General Information
- Phone:
- (661) 325-8694
- Fax:
- (661)325-8694
- Email:
- secretary@ourparish.us
- Street Address:
- 401 Truxtun Avenue
- Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Mailing Address:
- 401 Truxtun Avenue
- Bakersfield, CA 93301
Contact Information
Services Schedule
Sundays:
Orthros - 8:30 a.m.
Divine Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.
Weekdays:
Evening Vespers - 6:00 p.m.
Past Bulletins
- Publish Date:
- 2020-10-04
- Publish Date:
- 2020-09-20
- Publish Date:
- 2020-09-13
- Publish Date:
- 2020-09-06
- Publish Date:
- 2020-08-30
- Publish Date:
- 2020-08-23
St. George News and Events
St. George Secretary Position
The Secretary position is available . If interested please send your resume to Namaz Habroun, Parish Council President, at namaz.habroun@gmail.com. The days and hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10-2.
Job Duties:
- Timely fulfil Parish Priest requests
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Contributions Entries– bank transactions, deposits.
- Mail Semi-Annual Stewardship and donations statements
- Reconcile Bank Accounts, Credit Cards by the 10th of the following month
- Accurate invoice coding to proper GL accounts.
- Investigate invoice discrepancies.
- Accounts Payable functions.
- Match checks to the corresponding invoices paid.
- Print and mail checks.
- File invoices and maintain organized vendor files.
- Support the monthly financial close process.
- Request bulletin announcements and prepare the weekly bulletin.
- Email bulletin to parish email list
- Print and seek reports/signatures for Metropolis reports on Parish Council Election, Financial Audit, etc
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- 1+ years in Bookkeeping/Accounting
- Strong math and analytical skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience and Strong Knowledge of accounting principles: A/P, A/R, general ledger
- AA degree or equivalent in Bookkeeping/ Accounting-Preferred not required
- Willingness to undergo thorough background check
- Professional phone and in person etiquette
- Basic knowledge of the Orthodox Christian faith, calendar and sacramental guidelines preferred.
Janitorial Position
There is a janitorial position open. If anyone is interested please contact the parish council for more information.
Greek Food Festival
We will be having our food festival a little different this year. It will take place the first four Saturday's in October. Please reach out to see if any help is needed.
IT’S SAINT SOPHIA PHILOPTOCHOS’ ONLY FUN-D-RAISER OF THE YEAR! “FROM HER KITCHEN TO YOURS” ONLINE COOKING CLASSES WITH ACCLAIMED CHEF AND GREEK FOOD AMBASSADOR MARIA LOI VIA ZOOM! Join us for An Epicurean Journey with Friends series of master chef cooking classes celebrating the seasonal flavors of Greece. Saturday(s) October 10, November 7 and December 5 from11a.m. – 12:00 noon via Zoom. $65 per kitchen for all 3 classes. $25 per kitchen a la carte class. Silent Auction, prizes and plenty of expert tips. No passport required and aprons are optional! R.s.v.p. to Tonifaye Palomares 310-560-0865 Ssphiloptochos@gmail.com
Stewardship
1. Stewardship Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4JyYCaQYMnK4HmGGUI-DEZKHgpAyaAo3VH811fg5Xch3ZHg/formResponse
2. Make donation via PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=P8ZZAQSCL53BQ&source=url
Envelopes will be made available to all of our families so that we may continue our stewrship to our beloved parish during this crisis.
Youth Group
We will meet this Tuesday at 5:30 at the home of Father Joseph. Please bring your swim suits and towels. This is for ages 12-18.
Church School Program
Church school planning is underway and being developed soon. If you are interested in teaching or helping please reach out to Father Joseph.
Bible Study
Please join us for Bible studies on Tuesday's at 7:30 p.m. Look for the link on our website or Facebook. Contact Irene Sinopole for information at 832-1871. Will resume after the festival.
Next meeting is October 29th, at 7:00 p.m.
Prosphora Schedule
9/27 Mary Mekhel,10/4 Sahar Ayoub, 10/11 Joyce Cisneros, 10/18 Olympia Hackleman, 10/25 Basema Madain, 11/1 Mary Mekhel, 11/8 Joyce Cisneros, 11/15 Olympia Hackelman, 11/22 Basema Madain, 11/29 Mary Mekhel, 12/6 Joyce Cisneros, 12/13 Olympia Hackleman, 12/20 Basema Madain, 12/27 Mary Mekhel. Thank you.Please make arrangements with Sahar or Despina to bring the offering Saturday night either to the church or Father's home. We are looking for more people to make the blessed bread. Please approach Father Joseph if interested. If you want to learn more about how to make Prosphora, you can visit our Prosphoro site under the "Resources" tab on our website. Thank you.
Social Media
Follow and join us on Facebook!
St George Orthodox Christian Church of Bakersfield: www.facebook.com/StGeorgeOrthodoxBakersfield
St George Orthodox Community of Bakersfield (Facebook Group): www.facebook.com/groups/175227557308
General Announcements:
Legacy
Leave your mark!
Consider naming St. George Church as a beneficiary on your life insurance policy. It's a great legacy gift to your parish and very easy to do...just ask your provider for the change beneficiary form and complete and return to them. The legal name for the church is Hellenic Community St. George Church Tax ID #95-3575365 God bless you.
Honor your loved ones birthday and or anniversary by making a contribution to the Endowment Fund in their name. Make checks payable to St. George Church and write Endowment Fund on the memo line. Distributions from the fund will benefit the youth and maintenance needs of the Parish. For more information contact a Parish Council Member.
Thank you.
Text Notifications
If you would like to be part of our system, please provide your phone number to Sahar (stgeosecretary@gmail.com).
This service will only be used to notify parishioners of any changes to service times or to provide information on events or occurences that affect the entire parish. We see this as being used infrequently but feel that we need to an effective way to communicate important information quickly.
Father Joseph's Hours
Father Joseph will be in the office Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11:00 to 3:00.
Father will also maintain office hours on Friday evenings from from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the sacrament of Holy Confession. He will be available to meet in the hall, narthex, or crying room on these nights. Please feel free to send Father Joseph a text message at 661-496-5768 during this time to check his availability. You will receive an estimated wait time if any.
Confessions appointments can be made with Sahar or Presbytera.
If you need to meet with Father please make appointments during the week. Sunday should be left for Father to have time to visit with parishioners during coffee hour. Please give him the time to do so unless it is an emergency. Thank you for your understanding.
Prayers/Thanksgiving
Glory to God for His Bountiful Blessings
Please add to your daily prayers for:
- Catechumens:Angela, Nicholas
- Our brothers & sisters unable to attend: Marika Psihoundas & Mary Valos.
- Healing: Marika, Victor, Helen K., Irene, Mary, Mary, Serephima, and others in our parish.
- Those who are traveling George (Walter) and Judith Schartman.
- Orthodox-Vera,Safi,Amy, Aurora,Natalia,Elaina,Naguib,Kaliope,Lorece Noel,Mary C., Sophia,Virginia, Petros, Panagi, Elle, Eva L., Nicholetta Y., Dan S., Monica, Yorgos K, Giorgos, Anna,Angela, Antonia, Stelios, Petros, Anne, Anna, Leonid, Mariyka, Archalia,Natalie, Eva,Eleni K.,Efstratios, Ourania, Christopher, Alice, Suha,Abla, Jennifer, Tom, Gabriela,Ion,Danny,Nadia, Niko, Musa Daoud, Vasiliki, Theodore, Achilles, Vasiliki,Labrini, Bert & Louise Moosios,Olympia,Margarita, Seraphim, Mary, Tika,Maria Sporaa, Athina, Helen, Gerry Collis, Nektarios,Marika,Noah A.,Nick K., Kyriaki, Fred, Hannah, Irene Sinopole, Helen Protopapas, Candess Strategos,Gene, Kathy, Sofia, Clemy (Clementina), Jane, and Matthew.
- Non-Orthodox -Manar,Maher,Joanne, Bill,Kayla,Brittney, Justin, Amparo, Mark, Uvaldo,Yesenia, Angelica, David, Nancy, Bud Lung,Julie, Pamela Y., Debbie, Emmitt, Donna,Steve, Richard,Donald, Christina, Eva, Dominic,Gaby Garcia,Romona, Elea, Graysen Astumian, Marie,Michelle, Irma, Julie, Greg, Allyson, Margaret, Valerie, Martha Rogers, Joseph, Stephen, Elizabeth,Ellen, Ling, Richard, Christine & David, Debby.
Annivesaries
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10/23 Danny & Mary Andrews
Birthday's
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10/2 Fotoula Exarchoulakos
- 10/4 Caden Erickson
- 10/8 Oliver Pegg
- 10/8 Angela Pierucci
- 10/9 Natalie Demestihas
- 10/10 Nyphon Nathaniel Stevens
- 10/12 Alexsia Drulias
- 10/15 Angela Dawood
- 10/15 Stephen Strategos
- 10/15 Nikoli Hackleman
- 10/15 Matthew Becerra
- 10/16 James Dean
- 10/17 Francine Papadimitrakis
- 10/19 Danny Andrews
- 10/19 Patrick Jennings
- 10/19 Noah Cisneros
- 10/29 Ninos Neesan
- 10/30 Athina Haynes
- 10/30 Mariane Pearse
- 10/31 Christine Jennings
- 10/31 Monica Pegg
Please note: All bulletin announcements must be received each week by 3:00 pm Tuesday to be included in the Sunday bulletin for that week.
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Epistle Reading
Prokeimenon. Grave Tone. Psalm 28.11,1.
The Lord will give strength to his people.
Verse: Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory.
The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:1-10.
Brethren, working together with him, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, tumults, labors, watching, hunger; by purity, knowledge, forbearance, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
Gospel Reading
1st Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 5:1-11
At that time, as Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." For he was astonished, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
Calendar
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St. George Calendar
September 27 to October 4, 2020
Sunday, September 278:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, September 295:30PM Youth Group Father Joseph's Home
6:00PM Vespers
Wednesday, September 3011:00AM Father Joseph Office Hours
6:00PM Vespers
Thursday, October 111:00AM Father Joseph Office Hours
6:00PM Vespers
Friday, October 25:00PM Evening Office Hours - Sacrament of Holy Confession, No Appointment Necessary
6:00PM Paraklesis
Saturday, October 311:00AM Greek Food Festival
4:00PM Greek Food Festival
6:00PM Vespers
Sunday, October 48:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy