St. Nicholas Church, San Jose, CA PUBLISH DATE: October 21, 2012

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19

BRETHREN, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Luke 8:26-39
6th Sunday of Luke

At that time, as Jesus arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, there met him a man from the ...Read Full Text >

6th Sunday of Luke
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Abercius, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker of Hierapolis
October 22 ...Read Full Text >

Seven Holy Martyred Youths of Ephesus
October 22 ...Read Full Text >

James (Iakovos) the Apostle, brother of Our Lord
October 23 ...Read Full Text >

Tabitha, who was raised from the dead by Peter the Apostle
October 25 ...Read Full Text >

The Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer
October 26 ...Read Full Text >

Nestor the Martyr of Thessaloniki
October 27 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion Third Tone
Let the heavens sing for joy, and let everything on earth be glad. * For with His Arm the Lord has worked power. * He trampled death under foot by means of death; * and He became the firstborn from the dead. * From the maw of Hades He delivered us; * and He granted the world His great mercy. - Copyright Fr. Seraphim Dedes, used by permission. All rights reserved

Apolytikion of the Church
An example of the faith and a life of humility, as a teacher of self-control you did inspire and lead your flock, and through the truthfulness of your deeds, were exalted by greatness through your humility, uplifting all, and by poverty gaining strength. Father and hierarch Saint Nicholas, intercede with Christ our God, that our souls may be saved....
Κανόνα πίστεως καί εικόνα πραότητος, εγκρατείας Διδάσκαλον, ανέδειξέ σε τή ποίμνη σου, η τών πραγμάτων αλήθεια, διά τούτο εκτήσω τή ταπεινώσει τά υψηλά, τή πτωχεία τά πλούσια, Πάτερ Ιεράρχα Nicholas, πρέσβευε Χριστώ τώ Θεώ, σωθήναι τάς ψυχάς ημών.

Kontakion
O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee. - Copyright Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA, used by permission. All rights reserved

Vespers
Eve of the feasts during the week: 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 5 p.m.

Matins
Feasts during the week: 8:30 a.m.
Sundays: 7:15 a.m.

Liturgy
Feasts during the week: 9:30 a.m.
Sundays: 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Parish Information
St. Nicholas Church
1260 Davis Street
San Jose, CA 95126

Phone: (408) 246-2770
Fax: (408) 246-0143
Website: http://www.saintnicholas.org/

Proistamenos: Metropolitan Nikitas of Dardanelles - filling in

Assistant: Father Ion Coman
Email: fatherion@saintnicholas.org

 
Watchfulness
When we take care of our soul the devil gets in the way. We engage in a spiritual warfare. The ascetic fathers teach us that watchfulness is needed. The first step is to closely scrutinize every mental image or provocation; for only by means of a mental image can Satan fabricate an evil thought and insinuate this into the intellect in order to lead it astray. The demoniac from the Gospel reading this Sunday failed to do so ...Read Full Text >
October 15, 2012
National Leadership 100 Sunday Encyclical

Protocol Number 156/12
October 21, 2012
National Leadership 100 Sunday

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works.
(Hebrews 10: 23-24)

To the ...Read Full Text >
Church School Open House
Open House will be held First Grade this morning. Parents are asked to join their students when they are dismissed for class, following Holy Communion.

Message from the Parish Council President
We welcome all St. Nicholas parishioners to join the Parish Council and Ministry Chairs at our bi-annual Parish Assembly to be held on Sunday, November 4th. We will discuss a variety of topics, including our financial status and various ministry updates. Although we are all very busy, we encourage you to ...Read Full Text >

Parish Assembly Meeting
The meeting will take place Sunday, November 4, 2012 promptly at 12:00noon and adjourn by 1:30pm. The agenda for the meeting has been mailed to all Saint Nicholas stewards.

Adult Religious Education
The next class is on Wednesday, October 24, at 6:30pm. Metropolitan Nikitas will speak on Saint Demetrios.

Orthodoxy 101 Class with Father Ion
The class meets on Fridays at 12:15pm in the office boardroom and is open to all. Next class is October 26.

Harvest Φestival Ωf the Σaints (ΦΩΣ)
ΦΩΣ = LIGHT - 5:00pm Wednesday, October 31 for Saints Cosmas and Damianos. Come and enjoy an evening of harvest games, food, worship and learning: candle light time in church, jump-house, games, stories, candy bar, parent/ adult class with Metropolitan Nikitas. Children are welcome to dress ...Read Full Text >

Walk for Missions
Watch for prizes to be awarded and scheduled for our participants. There will be cupcakes for the church school class with the highest percentage of walkers. An ice cream party, a pizza party, a movie night at church, a ticket to the PAOI fundraising dinner, and best of all, the opportunity to go bowling ...Read Full Text >

Commemorating OXI Day
The Hellenic School and the award-winning Dance Groups of St. Nicholas invite you to attend A Greek National Day of Pride, Sunday, October 28 at 1:00pm in the Community Center. Lunch will be served after the Liturgy. Cost is $10, with proceeds going for the Dance Groups and the purchase of dry erase ...Read Full Text >

2012 Stewardship Update
Your Stewardship ministry sincerely thanks the 440 pledged stewards who have demonstrated their commitment to St. Nicholas Church by returning their 2012 Commitment Cards (received as of 11 Oct 2012), with the average commitment of $880 per family. We will continue working towards the "100% Stewardship" ...Read Full Text >

The Chian Society of Agia Markella
Will hold their Annual Dinner Dance on Saturday, November 10, 2012,in the St. Nicholas Community Center,celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Chios` independence from Turkey. Social Hour 6:30pm; Dinner 7:30pm. Tickets $50 per person. New York Steak and Lobster entree. Call Nick Pries for tickets and ...Read Full Text >

Movie Night at the Museum
Hellenic Heritage Institute will be showing films from or about Greece every second Friday of each month at 7:30pm. The next two films are: Nov 9 "My Sweet Canary", a journey through the life and music of Rosa Eskenazi; Dec 14 "George Dalaras "Enchanted Songs", Tribute to Rembetiko".

8th Annual Volleyball Tournament
Last weekend's Tournament was a huge success! The Committee did a wonderful job in organizing a well-run and fun-filled weekend of Christian fellowship and good sportsmanship for all participants, which included 8 parishes and over 30 teams. Division winners as follows: Jr. Goya Division -St. Nicholas Jrs. ...Read Full Text >
Wednesday, October 24
     5:30pm Paraklesis
Tuesday, October 23 - Saint James (Iakovos)the Apostle
     8:30am Orthros + Liturgy of Saint James at the Cathedral in Oakland
Thursday,October 25 - Eve of Saint Demetrios
     7:00pm Vespers St. Demetrios Church in Concord
Friday, October 26 - Saint Demetrios
     8:30am Orthros + Liturgy
Sunday, October 28, 7th Sunday of Luke, Protection of the Theotokos
     7:15am Orthros + Liturgy 1
     10:00am Liturgy 2
Wednesday, October 31 - Eve of Saints Cosmas & Damianos
     5:30pm Vespers with children participation/ program
Previous St. Nicholas Church Bulletins
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Publish Date:July 29, 2012
 
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