WE ENCOURAGE THE PARISH FAMILY TO COME TO CHURCH If your heart longs to be in Church, to worship God and to receive Him in the Holy Eucharist, by all means come to church. There is room to social distance. Those who have been attending recently have found being together, at a distance, and receiving Christ to be supremely comforting.
We understand why some people have felt the need to remain absent but we hope those who have absented themselves will soon venture out and return. The Eucharist is central to our lives and on Sunday mornings it is offered here at St. George. That is the one thing—the most important thing--that is unavailable through an on-line church service. All are welcome at this point and we hope to see more parishioners each Sunday. God bless!
REMINDER: Anyone preferring greater distance from others than that found in the nave is welcome to use the upstairs Sunday School room. The room provides full visibility and ease to hear the services. One can participate in corporate worship from upstairs while remaining at the greatest distance in proximity to the rest of the congregation.
COFFEE HOUR fellowship is suspended yet for a while. We hope it won’t be much longer. We all miss each other and pray that things will be back to normal before long—God grant it!
BLESSED ECCLESIASTICAL NEW YEAR Tuesday, September 1, begins a new Church year. God grant a spiritually profitable New Year to all! Through prayer and acts of love, the Spirit of Grace will abide with us in the days ahead. We are called to be lights in the world to many in spiritual darkness who long to find the true Light, Whom we know is Christ. May God see fit to use each of us to bless and help guide others to find Christ and His Church during the next 12 months. Perhaps chose someone(s) you know who does not yet know Him and begin praying for God’s blessings and enlightenment for that person each day. May many miracles of Christian Faith be born as a result!
NEW ITEMS IN THE BOOKSTORE For those who are new to St. George, the church offers a kiosk in the fellowship hall downstairs with books and other Orthodox items. Most items are marked, however, if you want to buy something that is not tagged, please ask Presbytera for that missing detail.
STEWARDSHIP PLEDGE FORM Further down in this bulletin, you can find our St. George Parish Pledge Form as a PDF. If you need to, you can down load it, in order to fill it in.
SEEKING ADDITIONAL PROSFORA BAKERS Are you willing to bake prosfora once a week or once every two weeks? One or more breads per week is always greatly appreciated. Any excess breads the church receives are frozen for use in the near future. If you would like to make the prosfora and need a seal and/or some guidance, please let Fr. or Presbytera know.
RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION If you are unable to come to church on Sunday morning to receive Holy Communion and still desire to be Communed during this unprecedented time, please contact Fr. Leo to make arrangements to be Communed (207-385-3000).
THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING YOUR STEWARDSHIP We are yet to return to full capacity in attendance but we do see a reasonable amount of worshipers each Sunday. Thank you for your faithfulness! Thank you very much for being good stewards of God’s gifts! May He reward your faithfulness to St. George! Please, if you are still choosing to stay at home for a while, we ask that you continue to keep the financial concerns of the parish in mind while we are yet physically separated. We’re grateful to each of you and Fr. remembers you in prayer daily.
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NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is announcing a new ten-episode video series introducing the faithful to the new Policies for the Safety of Children and Youth. These new resources also include step-by-step checklists designed to help parishioners and communities follow the new guidelines.
The implementation and enforcement of the Policies for the Safety of Children and Youth take another step forward towards the goal of ensuring that every ministry and event is physically, emotionally, and spiritually safe and healthy for the children of all Greek Orthodox Churches in America.