St. George Orthodox Church
Albanian Archdiocese of the OCA
Trumbull, Connecticut
Update from FOCUS Bridgeport for May 2026

 

FOCUS Bridgeport Update – May

Thanks to the support of the Orthodox community, FOCUS Bridgeport continued revealing Christ’s love through meals, fellowship, food distribution, and outreach to our neighbors in need.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who volunteered, donated, and prayed for this ministry — especially St. Nicholas Orthodox Church for faithfully sponsoring May’s outreach efforts.

Highlights

• Hosted a Mother’s Day Family Night and hot meal service for more than 100 students and families at Beardsley School
• Distributed 175 nourishing after-school snack bags to Beardsley students
• Provided more than 50 homemade meals to our neighbors living on Bridgeport’s East Side

How You Can Help

There is something powerful about serving side-by-side — sharing fellowship, building friendships, and working together as one Orthodox community while caring for our neighbors in need. We invite you to come experience this ministry firsthand by volunteering at one of these upcoming events:

June 11 – Beardsley End-of-Year Snack Bag Distribution
Help prepare and distribute snack bags for Beardsley students. This will be our largest distribution of the year, and extra hands are greatly appreciated!

June 16 – Father’s Day Family Night at Beardsley
Help us celebrate dads and families with a hot meal and fellowship during Family Night. Volunteers are needed to help prepare and serve dinner.

June 27 – Community Meal Service at Holy Ghost
Join us in preparing and serving meals outdoors to our neighbors in the community.

 

Every meal served and every act of kindness reminds our neighbors that they are not forgotten.

To volunteer, donate, or learn more, visit FOCUS Bridgeport at www.focusnorthamerica.org/bridgeport/

Follow FOCUS Bridgeport on Facebook.

Questions? Contact Center Director Linda Kolton at lkolton@focusna.org or 203-615-8139.

 

We wish to acknowledge Cathy Hotova who has volunteered at a few events - feel free to talk to her about her experiences. She is also visible in the following link to some photos. 

Below please find a few photos from a few FOCUS Bridgeport events that were held in May 

Cathy Hotova (left) helping in the kitchen of Holy Ghost Church preparing for the Mother's Day Family Night dinner on May 7th
Cathy Hotova (left) helping in the kitchen of Holy Ghost Church preparing for the Mother's Day Family Night dinner on May 7th
Cathy Hotova (left) helping in the kitchen of Holy Ghost Church preparing for the Mother's Day Family Night dinner on May 7th
Setup of Mother's Day Family Night at Beardsley School
Setup of Mother's Day Family Night at Beardsley School
Setup of Mother's Day Family Night at Beardsley School
Gift bags for the mothers
Gift bags for the mothers
Gift bags for the mothers
Volunteers who worked the Mother's Day Family Night at Beardsley School
Volunteers who worked the Mother's Day Family Night at Beardsley School
Volunteers who worked the Mother's Day Family Night at Beardsley School
Volunteers and the after-school snack bags for the Beardsley students
Volunteers and the after-school snack bags for the Beardsley students
Volunteers and the after-school snack bags for the Beardsley students
Some of the Beardsley students with their snack bags on May 14th
Some of the Beardsley students with their snack bags on May 14th
Some of the Beardsley students with their snack bags on May 14th
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