Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2025-08-03
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Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (760) 942-0920
  • Fax:
  • (760) 942-3603
  • Street Address:

  • 3459 Manchester Ave. #32

  • Cardiff-By-The-Sea, CA 92007


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Services Schedule

SUNDAYS

8:30AM  Orthros

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

 

WEEKDAYS/SATURDAYS

8:30AM  Orthros

9:30AM Divine Liturgy

 


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Memorials & Prayers

Memorials

3 year memorial for Mary Pat Sourapas. She is survived by Steve Sourapas, Steven and Connie Sourapas.

Prayers

Peter and Lydia Chaconas, Patricia Karetas, Vasil Karounos, Litsa Mitchell, Marianne McDonald, Becky Stathes Parks Snell, Mary Garbis, Katherine Rovos, Nora Paltadakis, Aphrodite Sacorafas, Cynthia Sacorafas, Susan Comitas, Helen Theofan, Nikki Cozakos, Desiree Plagis, Kelee Tsitsikaos, Michael L. Pappas,  Amalia Wadsworth, Paula Elliott, Alexandra Tzatzalos,  Maria Alexandrovna Pavlova, Espe Reyes, Nasia Ampelas, Connie Moulios, Chris Panagos, Harry Chris Karnazes, Mary Karnazes, Peter Stacy, Al Wadsworth, Carol Robinson, Derek Miller, Anelia Delcheva, Nancy Gilbert, Toula Panos, Zoey Lavdas, Sofia Osborne, Pamela Potts, Anastasia Proesel, and Venetia, Triantafilia, Angela Guarino, Shelby Shinkle, James Conigliaro, Michael Horgan, Despina Perakis, Yianni Perakis, George Theodosiou, Rosemarie  De Rosa, Evie Johnston, Mary Bruscella, Maria Goodin (Demas), Helen Y, Theresa Pappas-Davidson, Max Davidson, Evelyn Davidson, Daniel Anaya, Hanna Sado. If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, please contact the office.

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Updates

ANNOUNCEMENTS

EPISTLE READERS: Peter Fellios in Greek. John Fellios in English.

PROSFORON OFFERED BY:  Christine Dorudian, Laure Bemis, and Nannette List.

SUNDAY SCHOOL:  Sunday School will resume Sunday, September 14.

COMMUNION: The newly baptized/chrismated should come forward first.  Everyone else please wait until your row is called by the Parish Council.  If you wish to receive a blessing only, please come forward when your row is called for Communion and ask for a blessing when you approach the Priest.  Communion is offered to Orthodox Christians who are baptized/chrismated in the Orthodox faith, who are in good standing, and who are prepared to receive the Holy Gifts.  

FELLOWSHIP HOSTED BY: Loss and Bereavement Ministry.


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Calendar

  • This Week

    August 3 to August 17, 2025

    Sunday, August 3

    YOUTH SUNDAY

    8:30AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:00AM Memorial

    11:45AM Choir Rehearsal

    12:00PM FOCUS Food Prep- Pappas Hall

    Monday, August 4

    6:00PM Paraklesis

    6:30PM Pacific Coast Harmony - Rehearsal

    Tuesday, August 5

    9:00AM Silent Prayer

    11:30AM Weekly Calendar Meeting

    Wednesday, August 6

    8:30AM Transfiguration of Our Lord - Orthros

    9:30AM Transfiguration of Our Lord - Liturgy

    12:00PM FOCUS Outreach Meal Prep & Delivery - Pappas Hall Kitchen

    7:00PM Scout Troop 2000 - Pappas Hall

    Thursday, August 7

    10:30AM Trisagion

    11:30AM Funeral

    12:30PM Makaria - Pappas Hall

    Saturday, August 9

    Festival Equipment Cleaning-Church Grounds

    10:00AM Double Baptism

    Sunday, August 10

    8:30AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:45AM Choir Rehearsal

    12:30PM Orthodoxy 101 Class - Church

    Monday, August 11

    6:00PM Paraklesis

    6:30PM Pacific Coast Harmony - Rehearsal

    7:00PM Dance Board Mtg (Zoom)

    Tuesday, August 12

    9:00AM Silent Prayer

    11:30AM Weekly Calendar Meeting

    6:30PM Philoptochos Board Meeting

    Wednesday, August 13

    12:30PM Prime Timers Event - FBI Guest Speaker

    6:00PM Paraklesis

    6:00PM Paraklesis

    7:00PM Scout Troop 2000 - Pappas Hall

    Thursday, August 14

    6:00PM Vespers

    Friday, August 15

    Monthly Vine Submission Due

    8:30AM Orthros - Dormition of the Theotokos

    9:30AM Liturgy - Dormition of the Theotokos

    12:00PM Wedding Rehearsal

    Saturday, August 16

    12:00PM Wedding

    Sunday, August 17

    8:30AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:15AM Memorial

    11:45AM Choir Rehearsal

    12:15PM Loss and Bereavement Grief Support Group - Conference Room

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Save the Date

  • Fri Aug 1 Dormition Fast Begins- Paraklesis; 6:00 pm
  • Mon Aug 4 Paraklesis; 6:00 pm
  • Wed Aug 6 Transfiguration of Our Lord - Orthros; 8:30 am Liturgy; 9:30 am Paraklesis; 6:00 pm
  • Sat Aug 9 Festival Equipment Cleaning & Prep Saturday - Church Grounds - 9:30 am
  • Sun Aug 10 Orthodoxy 101 - Church Sanctuary; 12:30 pm Contact Dino or Jeff: (909) 648-3039 | (760) 521-7087
  • Wed Aug 13 Prime Timers FBI Guest Speaker on Elder Abuse & Fraud Protection - Pappas Hall 12:30 pm 
  • Tue Aug 19 Festival Baking - Phillips Center Kitchen - 9:00 am - Contact Toni K for more: (760) 448-5253
  • Sat Aug 23 Men's Group Seminar - Pappas Hall - 11:00 am - Vespers - 5:00 pm - Contact Dino for info: [email protected]
  • Sun Aug 24 Blessing of the Backpacks & Youth Expo - After Liturgy
  • Tue Aug 26 Festival Baking - Phillips Center Kitchen - 9:00 am - Contact Toni K for more: (760) 448-5253
  • Wed Aug 27 St Phanourios - Orthros; 8:30 am Liturgy; 9:30 am
  • Aug 28 to Sep 1 YAL Conference in Seattle (details to follow)
  • Fri Aug 29 Beheading of John the Baptist - Orthros; 8:30 am Liturgy; 9:30 am
  • Sat Aug 30 Saint Alexander - Orthros; 8:30 am Liturgy; 9:30 am
  • Mon Sep 1 Labor Day - Office closed
  • Mon Sep 1 Ecclesiastical New Year - Orthros; 8:30 am Liturgy; 9:30 am
  • Sat Sep 6 & Sun Sep 7 Cardiff Greek Festival! Saturday; 10:00 am-10:00 pm Sunday; 11:00 am-9:00 pm
  • Mon Sep 8 Nativity of Theotokos - Orthros; 8:30 am Liturgy; 9:30 am
  • Tue Sep 9 Bible Study with Fr. Michael resumes - Every Tuesday - (Zoom) 10:30 am
  • Sun Sep 14 Exaltation of the Holy Cross
  • Sun Sep 14 National back to Church Sunday! Sunday School Resumes
  • Sun Sep 14 Orthodoxy 101 - Church Sanctuary - 12:30 pm Contact Dino or Jeff: (909) 648-3039 | (760) 521-7087
  • Sun Sep 28 Greek School Year Blessing! *Classes resume on Monday, September 29.
  • Sat Sep 20 St Helen Philoptochos General Assembly - Pappas Hall 
  • Sun Sep 28 Blessing of the Surfboards

SOME RECURING MINISTRY MEETINGS & EVENTS:

  • FESTIVAL HIGH SCHOOL & ADULT DANCE PRACTICE DATES: Sunday, August 24: 7-9 pm Tuesday, August 26: 7-9 pm Tuesday, September 2: 7-9 pm Thursday, September 4: 7-9 pm (Pappas Hall)
  • SILENT PRAYER: Every Tuesday in church - 9:30 am Contact John B for info (858) 480-6363
  • BIBLE STUDY W/ FR MICHAEL: Tuesday's on Zoom - 10:30 am  (Unless canceled for a service or on break)
  • PARAKLESIS SERVICE: Wednesdays at 6:00 pm (Unless canceled for a service or on break)
  • STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: Every first Wednesday of the month - after Paraklesis - Conference Room - 7:00 pm
  • GRIEF SUPPORT: Every third Sunday of the month - After Liturgy Contact George for more (760) 936-3042
  • FOCUS OUTREACH: Prep on the Sunday prior to the first Wednesday of every month -  Meal prep, packing, & delivery on the First Wednesday of the month. Contact Paulette A for how you can help (858) 333-1647
  • THURSDAY BAKING GROUP : Phillips Center Kitchen - 9:00 am Contact Toni for exact dates (619) 985-5509
  • YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY (YAL) *Ages 21-35: Contact Eva Marie for event dates (858) 353-5737 
  • CARDIFF GREEK FESTIVAL: Contact Festival Chair Joe B or Tasia M  (619) 977-4725 | (760) 715-8217

 

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Seventh Mode

Thou didst abolish death by Thy Cross; Thou didst open Paradise to the thief; Thou didst transform the myrrh-bearers' lamentation, and didst bid Thine Apostles to preach that Thou art risen, O Christ God, granting great mercy to the world.

Apolytikion for the Church in the First Mode

He beheld the image of your Cross in the Heavens, and as Paul, he too did not receive the call from men.  Your apostle among Kings placed the care of the Royal City in Your hands.  Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O only Loving Lord, keep it ever in peace.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Seventh Mode

You were transfigured upon the mount, O Christ our God, and Your disciples, in so far as they could bear, beheld Your glory. Thus, when they see You crucified, they may understand Your voluntary passion, and proclaim to the world that You are truly the effulgence of the Father.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Seventh Mode. Psalm 28.11,1.
The Lord will give strength to his people.
Verse: Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-17.

Brethren, I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius; lest any one should say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.


Gospel Reading

8th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 14:14-22

At that time, Jesus saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." And he said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.


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Wisdom of the Fathers

And another thing too we learn, the self-restraint of the disciples which they practised in necessary things, and how little they accounted of food.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 49 on Matthew 14, 4th Century

For being twelve, they had five loaves only and two fishes; so secondary to them were the things of the body: so did they cling to the things spiritual only. And not even that little did they hold fast, but gave up even it when asked.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 49 on Matthew 14, 4th Century

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Saints and Feasts

August 03

Isaacius, Dalmatus, & Faustus, Ascetics of the Dalmation Monastery

Of these, Saint Isaacius is celebrated also on May 30. He became a monk at an early age and was a worker of every virtue; a zealot for the Orthodox Faith, he was also deemed worthy of the gift of prophecy. The Saint dwelt in a small hut near Constantinople. When Valens the Arian marched against the Goths, who were at the Danube River, this righteous one went out himself to meet the Emperor and, taking in hand the reins of the Emperor's horse, said to him with boldness that God had incited the barbarians to come against him, since he himself had incited many to speak against God in blasphemy, and had driven God's true worshippers out of the divine houses of prayer. Furthermore, he told him, if he ceased fighting against God by means of heresy and returned the good shepherds (that is, the Orthodox bishops) to the flock of Christ, he would easily gain the victory over his enemies. However, if he did not desist from these things, nor have God as his ally, at the very outset of the battle both he and his army would certainly be destroyed. "Learn from experience," he said, "that it is hard to kick against the pricks. Thou shalt not return, and this expedition will be destroyed." But the Emperor became angry and had the righteous one locked in prison that he might punish him and put him to death on his return after he conquered the barbarians. But he was utterly defeated and was burned alive in a certain village in the year 378 (Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Eccl. Hist., ch. 4: 31-32). When his surviving soldiers returned from the war, wishing to tempt the Saint, they came to him and said, "Prepare to make thy defense before the Emperor, who is coming to fulfil what he spoke against thee." But the Saint answered, "It has already been seven days that I smelled the stink of his bones, which were burned in the fire." Thus the righteous one was released from prison. All marveled because of his prophecy, and he became even more wondrous by means of the zeal he displayed in behalf of Orthodoxy in 381, when the Second Ecumenical Council was convoked. After this, a monastery was built in Constantinople for him, and he piously shepherded those struggling with him in asceticism. Having served as an example of the monastic life for them, he reposed in peace about the end of the fourth century, leaving Dalmatus as his successor.

As for Saint Dalmatus, he was at first a soldier in the second division of the soldiers known as the Scholarii. Later, however, he forsook all things and taking his son Faustus, went to the above-mentioned monastery of Saint Isaacius, where he donned the monastic habit. Through his virtue he became venerable in the sight of all. He was present at the Third Ecumenical Council that was convoked in Ephesus in 431, and there displayed his zeal for Orthodoxy against Nestorius. The Council elected him Archimandrite of the monasteries in Constantinopie. Having lived for more than eighty years, he reposed in the Lord.


August 03

Salome the Holy Myrrhbearer


August 03

8th Sunday of Matthew


August 03

Theoctistus the Wonderworker


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