Weekly Update - August 13

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PEACE AND GRACE!

“God descends to the humble as waters flow down from the hills into the valleys.”

~ St. Tikhon of Voronezh

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: 

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

FOCUS service at God's Extended Hand: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Friday:  

Zoo Day for children and their parents

Saturday:

Adults' Hymns Class: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Contact: Peter Abadeer)

Children's Hymns Class: 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

Vespers: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: 

Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

ST. MARY'S FAST

From August 7th-21st (Mesore 1-15) the church celebrates the mother of God and the highest saint in the Orthodox Church. The feast of her assumption is August 22. Take a moment and read about the Theotokos and her importance to all of us HERE. Let us all celebrate her life and ask for her intercessions.

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. This week we invite all our young adults to help. Children are always welcome! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

ZOO DAY

On Friday August 17th at 10 am, St. Basil's will be holding a special guided tour event at the San Diego Zoo for all Sunday School children and parents. The cost is only $10/person which is a discount from the regular price of $45/person and includes access not available to regular attendees. Please contact Sameh Guirguis at Sam_guirguis@yahoo.com or your child's Sunday School teacher to confirm your attendance!

ADULTS' AND CHILDREN'S HYMNS CLASSES

We have begun a hymns class for adults, children, and young adults. Classes begin at 5pm. Please contact Peter Abadeer with questions and for more information.  

COLLEGE DIOCESE CONVENTION

The diocese convention for college students, entitled "Anchored in Christ," will be from September 28th-30th at Idyllwild Pines Christian Camp. For more information and registration, please click here!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

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 - August 6, 2018

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Friday: St. Katherine Youth Meeting: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. @ Souplantation!

Saturday: Adults Hymns Class: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Children's Hymns Class: 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

August 17: Zoo Day: 10:00 a.m. - closing (see details below)

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ST. MARY'S FAST

From August 7th-21st (Mesore 1-15) the church celebrates the mother of God and the highest saint in the Orthodox Church. The feast of her assumption is August 22. Take a moment and read about the Theotokos and her importance to all of us HERE. Let us all celebrate her life and ask for her intercessions.

ZOO DAY

On Friday August 17th at 10 am, St. Basil's will be holding a special guided tour event at the San Diego Zoo for all Sunday School children and parents. The cost is only $10/person which is a discount from the regular price of $45/person and includes access not available to regular attendees. Please contact Sameh Guirguis at Sam_guirguis@yahoo.com or your child's Sunday School teacher by THIS FRIDAY, August 10th to confirm your attendance!

 

ST. KATHERINE'S MEETING @ SOUPLANTATION

This Friday August 10th the St. Katherine's Youth Meeting will be having dinner together with St. Demiana at Souplantation in Mira Mesa: Click HERE for location. We will meet at 7pm, come join us for an all-you-can-eat fast friendly buffet. 

 

ADULTS' AND CHILDREN'S HYMNS CLASSES

We have begun a hymns class for adults, children, and young adults. Classes begin at 5pm. Please contact Peter Abadeer with questions and for more information.

 

COLLEGE DIOCESE CONVENTION

The diocese convention for college students, entitled "Anchored in Christ," will be from September 28th-30th at Idyllwild Pines Christian Camp. For more information and registration, please click here!

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

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 24

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PEACE AND GRACE!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“One should not seek among others the truth that can be easily gotten from the Church. For in her, as in a rich treasury, the apostles have placed all that pertains to truth, so that everyone can drink this beverage of life. She is the door of life.”

+St. Irenaeus of Lyon

 

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

 How Should We Observe the Apostles' Fast?

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS service at God's Extended Hand: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Come anytime, kids are welcome!)

Friday: St. Katherine GYP Fellowship: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (with His Grace Bishop Kyrillos!)

Saturday: Vespers: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday: Youth Hymns Class: 6:30 p.m. (in preparation for the spiritual competition)

APOSTLES' FAST

We are in the midst of the Apostles' Fast, which will culminate the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul on July 12th. As the Apostles fasted in preparation for their mission to spread the Gospel to all peoples, let us take advantage of this time to examine and prepare our own hearts. We should be participating in the fast with our brothers and sisters to the best of our abilities and in under the direction of our spiritual fathers.

CONGRATULATIONS TO GREG AND ALYSE PLUTA

It is our joy to announce that Greg and Alyse Pluta were baptized into the Coptic Orthodox Church this past Sunday. May God's grace guide their lives and may they have a lifetime of blessings. Welcome home!

CHILDREN'S CLOTHING DONATION DRIVE

We will be hosting a children's clothing drive to help our youngest brothers and sisters at an orphanage in Mexico. Please bring donations of new and gently used children's clothing to church by this Sunday, July 1st; the biggest needs are for children's clothing, but we welcome donations of adult clothing and small toys as well. For more information, please contact Sarah Michael. 

GRADUATION CEREMONY

Join us to celebrate our young graduates on July 1st after Liturgy! Make sure to bring your kids and teens so we can commemorate their achievements together as a family.

 ADULTS' HYMNS CLASS

God willing, we will be beginning a hymns class for adults and young adults on July 7th. It will run during the same time as the children's hymns class. Please contact Peter Abadeer with questions and for more information.

JUNIOR HIGH DIOCESE RETREAT

The diocese retreat for junior high students, entitled "Living With Purpose," will have two sessions this summer. The boys' retreat will be from July 6th-8th at Adventure Mountain in Forest Hills, while the girls' retreat will be from July 24th-26th at the Coptic Village in Big Bear. For more information and registration, please click here!

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. Children are always welcome! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

 

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 17

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PEACE AND GRACE!

St. Pope Kyrillos VI receiving the relics of St. Mark, now commemorated on 15 Phone/22 June

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"If from one burning lamp someone lights another, then another from that one, and so on in succession, he has light continuously. In the same way, through the Apostles ordaining their successors, and these successors ordaining others, and so on, the grace of the Holy Spirit is handed down through all generations and enlightens all who obey their shepherds and teachers."
+Saint Gregory Palamas

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

The Apostles ’ Fast 

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS service at God's Extended Hand: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Come anytime, kids are welcome!)

Saturday: Children’s Hymns Class: 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: Greg and Alyse Pluta’s Baptism and Wedding Blessing: 7:15 a.m.

Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday: Youth Hymns Class: 6:30 p.m. (in preparation for the spiritual competition)

BAPTISM AND WEDDING BLESSING FOR GREG AND ALYSE PLUTA

It is our joy to announce that Greg and Alyse Pluta will be baptized into the Coptic Orthodox Church this Sunday at 7:15 a.m. The baptism will be followed by a wedding blessing for them, beginning around 8:10. We invite everyone to share in the blessing of welcoming them home into the Coptic Orthodox Church!

APOSTLES' FAST

We are in the midst of the Apostles' Fast, which will culminate the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul on July 12th. As the Apostles fasted in preparation for their mission to spread the Gospel to all peoples, let us take advantage of this time to examine and prepare our own hearts. We should be participating in the fast with our brothers and sisters to the best of our abilities and in under the direction of our spiritual fathers.

 ADULTS' HYMNS CLASS

God willing, we will be beginning a hymns class for adults and young adults on July 7th. It will run during the same time as the children's hymns class. Please contact Peter Abadeer with questions and for more information.

JUNIOR HIGH DIOCESE RETREAT

The diocese retreat for junior high students, entitled "Living With Purpose," will have two sessions this summer. The boys' retreat will be from July 6th-8th at Adeventure Mountain in Forest Hills, while the girls' retreat will be from July 24th-26th at the Coptic Village in Big Bear. For more information and registration, please click here!

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. Children are always welcome! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

 

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 10

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PEACE AND GRACE!

Christ and the Twelve Disciples

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

The Lord chose the Apostles, that they should be with Him, and that he might send them forth to preach, and to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. 

Every Christian is chosen—chosen for similar deeds, namely: to be with the Lord, through unceasing remembrance of Him and awareness of His omnipresence, through the preaching and fulfillment of His commandments, and through a readiness to confess one’s faith in Him. In those circles where such a confession is made, it is a loud sermon for all to hear.

+St. Theophan the Recluse

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

An in-progress 5-part series on the lives of the Apostles for families by Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Saturday: Youth Hymns Class: 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday: Youth Hymns Class: 6:30 p.m. (in preparation for the spiritual competition)

APOSTLES' FAST

We are in the midst of the Apostles' Fast, which will culminate the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul on July 12th. As the Apostles fasted in preparation for their mission to spread the Gospel to all peoples, let us take advantage of this time to examine and prepare our own hearts. We should be participating in the fast with our brothers and sisters to the best of our abilities and in under the direction of our spiritual fathers.

ADULTS' HYMNS CLASS

God willing, we will be beginning a hymns class for adults and young adults on July 7th. It will run during the same time as the children's hymns class. Please contact Peter Abadeer with questions and for more information.

JUNIOR HIGH DIOCESE RETREAT

The diocese retreat for junior high students, entitled "Living With Purpose," will have two sessions this summer. The boys' retreat will be from July 6th-8th at Adeventure Mountain in Forest Hills, while the girls' retreat will be from July 24th-26th at the Coptic Village in Big Bear. For more information and registration, please click here!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

 

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 3

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PEACE AND GRACE!

St. Thomas the Apostle, commemorated on 26 Pashons/ 3 June

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

The purer the heart is, the larger it is, and the more able it is to find room within it for a greater number of beloved ones; while the more sinful it is, the more contracted it becomes, and the less number of beloved can it find room for, because it is limited by self-love, and that love is a false one.
+St. John of Kronstadt

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"The Life of St. Simon (Simeon) the Stylite", commemorated on 29 Pashons/6 June

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS service at God's Extended Hand: 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Come anytime, kids are welcome!)

Friday: St. Katherine's Fellowship at the Greek Fest (see Facebook for details)

Saturday: Vespers: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday: Youth Hymns Class: 6:30 p.m. (in preparation for the spiritual competition)

APOSTLES' FAST

We are in the midst of the Apostles' Fast, which will culminate the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul on July 12th. As the Apostles fasted in preparation for their mission to spread the Gospel to all peoples, let us take advantage of this time to examine and prepare our own hearts. We should be participating in the fast with our brothers and sisters to the best of our abilities and in under the direction of our spiritual fathers.

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. Children are always welcome! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

 

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 - May 6

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PEACE AND GRACE!

Nativity of the Theotokos, celebrated on 1 Pashons/9 May

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"O sinner, be not discouraged, but have recourse to Mary in all you necessities. Call her to your assistance, for such is the divine Will that she should help in every kind of necessity."
+Saint Basil the Great

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"St. Mary in the Orthodox Concept"

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Friday: Joint St. Katherine's Youth Social Meeting with St. Demiana and Holy Cross 

7:00pm @ Smokeyard BBQ & Chop Shop (Link)

RSVP by emailing Dgharbawy@gmail.com by Friday morning

Saturday: Children's Hymns Class: 5:15 - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

FR. ANTONY PAUL'S DEPARTURE

This past Sunday the church celebrated Father Antony Paul's service for St. Basil with a picnic at Nobel Park. Unfortunately, due to his illness, he will be spending the summer in Canada on an education ministry. Abouna Antony Paul has been a true blessing to this congregation and his love and service for us will continue despite the distance. If you did not get a chance to speak with Abouna, please email him at priest@stbasil.net.

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 share your special news with us. 

 

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 - Holy Week (April 1)

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PEACE AND GRACE!

The Crucifixion of our Lord, commemorated on 28 Paremhotep/6 April

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“We needed an Incarnate God, a God put to death, that we might live. We were put to death together with Him, that we might be cleansed; we rose again with Him because we were put to death with Him; we were glorified with Him, because we rose again with Him.”

-St. Gregory the Theologian

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"Why the Cross?" by St. Athanasius

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

HOLY WEEK

As Lent concludes and Holy Week is beginning, we prepare for the most holy time of the year, where we remember our Lord's agony, death, and far more importantly: resurrection. The life of the Church is is important, we want to live in and with Christ, and this fast helps us bring our whole spiritual life under review. The service schedule for Holy Week will be sent out on Friday; we invite you and your loved ones to join in as many of the services as possible as we await the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord.

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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 - March 25

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PEACE AND GRACE!

Entry of the Lord in Jerusalem, celebreated on on 23 Paremhotep/1 April

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"But having truly all of this, the Physician has come to the sick, and the Sun of Righteousness has dawned for those who sat in darkness, the Anchor and Calm Harbor to those storm-tossed, the Intercessor has been born for the despised slaves, and peace has been united, and the Redeemer of captives has come, the strong unspeakable Joy and Love and Protection has come for those who are embattled. He is our peace, as the divine Apostle says, through Whom we have all received grace, Christ our God, to Whom belong glory to the ages of ages. Amen."

-St. John Chrysostom, on the Annunciation, celebrated 29 Paremhotep/7 April

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"How to Benefit Spiritually in the Holy Pascha Week" by H.H. Pope Shenouda III

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Monday:  Divine Liturgy: 6:30-7:30 a.m.

Tuesday: Book Club: 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (come any time!)

Friday: Unction of the Sick and Divine Liturgy: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

St. Katherine Meeting: 7:00 p.m. (at Souplantation)

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

Palm Weaving, Hymns Class, and Church Decorating throughout the day

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

Sermon: How to Benefit from Holy Week by Abouna Antony

Sunday: Palm Sunday Matins, Divine Liturgy, and General Burial Service: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

HOLY WEEK

As Lent concludes and Holy Week is beginning, we prepare for the most holy time of the year, where we remember our Lord's agony, death, and far more importantly: resurrection. The life of the Church is is important, we want to live in and with Christ, and this fast helps us bring our whole spiritual life under review. The service schedule for Holy Week will be sent out on Friday; we invite you and your loved ones to join in as many of the services as possible as we await the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord.

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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 - March 18

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PEACE AND GRACE!

Amma Sarah of the Desert, commemorated on 15 Paremhotep/24 March

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"If we search out the Lord with effort, through the virtues, He will appear to us; and if we remain in stillness, He will remain with us."

-Amma Sarah

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"Carrying the Cross" by His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

 Monday:  Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Cross: 6:00 - 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday: FOCUS: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (come any time!)

Saturday:  Children's Hymns Class (5 years old - Jr. High): 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers and Tasbeha: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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

Pan-Orthodox Lenten Vespers: 6:00 p.m. at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church

GREAT LENT

As we continue in the Holy and Great Fast, it is important that each of us receives spiritual guidance with regards to how to fast. Abouna Antony has emailed a recommended program for the fast; please ensure you receive guidance from your own spiritual father. Lent is a time of asceticism and self-control; a time for modesty in all that we do. We prepare for the most holy time of the year, where we remember our Lord's agony, death, and far more importantly: resurrection. The life of the Church is is important, we want to live in and with Christ, and this fast helps us bring our whole spiritual life under review.

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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 - March 11

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PEACE AND GRACE!

St. Matthias the Apostle, commemorated on 8 Paremhotep/17 March

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Devils take great delight in fullness, and drunkenness and bodily comfort. Fasting possesses great power and it works glorious things. To fast is to banquet with angels.”

+ St. Athanasius the Great

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"On Not Trying Harder" by Fr. Michael Gillis

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Saturday:  Children's Hymns Class (5 years old - Jr. High): 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers and Tasbeha: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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

Pan-Orthodox Lenten Vespers: 6:00 p.m. at St. Katherine Orthodox Mission

GREAT LENT

As we continue in the Holy and Great Fast, it is important that each of us receives spiritual guidance with regards to how to fast. Abouna Antony has emailed a recommended program for the fast; please ensure you receive guidance from your own spiritual father. Lent is a time of asceticism and self-control; a time for modesty in all that we do. We prepare for the most holy time of the year, where we remember our Lord's agony, death, and far more importantly: resurrection. The life of the Church is is important, we want to live in and with Christ, and this fast helps us bring our whole spiritual life under review.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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 - March 4

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PEACE AND GRACE!

St. Kyrillos VI, commemorated on 30 Meshir/9 March

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"When fasting, you should fast both in body and heart; abstaining from
meat, gossip and slander...The fasting tongue is better than the
fasting stomach, and when the heart abstains from wrath, that is
better than both."

— St. Kyrillos VI

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"Fasting" by St. Kyrillos VI

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (come any time!)

Saturday:  Children's Hymns Class (5 years old - Jr. High): 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers and Tasbeha: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (with HE Serapion)

Pan-Orthodox Lenten Vespers: 6:00 p.m. at St. Gregory of Nyssa Greek Orthodox Church

GREAT LENT

As we continue in the Holy and Great Fast, it is important that each of us receives spiritual guidance with regards to how to fast. Abouna Antony has emailed a recommended program for the fast; please ensure you receive guidance from your own spiritual father. Lent is a time of asceticism and self-control; a time for modesty in all that we do. We prepare for the most holy time of the year, where we remember our Lord's agony, death, and far more importantly: resurrection. The life of the Church is is important, we want to live in and with Christ, and this fast helps us bring our whole spiritual life under review.

VISIT FROM THE METROPOLITAN

We are blessed to have His Eminence Serapion joining us for Liturgy this Sunday! Please join us for Liturgy and the agape meal following so we can all take the blessing of praying and fellowshipping together with him!

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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 - February 25

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PEACE AND GRACE!

St. Basil the Great

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“And so I desire to fix three precepts in your mind so that you may accomplish them during the fast: to speak ill of no one, to hold no one for an enemy, and to expel from your mouth altogether the evil habit of swearing.”

— St. John Chrysostom

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"Get Real for Lent" by Fr. Stephen Freeman

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (come any time!)

Saturday:  Children's Hymns Class (5 years old - Jr. High): 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers and Tasbeha: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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

Pan-Orthodox Lenten Vespers: 6:00 p.m. at St. Anthony the Great Antiochian Orthodox Church

GREAT

As we continue in the Holy and Great Fast, it is important that each of us receives spiritual guidance with regards to how to fast. Abouna Antony has emailed a recommended program for the fast; please ensure you receive guidance from your own spiritual father. Lent is a time of asceticism and self-control; a time for modesty in all that we do. We prepare for the most holy time of the year, where we remember our Lord's agony, death, and far more importantly: resurrection. The life of the Church is is important, we want to live in and with Christ, and this fast helps us bring our whole spiritual life under review.

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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 - February 18

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PEACE AND GRACE!

St. Severus, commemorated on 14 Meshir/21 February

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“It is necessary for a Christian to fast, in order to clear his mind, to rouse and develop his feelings, and to stimulate his will to useful activity. These three human capabilities we darken and stifle above all by ‘surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life’ (Lk. 21:34).”

— St. John of Kronstadt

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

On Not Trying Harder by Fr. Michael Gillis

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (come any time!)

Friday: Divine Liturgy: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Saturday:  Children's Hymns Class (5 years old - Jr. High): 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers and Tasbeha: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. with Abouna Daniel Habib

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with Abouna Daniel Habib

Pan-Orthodox Lenten Vespers: 6:00 p.m. at St. George Serbian Orthodox Church

GREAT LENT HAS BEGUN

As we begin the Holy and Great Fast, it is important that each of us receives spiritual guidance with regards to how to fast. Abouna Antony has emailed a recommended program for the fast; please ensure you receive guidance from your own spiritual father. Lent is a time of asceticism and self-control; a time for modesty in all that we do. We prepare for the most holy time of the year, where we remember our Lord's agony, death, and far more importantly: resurrection. The life of the Church is is important, we want to live in and with Christ, and this fast helps us bring our whole spiritual life under review.

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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 - February 11

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PEACE AND GRACE!

The Presentation of the Lord into the Temple, celebrated on 8 Meshir/14 February

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Beware of limiting the good of fasting to mere abstinence from meats. Real fasting is alienation from evil. ‘Loose the bands of wickedness.’ For give your neighbor the mischief he has done you. Forgive him his trespasses against you. Do not ‘fast for strife and debate.’ You do not devour flesh, but you devour your brother. You abstain from wine, but you indulge in outrages. You wait for evening before you take food, but you spend the day in the law courts. Woe to those who are ‘drunken, but not with wine.’ Anger is the intoxication of the soul, and makes it out of its wits like wine."

-St. Basil the Great

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

The Attitude of Forgiveness

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Friday: Divine Liturgy: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

St. Katherine's Fellowship: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (with George Awad)

Saturday:  Children's Hymns Class (5 years old - Jr. High): 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers and Tasbeha: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. with Abouna Daniel Meleka

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with Abouna Daniel Meleka

GREAT LENT HAS BEGUN

As we begin the Holy and Great Fast, it is important that each of us receives spiritual guidance with regards to how to fast. Abouna Antony has emailed a recommended program for the fast; please ensure you receive guidance from your own spiritual father. Lent is a time of asceticism and self-control; a time for modesty in all that we do. We prepare for the most holy time of the year, where we remember our Lord's agony, death, and far more importantly: resurrection. The life of the Church is is important, we want to live in and with Christ, and this fast helps us bring our whole spiritual life under review.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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 - February 4

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PEACE AND GRACE!

Abba Paul the Hermit, commemorated on 2 Meshir/9 February

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

When the same Father Antony meditated on the depth of the judgment of God, he asked, “Lord, how is it that some die when they are young, while others drag on to extreme old age?  And why are some poor and others rich?  Why do wicked people prosper and why are the just in need?  He heard a voice answering him, “Antony, keep your attention on yourself; these things are according to the judgment of God, and it is not to your benefit to know anything about them.

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Family Meditations for Great Lent" is a daily podcast and website designed for children and the families, including crafts and activities.

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS: 3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (come anytime!)

Coptic Club: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (with Deacon Samuel at St. Basil's)

Saturday:  Children's Hymns Class (5 years old - Jr. High): 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers and Tasbeha: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. with Abouna Andrew Hanna

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with Abouna Andrew Hanna

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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 - January 28

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PEACE AND GRACE!

The Prophet Jonah, celebrated on 24 Tobe/1 February

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

‘One boat experienced shipwreck and lost its cargo; with great difficulty did that boat arrive in the harbor and you wish to drown even that which was saved from drowning!’

-Abba Antony, commemorated on 22 Tobe/30 January

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

"Jonah, Nineveh, and Us" by Abouna Matta El-Meskeen

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS: 3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (come anytime!)

Thursday: Divine Liturgy for Jonah's Feast: 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Talk by Fr. Gregory Bishay @ St. Basil (see below for details): 7:00 p.m.

Friday: Talk by Fr. Gregory Bishay @ St. Demiana: 7:00 p.m.

Saturday:  Children's Hymns Class (5 years old - Jr. High): 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers and Tasbeha: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. with Abouna Antony Selim

Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with Abouna Antony Selim

 

THE FAST OF NINEVEH

The Fast of Nineveh, or Jonah's Fast, is from Monday, January 29th, through Wednesday, January 31st, and culminates in Jonah's Passover on February 1st. We will be celebrating the feast with Divine Liturgy Thursday morning.

CREATION: THEOLOGY AND SCIENCE

Fr. Gregory Bishay will be blessing us with two talks on Creation: Theology and Science that focus on Biblically explaining how the world began. The talks will be at 7pm, Thursday at St. Basil's, and Friday at St. Demiana’s. A light meal will be provided. Make sure to invite your friends!

TAX LETTERS AND NON-MONETARY DONATIONS

You will soon be receiving a letter with a summary of your donations for tax purposes. If you have made non-monetary donations and would like those included in the letter, please fill out and submit this form.

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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 - January 21

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PEACE AND GRACE!

The Wedding at Cana of Galilee, celebrated 13 Tobe/21 January

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“In the beginning there is struggle and a lot of work for those who come near to God. But after that there is indescribable joy. It is just like building a fire: at first it is smoky and your eyes water, but later you get the desired result. Thus we ought to light the divine fire in ourselves with tears and effort.” - Amma Syncletica

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Why You Should Keep Taking Your Kids to Church Even When it Feels Pointless by Emily Carrington

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS: 3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (come anytime!)

Friday: St. Katherine's Fellowship: Joint San Diego Church Meeting @ P.F. Changs - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday:  Children's Hymns Class (5 years old - Jr. High): 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers and Tasbeha: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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

 

GRAND OPENING!!

This Sunday is our beloved Church's grand opening! Please join us for our first vespers this Saturday evening and to help prepare the church for Sunday liturgy. This has been an incredible effort and we look forward to celebrating together.

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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 - January 14

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PEACE AND GRACE!

The Blessed Feast of the Theophany, celebrated on 11 Tobe/19 January

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"The prayer of each is manifest to God; one seeks heavenly things affectionately and one seeks them learnedly; one utters his words perfunctorily with the tips of his lips, but his heart is far from God… Thus, let the tongue sing, let the mind interpret the meaning of what has been said, that you may sing with your spirit, that you may sing likewise with your mind. Not at all is God in need of glory, but He wishes us to be worthy of glory."

-St. Basil the Great, commemorated on 6 Tobe/14 January

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Becoming Like Holy Water by Fr. Philip LeMasters

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS: 3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (come anytime!)

Thursday: Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Theophany: 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (Please fast from noon if you are receiving communion)

Saturday:  Children's Hymns Class (5 years old - Jr. High): 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vespers and Tasbeha: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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

 

CHURCH OPENING!

OUR NEW CHURCH'S GRAND OPENING IS THIS SUNDAY. Construction on the parish is nearly complete! People helped haul all the church items from downstairs to the new church on Sunday, but there's still lots to be done! As clean up and set up continues, please consider helping out. Contact Taunt Nadra to help with clean up this week. To offer other construction help, and to receive email updates on construction needs, please email Bishoy Said.

FOCUS SAN DIEGO

Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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 - Jan 7

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PEACE AND GRACE!

The Blessed Feast of the Nativity, celebrated on 29 Kiahk/7 January

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"The Son of God became man to enable men to become the sons of God."

 - C. S. Lewis

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

The Twelve Days of Christmas in the Orthodox Tradition by Fr. Johannes Jacobse

SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday: FOCUS: 3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (come anytime!)

Friday-Sunday: St. Basil 2nd Annual Retreat @ Pala Mesa Resort

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

 

SERVING ORPHANS AND WIDOWS MINISTRY

We are planning a trip on January 20th to Tijuana, Mexico, to serve at an orphanage with a Christian organization called Serving Orphans and Widows. Transportation will cost between $20-40, and you must have a valid passport to join. Monetary donations or a donation of clothing, toys, or household supplies are very appreciated! Register here!

HELP WITH CHURCH CONSTRUCTION

Construction on the parish has begun! People helped haul nearly 5 tons of material, but there's still lots to be done! As clean up begins this week, please consider helping out. Contact Taunt Nadra to help with clean up this week. To offer other construction help, and to receive email updates on construction needs, please email Bishoy Said.

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 share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him 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.