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)

‍ WEEK SERVICES – 2026

April 4: SATURDAY OF LAZARUS

9:00 a.m.: Orthros and Divine Liturgy - Youth Retreat - Holy Week Explained- (Holy Communion)

April 5: PALM SUNDAY

a)     9:00 a.m.: Orthros and Divine Liturgy.  We will offer delicious bakaliaro skordalia meals TO GO or to enjoy in the Church Hall for our Parish members. To order your meals, please, call the office at (516) 379-1368. Philoptochos delivers the Paschal Tsourekia after the service and offers a Bake Sale of delicious Greek pastries!

b)     7:00 p.m.:   Service of the Bridegroom. 

April 6: HOLY MONDAY     

7:00 p.m.: Service of the Bridegroom.

April 7: HOLY TUESDAY

7:00 p.m.: Service of the Bridegroom (with the Hymn of Kassiani)

April 8: HOLY WEDNESDAY

a)     6:30 a.m.: Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts. (Holy Communion)

b)     4:00 p.m.: Holy Unction

c)      7:00 p.m.: Orthros of the Washing of the Disciples’ Feet and Holy Unction.         

April 9: HOLY THURSDAY

a)     8:00 a.m.: Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (Mystical Supper). (Holy Communion)

b)     6:30 p.m.: Service of the Holy Passion (The Twelve Gospels).

April 10: HOLY AND GOOD FRIDAY

a)     11:00 a.m.: Great Hours.

b)     3:30 p.m.: Great Vespers of the Descent from the Cross (Apokathelosis). Please, remember to send the names of the departed souls for the Good Friday commemoration on the Epitaphios.

c)      7:30 p.m.: Epitaphios Service. (Lamentations).                          

April 11: HOLY SATURDAY

a)     9:00 a.m.: Vespers and Divine Liturgy. (Holy Communion)

b)     11:00 p.m.: Vigil of the Holy Light.

April 12: PASCHA – THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR

a)     12:00 Midnight: Resurrection Service. Orthros and Divine Liturgy. (Holy Communion)

b)     Traditional mageiritsa soup after the service.

c)      12:00 noon: Vespers of Love. Easter Egg Hunt after the Vespers.

Stewardship:

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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