St. George Church
Publish Date: 2025-04-13
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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 13, Palm Sunday: 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:
Saturday, April 12: Saturday of Lazarus, Orthros, 9:15 a.m.; Divine Liturgy, 10:30 a.m. (Palm folding during fellowship)
Sunday, April 13, morning: Palm Sunday, Orthros, 9:15 a.m.; Divine Liturgy, 10:30 a.m. 
Sunday, April 13, evening: Palm Sunday evening, Service of the Bridegroom, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, April 14: Holy Monday, Service of the Bridegroom, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15: Holy Tuesday, Service of the Bridegroom, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 16: Holy Wednesday, Holy Unction, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 17, morning: Holy Thursday, Vesperal Liturgy of Saint Basil, 8:15 a.m.
Thursday, April 17, evening: Holy Thursday, The Holy Passion Service (12 Gospels), 6:30 p.m.
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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Palm Sunday Fish Luncheon
This Sunday, April 13, join us for a Palm Sunday Fish Luncheon following Divine Liturgy. We'll enjoy a delicious meal courtesy of our sponsors: Applejack Diner, Cosmic Diner, The Flame Diner, Route 66 Cafe. The suggested donation: $15. Children 12 and under: Free. We hope to see you then!

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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. We have ordered the florals, and we are preparing for this beautiful 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 in the coming week!

 

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 (04/04/25)

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
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
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 13

Palm Sunday

On Sunday, five days before the Passover of the Law, the Lord came from Bethany to Jerusalem. Sending two of His disciples to bring Him a foal of an ass, He sat thereon and entered into the city. When the multitude there heard that Jesus was coming, they straightway took up the branches of palm trees in their hands, and went forth to meet Him. Others spread their garments on the ground, and yet others cut branches from the trees and strewed them in the way that Jesus was to pass; and all of them together, especially the children, went before and after Him, crying out: "Hosanna: Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord, the King of Israel" (John 12:13). This is the radiant and glorious festival of our Lord's entry into Jerusalem that we celebrate today.

The branches of the palm trees symbolize Christ's victory over the devil and death. The word Hosanna means "Save, I pray," or "Save, now." The foal of an ass, and Jesus' sitting thereon, and the fact that this animal was untamed and considered unclean according to the Law, signified the former uncleanness and wildness of the nations, and their subjection thereafter to the holy Law of the Gospel.

April 13

Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome

Saint Martin was born in Tuscany. He had been the papal delegate at Constantinople; upon the death of Pope Theodore, Saint Martin was elected his successor. At this time the Emperor Constans II, also known as Constantine Pogonatus (reigned 641-668), was seeking support of his confession of faith called the Typos, which espoused the Monothelite heresy, that is, that there is only one will and energy in the Incarnate Son of God. But the newly-consecrated Pope not only did not accept the Typos, but convened the Lateran Council of 649 (attended by 105 of his bishops, and Saint Maximus the Confessor, who was then in Rome), which anathematized the Typos and the Monothelite heresy. Because of this Saint Martin was seized by an imperial force in 653 and brought to Constantinople, where he was charged with sending money to the Saracens and conspiring with them, and blaspheming against the most holy Mother of God. Though innocent of these accusations, he was exiled to Cherson on the Black Sea, where, after many sufferings and privations, he received the crown of his courageous confession in the year 655.

April 13

Theodosios the Martyr

April 13

Zoilos the Martyr

April 14

Holy Monday

The holy Passion of our Saviour begins today, presenting Joseph the all-comely as a prefiguring of Christ. He was the eleventh son of Jacob, and his first son by Rachel; because he was so beloved of his father, his own brethren came to envy him and cast him into a pit. Later they sold him to foreigners for thirty pieces of silver, who later sold him again in Egypt. Because of his virtue, his master gave him much authority in governing his house; because he was fair of countenance, his master's wife sought to draw him into sin with her; because of his chastity, he refused her, and through her slanders was cast into prison. Finally, he was led forth again with great glory and was honoured as a king. He became lord over all Egypt and a provider of wheat for all the people. Through all this, he typifies in himself the betrayal, Passion, death, and glorification of our Lord Jesus Christ (see Gen., chapters 37, 39 41).

To the commemoration of Patriarch Joseph is added also the narration concerning the fig tree, which on this day was cursed and subsequently dried up because of its unfruitfulness. It portrayed the Jewish synagogue, which had not produced the fruit demanded of it, that is, obedience to God and faith in Him and which was stripped of all spiritual grace by means of the curse (Matt. 21:18-20).

April 14

Aristarchus, Pudens, Trophimus the Apostles of the 70

Saint Aristarchus is mentioned in the Epistle to the Colossians (4:10), and also in the Epistle to Philemon (v. 24). By his ascetical manner of life, this Saint proved to be another Saint John the Baptist. He became Bishop of Apamea in Syria, and brought many to the Faith of Christ. Saints Pudens and Trophimus are mentioned in II Timothy 4:20-21. Also, Acts 21:29 mentions that Trophimus was from Ephesus. According to sources that Saint Dorotheus of Tyre (celebrated on June 5) found written in Latin in Rome, these Apostles were beheaded in Rome during the reign of Nero (54-68).

April 14

Thomais the Martyr of Alexandria

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