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Peace and grace!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"I know Him, and with faith I transcend. He was born God of the Father, and I know Him to be born man from the Virgin. I see Him walking as a man on earth and behold to heavenly Angels as God. I envisage Him sleeping in the ship as a man and He himself walks on the water as God. As a human He experiences hunger, and as God He feeds. He, as human, was stoned by the Jews and He himself is worshipped by the Angels as God. He was tempted as a human, but expels devils as God....I confess He is one; while He Himself is
God and Savior, he became man because of His goodness..."

- St. Dioscorus of Alexandria, Letter to His Monks

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Because this week is the feast of the Champion of Orthodoxy, St. Dioscorus, we direct you to a paper written by Father Peter Farrington as an Oriental Orthodox response to Chalcedon.

VISIT BY HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN SERAPION

We are pleased to announce the visit of HE Metropolitan Serapion this Sunday. Matins will begin as usual at 8:00 am. Following the Divine Liturgy, he will have a general meeting with the congregation, followed by an Agape meal and personal meetings with the congregation and Parish Council. Please plan to attend, bring any questions you may have for him, and celebrate with us the visit of our Bishop. 

ORDINATION OF NEW CHANTERS AND ELEVATION OF READERS

God-willing His Eminence will be tonsuring chanters at Holy Cross this Sunday.  Candidates need to be at least six years of age and should have learned some basic Church hymns and liturgical responses.  If you wish for your son to be tonsured, please contact Fr. Antony Paul before Sunday.

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

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

WEBSITE & HYMNS

We encourage all congregants to take some time to check out the parish website: www.stbasil.net

All are also encouraged to listen to the liturgical hymns as they are chanted at Holy Cross please click 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.