St. George Church
Publish Date: 2025-05-11
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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




Services Schedule

SUNDAY WORSHIP in English and Greek:

Orthros: 9:15 AM

Divine Liturgy: 10:30 AM


Past Bulletins


This Week....

Sunday, May 11, Sunday of the Paralytic: 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)

🙏 Thank you for joining us for Holy Week and Pascha services! Check out photos from the beautiful week on our website.

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Monday, May 19: Get your tickets to Taverna Night at Souvlaki GR!
Almost 1 week away! Join us for a fundraiser to support Saint George at Souvlaki GR on the Lower East Side! Your ticket will include an open bar, delicious food, and live music. Get your ticket today!

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Have you become a 2025 Steward?

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. 

We set a goal to reach 85 stewards in 2025. We currently have 45 stewards.
We need 40 more stewards to reach our goal! Make your contribution today.

2025 Stewardship – St George Greek Orthodox Church (05/10/25)

OUR GOAL – 85 Stewards in 2025

Anonymous Steward
Iraklis (Eric) Anagnostopoulos
Paul & Pam Anagnostopoulos
Natalie Becerra
Sofia Beodsvili
Dr. Louis Dalaveris
Andrew George
Gina & Evangelie Georgiou
David & Georgia Gibson
Mary Lynne Giviskos
Katerina Gkionis
Lindsay Griffith
Nicholas and Athena Gregory
Christina Halatsis
Hellen Hotis
Mary Jaharis in loving memory of Michael Jaharis
Maggie John
Despina Kartson
Maria Kotsis & Sotirios Tsakonas
Harry Koulos & Alessandra Koinoglou
Nina Koulogeorge
Christopher M. Laico
George & Maria Likourezos
Thiago Augusto Melzer
Aristidis Molfetas
Sean & May McGuinness
Toula Patros
Thomas Perakos
Alexia Pores
Shrikant Rangnekar
Sophia Robbins
Devin Sachket
Nick Scandalios
Constantine Scopas
Michael Silverwise & Elizabeth McCraeken
George (Sahil) Singh
Margarita Sotirakis
Nicholas & Patricia Stringas
Melissa Sweet
Samuel & Mei Siraj-Dine
Daisy Tepper
Maria Tsimboukis
Dr. Dean and Helen Vafiadis
Dr. Anastasia Xenias
Angelo Zingaro & Maria Daniskas

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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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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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, May 18.

~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, May 18
Sunday, June 22
Sunday, July 13
Sunday, August 2
Sunday, September 7
Sunday, October 5
Sunday, November 9
Sunday, December 14

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://saintgeorgenyc.org/donate/
- Livestreaming: https://www.facebook.com/SaintGeorgeChurchNYC

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

May 11

Sunday of the Paralytic

Close to the Sheep's Gate in Jerusalem, there was a pool, which was called the Sheep's Pool. It had round about it five porches, that is, five sets of pillars supporting a domed roof. Under this roof there lay very many sick people with various maladies, awaiting the moving of the water. The first to step in after the troubling of the water was healed immediately of whatever malady he had.

It was there that the paralytic of today's Gospel way lying, tormented by his infirmity of thirty-eight years. When Christ beheld him, He asked him, "Wilt thou be made whole?" And he answered with a quiet and meek voice, "Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool." The Lord said unto him, "Rise, take up thy bed, and walk." And straightaway the man was made whole and took up his bed. Walking in the presence of all, he departed rejoicing to his own house. According to the expounders of the Gospels, the Lord Jesus healed this paralytic during the days of the Passover, when He had gone to Jerusalem for the Feast, and dwelt there teaching and working miracles. According to Saint John the Evangelist, this miracle took place on the Sabbath.


May 11

Renewal of Constantinople


May 11

Hieromartyr Mocius

The holy Hieromartyr Mocius, who was of Roman parents, lived during the reign of Diocletian, and was a priest in Amphipolis of Thrace. One day as the idolaters were assembled, and the Proconsul Laodicius was offering sacrifice to Dionysus, Mocius entered the temple and overturned the altar. After many torments, through which he was preserved whole by grace divine, he was sent to Byzantium, where he was beheaded about the year 288. Saint Constantine the Great built a magnificent church in honour of Saint Mocius in Constantinople, where his holy relics were enshrined. He is one of the Holy Unmercenaries.


May 11

Methodius & Cyril, Equal-to-the Apostles Illuminators of the Slavs

Born in Thessalonica, Saint Methodius was a military man before becoming a monk on Mount Olympus. His brother Constantine, known as the Philosopher because of his erudition, was Librarian at the Church of the Holy Wisdom in Constantinople; he later became a monk with the name of Cyril. The Emperor Michael sent him with his brother Methodius to the Khazars in response to their petition for teachers to expound to them the Christian Faith. On their way, they stayed in Cherson, where they recovered from the Black Sea the relics of Saint Clement of Rome. Later, they were called by Prince Rostislav of Moravia to instruct his people in the Orthodox Faith (Saint Rostislav died a martyr's death and is celebrated Oct. 15). The Saints devised an alphabet for the Slavs, and used it to translate the Greek books into the language of the people. In their apostolic labours throughout the Balkans, the holy brothers were slandered by certain Germanic bishops who opposed the use of the vernacular in the church services. Summoned to court at Rome in 867, they presented their Slavonic translations to Pope Adrian II, who received them with love and full approval. Two years later, Saint Cyril reposed in Rome on February 14 and was buried in the Church of Saint Clement. Saint Methodius was made Bishop of Moravia, but at the intrigues of certain Latin clergy, was cast into prison by the "Holy Roman Emperor" (the Germanic Emperor of the West), where he was cruelly tormented for some three years. In 874, through the defence of Pope John VIII, he was freed and made Archbishop of Moravia. Because he reproved the lax morals of the German priests in Moravia, he was soon accused of heresy by them, and was forbidden to celebrate the Liturgy in Slavonic. Summoned to Rome again in 879, he was completely exonerated and allowed once again to use the Slavonic tongue for the divine services. He reposed on April 6, 885.


May 11

Theopemptos the Martyr & his Companions


May 11

Dioscoros the New Martyr


May 11

Argyrios the New-Martyr of Epanomi


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