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Board of Directors

President
  George Kehaiov

Treasurer
  George Georgiev

Secretary
  Georgina Slavoff, Ph.D

Members at Large

Kathy  Bennett 

Nikolay Bozilov 

Ludmila Garber 

                                

Honorary Members

  Pending election

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    Georgina Slavoff, Ph.D.

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SAINT GEORGE
BULGARIAN EASTERN
ORTHODOX CHURCH
OF WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.

ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA

10201 Democracy Blvd., Potomac, Md 20854
P.O.Box 34036 / Bethesda, Maryland 20827-4036
Tel: (301) 530 8114

Incorporated on December 18th, 1979, and located 

in the Washington DC metropolitan area, the center of 

the Free World

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To All Members of Saint George Church and Friends

Happy Easter!

Hoping this day brings you renewed spiritual peace!

Saint George Church Board of Directors

 

 

 

As in the previous years, we have decided again to join

the Holy Resurrection Congregation for Palm Sunday Liturgy

and for the Holy Week Services.

                 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE AT HOLY RESURRECTION CHURCH:

The Schedule of Divine Services Great & Holy Week is as Follows:

20 Apr. (SUN)    FEAST OF THE TRIUMPHANT ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM (Palm Sunday)

Sunday School  9:00am                                                   

   Confessions 9:15am

                            Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 10:00am

                            Blessing of Pussywillows

                            Coffee Social/Parish Council Meeting to follow

                            Bridegroom Matins 6:00pm

21 Apr. (Mon)   Great & Holy Monday

                        Bridegroom Matins  7:00pm                                                                                         

22 Apr. (Tue)     Great & Holy Tuesday

                            Bridegroom Matins 7:00pm

23 Apr. (Wed)   Great & Holy Wednesday

                            Sacrament of Holy Unction 7:00pm

24 Apr. (Thu)      Great & Holy Thursday

                              Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 9:00am

                              (establishment of the Holy Eucharist)

                              Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels 7:00pm

 25 Apr. (Fri)       Great & Holy Friday

                              Royal Hours of Great Friday 9:00am

                              Vespers of Great Friday 7:30pm  (NOTE TIME!)

26 Apr. (Sat)        Great & Holy Saturday

                              Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 9:00am

                              Resurrection Matins 8:00pm

27 Apr. (SUN)    FEAST OF THE RESUURECTION OF CHRIST, THE PASSOVER (PASCHA) OF THE LORD

                              Singing of the Paschal Verses 9:50am

                              Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 10am

                              Blessing of Paschal Baskets to follow

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March 26, 2008

A N N O U N C E M E N T

Dear Parishioners,

 Our April Church service will be as follows:

Saturday, April 12            11:45 a.m. Divine Liturgy

Officiating will be Father John Stefero.

Saturday, April 26

There will be no Midnight Easter Service

 Looking forward to seeing you Saturday, April 12,

 

P.S. To keep in touch, and to see the schedule of

Church services please visit the church web site at:

  

St. George Board of Trustees

Georgina Slavoff, Secretary  

The Palm Sunday Liturgy, April 20 and

the schedule of services is as follows:

 

Sunday April 20(Palm Sunday) At 10:00 a.m.

We will join

The Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church congregation.

 We invite all our parishioners to join the Holy Resurrection Church Congregation during the remainder of that week

(see the schedule of services below).   

            20 Palm Sunday

Entry into Jerusalem

           Sunday School 9am

           Confessions 9:15am

           Divine Liturgy 10am

           C&D: Ammon

Parish Council Meet.

           Bridegroom Matins 7pm

21

Great & Holy Monday

Bridegroom Matins 7pm

22

Great & Holy Tuesday

Bridegroom Matins 7pm

23

Great & Holy Wednesday

Unction Service

(Holy Anointing) 7pm

24

Great & Holy Thursday

Divine Liturgy 9am

Reading of 12 Passion Gospels 7pm

Setting of Lord’s Tomb follows

25

Great & Holy Friday

Royal Hours 9am

Vespers of Gr. Friday

7:30pm

[Last Opportunity for Confessions before Pascha]

26

Great & Holy Saturday

Divine Liturgy 9am

Resurrection Matins 8p

  Please mark your calendars with the above dates.

  We would like to remind you that our Liturgy Services are held at

The Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church,

10201 Democracy Blvd., Potomac, Maryland.

  Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, April 12, and again during the services as in the above schedule.  

St. George Board of Trustees

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March 17, 2008 

 

A N N O U N C E M E N T 

 

Dear Parishioners, 

Our next Church service will be: 

Saturday, March 22          11:45 a.m. Divine Liturgy 

Officiating will be Father John Stefero. 

 

We would like to remind you also that our Easter is on April 27, 

not on March 23 as in other denominations. 

 

We will have our April Church services announced at the beginning of April.

 

 Looking forward to seeing you Saturday, March 22

 

St. George Board of Trustees 

Georgina Slavoff, Secretary

 

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February 8, 2008

A N N O U N C E M E N T

Dear Parishioners,

Our next church services will be:
Saturday, February 16 11:45 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Officiating will be Father John Stefero

We also have Memorial service (Zadoushnitza), scheduled for 
Saturday, March 1, 11:45 Zadoushnitza

As you know, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church designates three days each year as Memorial Days (Zadoushnitza) to commemorate departed family members and friends. In accordance with this year's Church calendar,
we will observe Zadoushnitza on 
Saturday, March 1--11:45 am
Please keep in mind that the next two services will be on Saturdays. (We urge all of you to submit names of relatives and friends whom you wish to ommemorate, so that a neatly typed list can be prepared.)

The services will be held, as they have been in the past,at The Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church
10201 Democracy Blvd., Potomac, Maryland 20827.

Looking forward to seeing you Saturday, February 16, 
and again on March 1, 2008

St. George Board of Trustees
Georgina Slavoff, Secretary

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January 17, 2008

 

 A N N O U N C E M E N T

 

Dear Parishioners,

 

This is to advise you that we have scheduled a  Church  event on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 11:30am at Holy Resurrection Church. We will have a 40-day memorial  service for Radka, Kathy Bennett's mother, who  recently passed away. 

 

The memorial service will be officiated by Father Peter Zarinow at 11:30 (immediately following his morning Liturgy). His  Liturgy starts at 10:00am for those of you who wish  to  attend, after which we will have the memorial  service. 

 

 St. George Board of Trustees 

Georgina Slavoff, Secretary

 

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December 2007

Merry Christmas!
 May the peace joy and Wonder of Christmas 
Be with you during the Holy Days 
and
Throughout the New Year!

 

 YOU’RE CORDIALLY INVITED

TO OUR CHRISTMAS /NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

 To be held on

Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 1 pm

(rather than December 30 as previously considered)

 

In the Dining Hall of

Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church

10201 Democracy Boulevard

Potomac, Maryland 20854

Board of Trustees

St. George Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church

 

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October 29, 2007

A N N O U N C E M E N T

Dear Parishioners,

We would like to inform you that we have a Memorial service scheduled for Saturday, November 3, 2007

As you know, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church designates

three days each year as Memorial Days (Zadoushnitza)

to commemorate departed family members and friends.

In accordance with this year's Church Calendar,

we will observe Zadoushnitza on Saturday, November 3rd--10:30 am

Please keep in mind that it is this Saturday, and at 10:30am

Officiating will be Father Peter Zarynow

(We urge all of you to submit names of relatives and friends whom you wish to commemorate by November 1, so that a neatly typed list can be prepared.)

Our next Church Liturgy service in November will be:

Sunday, November 18 11:45 a.m. Divine Liturgy

Officiating will be Father John Stefero

The services will be held, as they have been in the past,

at The Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church

10201 Democracy Blvd., Potomac, Maryland 20827.

Looking forward to seeing you Saturday, November 3rd, 2007!

St. George Board of Trustees

Georgina Slavoff, Secretary

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October 3, 2007

A N N O U N C E M E N T

Dear Parishioners,

Our church liturgy services in October will be held as follows:

Sunday, October 14 11:45 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Officiating will be Father Alexander Webster

Sunday, October 28 11:45 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Officiating will be Father John Stefero

The services will be held, as they have been in the past, at
The Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church
10201 Democracy Blvd., Potomac, Maryland 20827.

Looking forward to seeing you on October 14
and again on October 28

St. George Board of Trustees
Georgina Slavoff, Secretary

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See more information on church events in 

the section Calendar of important events

October 3, 2001

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