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Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2019-07-28
Bulletin Contents
Schedule of Services
Special Services
Community Calendar
News & Events
Assembly of Bishops News
Hymns of the Day
Kontakion for the Fallen Asleep
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
Saints and Feasts
Prayer Requests
Healsick
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Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • 408.605.0621
  • Street Address:

  • 9th and Lincoln

  • Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
  • Mailing Address:

  • PO Box 5808 Carmel by the Sea

  • Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921

Contact Information

Priest: Father Ion Coman


fatherion@gmail.com | 408.605.0621

Services Schedule

 

Weekend services: the weekend schedule is fixed for most of the year. The services take place in Carmel-by-the-Sea, at All Saints Church, lower level, 9th and Lincoln.

Saturdays: 5:00pm Vespers

Sundays:   8:30am Matins

                   9:45am Liturgy

Week-day services: during the week we may celebrate the major feast days of the Church either in Carmel or in Salinas. Please check the calendar! The schedule pattern is:

Wednesdays:  6:00pm Paraklesis

Eve of feasts: 6:00pm Vespers

Feast days:    8:30am Matins

                       9:45am Liturgy

Past Bulletins


Schedule of Services

Saturday, July 27   Saint Panteleimon
    5:00pm  Vespers
Sunday, July 28
    8:30am  Matins
    9:45am  Liturgy
    12:00pm  Orthodoxy 101/ Catechism and Sunday School
Tuesday, July 30
    9:00am  Liturgy in SALINAS
Thursday, August 1   Dormition Fast Begins
    6:00pm  Paraklesis
Friday, August 2
    6:00pm  Paraklesis
Saturday, August 3
    5:00pm  Vespers
Sunday, August 4
    8:30am  Matins
    9:45am  Liturgy
    12:00pm  Orthodoxy 101/ Catechism and Sunday School
    6:00pm  Paraklesis
Monday, August 5
    6:00pm  Vespers + Orthros +Liturgy
Tuesday, August 6   HOLY TRANSFIGURATION
    7:00pm  Paraklesis
Wednesday, August 7
    6:00pm  Paraklesis
Thursday, August 8
    6:00pm  Paraklesis
Friday, August 9
    6:00pm  Paraklesis
Saturday, August 10
    5:00pm  Vespers
Sunday, August 11
    8:30am  Matins
    9:45am  Liturgy
    12:00pm  Orthodoxy 101/ Catechism and Sunday School
    6:00pm  Paraklesis

See the whole calendar at http://www.stjohn-monterey.org/parish-calendar

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Special Services

The Memorial Service this Sunday is for the servant of God Alexander (Alex) McCrone, son of Paul and Sasha, grandson of George and Dora (1 year). May his memory be eternal!

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Community Calendar

July 29 & 30 - Kapama (chicken in tomato sauce)
Tuesday, August 6   -  Ladies I-Help - 7:00pm
Sunday, August 11 -  Philoptochos Meeting
Monday, August 12   -  Men’s I-Help - 7:00pm
August 30 - Festival Set up at Custom House Plaza
August 31 - September 2 - The 33rd Monterey Bay Greek Festival
September 29 - Hosting ASC for lunch after liturgy

 

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News & Events

BUTTERFLY RELEASE AND MEMORIAL FOR ALEX

It is hard to believe that it will be a year, since Alex McCrone fell asleep in the Lord. We miss him tremendously. We will all remember him as a community in Christ this Sunday as we will pray the Memorial Service right after the liturgy. The family is also inviting all to a butterfly release on Saturday, July 27. Meet at 4pm inside the San Carlos Cemetery, Monterey, at the gate on Freemont St.


ORTHODOXY 101: THE 2019 (RE)CATECHISM CLASS

The Catechism/ Orthodoxy 101 Class will meet on Sunday, July 28 for topic #4 of the curriculum, The Scriptures (I): Bible and Church. The newly revised curriculum including audio resources can be found at our web site under Adult Education.

Our visitors and newcomers are encouraged to attend and participate. The class is also offered as RECATECHISM to all for their own benefit, for connecting with our visitors and catechumens and for strengthening our community. No asked questions are silly. Come, ask, learn, change and be transformed!


SUNDAY SCHOOL

The Sunday School and Preschool classes will meet this Sunday after the Divine Liturgy and lunch.


BOOK FORUM: THE WAY OF THE PILGRIM

The next Book Forum begins with the reading and discussion of the very popular book The Way of the Pilgrim. The book can be found at our bookstore or online here. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, July 31, from 11 a.m. in Saint Nektarios Chapel. Please prepare chapters 1 and 2.

This classic of world spiritual literature is the firsthand account of a pilgrim's journey as he endeavors to live out Saint Paul's instruction to "pray without ceasing." The narrator, an unnamed nineteenth-century peasant, sets out on his pilgrimage with nothing but a Bible, a rosary, and some dried bread. As he walks, he recites the Jesus prayer ("Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me")—a prayer that is said to quiet anxiety and fill the heart with love for all creation. With this prayer constantly on his lips, the pilgrim undergoes a profound spiritual education.


CONGREGATIONAL CHANTING WORKSHOP

The Congregational Chanting Workshop will meet on Wednesday, July 31, from 10 am (before the Book Forum). Open to all.


FESTIVAL COOKING

The final week is set up for cooking:

 July 29 & 30 Kapama (chicken in tomato sauce)
August tbd - Apricot Baklava - usually the last week before the festival.

Those who wish to volunteer, or have any questions about donating ingredients, please call Voula Saites at 831-384-3893.

Cooking begins at 9:30am except on Tuesday at 10am, after the Liturgy, at the Salinas Church on 326 Park St. If you are not able to make it during the day, your help in the evening prepping and cleaning up for the next day would be a great help.


I-HELP FOR AUGUST

The I-Help ministry will meet and serve two times during the month of August to host the homeless ladies (Tuesday, August 6) and the men (Monday, August 12, backing up ASC). The online signup sheet will be sent to you via email. These are great opportunities to work together and to build up our community through service.


SERVING THESE SUNDAYS

Serving this Sunday in church and at the fellowship hour following Liturgy:

July 28

Parish Council member: Corkey Balcom
Greeter: Rania Zavitsanos
Fellowship: Green Team – Every 4th Sunday each month

August 4

Parish Council member: Brian Balcom
Greeter: Christina Pressas
Fellowship: Gold Team – Every 1st Sunday each month


CONFESSIONS AT SAINT JOHN’S

Father Ion is available to hear confessions after services and also by appointment at other times. If you need to do confession, please contact Father Ion ahead of time.


ADULT RESORT CAMP - ST. NICHOLAS RANCH

Adult Resort Camp is at St. Nicholas Ranch, Dunlap, from Monday to Friday, September 16-20th.  Lodging and meals is included in the cost. For reservations call 559-338-2103 or for more information, call Fr. Jim Pappas at 559-233-0397.


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal 1st Mode

Let us worship the Word who is unoriginate * with the Father and the Spirit, and from a Virgin was born * for our salvation, O believers, and let us sing His praise. * For in His goodness He was pleased * to ascend the Cross in the flesh, and to undergo death, * and to raise up those who had died, * by His glorious Resurrection.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Grave Mode

Upon the mountain were You transfigured, and Your disciples beheld Your glory as far as they were able, O Christ our God; so that when they would see You crucified they might understand that Your Passion was deliberate, and declare to the world that in truth You are the Father's radiance.
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Kontakion for the Fallen Asleep

Remember, O Lord, as good, your servants, and forgive whatever sins in life they committed, for no one is without sin, except you the Mighty One; and grant rest to them who have been removed from among us.

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Sixth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:36-53

At that time, Jesus, having risen from the dead, stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them, "Peace to you." But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate before them.

Then he said to them, "These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high."

Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him, and they returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God.

Epistle Reading

6th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 12:6-14

Brethren, having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching; he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; he who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with brotherly affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Never flag in zeal, be aglow with the Spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.

Gospel Reading

6th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 9:1-8

At that time, getting into a boat Jesus crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven." And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming." But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say 'Rise and walk?' But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" he then said to the paralytic -- "Rise, take up your bed and go home." And he rose and went home. When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

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Wisdom of the Fathers

The Lord looks with affection on the humble. . .Learn, you who are sick, to gain health through prayer. Should you be diffident because of your grave sins, seek the prayers of others, call upon the Church to pray for you, and in His regard for her, the Lord will give what He could refuse to you.
Saint Ambrose
The Healing of the Paralytic, P. L. 15 (col. 138), Expos., in Toal, IV: 182, 183., Fourth Century

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Saints and Feasts

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July 28

6th Sunday of Matthew

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July 28

Saints Prochoros, Nicanor, Timon, & Parmenas the Apostles of the 70

These Apostles of the Seventy are mentioned in Acts 6:5. Saint Prochoros became Bishop of Nicomedia and reposed in peace. Saint Nicanor was stoned to death in Jerusalem. Saint Timon became Bishop of Bostra in Arabia and ended his life in martyrdom by fire at the hands of the pagans. Saint Parmenas died in peace in Jerusalem.

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July 28

Saint Irene the Righteous of Chrysovalantou

Saint Irene, who was from Cappadocia, flourished in the ninth century. Because of her great beauty and virtue, she was brought to Constantinople as a prospective bride for the young Emperor Michael (842-867); however, as Saint Joannicius the Great foretold, it was God's will that she assume the monastic habit instead. She shone forth in great ascetical labours, and suffered many attacks from the demons; while yet a novice, she attained to the practice of Saint Arsenius the Great, of praying the whole night long with arms stretched out towards Heaven (see May 8). God showed forth great signs and wonders in her, and she became the Abbess of the Convent of Chrysovalantou. She was granted the gift of clairvoyance and knew the thoughts of all that came to her. She appeared in a vision to the king and rebuked him for unjustly imprisoning a nobleman who had been falsely accused. Through a sailor from Patmos to whom he had appeared, Saint John the Evangelist sent her fragrant and wondrous apples from Paradise. She reposed at the age of 103, still retaining the youthful beauty of her countenance. After her repose, marvelous healings beyond number have been wrought by her to the present day.

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July 31

Joseph the Righteous of Arimathea

Saint Joseph of Arimathea was a prominent Jewish leader during the time of Jesus Christ. He is mentioned in the Gospels as being a rich man from Armiathea who was a secret disciple of Christ due to his status in the Sanhedrin. After the crucifixion and death of our Lord, Joseph approached Pontius Pilate out of piety and asked for the body of Jesus so that he might bury it honorably. He, together with Saint Nicodemus, removed the body of Christ from the cross in the presence of the Theotokos and the Myrrh-Bearing Women, wrapped it in a linen shroud, anointed it with spices, and laid it in a new tomb that he owned. This disciple later traveled the world proclaiming the Gospel until he reposed in peace in England. The Church commemorates him individually on July 31st and along with the Myrrh-Bearing Women and Nicodemus on the 3rd Sunday of Pascha (the Sunday of the Holy Myrrh-Bearers).

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Prayer Requests

Please remember in your prayers the following who are in need.

"Lord Jesus Christ Son of God, have mercy on your servant (first name)."

Eleni Saites - for patience and endurance.

Vasiliki Saites - for recovery after surgery.

Olga Drumev - for strength and recovery.

Nina and George Kadiev - George going through many serious health trials.

Maria Kastros-Taubman - for health, patience and endurance.

Sky (Sergey), Kera, Mariem and Kylie (Caliope) - for guidance, patience and peace.

Kylie and her family for health, faith and hope. 

Brodie Aguirre - for protection during his military service

Alberta - for recovery after hip reconstruction surgery

Maribelle Alvarez - for strength and recovery

And for those who are in prisons:

Theo, Constantine, Sergei and Dennis.

Father Ion is available for home visits. Please call him directly at 408.605.0621 if you would like to schedule one.

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