St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church  

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

9:00 Orthros
9:30 Orthodox Study
9:30 Sunday School
10:00 Divine Liturgy

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Location
400 Skyway Drive, Camarillo, CA  93010 map

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.

Father Gary on KVTA-AM 1520

 

This past summer, Father Gary was featured KVTA-AM 1520 .

Date Guest/Topic
August 15 Physical Wellness
Carrie Sevara
August 8 Seminarians
Youth Ministry
July 25 Greek Orthodox Church History
Fr. Simon Thomas
July 18 Staying Calm in the Storm
Michael Cardona
July 11 Preparing Our Children for College
Michael Cardona
July 4 Worry & Anxiety
June 26 Gerontology
Dr. Maria Claver,
Cal State Long Beach
June 20 Forgive
June 13 Festival Live
June 6 Morgan, AA
May 30 Leigh Anne Tsuji, Life Coach
May 23 Leigh Anne Tsuji, Life Coach
May 16 Bruce Wilson
May 9 Tender Life Maternity Home


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.

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.  Next year's Festival will be held on June 25, 26 and 27, 2010. Mark your calendars!

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

On February 14, our own Thavmatakia ("Little Miracles") dance group participated in the 2009 Folk Dance Festival in Ontario, CA.  They performed two folk dances from Cyprus and got a chance to dance with the Metropolitan!  View their performance. There's also a very nice highlights video of the entire event.


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.

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, February 7, 2010.

Weekly Announcements January 31

2010 Great Lent Schedule

2010 Stewardship Letter Card

Fall 2009 General Assembly AgendaSpring 2009 General Assembly Documents

2008 Progress Report to Metropolis

 

Myrrh Bearer Monthly Newsletter
The Myrrh Bearer for February, 2010 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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