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Christ Is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!
The Commemoration of the Archangel Gabriel, the Announcer of Daniel the Prophet (June 20 / Paona 13)
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
1 John 4:18
SERVICES THIS WEEK
Wednesday:
Sunrise Liturgy: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Friday:
Youth Online Hymn Meeting: 7:00 p.m. (Contact Mariam G. 562-456-6067 or clicking here to join!)
Saturday:
High School Spiritual Day - Joint Church Trip: 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (meet at 11:00 a.m.)
Vespers Raising of Incense: 7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Sunday:
Divine Liturgy followed by Sunday School: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Monday:
Preparation for Baptism (Catechism) Class: 8:00 p.m. (online)
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE BAPTIZED!
Congratulations to Caleb Betts and Florence Wu for their baptism! Also, congratulations to Collin and Sara for the baptism of their son, Isaac Collin Feduska! God bless your journey with our Lord Jesus Christ and to experience His many excellent graces!
Your shining robe now arouses admiration in the eyes of all who behold you, and the radiance of your garments proves that your souls are free from every blemish. For the future, all of you, both you who have just deserved the gift (of baptism) and all who have already reaped for yourselves the benefit of His great generosity, must make the excellence of your conduct visible to all and, after the fashion of a torch, you must illumine those who look upon you… let us be eager to preserve this beauty in its full bloom and let us learn what can keep it bright. ~ St. John Chrysostom (Baptismal Instructions)
VISIT OF HIS GRACE BISHOP SURIEL!
We want to thank His Grace Bishop Suriel who visited St. Basil’s on Pentecost Sunday and celebrated the divine liturgy and the prostration prayers. He also blessed us with a talk afterwards!
CONGRATULATIONS TO MARIAM WASSEF!
Congratulations to Mariam who received the blessing of the deaconess role by Bishop Soriel! God bless your service for many years to come!
HIGH SCHOOL JOINT CHURCH SPIRITUAL DAY!
The High School class will be having a spiritual day with speakers, fellowship and food. Students from St. John Chrysostom, St. Paul and St. Basil churches will be meeting at St. John Chrysostom’s church in San Juan Capistrano. We will be carpooling from St. Basil’s at 11:00 AM on June 18th.
Event Timing: Saturday, June 18 from 12 pm - 7pm
Event Address: 29582 Trabuco Creek Rd., San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
High School Students (including future Fall freshmen) are encouraged to attend this great event! Register by CLICKING HERE!
NEW MOMMY SERVICES COMMITTEE
There has been a lot of new arrivals and a lot of sleepless and very tired mommies and daddies at St. Basil’s lately! Want to help these new parents? Consider joining the New Mommy Services group! Here are some ways to help in this service:
1. Connection to other moms for support and advice
2. Offer to babysit for a break
3. Provide supplies or food for them.
4. Let them know the church is child friendly with a cry room and a changing room
5. Maybe they are alone in SD and need help preparing a baby shower?
6. Provide a gift and card from church
7. Visit new mommy with a group!
8. Invite them to the ladies meeting
9. Shopping for them
10. Baptism gift
11. Provide a home cooked meal for family.
Contact Nancy Hanna for more information!
You can also help purchase items for gift baskets to welcome the new arrival by CLICKING HERE!
AGAPE MEAL AFTER THE LITURGY!
Hello St. Basil’s family! We’re happy to continue our weekly Agape meal, but we can’t do it without your help!
You can help in the following ways:
Sign up to bring food (Please refrain from excessive sweets).
Sign up for the coffee cart: set up and clean up the coffee cart on Sunday morning.
Hall clean up following the Agape meal.
Please CLICK HERE to sign up.
God bless your efforts!
PREPARATION FOR BAPTISM (CATECHISM) CLASSES
Join us on ONLINE on Monday nights at 8:00 PM for Baptism preparation classes. Visit www.stbasil.net/baptism for more information. These classes are open for:
Anyone interested in becoming members of the Coptic Orthodox Church,
Those recently baptized (within the last few years), or
Simply anyone else seeking to better understand the basics of the Christian Faith and History.
Together, we will review the importance of baptism and its impact, the Sacraments, the inspiring church history, the Orthodox Creed, the Holy Bible, Orthodox Prayer and Spiritual life, and Church traditions. Reading material will be provided for those who wish to attend. To register for this class, please contact Fr. Michael at 949-378-0350 or FrMichaelMaximous@gmail.com.
PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
As a reminder, the Professionals LinkedIn group is an easy way to connect and network with fellow members of our community.
ST. BASIL WELCOME PORTAL
Do you know about our Welcome Portal? You can use it to register as a member, update existing contact information, volunteer for a church service, make a donation, contact Father Michael, or provide private comments/questions/suggestions. Try it out and visit our Welcome Portal.
FAMILY HOME VISITS
Father 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.