Weekly Update - Sep 25

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HAIL TO THE CROSS!

Peace and grace, PARISHIONERS!

A blessed Feast of the Cross to you and your family. Christ was Crucified and conquered death!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

For instance, to take the first and most general example, who is thence who has taught us in writing to sign with the sign of the cross those who have trusted in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ?  What writing has taught us to turn to the East at the prayer?  Which of the saints has left us in writing the words of the invocation at the displaying of the bread of the Eucharist and the cup of blessing?  For we are not, as is well known, content with what the apostle or the Gospel has recorded, but both in preface and conclusion we add other words as being of great importance to the validity of the ministry, and these we derive from unwritten teaching.

- St. Basil the Great, On the Spirit, Chapter XXVII

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"What kind of person should we be?" - By Fr. Peter Farrington

GYP CONVENTION

The Graduates and Young Professionals (GYP) committee invites you to the 12th Annual GYP Convention on October 13–16, 2016.  This year we are blessed to have His Grace Bishop Kyrillos (formerly Fr. John Paul of the Saint Paul Brotherhood) who will lead spiritual and introspective discussion as our speaker.  Click here for more info and to register.

The GYP committee has also indicated the following:

Due to an unprecedented amount of requests from San Diego locals for a non-hotel option, we have created a registration option that will only be extended to San Diego residents. The regular registration price, for everything, excluding the hotel stay, is $125. The price will be $150 for the late registration. The regular registration deadline is September 25th. 

In order to register as an SD resident, you register for the quad option and input the coupon code: SDLOCAL2016. Please note that all attendees must register in advance in accordance with the registration deadlines. Please let us know should you have any questions. 

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club meeting at La Jolla Shores Beach: 7pm

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30-11:00 a.m.

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

Saturday: Q&A with Abouna: 7:00pm - 7:30pm

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.

All are also encouraged to listen to the liturgical hymns as they are chanted at St. Basil; 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.

Weekly Update - Sep 14

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St. Dioscorus, Champion of Orthodoxy

Icon from the Monastery of Saint Antony the Great, Red Sea, Egypt

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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.

Weekly Update - Sep 06

 

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST!

HE IS AND EVER SHALL BE!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Just as a lamp lights up a dark room, so the fear of God when it penetrates the heart of a  man illuminates him, teaching him all the virtues and commandments of God."

+ Abba James, from "The Sayings of the Desert Fathers" +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

The Nature of the Incarnate Logos by the Thrice-Blessed His Holiness Pope Shenouda III of blessed memory.

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

Wednesday: FOCUS service 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Friday: St. Katherine Fellowship with Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim - 7:00 p.m.

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

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

FOCUS — SERVING MEALS TO THE HUNGRY

This Wednesday, September 7th, Holy Cross will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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.

Weekly Update - Aug 22

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST!

HE IS AND EVER SHALL BE!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Complete trust 9in God, that is what humility is."

+ St. Porphyrios of Kapsokalivite +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

A Homily on the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God by St. Gregory Palamas

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

Tuesday: No Liturgy

Wednesday: FOCUS service 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

FOCUS — SERVING MEALS TO THE HUNGRY

This Wednesday, 24 August, Holy Cross will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to cle

Weekly Update - Aug 15

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST!

HE IS AND EVER SHALL BE!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"The Light of the Transfiguration of the Lord is not something that comes to be and then vanishes, nor is it subject to the sensory faculties, although it was contemplated by corporeal eyes for a short while upon an inconsequential mountaintop. But the initiates of the Mystery, (the disciples) of the Lord at this time passed beyond mere flesh into spirit through a transformation of their senses, effectualized within them by the Spirit, and in such a way that they beheld what, and to what extent, the Divine Spirit had wrought blessedness in them to behold the Ineffable Light."

+ St. Gregory Palamas +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Homily on the Transfiguration by St. Cyril of Alexandria

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

Wednesday: FOCUS service 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Friday: Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Transfiguration 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

Feast of the TRANSFIGURATION

On Friday, 19 August, we celebrate the wonderful Feast of the Transfiguration of our Savior on Mt. Tabor. Matins will begin at 6:30 am followed by the Divine Liturgy of the Eucharist.

FAST FOR THE MOTHER OF GOD

We are now beginning the second week of the fast for the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary. The Feast is on Monday 22 August. May her intercessions be with us all.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to all the Holy Cross YSC particpants. The High Schoolers received a score of "very good" in the competition. We also won 2nd prize for the t-shirt design! Mariam Guirguis won 1st prize for the college writing contest! Isabella Farah won 2nd prize in the photo contest! And Carla Kelliny won 1st prize in the photo contest!

 

FOCUS — SERVING MEALS TO THE HUNGRY

This Wednesday, 17 August, Holy Cross will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - Aug 8

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST!

HE IS AND EVER SHALL BE!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"We should not pursue a godly and virtuous way of life in order to win human praise, but we should choose it for the sake of our soul's salvation; for death is daily before our eyes, and human affairs are unpredictable."

+ St. Anthony the Great +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

African-American Orthodoxy by Dr. Albert J. Raboteau

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

Tuesday: Summer Club 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Thursday: Summer Club 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

FAST FOR THE MOTHER OF GOD

The fast for the Holy Virgin Mary has begun. The Feast is on Monday 22 August. May her intercessions be with us all.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to all the Holy Cross Mahragan al-Keraza participants. The 3rd and 4th graders achieved a "very good" grade, while the 5th and 6th graders achieved an "excellent." We are proud of our wonderful children! May God keep and bless them!

 

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - Aug 1

St. Joseph the Carpenter (commemorated on 2 August)

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST!

HE IS AND EVER SHALL BE!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."

+ Proverbs 3:5-6 +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Jonathan Jackson speak about his conversion to Orthodoxy and "the mystery of art."

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

Tuesday: Summer Club 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service (for young adults) 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Thursday: Summer Club 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m

Friday: St. Katherine Fellowship 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Topic: "Fragmented Selves")

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

FAST FOR THE MOTHER OF GOD

The fast for the Holy Virgin Mary begins on Sunday 7 August. The Feast is on Monday 22 August. May her intercessions be with us all.

SUMMER CLUB

Summer Club has begun! The children of the parish will be gathering at church every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for prayer, food, play, and studying for the Mahragan al-Keraza and YSC events in late summer.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - July 25

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST!

HE IS AND EVER SHALL BE!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"The Father said to the Son, 'Let us make man according to our image and likeness.' And the Second answered, 'We shall make him, O Father, and he will transgress.' And again he said, ‘O my Only-Begotten! O my light! O Son and Word! O my radiant glory! If you consent to our creation, it will befit you to put on rotting man, it will befit you to walk upon the earth, to take flesh, to struggle and to accomplish all.' And the Second answered, 'May your will be done, Father.' And thus Adam was created."

+ Archpriest Avvakum +
 

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

The Authentic Addict, Atheist, and Saint: Moses by Fr. Antony Paul

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

Tuesday: Summer Club 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Divine Liturgy (with H.G. Bishop Kyrillos) 10:00 a.m. - 12::00 p.m

Wednesday: FOCUS service 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Thursday: Summer Club 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

SUMMER CLUB

Summer Club has begun! The children of the parish will be gathering at church every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for prayer, food, play, and studying for the Mahragan al-Keraza and YSC events in late summer.

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

The St. Athanasius Catechetical School will not be meeting until further notice. Please stay tuned for the next course and meeting. 

FOCUS — SERVING MEALS TO THE HUNGRY

This Wednesday, 27 July, Holy Cross will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - July 18

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST!

HE IS AND EVER SHALL BE!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"The mouth which is continuously giving thanks receives blessing from God."

+ St. Isaac the Syrian +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Children's Bible Reader

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

NO LITURGIES THIS WEEK (Fr. Pimen is away)

Tuesday: Summer Club 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Thursday: Summer Club 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: St. Katherine Young Adult Fellowship

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

SUMMER CLUB

Summer Club has begun! The children of the parish will be gathering at church every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for prayer, food, play, and studying for the Mahragan al-Keraza and YSC events in late summer.

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

The St. Athanasius Catechetical School will not be meeting until further notice. Please stay tuned for the next course and meeting. 

FOCUS — SERVING MEALS TO THE HUNGRY

This Wednesday, 20 July, Holy Cross will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - July 11

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST!

HE IS AND EVER SHALL BE!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Beloved, I beseech you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh that wage war against your soul."

+ 1 Peter 2:11 (RSV) +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Sending the Apostles to Preach by Fr. Antonious Henein (Audio in Arabic)

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

Tuesday: Feast of the Holy Apostles Divine Liturgy 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday: Divine Liturgy 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

APOSTLES' FEAST

The Apostles' Feast will be celebrated on Tuesday 12 July. The services, including Matins, Blessing of the Waters, and Divine Liturgy, will begin at 6:00 a.m. and end at 9:00 a.m.

SUMMER CLUB

Summer Club has begun! The children of the parish will be gathering at church every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for prayer, food, play, and studying for the Mahragan al-Keraza and YSC events in late summer.

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

For at least the next two weeks the St. Athanasius Catechetical School will not be meeting. Please stay tuned for the next course and meeting. 

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - July 4

 

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST!

HE IS AND EVER SHALL BE!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"There are two ways, one of life and one of death; and great is the difference between the two ways."

+ The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles) +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

July 4: What are we Celebrating? by Fr. Moses Samaan

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

Tuesday: St. Athanasius Catechetical School 7:00 p.m. (Topic: "Toward a life of righteousness")

Wednesday: Divine Liturgy 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service for Young Adults 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

APOSTLES' FAST

The Apostles' Fast has begun and will continue until 12 July when we celebrate the feast. Everyone is advised to seek spiritual guidance regarding how to fast. Please note that you if you have not been given a blessing to not fast, you may not receive Holy Communion. When our Holy Mother the Church gives us fasting as a medicine for our souls and we refuse to take the medicine we are cutting ourselves off from her, thus voluntarily excommunicating ourselves.

SUMMER CLUB

Summer Club has begun! The children of the parish will be gathering at church every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for prayer, food, play, and studying for the Mahragan al-Keraza and YSC events in late summer.

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

Our final lecture on the Sermon not the Mount will be this Tuesday. 5 July, at 7:00 p.m. The lecture titles is: "Toward a life of righteousness."

FOCUS — SERVING MEALS TO THE HUNGRY

This Wednesday, 6 July, the Orthodox Christian Young Adults of San Diego will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - June 27

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE IS AND EVER SHALL BE!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; be thou manful, and let thy heart be strengthened, and wait on the Lord."

+ Psalm 26:15-16 (LXX) +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

The Rabbi & the KKK (audio) — an inspirational story about one man's willingness to love his enemy

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

Tuesday: No Liturgy

Tuesday: St. Athanasius Catechetical School CANCELLED

Wednesday: Divine Liturgy 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

APOSTLES' FAST

The Apostles' Fast has begun and will continue until 12 July when we celebrate the feast. Everyone is advised to seek spiritual guidance regarding how to fast. Please note that you if you have not been given a blessing to not fast, you may not receive Holy Communion. When our Holy Mother the Church gives us fasting as a medicine for our souls and we refuse to take the medicine we are cutting ourselves off from her, thus voluntarily excommunicating ourselves.

SUMMER CLUB

Summer Club has begun! The children of the parish will be gathering at church every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for prayer, food, play, and studying for the Mahragan al-Keraza and YSC events in late summer.

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

CANCELLED this week.

FOCUS — SERVING MEALS TO THE HUNGRY

This Wednesday, 29 June, Orthodox Christians of San Diego will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - June 20

Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"As bodily food fattens the body, so fasting strengthens the soul; imparting it an easy flight, it makes it able to ascend on high, to contemplate lofty things, and to put the heavenly higher than the pleasant and pleasurable things of life."

+ St. Basil the Great +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

On Fasting — Tertullian

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

Tuesday: St. Athanasius Catechetical School (Topic: "Anxiety") 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Divine Liturgy 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

APOSTLES' FAST

The Apostles' Fast has begun and will go until 12 July when we celebrate the feast. Everyone is advised to seek spiritual guidance regarding how to fast. Please note that you if you have not been given a blessing to not fast, you may not receive Holy Communion. When our Holy Mother the Church gives us fasting as a medicine for our souls and we refuse to take the medicine we are cutting ourselves off from her, thus voluntarily excommunicating ourselves.

SUMMER CLUB

Beginning on Tuesday 21 June, the children of the parish will be gathering at church every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for prayer, food, play, and studying for the Mahragan al-Keraza and YSC events in late summer.

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

Current course: The Sermon on the Mount

Please click here for the the schedule of lectures.

FOCUS — Serving Meals to the Hungry

This Wednesday, 22 June, Orthodox Christians of San Diego will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - June 13

Christ has Ascended! From Earth to Heaven!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"No matter what bitterness has befallen you, no matter what unpleasantness has happened to you, say, 'I shall endure this for Jesus Christ!' and it will be easier for you. For the name of Jesus Christ is powerful. Through it all unpleasantness is calmed, and demons disappear. Your disappointments will also be calmed and your pusillanimity will be quieted."

+ St. Anthony of Optina +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Finding Freedom in Christianity — a blog by Fr. Antony Paul

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

Tuesday: St. Athanasius Catechetical School (Topic: "The Lord's Prayer, part 3") 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Divine Liturgy 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

Sunday: Kneeling Vespers: ~1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Pentecost & Fathers' Day

This Sunday, 19 June, we will be celebrating the great Feast of Pentecost. It also happens to be Fathers' Day. Thus, after the Divine Liturgy we will have a Fathers' Day brunch in celebration of the fathers in our parish. Following the brunch we will pray the Kneeling Vespers service.

Note: on Monday 20 June the Apostles' Fast begins until 12 July.

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

Current course: The Sermon on the Mount

Please click here for the the schedule of lectures.

FOCUS — Serving Meals to the Hungry

This Wednesday, 15 June, Orthodox Christians of San Diego will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - June 6

CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"A saint is a witness who reveals God. Often we think about holiness as something distant, something separate from ourselves. Holiness is not something that has shaken us to the depths of our being, and most of us would have little trouble imagining ourselves without it. And even if we don't deny the reality of holiness outright, we are usually so preoccupied with worldly matters, so inundated with various cares and concerns, that we don't think about it. And when we do think about holiness, we will acknowledge it politely, with a certain measure of respect, without, however, undertaking a serious struggle to acquire it for ourselves. We don't feel a need for it in our lives. And yet holiness is the sign—the proof—of the glory of God. If I truly want the Lord to be victorious in this chaotic and confused world, then I must struggle continually to be sanctified, to live a life of holiness."

+ Elder Aimilianos +

 

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Search the Scriptures podcast

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

Tuesday: St. Athanasius Catechetical School (Topic: "The Lord's Prayer, part 2") 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Divine Liturgy 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Thursday: Feast of the Ascension Divine Liturgy 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

Feast of the Ascension

The Feast of the Ascension of our Savior is this Thursday, 9 June. We will be praying Matins and the Divine Liturgy at 6:00 a.m. (Sorrento).

Pastoral Message Concerning Atef Aziz

(aka Fr. Macarius)

Please read the linked pastoral message concerning the heretical teachings of Atez Aziz (also known as Fr. Seraphim or Fr. Macarius).

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

Current course: The Sermon on the Mount

Please click here for the the schedule of lectures.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - May 30

CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"In one glance, the eyes of Christ can encompass the universe. In a single gesture, He can embrace and contain all things, both in heaven and on earth: His Heavenly Father, the Holy Spirit, angels, the stars, the planets, everything in an instant. But He did not account equality with God a thing to be grasped at, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, a stranger (Phil 2:7). It's as if He said: ‘I refuse every place of rest other than your soul, so you will know that I, Christ, empty Myself in order to be filled by you. Though you be a worm and not a man (Ps 21:6), I will honor you in this way, so that you can become My bride, My bridal chamber, My completion, My perfection. And though you are but a wretched earth-worm, I will make you the most beautiful thing there is: I will make you God. And because I am God, I lack nothing; I am in need of nothing. Whatever I have done, whatever I have become, has all been on account of you. My self-abasement, My exile, My hunger, My thirst, My loneliness, are things that I have voluntarily chosen and which can only be satisfied by you; for you are My food and My drink, and My clothing, shelter and place of rest.’ This is how far God has abased Himself. In order to fill us with His plenitude, He has voluntarily emptied Himself."

+ Elder Aimilianos +

 

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Holy Family's Flight into Egypt — commemorated on 1 June

Lecture on the Holy Family's Journey in Egypt by Dr. Ramez Botrous (video)

The Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt by St. Nikolai Velimirovich

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

Tuesday: St. Athanasius Catechetical School (Topic: "The Lord's Prayer, part 1") 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Divine Liturgy 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Young Adult FOCUS service 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

Current course: The Sermon on the Mount

Please click here for the the schedule of lectures.

FOCUS — Serving 

This Wednesday, 1 June, Orthodox Christian Young Adults in San Diego will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - May 23

CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"When you don’t live with Christ, you live in melancholy, in sorrow, in anxiety and in worry. You don’t live properly. Then all sorts of abnormalities appear, even in our organism. The body’s affected, the endocrinal glands, the liver, the gall bladder, the pancreas and the stomach. People tell you: ‘If you want to be healthy, drink your milk in the morning, eat your egg, your butter and a couple of slices of toast’. But if you live with Christ, if you love Christ, you’ll be fine with an orange or an apple. The best medicine is to devote yourself to the worship of Christ. Everything’s cured. Everything works properly. God’s love transforms everything, reconstructs it, sanctifies it, rectifies it, changes it and transmutes it."

+ St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia +

 

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Orthodox Day of Praise, Sts. Peter & Paul Coptic Orthodox Church (21 May 2016) (video)

 

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

Tuesday: St. Athanasius Catechetical School (Topic: "Almsgiving, prayer, & fasting") 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Divine Liturgy 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

Current course: The Sermon on the Mount

Please click here for the the schedule of lectures.

FOCUS — Serving 

This Wednesday, 25 May, Holy Cross will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - May 16

 

CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"How sweet is the voice of our Beloved! The winter is past, flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come."

+ Song of Songs (2:10-12) +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

St. Cyril the Wonderworker (Kyrillos VI) in Ethiopia (video)

 

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

Tuesday: St. Athanasius Catechetical School (Topic: "Christ & the law") 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come any time)

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

Current course: The Sermon on the Mount

Please click here for the the schedule of lectures.

FOCUS

This Wednesday, 18 May, the Orthodox Young Adults of San Diego will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - May 8

CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“The devil does not hunt after those who are lost; he hunts after those who are aware, those who are close to God. He takes from them trust in God and begins to afflict them with self-assurance, logic, thinking, criticism. Therefore we should not trust our logical minds.”

+ Saint Paisios of Mt. Athos +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

The Power of the Resurrection

 

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

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

Tuesday: St. Athanasius Catechetical School (Topic: "Salt of the earth") 7:00 p.m.

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Friday: St. Katherine Young Adult Fellowship 7:00 p.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

Paschal Picnic

On Sunday 15 May we will be celebrating the Joy of the Resurrection together with a potluck picnic at Nobel Park. We will gather at the park together directly after the Divine Liturgy. Directions to the park from church.

Please use the linked document to indicate what you will bring to the picnic. And, please, someone bring coffee. :-) 

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

Current course: The Sermon on the Mount

Please click here for the the schedule of lectures.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!

Weekly Update - May 2

CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Man sentenced God to death; by His Resurrection, He sentenced man to immortality. In return for a beating, He gives an embrace; for abuse, a blessing; for death, immortality. Man never showed so much hate for God as when he crucified Him; and God never showed more love for man than when He arose. Man even wanted to reduce God to a mortal, but God, by His Resurrection, made man immortal. The crucified God is Risen and has killed death. Death is no more. Immortality has surrounded man and all the world."

+ St Justin Popovich +

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

The Paschal Homily by St. John Chrysostom

 

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

(in Sorrento Valley unless otherwise noted)

Friday: Divine Liturgy 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Oceanside)

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

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

Thomas Sunday - Mothers' Day

This Thomas Sunday (8 May) coincides with Mothers' Day. We will be celebrating the mothers at Holy Cross for all of their hard work and dedication to their families and to our community. Please join us for an agape meal and gifts for the mothers following the Divine Liturgy.

ST. ATHANASIUS CATECHETICAL SCHOOL

Current course: The Sermon on the Mount

Please click here for the the schedule of lectures.

FOCUS

This Wednesday, 4 May, the Orthodox Young Adults of San Diego will be serving meals to the hungry at God's Extended Hand. Click here for more information.

WEBSITE & HYMNS

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

holycross-orthodox.org

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 Tasoni Maryann. 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.

May God bless and reward all of you who have so diligently offered food and helped to clean!