Sunday Coffee Team: Marcella Fotis, Helen Valaveris, and the members of the St. Nicholas Parish Council.  Thank you for your support.  

For more information about joining the coffee hour teams, please contact Marcella Fotis at 408-723-4124.  

The Church Office will be closed on Thursday, July 4th for the Archdiocesan observance of Independence Day.

The church office will be open limited hours on Friday, July 5th.  Please call before coming to the office at 408-246-2770 or you can leave a message on voicemail.   If you need immediate assistance, please text or call either Fr. Demosthenes at 408-784-9364 or Fr. Nebojsa at 707-315-7823.

Please note the bookstore will be closed from June 9^th to July 7^th.   The bookstore will re-open on Sunday, July 14^th.   Please contact the church office at 408-246-2770 if you have any questions.

We celebrate our Ministry patrons Saints Peter and Paul on Saturday June 29 and remember their suffering and contribution to spreading the faith. We encourage you to honor their memory by donating to our featured charity, the Theotokos Girls Orphanage funding through St Ignatius school in India.  Sister Nektaria’s needs are extremely urgent, as the school has many unmet requirements to qualify for re-accreditation in 2020. 

Look for the Mission Ministry’s box in the narthex and make your donation or visit the Fili website: www.fili-inc.com.  Checks can be made out to Sts. Peter & Paul Missions Ministry or Fili.

For more information on this and other missionary activity, please contact Maria Aji at stspeterpaulmissions@gmail.com, or follow our Saints Peter and Paul Missions Ministry Facebook page and the Fili website

Confessions with Father Demosthenes are available only by appointment.  Please call the church office or Father Demosthenes directly at 408-784-9364.   

We currently have 2 clear bins labeled for donations to The Real Options Medical Clinic. One in the bookstore and the other bin is outside the Sunday school office. You can put your donations of diapers, baby products and clothing for newborn thru 2 yrs. Gift cards to Walmart and Target are also accepted. You can also contact me directly to receive the above items. Tax receipts are available.  God Bless You all for your generosity to these women and families in need.  For more information please contact Ruth Duterte ruthrad1@aol.com  or 408-483-3009.

As stewards of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, God has gifted us with the honor of being the caretakers of our Orthodox faith.   As caretakers, we are responsible for ensuring that there is a safe and welcoming spiritual home in which to come together to worship for the glory of God. 

Your continuing support spiritually, socially and financially are vital to the well being of our parish.  We humbly request if you have not had an opportunity to complete your 2019 stewardship pledge, use the following link to do so online.  When completing this, we ask that you make time to pray and reflect on the many gifts that the Church has given you.  Increasing your stewardship contribution will assist in growing our parish and provide an environment in which our community will flourish.

Stewardship Link:

https://saintnicholas.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/28/responses/new

Father Demosthenes and the Stewardship Committee: Mary Ann Devetzis, Jeff Contos, and Peter Panayotopoulos

We are a registered non-profit on Facebook and you can donate any time (without any fees for the church) by pressing the donate button in this link:

https://www.facebook.com/SaintNicholasOrg/

In case of a special need and you would like a pastoral visit, the priests would be happy to visit after receiving a call from an immediate family member due to privacy concerns.   Please text or call either Fr. Demosthenes at 408-784-9364 or Father Nebojsa at 707-315-7823 or call the church office at 408-246-2770.

If you wish to order kollyva, paximadia, koulourakia or other Greek pastries, or artoklasia, please see below.  Payment is arranged with the makers and not the church.  If there is anyone who wants to be added to the makers list, please call the church office.

For kollyva:

Marcella Fotis 408-723-4124

Maria Anagnostou 408-316-6609

For paximadia, koulourakia, and other Greek pastries:

Maria Tsaboukos 408-723-5175

Antonia Komianos 408-472-3888

Marcella Fotis 408-723-4124

For artoklasia:

Marcella Fotis 408-723-4124

Maria or Despina Anagnostou 408-316-6609

This year we will celebrate the feast of the Prophet Elias with our neighboring parish of Prophet Elias in Santa Cruz, 223 Church Street. The entire St. Nicholas Community is invited for services in Santa Cruz on July 19th and 20th as follows:

Friday, July 19 at 6:00 p.m. Great Vespers for the Feast of The Prophet Elias and Artoclasia, followed by light refreshments in the church hall.

Saturday, July 20 at 9:00 a.m. Orthros, 10:15 a.m. Divine Liturgy followed by lunch in the church hall.

www.propheteliassc.org; (831) 429-6500.

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco invites you to a celebration honoring His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas on the occasion of his election as Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain. Please join us as we express our gratitude to Archbishop Nikitas for his paternal care for the clergy and laity of the Metropolis of San Francisco, and pray for the Lord's abundant blessings as he embarks on this new and exciting chapter in his ministry.

Sunday, July 21, 2019

Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox Church

778 S. Rosemead Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91107

8:45 a.m. Orthros

10:00 a.m. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy

Luncheon to follow ($25 per person, $15 ages 6 -12, 5 and under free)

Advance reservations requested by contacting Pana Pastis Gelt at July21Pasadena@gmail.com or 626-293-7588.

In support of the ministry of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas, donations are gratefully accepted by making a secure contribution online at www.sanfran.goarch.org/donate, or by sending your contribution to: Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco (Memo: Archbishop Nikitas Enthronement), 245 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain has the special honour to invite you to the Enthronement of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas, which will take place at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom (St. Sophia), Moscow Road, London W2 4LQ, on Saturday, 27th July 2019, at 11am.

Your presence on this festive occasion in our Church will give us great joy, as the Archbishop undertakes his new duties at the helm of our Archdiocese.

Following the service, a luncheon will be offered at the Royal Lancaster London Hotel, Lancaster Terrace, London W2 2TY.

We kindly ask that you arrive at the Cathedral around 10am, and that you RSVP by 12 July 2019, either by telephone (020 7723 4787) or email (mail@thyateira.org.uk).

Bishop Athanasios of Tropaeou, Representative of the Archbishop

The Metropolis of San Francisco is excited to host the annual Young Adult League (YAL) Conference in Long Beach, CA. Join young adults ages 18-35 throughout the archdiocese for a Labor Day weekend filled with fellowship, friendship, faith, and service.
Visit https://sanfran.goarch.org  to register, book your hotel room, or donate today. 

Follow us on Instagram @YALConference

Adult Resort Camp is at St. Nicholas Ranch, Dunlap, from Monday to Friday, September 16-20th.  Lodging and meals is included in the cost. For reservations call 559-338-2103 or for more information, call Fr. Jim Pappas at 559-233-0397.

To avoid any confusion on our part as we compose and print the Sunday bulletin, we ask that anyone who wishes to include a notice in the Sunday bulletin submit the notice in writing to the office BY TUESDAY AT 5PM!  Please don't wait until the last minute or send a note into the altar on a Sunday morning while the liturgy is in progress.

In addition, all ongoing (same message) bulletin entries will be in for four weeks, four times a year.  Please review these entries and plan accordingly.

Please check with Father Demosthenes in the office before posting anything on the bulletin board in the Small Hall.  Notices, announcements, advertisements, etc. that have not been approved will be removed.  Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Please note that all information in the weekly bulletin is subject to change.