Sunday Orthros: 8:45 AM
Sunday Divine Liturgy: 10 AM
Weekday Liturgies: 9 AM
Today we celebrate the Synaxis in honour of the most sacred Forerunner, since he ministered at the Mystery of the Divine Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Rest from labour. Fish allowed.
Prokeimenon. Grave Tone. Psalm 63.11,1.
The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord.
Verse: Oh God, hear my cry.
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 19:1-8.
In those days, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said, "No, we have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism." And Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus." On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. There were about twelve of them in all. And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, arguing and pleading about the kingdom of God.
Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet, Baptist, & Forerunner
The Reading is from John 1:29-34
At that time, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me.' I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel." And John bore witness, "I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God."
Your Spiritual Family at Saint Basil’s will be continuing our celebration of our Patron Saint!
This Sunday, following the Divine Liturgy, in the community hall we will celebrate the Cutting of the Vasilopita Service, followed by the annual Vasilopita Auction, in support of the ministries of Saint Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church.
Come celebrate our Saint Basil & support your Spiritual Home!
The Memorial Service will be prayed this Sunday, January 7th, for the servants of God:
Mr Vasilios Bisbikos (29 years)
Mrs. Anna Bisbikos (31 years)
Mr. Apostolos Bisbikos (4 yearrs)
Mr. Michael Bisbikos (57 years)
May their memories be eternal!
This Sunday we will celebrate the 40 Day Blessing Service for the servant of God, Aris Bedi, son of Zoe Platsas & Supinder Bedi.
Inspiring news! Enough sponsorships have been established to move forward with the iconogrpahy in the Saint Efstathios Chapel! All Kings, Prophets and Evangelist have been sponsored, along with some scenes from the Akathist. Multiple Akathist Scenes are still available for sponsorship.
Supporing this experience of Orthodoxy is a unique opportnity and substinative blessing! Please find more information about this beautiful opportunity in the Attachments Section of this weekly bulletin!
This is a spiritual and historic moment in the life of the Church and in the State of Texas -- you can be a part of it!
Contact Father Luke directly for further information.
Stewardship is the opportunity for the faithful to articulate faith and gratitude to the Lord for all His blessings.
We continue our invitation to respond to God's Grace by providing an opportunity to you, the faithful, to either continue or establish your stewardship in 2018! Please find attached the 2018 Stewardship Tri-Fold, which includes the annual Stewardship Commitment Card.
To Date: 14 households have returned their 2018 Stewardship Commitment Cards, pledging $31,620 in support of the ministries and life of Saint Basil's.
Additional offering commitments of $2500 have been made in the effort to retire our parish debt!
100% Household Participation is our goal.
All parishioners and friends of Saint Basil's are invited and strongly encouraged to return a completed 2018 Stewardship Commitment Card this Sunday!
* 2018 St Basil's Stewardship Commitment Card can be found in the attachments seciton of this week's bulletin.
January 10: Saint Gregory of Nyssa (Brother of Saint Basil the Great), Divine Liturgy, 9am
Join us for Bible Study in the month of January as we engage and explore the Scripture Readings we hear in Church during teh season of Triodion!
Wednesdays at 11am in the George J Kostas Education Building
Bring your Bible and a snack!
Saint Basil’s Orthodoxy 102 Adult Education program is offering a two-part lecture on the topic of Violence in the Name of Religion. All are invited to attend as we explore this most sensitive and often misrepresented reality from history and in the world today! Each lecture will be offered in the George J Kostas Education Building on the Saint Basil campus:
January 17: 6:30pm
January 24: 6:30pm
It is imperative that the scheduling of Sacraments and Blessing Services (including: memorials & 40-day blessings) be done in advance, as some desired dates may not be ecclesiastically appropriate. Please contact the church office well in advance with scheduling requests.
2018 Stewardship Tri-Fold & Commitment Informaiton
Information on the historic opportunity to complete the Saint Efstathios Chapel
8:45AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
11:15AM 40-day Blessing - Aris Bedi
11:15AM 57 Year Memorial - Michael Bisbikos
11:15AM 29 Year Memorial - Vasilis Bisbikos
11:15AM 4 Year Memorial - Apostolos (Paul) Bisbikos
11:15AM 31 Year Memorial - Anna Bisbikos
10:00AM Silver Stars
7:00PM Parish Council Meeting
9:00AM Divine Liturgy: Saint Gregory of Nyssa
11:00AM Bible Study: Triodion
12:30PM Memorial Service - Harry Vest
11:00AM Spaghetti Lunch $8
5:30PM Wedding Rehearsal
8:45AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
4:00PM Wedding
4:30PM HCC event