St. Basil American Coptic Orthodox Church

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Weekly Update - September 24

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PEACE AND GRACE!

 THE PARISH HAS MOVED!

By God's grace, St. Basil's has moved to our new location!

Our new address is 6224 Ferris Square, San Diego CA 92121.

 

The Holy Cross, celebrated 17 Thoout/27 September - 19 Thoout/29 September

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"I believe in my God, who is merciful and my refuge, and I put my hope in Him. The torture you are meting out against my body troubles me little, because for us men, however much the external body is corrupted, so much more is the inner body revitalized. This is what we have learned, and this is what I believe."
-St. Gregory the Armenian, whose raising from the pit we commemorate on 19 Thoout/29 September
 

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

The Feasts of the Cross

 

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday: Vespers for the Feast of the Cross: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Cross: 5:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

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

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

 

NEW BUILDING CAMPAIGN

The mission of our church is to bring the ancient faith of the Orthodox Church of Alexandria to English Speakers. Our congregation is fast outgrowing our temporary location, and we are looking to relocate to a permanent home. Having a permanent location would allow us to better outreach the community by being identifiable with the unique traditional style of a Coptic parish and to provide for our community by having the space for a social hall, Sunday School classrooms, and meeting spaces for high school and college youth, and young professionals.

Donate here!

 

 

GYP RETREAT

Registration for the diocesan GYP retreat has opened! The retreat is October 27-29. Register here! For those who in live in San Diego and don't want to stay in the hotel, contact Daniel Gharbawy for a discount code!

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS, VISITATIONS & CONFESSIONS

Please let us know if you have any upcoming important events for us to share with our fellow congregants. Special events are best shared amongst our family, and we encourage you to send an email to info@stbasil.net to share your special news. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email priest@stbasil.net or approach him after the Liturgy on Sunday.

 

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 fill in the weekly spreadsheet available HERE. 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.