Outreach Ministry Hannah’s Gift—We Thank our Volunteers for preparing meals for children cancer patients and their families at CHOC Thursdays in Sept & Oct! Thanks this week to Lisa Chavos & Carol Sekeris.

St. Paul’s/St. Barnabas’ Feeding the Homeless Wed., Nov 18, 12-3pm at Anselm of Canterbury in Garden Grove. Sign-ups next door.

St. Paul’s Agape Outreach needs YOUR help! We serve dinner to the homeless women living at Isaiah House the 4th Monday of each month. Please contact Terry Maroutsos at 949/481-6806 to volunteer to help with this wonderful program.


News & Information Church School Regular Sunday Church School Schedule is as follows: (ages 3 through High School), 10am, Divine Liturgy: Families worship in Church together. Students will be ushered for Holy Communion after the Choir, then exit at rear of Church, proceeding to their classes. Class dismissed at 12-12:15pm. Parents PLEASE wait till dismissal before calling for your children!

Child Care is Provided in the St. Efthymia Room 102 of the Education Building from 10am to 12pm on Sundays, for children aged 3yrs. and younger. Supervision ends at 12pm!

Needed: Laptop Computer for use in the children’s Greek School. If you have one to donate please call Mrs. Katalanos at 714-557-5352.

Mission Committee's Bake sale This Sunday! In the Church Hall… treats for all!

GOYA “Don’t Come to Tea” Fundraiser after Liturgy THIS Sunday.

For the Feast-day of our Parish: Family Potluck Dinner & Art Festival, Wed. Oct 28 at 6pm, followed by Vespers for St. Paul at 7:30 & Dessert Reception at 8:30pm.

Dr. Eve Tibbs’ Special Presentation on Ecclesiology East and West: the Church—a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the 21st Century” on Thurs, October 29 at 7:30 pm. Please join us!

So Cal IOCC “Step Up” 5-K Walk-a-Thon at Rose Bowl, Oct. 31! Lace up to help the world’s needy! Please call Nicolas Nicolaou 714-280-1310.

MYTH! “Philoptochos is only for Yiayia’s” Come and see for yourself! Tues, Nov. 3, 7–9pm, 1st meeting at the home of Chrissie Zeppos: 3 Epona Way, Ladera Ranch. Mark Your Calendar!

Festival of Hearts, Nov 21, at the Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach. For details go to www.stpaulsirvine.org/hearts

Student Aid Endowment Fundraiser, Nov 28 at Assumption Church in Long Beach.

2009 PATRIARCHAL VISIT – NEW WEBSITE: His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will visit the United States October 20 – November 6. He will be leading the Religion, Science, and Environmental Symposium: “Restoring Balance: The Great Mississippi River” from October 21-25. For information on the symposium, the schedule of events for the visit, and more on the Ecumenical Patriarch and his environmental efforts visit the special US visit site at

http://usvisit2009.org/


Greek Language Classes Greek School for Children have begun! Classes include Kindergarten are every Tues/Wed at 4pm and 5:30pm. For info or to register call Mrs. Loula Katalanos at 714-557-5352.

Adult Greek Lessons, all 4 levels from beginners to advanced are in session Mon & Wed at 6pm & 7:30pm. For info or to register please call Mrs. Nina Luke at 714-546-5840.




Education & Spiritual Formation Orthodox Koinonia Bible Study, ages 30+, Thursdays 7:30pm on Epistle of St. James. For info call Dean 949-733-2366.

Women’s Bible Study led by Eve Tibbs, Thursdays from 11:30-12:30pm. Friends, drop-ins and children are always welcome.

Orthodox Christianity 101 Wed evenings at 7pm. Class taught by Fr. Steve, intended both for those wishing to become Orthodox as well as those already Orthodox but wishing to strengthen their knowledge of the faith. Childcare available!

Men’s Fellowship Group meets Tues. Nov. 3, 7pm-8:30pm. Spiritual study, Discussion, Networking & Fellowship. For info see Fr. Karcher or contact George Kateyiannis at 949-300-2959.

Women’s Study Fellowship, meeting on Mondays at 7-9pm & studying St. John.

Adult Study Fellowship, monthly book club, meets on Tues, Nov. 10, 7pm at St. Paul’s, discussing “The Holy Fire: Fathers of the Eastern Church” by Robert Payne.


Great Vespers Every Saturday at 6pm In the Orthodox Church the liturgical day begins in the evening with the setting of the sun. This practice follows the Biblical account of creation: "And there was evening and there was morning, one day" (Gen 1:5).

The Vespers service in the Church always begins with the chanting of the evening psalm: "...the sun knows it's time for setting, You make darkness and it is night...." (Psalm 104: 19-20) This psalm, which glorifies God's creation of the world, is man's very first act of worship, for man first of all meets God as Creator. "Bless the Lord, O my soul, 0 Lord my God, You are very great ...."

The service of Vespers takes us through creation, sin, and salvation in Christ. It leads us to the meditation of God's word and the glorification of his love for men. It instructs us and allows us to praise God for the particular events or persons whose memory is celebrated and made present to us in the Church. It prepares us for the sleep of the night and the dawn of the new day to come. On the eves of the Divine Liturgy, it begins our movement into the most perfect communion with God in the sacramental mysteries.


Cultural Events St. Paul’s Trip To Santa Monica Symphony-Free! Sun., Nov. 1, 7:30pm. Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, etc.--we need drivers--see Dean.

Classical Music Lecture & Listening! Friday, Nov. 6, 7:30pm on musical masterpieces of Max Reger (1873-1916). Dinner at Pei Wei 5:45 pm.

A World-Class Live Theatrical Production! The American Hellenic Council presents the
Leonidas Loizides Theatrical Group in the Ancient Greek Drama by Euripides, TROADES (Trojan Women), Sat, Nov 14, 8pm-10pm, Downey Theater, 8435 Firestone Boulevard, Downey. Ticket Price: $20 pre-sale/$25 at the door, For tickets: info@americanhellenic.org call us at 323-651-3507



St. Paul`s Library Please Visit our Library during the Coffee Hour on Sunday!

ParishPay.com Convenient and easy! Set up your stewardship gift electronically by going to parishpay.com

In Our Prayers Julie, Pita, Virginia, Kenny, Tony, Vasileigh, Mihaila, Donna, Chris, David, Michael, Alma-Maria, Jon, Jeanette, Anthony, John, Ezra, Paul, Kimberly, Ted, Pat, Thomas, Lucia, Ron, Howard-Paul, Marie, Darby,
Ermione, Andrea, Fred, Vasilios, Panayotis, Lydia, Pete, Antonia, Susan.


Please call the Church office to have the name of a person in need of prayer added to our prayer list. We’ll keep that person in our prayers and their name on our list for 40 days. At that time we will remove the name unless there is still need and you wish to have the name included for an additional 40 days (and so on as needed). In this way we’ll be better able to keep our prayer list current. Thank you!


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