Annunciation Church, Modesto, CA PUBLISH DATE: February 7, 2010

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2

Brethren, food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.  ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 25:31-46
Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)

The Lord said, "When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the holy angels with him, then he ...Read Full Text >

Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)
February 7 ...Read Full Text >

Parthenios, Bishop of Lampsakos
February 7 ...Read Full Text >

Luke the Righteous of Greece
February 7 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion Second Tone
When You descended unto death, O Life Immortal, then You slayed Hades with the lightning of Your Divinity. And when You also raised the dead out of the nether world, all the powers of the heavens were crying out: O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory be to You.”



Apolytikion of the Church
Today is the crown of our salvation, and the revelation of the mystery planned from eternity; the Son of God, becomes the Virgin’s Son, and Gabriel announces the grace. Wherefore, we along with him, to the Theotokos let us cry out: Rejoice, O full of grace, the Lord is with you.



Kontakion
O God, when You come upon the earth in glory, the whole world will tremble. A river of fire will bring all before Your Judgment Seat and the books will be opened, and everything in secret will become public. At that time, deliver me from the fire which never dies, and enable me to stand by Your right hand, O Judge most just.
He indicates the dispositions of each, calling the one kids, the other sheep, that He might indicate the  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily on Matt. XXV, 4th Century


But while the brutes have from nature their unfruitfulness, and fruitfulness, these have it from choice, wherefore  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily on Matt. XXV, 4th Century


And in return for what do they receive such things? For the covering of a roof, for a garment, for bread, for  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 79 on Matthew 25, 2. B#54, p. 476., 4th Century


For surely, as I have said, the sick and he that is in bonds seeks not for this only, but the one to be loosed,  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 79 on Matthew 25, 2. B#54, p. 476., 4th Century


For though they had done ten thousand things, the munificence were of grace, that in return for services so small  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 79 on Matthew 25, 2. B#54, p. 476., 4th Century

Vespers
Saturday: 5:00 p.m.

Matins
Sunday & Weekdays: 8:30 a.m.

Liturgy
Sunday & Weekdays: 9:30 a.m.

Bible Study
Adult Religious Education:
First and Third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Parish Information
Annunciation Church
313 Tokay Avenue
P.O. Box 578128
Modesto, CA 95357

Phone: (209) 522-7694
Fax: (209) 522-3926
Website: www.goannunciation.org
Email: annunciationoffice@gmail.com

Proistamenos: Rev. Fr. Jon E. Magoulias
Email: frjon@goannunciation.org

 
PARISH LEADERSHIP

REV. FR. JON MAGOULIAS
PARISH PRIEST

MICHAEL JAUREGUY
PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT



UPCOMING SERVICES

Saturday, February 6th
SATURDAY OF THE SOULS (1)
Epistle Heb. 7:26-28; 8:1-2
Gospel John 10:9-16
Divine Services 8:30 a.m.
Great Vespers 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 7th
MEAT-FARE SUNDAY
Epistle 1 Cor. 8:8-9:2
Gospel  ...Read Full Text >

PARISH COUNCIL

Sunday, February 7th – Team 2: Stamatis Tsatsaronis, Nick Pallios, & George Simvoulakis.

Sunday, February 14th – Team 3: Chris Christie, Mike Fostinis, & Gary Kling.



ALTAR BOYS

ALL ALTAR BOYS ARE EXPECTED TO:

* Dress properly, wearing light
colored shirt, tie, and dress shoes.
* The Sunday Church School Program now enables an Altar Boy to serve on Sundays when he may not be scheduled. If you wish to put in extra service on days when it is not your group ...Read Full Text >

MEMORIAL SERVICES

Memorial prayers will be offered this Sunday for the repose of the soul of the handmaiden of God:

SOPHIA BOUTSIKAKIS 40 DAYS

On behalf of the entire Parish we extend our prayers to her family and friends. May our Heavenly Father grant her eternal rest where there is no ...Read Full Text >

STEWARDSHIP 2010

We have entered the New Year and we ask that you please make your 2010 Stewardship offering to our Parish. If you have not fulfilled your 2009 commitment please do so this week. If there is a problem in fulfilling your commitment, please contact Fr. Jon. We pray that your increase will enable us to ...Read Full Text >

GOLDEN CIRCLE

Please join your friends this Thursday, February 11th at 12:00 p.m. for a delicious meal and wonderful fellowship in the Very Rev. Fr. Papageorge Cultural Center. We look forward to seeing you there!



PARISH EDUCATION MINISTRY

Our regular Sunday Church School program has begun. Our young people are to be in church at 10:00 a.m. to participate in the Divine Liturgy. The young people are to immediately come into the church and sit in the front pews so that they may be able to receive the Holy Eucharist first; following the ...Read Full Text >

GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOOL

We strongly urge our parents to enroll their children in our Afternoon Greek Language School. Along with our Sunday Church School, our Afternoon Greek School teaches our children the Orthodox Christian Faith and our Hellenistic culture. Greek School enables our young people to develop spiritually and ...Read Full Text >

ARCHDIOCESE NEWS

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has updated its national mailing list. In complying with the request of the Archdiocese we have sent our Parish mailing list. We have been promised that the names and addresses will be kept in “strict confidence”. Should the Archdiocese make any financial ...Read Full Text >

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

We are very blessed to have a wonderful church complex. This has only been accomplished by the generosity of the stewards of our Parish that understand the importance of gathering for Christian Orthodox Fellowship. We are grateful to everyone that has contributed over the years and we commit ourselves ...Read Full Text >

PARISH HERITAGE

We encourage you to visit our Parish Website: www.goannunciation.org. It is frequently updated and contains the Monthly and Weekly Bulletins, along with photographs and other information about our Parish.

There are times when Parish activities take place and parishioners take pictures of the ...Read Full Text >

YOUTH NEWS

Our Parish Youth Ministry is designed to teach our Faith through fellowship and service. The success of this ministry rests with the parents. We urge the parents of our young people to support this ministry with enthusiasm and love. Our Youth Ministry is comprised of young people in:

H.O.P.E. – ...Read Full Text >

PARISH BOOKSTORE

It has been said: “The more you read…the more you know!” We have a great selection of books, icons, music and other items that every Orthodox Christian can use! Our bookstore is brimming with new arrivals that also make excellent gifts for every occasion.

We wish to thank Linda Fostinis for ...Read Full Text >

TRAVEL PLANS

We wish to thank the parishioners that have used our Annunciation Parish travel service. Their efforts are resulting in donations to our Parish!

Please visit our travel website at: www.GoAnnunciationTravel.org. The travel website is powered by the same websites you normally use to book ...Read Full Text >

CHURCH MUSIC MINISTRY

The ministry of our choir members is to represent YOU and to serve as volunteers by using the gift of music to sing praises to our Lord is a true act of Christian Orthodox Stewardship. Parishioners, who may be interested in of our Church, and especially our young people, are invited to join the choir.  ...Read Full Text >

ANNUNCIATION GREEK DANCE GROUP NEWS

Our Annunciation Dancers would like to thank our Parish Family for their love and support throughout the year. FDF2010 was an exciting weekend. Our awards this year included:

Christos Papadimitrakis Memorial Scholarship – Stavros Stathoudakis;

Cynthia Anderson Memorial Scholarship ...Read Full Text >

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

The demands on each individual and family are great. In an effort to understand this we would like to remind our parishioners that before anyone plans on selling items in our church complex or during Parish activities, they must have the approval of the Parish Priest. We also understand that ...Read Full Text >

ATTENTION PARENTS & STUDENTS

We would like to obtain the e-mail addresses of parents and students for our Parish records. In addition, we ask that you please submit the names, addresses and e-mails for college students attending school away from home.



IN TIMES OF ILLNESS

“Come, O blessed of my father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;…for I was sick and you visited me…” (Matt. 25:31-46). When a member of our Parish is ill and has been hospitalized or may be recuperating at home, the immediate family of the ill person should contact ...Read Full Text >

CHURCH BEHAVIOR

Divine Services on Sunday morning begin at 9:00 a.m. There is no set time as to when the Divine Liturgy actually begins since the hymns of the Matins vary from week to week. According to actual Church Service procedures, each and every member of the congregation is required to be seated in the pews by ...Read Full Text >

OBLATION OFFERING

The Divine Liturgy begins with the offering of the faithful people of God. The gifts we bring forth are an expression of our faith in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Holy Communion makes us one with the Holy Trinity and is given for "remission of sins and life everlasting". The people are invited to ...Read Full Text >

The Mothers of Orthodox Minors
would like you to join us for a

"FAMILY NIGHT"

Monday, February 8th
7 p.m.

in the

Very Rev. Emmanuel Papageorge Cultural Center

The guest speaker will be Jorge Perez, Director of Modesto City Schools Outreach & Intervention Team. His presentation is very informative dealing with today’s issues concerning our schools & community!
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