General Information
- Phone:
- (661) 325-8694
- Fax:
- (661) 325-8694
- Email:
- stgeosecretary@gmail.com
- Street Address:
- 401 Truxtun Avenue
- Bakersfield, CA 93301-5315
Contact Information
Services Schedule
Sundays:
Orthros - 8:30 a.m.
Divine Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.
Weekdays:
Evening Vespers - 6:00 p.m.
Past Bulletins
- Publish Date:
- 2024-01-07
- Publish Date:
- 2023-12-31
- Publish Date:
- 2023-12-24
- Publish Date:
- 2023-12-17
- Publish Date:
- 2023-12-10
- Publish Date:
- 2023-12-03
St. George News and Events
NO Sunday Service this week.
Saturday Service (1/13/24)
Orthros 9:00 am
Divine Liturgy 9:45 am
General Announcements
Please see the registration form and general info documents at the end of this bulletin.
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All proceeds benefit St. George Greek Orthodox Church - Bakersfield
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Sunday School has started, Sunday October 29th.
If anyone is interested in being a teacher please contact Stavros at 808-778-3757.
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2024 Morning Star schedule:
Please contact Joyce if you can help any of the 2024 dates.
Thank you and God bless you!
The next volunteer opportunities with
Morningstar Fresh Food Ministry
Coming soon
Youth Group Announcements
*Donations to St. George Youth Group are always welcome!
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Stavros will continue with evening reader services
Thursday through Saturday 6pm
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Secretary office hours are 9 am to 1 pm, Monday through Friday.
Please note these hours may need to be adjusted on occasion.
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OUR BOOK STORE, GIFT SHOP & LIBRARY
Open every Sunday following Divine Liturgy and by appointment, by calling 661.342.2407
Special orders available.
ALL are welcome, stop by, check out the variety of gifts, books & icons.
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Senior Zoomers
Our 55 and over group, self named The Senior Zoomers, meets Wednesdays at 11:00am on Zoom. Join us for good conversation and activity planning during our weekly meetings. To join us click the follow link, or go to Zoom.us and enter the meeting ID and passcode located below.Click --> Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 843 4423 5872
Passcode: 510033
By Phone Dial: (669)900-9128
Morning Bible Study
Meet with Fr. Jim Pappas Wednesday at 9:30am on ZOOM for Morning Bible Study. We look forward to studying God’s word together.Click --> Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 863 0526 5618
Passcode: 537328
By Phone Dial: (669)900-9128
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Sign up to host a Sunday lunch!
See sign up list in the hall bulletin board. Coffee hour donations go towards scholarship/funding for our kids to attend summer camp. Please donate. See flyer at end of this bulletin
Stewardship
2024 Stewardship News
Donate here via paypal or Credit Card
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"Every Christian, without exception, ought to dwell always in prayer."
- St. Gregory Palamas
Click here to read more and get the app for daily prayer
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Parish Council
Congratulations to our 2024 Parish Council members.
You may visit our website for the list of members & officers at Parish Council
Next Parish Council meeting is 1/25/24 at 7:00pm at the back office.
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Social Media & website
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Legacy
Leave your mark!
Consider naming St. George Church as a beneficiary on your life insurance policy. It's a great legacy gift to your parish and very easy to do...just ask your provider for the change beneficiary form and complete and return to them. The legal name for the church is Hellenic Community St. George Church Tax ID #95-3575365 God bless you.
Endowment
Click here to read how you can leave a lasting legacy to your parish.
Church Beautification and Capital Improvements. Click here for the 2021 update.
Text Notifications
If you would like to be part of our system, please provide your phone number to the church secretary at Secretary@ourparish.us.
This service will only be used to notify parishioners of any changes to service times or to provide information on events or occurrences that affect the entire parish. We see this as being used infrequently but feel that we need to an effective way to communicate important information quickly.
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Prayers for Thanksgiving-Healing and Help:
Please add to your daily prayers
Orthodox: Chris Paul, Penny, Kyriakos, Eleni, Spiros, Fred, John, Ernie, George, Abram, Vickie, Elaina, Maher, Nabel, Magdy, Daniel, Natalia and family, Nickolas, Irene, Pamela, Virginia, Paraskevi, Michael, Dimitris, Margarita, Jennifer, Nikolas, Pamela.
Non-Orthodox: Judith, Nayeli and David, Peggy, Patricia
For the rest of the soul of our departed:
Orthodox: Penny, Fr. Daregas, Vasiliki, Vasilli, Fouad, Bert, Nicolas, Louise, George, George, Sooad, Leonid, Nikos, Vivian, John, Mary, Louise, Nektarios, Nicholas, Elephtheria, Kyriakos, Candess, George Lardakis.
2024 PROSPHORO OFFERING
Father Jim would like the Prosphoro brought to the church Sunday morning between 7:30 AM and no later than 8:30 AM. We are looking for more people to make the blessed bread. Please approach Father if interested to be put on the 2023 baking schedule for prosphora then let Joyce Cisneros know. Learn More
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JANUARY
ANNIVERSARIES
1/9 Tom & Elaine Dorlis
BIRTHDAYS
If your Anniversary or Birthday is not listed and would like to be added or if it's incorrect, please contact the editor at editor@ourparish.us
PLEASE NOTE: All bulletin announcements must be received each week by 5:00 pm Wednesday to be included in the Sunday bulletin for that week.
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Please send email with your request or suggestion to editor@ourparish.us
TEMPORARILY THE CALENDAR WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE BULLETIN WHILE WE ARE UPDATING. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Epistle Reading
Prokeimenon. First Tone. Psalm 32.22,1.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:7-13.
BRETHREN, grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men." (in saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
Προκείμενον. First Tone. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 32.22,1.
Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφ' ἡμᾶς.
Στίχ. Ἀγαλλιᾶσθε δίκαιοι ἐν Κυρίῳ
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 4:7-13.
Ἀδελφοί, ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἡμῶν ἐδόθη ἡ χάρις κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τῆς δωρεᾶς τοῦ Χριστοῦ. Διὸ λέγει, Ἀναβὰς εἰς ὕψος ᾐχμαλώτευσεν αἰχμαλωσίαν, καὶ ἔδωκεν δόματα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις. Τὸ δέ, Ἀνέβη, τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη πρῶτον εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς; Ὁ καταβάς, αὐτός ἐστιν καὶ ὁ ἀναβὰς ὑπεράνω πάντων τῶν οὐρανῶν, ἵνα πληρώσῃ τὰ πάντα. Καὶ αὐτὸς ἔδωκεν τοὺς μὲν ἀποστόλους, τοὺς δὲ προφήτας, τοὺς δὲ εὐαγγελιστάς, τοὺς δὲ ποιμένας καὶ διδασκάλους, πρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων, εἰς ἔργον διακονίας, εἰς οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ· μέχρι καταντήσωμεν οἱ πάντες εἰς τὴν ἑνότητα τῆς πίστεως καὶ τῆς ἐπιγνώσεως τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, εἰς ἄνδρα τέλειον, εἰς μέτρον ἡλικίας τοῦ πληρώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
البروكيمنون. First Tone. مزمور 32: 22، 1.
لتكن يا رب رحمتك علينا
Verse: ابتهجوا بالرب يا أبراره
فصل من رسالة بولس الى أَفسس 4: 7-13.
يَُّا إِخْوَة، لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا أُعْطِيَتِ النِّعْمَةُ حَسَبَ قِيَاسِ هِبَةِ الْمَسِيحِ. لِذَلِكَ يَقُولُ: ((إِذْ صَعِدَ إِلَى الْعَلاَءِ سَبَى سَبْياً وَأَعْطَى النَّاسَ عَطَايَا)). وَأَمَّا أَنَّهُ ((صَعِدَ)) ، فَمَا هُوَ إِلاَّ إِنَّهُ نَزَلَ أَيْضاً أَوَّلاً إِلَى أَقْسَامِ الأَرْضِ السُّفْلَى. اَلَّذِي نَزَلَ هُوَ الَّذِي صَعِدَ أَيْضاً فَوْقَ جَمِيعِ السَّمَاوَاتِ، لِكَيْ يَمْلأَ الْكُلَّ. وَهُوَ أَعْطَى الْبَعْضَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا رُسُلاً، وَالْبَعْضَ أَنْبِيَاءَ، وَالْبَعْضَ مُبَشِّرِينَ، وَالْبَعْضَ رُعَاةً وَمُعَلِّمِينَ، لأَجْلِ تَكْمِيلِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ، لِعَمَلِ الْخِدْمَةِ، لِبُنْيَانِ جَسَدِ الْمَسِيحِ، إِلَى أَنْ نَنْتَهِيَ جَمِيعُنَا إِلَى وَحْدَانِيَّةِ الإِيمَانِ وَمَعْرِفَةِ ابْنِ اللهِ. إِلَى إِنْسَانٍ كَامِلٍ. إِلَى قِيَاسِ قَامَةِ مِلْءِ الْمَسِيحِ.
Gospel Reading
Sunday after Epiphany
The Reading is from Matthew 4:12-17
At that time, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned." From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Sunday after Epiphany
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 4:12-17
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ὅτι ᾿Ιωάννης παρεδόθη, ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, καὶ καταλιπὼν τὴν Ναζαρὲτ ἐλθὼν κατῴκησεν εἰς Καπερναοὺμ τὴν παραθαλασσίαν ἐν ὁρίοις Ζαβουλὼν καὶ Νεφθαλείμ, ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ ῾Ησαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος· γῆ Ζαβουλὼν καὶ γῆ Νεφθαλείμ, ὁδὸν θαλάσσης, πέραν τοῦ ᾿Ιορδάνου, Γαλιλαία τῶν ἐθνῶν, ὁ λαὸς ὁ καθήμενος ἐν σκότειεἶδε φῶς μέγα, καὶ τοῖς καθημένοις ἐν χώρᾳ καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτουφῶς ἀνέτειλεν αὐτοῖς. ᾿Απὸ τότε ἤρξατο ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς κηρύσσειν καὶ λέγειν· μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
متى 4: 12-17
12 في ذلك الزمان لَمَّا سَمِعَ يَسُوعُ أَنَّ يُوحَنَّا أُسْلِمَ ، انْصَرَفَ إِلَى الْجَلِيلِ. 13وَتَرَكَ النَّاصِرَةَ وَأَتَى فَسَكَنَ فِي كَفْرِنَاحُومَ الَّتِي عِنْدَ الْبَحْرِ فِي تُخُومِ زَبُولُونَ وَنَفْتَالِيمَ ،14لِكَيْ يَتِمَّ مَا قِيلَ بِإِشَعْيَاءَ النَّبِيِّ الْقَائِلِ :15((أَرْضُ زَبُولُونَ ،وَأَرْضُ نَفْتَالِيمَ ، طَرِيقُ الْبَحْرِ ، عَبْرُ الأُرْدُنِّ ، جَلِيلُ الأُمَمِ .16الشَّعْبُ الْجَالِسُ فِي ظُلْمَةٍ أَبْصَرَ نُوراً عَظِيماً ،وَالْجَالِسُونَ فِي كُورَةِ الْمَوْتِ وَظِلاَلِهِ أَشْرَقَ عَلَيْهِمْ نُورٌ)). 17مِنْ ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ ابْتَدَأَ يَسُوعُ يَكْرِزُ وَيَقُولُ : ((تُوبُوا لأَنَّهُ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ)).
Hymns of the Day
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Tone
حطمت بصليبك الموت، وفتحت للص الفردوس، وحولت نوح حاملات الطيب، وأمرت رسلك ان يكرزوا ، بانك قد قمت ايها المسيح الاله ، مانحاً العالم الرحمة العظمى.
Apolytikion for Apodosis of Epiphany in the First Tone
باعتمادك يا رب في نهر الأردن ظهرت السجدة للثالوث لأن صوت الآب تقدم لك بالشهادة مسمياً إياك ابنا محبوباً والروح بهيئة حمامة يؤيد حقيقة الكلمة فيا من ظهرت وأنرت العالم أيها المسيح الإله المجد لك.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
Inserts
Stewardship Informational Trifold
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Stewardship Form
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Greek School Registration
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Greek School General Info
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Talk to your children about violent events
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