Below is a list of our sister parishes in the Albanian Archdiocese of the Orthodox Church in America with links to their websites:
 
Church of the Annunciation - Natick, MA  
http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-AL-NATAVM
 
St. George Cathedral - South Boston, MA 
http://www.saintgeorgecathedral.com/
 
St. Nicholas - Southbridge, MA 
http://www.stnicholasma.org
 
St. Mary's Assumption - Worcester, MA 
http://www.stmarysalbanianchurch.org
 
St. Thomas - Farmington Hills, MI 
http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-AL-FAHSTC
 
St. Nicholas - Jamaica Estates, NY
http://www.stnicholasalbanian.org
 
St. Elia - Jamestown, NY 
http://www.stelia.org/index.html
 
St. E Premte - Cleveland, OH 
https://stepremte.org

Sts. Peter & Paul - Philadelphia, PA
https://sspeterpaulphila.org

St. John Chrysostom - Philadelphia, PA  
https://stjcaoc.org

Metropolitan THEOFAN - Founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church in America

Metropolitan THEOFAN (“Fan” S. Noli), founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church in America, was a versatile man whose talents and interests carried him to a position of preeminence in the Albanian world.   An outstanding prelate, he has been called an Apostle of the Albanian renaissance and independence.  Has was the most respected and influential Albanian of his time – a symbol of unity and fraternity for all Albanians, whether Christian or Muslim, democrats or socialists, rich or poor.

Clergyman, writer, historian, translator, journalist, orator, statesman, diplomat, musician – Metropolitan Theofan was at ease in all those roles.  The wide range and quality of his achievements brought him international recognition in religious, diplomatic and literary circles. George Bernard Shaw, Thomas Mann, and Ian Sibelius were among those who paid their respects to his scholarship and creative ability.  For a while in 1924 he served as Albania’s Premier.

A man of great learning, he held degrees from Harvard [B.A., 1912], the New England Conservatory of Music [B.M., 1938], and Boston University [Ph.D., 1945].  His translations into Albanian the works by Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Ibsen and Omar Khayyam have won the admiration of lay people and scholars alike.  His aspirations for the American Orthodox Church uniting all prompted him to translate an awesome array of Orthodox books into English.

Fan Noli came to the United States in 1906.  He lived and worked in Boston. His home for many years was a modest apartment on Bladgen Street, behind the Boston Public Library.  He liked that address mostly because of its proximity to the library, where he did much of his research.

Small in stature, and rather frail-looking in his late years, he had a powerful voice, sparkling eyes, an expressive face and a contagious laughter.

Metropolitan Theofan's life and work were a testimony to the democratic principles and ideals of America which he cherished, and taught his followers.  He was an outstanding American of Albanian origin who embodied, in word and deed, the spirit of Christianity, the spirit of Albanian heritage, the spirit of the founding fathers of our country.

Click onto the link below to view a PDF copy of the 50th Anniversary Book of the Albanian Orthodox Church in America.

This text was compiled by Metropolitan Fan S. Noli and published in 1960.   It originally was scheduled to come out in 1958, the year of the 50th anniversary, but it took 2 extra years to compile and collect the material. (The 50th Anniversary celebration was held on May 18, 1958 in Boston). 

There are sections on the various parishes in the Albanian Archdiocese - the chapter on St. George (at the time the church was in Bridgeport) begins on page 198 of the PDF document, or page 178 in the book.

We also edited the PDF document to make it easier to read on a digital device - many of the photographs were facing to the right, we took the liberty to turn all pages to read or face downward,  making it easier to read and scroll. 

50th Anniversary Book of the Albanian Orthodox Church in America - 1960