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PEACE AND GRACE, PARISHIONERS!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Once, the holy Fathers of the Egyptian Scetis were talking prophetically about the last generation.
“What have we done?” they said.
One of them, the great Abba Ischyrion, replied, “We have carried out the commandments of God.”
They asked him, “What will those who come after us do?”
Abba replied, “They will do half as much as we have done.”
Again they asked him, “And what will those who come after them do?”
Abba Ischyrion replied, “They will not have any monastic activity whatever, but they will be permitted to have troubles and afflictions, and those who persevere will be superior to us and our fathers.”

+St. Ignatius - The Arena: Guidelines for Spiritual and Monastic Life

 

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

To prepare for Saturday's class, please read Chapter 4, "Discipline of Memory and Imagination," of Practical Spirituality.

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ABOUNA ANDREW & TASONI MONICA!

On October 30th, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion ordained Deacon Andrew Iskander as a presbyter! After returning from his 40 Days at St. Bishoy Monastery in Egypt, Fr. Andrew will spend one year serving alongside Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim at St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church. After his one year of service at St. Paul's, he will receive a permanent assignment at one of the churches in the Diocese. Congratulations to Abouna Andrew and his wife Tasoni Monica. May God bless them abundantly in their service! You can watch the ordination here!

 

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: Divine Liturgy: 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

St. Basil Fellowship: 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 

Saturday: Vespers & Midnight Praise: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Adult Education Class: 6:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (Practical Spirituality, Chapter 4)

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

 

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

 

ALL SAINTS' NIGHT PHOTOS

It was was a joy to share an evening with our youth where they could learn about and "meet" a number of saints and decorate icons together! Our sincere thanks to all those who worked to make the event possible. You can find photos here!

 

Nativity Feast Church Dinner

God willing, on Sunday, January 8th, St. Basil's will be hosting a dinner and celebration of the Feast of the Nativity. We would like our youth to have the opportunity to share their gifts and talents with their church family, so all youth are invited to participate and share their musical, artistic, or other gifts. If you're interested in participating, or willing to help us plan the event, please contact Fr. Antony.

 

WEBSITE & HYMNS

We encourage all congregants to take some time to check out the parish website.

All are also encouraged to listen to the liturgical hymns as they are chanted at St. Basil, which can be found here.

 

FOOD & CLEAN-UP

To sign up to bring food for the agape meal on Sundays, please see the bulletin board at church or contact Erene Hanna. We need as many volunteers as possible to keep the church clean on Sundays after the Divine Liturgy. Please consider this important expression of stewardship.