Annunciation Church, Modesto, CA PUBLISH DATE: July 5, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26; 6:1-2

Brethren, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 8:5-13
4th Sunday of Matthew

At that time, as Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him and ...Read Full Text >

4th Sunday of Matthew
July 5 ...Read Full Text >

Athanasios of Mount Athos
July 5 ...Read Full Text >

Uncovering of the Holy Relics of Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh
July 5 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion Third Tone

Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, for the Lord has shown the power of His reign: He has conquered death by death, and become the first born of the dead. He has delivered us from the depths of Hades, and has granted the world great mercy.



Apolytikion for Athanasios of Mount Athos

O Athanasios, the Angels were amazed at your deeds as you faced spiritual struggles and overcame the devils. You are worthy of all praise, and Christ rewarded you with a manifold grace. O father, intercede with Christ God that He may save our souls!



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 protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the Creator most constant: O despise not the suppliant voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto you: Hasten to intercession, and speed to make supplication, you who does ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor you.
Let us hearken, as many as are to receive Christ: for it is possible to receive Him even now. Let us hearken, and  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 26 on Matthew 8, 4th Century


Patience is a labor that does not crush the soul. It never wavers under interruptions, good or bad...Patience sets  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Climacus, Ladder of Divine Ascent, Step 27: On Stillness; Paulist Press pg.271, 6th century


Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance, suppresses anger, restrains pride and envy, draws down  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Ephraim the Syrian, Unknown, 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 707
Modesto, CA 95353

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

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

 
PARISH LEADERSHIP

REV. FR. JON MAGOULIAS
PARISH PRIEST

NICK FAKLIS
PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT



UPCOMING SERVICES

Saturday, July 4th
Great Vespers will NOT be celebrated this Saturday evening!

Sunday, July 5th
4TH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW
Epistle Gal. 5:22-6:2
Gospel Matt. 8:5-13
Sunday Divine Services 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, July 11th
Great Vespers  ...Read Full Text >

MEMORIAL SERVICES

Memorial prayers will be offered this Sunday for the repose of the souls of the servants of God:

Dimitri Simvoulakis 3 Months
Harriet Harris 1 Year
Eleftherios Peros 6 Years
Andronike Peros 34 Years
Pete Jerefos 38 Years  ...Read Full Text >

PARISH COUNCIL

Sunday, July 5th – Team 3: Nick Faklis, Chris Christie, Gary Kling, Steve Pallios, & George Simvoulakis.

Sunday, July 12th – Team 4: Nick Pallios, Jeff Brown, Michael Jaureguy, & James Sarros.



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 >

STEWARDSHIP 2009

We have entered the New Year and we ask that you please make your 2009 Stewardship offering to our Parish. If you have not fulfilled your 2008 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 >

PARISH NEWS

The Parish Council would like to thank everyone that has contributed to “Pave the Back 40” fund raiser. The work has been completed and we commend the Parish Council for an outstanding job! To date, the faithful stewards, ministries and organizations of our Community have expressed their love for ...Read Full Text >

OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Please note the Church Office has a new e-mail address. The new address is

annunciationoffice@gmail.com.

Thank you!






GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL 2009

Preparations for the 2009 Greek Food Festival have already begun! We pray that everyone will offer their support to this year’s GFF Committee. Our chairman for this year is Mike Fostinis and the co-chair is Mary Gavrilis.

The next meeting of the GFF2009 Committee will be on July 15th at 7:00 ...Read Full Text >

A REMINDER FROM FR. JON

The Church Office will have summer hours Memorial Day through Labor Day. The office will be open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thank You! Anyone needing assistance from the Parish Office must do so during the scheduled weekday times.

The Office is not open on Sundays; this is ...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 EDUCATION MINISTRY

Our Summer Sunday Church School session will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. During the summer session we have an opportunity to expand the knowledge of our young people in regards to our Faith. We encourage our young people to attend our Summer Sunday Church School and we hope that the parents will ...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

REGISTRATION Has Begun! Young people, ages 5 (before 12/1/09) through young adults, are invited to participate in our Greek Folk Dance ministry

ONLY REGISTERED DANCERS MAY DANCE IN PERFORMANCES. Our young people must attend the Divine Liturgy and Sunday Church School in order to attend ...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 >

IT IS TIME FOR OUR ANNUAL
Fireworks Fundraiser
AND WE NEED EVERYONE’S HELP

June 29th – July 4th

IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO VOLUNTEER SOME TIME TO WORK!

1. Four volunteers willing to take responsibility of the two trucks;
2. A volunteer to oversee the scheduling (June 28th – July 4th);
3. Parents that have children in our Dance Program are expected to volunteer their time;
4. Anyone above 18 years old may volunteer;
5. We also invite fellow stewards to assist in this fundraiser. It takes 460 volunteer hours to service the booths. Of the 460 hours, 220 volunteer hours are needed on July 3rd and 4th! So please, help us and VOLUNTEER your time for this event.

P L E A S E C O M E F O R W A R D ! ! ! .

Contact the Church Office

We would like to encourage our parishioners to purchase their fireworks at one of our booths. We also invite you to tell your friends of our great deals! Make your 2009 Independence ...Read Full Text >
Previous Annunciation Church Bulletins
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Publish Date:June 21, 2009
Publish Date:June 14, 2009
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