Welcome to St. Demetrios!
Located in beautiful Ventura County, California, St. Demetrios has served
the surrounding area for over 25 years. The St. Demetrios
community has 165 Orthodox families.
Sunday Schedule
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Orthros |
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Divine Liturgy |
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Location
400 Skyway Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010
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Office Phone
(805) 482-1273
Office Fax
(805) 388-4978
Father Gary Kyriacou
(805) 443-3376,
frgaryk@yahoo.com E-mail
info@saintdem.org 
St. Demetrios Grows
St. Demetrios recently acquired over four acres of land in Camarillo on
Santa Rosa and Woodcreek Roads for the purpose of building a new church.
We are hard at work raising funds to pay off our land loan and planning for the
new church. We welcome advice and donations from the community. If
you think you can help, please contact the church office.
Fr. Gary in the News
Our
own Father Gary was featured in the Saturday, January 9, 2005 Ventura
County Star. If you didn't catch the article in print, you can
find it
here at the Star's web site. Note that you will need to register
(it's free) in order to view the article. You also can view the
article directly from
our web site. Father Gary also was
featured in the April 7, 2005 Camarillo Acorn. No
registration necessary. Enjoy!
The Purpose of Life
 On September 8, 2008, Father Gary gave a talk entitled "The Purpose of Life" at
St. Barbara's Monastery in Santa Paula, CA. Click
here to hear a recording.
Philoptochos Web Site
The Greek Orthodox National Philoptochos Society has launched a new web
site. Please visit.
For more information, please e-mail
philosny@aol.com. The mission of Philoptochos is "To promote charitable,
benevolent and philanthropic outreach, to preserve the sanctity of life and
family, and to perpetuate and to promote our Orthodox faith and traditions."
Please support our local chapter!
Boy Scouts
St. Demetrios is a proud supporter of the
Boy Scouts of America.
To learn more about getting involved, please contact
troop808@saintdem.org.
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St. Demetrios in the News
Our parish was featured in the June 23, 2009 Ventura County Star. The
article recounts our past and describes our future home.
Read all about it.
Father Gary on KVTA-AM 1520
Father Gary will be featured Saturdays on
KVTA-AM 1520 starting on May
2, 2009 from 1-2pm.
Learn more
and tune in.
Listen
online, too.
Golf Tournament
The annual St. Demetrios Golf Tournament will be held on September 21, 2009.
This year's tournament will be bigger and better than ever. Sign on as a
sponsor or make a reservation
now!
Thank You!
This year's Ventura County Greek Festival was held on June 12,
13 and 14,
2009. A record number of Festival guests ate, danced and had a great
time! We will update our
Official Festival Web Site with photos, news reports, and other details.
Please visit the
Greek
Festival at Oak Park in Santa Barbara, to be held on Saturday and Sunday,
August 1 and 2, 2009. We'll see you there!
Capital Campaign Update
On May 17, Father Anthony Scott, an expert
fundraiser from
Stewardship Advocates in New York, visited our parish again to present the
results of his Capital Campaign Planning Study. View the
Executive
Summary or the
Full Report.
FDF Report
Travel for St. Demetrios
Here's the latest in our never-ending search for ways to help you give to St.
Demetrios without actually writing a check. Every time you book your
travel at this
special web site, St. Demetrios will receive a donation. The program
doesn't cost a penny. In fact, you save money on travel, because the site
has some of the lowest prices on the Internet.
Learn More
GoodSearch for Church!
Help raise funds for St. Demetrios every time you search the internet! St.
Demetrios is now registered at GoodSearch.com. Every time you search
through GoodSearch.com, a donation is made to St. Demetrios. It's easy to
get set up. Just click on the graphic above, or click on
this link.
you also can download a
toolbar
that makes it even easier to access GoodSearch.
Support St. Demetrios with
eScrip!
 Help
raise funds for St. Demetrios by joining the eScrip program. When you
register for eScrip and shop at stores that participate in the program, a
portion of your purchase is donated to St. Demetrios. There's no cost to
join and no additional cost to you whatsoever! This is a community service
provided by certain stores. Participating stores include Vons, Ralph's,
Pavilions, Macy's, Eddie Bauer, and many more. Already supporting a group
with eScrip? No problem. You can designate up to three groups at a
time. Learn more about signing yourself up and registering St. Demetrios
here.
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Parish News
 Sunday
Weekly Announcements
Read our weekly announcements online
and keep up-to-date with this week's parish news and events.
Updated for Sunday, July 5, 2009. June
28
Spring 2009 General Assembly Documents
Golf
Tournament Letter
2008 Progress Report to Metropolis
 Fr.
Gary's Sermon
March
29, 2009
 Myrrh
Bearer Monthly Newsletter
The
Myrrh Bearer for June/July, 2009 is
available online. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view it. Be
advised that this is a very large download. Using a dial-up connection could
take a long time.
 Church
Calendar
Check on upcoming events at St. Demetrios.
 Photos
Orthodox Marketplace
As the official online store of the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, the Orthodox
Marketplace is an excellent source for books, icons, educational material, music
and DVD's published by Archdiocesan departments and other Orthodox
Christian distributors.
Orthodox Features
 Online
Chapel
Read today's prescribed Epistle and Gospel passages
and learn about the saints commemorated by the Church on this day
 Orthodox
Calendar
Our online calendar listing the major saints,
feasts, and fasting periods in the Orthodox Church for this month
 Iconograms
Send electronic icon greeting cards to your family, friends or loved ones on
their name day or any special occasion.
Orthodox Internet Radio
Listen to
The Rudder, a 24/7 Internet radio station with traditional Orthodox chant
and teaching programs with some of the best Orthodox speakers in North America.
Brought to you by the Orthodox
Christian Network (OCN).
Schedule for the week of Jan 12, 2009
Greek Dance Lessons
If you've come to our Festival, you may have seen the
Yia Yia's and Papou's (Greek
for grandmas and grandpas), our senior dance group. The group gets
together at the church on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7pm to practice.
All are welcome. If you always wanted to try Greek dance, or you're
just looking to experience something new, please join us. No reservations
are necessary, and there's no charge.
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On
February 14, our own Thavmatakia ("Little Miracles") dance group
participated in the 