Welcome to
Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church
in Hickory, NC
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Coffee Hour

All who enjoy Coffee Hour are invited to bring a gift of food. We encourage those who would like to contribute food to consider simple, no-fuss, finger foods. The church will alert you if it is a fasting Sunday meal or a feasting Sunday meal.

Typical Church fasting meal means no meat or dairy.

Typical Church feasting means meat and dairy.

Please wait for Fr. Paul’s blessing to indicate food line is ready. Special feast days and celebrations will be discussed prior to the event, e.g. Pascha. Coffee hours after weekday liturgies will be arranged on an ad-hoc basis. 

The serving line is both sides of the food table. Everyone serves themselves to allow quicker serving.

Allergy Awareness!

Severe allergy to all shellfish! Allergies to fish, almonds, walnuts, and cashews. Please refrain from bringing to coffee hour label foods with ingredients.

Community members and visitors: please make sure you follow your doctors' orders on EpiPen and/or liquid Benadryl.

Family Clean Up Crews

Dishwashing and clean up crews are assigned by last name for all families/households—men and women. All who are able, are encouraged to assist with cleanup.

 Sunday of the month

 Last Name
 1st

 A-E

 2nd  F-L
 3rd

 M-Q

 4th   R-Z
 5th  All hands!

 

Cleanup Checklist (~10 minutes total)

  1. Collect all dirty dishes and bring to dishwashing station.
  2. Thoroughly scrape all food waste into red bin and load dishwasher appliance. Add detergent tablet and run cycle.
  3. Remaining dishes to be handwashed.
  4. Collect trash and recycling from tables and floors.
  5. Wipe down food tables, counters, and serving areas with Clorox wipes or cleaner in spray bottle.
  6. Sweep floors; spot mop spills if needed.
  7. Take trash and recycling out; replace liners.
  8. Check refrigerator for labeled items; discard others.
  9. Turn off appliances.
  10. Empty and rinse coffee urns and beverage dispensers.
  11. Restack clean, dry dishes and put away kitchen items and supplies.
  12. Quick final walk through to reset space.
  13. Take dirty towels home to wash and return following week.

Copyright 2026. ARCHANGEL GABRIEL ORTHODOX CHURCH / 4164 Henry River Rd. / Hickory, NC 28602

Fr. Paul: priest@archangelgabrielhickory.org

Orthodox Church in America (www.oca.org)

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Holy Week 2026
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Welcome 5 Newly Illumined in Christ
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Yard & Craft Sale

Donate or shop on our new, virtual AGOC yard and craft sale website—open year-round. https://bit.ly/AGOCyardsale. All proceeds benefit AGOC. 

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Pascha Giving Invitation

Read Fr. Paul's letter for almsgiving.

 

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Coffee Hour

Coffee Hour is a Potluck—open to the entire parish.