The mission of our beloved parish of St. George is to put into practice our Orthodox faith for our spiritual growth while creating fellowship and ministries for all the faithful. It should be our mission to spread the word of the Gospel and build harmony and love within the community and be the example of our Orthodox faith for our youth.
WE WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR COMMUNITY!
We are grateful that you have joined us for prayer and worship. Please join us after the Divine Services in our Fellowship Hall for our Hospitality Hour hosted by the Hajiantoniou Family in memory of their beloved family member.
Memorial Services Today For:
Emmanuel Hajiantoniou – 1 year. May his memory be eternal.
Liturgical Schedule:
Wednesday, July 17th – St. Marina the Great Martyr………..Orthros & Divine Liturgy 8:30AM
Communion Guidelines:
Baptized and Chrismated Orthodox Christians who have properly prepared, according to the Holy Orthodox Church guidelines, may receive Holy Communion. Please allow our Sunday School children to receive Holy Communion first and wait for the ushers to dismiss your row.
Mark Your Calendar:
Sunday, July 14th …………….St. Paraskevi Philoptochos Affirmation of Office for New Board
Saturday, September 7th ……..Rummage Sale from 9am to 5pm
Sunday, September 8th ………Registration Sunday
Sunday, September 15th ……..Metropolis of NJ Holy Cross Celebration in Asbury Park, NJ
Sunday, September 22rd ……..Sunday School Begins
Sunday Memorials, Artoclasias and Other Blessings:
Please inform the church office well in advance of Sunday mornings for all memorials, artoclasias, 40 day blessings and other blessings so as not to disrupt the Divine Liturgy. If any requests or lists of names are received after the Great Entrance they will have to wait until the following Sunday.
****Additionally, in order to preserve the sanctity of the Divine Liturgy, please wait to light candles in the St. Nectarios Chapel at the correct time. If one arrives after the Great Entrance, they will have to wait until the end of Liturgy, while the Andithoron is being given out, to light candles in the Chapel.
Holy Confession:
If you wish to partake in the Sacrament of Holy Confession, please feel free to call the Church office or Fr. Peter to arrange a time.
Ask Fr. Peter:
We invite all parishioners to submit questions to Fr. Peter regarding the Orthodox faith and services of the church. Fr. Peter will select one question each week and take a few minutes to answer it. Questions can be emailed to: pastor@stgeorgeclifton.org.
Hosting of Summer Coffee Hour:
During the months of July and August we can all share the responsibility of bringing food for our coffee hour. Please bring pastries, cookies, fruit, etc. to church with you from time to time to add to our coffee hour table. Or, arrange to host a coffee hour by contacting the church office. If we do not have someone to host or sponsor the coffee hour, we will not be able have one on that particular Sunday. Additionally, our coffee hour will take place in the downstairs hall during the summer months. Thanking you in advance for your participation this summer.
GOYA Youth Announcement:
St. George is blessed to have one of the most active and successful GOYAs in the state! We welcome Greek Orthodox youths in grades 7 through 12 to join us. Activities include athletics, folk dance, retreats, dances and artistic/creative competitions. Our kick-off meeting for the 2019-2020 year will take place in September. Look for the date over the summer in the Bulletin. For more information please email cliftoncorresponding@gmail.com.
St. Paraskevi Philoptochos:
Our St. Paraskevi Philoptochos would like to thank everyone for their generous donations towards our food collection for our neighbor, St. Peter’s Haven in Clifton. We are continuing to collect donations throughout the year. As a reminder, please note that we cannot accept EXPIRED foods, cans with dents or opened packages. Kindly ensure that any food you bring is intact and not expired otherwise it will need to be discarded by us or St. Peter’s. We thank everyone again for your understanding and support and wish you a safe and happy Summer!
Church Office Request:
For all church/ministry related matters, please make sure to call the office directly or email directly rather than using texts or various forms of social media. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
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