To know and experience the love of GOD –Father, Son and Holy Spirit; to worship Him in spirit and in truth as taught by the Lord through His Apostles; and to welcome and encourage others to know and love Him!

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Prayers of gratitude flowed on Sunday, September 17 as we surprised Fr George and Psa Marian with a coffee hour on the fourteenth anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood. Parish Council president Bob Nicola commented that "we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Fr George and we wouldn't be the community we are if he wasn't here to lead us."

After a chorus of " God Grant You Many Years, " Ladies President Betsy Cipu presented Psa Marian with a bouquet of flowers.   Fr. George  reminded us "it takes a village and we have to remember to love each other, love the Lord and love this community."  

"The people present are the main support of this parish and don't ever give that up. Bring your children, grandchildren and godchildren. Let this parish countinue when we are gone from here and our decendants take over for us."
La Multi Ani and Good Health to Fr George and Psa Marian from a grateful parish.

Click here for the full You Tube Clip:  https://youtu.be/I4TyLBdCdAI

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Patricia ( Patti ) Cook Johnson, age 62, of Bridgeport, wife of the late Travis Johnson, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 after a brief illness. Patti was born in Bridgeport on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1955 in Bridgeport and had lived in Hawaii and Kentucky for several years with her husband Travis until his untimely passing and then moved back to Bridgeport 20 years ago. She had worked as an office manager for Dr. Edwin Cook DDS for many years and most recently for the Chico's Clothing Store.

She was a lifelong and dedicated member of St. Dimitrie Orthodox Church, in her youth she belonged to the Macaroy Youth Group, sang in the Church choir and later was the assistant Treasurer for the St. Dimitrie Parish Council and for several years was the Co-Chairperson of the Church Festival. Patti enjoyed shopping and most of all the times that she spent with her family.

A devoted and loving daughter, sister, aunt, niece and friend, Patti will be remembered for caring for others above herself. She will be sadly missed by all that knew her. She is survived by her mother, Gina and also leaves behind her brothers, Theodore J. Cook Jr and his wife Elizabeth and Donald Thomas Cook, her uncle Fr. George Coca and his wife Mariana, special cousins Steve and Dean Coca and Anne Nastu as well as nieces Victoria DeNitto, Bethany Fuscaldo and great niece, Tory. In addition to her husband Travis, Patti was recently predeceased by her father, T. John Cook, Sr., a brother Robert Cook and her aunt Flora Pittu; as well as several aunts and uncles

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11 am in St. Dimitrie Orthodox Church, 504 Sport Hill Rd., Easton with burial to follow in Lakeview Cemetery. Calling hours will be held at St. Dimitrie Church on Monday from 5-8 pm with the Trisagion Service at 7 pm. Arrangements in the care of the Lesko & Polke Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Dimitrie Endowment Fund. ( www.stdimitrie.com  and click "Donations")

To sign an online register, view the complete obituary or to get travel directions, please visit www.LeskoPolkeFuneralHome.com

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Fr. George was invited to contribute an editorial in our local paper, The Easton Courier, about the joy of Pascha.

http://www.eastoncourier.com/53356/editorial-an-easter-message/

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We are an Orthodox Christian Church under the auspices and ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, Orthodox Church of America. The Presiding Hierarch of our Diocese is His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel (Popp).

Beginning on April 1st we will offer whole or half pitas on the first Sunday of each month and they may be picked up after church.

Choose from the following fillings:

                    •   Leeks          •   Spinach          •   Sauerkraut         •   Onions

A whole pita, available prebaked or frozen, is $50 and a half pita, only available prebaked, is $30. 

Contact the church at (203) 268-8237, email the church at stdrocsecty@gmail.com 
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Did you know you can make donations, be a festival sponsor or pay your dues by credit card?

Click the Administration/Donation button in the upper left, then click  "Make a Donation" button and follow instructions

You can also go to www.stdimitrie.com

We accept PayPal, MasterCard, Visa and Discover

Are you looking for meatless and dairy-free meal suggestions during Lent?

Our Sunday School teacher, and vegan chef, Linda Vanna Soper-Kolton offers her "Compassionate Cuisine" recipe blog to our community.  All her recipes are meat- and dairy-free. 

You can even search for recipies by meal or specific ingredient.

Thank you Vanna for your sharing your gift with us

http://compassionatecuisine.org/recipes/

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St. Dimitrie 's new icons are in the Pulse Section of Saturday's (8/31/13) CT Post!  See the article "Creative Gifts, Spirituality Shine in Icon Painter's Art"

http://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/article/Creative-gifts-spirituality-shine-in-icon-4769165.php