GREEK FESTIVAL PREPARATIONS
Did you know that during the three days of the festival we will be visited by 5,000 to 10,000 people? Some say that even more come to enjoy the hospitality we will offer. Quite a few people return from year to year, looking forward to our great Festival. Question for us: how many of these will we succeed in bringing to church as guests, to stay, to join us on the journey to fullness? God willing, with your effort, maybe the nets will not be empty this year.
Online Sign up: you may now let the leaders know when you can help and where you would like to work. Click here to signup on line.
Little Church at the Festival: the 9 icon copies of the iconostasis from Salinas have been ordered. They should arrive next week. Pretty tight... The donations thus far total $1,150, barely making it halfway to what is needed to cover the expense of the rental and materials. Make checks to Saint John the Baptist Church, Memo: Small Church at the Festival.
Electronic Payment: This year the festival booths will be equipped with electronic point of sale iPads in order to take credit cards and cash in a fast and efficient manner. All transactions will be run through the machines allowing the leadership to know in detail the dynamics of the sales per day, per booth, per item per hour. Very simple to use, these machines can provide a great insight into how we conduct business.
More than the 3 days: Let’s not forget the BEFORE and AFTER; there is a great need for volunteers to help the setup on Friday before the festival starts, and also to take down on Monday after the Festival ends. Please sign up here.
Upcoming Cooking Schedule: all cooking to take place in Salinas, unless otherwise noted. Bring with you a sack lunch and your apron.
Tuesday, August 29: Apricot Baklava, 12 pm
Thursday, August 31: Apricot Baklava 9 am
Question about the Baklava event? Call Sandy Sanders at 831.229.1937
NEW: ORTHODOX SPIRITUALITY PRIMER
The second in a series of lectures will be offered this Sunday to help us in our spiritual journey.
Session 2 Sunday, August 27, 12 noon: Prayer
Join us in the church to learn more on this powerful subject.
ORTHODOXY 101/ CATECHISM CLASS
Our Orthodoxy 101/ Catechism cycle will be this Sunday, August 27. The meetings will take place on Sundays after the coffee hour. To sign up for the class, please contact Father Ion. All are welcome. For this class' assignments go to The Heart. Also see the list of books at Bibliography.
LITURGY IN SALINAS
The feast of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, the protector of our community, will be celebrated with Vespers in Carmel and Orthros and Liturgy in Salinas. See Schedule of Services for the hours. August 29 is a day of strict fast.
PARAKLESIS, POTLUCK AND WORKSHOP
Next week's Wednesday Paraklesis will be followed by the small group discussion inspired by the delicious potluck dinner. We will again enjoy some Desert Wisdom and we will discuss about applying it to our lives in the modern age.
6:00pm – Paraklesis
6:45pm – Lenten Potluck dinner and discussion: "Desert Wisdom"
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
Join Philoptochos for their Fall Breakfast Meeting, featuring Father Milutin Janjic of St. Prophet Elias Church. Hear his insightful "Reflections on the Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year." Enjoy the warm fellowship, a delicious Greek style breakfast, support our newly elected board of directors, and learn what's new with our dynamic chapter!
Saturday, September 16th
10:30 AM
Seccombe Hall
Corner of Lincoln & 9th
Carmel by the Sea
By Donation
Information and reservations: Alexandra Mouzas 619-518-2755, or email Alex@AlexandraMouzas.com
SERVING THESE SUNDAYS
The teams on duty these coming Sundays are:
August 27
Welcoming: Presbytera Ana
Parish Council Member: Christina Pressas
Fellowship: Team 4 (Green) – always 4th Sunday of the month
September 3
Coffee Hour is suspended for this Sunday.
Please join us at the Greek Festival at the Monterey Plaza near Fisherman’s Wharf
NEW: CONNECT!
We now have three new Facebook Groups for you to consider:
- Families - for parents (and grandparents) to keep in touch and plan events.
- Newbies - for catechumens and new people in our community.
- Military - for families of the military in the area, both active and retired.
These are closed groups. Add your friends who might enjoy being part of them or, to join, please contact Julia Wheeler.
SUNDAY SCHOOL SUMMER BREAK
The Sunday School will enjoy the summer break until September. See you in church!
ST. BASIL CHURCH ANNIVERSARY GALA
St. Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church in San Jose invites all of us to join in the festive occasion of their 31st Anniversary Gala on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 5pm at the The Villages Golf and Country Club, 5000 Cribari Lane, San Jose, 95135. RSVP Maria Anagnostos at 408.316.6609.