We extend our heartfelt thanks to the many, many people who helped to make Lent, Holy Week and Pascha beautiful and meaningful celebrations. Click onto the following link to view our specific thank-yous! 2026 -Thanks for their Stewarship

Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen!  Krishti U-Ngjall! Vërtet U-Ngjall! are the traditional Orthodox Christian Paschal greetings in both English and Albanian. The St. George community recently completed the service cycle of Great Lent and Holy Week to Holy Pascha, with the celebration of the Midnight Paschal Liturgy on May 11th.  Click on the following link to view the Paschal greeting in numerous languages. Click onto the more information link below to view photos from the Nocturn, Midnight Matins and Paschal Divine Liturgy services, the Pashcal Vespers service, and the Children's Egg Hunt.
 

On Friday, April 10th, St. George completed services for Great and Holy Friday (Good Friday) with the afternoon Vespers Service of Taking down from the Cross, and the Friday evening Matins service for Great and Holy Saturday, with the Praises (or Lamentations) at the Tomb of Christ.  Click onto the more information link below to view a few photos, and come back at a later date as additional ones are posted. 

On Thursday evening, May 9th, the Matin Service of Great and Holy Friday with the reading of the Twelve Gospel Lessons was held. Many thanks to the numerous volunteers from the parish who assisted with the Gospel readings. Click onto the more information link below to view a few photos.

On April 5th, St. George celebrated Palm Sunday, which marks the Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem. This year, a mix of pussy willow branches, boxwood branches, and palm fronds were bundled for blessing. After Divine Liturgy, the blessing of the palms and branches was followed by a procession of palms around the perimeter of the church with the parish youth & children and some parishioners.  Palm crosses and the bundled palms & branches were handed out during the dismissal. Thanks to the parishioners who assembled the palm fronds with the pussy willow and boxwood branches after the Palm Sunday Vespers service on the evening of Lazarus Saturday, and to parishioners who made palm crosses on Sunday morning. Click onto the more information link below to view a few photos.

St. George is participating again this year with numerous Trumbull Faith-based communities and organizations in a program called Refill the Pantry to support The Trumbull Food Pantry.  The Refill the Pantry program began in 2022 when a collaboration of churches established a program to address food insecurity in the Bridgeport, CT area – Trumbull being one of those areas. Approximately 200 families use the Trumbull Food Pantry. As part of St. George’s continuing service outreach this year, we will be participating in 2 food drives.

We just completed our 1st food drive for this year when 194 lbs of shelf-stable pantry and personal care items were picked up on Monday, March 23rd by the Refill the Pantry organization and delivered to the Trumbull Food Pantry.

Additionally our March Charity Tray is collecting for the Trumbull Food Pantry to bolster our food donations.  Next Sunday, March 29th will be the last day to donate cash for this charity.

Many thanks to all of St. George’s parishioners who donated items over the past 4 weeks. Click onto the more information link below to view 2 photos. We will post the total results from this Refill the Pantry Spring Food Drive when they are available. 

On Sunday, March 22nd, St. George commemorated "Heritage Sunday".  March is an important month in the history of the Albanian Archdiocese: March 22, 1908 is the date of the first liturgy was ever served in the Albanian language in America (in Boston), and March 13, 1965 is the date of repose of our first hierarch Theophan (Noli). Click here to read Bishop Nikodhim’s letter from Feb 27, 2024. on the purpose of this annual commemoration.

As part of "Heritage Sunday", St. George offered prayers at the close of Divine Liturgy for the blessing and guidance of the Albanian Archdiocese. And per Bishop Nikodhim's request to all parishes in the Archdiocese, a Memorial service was held for all of our departed diocesan hierarchs, and for the priests and priftëresha who served in our St. George parish.  Click onto the more information link below to view two photos.