Contemporary Churches - Three Saints Orthodox Church
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| Three Saints Orthodox Church, Ansonia, Connecticut |
Three Saints Orthodox Church is situated in
Ansonia, Connecticut, in the Lower Naugatuck Valley, approximately 10 miles outside of
New Haven.
Three Saints Orthodox Church beginnings could be traced to the end of the last century with immigrants fleeing the Slavic nations
(Northern Europe to Southern and Central Europe) to escape religious,
cultural, and political persecution that was overbearing in their
countries and to improve their economic status. In 1890, a small group
of people from
Ansonia, mostly from Austria, Hungary
and Galicia, formed a group in order to observe their religious
teaching. In 1899, purchased a tract of land on Howard Ave and Crescent
St and erected a new church edifice. Men of the parish labored on the
church property after their day’s work built the Church. The Church was
formally dedicated in October 1900. In 1903, fellowship deeded the
Church properties for the sum of one dollar to the
Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Three Saints Congregation. This was the beginning of the
Three Saints Orthodox Church.
On January 25, 1954, tragedy struck. A flash fire completely gutted
the interior of our House of Worship. After a fire gutted the interior
of the church in 1954, a new church was constructed on Howard Avenue.
Three Saints Orthodox Church was completed in 1955. On November 20, 1955, the first Divine Liturgy was held in new Church, the church was dedicated in 1956.
Church Timings
| Saturday Evening | 4:00 PM | Evening Vespers and Confessions. |
| Sunday Morning | 9:00 AM | Divine Liturgy followed by Fellowship Hour (Year-Round) and Church School (September–June). |
| Sunday Morning | 8:45 AM | Hours. |
| Eves of Great Feasts | 6:30 PM | Vespers and Matins Service. If Feast Day falls on Monday, Vespers is served following the Sunday Divine Liturgy at 11:00 AM. |
| Mornings of Great Feasts | 9:00 AM | Divine Liturgy |
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