St. George Church
Publish Date: 2026-09-20
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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, September 20, Sunday After Holy Cross: 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)

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Memorial
Konstantina Manos, 40 days
Mother of Demetrios Manos

Fellowship
Sponsored by Demetrios Manos in loving memory of his mother

Sunday Events
Marilena's Meals, immediately following Divine Liturgy
Rooted in Christ: A Catechism Journey: 1-2 p.m

 
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TONIGHT & TOMORROW: Dating Differently!
After the incredible response to our first event at Saint George in May, we’re excited to bring back Dating Differently this weekend—with two evenings and two different age groups.

Friday, September 18 | Ages 21–35 - $35
An evening of meaningful conversations led by a panel of Orthodox speakers about discernment, relationships, and pursuing love with intention followed by a relaxed Singles Mixer with drinks, dessert, music, and time to connect. Register here.


Saturday, September 19 | Ages 36–50 - $45
You asked, and we listened. We’re excited to create a space specifically for Orthodox adults 36–50 to have meaningful conversations led by a panel of Orthodox speakers and enjoy a fun Singles Mixer with drinks, dessert, music, and time to connect. Register here.

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This Sunday: Marilena's Meals
Join fellow volunteers for our monthly Marilena’s Meals program, our food outreach ministry.

Dedicated in loving memory of The Reverend Protopresbyter Basil S. Gregory

Volunteer for assembly or distribution—or both:
  • Following the Divine Liturgy: Gather in the lower level of Saint George to assemble the bagged meals.
  • 1:30 p.m.: Depart Saint George following the Catechism class.
The cost of covering one month of the program is $350. If you are interested in donating to this program, email stgeorgechurchnyc@gmail.com.

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2026 Stewardship

Stewardship is the cornerstone of giving to the Church. It represents each person'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 are setting a goal to reach 104 stewards in 2026 since the church is in its 104th year!
We currently have 90 stewards for 2026.

Become a steward today! Make your contribution now.

2026 Stewardship – St George Greek Orthodox Church (8/28/26)

OUR GOAL – 104 Stewards in 2026

Anonymous Donor
Eric Anagnostopoulos
Paul & Pam Anagnostopoulos
Irini Aristotelous
Eleni B.
Aashna Batra
Natalie Becerra
Sofia Bedoshvili
Stavroula Benetatos
Josephine Bottitta and Dr. Marisa D’Andrea
Louna Collomb
Eduardo Concepcion
Louis Dalaveris, MD
Joseph & Violeta Foss
Olivia Frangos
Maria G. Gary Estate
Andrew George
Evangelie & Gina Georgiou
David and Georgia Gibson
Constantine Giviskos Charitable Remainder Trust 
Mary Lynne Giviskos
Katerina Gkionis
Eugenia Ghezzo
Jasen & Ashley Gorden
Nicholas and Athena Gregory
Lindsey Griffin
Christina Halatsis
Kostas & Rachel Halkias
George Handjinicolaou and Dorothe E. Vouyiouklis

Scott Hearne
Harris Hoke
Hellen Hotis
Kally Kanellis
Despina Kartson
Elizabeth and Demetrios Kastanis
Penelope Kastaris
Dimitria Katsabas
Sam Kleitches, DDS
Martha Korahais
Nina Koulogeorge
Adrian Kwan
Christopher Laico
Dimitrios Liassidis
George and Maria Likourezos
Christina Lipinski
Mary and Lutz Logemann
Dimitrios Manos
Sean and May McGuinness
Thiago (Iakovos) Melzer
Nafsika Michael
Joseph Nguyen
Demetrius Nonas and Beth Krettecos
Joshua Anish Oomen
Maria Papadopoulou
Catherine Panags
Aphrodite Papantoniou
Vassilios Papayannoulis 
Bill Paparis
Toula Patros
Joseph & Nina Perko
Niko & Tina Plagos

Alexia Pores
Shrikant Rangnekar
Kleoniki and Kosta Raptis
Sophia Robbins
Devin Sachket
Nick Scandalios
Patricia Schultz
Constantine Scopas
Michael Silverwise & Elizabeth McCracken
George (Sahil) Singh
Sami & Mei Siraj-Dine
Salvatore Skoufris and Margarita Neocleous Skoufris
Margarita I Sotirakis
Katarina E. Stough and Alec Karanikolas
Daisy Tepper
Nicholas Terezakis
Konstantinos and Panagiota Theodoris
Ilze Thielman of TLC Group
Sotiris Tsakonas & Maria Kotsis
Maria Tsimboukis
Irini Tsounakas
Connor Tzavelis
Marijn Van Steenderen & Salome Salliashvili
Maria Valvi
Kevin White and Christina Krettecos
Demetrios Xanthos
Dr. Anastasia Xenias
Mary Yousseflogemann
Angelo Zingaro & Maria Daniskas

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: 2026 Stewardship with your donation. Thank you!

NOTE: We accept payments via Zelle! Use our email [email protected] to pay via your online banking app.**

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: 2026 Stewardship

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Greektoberfest 2026
We are so excited to return with our annual fundraising event: Greektoberfest! Join us as we gather on the second floor with an evening of fun, fellowship, community, competition, and fundraising! Enjoy Greek food, German beer, Greek wine, and more!


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Get Involved with Agape Meals!
We are building our fellowship / coffee hour ministry. Samuel and Mei are the leaders of this ministry, approaching this as a community-building event! We are seeking volunteers to help with preparing, setting up, and cleaning up the fellowship meal. Reach out to Samuel (312-709-6627) or Mei (312-709-6645) if you have interest.

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Spiritual Book Club
Join us every Monday, 6:00–7:00 PM, as we gather to read and discuss the lives, teachings, and wisdom of the Holy Fathers, Saints, and Elders of the Church. We're continuing with The Life of Saint Anthony the Great by Saint Athanasius. To join, please find the “St. George - Book Club" group through the St. George's Community on WhatsApp for updates, the Zoom link, and more information.

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Public Reading of Scripture
Join our new ministry led by parishioners: Three times a week, we get together virtually and read the Word of God in Public Reading of Scripture (PRS). 


The idea is that the same readings of the lectionary will be offered throughout the week at evening, lunch, and morning times:

Monday: 7-8 p.m.
Wednesday: 12-1 p.m.
Friday: 8:30-9:30 a.m.

The Zoom link will be shared in the Bible Study & PRS WhatsApp group. We hope you will join us then.

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Iconography Opportunity
We are seeking donors to contribute to this new iconography of the Second Coming, which will be added to the east wall in the Narthex. If interested, speak with Father Sophronios or a Parish Council member, or email [email protected].

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Join our WhatsApp Community!
As our ministries have grown over the past year, we have created multiple WhatsApp group to communicate updates. We have now organized these groups using the WhatsApp Community Feature! Find us on WhatsApp by searching "Saint George Tropeoforos on West 54th Street Ministries" or tap here.

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Sanctuary Needs at Saint George
We have developed a list of sanctuary needs at Saint George. If you are interested in contributing to any needs of the church, please see Father Sophronios or a Parish Council member, or email [email protected].

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Ministries Schedule
We look forward to seeing you during one or multiple ministries. All updates will be shared in the WhatsApp groups. Please note the new ministry times for the Catechism Courses and Bible Study.

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Our Catechumen Program: The Unfading Light
We are excited to continue the The Unfading Light featuring two courses for Orthodox Catechumens and baptized Orthodox Christians. Please find the schedule below:


TUESDAYS
🔹 7:30 p.m. Rooted in Christ: A Catechism Journey led by Professor Andrew Roushdy (virtual)

SUNDAYS
🔹 1 p.m. Rooted in Christ: A Catechism Journey led by Father Sophronios (repeat of Tuesday’s course) - hybrid

Join these sessions through our WhatsApp groups. Email [email protected] to join the respective groups. We look forward to growing these ministries at Saint George!

 

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Apostolic Visit: A Historic Day
With profound joy and humility, our parish of Saint George Tropeoforos in Midtown Manhattan was blessed to welcome His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on Wednesday, September 24. This historic apostolic visit filled our church with light, love, and renewal. Read Father Sophronios' letter of gratitude here.

Images: His All-Holiness Visits Saint George
Images: His All-Holiness with Parishioners

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Marilena’s Meals Program & Saint John the Merciful

We now have two Meals Ministries at Saint George: Marilena's Meals & Saint John the Merciful Midnight Run. Twice a month, a group of faithful volunteers gather to assemble meals for individuals in need.

The cost to sponsor one month for each program is $350.

Saint John the Merciful
This is a newly launched ministry in which we prepare meals at Saint George on one afternoon and then distribute near Macy's on West 35th Street and Broadway in the evening. We hope to share more dates soon!

Meals Program: Sundays
~11:45 a.m. The team will begin assembling the bagged meals in the lower level at Saint George following Divine Liturgy.
1:30 p.m. The team will depart Saint George for Port Authority and Penn Station to distribute the meals following the Catechism class.

2026
Sunday, September 20
Sunday, October 4
Sunday, October 25
Sunday, December 6

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

January 2026: Dedicated in loving memory of The Reverend Protopresbyter Basil S. Gregory.
February 2026: Dedicated in loving memory of Ioannis and Stavroula Plagos.
March 2026: Dedicated in loving memory of The Reverend Protopresbyter Basil S. Gregory.
April 2026: Sponsored with love by a steward of St. George Greek Orthodox Church.
May 2026: Dedicated in loving Memory of Nicholas Stringas. From Patricia Schultz.
June 2026: Sponsored with love by a steward of Saint George Greek Orthodox Church.
July 2026: Sponsored with love by a steward of St. George Greek Orthodox Church.
August 2026: Sponsored with love by Despina Kartson.
September 2026: Dedicated in loving memory of The Reverend Protopresbyter Basil S. Gregory.
October 2026: Dedicated in loving memory of George and Mary.
November 2026: Dedicated in loving memory of George and Mary.
December 2026: Dedicated in loving memory of George K. Halkias.

We are currently accepting donations for 2026 for the Saint John the Merciful Program and donations for 2027 for the Marilena's Meals program! Please contact ministry leaders 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



Saints and Feasts

September 20

Sunday after Holy Cross


September 20

Eustathius the Great Martyr, his wife and two children

The holy Martyr Eustathius before his baptism was an illustrious Roman general named Placidas in the days of the Emperor Trajan. While hunting in the country one day, he was converted to the Faith of Christ through the apparition of an uncommonly majestic stag, between whose antlers he saw the Cross of Christ, and through which the Lord spoke to him with a human voice. Upon returning home, he learned that his wife Tatiana had also had a vision in which she was instructed to become a Christian. They sought out the Bishop of the Christians and were baptized, Placidas receiving the name Eustathius, and Tatiana the name Theopiste; their two sons were baptized Agapius and Theopistus. The family was then subjected to such trials as Job endured. Their servants died, all their goods were stolen, and on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem they were scattered abroad, each not even knowing if the others were still alive. By the providence of God, they were united again after many years, and returned to Rome in glory. Nevertheless, when they refused to sacrifice to the idols-a public sacrifice from which no Roman general could be absent-the Emperor Hadrian, who had succeeded Trajan, had them put into a large bronze device in the shape of a bull, which was heated with fire until they died. When their holy bodies were removed, they were found to be without harm. They suffered martyrdom about the year 126.


September 20

Our Righteous Father Eustathius, Archbishop of Thessolonica


September 20

John the Foreigner


September 20

Hilarion the New Martyr of Crete


September 20

Afterfeast of the Holy Cross


September 21

Monday of the 1st Week




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