Membership

Our parish is run by a system called stewardship. Stewardship, by definition, means that we are simply caretakers of all the blessings that God bestows on us, including our financial blessings. So, as every caretaker must at some time give an account for his caretaking responsibilities, we believe that we will have to answer to God Himself for how we used our wealth and how generous we were to His Church. This being true, the antiquated dues system is inappropriate because it assumes that all families are equal financially. Stewardship means giving based on a percentage rather than based on a dollar figure. The Bible asks for 10%. New stewards should consider giving about 3% of their gross income. This may be and should be contributed on a weekly or monthly basis.

Formal membership in St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral is open to all who are baptized according to the rites of the Church or who are received into the Church through chrismation, and who fulfill their financial stewardship obligations. Please click here to download the stewardship form. If you are interested in becoming a member of our community but are not yet an Orthodox Christian, the first step is to be received into the Greek Orthodox Church through baptism or chrismation. If you are interested in becoming an Orthodox Christian, please join us for worship and speak to Fr. Dionysios.