Spiritual Pastoral/Consolation Appointments with the Fathers are available by telephone from Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 1:00pm.  Please call the Fathers directly or the Church Office, at 408-246-2770 or email churchoffice@saintnicholas.org, for an appointment at least one day in advance.

We cordially invite you to our next priest hangout on Saturday, May 30th. 

K-5 will be at 4:00-4:30

6th-12th will be 4:30-5:00

Please email Fr. Nebojsa directly at frnebojsa@gmail.com by Friday evening at 7:00, and he will add you to the video conference invite.  For those of you that have asked to be permanently on this list, please know you will be added.

Please join us on Monday nights as we explore the entire Book of Acts. 

5:30 pm Paraklisis

6:15 pm Orthodoxy 101 class

All classes will be via a Zoom invite. If interested please contact Fr. Nebojsa for the video conference link at  frnebojsa@gmail.com or 707-315-7823.  The next class is on Monday, June 1st.

ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ!  The next Golden Years Virtual meeting will be on Thursday, June 11th at 12:00 noon.  Please contact Marina Moustakas if interested in participating in this event.

The next virtual Choir meeting will be on Thursday, June 4th at 6pm.  Video conference invitations will go out on Monday.  If you do not receive an invitation and would like to participate, please call Fr. Nebojsa at 707-315-7823.

Saturday of the Souls (Psychosavato) will be livestreamed on Saturday, June 6, 2020 and will begin with Orthros at 8:30am followed by the Liturgy and Trisagion.  Please email at churchoffice@saintnicholas.org or mail in the names of deceased family members, relatives and friends to be commemorated by Friday, June 5th at noon.

Fixin’ for fantastic food?  Need a graduation gift? Thinking about an estate plan, a realtor, or an office solution? Support Our Saint Nicholas Businesses which remain operational!  We can support those businesses who have unwaveringly supported us throughout the years.  Link to our business directory: https://saintnicholas.org/virtual-community/2020/4/3/st-nicholas-business-directory .  You can add your own business, too!

The Metropolis of San Francisco provides resources and support to parishes during the Coronavirus pandemic.  Please click here to view the resource page:

 https://sanfran.goarch.org/pages/coronavirus-resource-page

Based online, the new Orthodox Observer will feature regular postings across its website and social media accounts combined with a weekly email bulletin.  For more information click on the link: https://www.goarch.org/-/new-orthodox-observer

We are offering vigil candle(s) to be lit by Father Demosthenes and Father Nebojsa along with an opportunity to submit names to be prayed for at the Prothesis (Preparation) and at the Paraklesis services scheduled for the week.  When lit, the vigil candles last for one week.  Please see the online form on our website:

LIGHT A CANDLE: https://saintnicholas.org/virtual-chapel/light-a-candle

If you would prefer to mail in your request, please write the name(s) for whom the candle(s) will be lit and send to Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Attention: Light a Candle, 986 Chapman Street, San Jose, CA 9126.  For more information, please call the church office.

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Please ask ALL THE MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY and extended family, including your spouse, children, and parents, to subscribe to our YouTube channel.  Find our channel on YouTube by searching “Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church San Jose” or just follow the link  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1x-nHP063YTTMrevkzL21w and hit the subscribe button.

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“It is highly questionable whether without the pain and effort for spreading the kingdom of God, the kingdom of love to all the world, that is without a missionary conscience, we can ever achieve the spreading of God’s kingdom within the depths of our internal personal world.” Archbishop Anastasios of Albania

As if Covid-19 was not enough, Cyclone Amphan, the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal, has hit the Theotokos Orphanage in India badly and presents Sister Nektaria with new challenges of keeping the kids safe, healthy and fed.   She is without a doubt overwhelmed and humbly requests our help to stay afloat.  If you have the ability, please consider supporting this Mission in India.

Tax deductible donations can be made to the Sts Peter and Paul Missions Ministry and sent to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.  You can also donate online at the www.fili-inc.com website.

In empathy and love, St Anna's Philoptochos has been serving the people in our community for over 75 years.  In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis, this site allows  you to donate for those in need, through our Social Services Committee.  If you wish to mail a contribution, please mail to:   

St. Anna’s Philoptochos
COVID-19 – CRISIS
986 Chapman Street
San Jose, CA 95126

Until further notice, all donations are restricted to the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Support Fund. Monies will be disbursed to those who are in need of financial support as a result of the Pandemic. After this challenging time has passed, all remaining money shall be dedicated to our ongoing Philanthropic efforts.

In order to provide ongoing support, National Philoptochos has gathered resources to help cope with the anxiety  brought on by the COVID-19 Pandemic. These can be  found at: www.philoptochos.org/whats-happening/.  

We encourage everyone to stay connected during this difficult time! Maintaining connections with friends and family via phone calls, texts, and video meetings during this period of sheltering in place, will help reduce anxiety.

Faith in our mission unites and empowers us to make a difference. Working together, with the love and blessings of God, we will continue our work to lessen the pain, loss and suffering of the most fragile in our society. May God bless you and your loved ones.

Saint Nicholas is happy to present another option for our parishioners to contribute to Saint Nicholas through our Fidelity brokerage account.  If there are stocks, bonds or funds you wish to contribute, please use the following  information:

Account #: Z40-125155

DTC #: 0226

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 2020 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 Links:

https://saintnicholas.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/36/responses/new    OR

https://saintnicholas.org/donate

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/

The scholarship forms for the St. Anna Philoptochos Scholarship can be obtained through the St. Nicholas website.  Once the mandate to "shelter in place" is withdrawn, applications will also be available in the Church Office and Church School Office.  The scholarship recognizes academic achievement, encourages participation in higher education (whether technical or professional), and acknowledges the volunteer/community service work at the parish and in the community at large.  The applicants must be graduating seniors during Mary/June 2020, attending the Church School of St. Nicholas, and whose families are stewards of the parish. 

Due to the uncertainty of when the school offices will be opened during the pandemic, the due dates for the scholarship applications to both the St. Nicholas Scholarship and St. Anna Philoptochos Scholarships have been extended to Friday, July 31, 2020.  We want to give the opportunity to all eligible seniors of our parish to apply.

The Saint Nicholas Scholarship Program is available and encouraging all seniors to apply.  Applications can be obtained online at www.saintnicholas.org by sending an email to SaintNicholasSundaySchool@gmail.com. 

Due to the uncertainty of when the school offices will be opened during the pandemic, the due dates for the scholarship applications to both the St. Nicholas Scholarship and St. Anna Philoptochos Scholarships have been extended to Friday, July 31, 2020 at 5:00pm.  We want to give the opportunity to all eligible seniors of our parish to apply.  Completed applications need to be submitted to SaintNicholasSundaySchool@gmail.com.  

Parishioners who would like to donate towards the scholarship program are welcomed.  We want to continue to support our long term education for all of our youth who are furthering their education and/or work experience.  If you are interested in donating, please contact Vicki Ryan at SaintNicholasSundaySchool@gmail.com.

Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official collegiate campus ministry program under the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America.  If you are a college student and interested in their programs, please learn more at their website: http://www.ocf.net/ and their virtual programs at www.ocf.net/ocf-at-home.

New York - The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America launched an updated, online COVID-19 Resource Center which can be accessed at www.goarch.org/covid19.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America led the first in a series of daily prayers for those faithful of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America who have either passed away or are suffering from complications related to the coronavirus COVID19. Please click on the link for information and to submit names of the afflicted or departed: https://www.goarch.org/-/daily-prayer-service-archbishop-elpidophoros-04-08-2020

Due to the (Coronavirus) Covid-19 outbreak in the Bay Area and for everyone's continued safety, please do not visit the Church Office in person.  If you have needs or questions, please call the office at 408-246-2770 or email at churchoffice@saintnicholas.org.  You can also contact Father Demosthenes at 408-784-9364, email: frdemosthenes@aol.com or Father Nebojsa at 707-315-7823, email frnebojsa@gmail.com.  Thank you for your understanding.

Until further notice, the Canon of Faith will be published electronically only.

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.  

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