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PEACE AND GRACE!

Commemoration of The Martyrdom of St. Jude, one of the Seventy Disciples (July 2 / Paona 25)

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"You are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed"

—Luke 10:41-42

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday:

Men’s Bible/Book Study: 7:00 p.m.

Diocese Summer Conventions (Junior High Boys): Coptic Village Retreat Center in Big Bear Lake, CA

Wednesday: 

Morning Liturgy: 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

FOCUS San Diego: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Diocese Summer Conventions (Junior High Boys): Coptic Village Retreat Center in Big Bear Lake, CA

Saturday:

Children’s Hymns Class: 5:00 p.m. - 6.p.m.

Vespers: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Sunday: 

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

BUILDING PURCHASE UPDATE!

CONGRATULATIONS AND GLORY TO GOD!

St. Basil wants to thank you all for your prayers and generosity towards the difficult challenge we faced in order to close on the purchase of our building. Through God’s grace we not only closed in time, but the appraisal for the building came back much higher than anticipated and consequently there is considerable equity in our property! Next, the church will begin improvements including Roofing, A/C, Sunday School Rooms, a Youth Activity Lounge, and Iconography. We are so very thankful and excited about the amazing home we have all come together to build. May God continue to bless us all.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2019 GRADUATES

We are proud of all the individuals who have completed milestones in their academics. May the Lord’s blessing and grace continue with them on their next steps.

MEN’S BOOK CLUB

Come join us at church on Tuesdays for a five-week review of the “Words for Our Time” written by Fr. Matthew the Poor (Meskeen). Books have already been purchased so please register by texting George Soliman at (773) 255-8415 or emailing him at georgeasoliman@gmail.com to get your copy.

Don’t be sad ladies! Following the completion of this five-week book review, we will begin a series with the Women’s Group.  We need a volunteer(s) to help lead this effort so please contact Fr. Michael if you are interested!

GOOD NEWS - BUILDING PURCHASE

Thank you all for your prayers and donations during this past week. We are overwhelmed by everyone’s support which helped us close escrow and officially purchase our building on Ferris Square. God has blessed us with a great community of caring and generous human beings.

May God reward and bless you all.  

2019 HIGH SCHOOL DIOCESE CONVENTION - GRIT

The Diocese is organizing a summer convention for our junior high and high school students. If you are interested in attending, please register at lacopts-conventions.org, price is $125/person. If you have questions please reach out to highschool@lacopts-conventions.org or juniorhigh@lacopts-conventions.org.

AUGUST 24 || MEXICO ORPHANAGE TRIP

It’s finally here!! You’ve been asking and so have they! The kids in Mexico would like us to visit them again to play on August 24th!! We will be visiting the first orphanage we went to in Playas de Tijuana! More details to come! Space is limited! Please sign up by July 27th by contacting either Abouna Michael Maximous or Sarah Michael at smichael26@gmail.com or 714-875-7058.

It takes a village to make this trip a success. Your home cleaning supplies/toiletries and clothing donations are appreciated even if you can’t join us to play! If you’d like to send clothing donations, please wash and neatly package lightly used items before bringing them to the donation area in the back corner of the church garage.

SEPTEMBER 20-22 || COLLEGE YOUTH CONVENTION

FAMILY HOME VISITS

Abouna Michael is offering home visits for anyone who is interested. Please reach out to him directly to schedule a visit.

Phone: 949-378-0350

Email: FrMichaelMaximous@gmail.com

HELP WITH AMAZON SMILE

If you are looking into other ways to support our church, the AmazonSmile Foundation offers an easy way to give while browsing the Amazon shop. It will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases, at no cost to you. To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com (you may want to add a bookmark to make it easier to return). You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on the product detail pages. If you already own an Amazon account you can use the same account for AmazonSmile. On your first visit, please select “Saint Basil American Coptic Orthodox Church” as your charity of choice. Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make will result in a donation for our church. Thank you so much for your love and support.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please let us know if you have any upcoming important events for us to share with our fellow congregants. Special events are best shared among our family, and we encourage you to share your special news with us. 

FOOD & CLEAN-UP

If you would like to help with food for our weekly Agape Meal please please reach out to Erene at erenepasi@gmail.com

Thank you to all who have contributed and helped make the agape meal a special time for everyone. 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.