General Information
- Phone:
- (661) 325-8694
- Fax:
- (661) 325-8694
- Email:
- secretary@ourparish.us
- Street Address:
- 401 Truxtun Avenue
- Bakersfield, CA 93301-5315
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:
- 2021-08-22
- Publish Date:
- 2021-08-08
- Publish Date:
- 2021-08-01
- Publish Date:
- 2021-07-25
- Publish Date:
- 2021-07-18
- Publish Date:
- 2021-07-11
St. George News and Events
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The Lord seeks out the heart, not the appearance
St. Paisius of Sihla
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ATTENTION DEADLINE IS AUGUST 13
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco is pleased to announce a Zoom workshop for clergy, religious educators, Sunday School directors and teachers, parents, and anyone interested in the implementation of Project Based Learning for Religious Education. The program is offered in cooperation with the Metropolis Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries and the Christian Education Ministry.
Seff flyer at the end of the bulletin.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO OR TO REGISTER, IT'S FREE
ATTENTION DEADLINE IS AUGUST 13
Teacher positions are open for Sunday School. Please let the secretary know if you are interesteded. Thank you!
To get the latest information on meetings and places please contact Stavros at pa@ourparish.us
Orthodox Catechism/Faith Classes
We have our Catechism/Faith Class every Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm via Zoom. This is led by your Priest, and assisted by Stavros Emery. We spend an hour presenting and discussing different aspects of our beautiful Orthodox Faith, as well as her history and practice. Here you will have the opportunity to meet some of our other inquirers as well.
My cell phone is (661) 496-5768 should you have any issues with the connection.
Youth Program: The Relationship Project for Grades 7-12 AGES 12 - 18. Thank you all who participated in the summer session. Part 3 will resume in the fall/winter. Please contact Joyce Cisneros for more information and make sure she has your contact information as well for possible Youth outings and get-togethers.
Next Parish Council meeting is 8/26/2021 at 7:00pm at the back office.
We have an open position on parish council.
If anyone is interested please contact Namaz by phone or email our Parish Council at parishcouncil@ourparish.us
The Investment Committee
We are in the process of starting a new committee called "The Investment Committee".
We are looking for approximately 3 or 4 individuals to be part of the committee.
If you are interested please email Osama Dawood or call him at 916-778-9739.
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General Announcements:
Kitchen is off limits for 2 weeks as drain pipe needs to be replaced
Sign up to host a Sunday lunch! See sign up list in the hall bulletin board.
Please join us for a food festival meeting Sunday August 22 after Divine Liturgy.
It will be held at the office in the back.
Dancers have to be committed to be at all practices and available to dance between the actual performance time, to entertain the festival guests and encourage them to dance, or just participate in dancing so guests have something to see.
Other news:
Room for rent sought: One of our parishioners has a friend who is an enviromental health inspector who is moving to Bakersfield and is looking for a room to rent with a private restroom. For more information, contact the secretary. Thank you.
Contact Elaine Collis: Email: ecollis@sbcglobal.net, OR Text: (661) 331-6465.
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.
Click here to read how you can leave a lasting legacy to your parish.
Church Beautification and Capital Improvements. Click here for the 2021 update.
Text Notifications
If you would like to be part of our system, please provide your phone number to the church secreatary at Secretary@ourparish.us.
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 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.
Secretary Presbytera Despina Hours
Monday 10-3 (For the summer only may be moved to Thursday)
Tuesday 9-3
Wednesday 10-3
Please contact Despina via call or text (661-496-5793) if there are any changes to your information.
Address, phone number, email. Thank you!
Prayers for Thanksgiving-Healing and Help:
Please add to your daily prayers
Orthodox: George, Abram, Vickie, Elaina, Maher, Nabel, Magdy, Daniel, Natalia and family, Nickolas, Irene, Pamela, Virginia, Paraskevi, Michael, Dimitris Mary, Margarita, Jennifer
Non-Orthodox: Judith, Nayeli and David, Peggy
For the rest of the soul of our departed:
Orthodox: George, George, Sooad, George, Leonid, Nikos, Vivian, John, Mary
Prayer
Open, O doors and bolts of my heart, that Christ the King of Glory may enter! Enter, O my Light, and enlighten my darkness; Enter, O my Light, and enlighten my darkness; Enter, O my Life, and resurrect my deadness; Enter, O my Physician, and heal my wounds; Enter O Divine Fire, and burn up the thorns of my sins; Ignite my inward parts and my heart with the flame of Your love; Enter, O my King, and destroy in me the kingdom of sin; Sit on the throne of my heart and alone reign in me, O You, my King and Lord! Amen.
From our Pastoral Assistant Stavros
Excerpt from Chapter “First Epistle- For Beginners” from the book “Epistles- Elder Paisios of Mount Athos”.
"Monks do not only pray for the living and the dead but even for the most miserable creatures, the demons, who, unfortunately, even though thousands of years have passed, have become worse and have progressed in their evilness.
Once a monk felt much pain and, while he was kneeling at prayer, he said the following: “You are God and, if You want, You can find a way to save these miserable demons who first enjoyed such great glory, but now are full of all the evilness and cunning of the world. Without Your protection, they would have devoured all human beings.” While he was saying these words, praying in pain, he saw a dog’s head next to him sticking out his tongue and mocking him. It seems that God allowed for this to happen in order to inform the monk that He is ready to accept the demons provided they repent, but they themselves do not want their salvation.
One realizes from this incident not only the great love of monks, which they receive as a type of boundless love that if of God, but also the love of God, which is ready to save the demons as well, in spite of the billions of crimes they have committed, if only they would repent.
For this reason, no sinner should ever despair, as long as he repents, for not only does he have fewer sins than the devil, but he is also excusable for he was fashioned from the soil and, out of carelessness, slipped and became mired in the mud.
We have no excuse, however, when we don’t want to repent and confess, but rather we prefer to remain stuck in the mud.
.. May the Good God enlighten us and give everyone good repentance that all people may become worthy of the Good Paradise. Amen.”"
PROSPHORO offering
Joyce: 1/3, 1/31, 2/28, 4/25, 5/23, 6/20, 7/18, 8/15, 9/12, 10/10, 11/7, 12/5
Olympia: 1/10, 2/7, 4/4, 5/2, 5/30, 6/27, 7/25, 8/22, 9/19, 10/16, 11/14, 12/12
Bessema: 1/17, 2/14, 4/11, 5/9, 6/6, 7/4, 8/1, 8/29, 9/26, 10/24, 11/21, 12/19
Mary: 1/24, 2/21, 4/18, 5/16, 6/13, 7/11, 8/8, 9/5, 10/3, 10/31, 11/28, 12/26
Thank you!
Please make arrangements with Presbytera to bring the offering Saturday night either to the church or Father's home or for any chedule changes.
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
Thank you.
AUGUST
ANNIVERSARIES
8/12 Ken & Olympia Hackleman
8/24 Josh & Evanthia Frazier
8/30 Ted & Kathy Exarchoulakos
BIRTHDAYS
8/1 Georgia and Sofia Alexandrakis
8/1 Isaiah Strategos
8/4 Evangeline Copeland
8/4 John Strategos
8/5 Zaina Olivias
8/5 Michael Antonaros
8/6 Tom Drulias
8/8 Anthony Becerra
8/10 Justin Dorlis
8/12 Katherine Brits
8/20 Anna West
8/23 Joyce Cisneros
8/23 Marianna Strategos
8/25 Namaz Pimentel
8/26 Ted Exarchoulakos
If your Anniversary or Birthday is not listed and would like to be added or if it's incorrect, please contact Presbytera directly or send her an email at secretary@ourparish.us
PLEASE NOTE: All bulletin announcements must be received each week by 6:00 pm Wednesday to be included in the Sunday bulletin for that week.
If you have ANY kind of a challenge reading this bulletin or ANY part of it, like unable to or know how to open various inserts at the end of the bulletin, PLEASE contact me at editor@ourparish.us
I'll be happy to help you! And any suggestions for improvement are welcome!
Please send email with your request or suggestion to editor@ourparish.us
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Epistle Reading
Prokeimenon. Third Tone. Luke 1: 46-48.
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
Verse: For he has regarded the humility of his servant.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 2:5-11.
Brethren, have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Προκείμενον. Third Tone. Λουκάν 1:46-48.
Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἠγαλλίασε τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρί μου.
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Φιλιππησίους 2:5-11.
Ἀδελφοί, τοῦτο γὰρ φρονείσθω ἐν ὑμῖν ὃ καὶ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ· ὃς ἐν μορφῇ θεοῦ ὑπάρχων, οὐχ ἁρπαγμὸν ἡγήσατο τὸ εἶναι ἶσα θεῷ, ἀλλʼ ἑαυτὸν ἐκένωσεν, μορφὴν δούλου λαβών, ἐν ὁμοιώματι ἀνθρώπων γενόμενος· καί σχήματι εὑρεθεὶς ὡς ἄνθρωπος, ἐταπείνωσεν ἑαυτόν, γενόμενος ὑπήκοος μέχρι θανάτου, θανάτου δὲ σταυροῦ. Διὸ καὶ ὁ θεὸς αὐτὸν ὑπερύψωσεν, καὶ ἐχαρίσατο αὐτῷ ὄνομα τὸ ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὄνομα· ἵνα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ πᾶν γόνυ κάμψῃ ἐπουρανίων καὶ ἐπιγείων καὶ καταχθονίων, καὶ πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσηται ὅτι κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, εἰς δόξαν θεοῦ πατρός.
البروكيمنون. Third Tone. لوقا 1: 46-48.
تعظم نفسي الرب وتبتهج روحي بالله مخلصي
Verse: لأنه نظر إلى اتضاع أمَته
فصل من رسالة بولس الى اهل فِيلِبِّي 2: 5-11.
يَُّا إِخْوَة، لْيَكُنْ فِيكُمْ هَذَا الْفِكْرُ الَّذِي فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ أَيْضاً: الَّذِي إِذْ كَانَ فِي صُورَةِ اللهِ، لَمْ يَحْسِبْ خُلْسَةً أَنْ يَكُونَ مُعَادِلاً لِلَّهِ. لَكِنَّهُ أَخْلَى نَفْسَهُ، آخِذاً صُورَةَ عَبْدٍ، صَائِراً فِي شِبْهِ النَّاسِ. وَإِذْ وُجِدَ فِي الْهَيْئَةِ كَإِنْسَانٍ، وَضَعَ نَفْسَهُ وَأَطَاعَ حَتَّى الْمَوْتَ مَوْتَ الصَّلِيبِ. لِذَلِكَ رَفَّعَهُ اللهُ أَيْضاً، وَأَعْطَاهُ اسْماً فَوْقَ كُلِّ اسْمٍ لِكَيْ تَجْثُوَ بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ كُلُّ رُكْبَةٍ مِمَّنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَمَنْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَمَنْ تَحْتَ الأَرْضِ، وَيَعْتَرِفَ كُلُّ لِسَانٍ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ هُوَ رَبٌّ لِمَجْدِ اللهِ الآبِ.
Gospel Reading
The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
The Reading is from Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28
At that time, Jesus entered a village; and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her." As he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 10:38-42, 11:27-28
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, εἰσῆλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς κώμην τινά· γυνὴ δέ τις ὀνόματι Μάρθα ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς. καὶ τῇδε ἦν ἀδελφὴ καλουμένη Μαρία, ἣ καὶ παρακαθίσασα παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ ἤκουε τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ. ἡ δὲ Μάρθα περιεσπᾶτο περὶ πολλὴν διακονίαν· ἐπιστᾶσα δὲ εἶπε· Κύριε, οὐ μέλει σοι ὅτι ἡ ἀδελφή μου μόνην με κατέλιπε διακονεῖν; εἰπὲ οὖν αὐτῇ ἵνα μοι συναντιλάβηται. ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· Μάρθα Μάρθα, μεριμνᾷς καὶ τυρβάζῃ περὶ πολλά· ἑνὸς δέ ἐστι χρεία· Μαρία δὲ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο, ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπ᾿ αὐτῆς. ᾿Εγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ λέγειν αὐτὸν ταῦτα ἐπάρασά τις γυνὴ φωνὴν ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου εἶπεν αὐτῷ· μακαρία ἡ κοιλία ἡ βαστάσασά σε καὶ μαστοὶ οὓς ἐθήλασας. αὐτὸς δὲ εἶπε· μενοῦνγε μακάριοι οἱ ἀκούοντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ φυλάσσοντες αὐτόν.
لوقا 10: 38-42، 11: 27-28
في ذلك الزمان دَخَلَ يسوع قَرْيَةً فَقَبِلَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ اسْمُهَا مَرْثَا فِي بَيْتِهَا. 39وَكَانَتْ لِهَذِهِ أُخْتٌ تُدْعَى مَرْيَمَ ، الَّتِي جَلَسَتْ عِنْدَ قَدَمَيْ يَسُوعَ وَكَانَتْ تَسْمَعُ كَلاَمَهُ.40وَأَمَّا مَرْثَا فَكَانَتْ مُرْتَبِكَةً فِي خِدْمَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ . فَوَقَفَتْ وَقَالَتْ: ((يَا رَبُّ ، أَمَا تُبَالِي بِأَنَّ أُخْتِي قَدْ تَرَكَتْنِي أَخْدِمُ وَحْدِي؟ فَقُلْ لَهَا أَنْ تُعِينَنِي!)) 41فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَها : ((مَرْثَا ، مَرْثَا ، أَنْتِ تَهْتَمِّينَ وَتَضْطَرِبِينَ لأَجْلِ أُمُورٍ كَثِيرَةٍ ، 42وَلَكِنَّ الْحَاجَةَ إِلَى وَاحِدٍ. فَاخْتَارَتْ مَرْيَمُ النَّصِيبَ الصَّالِحَ الَّذِي لَنْ يُنْزَعَ مِنْهَا)). 27وَفِيمَا هُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهَذَا ، رَفَعَتِ امْرَأَةٌ صَوْتَهَا مِنَ الْجَمْعِ وَقَالَتْ لَهُ: ((طُوبَى لِلْبَطْنِ الَّذِي حَمَلَكَ وَالثَّدْيَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ رَضَعْتَهُمَا)). 28أَمَّا هُوَ فَقَالَ: ((بَلْ طُوبَى لِلَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ كَلاَمَ اللهِ وَيَحْفَظُونَهُ)).
Hymns of the Day
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Tone
حطمت بصليبك الموت، وفتحت للص الفردوس، وحولت نوح حاملات الطيب، وأمرت رسلك ان يكرزوا ، بانك قد قمت ايها المسيح الاله ، مانحاً العالم الرحمة العظمى.
Apolytikion for Dormition of the Theotokos in the First Tone
في ميلادك حفظت البتولية وصنتها وفي رقادك ما أهملت العالم وتركته يا والدة الإله لأنك انتقلت إلى الحياة بما أنك أم الحياة فبشافاعاتك أنقذي من الموت نفوسنا.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone
Calendar
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St. George Greek Orthodox Church Calendar
August 15 to August 22, 2021
Sunday, August 158:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, August 176:00PM Vespers
7:15PM Bible Study
Wednesday, August 1811:00AM Father Joseph Office Hours
6:00PM Vespers
7:30PM Catechism class
Thursday, August 1911:00AM Father Joseph Office Hours
6:00PM Vespers
Friday, August 205:00PM Evening Office Hours - Sacrament of Holy Confession, No Appointment Necessary
6:00PM Paraklesis
Saturday, August 216:00PM Great Vespers
Sunday, August 228:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
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