St. Philip Greek Orthodox Church

06/22/2026

We are very excited to announce that St Philip will be hosting a meal packing event in which we will package 10,000 meals on Sunday October 18th for the organization Rise Against Hunger which will then be distributed to people around the world who are facing severe hunger, and food insecurity.

We need to raise $4100 to cover the cost of the total ingredients which the organization will provide. Please consider donating through the QR code below. We will also gladly accept cash or checks.

Please reach out to Presvytera Terry or Marisa if you have any questions at all . A volunteer sign up sheet will be created shortly with more information to follow.

06/21/2026

Come to Church!
Orthros, 9am; Divine Liturgy, 10am

Today is the Third Sunday of Matthew and the Gospel where Apostle Matthew talks about how Christ calls us to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Keeping in our hearts the commandments of God so that we may be transformed from the inside out. To serve Christ as our only Lord, and trust God above all else is to rest in His love. With God’s love, anxiety and fear dissipate, and we experience peace.

And, don't forget to wish all the dads a Happy Father's Day, including our own Fr. Paul!

06/19/2026

Today we observe Juneteenth, the day that marks the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in Texas in 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It is a day of truth-telling and of remembrance.

For generations, men, women, and children were held in bo***ge and denied the freedom that is the birthright of every person made in the image of God. Juneteenth invites us to remember them honestly, to give thanks for the freedom finally proclaimed, and to honor the dignity that belongs to every human being.

Those who follow Christ must understand that faith without justice is a contradiction, and that silence in the face of inequality is not an option.

Our Lord proclaimed, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed” (Luke 4:18). Juneteenth summons us to live in truth and to build a more righteous society, one in which the image of God is honored in every human being.

06/18/2026

To abide in God’s love is to trust in Him

To come to Him in prayer.

To spend time alone with Him in communion.

When our hearts are open to His love, the storms of life cannot sink us because He is with us.

--from the Department of Religious Education

06/16/2026

Did you know that when we pray the Jesus Prayer, we are praying for the whole world?

When we pray the Jesus Prayer, we pray not only for ourselves but for all people, as we are called to pray for everyone (1 Timothy 2:1). We pray with and for our fellow believers because the Church is one body (1 Corinthians 12:20). When one member suffers, all members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all members rejoice (1 Corinthians 12:26). We also pray for those outside the Church because we are to love our neighbor as we love ourselves (Matthew 22:39). Jesus also says that we are to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us (Matthew 5:44).
When we pray, “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me,” we are to think of the “me” as “us,” similar to how we pray the Lord’s Prayer, “Our Father…” Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia says to pray for “the Church, for the world, for everyone” and that the Jesus Prayer is not exclusively for the individual, but for Adam, Eve, and the entire human race. He says, “Prayer for others, which is made gently and with deep love, is selfless and has great spiritual benefit. It brings grace to the person who prays and also to the person for whom he is praying. … When He sees your efforts, God bestows His grace abundantly on both you and on the person you are praying for.”
During the Jesus Prayer, when we pray for “mercy,” we pray for everything we need. And when we pray for “me,” we are also praying for everyone — joining with the Church for the whole world.

--from the Department of Religious Education

06/14/2026

Χρόνια Πολλά to His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios on this, his feastday!

Wishing Many Years to His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios on the Feast of St. Methodios!

We thank His Eminence for 42 years of devoted leadership to the Metropolis of Boston. May God grant him strength, health, and many more blessed years.

Εἰς πολλὰ ἔτη, Δέσποτα!

ManyYears

06/14/2026

Come to Church!
Orthros, 9am; Divine Liturgy, 10am.

Today is the Second Sunday of Matthew, and the Gospel reading where we learn about Jesus calling His disciples to follow Him. What does it mean to be fishers of men? And how can we become fishers of souls? Also, can the Church exist without the laity?

06/11/2026

Happy Nameday to all those who celebrate on this feastday of St. Bartholomew! Χρόνια Πολλά!

The Holy Apostle Bartholomew is the patron saint of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. May God Grant Him Many Years!

06/10/2026

Join us for Orthodox Faith Group & Discussion tonight at 6pm. No vespers tonight.

06/09/2026

Congratulations to our Sunday School children on their promotion! Thank you to our Sunday School director and teachers for their continued efforts every Sunday. May God bless all of you!