St. George Church
Publish Date: 2025-04-20
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This Week....
Saints and Feasts

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St. George Church

General Information

  • Street Address:

  • 307 West 54th Street

  • New York, NY 10019
  • Mailing Address:

  • 307 West 54th Street

  • New York, NY 10019

Contact Information

Very Reverend Archimandrite Sophronios Vomend
Parish Priest

[email protected]

Services Schedule

SUNDAY WORSHIP in English and Greek:

Orthros: 9:15 AM

Divine Liturgy: 10:30 AM

Past Bulletins


This Week....

Sunday, April 20, Great and Holy Pascha: Orthros: 9:15 a.m.; Divine Liturgy: 10:30 a.m.

➡️ Check out our website for information on services, programs, and events: saintgeorgenyc.org

➡️ Follow us on Facebook (Saint George Church on West 54th) and Instagram (st.george_nyc)

🙏 The Holy Week 2025 Schedule is posted on our website, and our church calendar is up to date. Check out the calendar, or download a PDF to save or print here. 

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Upcoming Services and Events:
Friday, April 18, afternoon: Holy Friday, Vespers, Descent of the Cross / Apokathelosis, 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 18, evening: Holy Friday, Service of the Lamentations, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 19, morning: Holy Saturday, Vesperal Liturgy of Saint Basil, 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 19, evening: Great and Holy Pascha, Vigil, 11 p.m., Resurrection Service and Divine Liturgy, 12 a.m. 
Sunday, April 20: Great and Holy Pascha, 11:30 a.m. Agape Vespers



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Feast Day of Saint George
The Feast Day of Saint George the Trophy-Bearer (or Tropeoforos) is on Wednesday, April 23. Please see below for the two services to commemorate our Parish's Feast Day!

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Vespers: 6:30 p.m.
Presided by His Grace Bishop Nektarios
Fellowship Meal to follow
 
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Orthros: 8:15 a.m.
Divine Liturgy: 9:30 a.m.

 


Donate to the Holy Week Floral Needs
Thank you to all who have contributed to the floral needs for Holy Week. Please consider donating to the floral needs or making a general Paschal donation via PayPal or Square, or see a Parish Council Member at Saint George with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you at Saint George this weekend!

 

Donating to the Needs of our Sanctuary
Over the past year, we have added beautiful iconography to the church including two icons to the entranceway. We are continuining this work by adding gold leaf to the icons in the upper gallery. Learn more about multiple opportunities to contribute to the needs of our sanctuary here.


Exterior Restoration of Saint George: We did it!

As we marked with the Archpastoral Visit with His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, we have completed the major milestones of the exterior restoration at Saint George! This restoration is the result of many years of both fundraising and planning. We would like to thank all who have supported this effort—we are indebted to you! 

Photo: Michael Silverwise


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Become a 2025 Steward  - Please see details below  

2025 Stewardship – St George Greek Orthodox Church (04/15/25)

OUR GOAL – 85 Stewards in 2025

Dr. Louis Dalaveris
Andrew George
David & Georgia Gibson
Mary Lynne Giviskos
Katerina Gkionis
Nicholas and Athena Gregory
Hellen Hotis
Mary Jaharis in loving memory of Michael Jaharis
Maggie John
Christopher M. Laico
Despina Kartson
Maria Kotsis & Sotirios Tsakonas
Harry Koulos & Alessandra Koinoglou
Nina Koulogeorge
Thiago Augusto Melzer
May & Sean McGuinness
Nafsika Michael
Toula Patros
Thomas Perakos
Shrikant Rangnekar
Sophia Robbins
Nick Scandalios
Constantine Scopas
Michael Silverwise & Elizabeth McCraeken
Margarita Sotirakis
Nicholas & Patricia Stringas
Melissa Sweet
Sami & Mei Siraj-Dine
Daisy Tepper
Maria Tsimboukis
Dr. Dean and Helen Vafiadis
Angelo Zingaro & Maria Daniskas
Dr. Anastasia Xenias

Stewardship is the cornerstone of giving to the Church. It represents each family’s individual financial commitment to the continuation of the Church, and the collective commitments serve the practical function of allowing our church to meet its expenses. 

On Sunday, February 16, we held Stewardship Sunday. Three community members shared what Saint George means to them. The Parish Council distributed Stewardship 2025 brochures. If you would like to learn more about our parish or make a pledge, you can find the brochure here.

The Church’s goal is to completely offset its annual operating expenses through stewardship contributions. Meeting that goal would provide the Church with the stability and sustainability to use funds from fundraisers and other donations to expand ministries and to build existing programs, rather than having to use those proceeds to cover the Church’s operating budget.

To Give Online - Click Here ---- please note: 2025 Stewardship with your donation. Thank you!

Please mail your check to the following address:
Saint George Greek Orthodox Church
307 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019

Please make checks payable to:
Saint George Greek Orthodox Church
Please note: 2025 Stewardship 

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Marilena’s Meals Program

Once a month, a group of faithful volunteers gather to assemble lunch bags for 80 individuals in need. Join us at our next Marilena's Meals program on Sunday, April 27.

~11:30 a.m. - The team will begin assembling the bagged meals in the lower level at Saint George following Divine Liturgy.

12:30 p.m. The team will depart Saint George for Port Authority to distribute the meals.

You can also sponsor one month of the Marilena's Meals program through a donation of $350.

2025
Sunday, April 27
Sunday, May 18
Sunday, June 22

Dates are subject to change. Please refer to the weekly bulletin for the latest dates.

January 2025: Dedicated in loving memory of The Reverend Protopresbyter Basil S. Gregory
February 2025: Dedicated in loving memory of The Reverend Protopresbyter Basil S. Gregory
March 2025: Sponsored with love by Romell Bhaala
April 2025: Sponsored with love by a friend of Saint George
May 2025: Sponsored with love by a steward of St. George Greek Orthodox Church
June 2025: Sponsored with love by a steward of St. George Greek Orthodox Church
July 2025: Sponsored with love by a steward of St. George Greek Orthodox Church
August 2025: Dedicated in loving memory of Maria Romanova
September 2025: Dedicated in loving memory of Jim Korahais, husband of Martha and father of Fred and Peter
October 2025: Sponsored with love by Despina Kartson
November 2025: Sponsored with love by a steward of St. George Greek Orthodox Church
December 2025: Dedicated in loving memory of Charalampos, George and Savvas

We are currently accepting donations for the start of 2026! Please contact Katerina Gkionis at [email protected] with any questions or interest in donating to this program.

 

Please visit our new website and follow us on our social media pages.  

- Website: http://www.saintgeorgenyc.org/ 
- Light a candle: https://stgeorgenyc.square.site/
- Donate: https://www.saintgeorgenyc.org/giving/donate1 
- Livestreaming: https://www.facebook.com/SaintGeorgeChurchNYC

Donate now
We now accept payments via Zelle! Use our email [email protected] to pay via your online banking app.

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Saints and Feasts

April 20

Great and Holy Pascha

Mary Magdalene, and the other women who were present at the burial of our Saviour on Friday evening, returned from Golgotha to the city and prepared fragrant spices and myrrh, so that they might anoint the body of Jesus. On the morrow, because of the law which forbids work on the day of the Sabbath, they rested for the whole day. But at early dawn on the Sunday that followed, almost thirty-six hours since the death of the Life-giving Redeemer, they came to the sepulchre with the spices to anoint His body. While they were considering the difficulty of rolling away the stone from the door of the sepulchre, there was a fearful earthquake; and an Angel, whose countenance shone like lightning and whose garment was white as snow, rolled away the stone and sat upon it. The guards that were there became as dead from fear and took to flight. The women, however, went into the sepulchre, but did not find the Lord's body. Instead, they saw two other Angels in the form of youths clothed in white, who told them that the Saviour was risen, and they sent forth the women, who ran to proclaim to the disciples these gladsome tidings. Then Peter and John arrived, having learned from Mary Magdalene what had come to pass, and when they entered the tomb, they found only the winding sheets. Therefore, they returned again to the city with joy, as heralds now of the supernatural Resurrection of Christ, Who in truth was seen alive by the disciples on this day on five occasions.

Our Lord, then, was crucified, died, and was buried on Friday, before the setting of the sun, which was the first of His "three days" in the grave; observing the mystical Sabbath, that "seventh day" in which it is said that the Lord "rested from all His works" (Gen. 2:2-3), He passed all of Saturday in the grave; and He arose "while it was yet dark, very early in the morning" on Sunday, the third day, which, according to the Hebrew reckoning, began after sunset on Saturday.

As we celebrate today this joyous Resurrection, we greet and embrace one another in Christ, thereby demonstrating our Saviour's victory over death and corruption, and the destruction of our ancient enmity with God, and His reconciliation toward us, and our inheritance of life everlasting. The feast itself is called Pascha, which is derived from the Hebrew word which means "passover"; because Christ, Who suffered and arose, has made us to pass over from the curse of Adam and slavery to the devil and death unto our primal freedom and blessedness. In addition, this day of this particular week, which is the first of all the rest, is dedicated to the honour of the Lord; in honour and remembrance of the Resurrection, the Apostles transferred to this day the rest from labour that was formerly assigned to the Sabbath of the ancient Law.

All foods allowed during Renewal Week.

April 20

Theodore the Trichinas

Saint Theodore who was from Constantinople, was born to parents who were pious and of means. He took up the monastic life in a monastery in the imperial city, and wore nought but a rough hair shirt for all his life, from whence also he received his name. He reposed in the late fourth, or early fifth century. Saint Joseph the Hymnographer composed a canon in his honour.

April 20

Zacchaeus the Apostle of Caesaria

The conversion of the publican Zacchaeus, and our Saviour's compassion for him, is narrated in the Holy Gospel (Luke 19:1-10). Afterwards he laboured as a companion of the Holy Apostles, and became first Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine.

April 20

Gregory & Anastasios, Patriarchs of Antioch

April 20

Athanasios, Founder of the Monastery of Meteora

April 21

Renewal Monday

April 21

The Holy Hieromartyr Januarius and Those With Him

These Martyrs contested for piety's sake in Campania of Italy, during the reign of Diocletian (284-305), when Timothy was Proconsul. Saint Januarius was the Bishop of Benevento in Campania; he was arrested and taken to Nola, where he was cast into a burning furnace, from which he came forth unharmed; at Puteoli, together with Proculus, Sosius, and Faustus the deacons, Desiderius, reader of the Church of Benevento, and Eurychius and Acutius, nobles from Puteoli, he was cast to wild beasts, which as they came near the Saints, fell affectionately at their feet. Finally they were all beheaded, about the year 305.

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