General Information
- Phone:
- (281)554-7223
- Email:
- office@stjohnclearlake.org
- Street Address:
- 202 North Walnut Street
- Webster, TX 77598
Contact Information
Services Schedule
Saturday Vespers: 6:00pm Sunday: Orthros at 9am with the Divine Liturgy following Weeknight Services (according to calendar): Vespers 5:30pm, Divine Liturgy 6:30pm (Times are approximate)
Past Bulletins
- Publish Date:
- 2019-01-20
- Publish Date:
- 2019-01-13
- Publish Date:
- 2019-01-06
- Publish Date:
- 2018-12-30
- Publish Date:
- 2018-12-23
- Publish Date:
- 2018-12-16
Announcements
* Please join us after the Liturgy for coffee hour in the Parish Home. This week’s coffee hour is sponsored by the Pink Team. Thank You!
* AHEPA save the dates....Sunday, Feb 3 - Super Bowl Party! Saturday, Feb 23 - Mardi Gras Dinner/Dance
* Introduction to Orthodoxy Class will begin on Sunday, Feb 3.
* The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation will accept applications from eligible Greek American college students through January 31, 2019, and will distribute $250,000 in scholarship awards to exceptional undergraduates as follows:
Twenty (20) Awards of $10,000 each based on academic merit and financial need. Twenty (20) Awards of $2,500 each based solely on academic achievement
Undergraduate students of Hellenic descent from all fifty states are encouraged to apply. Applications should be submitted electronically as instructed by January 31, 2019.
For more information, go to https://www.panhellenicsf.org/
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In Our Prayers
Robert Finch, Remy Koks, Abigail Robertson, Alice Marinos, Juliana and Nicole (Creighton's mother and daughter).
Ministries
COFFEE HOUR
Please join us after the Liturgy for coffee hour in the Parish Home. This week’s coffee hour is sponsored by Team Red. Thank You!
Parishioners, please allow only coffee hour team members to park in the driveway so they can have easier unloading access.
Yellow: Ashley, L. Rigas, A. & K. Tambourides
Orange: Gazis, Marinos, Sokol, Suniga
Purple: Agler, Loveless, Richards, Savage
Green: Metaxas, Saphos, Zachariades
White: Lyashman, Partlow, Ely, Mourtakos
Red: Gazaw, Padilla, Hammock, M. Tambourides, Zacharias
Blue: Patelis, Rapos, Simeon, Yunakov
Pink: Craioveanu, Quinn, Tsougarakis, Haronitis
Jan 27: Pink
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL
Sunday School will be held immediately following communion. We invite all youth from Pre-K to senior high to join us. Please mark the date Sunday, February 24th, we will hold our Parish St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. This is open to all in grades 7th through 12th. I will have a meeting immediately following liturgy with those wanting more information on February 3rd.
BOOKSTORE/GIFT SHOP
Our bookstore is filled with educational and uplifting books, icons and gift items.
See Colette at the Coffee Hour.
AHEPA CHAPTER 518/DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE CHRYSEIS 434
Our AHEPA chapter is planning a SUPER BOWL Party on Sunday Feb 3 after 5:00 P.M. at the parish home. Parishioners are invited to watch on big screen HDTV, play board games and of course participate in the super bowl lottery. It will be a pot lock affair. Save the date.
Save the date and shake the winter blues our Mardi Gras Dinner and Dance!
INTRODUCTION TO ORTHODOXY CLASS
The next Introduction to Orthodoxy Class will begin Sunday Feb 3 after the coffee hour (Approximately 12:30pm). See Michael or Angela Loveless for more information.
NARTHEX ROTATION SCHEDULE
We are looking for volunteers to help with this Ministry. This is first contact with parishioners and/or guests visiting us for the first time. You do not need to be on Parish Council to volunteer for this ministry. A smile and gentle demeanor goes a long way in welcoming a newcomer to our church. Please contact the office to volunteer.
Jan 27 Chryse Padilla, Lou Marinos
Feb 3 Demetrios Mourtakos, Chryse Padilla
Feb 10 Ross Leo, Demetrios Mourtakos
Feb 17 Deena Metaxas, Ross Leo
Feb 24 TBD, Deena Metaxas
Mar 3 Maria Simeon, TBD
PROSFORO
Of the many ways of supporting our Church, there are few which stand out as uniquely personal offerings of faith. The offering of Prosforo bread for the Divine Liturgy is one of them. We are thankful to the handful of ladies who have faithfully fulfilled this responsibility over the years and we invite more of our faithful - especially young families with children - to make this a part of their lives as well. Want to be added to our Prosforo list? Please see Maria Simeon.
Please make sure that Prosforo is in church before the start of the Orthros service on Sunday. Please write the date (or put a sticker with the date) on the plastic bags with the Prosforo. That way the oldest will be used first. Thank you for your help.
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Jan 27 Metaxas Family Feb 3 Maria Saphos Feb 10 Cleopatra Nelson Feb 17 Helen Gazaw Feb 24 Evangelia Gazis |
Mar 3 Kika Tampouridou Mar 10 McFalls Family Mar 17 Maria Simeon Mar 24 Zaneta Rapos Mar 31 Andriana Tambourides |
Greek School
Our Greek School ROCKS!
Adult Classes meet on Wednesday's in the Parish Home at 6:30pm. Children's classes meet on Saturday's at 10:00am
Information is on our website: http://stjohnclearlake.org/ministries/greek-language-school
Greek Language classes are open to parishioners and individuals from the surrounding community!
2019 Stewardship
Whatever you do, work at it with All Your Heart as working for the Lord, not for men. ~Colossians 2:23
Download the 2019 Stewardship Brochure
(once downloaded, you can fill or type in the document, then print the form and deliver to the church, or email the downloaded form directly to the church office)
To be a voting member, a stewardship card must be filled out every year. Stewardship helps defray the costs of keeping our doors open, thus spreading the word of Christian Orthodoxy throughout the Bay Area. Please give prayerful consideration to the commitment you are making. A check mailed to the church is most meaningful when accompanied by your presence, by your willingness to serve, by your prayers, and by your commitment. Giving is an expression of your commitment and an expression of thanks for the many blessings in your life.
For your convenience, stewardship donations may be made securely online. All major credit/debit cards are accepted.
DONATE
All things are possible to the one who believes in Christ.
Church Calendar
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Church Calendar
January 27 to February 11, 2019
Sunday, January 27STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY
15th Sunday of Luke
9:00AM Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
11:30AM Coffee: Team Pink
11:30AM Vasilopita Auction
12:30PM Asteria Dance Practice
Monday, January 28Ephraim the Syrian
Tuesday, January 29Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer
Wednesday, January 30Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, & John Chrysostom
6:30PM Adult Greek Language Class
Thursday, January 31Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries
Friday, February 1Trypho the Martyr
Saturday, February 2The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple
9:00AM Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
10:00AM Children's Greek School
Sunday, February 316th Sunday of Matthew
9:00AM Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
12:30PM Asteria Dance Practice
6:00PM Super Bowl Party
Monday, February 4Isidore of Pelusium
Tuesday, February 5Agatha the Martyr
Wednesday, February 6Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople
6:30PM Adult Greek Language Class
Thursday, February 7Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus
Friday, February 8Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr
Saturday, February 9Leavetaking of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple
10:00AM Children's Greek School
Sunday, February 10Sunday of the Canaanite
9:00AM Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
12:00PM AHEPA/DOP Meeting
12:30PM Asteria Dance Practice
Monday, February 11Blaise the Holy Martyr of Sebastia
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Matins Gospel Reading
Second Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Mark 16:1-8
When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back, for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.
Second Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 16:1-8
Καὶ διαγενομένου τοῦ σαββάτου Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ ᾿Ιακώβου καὶ Σαλώμη ἠγόρασαν ἀρώματα ἵνα ἐλθοῦσαι ἀλείψωσιν αὐτόν. καὶ λίαν πρωῒ τῆς μιᾶς σαββάτων ἔρχονται ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ ἡλίου. καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἑαυτάς· τίς ἀποκυλίσει ἡμῖν τὸν λίθον ἐκ τῆς θύρας τοῦ μνημείου; καὶ ἀναβλέψασαι θεωροῦσιν ὅτι ἀποκεκύλισται ὁ λίθος· ἦν γὰρ μέγας σφόδρα. καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκήν, καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν. ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐταῖς· μὴ ἐκθαμβεῖσθε· ᾿Ιησοῦν ζητεῖτε τὸν Ναζαρηνὸν τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον· ἠγέρθη, οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε· ἴδε ὁ τόπος ὅπου ἔθηκαν αὐτόν. ἀλλ᾿ ὑπάγετε εἴπατε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ Πέτρῳ ὅτι προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν· ἐκεῖ αὐτὸν ὄψεσθε, καθὼς εἶπεν ὑμῖν. καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου· εἶχε δὲ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις, καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον· ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ.
Epistle Reading
Prokeimenon. 1st Mode. Psalm 48.3,1.
My mouth shall speak wisdom and the meditation of my heart shall bring forth understanding.
Verse: Hear this all you nations.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2.
Brethren, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord.
Προκείμενον. 1st Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 48.3,1.
Τὸ στόμα μου λαλήσει σοφίαν καὶ ἡ μελέτη τῆς καρδίας μου σύνεσιν.
Στίχ. Ἀκούσατε ταῦτα, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 7:26-28, 8:1-2.
Ἀδελφοί, τοιοῦτος γὰρ ἡμῖν ἔπρεπεν ἀρχιερεύς, ὅσιος, ἄκακος, ἀμίαντος, κεχωρισμένος ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν, καὶ ὑψηλότερος τῶν οὐρανῶν γενόμενος· ὃς οὐκ ἔχει καθʼ ἡμέραν ἀνάγκην, ὥσπερ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς, πρότερον ὑπὲρ τῶν ἰδίων ἁμαρτιῶν θυσίας ἀναφέρειν, ἔπειτα τῶν τοῦ λαοῦ· τοῦτο γὰρ ἐποίησεν ἐφάπαξ, ἑαυτὸν ἀνενέγκας. Ὁ νόμος γὰρ ἀνθρώπους καθίστησιν ἀρχιερεῖς, ἔχοντας ἀσθένειαν· ὁ λόγος δὲ τῆς ὁρκωμοσίας τῆς μετὰ τὸν νόμον, υἱὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τετελειωμένον. Κεφάλαιον δὲ ἐπὶ τοῖς λεγομένοις· τοιοῦτον ἔχομεν ἀρχιερέα, ὃς ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θρόνου τῆς μεγαλωσύνης ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, τῶν ἁγίων λειτουργός, καὶ τῆς σκηνῆς τῆς ἀληθινῆς, ἣν ἔπηξεν ὁ κύριος, καὶ οὐκ ἄνθρωπος·
Gospel Reading
15th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 19:1-10
At that time, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaios, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."
15th Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 19:1-10
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, διήρχετο τὴν ῾Ιεριχώ· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ ὀνόματι καλούμενος Ζακχαῖος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἀρχιτελώνης, καὶ οὗτος ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐζήτει ἰδεῖν τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν τίς ἐστι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου, ὅτι τῇ ἡλικίᾳ μικρὸς ἦν. καὶ προδραμὼν ἔμπροσθεν ἀνέβη ἐπὶ συκομορέαν, ἵνα ἴδῃ αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐκείνης ἤμελλε διέρχεσθαι. καὶ ὡς ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, ἀναβλέψας ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶδεν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· Ζακχαῖε, σπεύσας κατάβηθι· σήμερον γὰρ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου δεῖ με μεῖναι. καὶ σπεύσας κατέβη, καὶ ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων. καὶ ἰδόντες πάντες διεγόγγυζον λέγοντες ὅτι παρὰ ἁμαρτωλῷ ἀνδρὶ εἰσῆλθε καταλῦσαι. σταθεὶς δὲ Ζακχαῖος εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Κύριον· ἰδοὺ τὰ ἡμίση τῶν ὑπαρχόντων μου, Κύριε, δίδωμι τοῖς πτωχοῖς, καὶ εἴ τινός τι ἐσυκοφάντησα, ἀποδίδωμι τετραπλοῦν. εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ὅτι σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ ἐγένετο, καθότι καὶ αὐτὸς υἱὸς ᾿Αβραάμ ἐστιν. ἦλθε γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός.