Dear Friends,
We continue to adjust to this new reality and the uncertainty it brings.
Following the direction of Archbishop Elpidophoros, church services will be closed for the forseeable future. Fr Jim will celebrate regular services with assistance from Stavros and others as needed. You should pray from their homes. All churches of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will remain closed during Holy Week. We encourage your to join us online.
Please notify those whom you know that may not have access to this information.
We have installed a new, professional streaming system. We continue to perfect the system. It is now accessible on YouTube and Facebook. Unfortunately, there was a loud buzzing on the Saturday of Lazarus. The installer has returned to troubleshoot the problem which should be corrected by this Sunday morning.
Click HERE to access our streaming of the Divine Liturgy on YouTube.
Click HERE to access our streaming of the Divine Liturgy on Facebook.
Liturgy begins this Sunday at 10:00 AM.
You may access an English/Greek text of the Divine Liturgy HERE
Please gather as a family. Light incense and candles if you have them.
Join in the creed, the Lord's prayer and and hymns & prayers as you are able.
PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES IN LITURGY:
1. When Fr Jim says "Christ is in our midst," Please respond by saying "He is and ever shall be."
2. At the Consectration of Holy Communion, when Fr Jim says "...and make this bread the Body of Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ," please respond by saing "Amen."
3. When he says "...and that which is in this cup, the precious blood of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ," please respond with "Amen."
4. When Fr Jim says, "Changing them by your Holy Spirit" please respond, "Amen. Amen. Amen."
SUNDAY SCHOOL will resume this Sunday 12:00 Noon with ZOOM. Click HERE
[Meeting ID: 103 275 510 Password: 022815]
Sign in early if you have never used Zoom in order to download the software.
the actual link to Sunday School:
We welcome you to a VIRTUAL FELLOWSHIP HOUR this Sunday at 11:45.
To join the fellowship hour, please click HERE
GREEK SCHOOL will resume online after Holy Week. Watch for more information.
Parish Council and Hellenic Women's Club will be moving to online video conferencing or teleconferencing.
Fr Jim is available as needed by phone or video for pastoral needs. He may be reached by email at FrJimK@goarch.org or at his office 646-519-6760. If you leave a message at his office, he will also receive an email with your voice message.
We have set up a LIGHT-A-CANDLE option on our online giving page. You may choose a candle type and submit names for prayers. Click HERE to go to our Online Giving Page.
Please pray for our community, our Church and our country. Pray for those who are under the threat of the Coronavirus, those who are suffering and those who are recovering. Pray for the nurses, doctors and researchers, to keep them healthy.
This is the time to make your home a place of prayer. Saint Paul tells us that the home is a “small church.” Your home is a place of holiness.
We are here for members of our Saint George family that may need assistance. If you would like to assist or know of someone in need please email me at FrJimK@goarch.org. If you would like to support this initiative financially, please click HERE and donate to the philanthropy fund.
April 12
PALM SUNDAY
10:00 A.M.: Divine Liturgy
7:00 P.M.: Service of the Bridegroom
April 13
HOLY MONDAY
7:00 P.M.: Service of the Bridegroom
April 14
HOLY TUESDAY
7:00 P.M.: Service of the Bridegroom
April 15
HOLY WEDNESDAY
7:00 P.M.: Sacrament of Holy Unction
April 16
HOLY THURSDAY
10:00 A.M.: The Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
7:00 P.M.: The Holy Passion Service (12 Gospels)
April 17
HOLY FRIDAY
3:00 P.M.: Vespers (Apokathelosis)
7:00 P.M.: Service of Lamentations
April 18
HOLY SATURDAY
10:00 A.M.: The Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA
SATURDAY EVENING
11:00 P.M.: Vigil
12:00 Midnight: Resurrection Service
12:15 A.M.: Divine Liturgy Divine Liturgy should end at approximately 1:15 AM
April 19
EASTER SUNDAY AGAPE VESPERS 11:00 AM
SAINT GEORGE DINNER DANCE APRIL 26
HAS BEEN POSTPONED
“Every church needs to
grow warmer through fellowship,
deeper through discipleship,
stronger through through worship,
and larger through evangelism."
Rick Warren The Purpose-Driven Church
MORE THAN JUST FOLLOWING RULES....
“…in the end, to be Christian is not simply to follow rules and assent to propositions; to be Christian is to love in the form of the greatest commandment. Like being a dancer, it is to perform love in such a way that love (God) has seized our being.”
-Dr. Aristotle Papanikolaou
Aristotle Papanikolaou is Professor of Theology and the Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture at Fordham University He is Co-Director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University.
“Every temple of the Lord is a house of divine Presence and a house of prayer.
Every temple is also a house of peace. May the soul of all those who enter into this holy
temple to take part in the assembly of God, become itself a house of peace.”
from Serve the Lord With Gladness by A Monk of the Eastern Church
ONLINE GIVING AT
ST GEORGE KINGSTON
Click HERE
to set up stewardship donations
to our beloved Saint George.
You may also give online to the following:
Lent-HolyWeek-Easter Donation
St George Philanthropy Fund
NEW! Light-a-Candle / Request a Prayer
General Fund to Support our Ministries
Click HERE for Online Giving
“It does not matter how much we give,
but how much love we put into our giving.”
Mother Theresa
Click HERE to visit our church website.
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Please...
REMEMBER ST GEORGE CHURCH IN YOUR WILL OR ESTATE PLAN
UPDATING OUR DIRECTORY
Please click HERE to open our online form listing 7 brief questions. When you have completed the form, just click on the SUBMIT button at the bottom of the page. The form should not take more than 5 minutes to complete.
Thank you for your assistance, And thank you to the 40+ households that have responded.
Jim Speros
The Work of Jesus Christ: “…it is our Orthodox teaching that the Church continues the work of Christ on earth. When laypeople sing in the choir, teach Sunday school, instruct their children to pray, etc., they are doing the work of the Church.”
- Fr. Stanley S. Harakas, Contemporary Moral Issues
“With us everything should be secondary compared to our concern with children, and their upbringing in the instruction of the Lord."
St John Chrysostom
Your 2020 Parish Council
Fr Jim, Priest
Phil Lettre, President
Xenakis Loizou, Vice President
Mary Matthews, Treasurer
George Kotzias, Secretary
Vinnie Fiorello
Stavros Kariolis
Steve Kotzias
Angelo Lallis
Dennis Larios
Nick Maouris
Anthony Moustakas
Ephie Trataros
John Zacharia
Saint George Church seeks to offer:
- A sense of Peace and the Presence of God in worship;
- Opportunities to Serve Others;
- Meaningful opportunities for Fellowship;
- Education in aspects of the Faith for all ages; and
- A well-maintained and inspiring place of worship & fellowship
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Is a Member of our St George Family
in the Hospital, Rehab or Extended Care?
Please contact Fr Jim with the name and location of any members of our Saint George family that may be in the hospital, Rehab or Extended Care/Nursing Home. Please indicate whether the need is urgent. Call Fr Jim's office 646-519-6721 or email FrJimK@goarch.org. Please leave a clear message and a contact number in case additional information is needed.
“The oil of religion should be used to soothe and heal the wounds of others,
not to ignite the fires of hatred.”
-Archbishop Anastasios of Albania
WHAT IS CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP?
Stewardship is what a person does after saying "I believe," as proof of that belief.
(Williams & McKibben in Oriented Leadership)
Saint George E-List We are developing an e-list (listserv) for parish communication. Your email will not be disclosed through the list or to other members of the list. The list will be used for weekly bulletins and timely information. Please send your email to FrJimK@goarch.org and request to be added to the Saint George Kingston e-list.
Unable to gather in person for Holy Week, the heads of jurisdictions joined together to send you a message of solidarity from their homes to yours!
Today, Her Excellency, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the President of the Hellenic Republic, called His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America led the first in a series of daily prayers for those faithful of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America who have either passed away or are suffering from complications related to the coronavirus COVID19.