Current Emergency Fundraisers:
Help assist the 1,000 Christians living in Gaza caught in a war zone!
The Holy Orthodox Order of Saint George the Great Martyr was established to assist the Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land and Greater Middle East.
With the extreme loss of life, displacement of families, and destruction of homes and medical facilities resulting from the current war between the State of Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, this mission has never been so critical or so large.
The Order established a monetary campaign to be able to provide assistance as we are able towards the rebuilding of both Christian Orthodox homes and churches and to help provide general relief aid to the greater Gazan populace. Every dollar is important and provides a lifeline of help!
We have set a preliminary fundraising goal of $1Million. While this is, by far, the largest campaign we have initiated, we recognize that this amount will likely only make a small dent in the relief efforts needed to help our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land.
May Christ our God have mercy on His suffering servants and grant peace to the Holy Land, to which we all belong!
Support a priest in need of major back surgery.
Fr. Benedict Simpson is the Vice Chancellor of the Holy Order of Saint George the Great Martyr and the chaplain of the Monastery of the Glorious Ascension in Resaca, Georgia, USA, where he has spent the last decade ministering to the nuns and the faithful in the community in rural Northwest Georgia. He works a secular job as well to support his wife and children.
He is having major back surgery in November, and he will be unable to work for at least several weeks (he currently estimates six weeks out of work, but it could be longer). During this time, Fr. Benedict will have no income, and yet, he will still have the substantial expenses of caring for his home and family.
The Order has established a campaign with a goal of $15,000 in order to ensure that the Holy Order of Saint George will be able to step in and meet his family’s needs for a few months so that he can focus on recovering from this major surgery and return to his work and ministry in good health.
May God grant Fr. Benedict a safe surgery, a healthy recovery, and many years of health as he faithfully serves the Lord and His Holy Church.
Past Emergency Fundraisers:
Urgent Financial Assistance Needed for young Orthodox woman in need of a kidney
The Holy Orthodox Order of Saint George the Great Martyr, at the personal request of the Grand Knight, will be raising monetary assistance for Ms. Alexandra King, a 27-year-old Orthodox Christian woman who was recently diagnosed with End-Stage Kidney Disease.
Alexandra is a kind, gentle and outstanding young lady, who not only loves Christ and His Holy Church, but also, attempts to assist those less fortunate than herself. She spends her free-time making food parcels for the homeless and distributing them amongst the poor of New York City. She emulates a grace that is godly and worthy of our attention.
Alexandra and her family are in a desperate search to find a live kidney donor, as her kidney is presently functioning at only 8% capacity. She has a B+ blood type and can only accept kidney donors who have blood types B or O.
Please Note: If you are considering or would like to be a living kidney donor, visit https://cornell.donorscreen.org/register/now to answer a brief, confidential questionnaire, then speak with an experienced transplant coordinator who will answer all your questions.
The Order is seeking to raise at least $20,000 to help offset any medical or financial expenses Alexandra and her family might incur because of this medical condition. Please help the Order meet this immediate need by donating any amount that you can to help us in this worthy cause for a remarkable young lady.
Tax-deductible donations can be made on this website through the Donate button. In your donation, please indicate it is for Alexandra King. All donations for this special emergency fundraiser go 100% directly to that purpose. The Order will retain nothing. This fundraiser will last until May 1st, 2022.
Please keep Alexandra and her family in your prayers!
We thank you for joining with us in our mission, and may the Lord bless you and your families!
UPDATE: The Order would like to thank everyone for their generous donations towards this cause. Because of your kindness, the Order was able to raise and send to Alexandra $6,148.55.
Urgent Financial Assistance Needed for young Albanian Orthodox Family expecting Baby.
The Holy Orthodox Order of Saint George the Great Martyr has been asked to help facilitate funds for a young Orthodox couple in Albania who are in a difficult financial position and expecting their first baby by mid-November.
The petitioner wrote:
“Dear Sir’s, my name is Era Ademiaj and I am from Gjirokastër, Albania. I am an Orthodox Christian and in desperate need of your assistance for I have nowhere else to turn. I am 8 months pregnant, and my husband does not have a steady job and cannot adequately provide for us as the economy in the region where we live is almost nonexistent.
Although my husband has done his absolute best to provide for us (working as a day laborer and selling what he can in the local marketplace) we are still financially destitute and do not have the finances to buy what we need for our coming baby.
I would greatly appreciate any assistance the Order could provide us towards the expenses of delivery, towards baby clothes and towards food for the baby. With love in Christ,Era.”
The Order has verified the authenticity of the petition and is looking to raise $3,000.00 for this family. Please help the Order meet this immediate need by donating any amount that you can to help us in this worthy cause. Donations can be made on this website through the Donate button. In your donation, please indicate it is for Era’s Baby. This Emergency Fundraiser will end on November 30th, 2021.
UPDATE: The Order would like to thank everyone for their generous donations towards this cause. Because of your kindness, the Order was able to raise and send for Era’s baby $5,246.99.
Urgent Financial Assistance needed to transport clergy and laity to the State Funeral of the late Metropolitan Jonah of Kampala and All Uganda
The Holy Orthodox Order of Saint George the Great Martyr has been asked to help facilitate funds for the transportation of clergy and laity to the State funeral and liturgy of the late Metropolitan Jonah of Kampala and All Uganda who reposed in the Lord on Sunday the 6th of September in Athens, Greece. His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah (of blessed memory) will be accorded on the 15th of September 2021 an official state funeral, including a 21-gun salute, and a procession with the Ugandan army.
The Orthodox Churches needing assistance to transport clergy and faithful for the State Funeral are Saint Jacob Orthodox Church in Nawango, Kamuli, Uganda and the Holy Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church in Nakyaka, Kamuli, Uganda. The number of vans needed is 4. The expense for all four vans is $1,200.00. This financial assistance is urgently needed as transportation needs to be secured soon for the 250km (155.34 mile) Journey.
Donations can be made on this website through the Donate button. In your donation please indicate that it is for the funeral of Metropolitan Jonah. All donations for this special emergency fundraiser go 100% directly to that purpose. The Order will retain nothing. This fundraiser will last until September 17th 2021.
Please keep in your prayers the late Metropolitan Jonah who touched so many hearts and lives. He brought many to the bosom of the Orthodox Church! May his memory be eternal!
UPDATE: The Order would like to thank everyone for their generous donations towards this cause. Because of your kindness, the Order was able to raise and send exactly $1,200.00.
Saint Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, Lubbock, TX
In light of the vandalism committed against the parish of Saint Andrew Greek Orthodox Church in Lubbock, TX, on Sunday June 13th. The Holy Orthodox Order of Saint George the Great Martyr has reached out to the parish Priest, Father Peter DeFonce. Per the discussion, the Order will work to replace the sacred and holy objects desecrated in the Altar of the Church. Specifically, the Order has resolved to gift a complete chalice set of exquisite beauty, and a new censer that will bring joy and honor to the parish and glory to Christ. Our plan is to raise funds for this project through the philanthropic ministry of the Order. This will release the GoFundMe donations for the sole repair of the church building. Please help the Order meet this need by donating any amount that you can to help us in this worthy cause. Donations can be made on this website through the Donate button. In your donation please indicate it is for Saint Andrews. The Emergency Fundraiser will end on August 15th 2021.
UPDATE: The Order would like to thank everyone for their generous donations towards this cause. Because of your kindness, the Order was able to gift a handmade chalice Set and Censer and Incense at a combined value of $2,000.00.
2020 Beirut Blast Victims – Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut
The Order was able to raise a modest sum of $1,752.96 (during a one month period from August 5th 2020 to September 5th 2020) to help assist the Orthodox Christian community of Beirut, Lebanon affected by the deadly and devastating blast that occurred on the morning of August 4th 2020.
If you would like to continue to donate money to this cause you can do so by donating to:
ACCOUNT: ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF BEIRUT
CORRESPONDENT BANK: Bank of America Merrill
Lynch N.A., New York
SWIFT CODE: BOFA US 3N
BENEFICIARY BANK: FAB Private Bank (Suisse) SA,
Geneva