Weekly Update - June 28

Saint Moses the Strong

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Friday: Vespers: 6 p.m.

St. Katherine's Meeting (Father Antony Paul) 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Saturday: Divine Liturgy: 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Vespers, Q&A, & Midnight Praise: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 7:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Father Antony Paul)

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

The feast of the matyrdom of St. Abba Moses is celebrated on the 24th of Paona, which corresponds to this Saturday, July 1. 

You can find out more about this great saint and martyr here: http://www.copticchurch.net/classes/synex.php?id=294

For sayings of the Strong Saint Abba Moses, check out the LA Diocese page dedicated to him here: http://lacopts.org/…/sayings-of-the-strong-saint-abba-moses/

For a meditation on St. Moses by Fr. Antony Paul, visit his page here: http://www.freedominchristianity.com/the-authentic-addict-…/

ST. KATHERINES YOUTH FELLOWSHIP

This Friday we are blessed to have Fr. Antony Paul lead our discussion titled "Lessons from the life of St. Moses". Please join us at St. Basil American Coptic Orthodox Church, and remember, this is a potluck, so bring a fast friendly dish to share if you can. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We look forward to sharing an evening of discussion and fellowship with you!

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.

Services This Weekend - June 23

The return of the relics of St. Mark to Egypt

+ Father Antony will be accompanying the High School youth retreat to Seattle. Services this weekend will remain the same with Father Andrew. +

SERVICES THIS WEEKEND

Saturday: Vespers & Midnight Praise: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Fr Andrew Iskander)

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 7:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Fr Andrew Iskander)

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.

 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.

Weekly Update - June 4

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

Friday: Weekday Liturgy 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Saturday: Vespers & Midnight Praise: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.(His Grace Bishop Abraham)

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 7:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (His Grace Bishop Abraham)

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.

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to David Kneiber.

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 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 - May 29

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

Friday: St. Katherine's Meeting (Dinner Cruise Fundraiser in Long Beach): 7:30pm - 10:30pm

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

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 7:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Father Antony Paul)

    Church Picnic at Nobel Park: Immediately following the Divine Liturgy

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ST. KATHERINES YOUTH FELLOWSHIP

This Friday, there is a Young Professionals Dinner Cruise for Networking, Fellowship, and Fundraising for St. Luke Orthodox Christian Academy

Friday, June 2nd, 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Boarding at 7:30pm
DEPARTURE AT 8:00pm SHARP

$65 ($60 if you sign up with a friend)
TICKET SALES EXTENDED THRU WEDNESDAY, MAY 31.

Please sign up ASAP at: Link for Registration

We will be carpooling to Long Beach. For questions about the carpool, please contact Steven at (860) 338-0900

Q&A DURING VESPERS

This Saturday evening, during Vespers, Father Antony Paul will be having a Question and Answer forum following his month-long trip to Egypt. Please come prepared with questions, or if you are unable to attend, email them to priest@stbasil.net and listen for the answers which will be posted on the St. Basil podcast.

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.

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to David Kneiber.

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 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 - May 21

+ CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN!

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

Thursday:  Feast of the Ascension Divine Liturgy: 6:00 a.m. - 8 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. (Fr. Andrew Iskander)

 

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 Andrew Iskander, please email frandrewiskander@gmail.com or approach him after the Liturgy on Sunday.

 

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

 

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to David Kneiber.

 

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 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 - May 14

+ CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! +

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

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

   Saint Katherine's Meeting: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 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. (Fr. Andrew Iskander)

 

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 Andrew Iskander, please email frandrewiskander@gmail.com or approach him after the Liturgy on Sunday.

 

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

 

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to David Kneiber.

 

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 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 - May 1

+ CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! +

Saint Photini (The Samaritan Woman)

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

Friday: Saint Katherine's Meeting: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. @ St. Basil (Fr. Abraam Ayoub)

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

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim)

        Special Financial Presentation for Possible New Facility

 

ST. KATHERINE'S YOUTH MEETING

This Friday we are blessed to have Fr. Abraam lead our discussion titled "Touching His Wounds". Please join us at St. Basil American Coptic Orthodox Church, and remember, this is a potluck, so bring a dish to share if you can. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We look forward to sharing an evening of discussion and fellowship with you!

 

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 priest@stbasil.net to share your special news. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Kyrillos Ibrahim, please email priest@stbasil.net or approach him after the Liturgy on Sunday.

 

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

 

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to David Kneiber.

 

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 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 - April 16

+ CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! +

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: Saint Katherine's Meeting: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. @ BJ's in La Jolla (Address)

Saturday: Saint Antony Monastery Trip: 5:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Vespers & Midnight Praise: 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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

 

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Meditation on "The Power of Resurrection" (Link)

 

SAINT ANTONY MONASTERY TRIP - 4/22/17 - 4 Spots left

The deadline to register is Thursday, April 20th. St. Basil's has organized a church trip to St. Antony Monastery in the California Desert on April 22nd. We have organized a 54 passenger bus to transport us to and from the monastery. The bus departs from the parish at 5:30am, allowing us to attend the Divine Liturgy, as well enjoy lunch, a tour, and services. We will depart from the monastery at 3pm, arriving in San Diego around 6:30pm. If interested, please follow the following link to reserve your space! (CLICK HERE)

 

st. katherine's youth meeting

This Friday we will meet for our second JOINT GYP meeting with Saint Demiana. We will meet at BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse in La Jolla(Map) at 7PM. Please RSVP with Daniel (email) within the next couple of days so we can submit final reservation numbers by Thursday. Looking forward to seeing you all!

 

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 priest@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.

 

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

 

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

 

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 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 - April 9

+ PEACE AND GRACE PARISHIONERS +

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Lamentations of Jeremiah by Deacon Sherif Hanna (Stream Here) 

SAINT ANTONY MONASTERY TRIP - 4/22/17 (PRICE REDUCED!)

Saint Basil has organized a church trip to St. Antony Monastery in the California Desert on April 22. We have organized a 40 passenger bus to transport us to and from the monastery. The bus departs at 5:30am allowing us to attend the Divine Liturgy, enjoy lunch, a tour, services, and depart at 3pm back to San Diego arriving at 6:30pm. The chartered bus costs are $1,400 and the suggested donation is now only $35 per seat. If interested, please follow the following link to reserve your space! (CLICK HERE)

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 email to priest@stbasil.net. 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 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 - April 2

The Lord's entry into Jerusalem

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday:  Divine Liturgy 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: Divine Liturgy and Unction of the Sick: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

St. Katherine's Meeting: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Saturday: Lazarus Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Eve of Palm Sunday: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Sermon: How to Benefit from Holy Week (Fr. Antony Paul)

Sunday: Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

General Burial Service: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

SAINT ANTONY MONASTERY TRIP - 4/22/17 (PRICE REDUCED!)

Saint Basil has organized a church trip to St. Antony Monastery in the California Desert on April 22. We have organized a 40 passenger bus to transport us to and from the monastery. The bus departs at 5:30am allowing us to attend the Divine Liturgy, enjoy lunch, a tour, services, and depart at 3pm back to San Diego arriving at 6:30pm. The chartered bus costs are $1,400 and the suggested donation is now only $35 per seat. If interested, please follow the following link to reserve your space! (CLICK HERE)

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

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 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.

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 email to priest@stbasil.net. 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.

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

http://lacopts.org/story/how-to-benefit-spiritually-in-the-holy-pascha-week/

Weekly Update - March 26

Christ Healing the Man Born Blind Man

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday:  Divine Liturgy Cancelled 

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: Matins: Divine Liturgy: 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 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.

SAINT ANTONY MONASTERY TRIP - 4/22/17 (PRICE REDUCED!)

Saint Basil has organized a church trip to St. Antony Monastery in the California Desert on April 22. We have organized a 40 passenger bus to transport us to and from the monastery. The bus departs at 5:30am allowing us to attend the Divine Liturgy, enjoy lunch, a tour, services, and depart at 3pm back to San Diego arriving at 6:30pm. The chartered bus costs are $1,400 and the suggested donation is now only $35 per seat. If interested, please follow the following link to reserve your space! (CLICK HERE)

 

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

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 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.

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 email to priest@stbasil.net. 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.

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Meditations of the Sixth Sunday of Lent: Christ Healing The Man Born Blind

Weekly Update - March 19

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PEACE AND GRACE!

Christ Healing the Paralytic Man

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday:  Divine Liturgy: 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: Matins: 6:30 a.m. - 7:15 a.m.

     Psalms and Divine Liturgy: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 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.

SAINT ANTONY MONASTERY TRIP - 4/22/17 (Price Reduced!)

Saint Basil has organized a church trip to St. Antony Monastery in the California Desert on April 22. We have organized a 40 passenger bus to transport us to and from the monastery. The bus departs at 5:30am allowing us to attend the Divine Liturgy, enjoy lunch, a tour, services, and depart at 3pm back to San Diego arriving at 6:30pm. The chartered bus costs are $1,400 and the suggested donation is now only $35 per seat. If interested, please follow the following link to reserve your space! (CLICK HERE)

 

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

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 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.

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 email to priest@stbasil.net. 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.

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Treasures of the Fathers: Fifth Sunday of the Great Lent (The Paralytic Man)

Weekly Update - March 12

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PEACE AND GRACE!

Saint Photini - The Samaritan Woman

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday:  Divine Liturgy: 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: Matins: 6:30 a.m. - 7:15 a.m.

     Psalms and Divine Liturgy: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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

          **His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion will be blessing us with his presence**

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

Saint Antony Monastery Trip - 4/22/17

Saint Basil has organized a church trip to St. Antony Monastery in the California Desert on April 22. We have organized a 50 passenger bus to transport us to and from the monastery. The bus departs at 5:30am allowing us to attend the Divine Liturgy, enjoy lunch, a tour, services, and depart at 3pm back to San Diego arriving at 6:30pm. The chartered bus costs are $2,000 and the suggested donation is $50 per seat. If interested, please follow the following link to reserve your space! (CLICK HERE)

 

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

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 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.

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Have you ever wondered what happened to the Samaritan woman after she met with Jesus Christ? Church Tradition tells us that St. Photini was instrumental in bringing her five sisters Saints Anatole, Photo, Photis, Paraskeve, and Kyriake to Christ. Her two sons, St. Photinos, formerly known as Victor, and St. Joses, also became Christians and like their mother and five aunts, were tireless evangelists for Christ. On the Day of Pentecost, St. Photini and her sisters were baptized. She was given the name Photini, which means “enlightened one.” After St. Paul and St. Peter were martyred, St. Photini and her family left their homeland of Sychar, Samaria and travelled to Carthage (modern day Tunisia) to proclaim the Good News of Christ. In 66 AD, the entire family became martyrs for Christ under the persecutions of the Emperor Nero. Orthodox churches celebrate her feast day on separate occasions. In the Greek tradition, her feast day is on February 26 and she is commemorated on March 20 in the Slavic tradition. In the Coptic tradition, her story is read on the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent.

Weekly Update - March 5

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PEACE AND GRACE, PARISHIONERS!​

St. Pope Kyrillos the Sixth, commemorated on 9 March/30 Meshir

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"And though every day a man lives may rightly be a day of repentance, yet is it in these days more becoming, more appropriate, to confess our sins, to fast, and to give alms to the poor; since in these days you may wash clean the sins of the whole year."

+St. John Chrysostom

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

The Spirituality of Fasting- By His Holiness Pope Shenouda III

Jump to page 71 for a focus on Lent

 

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: Divine Liturgy: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 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 SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

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 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- 2/27

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PEACE AND GRACE, PARISHIONERS!​

Ethiopian icon of the Theotokos

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Do that which is good, and no evil shall touch you. Prayer is good with fasting and alms and righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than much with unrighteousness."

Tobit 12:8

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"Paradise of the Spirit" by Anba Youanis

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: Divine Liturgy: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 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 SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

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 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 - Feb 19

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PEACE & GRACE, PARISHIONERS!​

St. Severus of Antioch, commemorated 21 February/14 Meshir

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"If we always see God in our minds, and always remember Him, everything will appear tolerable to us."

+St. John Chrysostom

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"Get Real for Lent" by Fr. Stephen Freeman

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday:  St. Katherine Fellowship: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 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 SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

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 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 - Feb 12

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PEACE AND JOY, PARISHIONERS!

The Presentation of Christ into the Temple, celebrated on 15 February / 8 Meshir

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Always remember that you were born into this world so that you may do good to all insofar as possible on every occasion."

+St. Theophan the Recluse

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"Fun Versus Joy" by Abouna Moses Samaan

EGYPTIAN COOKING CLASS

Caroline Farrah is graciously starting an Egyptian cooking class! The first meeting will be Thursday, February 16th at 7pm at her home in Carlsbad. She will be teaching us to make grape leaves! To RSVP and for her address, please reach out to Caroline by text at (310) 999-5224. 

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (come anytime!)

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 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 SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

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 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 - Feb 5

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PEACE AND GRACE, PARISHIONERS!

Jonah's Fast, 29 Tobe-1 Meshir

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Because I have acknowledged You, Lord, do You acknowledge me, have compassion on this sinner who has believed in You, for even if he sins, he still knocks at Your door, even if he is sluggish, he still travels on Your road."

+St. Ephrem the Syrian

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"Walking in the Desert" by Abouna Antony Paul

NINEVITES' FAST BEGINS

The Ninevites' Fast, also known as Jonah's Fast, begins on Monday, February 6th/29 Tobe and culminates with Jonah's Feast on Thursday, February 9th/2 Meshir. We will be praying Liturgy on Wednesday and Thursday; please see the schedule below for times.

EGYPTIAN COOKING CLASS

Caroline Farrah is graciously starting an Egyptian cooking class! The first meeting will be Thursday, February 16th at 7pm at her home in Carlsbad. She will be teaching us to make grape leaves! To RSVP and for her address, please reach out to Caroline by text at (310) 999-5224. 

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: Divine Liturgy: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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

UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: St. Katherine's Fellowship: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 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.

 

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

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 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-Jan 22

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Peace and grace, parishioners!

Sts. Maximus and Domatius, commemorated on January 25/Tobe 17

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"If you fall and rise, you shall be saved. You are a sinner, you continually fall, learn also how to rise; be careful to acquire this wisdom."

+St. John of Chrysostom

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"Life of St. Antony" by Abouna Antony Paul

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MOUSA FAMILY

Congratulations to Michael and Mireille Mousa on the baptism of their daughter Chloe this past weekend! May God grant her many years! 

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. (come anytime!)

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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

St. Katherine's Fellowship: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

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

Adult Education Class: 6:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 

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

 

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

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 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 - Jan 15

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Peace and grace, parishioners!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Each person, in their thoughts, must engage in the struggle against evil so that Christ may shine in the heart."

+St. Macarius the Great, commemorated on 16 January/8 Tobe

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"St. Basil and the Beauty of Creation"

THANKS FOR A BLESSED RETREAT!

By the grace of God, we concluded our first annual retreat yesterday. I cannot articulate how joyous and happy I was by the participation and love that was shown by all who were in attendance. The laughter, the games, the talent, the mingling and the discussions were immensely edifying and profitable. For those who were not able to attend, please try and make sure that you can on the next occasion. I thank again the four who put so much time into getting all of this together with such short notice on behalf of us all. It was an immense success, and your labour of love was not unnoticed. May the Lord recompense you here and in the age to come, and may the Lord keep us all of one another as well. - Abouna Antony

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS service: 3:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. (come anytime!)

Blessing of the Waters and Liturgy for Theophany: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Thursday: UCSD Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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

 Adult Education Class: 6:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (Ask Abouna! Q&A)

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

 

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Each Wednesday, volunteers from all of the Orthodox parishes in San Diego county work together through FOCUS at God's Extended Hand to help provide meals for the hungry. God's Extended Hand has been providing food and shelter to people in downtown San Diego since 1924 at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Teenagers and young adults from all parishes are asked to volunteer the 1st Wednesday of every month, and all the congregants of St. Basil's are asked to serve on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month; for months that have a 5th Wednesday, FOCUS asks all parishes to volunteer on that day. Help is needed with preparing and cooking the food from 3:00-6:00pm and serving the food and cleaning up from 6:20-7:00pm. Children are welcome to help their parents serve. Please stop by for any amount of time you can serve each week! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

SAN DIEGO COPTIC CLUB

The San Diego Coptic Club is a fellowship for the college-aged youth of San Diego and hosts weekly spiritual meetings and social events. The meetings take place every week on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, alternating between spiritual meetings at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and social events which are held at a variety of places, like the beach, bowling, and many more! Coptic Club provides a fellowship to help youth grow in the love of Christ together and have a bond of unity in His name during a critical time of their lives. If you have questions or to join their mailing list, please reach out to Mariam Guirguis and David Kneiber.

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 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.