"Nativity of the Virgin Mary" Romanian Orthodox Church

"Nativity of the Virgin Mary" Romanian Orthodox Church is a Romanian Orthodox church at 8 Addison Street in Chelsea, MA 02150. It is one of 33 churches in Chelsea.

Serving since 2003

8 Addison Street, Chelsea, MA, 02150

Phone: +1 714 488 2040 · Website: https://www.sfantamariaboston.org/

"Nativity of the Virgin Mary" Romanian Orthodox Church is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 79 congregations of the Eastern Orthodox family gather across Massachusetts — 2,098 across the United States on The Church Map.

Orthodoxy has carried the worship of the ancient church essentially unbroken since the first centuries, and it has never let the rest of us settle for a gospel that only forgives — it insists God intends to make his people like himself. Its liturgy, its icons, and its theology of the Trinity are wells the whole church keeps returning to.

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The community around "Nativity of the Virgin Mary" Romanian Orthodox Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,800 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Social Isolation: 41.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 30.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.8% (13.6–22.6%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 16.2% (8.5–24.0%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.6%
  • Unemployment: 6.6% (0.1–13.1%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Chelsea city is served by 8 churches — about one congregation for every 4,986 residents.

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