WELCOME TO ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHURCH

 

 

GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST! GLORY FOREVER!

It is with great joy that I greet you on behalf of the entire parish community of St. George Orthodox Church. We are located within the beautiful section of Delaware Park. St. George Orthodox Church is a a Pan-Orthodox, English language parish serving Western New York. We are a parish of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey of The Orthodox Church in America. We welcome people of all backgrounds and ethnicities to worship with us and learn more about the ancient and unchanging path of Orthodox Christianity. We offer a foundation for a grace-filled life in Christ through beautiful worship, spiritual education for everyone, programs for youth, and Christian Fellowship. Our faith combines traditional values, beliefs, and teachings of The Orthodox Faith. Our Mission is to live, proclaim, and share The Gospel Message of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ in our everyday life and everyday ministry. By sharing Our Lord’s Message with everyone, we enable others to receive The Light of Christ into their lives. We welcome you into our midst where our lives are guided by God’ love and teachings. We are a growing community dedicated to the Building up of the Body of Christ by fulfilling and proclaiming the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ. As you journey to Western New York and the Buffalo Area, I extend an invitation for you to come and pray with us and grow with us through prayer and fellowship. May GOD continue to bless you and guide you as we all work together in Building up the Body of Christ by proclaiming and fulfilling the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ!

Have a blessed day!  Have a blessed week!  May The Joy of Our Lord be with all of you!

Asking for your prayers,

I remain, with Love in Christ,
V. Rev. Jason Vansuch, Parish Priest

 

To Learn more about The Orthodox Church in America: www.oca.org                      

To Learn more about The Diocese of New York and New Jersey: www.nynjoca.org

To View Livestream of our Divine Services , please click here: https://www.youtube.com/@stgeorgeorthodoxchurchbuff3075

 

St. George Orthodox Church Parish Family Commitment

Our Hearts and Prayers united in 2026

Seeking First The Kingdom of God in our Parish Family 

We, as brothers and sisters in Christ, will make an effort to pray              

daily,  cooperating with one another as Our Lord God and Savior

Jesus Christ - The Head of Our Church - leads us, communicating

often with one another and with Fr. Jason

humbly asking the Grace of The All-Holy Spirit

 to lead us, shelter us, and protect us as we strive to Glorify Our                 

Lord God and Savior Jesus in our midst and in our everyday life

and ministry!

                          GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST!       GLORY FOREVER!

 

                                                          COME PRAY WITH US!     COME GROW WITH US!
 
                                                                                   
 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PRAYERFUL SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY FOR OUR PARISH AS WELL AS FOR THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE, SERVE, AND DWELL!
 
MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS AND KEEP ALL OF YOU SAFE AND HEALTHY IN HIS LOVING CARE TODAY AND ALWAYS!
 
GOD IS GOOD....ALL THE TIME!     ALL THE TIME....GOD IS GOOD! 
 
Visit of The Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Hawaiian Iveron Icon of The Mother of God to our Parish - Tuesday October 13, 2026
 
By the Grace of God, and with the Blessing of His Eminence Archbishop MICHAEL, it is with great joy that we announce the Visit of The Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Hawaiian Iveron Icon of The Mother of God to our Parish on Tuesday October 13, 2026.

Please refer to the flyer below announcing the Visit of The Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Icon of the Mother of God as well as providing the time and schedule of the service.
 
I encourage all of us to share this Flyer with everyone and invite our families, friends, neighbors, and co-workers to join The Clergy and the beloved faithful of our parish and the Clergy and Faithful of the COCCNF as we join together to celebrate this historic Visit of The Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Hawaiian Iveron Icon of The Mother of God to our Parish and the Western NY Area to prayer to The Mother of God that through Her Holy Prayers and Precious Veil and Protection, we may continue the good work that has been entrusted to all of us: to live, proclaim and share the Gospel Message of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ in our everyday life and everyday ministry!
 
God has truly blessed all of us with this opportunity of not only being in the presence of The Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Hawaiian Iveron Icon of The Mother of God 
but also to pray before, venerate it and be anointed with the Holy Oil. Let us follow Her example of 'Listening to the Word of God and keeping it!'
 
Please contact Fr. Jason with a list of Names of our loved ones for Healing that can be remembered and prayed for during the Akathist Prayer Service.   
 
We look forward to seeing you and praying with you on October 13!
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WELCOME VIDEO TO ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHURCH
WELCOME VIDEO TO ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHURCH
WELCOME PAMPHLET TO ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHURCH
The Message Video (Miracle of The Oil-Streaming Icon of The Theotokos)
110TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO
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Leavetaking of the Transfiguration of our Lord
Leavetaking of the Transfiguration of our Lord

On the Leavetaking of the Transfiguration, all of the service for the Feast is repeated, except for the Entrance at Vespers, the Old Testament readings, Litya, the Polyeleos and Gospel at Matins, and the blessing of grapes at Liturgy. The Gospel and Epistle readings at Liturgy are those prescribed…

Saint Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh, Wonderworker of Zadonsk and All Russia
Saint Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh, Wonderworker of Zadonsk and All Russia

Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk, Bishop of Voronezh (in the world Timothy), was born in the year 1724 in the village of Korotsk in the Novgorod diocese, into the family of the cantor Sabellius Kirillov. (Afterward, a new family name, Sokolov, was given him by the head of the Novgorod Seminary). His father…

Translation of the relics of Saint Maximus the Confessor
Translation of the relics of Saint Maximus the Confessor

Saint Maximus the Confessor was born in Constantinople around 580 and raised in a pious Christian family. He received an excellent education, studying philosophy, grammar, and rhetoric. He was well-read in the authors of antiquity and he also mastered philosophy and theology. When Saint Maximus…

Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Maximus of Moscow the Fool-for-Christ
Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Maximus of Moscow the Fool-for-Christ

Saint Maximus of Moscow, the Fool for Christ. Nothing is known about his parents, or the time and place of birth. Saint Maximus chose one of the most difficult and thorny paths to salvation, having taken upon himself the guise of a fool for the sake of Christ. Summer and winter Maximus walked about…

Martyr Hippolytus of Rome and those with him: Martyr Concordia, Irenaeus, and Abundius
Martyr Hippolytus of Rome and those with him: Martyr Concordia, Irenaeus, and Abundius

The Martyr Hippolytus was a chief prison guard at Rome under the emperors Decius (249-251) and Valerian (253-259). He was converted to Christ by the Martyr Laurence (August 10), and he buried the martyr’s body. They informed the emperor of this, and Saint Hippolytus was arrested. Valerian…

Icon of the Mother of God “of the Passion”
Icon of the Mother of God “of the Passion”

On Tverskaya Street in Moscow there are beautiful buildings, a cathedral, high walls, and a small bell tower with the sonorous bells of the Passion Monastery. This Icon received its name because on either side of the Mother of God two Angels are depicted with the implements of the Lord’s Passion:…

"Seven Arrows" Icon of the Mother of God
"Seven Arrows" Icon of the Mother of God

On the Seven Arrows Icon, the Most Holy Theotokos is depicted without the Divine Infant. She inclines her head toward her right shoulder, and her heart is pierced with seven arrows or swords, of which four are on the left side and three on the right. A similar image of the Mother of God is also…

Icon of the Mother of God of Minsk
Icon of the Mother of God of Minsk

The Minsk Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos was brought by the holy Prince Vladimir from Korsun in the Crimea, and placed in Kiev’s Cathedral of the Tithes, where it remained for more than 500 years. The consecration of that church in 996 is commemorated on May 12. In the year 1500, during the…

Holy Empress Irene (Schema-nun Xenia)
Holy Empress Irene (Schema-nun Xenia)

Saint Irene lived in the XII century and was a beautiful and virtuous daughter. The Emperor Alexios Komnenos noticed her and married her to his son John, who was called Kalioannis because of his many virtues. The virtuous Empress Irene, therefore, spent generously on charitable works. She even went…

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