Arrival
Come in by the 31st Street doors. Light a candle if you like, and kiss the icon on the stand, or simply bow.
ServicesΑκολουθίες
The week in prayerΗ εβδομάδα σε προσευχή
Every service is open to everyone. You do not need to be Orthodox, Greek, or dressed for a wedding.
Weekly servicesΕβδομαδιαίες ακολουθίες
Day by dayΜέρα με τη μέρα
The church is also open for private prayer every weekday from 9 AM to 1 PM. Feast days are added to the calendar on the home page.
SundayToday
- 8:30 AMLiturgy
OrthrosΌρθρος
Church
- 10:00 AMLiturgy
Divine LiturgyΘεία Λειτουργία
Church
- 11:45 AMFellowship
Coffee hourΚαφές
Pappas Hall
MondayToday
No service today. The church is open for prayer 9 AM – 1 PM.
TuesdayToday
- 7:00 PMLearning
Bible studyΜελέτη Γραφής
Library
WednesdayToday
- 5:00 PMSacrament
ConfessionΕξομολόγηση
Side chapel
- 6:30 PMLiturgy
Paraklesis to the TheotokosΠαράκληση
Church
ThursdayToday
- 7:00 PMLearning
Bible studyΜελέτη Γραφής
Library
FridayToday
No service today. The church is open for prayer 9 AM – 1 PM.
SaturdayToday
- 4:30 PMSacrament
ConfessionΕξομολόγηση
Side chapel
- 6:00 PMLiturgy
Great VespersΕσπερινός
Church
Your first LiturgyΗ πρώτη σας Λειτουργία
What to expectΤι να περιμένετε
Orthodox worship is old, sung almost entirely, and full of movement. Nobody expects you to know what to do.
Standing
People stand for much of the service and sit when they need to. The pews are yours to use.
Bread
Holy Communion is for Orthodox Christians who have prepared. Everyone may receive the blessed bread, the antidoron, at the end.
Length
Orthros 8:30 to 10:00, then the Divine Liturgy until about 11:40. Many arrive for the Liturgy.
Dress
Modest and comfortable. Some women cover their heads; most do not.
Access
A ramp at the Ditmars Boulevard side door, an elevator to Pappas Hall, and large-print service books.
A Sunday morning
Orthros
Morning prayer, chanted mostly in Greek by the chanters at the stand.
Divine Liturgy begins
"Blessed is the Kingdom": the priest's first words.
Readings and sermon
Epistle and Gospel in Greek, then English. The sermon is about twelve minutes.
Antidoron and coffee
Take blessed bread from the priest, then come down to Pappas Hall.
The Orthodox faithΗ Ορθόδοξη πίστη
What we believe, brieflyΤι πιστεύουμε
We confess the Nicene Creed, unchanged since 381. Here is a short account for inquirers; Fr. Stavros is glad to talk longer over coffee.
The Holy TrinityΗ Αγία Τριάδα
One God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, a communion of love from before all ages.
Matthew 28:19
The IncarnationΗ Ενανθρώπηση
The Son of God became man, was crucified, and rose on the third day, trampling down death by death.
John 1:14
IconsΟι εικόνες
Because God became visible in Christ, we paint him and his saints, and we honor the icons as windows, never worshipping wood and paint.
Colossians 1:15
The TheotokosΗ Θεοτόκος
Mary is honoured as the Mother of God, the first of the saints, who prays for us still.
Luke 1:48
The sacramentsΤα μυστήρια
Baptism, Chrismation, the Eucharist and the other Mysteries are how the Church receives the life of God, in water, oil, bread and wine.
John 6:53
31st StreetDitmars BlvdAstoria BlvdSt. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Find usΠώς θα έρθετε
Two blocks from the Ditmars trainΔύο τετράγωνα από το τρένο
24-18 31st Street, Astoria, NY 11102- Subway
- N and W trains to Astoria–Ditmars Blvd, then two blocks south under the el.
- Parking
- Street parking only. On feast days the school lot on 24th Avenue opens from 9 AM.
- Access
- Ramp entrance on Ditmars Boulevard; ask an usher and we will open it for you.