Saturday Vespers
5:00 PM
Sunday Liturgies
9:00AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
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It is our hope that we will help you learn more about our parish and the Orthodox Christian faith that we confess. At St. Gregory of Nyssa, you will discover an ancient, yet dynamic faith, a warm Church family and even perhaps a spiritual home where you can grow roots and a deep relationship with Christ in the Holy Spirit. Please know that in the Holy Orthodox Church, Holy Communion is given only to those Baptized/Chrismated Orthodox Christians who have properly prepared themselves through prayer, fasting and recent Confession. You are welcome to come forward at the end of the Liturgy to be given the Blessed Bread(Antidoron), of which all are blessed to partake, & a blessing from the Priest.
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The Reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 15:1-11
Brethren, I would remind you in what terms I preached to you the gospel, which you received, in which you stand, by which you are saved, if you hold it fast -- unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
12th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 19:16-26
At that time, a young man came up to Jesus, kneeling and saying, "Good Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?" And he said to him, "Why do you call me good? One there is who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments." He said to him, "Which?" And Jesus said, "You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother, and You shall love your neighbor as yourself." The young man said to him, "All these I have observed; what do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." When the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
Saint Pimen was from Egypt and shone forth in the ascetical life in Scete in the fourth century; he was renowned for his discretion. Many of his sayings and deeds are preserved in the Paradise of the Fathers and the Sayings of the Fathers.
Little is known of the holy Martyr Phanurius, except that which is depicted concerning his martyrdom on his holy icon, which was discovered in the year 1500 among the ruins of an ancient church on Rhodes, when the Moslems ruled there. Thus he is called "the Newly Revealed." The faithful pray to Saint Phanurius especially to help them recover things that have been lost, and because he has answered their prayers so often, the custom has arisen of baking a Phaneropita ("Phanurius-Cake") as a thanks-offering.
If you would like our community to pray for you or a loved one or have a name removed, please call the Church office 619-593-0707.
8:00AM 40 day memorial for John Peters and Nicholas Apostol (70 years)
9:00AM Morning Prayers (Orthros)
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
9:00AM Liturgy for St. Moses the Black
11:00AM Office Hours 11am-3pm
6:30PM Vespers for the Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Strict Fast Day
9:00AM Matins and Liturgy for the Beheading of St. John
3:00PM FOCUS God's Extended Hand Ministry
NO San Diego Youth Beach Retreat tonight!!!
10:00AM Ladies Bible Study
Church New Year
9:00AM Matins and Liturgy for the Beginning of the Ecclesial New Year
5:00PM Great Vespers
9:00AM Morning Prayers (Orthros)
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
12:30PM Philoptochos Meeting
11:00AM Office Hours 11am-3pm
Office Closed
3:00PM St. Gregory's Particular Night God's Extended Hand Ministry
6:30PM Great Festal Vespers for the Nativity of the Theotokos
9:00AM Matins and Liturgy for the Nativity of the Theotokos - Ritsis might be with us
Sts. Constantine and Helen Festival Weekend
5:00PM Great Vespers ST STS. CONSTANTINE and HELEN!
Pan-Arkadians Sunday
9:00AM Morning Prayers (Orthros)
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
12:30PM Willman Baptism
11:00AM Office Hours 11am-3pm
Office Closed
6:30PM Great Festal Vespers for the Holy Cross
9:00AM Matins and Liturgy for the Holy Cross
11:00AM Ladies Bible Study/Breakfast after Cross
6:30PM Orthodoxy 101 - Prayer and Bible Study
NO Vespers but do pray for Fr. Simeon, Swimming for Hope!
9:00AM Morning Prayers (Orthros)
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
11:00AM Office Hours 11am-3pm
6:30PM Parish Council Meeting
Office Closed
3:00PM FOCUS God's Extended Hand Ministry
6:30PM Orthodoxy 101 - Prayer and Bible Study
6:30PM Vesperal Liturgy for the Conception of St. John the Baptist
4:00PM 9th Hour and Mini-Retreat
5:00PM Great Vespers
6:00PM Soup Supper/Retreat roundup
Sts. Thekla and Silouan
9:00AM Morning Prayers (Orthros)
10:00AM Divine Liturgy