St. George News and Events
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Hymns of the Day
Calendar
Dealing with difficult people
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:
- 2021-11-21
- Publish Date:
- 2021-11-14
- Publish Date:
- 2021-11-07
- Publish Date:
- 2021-10-31
- Publish Date:
- 2021-10-24
- Publish Date:
- 2021-10-17
St. George News and Events
General Announcements:
If you would like to add your family's name to our annual St. George Christmas card, please contact Joyce Cisneros either in person at church, or by text 661-203-7007. It is a $10 donation per family. She will need all the names of your family members. Feel free to give an extra donation for a family in need or shut-ins. All proceeds will go to the Bishop Anthony Philoptochos Student Aid Endowment Fund and St. George Benevolence Fund. Cash, check, or paypal is accepted.
If you wish to use PayPal, click here, please note "Christmas Card" in the notes and the names & address of the additional family(s) you're donating for if any.
DEADLINE IS NOV. 28
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Announcing the 2021 Year End 50/50 Raffle to support the
Parish Ministries at Virgin Mary Life-Giving Spring Orthodox Church
located at 6655 Ming Ave. Tickets are $25.
Drawing on New Year's Day.
Winner need not be present.
501(C)(3) Tax ID #81-4987585
Contact Danny Andrews for tickets 661-331-0723
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The church secretary position is open!
WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A SECRETARY
Please contact Osama Dawood or any parish council member if interested.
Click here for job description.
If you need pdf reader, click here, it's free to download.
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Sign up to host a Sunday lunch! See sign up list in the hall bulletin board.
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Read November 2021 Stewardship News on our site (click here)
We thank you for your continued support of your Church, and do encourage you to challenge yourselves by increasing last year contribution by 1%, and increase your engagement in the life of church. Please contact Father Joseph or any member of the Parish Council if you are interested in helping with time and talent.”
If you have not yet fulfilled your stewardship commitment you can easily give on line using your credit card. There are two ways to donate; using your Paypal Account or your Debit/Credit Card:Using a PayPal account:
Note: If you don’t have a PayPal account you’ll need to open one.
How to open a PayPal account
2. Once you create your PayPal account, come back to this page and click on the "Make donation via PayPal" link below.
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Using a credit card:
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For both methods you’ll receive an email confirmation after you donate.
See links below.
Make donation via PayPal <-- Use paypal; (CC or Paypal) to make a donation.
Click here,to download the 2021 Commitment Card.
Please fill it out and return to the church office or mail it, address at bottom of buletin.
Or you may fill it out the form online and sumbit it online. ---> ONLINE FORM
You may also download here the flyer to read all about stewardship according to the Bible.
Stewardship@ourparish.us
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You MUST shop at smile.amazon.com not the amazon.com, same site, but does not give to St. George, the smile.amazon.com has been setup specificaly for donating to your charity, same site, same selection, same prices.
Sunday School classes are going.
For more info or to register contact Stavro 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.
Monday-Wednesday-Thrursday-Friday at 7pm
Saturday at 4pm
Use the same link as the Bible Study
Parish Council
Next Parish Council meeting is 11/25/2021 at 7:00pm at the back office.
We wish to congratulate Tom Dorlis for accepting the open position on the Parish Council!
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.
Social Media & website
Follow and join us on Facebook
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St George Christian Outreach Facebook Page
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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.
Presbytera Despina is no longer our Secretary, we DO NOT have one.
Calls are currently routed to volunteers or voice mail picked up by volunteers.
Prayers for Thanksgiving-Healing and Help:
Please add to your daily prayers
Orthodox: Ernie, Bert, George, Abram, Vickie, Elaina, Maher, Nabel, Magdy, Daniel, Natalia and family, Nickolas, Irene, Pamela, Virginia, Paraskevi, Michael, Dimitris Mary, Margarita, Jennifer, Nikolas, Pamela
Non-Orthodox: Judith, Nayeli and David, Peggy
For the rest of the soul of our departed:
Orthodox: Nicolas, Louise, George, George, Sooad, George, Leonid, Nikos, Vivian, John, Mary, Louise, Nektarios, Nicholas, Elephtheria.
From our Pastoral Assistant Stavros
“The blessed Elder Iakovos’ tomb lies at the southern side of the monastery church. It is situated between the temple, in which he served Liturgy innumerable times and was made worthy to see many divine signs, and his cell, in which he lived ascetically beyond human measure.
The “unlearned” and much afflicted Iakovos found rest in the bosom of God the Father, but he did not abandon the people, nor did the people abandon him. He watches over the life of the monastery and supports the brotherhood. He concelebrates with them in Liturgy. Through apparitions, he supports and guides them in any problems they have. By means of a vision in which he carried the Abbot’s Cross to Fr. Kirillos, he indicated his successor. He has even indicated his second successor. Everything in the monastery evolves under his guidance.
Although pilgrims never ceased to stream to the monastery, they do so much more now after his falling asleep. Everyone has come to realize the divine gifts the elder possessed, and everyone is convinced about the boldness that he had before God and the Saints. Moreover, everyone knows well, either from personal experience or from accounts of others, that the blessed elder continues to have the same boldness, particularly after his departure. He performs even more divine signs now than when he was on earth. His apparitions cannot be counted. Many call upon him and the elder hastens to help them. Many who are sick get healed, many find help in their spiritual and material problems. He comforts everyone.”
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.
NOVEMBER
ANNIVERSARIES
11/5 Jose & Namaz Pimenel
11/3 Molly Dean
11/8 Nick & Pam Valos
11/9 Donald & Annette Londquist
11/9 George & Nahla Demestihas
11/10 Fr. Joseph & Despina Chaffee
BIRTHDAYS
11/1 Anastasia Drulias
11/3 Molly Dean
11/10 Nicole Strategos
11/10 Julie Pierucci
11/10 Stella Strategos
11/15 Chris Andrews
11/18 Nicolas Cisneros
11/16 Bianca Gomez
11/17 Demetri Southerd
11/20 Nikoloas Exarchoulakos
11/20 Mary Fotis
11/23 Andriani Paraskevi Seraphina Frazier
11/25 Alexandra Shackleford
11/27 Wyatt Luke West
11/27 Virginia Liascos
11/30 Patrick Hayes
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. Plagal Second Tone. Psalm 27.9,1.
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10.
Brethren, God who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with him, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God: not because of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Προκείμενον. Plagal Second Tone. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 27.9,1.
Σῶσον, Κύριε τὸν λαὸν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου.
Στίχ. Πρὸς σἐ, Κύριε, κεκράξομαι ὁ Θεός μου.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 2:4-10.
Ἀδελφοί, ὁ θεός, πλούσιος ὢν ἐν ἐλέει, διὰ τὴν πολλὴν ἀγάπην αὐτοῦ ἣν ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ὄντας ἡμᾶς νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν συνεζωοποίησεν τῷ Χριστῷ - χάριτί ἐστε σεσωσμένοι - καὶ συνήγειρεν, καὶ συνεκάθισεν ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ· ἵνα ἐνδείξηται ἐν τοῖς αἰῶσιν τοῖς ἐπερχομένοις τὸν ὑπερβάλλοντα πλοῦτον τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ ἐν χρηστότητι ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ· τῇ γὰρ χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι διὰ τῆς πίστεως, καὶ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐξ ὑμῶν· θεοῦ τὸ δῶρον· οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων, ἵνα μή τις καυχήσηται. Αὐτοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν ποίημα, κτισθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐπὶ ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς, οἷς προητοίμασεν ὁ θεός, ἵνα ἐν αὐτοῖς περιπατήσωμεν.
البروكيمنون. Plagal Second Tone. مزمور 27: 9، 1.
خلص يالله شعبك وبارك ميراثك
Verse: إليك يا رب صرخت، إلهي
فصل من رسالة بولس الى أَفسس 2: 4-10.
يَُّا إِخْوَة، اَللهُ الَّذِي هُوَ غَنِيٌّ فِي الرَّحْمَةِ، مِنْ أَجْلِ مَحَبَّتِهِ الْكَثِيرَةِ الَّتِي أَحَبَّنَا بِهَا، وَنَحْنُ أَمْوَاتٌ بِالْخَطَايَا أَحْيَانَا مَعَ الْمَسِيحِ - بِالنِّعْمَةِ أَنْتُمْ مُخَلَّصُونَ - وَأَقَامَنَا مَعَهُ، وَأَجْلَسَنَا مَعَهُ فِي السَّمَاوِيَّاتِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، لِيُظْهِرَ فِي الدُّهُورِ الآتِيَةِ غِنَى نِعْمَتِهِ الْفَائِقَ بِاللُّطْفِ عَلَيْنَا فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ. لأَنَّكُمْ بِالنِّعْمَةِ مُخَلَّصُونَ، بِالإِيمَانِ، وَذَلِكَ لَيْسَ مِنْكُمْ. هُوَ عَطِيَّةُ اللهِ. لَيْسَ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ كَيْلاَ يَفْتَخِرَ أَحَدٌ. لأَنَّنَا نَحْنُ عَمَلُهُ، مَخْلُوقِينَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ لأَعْمَالٍ صَالِحَةٍ، قَدْ سَبَقَ اللهُ فَأَعَدَّهَا لِكَيْ نَسْلُكَ فِيهَا.
Gospel Reading
13th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 18:18-27
At that time, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.' " And he said, "All these I have observed from my youth." And when Jesus heard it, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." But when he heard this he became sad, for he was very rich. Jesus looking at him said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said, "What is impossible with men is possible with God."
13th Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 18:18-27
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἄρχων λέγων· διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω; εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ Θεός. τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας· μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, μὴ φονεύσῃς, μὴ κλέψῃς, μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου. ὁ δὲ εἶπε· ταῦτα πάντα ἐφυλαξάμην ἐκ νεότητός μου. ἀκούσας δὲ ταῦτα ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἔτι ἕν σοι λείπει· πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον καὶ διάδος πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι. ὁ δὲ ἀκούσας ταῦτα περίλυπος ἐγένετο· ἦν γὰρ πλούσιος σφόδρα. ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς περίλυπον γενόμενον εἶπε· πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ! εὐκοπώτερον γάρ ἐστι κάμηλον διὰ τρυμαλιᾶς ῥαφίδος εἰσελθεῖν ἢ πλούσιον εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν. εἶπον δὲ οἱ ἀκούσαντες· καὶ τίς δύναται σωθῆναι; ὁ δὲ εἶπε· τὰ ἀδύνατα παρὰ ἀνθρώποις δυνατὰ παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ ἐστιν.
لوقا 18: 18-27
18 في ذلك الزمان دنا إلى يسوع إنسان مجرباً له وقائلاً: ((أَيُّهَا الْمُعَلِّمُ الصَّالِحُ ، مَاذَا أَعْمَلُ لأَرِثَ الْحَيَاةَ الأَبَدِيَّةَ؟)) 19فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: ((لِمَاذَا تَدْعُونِي صَالِحاً؟ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ صَالِحاً إِلاَّ وَاحِدٌ وَهُوَ اللهُ. 20أَنْتَ تَعْرِفُ الْوَصَايَا: لاَ تَزْنِ. لاَ تَقْتُلْ. لاَ تَسْرِقْ. لاَ تَشْهَدْ بِالزُّورِ. أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ)). 21فَقَالَ: ((هَذِهِ كُلُّهَا حَفِظْتُهَا مُنْذُ حَدَاثَتِي)). 22فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ يَسُوعُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لَهُ: ((يُعْوِزُكَ أَيْضاً شَيْءٌ: بِعْ كُلَّ مَا لَكَ وَوَزِّعْ عَلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ ، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ كَنْزٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ ، وَتَعَالَ اتْبَعْنِي)). 23فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ حَزِنَ ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ غَنِيّاً جِدّاً. 24فَلَمَّا رَآهُ يَسُوعُ قَدْ حَزِنَ ، قَالَ: ((مَا أَعْسَرَ دُخُولَ ذَوِي الأَمْوَالِ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ! 25لأَنَّ دُخُولَ جَمَلٍ مِنْ ثَقْبِ إِبْرَةٍ أَيْسَرُ مِنْ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ غَنِيٌّ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ!)). 26فَقَالَ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا: ((فَمَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَخْلُصَ؟)) 27فَقَالَ: ((غَيْرُ الْمُسْتَطَاعِ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ مُسْتَطَاعٌ عِنْدَ اللهِ)).
Hymns of the Day
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Second Tone
ان القوات الملائكية ظهروا على قبرك الموقر والحراس صاروا كالاموات ومريم وقفت عند القبر طالبة جسدك الطاهر فسبيت الجحيم ولم تجرب منها وصادفت البتول مانحاً الحياة فيامن قام من الاموات يارب المجد لك.
Apolytikion for Stephen the New in the Fourth Tone
لما سبقت فروضّت ذاتك في الجبل بالرياضات النسكية هزمت مواكب الأعداء العقليين بالسلاح الكامل سلاح الصليب ثم برزت أيضاً بشجاعة إلى الجهاد وقتلت الزبلي الاسم بسيف الإيمان وفي كلا الأمرين كُللت من الله أيها الشهيد البار استفانوس الدائم الذكر.
Apolytikion for the Church in the First Tone
As a liberator of prisoners, and as a guardian of the poor, a doctor of the sick, a defender of kings. Trophy bearer, O Great Martyr George. Intercede to Christ our God, and save our souls.
Ως των αιχμαλώτων ελευθερωτής και των πτωχών υπερασπιστής, ασθενούντων ιατρός, βασιλέων υπέρμαχος, τροπαιοφόρε, μεγαλομάρτυς Γεώργιε, πρέσβευε Χριστώ τω Θεώ σωθήναι τα ψυχάς ημών.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Third Tone
Calendar
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St. George Greek Orthodox Church Calendar
November 28 to December 12, 2021
Sunday, November 288:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, November 306:00PM Vespers
7:15PM Bible Study
Wednesday, December 111:00AM Father Joseph Office Hours
6:00PM Vespers
7:30PM Catechism class
Thursday, December 211:00AM Father Joseph Office Hours
6:00PM Vespers
Friday, December 35:00PM Evening Office Hours - Sacrament of Holy Confession, No Appointment Necessary
6:00PM Paraklesis
Saturday, December 46:00PM Great Vespers
Sunday, December 58:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, December 76:00PM Vespers
7:15PM Bible Study
Wednesday, December 811:00AM Father Joseph Office Hours
6:00PM Vespers
7:30PM Catechism class
Thursday, December 911:00AM Father Joseph Office Hours
6:00PM Vespers
Friday, December 105:00PM Evening Office Hours - Sacrament of Holy Confession, No Appointment Necessary
6:00PM Paraklesis
Saturday, December 116:00PM Great Vespers
Sunday, December 128:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
Dealing with difficult people
Dealing With Difficult People
For All Middle/Junior High and High School Students