Welcome to the web site of St. George Orthodox Church in Trumbull, Connecticut! We are a parish of the Albanian Archdiocese of the Orthodox Church in America. We invite you to explore our web site to learn more about us and about Orthodox Christianity.
Located just north of the Merritt Parkway in Trumbull, we are easily accessible from both Fairfield and New Haven Counties.
We welcome all visitors for worship and fellowship!
News Updates
Note for May 31, 2020 - Please go to our YouTube Channel Saturday evening or Sunday to view a new Sermonette from Fr. Sergei on the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. St. George's YouTube Channel link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvDnJSwwffvezBVH7P8u0bg
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Prayers for use at Home: the following link contains recommended sets of prayers to be used for the period after Ascension (May 28th) through Pentecost (June 7th). Please use these prayers while services are suspended at St. George.
For the Sunday of the Holy Fathers (May 31st): Sunday Prayers Post Ascension For use at Home No Priest
For Pentecost (June 7th): Sunday Prayers for Pentecost For use at Home No Priest
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Click on the following to view additional Resouces that are available for use during this period of suspended services: RESOURCES during COVID-19 pandemic.
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The featured icon image is of Sts Hermione, Philonilla & Zenaida the Unmercenary Physicians. They are known as the Mothers of Modern Medicine, the first Unmercenary Physicians. Unmercenary Physicians were trained physicians who treated the poor and did not accept payment for their services. View more information at these following links: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/09/04/102492-martyr-hermione-daughter-of-saint-philip-the-deacon and https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2019/10/11/102939-martyrs-zenaida-and-philonilla-of-tarsus-in-cilicia
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Please click onto the following letter from the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America. The Holy Synod, at its May 1st meeting, is authorizing "His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon to assume additional authority proper to a Diocesan Bishop within the Diocese of New England and the Albanian Archdiocese." It will be revisted at the Autumn Meeting, November 2020. May 7, 2020: Letter from Holy Synod Met Tikhon Locum Tenens Albanian Archdiocese
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Below are links to communications from the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America, a Pastoral Letter and Guidelines for preparing to eventually reopen our churches in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It is very detailed, but please understand that there remains no timeline to date for any reopening.
Any and all future reopenings will be phased in and based on local conditions and authorities. In the US, all reopenings will be guided by scientific and medical data and instructions from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
May 1, 2020: Pastoral Letter from Holy Synod
May 1, 2020: Synodal Guidelines for future reopening of Churches
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St. George was saddened to learn that Katherine (“Kay”) Pando passed on Saturday, May 2nd. Katherine is survived by her sister-in-law Mary Ann Pando, niece Susan Pando Lazos and husband Thanasi, and nephew Michael. More details will be provided when available. Memory Eternal!
