Through the gracious and generous donation of the Savides family, in memory of John Savides, we welcome the beautiful new pew books. The books are translated by our Archdiocese, containing the full liturgy of St. John Chrysostom as well as additional services.

To provide a rich background and explanation of our Orthodox Liturgy,  additional liturgy books authored by Fr. Jon Magoulias of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church,  Modesto, have been obtained.  These hymnal books are available in the Narthex, per request.

A heartfelt thank you to the Savides family for this thoughtful gift in loving memory of John. We pray that everyone avails themselves to the new books in  liturgical worship.

Sunday Coffee Team: Stella Kearney, Meropi Spilios, and Dimitra Tsigaris.  

Thank you for your support!  And thank you to Meredith Panayotopoulos who helped with coffee hour last week.

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

The Church Office will be closed on Thursday,  August 15th for the Archdiocesan observance of the Dormition of the Theotokos. 

In addition, the church office will be open limited hours on Friday,  August  16th.  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.

 The 31^st annual Fr. Berris Golf Classic will be held Monday, September 16^th at Silver Creek Valley Country Club in San Jose. Father Berris Golf Classic, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization benefiting seminarians from our diocese enrolled in the Masters of Divinity Program at Holy Cross Seminary as well as our new mission- projects to benefit the youth of our St. Nicholas Church.  Over the last 30 years $233,000 has been awarded in scholarships to seminarians and over $140,000 to the St. Nicholas Building Fund, all thanks to our sponsors, donors, golfers and volunteers.  Please join us for a fun day of golf and fellowship and/or consider being a sponsor, gift donor or volunteer at the tournament.  For more information visit www.FrBerrisGolf.org or call Jim Chiochios at 408.741.5534 or email FrBerrisGolf@comcast.net.  Thank you for your support!

Our Ministry is committed to assist with the payment of the construction loan and furnish the classrooms, laboratories, and facilities of Sister Nektaria’s school in India. The St. Ignatius School will be up for re-accreditation in 2020. The need is urgent. Towards this end, a donation box has been placed in the narthex to enable those who would like to support our featured charity.  We will be updating you throughout the year with the heart, smiles, and love of the children, as they progress in the oasis that you help provide. 

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:  www.fili-inc.com. 

Please note that there will be no board meetings in July and August.  If you would like to join us, our next meeting will be on Thursday September 19 at 7 pm, in the small hall. 

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

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

The 38th annual Santa Cruz Greek Festival will be held Friday, September 6th from 5pm -  10pm, Saturday, September 7th from 11am - 10pm, and Sunday, September 8th from noon - 7pm at Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church, 223 Church Street at Center Street in downtown Santa Cruz.  For more information, call 831-429-6500 or visit http://www.livelikeagreek.com/events/sc-greek-festival.

Adult Resort Camp is at St. Nicholas Ranch, Dunlap, from Monday to Friday, September 16-20th.  Lodging and meals is included in the cost.  The theme this year is "Mystery on the Orient Express - Discovering Byzantine Treasure". For reservations call 559-338-2103 or for more information, call Fr. Jim Pappas at 559-233-0397.  Don't wait, sign up now for this popular and fun event!

Arcadian Dinner/Dance Celebrating 87 Years of Arcadians in San Francisco!

Saturday, September 28, 2019 ; 5:30pm Cocktails ~ 7:00pm Dinner/Dancing

Reservations Only by Sept14th; No tickets will be sold at the door

Where: Patio Espanol Club Hall, 2850 Alemany Blvd, San Francisco

$75.00 for Adults $30.00 for Children 12 & under

For reservations and payment Contact: Evangeline Mallas 650-274-3057 enasious@hotmail.com

Or Christi Tsiplakos 650-992-9619 

Registration is now open for the 2019 St. Kosmas West Conference "Technology and Orthodoxy - Uncovering the Deeper Implication of Technology in our Lives".  November 15-17th at Wonder Valley Ranch in Central California.  For more information, please visit the website https://saintkosmasconferences.com/

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.