition in which she was raised. Her search takes her through many pagan philosophies and religions as she seeks the Absolute Truth. She discusses what most modern teenagers experience – and many modern adults, for that matter – searching for the true faith, the only faith, the meaning of life and recognizing the emptiness of idolatry and self love. She discusses, very honestly, how she came to believe in Christ wholeheartedly and how she became an Orthodox Christian – not because someone told her to, but because her inquisitive nature led her to read the Bible and the writings of the holy fathers which together, with the prompting of the Holy Spirit, led her to Christ. She knew, after all of her searching and studying, that she had finally found the true fai
th in Orthodox Christianity. She closes the book with chapters on the importance of obligations that come with our faith - that our rights only stem from our obligations that we have fulfilled according to God’s will. She discusses the importance of loving one another as Christ loves us – not in a selfish way, wanting something in return, but unconditionally as Christ loves us. Marjorie’s true story is difficult to read at times for those of us who are vehemently opposed to pagan philosophies and some of the religions that she admits following before her conversion to Orthodox Christianity. However, this is one of the reasons that this book should be at the top of all Orthodox teenagers’ reading list – it explains precisely why those religions are wrong from the perspective of someone who practiced those religions and explains theologically and rationally why Orthodox Christianity is the true faith and the true religion, with salvation through Christ and taking up our cross and following Christ as the answer we all seek that will bring meaning to our lives. This book is now available in our bookstore.
Adriane Creety, Book Reviewer
Annunciation Cathedral Bookstore & Gift Shop
This page was last updated on 08/30/2010