Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of St. Augustine

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of St. Augustine Whether you're visiting or new to the area, we warmly welcome you to find a home at Holy Trinity. The history of Greek immigrants in America dates back to 1768.

Join us for Sunday Divine Liturgy and experience faith, fellowship, and community. Learn more and view service times at holytrinitystaugustine.org. This lovely church in the St Augustine countryside is still a Hellenic community, but is also now made up of Orthodox Christians from many ethnic backgrounds. In addition to the spiritual and communal benefits of membership at Holy Trinity Greek Orthod

ox Church in St Augustine, we also offer a variety of activities for our children, providing an opportunity to actively engage in a faith-based community, and improve their chances of a happier, healthier life. The presence of a Greek Orthodox church in St Augustine, Florida, is a wonderful and unique blend of history -- that of the first Greek Americans to arrive in the New World, and the rich tradition of the earliest and original Christian church. The history of Orthodox Christianity goes back to the Apostles of Jesus Christ. Though that first colony of Greeks, Minorcans and Italians ultimately failed, those that survived moved from New Smyrna north to St Augustine. Those Greek residents practiced their faith in various places, including the building that now houses the St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine in the old city area of St Augustine. As more Greeks moved to north Florida in the 1900’s, there was initially no formal Greek Orthodox church in St Augustine. However, as the number of Greek Orthodox families in the area grew, they organized and incorporated a Hellenic Society, which eventually raised enough money to purchase a small church in downtown St Augustine in 1976. Looking to the future, the parish purchased property on County Road 214, five miles west of downtown, and built a new church, social hall and classrooms in 2007.

The Hellenic Society of St. Augustine honored its founders at Holy Trinity. The society was founded in 1970 and was ins...
06/14/2026

The Hellenic Society of St. Augustine honored its founders at Holy Trinity. The society was founded in 1970 and was instrumental in starting Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Its members hosted the first "Greek Nite" in St. Augustine in 1973, purchased the original Holy Trinity Church (at 7 Waldo Street), and participated in opening of the new church doors twenty years ago. A memorial service was offered for the Hellenic Society founders, and coffee hour was sponsored by Mrs. Vasso Poulos.

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06/14/2026

Memory of the Holy Prophet Elisha

AXIOS! Mikae George Gaetanos II received the sacrament of baptism. May God, who has received him by baptism, pour upon ...
06/14/2026

AXIOS! Mikae George Gaetanos II received the sacrament of baptism. May God, who has received him by baptism, pour upon him the riches of His grace, daily be renewed by His anointing Spirit, and come to the inheritance of the saints in glory. Godparents were Amanda and Eric Mauldin.

06/13/2026

2nd Sunday of Matthew (Call of the Disciples) Some thoughts.

Today’s Gospel reading, dear brothers and sisters, begins a new period of reflection on the start of Jesus’ ministry. It speaks about the call Christ made to the first four Disciples. As the Bible tells us, they were simple, humble, professional fishermen. Naturally, they would have had their own business plans and dreams for their lives. But the Lord calls them to leave all of that behind and devote themselves to something He shows them. Up to that moment, for the Disciples, the Lord was nothing more than their teacher. He had shown no sign of being the Messiah. Yet how did they respond to His call? They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

In another case, we see Christ in a similar way approach the Tax Collector Matthew and transform him into an Evangelist. At Jacob’s well, He meets the Samaritan woman and transforms her from a sinner into an Apostle. And on the road to Damascus, He meets the Apostle Paul and transforms him from a persecutor into a leading Apostle. Let us remember that amazing event. Paul—then Saul—was traveling to Damascus with permission from the political authorities of his region. He intended to arrest and persecute the early Christians. But on the way, the Lord appears to him in a vision and leaves him blind for two years. He is then baptized by a Disciple, Ananias, and is reborn—transformed into the Apostle to the Nations.

It is the faith of the Church that the Lord calls all of us. We are all called. We are all part of His plan—the plan of salvation. The Evangelist John, in Revelation, reminds us: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.” Christ does not break down the door of our soul. He knocks gently, like a kind visitor. If the soul opens, then He will enter.

Today, the Lord finds many ways to meet us and call us—sometimes through a blessing, sometimes through a difficulty, and sometimes through a word we hear in church or even from a brother or a stranger whom God “accidentally” places before us.
How many times unexpected events happen to us. How many times we make plans for our future, for our life, and then something happens and everything is overturned. And we feel embarrassment, sadness, uncertainty, and darkness.
If in all this we do not recognize the presence of Christ, then the Divine Visitor of the soul will leave. We do not know if or when He will return.

But if we have faith and see all this as a call from God, then the darkness we feel gives way to light. This faith is a small flame, like a candle. No matter how dark the room of the soul is, even the light of a single candle changes everything. This little light will help us find the door and open it. And then, brethren, let us have no doubt: our souls will be flooded with the light of Christ. Christ will come into us to offer what He has promised: “Come unto me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Amen.

06/13/2026

Β' Κυριακή Ματθαίου (Κλήση των Μαθητών)
Λίγες σκέψεις

Η σημερινή ευαγγελική περικοπή, αγαπητοί αδελφοί και αδελφές, εγκαινιάζει μια νέα περίοδο αναγνωσμάτων που αφορά στην έναρξη της δράσης του Ιησού. Αναφέρεται στην κλήση που απηύθυνε ο Χριστός, στους πρώτους τέσσερις Μαθητές. Όπως μας πληροφορεί η Αγία Γραφή, ήταν άνθρωποι απλοί, ταπεινοί, και ψαράδες ως προς το επάγγελμα. Προφανώς, θα είχαν τα επαγγελματικά τους σχέδια και τα όνειρα για την ζωή. Ο Κύριος όμως τους καλεί να τα εγκαταλείψουν και να αφοσιωθούν σε κάτι που Εκείνος τους υποδεικνύει. Μέχρι εκείνη τη στιγμή, για τους Μαθητές, ο Κύριος δεν ήταν παρά ο διδάσκαλός τους. Δεν είχε δείξει κανένα σημείο που να φανερώνει ότι ήταν ο Μεσσίας. Πώς όμως δέχθηκαν οι Μαθητές αυτό το κάλεσμα; Αμέσως εγκατέλειψαν τα δίχτυα τους και τον ακολούθησαν.

Σε μιαν άλλη περίπτωση, βλέπουμε ότι ο Χριστός με έναν παρόμοιο τρόπο πηγαίνει και συναντά τον Τελώνη Ματθαίο και τον μεταβάλει σε Ευαγγελιστή. Επίσης, στο πηγάδι του Ιακώβ βρίσκει την Σαμαρείτιδα και από αμαρτωλό την μεταμορφώνει σε Ισαπόστολο. Και ακόμα, στο δρόμο προς τη Δαμασκό συναντά τον Απόστολο Παύλο και, από διώκτη, τον αναδεικνύει σε κορυφαίο Απόστολο. Ας θυμηθούμε εκείνο το φοβερό περιστατικό. Ο Παύλος, τότε Σαούλ, πήγαινε στη Δαμασκό με την άδεια των Πολιτικών Αρχών της περιοχής του. Είχε σκοπό να συλλάβει και να υποβάλλει σε διώξεις τους πρώτους Χριστιανούς. Καθ’ οδόν όμως, ο Κύριος του αποκαλύπτεται με όραμα, και τον αφήνει τυφλό επί δυο χρόνια. Στη συνέχεια βαπτίζεται από έναν Μαθητή, τον Ανανία, και αναγεννημένος, μεταβάλλεται σε Απόστολο των Εθνών.
Είναι πίστη της Εκκλησίας, ότι ο Κύριος καλεί όλους μας. Όλοι είμαστε κλητοί. Όλοι βρισκόμαστε στο σχέδιο Του, στο σχέδιο της σωτηρίας. Ο Ευαγγελιστής Ιωάννης, στην Αποκάλυψη, μας το υπενθυμίζει: «Να, στέκομαι στην πόρτα, και χτυπάω: αν κάποιος ακούσει τη φωνή μου, και ανοίξει την πόρτα, θα έρθω σε αυτόν, και θα δειπνήσω μαζί του, και αυτός μαζί μου». Ο Χριστός δεν παραβιάζει την πόρτα της ψυχής μας. Χτυπά την πόρτα ως ένας ευγενικός επισκέπτης. Αν η ψυχή ανοίξει, τότε θα έλθει μέσα μας.
Σήμερα, ο Κύριος βρίσκει πολλούς τρόπους για να μας συναντήσει και να μας καλέσει. Άλλοτε με μια ευεργεσία, άλλοτε με μια δυσκολία. Και κάποια φορά με έναν λόγο που θα ακούσουμε μέσα στην εκκλησία ή, ακόμα, από έναν αδελφό, έναν άγνωστο, που «τυχαία» ο Θεός θα στείλει μπροστά μας.

Πόσες φορές μας συμβαίνουν απρόβλεπτα γεγονότα! Πόσες φορές κάνουμε κάποια σχέδια για το μέλλον μας, τη ζωή μας, όμως, κάτι συμβαίνει, και όλα αυτά ανατρέπονται. Και αισθανόμαστε αμηχανία, θλίψη, αβεβαιότητα και σκοτάδι.
Αν σε όλα αυτά δεν αντιληφθούμε την παρουσία του Χριστού, τότε ο Θεϊκός Επισκέπτης της ψυχής θα φύγει. Δεν γνωρίζουμε αν και πότε θα επανέλθει. Αν όμως έχουμε την πίστη και δούμε όλα αυτά ως κλήση του Θεού, τότε το σκοτάδι που νιώθουμε, παραχωρεί τη θέση του στο φως. Αυτή η πίστη είναι μια μικρή φλόγα σαν ένα κερί. Όσο και αν το δωμάτιο της ψυχής είναι σκοτεινό, το φως, ακόμα και ενός κεριού, αλλάζει την κατάσταση. Αυτό το λιγοστό φως, θα μας βοηθήσει να βρούμε την πόρτα, να την ανοίξουμε. Και τότε, αδελφοί, ας μην έχουμε καμιά αμφιβολία, θα πλημμυρίσει η ψυχή μας με το φως του Χριστού, θα έλθει ο Χριστός μέσα μας για να προσφέρει αυτό που μας υποσχέθηκε: «Ελάτε σε μένα, όλοι εσείς που είστε κουρασμένοι και έχετε βαριά βάρη, και θα σας ξεκουράσω». Αμήν.

06/13/2026

Mikae George II

06/08/2026

The St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine was represented by Executive Director Carl R. Hollister for the 2026 St. Augustine Mayor’s luncheon.

This year the intimate gathering hosted the Ambassador from Spain top the United States Ángeles Moreno Bau. The luncheon highlighted the rich history of St. Augustine being the longest continuously function European city in the United States. Invitations for the luncheon were limited to the institutions and organizations that have preserved their history in St. Augustine and continue to share and enhance the social fabric of northeastern Florida society and the million plus visitors annually.

📸 : From left to right... Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline, Ambassador Angeles Moreno Bau, Executive Director Archon Carl R. Hollister.

Ροδόχρωμοι σπατουλομύτες λέγονται Ελληνικά. In English: Roseate Spoonbills. ἐμβλέψατε εἰς τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὅτι οὐ...
06/08/2026

Ροδόχρωμοι σπατουλομύτες λέγονται Ελληνικά. In English: Roseate Spoonbills.
ἐμβλέψατε εἰς τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν οὐδὲ συνάγουσιν εἰς ἀποθήκας, καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος τρέφει αὐτά· οὐχ ὑμεῖς μᾶλλον διαφέρετε αὐτῶν; (Μθ. 6:26)
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? (Mt, 6:26)

This year’s Greek Summer Night was a successful evening of family, friends, fellowship and fun! ‘Ena megalo efharisto’ ...
06/07/2026

This year’s Greek Summer Night was a successful evening of family, friends, fellowship and fun! ‘Ena megalo efharisto’ (a big thank you) to everyone who participated and supported this evening. The night was filled with Greek food, dancing and fun. A special welcome and thanks to our guests from Tarpon Springs. Kai tou hronou (and to next year)!

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Today we honored one of our own, Sgt. Bryan Joseph Tutten. It was a blessing and honor to present the memorial plaque t...
06/07/2026

Today we honored one of our own, Sgt. Bryan Joseph Tutten. It was a blessing and honor to present the memorial plaque to Bryan’s family. The Holy Trinity Sunday School rooms are dedicated in his honor. May his service and memory be eternal!

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2940 County Road 214
Saint Augustine, FL
32084

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Monday 9am - 1pm
Tuesday 9am - 1pm
Wednesday 9am - 1pm
Thursday 9am - 1pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
6pm - 8pm
Sunday 9am - 12:30pm

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