A PARISH OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA WHICH BELONGS TO THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE

The Ecumenical Patriarch His All Holiness Bartholomew

The Archbishop His Eminence Elpidophoros of America

Presiding Priest: the Reverend Protopresbyter Nikiforos Fakinos (Masters of Divinity, Holy Cross School of Theology, Boston, MA)

Pastor Emeritus: The Reverend Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Panagiotis Papanikolaou (Masters of Divinity, Saint Tikhon’s School of Theology, South Canan, PA)

Schedule of Services

1) Thursday, August 13, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.: Paraklesis (Παράκληση) to the Theotokos.

2) Friday, August 14, 7 p.m.: Great Vespers – Μ. Εσπερινός for the Dormition of the Theotokos at the celebrating Community of Island Park.

3) Saturday, August 15, 9 a.m.: Orthros and Divine Liturgy – Όρθρος κ΄ Θ. Λειτουργία for the Dormition of the Virgin Mary - Ἡ Κοίμησις καὶ ἡ Μετάστασις τῆς Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου.

4) Sunday, August 16, 9 am: Orthros and Divine Liturgy for the 11th Sunday of Matthew, Commemoration of the Holy Shroud of the Lord.

5) Memorials: Athanasios Tserbis (40 days), Eleni Douvikas (40 days), Anna Heliotis (3 months), Petros Arianas (5 years), Georgia Diamantidou (19 years). May their memories be eternal.

6) On Sunday, we celebrate our August Birthdays! Everyone who celebrates their birthday in August is welcome to come after the service in our Church Hall.

‍Stewardship:

2026 Stewardship Drive: Please, send your stewardship donation to support our Church ministries and programs. We support our Church, we support our faith, our heritage and our families.

Ζητούμε από όλους να συνδράμετε στην ενίσχυση της Κοινότητος, ιδίως τώρα που τελείωσε η αγιογράφιση του ναού, και ολοκληρώθηκε η ανέγερση του Κοινοτικού Κέντρου “Κωνσταντίνος και Κυριακή Κασσιμάτη”. Η ετήσια συνδρομή είναι ευκαιρία να είμαστε όλοι ενωμένοι συμπαραστάτες στο τεράστιο έργο της ενορίας και στην διατήρηση και επέκταση των προγραμμάτων της.

Please, become contributing stewards of Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, the Community needs all of us. The Parish ministries, the Constantine and Carol Cassis Community Center project and the Church iconography and beautification projects are all happening because of you, the loving and faithful contributors!

THE CHURCH

The Greek Orthodox Community of Saint Demetrios in Merrick, New York was founded in 1961. On December 1959, under the guidance of the late James (Demetrios) Boulukos a meeting took place with the intention to establish a parish in the South Shore of Long Island.
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