ST. BASIL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH THE BASILIANgosaintbasil.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Basil... · M I N I S T R I E S ST. BASIL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH Reverend Father Panagiotis

ST. BASIL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

THE BASILIANSEPTEMBER 2017

Heavenly FoodEvery September our Church community gears up to host one of the most beloved and popular events of San Joaquin County—our Greek Festi val! The Greek Festi val is a wonderful weekend of fun, delicious Greek dishes, dance and hospitality. Countless of people leave ourgrounds very sati sfi ed and look forward to next year!

As the multi tudes leave sati sfi ed and well-fed from savory Greek cuisine, my hope and prayer is that they will also learn about our precious Orthodox Christi an faith, which has the ability to leave them spiritually sati sfi ed and well-fed. Christ Himself says, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst” (John 6:35).

The spiritual hunger and thirst the Lord is referring to is that which takes place within us—it’s that internal empti ness we feel, that yearning for meaning for our lives; it can also mean the experience of confusion, feeling lost, or being in despair. Ulti mately, it is only Christ, the bread of life, who can fi ll our spiritual hunger with joy, peace, love, comfort and power.

For us to be fed with the heavenly bread of Christ, we need to live a certain way. Christ Himself said, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to fi nish His work” (John 4:34). When Christ did God the Father’s will, He was feeding Himself spiritually. It is the same with us—if we are to overcome our spiritual hunger and thirst, if we are to fi nd internal sati sfacti on, contentment and fulfi llment, we need to do God’s will; we can’t just think that being Orthodox in name only will be suffi cient. We need to imitate Christ and be people who are loving, merciful, forgiving, compassionate, pati ent, kind and humble.

Living the Christi an life also requires the wisdom and guidance of the Church which Christ established through his Apostles. When we say in the Creed that we are “the One, Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church”, we are saying that the faith we have preserved since the ti me of the Apostles is the faith which gives all people the necessary tools, disciplines, guidance, mindsets, and opportuniti es to overcome our spiritual hunger and thirst in life.

However, it is not just doing God’s will that is suffi cient to sati sfy and quench our spiritual hunger and thirst. Our Lord tells us the following: “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the fl esh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My fl esh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My fl esh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He who eats My fl esh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.” (John 6:53-56). Our Lord is referring to Holy Communion and therefore is telling us we must receive this sacrament on a regular basis.

The delicious Greek dishes that people will experience at our beauti ful Festi val is but a glimpse of the heavenly food which is Christ Himself and that St. Basil’s Orthodox Church off ers every week. God desires that all people partake of this spiritual food and drink, so that all people will “taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34:8). With love in Christ.

Fr. Pete

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THE BASILIAN SEPTEMBER 2017

THE RETURN OF ORTHODOXY 101 AND STUDIES IN THE FAITH!!!

Mark your calendars as we resume our Adult Faith Classes:

ORTHODOXY 101 Returns Wednesday, Sept. 27th— Every Wednesday Night during Family Night, 7:00pm-8:00pm

STUDIES IN THE FAITH Returns Th ursday, Sept. 28th – Every Th ursday, 10:30am-Noon

Both classes seek to help us grow closer to God and to experience more fully His peace, love, and purpose for our lives

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M I N I S T R I E S

ST. BASIL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCHReverend Father Panagiotis Sotiras

Vicki Papachristos, Choir Director Demitria Veziris, Protopsalti Margarita Veziris, Assistant PsaltiDean Poullos, Rick Gaines, Sextons

Reverend Father Panagiotis SotirasSt. Basil Greek Orthodox Church

920 West March LaneStockton, CA 95207

Phone: 209.478.7564Email: offi [email protected]

Website: gosaintbasil.org Offi ce Hours: Monday thru Friday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Closed from: 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm

Please refer to the Sunday Bulletin for changes in Parish functions. Whenever you are scheduling an event, please call the offi ce to get on the offi cial calendar. This way, we can avoid calendar confl icts and unhappy folks. Please call Eleni at (209) 478-7564.

Thank you!

ACOLYTES GROUNDSKEEPERS ST. BASIL PRESCHOOL (Garrett) George Buck Tammy Hamilton-Williams

ADMINISTRATIVE EASEMENT GROUNDSKEEPER PRESCHOOL BOARDEleni Zarefakis Gentle Lawn Care Lindsay Economou

ALTAR GUILD GREEK DANCE GROUPS SCHOLARSHIP Mary Facaros Kathy George Chimiklis

ANGEL BABIES GREEK FESTIVAL STEWARDSHIPPatricia Manuse Rick Gaines, Gayle Maduros, Bill Lappas Dean Poullos, Mike Rodarakis Veronica Gatrousis BOOKSTORE HALL COORDINATOR STUDIES IN FAITHPatricia Manuse Tom Chiarchianis Fr. Panagiotis Sotiras

COFFEE HOUR JANITORIAL WOMEN’S WELLNESS Chichone Janitorial Patricia Manuse

FAMILY NIGHT OUTREACH & EVANGELISM YOUTH RELIGIOUS EDPhyllis Trachiotis Teri Blum Lindsay Wiesner & Anna Zois

PHILOPTOCHOS COUNCIL Board Members

Georgia Aliferis Teri Blum Mary Carroll--Bandy Patti Frangadakis Kathleen Galas Dorothy Henning Despina Ksidakis Gayle Maduros Patricia Manuse JoAnne Panagpoulos Georgia Perlegos Jaye Rishard Phyllis Trachiotis Demetria Veziris Eleni Zarefakis Bobbe Xenos

PARISH COUNCIL Executive Offi cers President, Veronica Gatrousis Vice-President Lori Koulouris Secretary Maria Karapanos Treasurer Tim Wiesner Members Viviana Bandy, Emily Clifford Sylvia Hanania, Ken Jochimsen, Kathy Kaplanis, Olga Osipova, Alexandra Schoonover, Donna Vasili

Audit Committee Edward Graham, Gayle Maduros, Vicki Papachristos

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Interested in being part of the Parish Council?Are you interested in being part of the Parish Council? According to Fr. Harakas, a well-known Orthodox theologian and Professor, “Parish councils help do the work of the church. And ‘the work of the church’ is to continue the work of Jesus Christ in the world. Th e council is one of the ways the laity of the Orthodox Church share in the church’s work of preaching, teaching, blessing, sanctifying, directing, guiding and realizing the community of believers.”If you are interested in being on the Parish Council, or wish to nominate someone, here are a few things to keep in mind:

1. Please pick up the Application for Parish Council Candidacy and other pertinent forms from the Church offi ce. 2. Each term is for two years.3. All who wish to run for the Parish Council, whether incumbent Council members or new candidates, are required

to attend a parish council seminar. Dates of seminars will be forthcoming. You may also contact the Church offi ce for the dates as they will be fi nalized in the next few weeks.

4. All who wish to run for the Parish Council must also be a member of good standing for at least one year. What does it mean to be in good standing?� Canonically Bapti zed and/or Chrismated in the Orthodox Church;

� 18 Years of Age or over;

� Live according to the tenets of the Orthodox faith;

� Have marriage blessed in the Orthodox Church;

� Faithfully att end Divine Liturgy, observe Fast Days & parti cipate in the sacraments such as Holy Communion and Confession;

� Contribute toward the progress of the sacred mission of the Church;

� Remain current in stewardship obligati on to the Church (the priest may waive this under special circumstances);

� Cooperate in every way towards the well-being of the Parish.

5. Elections will take place after the Divine Liturgy the fi rst or second Sunday of December. Details will be forthcoming. You may also contact the Church offi ce for the dates as they will be fi nalized in the next few weeks.

parish council elections

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PRESIDENT’S corner

Xronia Polla! Happy (Ecclesiastical) New Year!

Though it seems odd to celebrate the beginning of a new year in late summer, according to ancient tradition, September 1st was day that Jesus began publicly preaching the good news of his ministry. Since the earliest days of the young Church, Christians everywhere have proclaimed through faith and good works the news of redemption and salvation that Jesus preached on the day of the Church’s New Year.

September also means that the festival is just around the corner. The Big Tent is up and people all around town are looking forward to our 58th annual weekend of food, entertainment, dancing and hospitality. This year we are continuing to increase our focus on welcoming and introducing the community to our Orthodox faith. With Father Pete’s lead and the help of numerous parish volunteers, we are offering more church tours and presentations, and more opportunities for visitors to see our beautiful sanctuary. We are all looking forward to another joyous and successful festival.

And fi nally, save the date: the fall 2017 General Assembly will be held on Sunday November 12, following liturgy; a light lunch will be served. These assemblies are important opportunities for all of us to participate in the governance of the parish and its many ministries. I hope all will attend.

Veronica Gatrousis

st. basil greek dance

St. Basil Greek Dance Programinvites all of our youth to participate.

Practices for all ages begin every Sunday after the Divine Liturgy.

Please join us in the fun!

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st. basil strategic planning ministry

"St. Basil's Strategic Plan Committee (SPC) listening to Strategic Plan Consultant Steve Tibbs on Saturday, August 12th from 9am-4pm at the Stockton Hilton."

ST. BASIL PRESCHOOL

WE DID IT!!!!!!!! St. Basil Preschool was once again granted Accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (N.A.E.Y.C.) This prestigious recognition has been achieved by less than 7% of early childhood programs nation-wide. N.A.E.Y.C. accreditation is a rigorous process by which programs demonstrate that they meet over 500 criteria within ten set standards of distinction. There are currently only two accredited programs in Stockton. “This has been a wonderful experience for our staff, parents, and the community within St. Basil,” said Tammy Hamilton-Williams, the Director of St. Basil Preschool. “With learning there is growth, and we are proud of this accomplishment.” St. Basil Preschool fi rst gained N.A.E.Y.C. Accreditation recognition in 2001. This is the fourth time St. Basil has gone through this process successfully. The self study took St. Basil eighteen months to complete. The accreditation is valid for fi ve years.

For more information on accredited programs you may visit www.naeyc.org

Tammy Hamilton-Williams

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This Coming Year School Staff

Back Row:Akane Greene, Ericka Castsaneda, Beverly Burke Baker, Tammy Hamilton-Williams

Front Row: Antonia Torres, Veronica Rodriguez, Charina Jaemsopo

st. basil youth ministry

welcome

Welcome to Our New Sunday Religious Education Directors!

I would like to announce with great joy and excitement our new Directors for our Sunday Religious Education program — Anna Zois and Lindsay Wiesner! Both have experience in working with youth and serving as Sunday Religious Education Teachers in the past. I am thankful that they have decided to accept this position and ask that you have them in your prayers so that our Lord will bless their eff orts as they begin this new role—congratulations!

Fr. Panagiotis

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st. basil youth ministry

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STEWARDS: Pledging stewards are those who have submitted a pledge card or

otherwise pledged a fi nancial commitment.

s t e w a r d s h i p

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Argirios & Eleni AdamChryso AdamsCliff & Georgia AdamsNick & Kiki AftiasDean & Ruth AlexanderSpilios & Georgia AliferisAngeliki AllisonPopi AnagnosAngelo & Olympia AnagnosJames AnagnosSteve AnagnosPhyllis AnthonyJames ArgirosViviana BandyVlaimir & Mary Carroll Bandy Anastasia Pamela BarksdaleBob & Marie BassoEd & Becky BennettoAram BerberianRon & Dea BerberianAndew BestolaridesAri BestolaridesPaul & Stephanie BestolaridesSteve & Doreen BestolaridesTed & Kelley BestolaridesTeri BlumNick BokidesJim & Mary BravosTheodore CarademosNick & Kay ChiarchianisSteve & Jodie Chiarchianis Tom & Deana ChiarchianisEmily Tzilianos CliffordJoseph DominguezAlexandros & Lindsey EconomouRay & Debbie EisonSteve & Mary FacarosNick & Jesslyn FarrosKathleen Farros-Hoeppner & FamilyBill & Susan FiliosMaria Zarefakis FischerRick & Karol Lin FogleHelen FotinosBarbara FrancesMike & Patti FrangadakisRay & Anastasia FultonGeorge & Kathleen GalasEstelle GarisAaron & Helen GarnerVeronica GatrousisSteve & Linda GemelosEmanuel (Mono) GeralisWilliam & Angela GibsonKostas & Sofi a GiourousisAnna GoehringDennis & Noel GoehringElias & Rana GoriyeEdward & Sali GrahamStella GrahamAbed & Sabah HananiaJeries & Diana HananiaTesfa HawariaWilliam & Sylvia Heinrich

2017 PLEDGING stewards2017

BASILIAN ANGELS

Angeliki AllisonAngelo & Olympia AnagnosSteve AnagnosPhyllis AnthonyEd & Becky BennettoJames & Mary BravosDemetre & Ruby CoridsJoseph DominquezSteve & Mary FacarosEvanthia FiliosHelen FotinosEmanuel (Mono) GeralisEd & Sali GrahamStella GrahamWilliam & Sylvia HeinrichBob & Dorothy HenningKostas & Dimitra KapinarisTom & Joanne KarelisC.W. & Dena KuchulisAlexandra LeonidouLeo & Vasiliki LewisHarriet LucasJames LucasLodi Helenic SocietyKrystalo MandarakasBill & Gayle MadurosCathy MargarosGary & Deana MarianiMichael MarianiPaolo MarianiPete & Penny PanosSocrates & Lenna PapadimatosGeorgia PerlegosDean PoullosAnthony & Kerie RishwainJeff & Connie RishwainRay & Georgianna RishwainJim & Evie RobinsonMr. & Mrs. Anton SheldonKatherine Huntalas SkandaleAlex & Faye SpanosErnest SoppSt. Basil PhiloptochosSparta 18, Daughters of PenelopeKatherine J. SpathisMichael & Catherine Tarbat Phyllis & Dean TrachiotisMike & Amber TsarnasEllie & Alexis TsarnasEraclis & Marianthe TsirelasSteve WaltonPaula Xanthopoulou Ethel XanttopulosNick & Rhonda XanttopulosMatthew & Eleni Zarefakis

Bob & Dorothy Henning Ken & Maria Jochimsen Art & Barbara JohnsEva KalarasTasso & Gertie KandrisKostas & Toula KapinarisGeorge & Kathy KaplanisAlan & Angelina KeigleyJohn & Elaine KluveDimitri & Maria KarapanosTom & Joanne KarelisPeter & Lori KoulourisKosta & Vaso KoutsoulisDessie KsidakisAnastasios & Esther LaiosWilliam & Harriet LappasNick & Kathy LelesAlexandra LeonidouLeo & Vasiliki LewisConstantine & Samantha LofasJim & Stacy LofasMichael & Beth LouisHarriet LucasBill & Gayle MadurosIrene MandarakasLitsa Mandarakas Helen Manolatos Chris & Diana ManosPatricia ManuseErnie & Josie MarcopulosCatherine MargarosGary & Deana MarianiJohn & Deborah Maroulis Asma MasarwehAngie Melas George, Katiee & Nick MetaxasFlorence “Flossie” MitchellPamela, Michael & John MonsonPeter & Mary MitracosJames & Diane MousalimasWasfi & Dalal NasraweenFrank & Astrini NatsisNatalia OrfanosOlga OsipovaKim PalaciozNick & Anna PanagakosBill & JoAnne PanagopoulosPete & Penny PanosJohn & Vicki PapachristosDimetra PapadogiannisWilma PapadogiannisChris Wm. PapasEllece PapasAndy & Jennifer PappasJohn & Paula PappasHarriet ParaskevopoulosDon & Cynthia PascarellaIoannis & Izabela PatronasGreg & Olga PattersonDespina PeppasGeorgia Perlegos Manuel & Katina PerrisGianis Polizogopulos

Dean PoullosAntonette Poulos Antonia PrescottBabe PrescottParis & Calliope ProestakisBob & Kathy PrucykElena PrucykP. J. RishardAnthony & Kerie RishwainJeff & Constance RishwainRay & Georgianna RishwainJim & Evie RobinsonMike & Rodo RodarakisGus RopalidisBarry & Alexis RuhlHannah SafadiTheoni SalcedoEvangelos & Irini SellasJohn & Rose Mary SiliverdisGeorge & Pat SimpfenderferJohn & Evette SolaErnie SoppFr. Pete & Pres. Angie SotirasAlex & Faye SpanosGeorge & Mary SpanosMIchael & Helen SpanosKatherine J SpathisBill & Maria StamosJim & Janice SummervilleMarko Tierney Andrea TorresShamla TounouDean & Phyllis Trachiotis Mimi TruccoJoann & Mark Tsirelas-MarroJohn TsirelasPaul & Niki TsirelasEraclis & Marianthe TsirelisDonna VasiliouRodama VezirisVasilios & Demetria VezirisMirko & Nada VicijanGeorge & Christina Velis David & Camille Von Trachtenberg Kathy WalkowiecSteve WaltonPete & Valli WigtDean & Tara XanttopulosNick & Rhonda XanttopulosEthel XanttopulosBobbe XenosMike Thomas XenosCreighon & Bertha YounnelJohn & Evangelia ZarefakisMaria ZarefakisMathew & Eleni ZarefakisNick & Anna Zois

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DORMITION OF THE HOLY THEOTOKOS

Our beloved blessed, Holy Theotokos was truly honored on August 15th, with a large turnout of the faithful.

It was truly a joyous day!

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sacraments & memorials

BASILIAN REGRETS an error in the previous issue. New bride, Chrisanthy Panagopoulos, was misidentifi ed in this section. Our apologies are extended Editorial Staff

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Georgia ChalmersSophie ChiarchianisJane DemacopoulosFr. Constantine EfstathiuPauline GalasDorothy HenningAsma MasarwehFlossie MitchellJohn PapachristosMaria TsampisKathy Walkowiec

prayers forhealth & recovery

saints of the month

profit & loss

Ordinary Income/Expense

Income

Candle 1,848.00

General Donations & Misc. Income 50.00

Hall Income 300.00

PLEDGE 12,100.00

Preschool Contribution 1,000.00

Tray 1,199.00

Total Income 16,497.00

Expense

Archdiocese Annual Commitment 6,940.58

Archdiocese Pension OtherClergy 650.00

Automobile Allowance 600.00

Basilian Expense 828.12

Candle Expense 4,704.83

Choir Expense 350.00

Copier Expense 294.37

Credit Card Processing Fee 73.06

Gardening-Front Lawn Area 875.00

Gardening Supplies 30.00

Hall Expense 1,305.85

Insurance 1,252.69

Janitorial 1,397.62

Metropolis Assessment 725.00

Miscellaneous Expense 500.00

Offi ce Expense 54.62

Outreach & Evangelism Expense -14.48

Payroll - 1 ArchHealthPlan FRP 2,419.00

Payroll - 2 Admin & Taxes 12,013.85

Religious & Holiday Expense 544.37

Repair and Maintenance 1,405.08

Stewardship Expense 282.19

Utilities 6,822.19

Total Expense 44,053.94

Net Ordinary Income -27,556.94

-27,556.94September 8

Nativity of the Holy Theotokos

September 14Exaltation of the Holy Cross

September 26St. John

the Apostle

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evan james sotiras baptism

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EVAN’s SPECIAL DAY

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family and community news

Our own Justin Paraskevas Sotiras served in the altar with his beloved daddy, Fr. Pete, during Paraklesis services during the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos Lent.

Fr. Pete had the pleasure of showing our beautiful church and explaining Orthodoxy to this charming group from The Commons at Union Ranch - Manteca. They watched a movie at their residence about Greece and decided to visit Papapavlos (for Greek food) and our church. They had a wonderful time. The man on the left is Greek and recently moved from San Jose.

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Roberts(bride: nee Chrisanthy Panagopoulos)

Saturday, July 29 2017

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family and community news

Emily Clifford poses with Dessie Ksidakis and Bobber Xenos,who returned from the Kids ‘n’ Cancer meeting at St. Nicholas Ranch in Dunlap,, CA.

Dessie and Bobbe are wearing the new Philoptochos shirts that were provided for the fi st time this year.

Kudos to the wonderful ladies who make quilts for the children who attend the camp annually.

Area Festivals

August 25-2 Fresno

September. 2-4 Belmont

September 15-17 Concord & San Francisco

September 16 - 17 Modesto,

September 22-24 Elk Grove

October 6-8 Sacramento

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