There will be a garage sale held at the home of Nina Kent on Saturday, May 25 from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM. The address is 2635 Keats Avenue, Thousand Oaks.
For further information, please contact Nina or Father Paul.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Message from His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin
Father Paul has received the following email from Archbishop Benjamin:
Dear Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy of the Diocese of the West:
Dear Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy of the Diocese of the West:
I was forwarded this email today and urge you all to read it and to respond. It concerns two Christian bishops, one the Antiochian Metropolitan of Aleppo, Paul, who were recently abducted in Syria. This is, of course, a tragedy for them and their flocks.
+Benjamin
From: midatlanticdiocese@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:16:19 -0400
Subject: An Urgent Message
To:
From: midatlanticdiocese@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:16:19 -0400
Subject: An Urgent Message
To:
Greetings in the name of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ as we embark upon this blessed Holy Week.
There are two items in this email:
Item 1 of 2:
a. The following petition has been logged on the White House Website and the link below will take you to the Webpage
b. Please forward this email to all your parishioners, friends, and family and ask them to sign the petition using the link below
An appeal to President Obama and his government for the release of two Orthodox Christian Archbishops, namely Archbishop Paul Yazigi and Archbishop Youhanna Ibrahim who were abducted by armed rebels on April 23, 2013 in the suburbs of Aleppo, Syria. The driver of the Archbishops was murdered and the Archbishops were forced by the rebels to go to an unknown location either in Syria or in Turkey.
We appeal to you beloved in Christ and peace loving people to sign this petition urgently asking the American administration to use all its influence for the release of these two Archbishops and to bring a peaceful settlement to this bloodletting Syrian conflict through a negotiated settlement.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/appeal-president-obama-and-his-government-release-two-abducted-orthodox-christian-archbishops-syria/xNskxL1q
Item 2 of 2:
Attached, please find a letter from Patriarch JOHN X of Antioch regarding the situation in Syria and the Palm Sunday Procession. His Beatitude requested all the parishes of the Patriarchate of Antioch to do the following: “Let our processions be this year with candles tied with black ribbons, chanting the hymn: ‘To Thee O Champion Leader….’ Instead of the Hymn ‘Rejoice O Bethany…’ asking the Virgin Mary to keep our Church as a fortified city.” Please read the full attached letter.
You can find this same letter in many languages, including Arabic, on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Antiochpatriarchate.org
May you have a blessed Holy Week and glorious Pascha.
There are two items in this email:
Item 1 of 2:
a. The following petition has been logged on the White House Website and the link below will take you to the Webpage
b. Please forward this email to all your parishioners, friends, and family and ask them to sign the petition using the link below
An appeal to President Obama and his government for the release of two Orthodox Christian Archbishops, namely Archbishop Paul Yazigi and Archbishop Youhanna Ibrahim who were abducted by armed rebels on April 23, 2013 in the suburbs of Aleppo, Syria. The driver of the Archbishops was murdered and the Archbishops were forced by the rebels to go to an unknown location either in Syria or in Turkey.
We appeal to you beloved in Christ and peace loving people to sign this petition urgently asking the American administration to use all its influence for the release of these two Archbishops and to bring a peaceful settlement to this bloodletting Syrian conflict through a negotiated settlement.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/appeal-president-obama-and-his-government-release-two-abducted-orthodox-christian-archbishops-syria/xNskxL1q
Item 2 of 2:
Attached, please find a letter from Patriarch JOHN X of Antioch regarding the situation in Syria and the Palm Sunday Procession. His Beatitude requested all the parishes of the Patriarchate of Antioch to do the following: “Let our processions be this year with candles tied with black ribbons, chanting the hymn: ‘To Thee O Champion Leader….’ Instead of the Hymn ‘Rejoice O Bethany…’ asking the Virgin Mary to keep our Church as a fortified city.” Please read the full attached letter.
You can find this same letter in many languages, including Arabic, on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Antiochpatriarchate.org
May you have a blessed Holy Week and glorious Pascha.
Yours in Christ,
+Bishop THOMAS
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Great Lent begins
Today being Cheesefare Sunday (and St. Patrick's Day!), we mark the beginning of Great Lent. There will be services each day this week, as follows:
- Monday - 6:30 pm: Canon of St. Andrew
- Tuesday - 6:30 pm: Canon of St. Andrew
- Wednesday - 6:30 pm: Presanctified Liturgy
- Thursday - 6:30 pm: Canon of St. Andrew
- Friday - 7:00 pm: Salutations (at St. Demetrios in Camarillo)
Next Sunday (March 24), the Sunday of Orthodoxy/Holy Annunciation vespers will be held at 6:00 pm at the Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Santa Maria. For directions, click here. On Monday, March 25, the Divine Liturgy for the Annunciation will be held at St. Herman's at 6:30 pm.
You can view the complete Lenten service schedule by clicking on the Calendar link above.
Also, we would like to thank David and Elijah Dickens for volunteering to serve at the Wednesday evening presanctified liturgies--David and Elijah, your commitment is greatly appreciated! We do need volunteers to serve at the Friday morning presanctified liturgies, so if you are able to help out with those, or with any of the Lenten services, please let Lazarus or Father Paul know. Your help will be invaluable.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Services canceled Friday and Saturday
Father Paul has canceled the services scheduled for tonight and tomorrow morning due to illness. The Divine Liturgy on Sunday will take place as normally scheduled.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Archbishop Benjamin to visit St. Herman's
His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West will be visiting St. Herman's on Saturday, February 16 and Sunday, February 17. Please mark your calendars and plan to be here that weekend to welcome him!
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