The parish of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Weston, MA, is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2019. In an effort to preserve its history, long-time parish members recall here its early days. In a series of video interviews that follow, some of the original parish members share memories of their families, their friends, their priests and parish life more than half a century ago.

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This collection of memories is dedicated to those parish members and church officials who are no longer with us but whose faith, labor, imagination and commitment have made this parish a special gift to their families, New England and Orthodoxy at large.

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The photos at the top:

Left, the parish’s original house of worship (1959)

at 2342 Washington St., Newton Lower Falls, MA.

The structure was built in 1889 as the

Methodist Episcopal Church of Newton-Wellesley

(renamed the Perrin Memorial Episcopal Church in 1921).

Middle, the first Weston church, consecrated in 1971.

Right, the current sanctuary, inaugurated in 2014.

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