St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, Washington, DC

St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, Washington, DC Join us Sunday mornings! Matins: 9:30 AM | Divine Liturgy: 10:30 AM
Services end around 12:00 PM. Church Choir - St.

All are welcome to stay for fellowship and refreshments afterward! We are a part of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America in the diocese of New York and Washington DC. The heart of our community is Sunday worship, but we have organizations for every age:

Parish Council - The ‘Council' consists of the pastor and parish members who have been elected or appointed to serve the parish a

s coordinators of the spiritual and temporal life of the Church. George's choir is made up of volunteer members of our parish, the choir has been gracing our liturgy with angelic music for many years. Sunday School - Church School is available from Pre-School to students of High School age, and teaches our young people about the Orthodox Christian faith. YAM (Young Adult Ministry) - Our mission is to aid in the spiritual growth of the young adults within the Archdiocese, bringing them to a closer relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We strive to foster an active Orthodox Faith in Christ. Ladies Myrrh Bearing Society - As the foundation organization of our Church, the Ladies are involved in many spiritual, and fund raising activities for the benefit of the Church, and is open to all women over the age of 18. TEEN SOYO (Society of Orthodox Youth Organization) - This is our teen group that are involved in all aspects of the church life, including spiritual, social, and charitable activities. They especially excel at having fun, while serving Christ's church.

JUNE 15, 2026SCRIPTURE READINGS: ROMANS 7:1–13; MATTHEW 9:36–10:8This is why God has placed the salutary remedy of repen...
06/15/2026

JUNE 15, 2026
SCRIPTURE READINGS: ROMANS 7:1–13; MATTHEW 9:36–10:8

This is why God has placed the salutary remedy of repentance so clearly visible in the middle of paradise (namely, the new paradise into which the baptized enter), so that those who fall away from eternal life through idleness or negligence, return to it again through repentance with a glory that is more brightly visible. If God, who is man’s friend, had not foreseen this remedy, no flesh could ever be safe. … It is indeed for this reason that God, the compassionate One who desires our salvation, has in His wisdom placed confession and repentance between Himself and us.

He gives to every man who desires it the strength to turn away from error and to regain the former state of intimate glory, and freedom of speech with God. This is not all; he can also recover the inheritance of these and even greater goods provided he is willing to show fervor in his repentance.

—St. Symeon the New Theologian, In the Light of Christ: Saint Symeon the New Theologian—Life, Spirituality, Doctrine

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JUNE 14, 2026SCRIPTURE READINGS: HEBREWS 11:33–12:2; MATTHEW 4:25–5:12All Saints of AmericaNow the will of God is precis...
06/14/2026

JUNE 14, 2026
SCRIPTURE READINGS: HEBREWS 11:33–12:2; MATTHEW 4:25–5:12
All Saints of America

Now the will of God is precisely what Christ both did and taught. It entails being humble in our lifestyle, steadfast in our faith, modest in our words, just in our actions, merciful in our dealings, disciplined in our conduct, incapable of inflicting a wrong but able to bear one inflicted on us; keeping peace with our brothers; loving
God with all our heart; cherishing Him as Father while fearing Him as God; putting absolutely nothing before Christ, since He put nothing before us; clinging tenaciously to His love; standing, brave and confident, by His cross; and whenever
His name and honor are involved, displaying in our speech the constancy to confess Him, under torture the courage to fight for Him, and in death patience for which we shall be crowned.

—St. Cyprian of Carthage, On the Lord’s Prayer

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JUNE 13, 2026SCRIPTURE READINGS: ROMANS 3:19–26; MATTHEW 7:1–8Active life requires on our side effort, struggle, the pe...
06/13/2026

JUNE 13, 2026
SCRIPTURE READINGS: ROMANS 3:19–26; MATTHEW 7:1–8

Active life requires on our side effort, struggle, the persistent exertion of our free will. “Strait is the gate and narrow is the way that leads to life. …Not everyone that says to Me, “Lord, Lord,” shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that does the will of my Father” (Mt. 7:14, 21). We are to hold in balance two complementary truths: with- out God’s grace we can do nothing; but without our voluntary cooperation God will do nothing. Our salvation results from the convergence of two factors, unequal in value yet both indispensable: divine initiative and human response. What God does is incomparably the more important, but man’s response is also required.

—Metropolitan Kallistos Ware,
The Orthodox Way

JUNE 12, 2026Scripture Readings: ROMANS 5:17–6:2; MATTHEW 9:14–17Worship God in spirit and in truth; in truth, for inst...
06/12/2026

JUNE 12, 2026
Scripture Readings: ROMANS 5:17–6:2; MATTHEW 9:14–17

Worship God in spirit and in truth; in truth, for instance when you say, “Hallowed by Thy Name.” Do you really desire that God’s name should be hallowed by the good works of others and by your own? When you say, “Thy kingdom come,” do you indeed desire the coming of God’s kingdom? Do you wish to be the abode of the Spirit of God, and not the abode of sin? Would you not more willingly live in sin? When you say, “Thy will be done,” do you not rather seek your own will than that of God? Ay, it is so! When you say, “Give us this day our daily bread,” do you not say something like this in your heart, “I do not need to ask this of Thee—I have enough
without asking; let the poor ask for this?” Or else, do we not greedily seek for more, and are not satisfied with the little or with that which God has
given us?

We do not thank God for what we have as we ought to.

—St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

JUNE 11, 2026Holy Apostles Bartholomew and BarnabasScripture Readings: ROMANS 5:10–16; MATTHEW 8:23–27Christian freedom...
06/11/2026

JUNE 11, 2026
Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas
Scripture Readings: ROMANS 5:10–16; MATTHEW 8:23–27

Christian freedom is not merely a “freedom from” the world; it is also a positive experience and a positive dignity. It is not only a power to choose, but also the very likeness of God in man, unattainable except by communion with God. Once this communion is given, the world cannot take it back. In this sense Christian freedom is the joy and the dignity of slaves, of the persecuted, of the deprived, and of the humiliated, in other words of all those who are victims of this world, of its power, and of the determinism from which Christ freed man when He died on the Cross, and its meaning is best understood by those who are themselves suffering from the powerful.

—Protopresbyter John Meyendorff, Living Tradition

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JUNE 10, 2026SCRIPTURE READINGS: ROMANS 4:13–25, MATTHEW 7:21–23Somebody asked Abba Anthony: “By observing which [precep...
06/10/2026

JUNE 10, 2026
SCRIPTURE READINGS: ROMANS 4:13–25, MATTHEW 7:21–23

Somebody asked Abba Anthony: “By observing which [precept] shall I be well-pleasing to God?” The elder answered: “Observe what I am telling you: Always have God before your eyes wherever you go. Whatever you are doing, have the testimony from Holy Scripture to hand. Wherever you are living, do not be in a hurry to move away. Observe these three [precepts] and you will be saved.”

—Abba Anthony, Give Me a Word: The Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert Fathers

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“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.”— Matthew 16:24✨ 100 Years ...
06/10/2026

“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.”
— Matthew 16:24

✨ 100 Years of Light ✨

As we celebrate our Centennial Year and reflect on 100 Years of Light, we give thanks for Fr. John, Dcn. Nicola, our Sunday School teachers, graduates, parents, and faithful parishioners who have faithfully passed the Light of Christ from one generation to the next.

This past Sunday, June 7th, we were honored to celebrate our Class of 2026 Graduates from both high school and college. We are proud of their accomplishments and pray that God continues to bless and guide them in the next chapter of their journey.

We were also honored to recognize Alessa Rishmawi, recipient of the St. George Church Scholarship for Academic Excellence, awarded in memory of Daniel Elias, Marianne El Souri, and Judy Filmore.

As one generation passes the Light of Christ to the next, we are reminded that the true measure of success is not found in diplomas, honors, or accomplishments alone, but in lives rooted in Christ.

Congratulations to all of our graduates! May the Light of Christ continue to guide your path, strengthen your faith, and illuminate the road ahead.

💫☦️ Pick up your cross and soar. ☦️

June 9, 2026SCRIPTURE READINGS ROMANS 4:4–12: MATTHEW 7:15–21“I AM THAT I AM.” It is impossible to detect the actual pro...
06/09/2026

June 9, 2026
SCRIPTURE READINGS ROMANS 4:4–12: MATTHEW 7:15–21

“I AM THAT I AM.” It is impossible to detect the actual process of our inner growth. I think this may be because our spirit thirsts for “those things which cannot be shaken” (Heb. 12:27–28)—that are not subject to progression. A life of profound
prayer is a combination of our natural upsurges towards the eternal Being and the eternal Being’s descent to us. When the one true God reveals Himself to us, we are introduced into the sphere of His Being and undergo a radical alteration in our
whole self not to be defined in ordinary language. We are too circumscribed to contain the gift completely. Nevertheless, our heart experiences an indescribable harmony of love, and the mind falls silent, astounded by the inconceivable vision.

—St. Sophrony, On Prayer: Reflections of a Modern Saint

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JUNE 8, 2026Beginning of the Apostles’ FastSCRIPTURE READINGS: ROMANS 2:28–3:18; MATTHEW 6:31–34, 7:9–11When we see the ...
06/08/2026

JUNE 8, 2026
Beginning of the Apostles’ Fast
SCRIPTURE READINGS: ROMANS 2:28–3:18; MATTHEW 6:31–34, 7:9–11

When we see the world as an end in itself, everything becomes itself a value and consequently loses all value, because only in God is found the meaning (value) of everything, and the world is meaningful only when it is the “sacrament” of God’s
presence. Things treated merely as things in themselves destroy themselves because only in God have they any life. The world of nature, cut off from the
source of life, is a dying world.

—Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World

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06/07/2026

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