Welcome to the website for St Dimitrie Orthodox Church in Easton, CT. We are an Orthodox Christian Church under the auspices and ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Romanian Episcopate of America, Orthodox Church of America.
We invite you to review this site and find out what is happening in our community, learn about our 100 year history, our Orthodox Christian faith and join us in worship. Click here or go to the ABOUT tab for additional information.
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!
Thank you for visiting the website of St. Dimitrie Orthodox Christian Church in Easton, Connecticut. This site provides a glimpse into our parish, our Faith and our community. We hope these announcements, updates, photographs and history will be interesting and enjoyable.
Our family invites you to come participate in the life of our parish and worship with us.
Services: Our doors and arms are open to you and we pray you find a home with us.
Sunday Matins begins at 9:15am and Liturgy at 10:00am.
All our services are held in English with Romanian prayers and hymns (which are also repeated in English) - and our choir
Feast Days: Vespers will be held at 6:00pm the night before the Feast Day and Liturgy will be held at 10:00am on the holiday. Please see our Monthly Calendar for additional information.
Feel free to contact Fr Alexander if you have any questions at fr.alexanderbitis@gmail.com or at (646) 578-2844
Click here for a copy of Psalm 50
- April 19. Great and Holy Saturday
- 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy of St Basil (Lazarus Saturday)
- 11:30 PM - Resurrection Service
- Holy Pascha – April 20
- 12:00 Midnight Paschal Divine Liturgy follows Resurrection Service continued from Saturday night
- 11:00 AM Agape Vespers followed by Social hour
If you wish to take confession, please contact Fr Alexander at 203-268-8237 (Church) or 203-895-5464 (Cell)
Click here to download/print pdf version of 2025 Holy Week and Pascha Schedule
In the last paragraph of his Father’s Announcements on page three of the March bulletin, Fr. Alexander mentioned the need to the purchase of new liturgical vestments for the church. To this end, I am appealing to those of you who would like to contribute toward this endeavor to help to offset the cost of these vestments. The St. Dimitrie Ladies Auxiliary has already approved to pay for one set of the purple vestments for Fr. Alex, which will hopefully arrive in time for Holy Week.
According to the Episcopate guidelines, and the teaching of the Orthodox Church, there are six (6) colors of vestments which are used throughout the year in church services. The six colors are Gold, White, Red, Blue, Purple and Green. Every church must have at least one set of these vestments for each liturgical color, both for the priest and the Altar Table Setting. Each color has its own symbolism and is therefore rotated throughout the year, based on what is occurring in the calendar. (One example of this symbolism is Blue, signifying a feast belonging to the Theotokos). These vestments will belong to the church, and remain with the church, regardless of who is the parish priest.
As president, our community has been blessed with so many donors who have answered the call for monetary contributions, such as the purchase of these vestments. If you would like to contribute, kindly memo “Liturgical Vestment Donation” for your contribution, and you will be included as a donor in an upcoming bulletin. Click here to make a donation
Yours in Orthodoxy,
Pete Fatsy, Parish President
Personal Note from Fr. Alexander (about vestments pictured on the left.). These beautiful purple vestments were gifted to me by the Stoica Family, with whom Preoteasa Ioana shares a very close relationship. The vestments originally belonged to Father Narcis Stoica, who was Preoteasa Ioana’s confessor and the patriarch of the Stoica Family. Upon his departure to the Lord, his vestments remained in the care of his family, who wished to pass them on to priests in need of vestments. I am deeply honored to continue using these vestments and wish to express my gratitude to Father Narcis for his help, even now. I kindly ask all of you to keep him and his family in your prayers. May God rest his soul!
This past weekend saw historic changes for our St Dimitrie community.
Thank You to Fr. George M. Coca and Psa Mariana for their years of service to our community.
Welcome and Congratulations to Fr. Alexander D. Bitis and Psa Ioana as they begin a new chapter.
Click the photo album on the right for photos of the weekend
During Coffee Hour, Parish President Spiro Fatsy surprised Fr George with a cake
Click here to view his announcement
Click to view video selections from Fr. George's Retirement Dinner
We are grateful so many of our friends and parishioners joined us on June 29-30, 2024 we celebrated the 100 Aniversary of our St Dimitrie community.
Click link for "100 Anniversary" or go to "100 Anniversary" tab above for photos and videos of our weekend festivities.
The Lesko and Polke Funeral Home partnership has been disolved. The Frank Polke and Son Funeral Home will continue its services independently at a new location in the Spear-Miller Funeral Home building at 39 Benson Road, Fairfield, CT.
Many families in our community have used the services of Frank Polke Funeral Home and, in turn, the Polke family has supported St. Dimitrie since we began almost a century ago. All of Frank Polkeand Son Funeral Home services and attention to special details and traditions remain the same and all pre-need contracts will continue to be honored.
For any questions, Frank can be reached at (203) 556-5978 or (203) 556-5140.
frankpolkeandsonfuneralhome.com
39 S. Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824
Tel: 1-203-334-5174
Fax: 203-254-8522
frankpolkeandsonfh@aol.com
Many parishioners have been expressing a desire to have candles lit and prayers said for them. Click the "Prayers and Virtual Candles" tab above (it will appear white when you mouse over it.)
- Request Candles be lit
- Submit Prayer Requests (confidential between you and Fr George)
- Make Donations
For additional information click this link for a pdf outlining step by step instructions.
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
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