Annunciation Church, Modesto, CA PUBLISH DATE: July 1, 2007

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31;13:1-8

Brethren, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1
5th Sunday of Matthew

At that time, when Jesus came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two demoniacs ...Read Full Text >

Cosmas & Damian the Holy Unmercenaries
July 1 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion

The women disciples of the Lord heard from the angel, the joyful news of the Resurrection and the repeal of the sentence imposed upon our forefathers. With pride they said to the Apostles, "Death is vanquished, Christ our God is risen bestowing upon the world His great mercy."



Apolytikion for Cosmas & Damian the Holy Unmercenaries

Sainted Unmercenaries and Wonder Workers, regard our infirmities; freely you have received, freely share with us.



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.
Now, should any one say, "And wherefore did Christ fulfill the devils' request, suffering them to depart into the  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 28 on Matthew 8, 4th Century


One, to teach them that are delivered from those wicked tyrants, how great the malice of their insidious enemies:  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 28 on Matthew 8, 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: churchinfo@goannunciation.org

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

 
PARISH LEADERSHIP

REV. FR. JON MAGOULIAS
PARISH PRIEST

MICHAEL PAPPAS
PASTORAL ASSISTANT

MICHAEL FOSTINIS
PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT

The Parish Council would like to thank all the stewards of the Parish that helped during the Habitat for Humanity dinner. We were privileged to ...Read Full Text >

UPCOMING SERVICES

We will be welcoming the Rev. Fr. George Gartelos and his family to our church this Sunday. Fr. George serves the Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Please join us in welcoming Fr. George and his family to our Parish.

Friday, June 29th
SS. PETER & ...Read Full Text >

PARISH WEBSITE

We wish to thank Spyridon “Ron” Bowren for updating our Parish Website. Please visit our site at www.goannunciation.org to see the changes that have taken place.



PARISH COUNCIL

Sunday, July 1st - Team 4: Nick Pallios, Nick Faklis, James Sarros & George Simvoulakis.

Sunday, July 8th - Team 5: Stamus Cocoles, Lawrence Kennedy, Steve Pallios, & Nick Stavrianoudakis.



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 day, ...Read Full Text >

STEWARDSHIP 2007

Christian Stewardship is the very essence of living our precious Faith that teaches each of us to return to the Lord a portion of our earnings so that the Church may continue to grow. Every person baptized and/or chrismated into the Orthodox Christian Faith may be a parishioner but a steward is ...Read Full Text >

PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS

Philoptochos Scholarship forms are available in the Church Hall during Fellowship Hour. We encourage our young people graduating from High School and those in college to apply. The deadline for the scholarship applications will be June 30th, 2007.



GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL 2007

Preparations for the 2007 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 Michael Jaureguy and the co-chairman is Effie Bazos.

We have two baking dates coming up. The baking will begin at ...Read Full Text >

A REMINDER FROM FR. JON

Please remember that our Parish Office is open Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Anyone needing assistance from the Parish Office must do so during the scheduled weekday times. The Office is not open on Sundays; this is the Lord’s Day in which we gather to worship God in Christian Orthodox ...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 >

FAMILY HERITAGE SERIES

Did you know 50 years ago, our Parish Church was moved from 6th and “I” Street to our present location? It is the 50th Anniversary of the building of our Church Complex and we are blessed to be the recipients of the hard work and dedication of the families that built the church complex we enjoy today!  ...Read Full Text >

PARISH EDUCATION MINISTRY

Our Summer Sunday Church School program has begun. 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 understand the importance ...Read Full Text >

YOUTH NEWS

We urge the parents to support our Parish Youth Ministry. This ministry is designed to teach our Faith through fellowship and service. It is comprised of young people in: HOPE - Grade 3-5; JOY - Grades 6-8; GOYA - High School; YAL – College. It is important for our young people to participate in this ...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

DANCE PRACTICE HAS BEGUN!!!

Registration for our Folk Dance Ministry has begun. Children that turn five years of age before December 1, 2007 may sign up to participate in the ministry. A table will be set up in the Fellowship Hall following the Divine Liturgy.

The first series of ...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 >

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 >

A T T E N T I O N
ALL WHO ENJOY GREEK FOLK DANCING

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

June 28th – July 4th
Locations are:
1. Shopping Center @ OAKDALE & SCENIC
2. Taco Bell @ MCHENRY & KIERNAN
3. Sam’s Shopping Center @ CARVER & ROSEBURG

We are in great need of VOLUNTEERS!
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 ...Read Full Text >
Previous Annunciation Church Bulletins
Publish Date:June 24, 2007
Publish Date:June 17, 2007
Publish Date:June 10, 2007
Publish Date:June 3, 2007
 
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