Sunday, July 2, 2017, 11:00am at Macedonian Park, 645 Lommel Road, Calistoga (off Silverado Trail)

BBQ lunch including Cretan appetizers, souvlaki, paidakia, pilafi, wine tasting and more.  Playground, pony rides and petting zoo for the kids.  Memorial Service at St. Demetrios Chapel.  Music and dancing featuring musicians from Crete.

Ticket prices:  Ages 15 to adult - $65, under 14 - $50, parking $10.  For further information contact Effie Fourakis at 415-823-9433 or effie@minoans.com.  For advance tickets visit http://www.PAASF2017.org  or email info@paasf2017.org.

This Sunday's coffee hour team: Tina Bundros, Maria Hionis, Stacy Panayotopoulos, and Laurie Sahines.

If you wish to be on the coffee teams that are forming, please contact Marcella Fotis at 408-723- 4124.

This year in lieu of the traditional Panagia Luncheon, St. Anna Philoptochos is organizing a parish family fellowship gathering to celebrate the Dormition of the Panagia on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 in the Small Hall immediately following the Liturgy.  The Philoptochos is asking that parishioners, who would like to, bring an appetizer or finger foods to share in this festive event.

Save the Date:Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 12:30pm.

You are all invited to attend a luncheon for His Eminence

Metropolitan Nikitas to celebrate the feast day of Saint Nikitas.

Details to follow. Chairperson: Roula Demertzis

Father Berris Golf Classic, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization benefiting seminarians from our Diocese enrolled in the Masters of Divinity Program at Holy Cross Seminary and the St. Nicholas Building Fund, in memory of Fr. John Berris, of blessed memory.  Over the last 28 years $191,000 has been awarded in scholarships to seminarians and over $120,000 to St. Nicholas Building Fund, all thanks to our sponsors, donors, golfers and volunteers.  The 29^th annual Fr. Berris Golf Classic will be held Monday, September 18^th at Silver Creek Valley Country Club in San Jose.  Please join us for a fun day of golf and fellowship and/or consider being a sponsor, gift donor or volunteer at the tournament.  For more information visit www.FrBerisGolf.org or call Jim Chiochios at 408.741.5534 OR email Joanne Pagonis at jopagonis@mac.com for player/sponsor/gift information; or Alexis Geranios  at alexisgeranios@gmail.com for volunteers.

St Anna Philoptochos is postponing their Fashion Show til September 30th. It will be held in Community Center of St Nicholas. Doors open at 11:30 am. Adults $50.00 / children 12 and under $15.00. Questions/ reservations contact Laurie Sahines 408 823 0111.  lsahines@comcast.net

If you wish to order kollyva, paximadia, koulourakia or other Greek pastries, or artoklasia, please see below.  Payment is arranged with the makers and not the church.  If there is anyone who wants to be added to the makers list, please call the church office.

For kollyva:

Marcella Fotis 408-723-4124

Maria Anagnostou 408-316-6609

For paximadia, koulourakia, and other Greek pastries:

Maria Tsaboukos 408-723-5175

Marcella Fotis 408-723-4124

Antonia Komianos 408-472-3888

For artoklasia:

Marcella Fotis 408-723-4124

Despina Anagnostou 408-316-6609

Once again, we will be hosting the annual Monastery fundraiser in our Community Center. All proceeds of the event will go directly to helping the different causes of the monastery.

Sunday, October 22, 2017

More details to follow.  Please save the date.

Sts Peter and Paul Missions Ministry wishes you a great summer.  We will be starting the Mochas for Missions July 30 through September.  This fundraising campaign is to support the mission churches within our own Metropolis.  We will have new containers for you to fill with change and return or envelopes for your checks.  Please make checks out to Sts Peter and Paul MM with Mochas in the memo.  

Thank you for your support of our other yearly projects:  Indigenous priests abroad, short term & long term missionaries and the Theotokos Girls Orphanage.

Single burial plot available at Mission City Memorial Park, 420 N. Winchester Blvd, Santa Clara, in the Greek Section.  If interested, please call George Spilios 408-806-1699 for more information.

Confessions with Father Demosthenes are available by appointment.  Please call the church office at 408-246-2770 or Father Demosthenes at 408-784-9364.

Sacramental wine has been acquired from St. Anthony’s Monastery in Arizona. This wine is dedicated only to be used for sacraments such as the Proskomide or Artoklasia at St. Nicholas or other Orthodox churches.  It is available for purchase at the bookstore for a $20 donation.  All proceeds go towards the needs of the Altar and will also help support St. Anthony’s Monastery.  Thank you for your support.

Commencing Wednesday, February 1, 2017, Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church will institute a Church facility fee to offset the costs for the general maintenance and usage of the Church. The facility fees are listed below:

 Marriage Ceremony

Steward: $300.00

Non- Steward: $500.00

 Baptism

Steward: $ 200.00

Non- Steward: $400.00

 We thank you for your consideration!

Help us pave the way to success by purchasing a donor brick, customized with your message and to be laid in the existing area near the office/community center.  With the purchase of a brick, you may pay tribute to someone special, honor the memory of a loved one, or have your family name or ministry group forever recognized on one or more bricks.

All profits of this fundraiser go towards the Building Fund at St. Nicholas, supporting the future growth of our parish.  

Bricks are being offered for a donation of $1,000 each. Don’t miss out on this beautiful opportunity.

Please contact the office at churchoffice@saintnicholas.org or 408-246-2770 for more information.

If you already shop on Amazon, or if you’re looking for the perfect gift for a loved one, we invite you to shop at smile.amazon.com and choose Greek Orthodox Community of Santa Clara as your charity of choice and .5% of your purchase will be donated to St. Nicholas. This is no cost to you. Below you can read about how to use Amazon Smile.

How Does it Work?

1. Visit smile.amazon.com.

The entire shopping experience is the same and most products available on amazon.com are available at Amazon Smile.

2. Sign in and Choose Greek Orthodox Community of Santa Clara County

The screen will look slightly different depending on whether you’re already signed into Amazon. If you’re already signed in, you’ll see a screen like the one below. Simply search for “Greek Orthodox Community of Santa Clara County” and proceed to step 3.

3. Begin Shopping 

The monthly Canon is issued electronically. If you would like to receive a hard copy, please contact the office at 408-246-2770 or churchoffice@saintnicholas.org   and one will be mailed to you. 

Please note that the July and August issues will be issued electronically only.

To avoid any confusion on our part as we compose and print the Sunday bulletin, we ask that anyone who wishes to include a notice in the Sunday bulletin submit the notice in writing to the office BY THURSDAY NOON!  Please don't wait until the last minute or send a note into the altar on a Sunday morning while the liturgy is in progress.

Please check with Father Demosthenes in the office before posting anything on the bulletin board in the Small Hall.  Notices, announcements, advertisements, etc. that have not been approved will be removed.  Thank you for your kind cooperation.