the St. George Monthly Newsletter

The Voice Of St. George: February 2016
Jesus feeds the 5000
By Father John Ketchum
Our Orthodox Church has a special service of the Artoclasia, in which we offer five loaves of bread to be
blessed and given to each of us. We share with each other the blessings from God. Did you know that a long
time ago because a young boy shared his food a great miracle occurred? It is a story that comes from the Gospel of
Matthew.
One day Jesus was preaching to great crowd of people, and the people got tired and began to get hungry,
and there was over five thousand people. Have any of you seen five thousand people together at one time? Jesus
told the people to sit down and rest, some of the Apostles wanted the people to go home and get their own food,
others wanted to go out buy some food to give the people. But one boy came up and gave all that he had, five
loaves of bread and two fish. He shared what he had with Jesus. Jesus then performed a great miracle. He blessed
the five loaves and the two fish and they started passing the baskets of food around. Everyone ate and ate until
they were full and the food multiplied from a small amount to feed over five thousand people. This was all possible because someone shared what they had. This is what being a good Christian is about, sharing what we have
with others. Another word for this is stewardship. Stewardship means giving back to God a little bit of the many
gifts he gives us all the time, it means sharing our time, talents and treasure with others.
What are some ways we can share with others? I will tell you a story of a mother who taught her son an
easy way to give back to the Church and be good stewards. Everyone likes to get money as a gift on their birthday,
or from their allowance. There was a boy who would ask his mother for her spare change after leaving the grocery
store. He ended up having three quarters and also two dimes and a nickel. His mother had taught him to always
save some of the money he was given in his piggy bank. He put in one of his dimes and the nickel, the three quarters he was able to spend and buy some candy. Then he had a dime left over. His mother had taught him to also
save some of his money to give back to the Church. So he had his dime which was left over to place in the tray to
support the church. It is not how much we give that matters, it is how much out of what we are given are we willing to share and give back to Christ. This is what is true stewardship. We thank our Lord for giving us service of
the Artoclasia by example of your miracle in blessing the five loaves and multiplying them to feed the five thousand. We ask God to also multiply our own gifts that we are willing to give as you blessed the loaves. To you do
we give praise, honor and glory to the ages of ages. Amen.
For further reflection…
Jesus said, “Well done good and faithful
servant.”
He did not say, “Well said.”
He did not say, “Well planned.”
He did not say, “Well thought.”
And He did not say, “Well intended.”
But He said, “Well DONE, good and faithful
servant.”
The emphasis for us as Christians is in doing.
We are called to give the best we have and
to do the best we can to promote God’s
Kingdom on earth.
Cosmas the Monk
Growing In Orthodoxy
A Council
We had an opportunity recently to do something I had been hoping for. We held a little council. When
we called it, we used the Russian word for it, sobor. Most of the more recent words in Gagauz for things relating
to the Church come from Russian. This is on top of some of the older vocabulary, which comes from Greek.
We Orthodox Christians settle a lot of questions in council. The seven Ecumenical Councils come to
mind, of course, but in addition to those, there have been many local councils over the centuries. Usually a council
happens because some point of controversy has come up. Not this time. We didn’t have any controversy. We just
wanted to get together and talk so that we could work together more effectively.
I’m referring to the group of us who are preparing texts in the Gagauz language for use in the Orthodox
Church here in the Exarchate of Moldova — plus, of course, any other area where Gagauz people live, such as some
of the villages in southern Ukraine, in Bulgaria, northern Greece, and even areas of California around Sacramento, in
Oregon and Washington, and a few other scattered places.
Five of us attended this sobor. We have a few more helpers, but this represents the main group of us. This
included my friend Viktor, his older brother Fr Sergiy, Archimandrite Ioan, who is the elder at a little women’s
monastery here in town, my friend Kristina, and me. This was actually the first time Viktor met Archimandrite
Ioan face-to-face. Mother Evphrosynia, the abbess of the monastery, also attended and joined in the discussion, but
she is not taking part in the work.
The point of the get-together was to talk over current projects and discuss what directions to take next.
The opportunity for us all to meet came somewhat by surprise, because Viktor is living in Istanbul now — several
countries away — and working on his master’s degree in linguistics. So he comes back here for only two or three
days at a time. Right now he is translating the priest’s prayers in the liturgy of St John Chrysostom. Other parts,
such as the litanies and petitions, have already been translated by other people. We agreed that after he finishes his
work on the liturgy of St John Chrysostom, he should go on to the prayers for the liturgy of St Basil, because the
only difference between the two liturgies is in those prayers. He agreed that would be a good idea. Kristina is helping me complete the Psalter by translating the nine biblical odes that are usually included in an appendix. Since I
have a break right now from my work on the Psalter, I am editing the text of the hours (first hour, third hour, sixth
hour, and ninth hour) using the version published by Mihail Çakir in 1912. He translated these services into Gagauz, but he wrote them in the Slavonic alphabet, an earlier form of the Cyrillic alphabet that is used for modern
Russian. Since I will finish that task pretty soon, the question arose of what I should do next. Viktor suggested
that I translate Vespers and Orthros from Greek. The others agreed.
I asked the others a blunt question: since Gagauz isn’t my native language, are you really sure you want me
to do translation work like that. Aren’t you afraid that it might come out wrong or weird? They said don’t worry
about it, just do your best and Kristina will go over your work and correct it. Fr Sergiy and Fr Ioan aren’t doing
any of the hands-on work right now. When copies of the Psalter come back from various monasteries with criticisms in the margins, they will take those comments and use them to improve the text I put together, but mainly
they are clergy advisors to the work.
Work on this team involves a lot of back-and-forth cooperation. I had already asked Kristina to help me
with the biblical odes, because I had read a lot of her original creative work in Gagauz such as poetry and short stories. I knew she had the talent to work in Bible translation. What I didn’t know at that time, though, was that she
lived a couple of blocks from Fr Ioan and was attending church at his monastery and doing her confessions with
him. When I found out about that, I suggested that she read her work to him as she goes along and get his suggestions. That way if there are any things he wants to tell her, his input is being made from the beginning. She hadn’t
thought to tell him that she was doing this work. I don’t think she realized that he was involved in it, too.
You might ask what happened to the plan to translate the Bible. We discussed that. We all agreed it
would be better not to worry about Bible translation right now and just put our attention on the services. There’s a
good reason for this. The Institute for Bible Translation has put together its own group of people to translate more
of the Bible into Gagauz. It looks like they are going to accomplish something. Viktor and I worked with them in
the past but neither of us is directly involved with them now. The Institute includes among its staff members both
Orthodox Christians and Protestants, but the director is a Protestant, a Russian-American man who identifies himself, I believe, as a Baptist. They are approaching their work from more of a Protestant angle.
Major Feastdays
in February
The important thing, though, is that they are getting themselves organized, they have good people who know what
they are doing, and they have money behind them — which we don’t. Dividing the work that needs to be done so that we
leave the Bible translation job to them frees us from spreading ourselves too thin.
I added to this discussion by explaining our experience in the English-speaking Orthodox Churches in the United
States. Up until the full Orthodox Study Bible was completed containing the Old Testament and the New Testament, we
Orthodox in my own country did not have a Bible of our own in our own language, and so we had to use whatever was available, usually produced by Protestants. We got by. I recall that sometimes we ran into confusion as members of the church at
St George had readings to do during Holy Week and tried to find them in their own copies of the Bible, because sometimes
— especially in the book of Psalms — the numbering didn’t correspond between Protestant Bibles that were translated from
the Hebrew Masoretic text and the passage they were given, which was numbered according to the Greek Septuagint text. The
same thing happens in some other books of the Old Testament. But we managed.
And look at how the problem was eventually solved for us. When we created the Orthodox Study Bible, we started with the
New King James version of the English text, which was done by Protestants, and we fixed everything that needed to be
changed so that it would correspond to the Septuagint Greek tradition. If we remain patient while the Institute for Bible
Translation does the preliminary work of producing a Gagauz-language Old Testament, we can follow up later by modifying
it to bring it into conformity with the textual tradition used by the Orthodox Church. In the meantime, we have plenty of
work ahead of us preparing the services.
Presentation
of Jesus
Christ to the
Temple
(Celebrated
St. Haralambos
(celebrated on
Feb. 10th)
St. Theodore
(celebrated on
the third Sat. of
the Souls)
A Message From the Parish Council
2016 has begun with a wonderful spirit of community involvement. We now have a "Brew Crew" in charge of making coffee
for our weekly Sunday coffee hours. Our Brew
Crew consists of Dr. Ted Nassar, Ramzi Khoury, Ramzy Kachadorian and Saki Terlikas. Thank you gentlemen for your generosity of time. We are also fortunate to have our Sunday Coffee Hours hosted by our wonderful parish families. Thank you to
everyone that has already hosted a coffee hour. Our calendar is filling up so please call the office to reserve a Sunday Coffee
Hour hosting.
The spirit of community involvement is contagious! Catch the spirit!
With Love in Christ,
Angie Hyatt
Parish Council President
559.287.9961
A Commitment to Serve
International Coffee Hour
Starting In February one Sunday a month the Coffee Hour will be
hosted by a different “Ethnic” group. It will be a celebration of the
cultures that make up our church community. On February 7th the
hosts will be comprised of Middle Eastern families from our parish.
If you would like to set-up an International Coffee Hour please contact Alex Aretakis at 213-9804.
25 Maptioy Anniversary of
Greek Independence Luncheon
March 27, 2016
Following Church Services
Please submit the names of your dearly
departed to be commemorated on the
1st, 2nd & 3rd Saturday of the Souls on
March 5, 12 & 19 2016.
FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL
NAMES:
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1st, 2nd & 3rd SATURDAY OF THE
SOULS:
March 5, 12 & 19 2016
The body of the Christian is the temple of the
living God. For this reason, it is laid to rest in
the grave as a candidate to resurrection. Christian burial places
are called in Greek “Koimeteria” (cemetery) which means
‘sleeping places.’ For the Christian, death is but a sleep, and
bodies laid to rest in a cemetery are merely sleeping, in the
expectation of a resurrection in another life.
Saint John Chrysostom tells us the dead are not so much to be
lamented as helped with prayer, supplications, alms and offerings. Such things were not designed in vain, nor is it without
reason that, in the celebration of the Divine Liturgy, we mention the dead, interceding for them with Christ the Lamb who
is slain to take away the sins of the world. From all this, some
consolation will go up to them. Neither is it in vain that the
priest, standing at the altar during the celebration of the Divine Liturgy, Prays: “We offer You this sacrifice for all who
are asleep in Christ and all who make commemorations in
their honor…” “Let us then not grow weary of helping them
and praying for them.”
Another purpose of prayers for the departed is to lead the
living to virtue and holiness by reminding us of death and preparing us for it. Most of the hymns of the Funeral Service
point out that earthly comforts, beauty, riches, health and
power, are God-given favors that should help us get ready for
better and more permanent treasures still to come.
From the early days of Christianity these offerings were
brought to the Church by the faithful for the celebration of
the Divine Liturgy.
Our Church uses the “kolyva” because it is an expression of
the resurrection. As wheat is planted (buried) and grows
(rises from the ground), so also our dead, who are buried, will
rise in glory.
It must be remembered that the position of the primary importance is not held by the “kolyva’, but by the “prosforo”,
the the kolyva are secondary. The purpose of the mnemosyno
is most closely associated with the Holy Eucharist, which is
prepared from the bread of oblation you bring to the Church.
We also need a clean heart because the mnemosyno is primarily a prayer. If we who ask for the mnemosyno do not have a
good relationship with God, we should quickly correct our
error through repentance and confession, and only then can
we attempt to have “memorial prayers” for others.
Church School
Church School is in
full swing. Here is a
look at our activities
and lessons for
February.
Feb. 7--Family Sunday
Feb. 14--Valentine's Day--God's Love
Feb. 21--The Publican and the Pharisee
Feb. 28--The Prodigal Son
Check your Sunday Bulletins for more details on each
Sundays lessons.
Host a Sunday Coffee/Social Hour
Dates to host a Coffee Hour are open. Hosting a Coffee Hour is a great way to celebrate any occasion. You
can chose to host the entire Coffee Hour or partner
with other families. For info please contact Mary Alfieris at 696-9696.
Coffee Hour Hosts/Events for February & March:
Feb 7th: International Coffee Hour
Feb 21st: Bob & Helen Sexton
Feb 28th: Philoptochos– Go Red for Woman & Alexi
Archon’s 15th B-day
March 6th: Philoptochos– Kids n Cancer Luncheon
March 13: Akel Family
March 20th: Fasolada
March 27th: Greek Independence Day Luncheon
Sacraments & Memorials
Baby Blessing
January 10th: Wesley Carroll, son of Tom and Stephanie Carroll.
Memorials– Memory Eternal
January 3rd: Gus Kossaras (3-years)
January 31st: Bill Ginnaopoulos (40-days)
February 21st: Ted Boosalis (1-year)
Kids ‘N’ Cancer
“Hawaiian Luau”
Benefit Luncheon
Supporting
Camp Agape
Sunday, March 6,
2016
Through The Grapevine
Kudos
To: Dr. Saul Jimenez, who was appointed Dean of Arts
and Humanities at CSU Fresno.
To: Dr. Kara Zografos who was appointed the chair of
Health Department at CSU Fresno. Congratulations
for your appointments. It is a true honor and tribute to
your accomplishments.
To: Jim and Tulla Chrisman who celebrated their 60th
Wedding Anniversary in November.
The Athena
Philoptochos
Society Presents
Ministries and Organizations
Parish Council
Angie Hyatt—President
Helen Sexton-Vice-President
Mark Archon – Secretary
Cindi Boukidis-– Treasurer
Alex Aretakis, Lorraine Bukilica, Ashley Hyatt, Najwa
Kaileh, Tony Kokalis Jr, Phyllis Makredes, Dio
Stefanopoulos & Kara Zografos
Sunday School
Bible Study & Studies
In The Faith
Kara Zografos
Fr. Jim Pappas 233-0397
OCF, Youth Group &
Youth Adult Bible
Study
Ron Burkhard 233-0397
[email protected]
Youth Choir
Greeting Committee
Georgia Brandon
Madelyn Jones
Anne Kossaras
Aida Nassar
Penny Pacheco
Eleni Rockas
Athena Philoptochos Society
Mia Papangellin
[email protected]
A.H.E.P.A. & DOP
Pres. Donna Pappas
Chrysanthe Pappas
Michael Gomez, Mary
Alfieris
Folk Dance Groups
Niko Kazanjian
Evangelia Pappas
Cretan Club
Altar Boys
Stewardship Committee
Dena Karazi
Fr. Jim Pappas 233-0397
Alex Aretakis
Choir
Greeting Committee
Themis Michailides
Eleni Rockas 439-5784
Bookstore
Cindi Boukidis, Madelyn
Jones
Coffee Hour
Mary Alfieris 696-9696
Sunday Duties for February 2016
Parish Council
Members
Feb. 7th
Cindi Boukidis
Mark Archon
Najwa Kaileh
Tony Kokalis
Greeters
Feb. 7th
Eleni Rockas
Feb. 14th
TBA
Feb. 21st
TBA
Feb. 14th
Angie Hyatt
Phyllis Makredes
Feb. 28th
Helen Sexton
TBA
Kara Zografos
Feb. 21st
Dio Stefanopoulo
Alex Aretakis
Lorraine Bukilica
Ashley Hyatt
Feb. 28th
Cindi Boukidis
Mark Archon
Najwa Kaileh
Tony Kokalis
Greek Epistle English Epistle Lord’s Prayer
Feb. 7th
Feb. 7th
Feb. 7th
Peter Scamagas Jabran Samaan Romanian
Cristian Panoff
Feb. 14th
Feb. 14th
Katina Scama- Tony Kokalis
Feb. 14th
gas
Eritrean
Tesfai Family
Feb. 21st
Chris Potzernitz
Feb. 21st
Themis
Feb. 21st
Michailides
Spanish
Feb. 28th
Angelica TerEd Crossman
likas
Feb. 28th
Helen Sexton
Feb. 28th
Russian
Luda Guibor
Prosforo
Feb. 7th
Elaine Sotiropulos
Coffee Hour
Brew Crew
Feb. 7th
Ramzi
Khachadourian
Feb. 14th
Evelyn T.
Boosalis
Feb. 14th
Ramzy Khoury
Feb. 21st
Helen Sexton
Feb. 21st
Ted Nassar
Feb. 28th
Feb. 28th
Marie Antoniou Saki Terlikas
Ministries and Organizations
Studies In The Faith (SITF),
Join us every Wednesday at 6:30pm.
Parish
Organizations:
Thursday Morning Bible Study
Please submit
your articles,
Evening Bible Study
photos and upWe will be meeting on February 2nd and 16th. Check the upcoming Sunday Bulletins for location and times.
coming events
by the 15th of
Young Adults Bible Study
This bible study meets every Wednesday evening at 6:00PM in the Sunday School building.
each month for
For more information contact Ron Burkhard at 233-0397.
inclusion in the
next months
AHEPA SCHEDULES TOUR: REAGAN LIBRARY VATICAN SPLENDOR EXHIBIT
Newsletter.
Vatican Splendor: A Journey Through Faith and Art! Its hard to imagine a collection such as this
Join us every Thursday at 9:30am.
emerging from the Vatican, one so historical, so founded in faith, ---- so Christian. This collection,
from the innermost Vatican archives, contains frescos, scriptures, mosaics, works of art and sculpture
along with many of the trappings of the Vatican itself, i.e. Papal garments, Swiss Guard paraphernalia,
relics. It will move to the Reagan Library in Simi Valley in early March before returning to Rome.
There are works of art by Michelangelo, Bernini, Guercino and others. As the exhibit brochure
reports, one will see “- - - venerated remains (bone fragments) of Saints Peter and Paul, artifacts discovered at the tombs of Saints Peter and Paul, and historical objects from the modern and ancient basilicas of Saint Peter’s in Rome). Some of the magnificence of the Basilica itself is replicated here.
One will be able to touch the cast of Saint John Paul II’s hand. Truly, this exhibit approaches the proverbial ‘Once in a Lifetime’ experiences.
Our tour will depart early Sat., May 7 from the Church parking lot. Lunch facilities are available
(no host). We shall then depart for Fresno and expect to return in the 8PM time frame. Best Tours
provides transportation; light refreshments will be provided during our travels. Individual cost for this
day-long adventure is $84 per person (payable to Fresno AHEPA #151). There are a limited number
of seats on the bus, so early reservations will guaranty you a place. (Flier on page 5.)
Thank you.
Athena Philoptochos Society
Angel Babies Project
The Athena Philoptochos Angel Babies project took a break in July and August, but is back in full swing. We have been joined
by another group of women who love to sew and whose hearts were touched by the Angel Babies/Angel Gowns story. They are
accomplished seamstresses who have created the most beautiful gowns! With their help, we made the following donation to
Hinds Hospice on November 24: 180 Angel Gowns, 33
knitted/crocheted blankets, 38 quilted envelopes, 135
teeny diapers, and 290 knitted/crocheted caps in a myriad of colors. In December, we had 20 volunteers join in
to wash, disassemble, and cut gowns, crochet blankets,
trace and cut teeny diapers, cut ribbon, and sew Angel
Gowns. We enjoyed a delicious meal of ravioli and salad
from the Christmas luncheon and listened to Christmas
music while we worked. Everyone is welcome to join us
on a work day - sewing experience is not required! We
are in the Church Hall from 2:00 to 8:00 pm. Next
scheduled dates are: February 29, and March 28.
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Lempesis Family
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James & Sophia Nicolaou
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Dan & Eve Taylor
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Tony & Marie Antoniou
Daisy Addicott & Cynthia Radoumis
Wayne A. Gomes
Mary K. Jones & Family
Harry & Michelle Kallas
John & Demetra Kallas
Elaine Kourafas
H.N. & L.K. Papadakis
Chris & Mavra Patropulos
George & Diamond Savaros
Plato D. & Jackie Sterios
John & Susan Stockton
Paul & Nickie Zografos
In m/o John, Bessie & George Antonaros
In m/o Thalia, Stravos, Elaine (VanderBeek) Kuretsos Elaine (Woods) Dorothy, Mary Giannopoulos
In m/o Mrs Eleni Koungoulas
In m/o Jim Kourafas
In m/o Evangelos & Evangelea Stamoulis
In m/o Spero & Helen Stamoules
Bill Barbis in m/o Ephtepe “Tepi” Barbis
Bill Barbis in m/o Katherine Panas
Evelyn N. Boosalis in m/o Dr. Nicholas G. Boosalis
E. Anthony Cisneros in m/o Connie Ohanesian
Paula Ann Costis in m/o Dr. Harry G. Costis & Alexander G. Costis
Joanne & Bill Dau in m/o Gus Kossaras
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Goumas Family in m/o Gust & Betty Goumas
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Jim & Toni Kalogrides in m/o Helen Paleologos & Gust Paleologos
Ramzi & Ilham Khachadourian in m/o Habayeh & Khachadourian families
Vicky Kokalis in m/o George Kokalis
Anne Kossaras in m/o Gus Kossaras
Irene Mabry in m/o Dennis Mabry
Demi Mehas in m/o Peter Mehas
Ralph & Carol Merrick-Miles in m/o Marigo K. Merrick
Judie Moradian in m/o Marjorie and Marvin Koontz
Sami & Tania Nassar in m/o Nassar, Zacharia, Dirlik, Magliola
Janet Duke Natsues in m/o Stephen Natsues
Dean Paleologos in m/o Helen Paleologos
Angela Pappanastos in m/o Edna & Pete Petropulos & Stella Vlahiotis
Dena Noula Mariska Karaszi, Noula Pappas in m/o Zoltan Karaszi & Mike Pappas
Mike, Marsha & Demi Philippou in m/o James & Madeline Willis
Harry Skofis in m/o Elis, Koula & George Skofis
Dorothy & Joann Skoufis in m/o Frederic C. Skoufis
George Soles & Michael Soles in m/o Spiros Soles
N.E. Stamoulis in m/o Nina M. Stamoulis
Plato Sterios in m/o Evelyn June
Frank, Dena, Stephanie & Laura Siskey in m/o Bill & Anthie Kourafas
Marcia Taylor in m/o Bud Taylor
Jeff & Patricia Savaros Trafican in m/o Alexandra Moosios
Athanasios & Connie Triantis & Family in m/o Triantis family & Strusis family
Voula Xenos in m/o Spiros Xenos
Matthew & Julie Zoolakis in m/o Melina Katarina Zoolakis
FEBRUARY 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
2 Presentation
of Jesus Christ
to the Temple:
Orthros 9:00am
Divine Liturgy
9:45am
Evening Bible
Study 7:00pm
3 Young Adult 4
Bible study
Bible Study
6:00pm
9:30am
7
Orthros 8:30am
Divine Liturgy
9:30am
International
Day Coffee
Hour
8
Philoptochos
Meeting
6:30pm
14
Orthros 8:30am
Divine Liturgy
9:30am
15
Office Closed
in Observance
of Presidents
Day
9
Fri
Sat
5
6
Youth Group
6:00pm
12
13
AHEPA/DOP
meeting at
7:00pm
10 St. Haralambos: Orthros
PC Board Mtg. 9:00am Divine
6:00pm
Liturgy 9:45am
Paraclesis
6:00pm
Studies In The
Faith 6:30pm
11
Bible Study
9:30am
16
17 Paraclesis
6:00pm
Young Adult
Bible study
6:00pm
Studies In The
Faith 6:00pm
18
Bible Study
9:30am
19
20
Youth Group
6:00pm
24 Paraclesis
6:00pm
Young Adult
Bible study
6:00pm
25
Bible Study
9:30am
26
27
Evening Bible
Study 7:00pm
FDF
21
22
Orthros 8:30am
Divine Liturgy
9:30am
Paraclesis
6:00pm
Studies In The
Faith 6:30pm
Thu
23
FDF
Young Adult
Bible study
6:00pm
Studies In The
Faith 6:00pm
28
29
Orthros 8:30am
Divine Liturgy
9:30am
Go Red for
Woman-Philo
Coffee Hour
St. George Greek Orthodox Church 559-233-0397
[email protected]
www.stgeorgefresno.org
MARCH 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
Studies In The
Faith 6:00pm
3
Bible Study
9:30am
4
51st Sat of
Souls– Orthros
9:00am Divine
Liturgy 9:45am
Young Adult
Bible study
6:00pm
6
7
Orthros 8:30am
Divine Liturgy
9:30am
Meatfare Sunday
Kids n Cancer
8
9 Philoptochos 10
PC Board Mtg. Mtg 10:00am Bible Study
6:00pm
9:30am
Young Adult
Bible study
6:00pm
Studies In The
Faith 6:00pm
13
14 Lent Begins 15
Orthros 8:30am
Divine Liturgy
9:30am
Akel Family
CH
20
21
Orthros 8:30am
Divine Liturgy
9:30am
Sunday of Orthodoxy
22
17
Bible Study
9:30am
Presanctified @
St. George
6:00pm
23
Confessions
3:30-5:00pm
29
Greek Indep.
Day Luncheon
St. George Greek Orthodox Church 559-233-0397
30
Confessions
3:30-5:00pm
11
12
2nd Sat of
Souls– Orthros
9:00am Divine
Liturgy 9:45am
18
Presanctified
6:30am
19 3rd Sat of
Souls (St Theo-
Salutations
7:00pm
24
Bible Study
9:30am
Presanctified @
St. Peter’s
6:00pm
Fasolada
27
28
Orthros 8:30am
Divine Liturgy
9:30am
16
Confessions
3:30-5:00pm
Youth Group
6:00pm
AHEPA/DOP
Mtg 7:00pm
25
Presanctified
6:30am
dore of Tyros)–
Orthros
9:00am Divine
Liturgy 9:45am
Youth Group
6:00pm
26
Salutations
7:00pm
Church Office
Closed
31
Bible Study
9:30am
Presanctified @
St. George
6:00pm
[email protected]
www.stgeorgefresno.org
St. George Greek Community of Fresno
2219 N. Orchard St.
Fresno, CA 93703
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Orthros at 8:30am and
Divine Liturgy at 9:30am
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