There will be an important General Assembly meeting on Sunday, February 2 after Liturgy.
Please make every effort to attend.
All members of St. Dimitrie are encouraged to invite their Godparents/Godchildren to celebrate the Divine Liturgy and receive Holy Communion together and share this special day with their spiritual family. Aunts, uncles, cousins and parents are encouraged if a Godparent cannot attend.
William Balamaci, age 76, of Milford, beloved husband of Evelyn Siavrakas Balamaci, entered into eternal life on Monday, December 30, 2019. Born in Bridgeport to the late George and Victoria Shery Balamaci, Bill proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army where he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He graduated with a B.A. from the University of Bridgeport and was a co-founder and partner of Insurance Company Planning.
Bill was a longtime member of St. Dimitrie Orthodox Church and was very active serving in various capacities. In addition to his loving wife, Evelyn, Bill is survived by a son, Tom Balamaci, and his husband, Patrick Wildnauer; a daughter, Denyse Forbes, and her husband, Andrew, of Fair Lawn, NJ; a grandson, Presley Forbes; sisters, Carol Assenza, and her husband, George, and Deanna Olow; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Dimitrie Orthodox Church, 504 Sport Hill Road, Easton with burial to follow at Lakeview Cemetery, Bridgeport with full Military Honors. Friends may call at the Church on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Dimitrie Orthodox Church.
For travel directions or to sign his online guest register, please visit www.LeskoPolkeFuneralHome.com
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!
All our services are held in English with Romanian prayers and hymns (which are also repeated in English) - and our choir
We now list the sponsors of Coffee Hour and Holy Bread on our Monthly Calendar. Click the here or go to Calendar of Events tab on the top of the page. Coffee Hour information will be listed in green and Holy Bread in orange. Multiple people can donate Holy Bread each week - but please contact the church office if you have questions about sponsoring a coffee hour.
Are you looking for meatless and dairy-free meal suggestions during Lent?
Our Sunday School teacher, and vegan chef extraordinaire, Linda Soper-Kolton offers her recipe blog to our community. All her recipes are meat- and dairy-free. You can even search for recipies by meal or specific ingredient.
She also has written a new vegan cookbook for the Catskill Sanctuary called "Compassionate Cuisine: The Cookbook" .
Linda - Thank you for your sharing your gift with us
• Butter
• Walnuts
• Granulated Sugar
• Canola/vegetable/
olive oil
• White Rice
• All-purpose, unbleached
white flour
• Pure Vanilla Extract
• Pam cooking spray
• Coffee
• Decaf coffee
• Cases of bottled water
Non-Food:
• Paper towels
• Paper plates
• Coffee cups
• Aluminum foil
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
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
