Events

Greetings! You are invited to the benefit fundraiser dinner organized by St. Paul's parishioners Gaby Munayer, Elie Sarraf and Wally Bashawaty to support and help Mother Markella and the nuns at the Life-Giving Spring Monastery at St. Nicholas Ranch in Dunlap, California.

The purpose of this fundraiser dinner is the extension of the nuns' quarters/monastery cells and dining room/trapeza facilities at the Life-Giving Spring Monastery--they need more room with the growing number of nuns!

Mother Markella and the Nuns
Benefit Fundraiser
Sunday, November 1
6 pm
St. John's Greek Orthodox Church Hall
405 N. Dale Street
Anaheim, CA 92801
Phone: 714-827-0181

Respectfully yours, Dean Langis Pastoral Assistant
St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church in Irvine
For more information call 949-733-2366

Life-Giving Spring Monastery

St. Demetrios 21st Annual Golf Tournament

The 21st Annual St. Demetrios Golf Tournament was held on Monday, September 21st at Sunset Hills Country Club, Thousand Oaks. A good time was had by all the golfers and those who came out for a fabulous Dinner, Auction and Raffle.

Once again, the event was a huge success! Generating $60,056 in net revenue for the Building Fund, this year’s event was the most profitable ever, up over 11% vs. last year’s record. The support of the local community as well as key sponsors in various Greek parishes throughout the region was instrumental to our success.

For all that joined us for the event, thank you for your support!

A very special THANK YOU to our Tournament Workers!

Your efforts and hard work helped make this a great event!

Sincerely,

St Demetrios Feast Day Dinner Dance

St. Demetrios Feast Day Celebration!

We are very excited to announce
His Eminence, Metropolitan Gerasimos
will be celebrating with us during this special time!

His schedule is as follows:
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Vespers 7pm
Monday, October 26 2015
Orthros 9 am
Liturgy 10 am

Get Your “OPA ON” With A Gyro Lunch!

Join us next Sunday, September 27th (The first day of Sunday School and Greek School) to support our award winning dance groups by purchasing a gyro lunch! A bargain at $7 gets you a delicious gyro, chips, and water bottle. Bring your friends and family and come hungry.

Thank you for your love and support!

Gyro

Message from Fr Gary

Touched by Christ

I experienced an amazing awakening during our pilgrimage. Several things touched my heart, and you know me, I will spill these details, little by little, within my Sunday Liturgy sermons. Standing on the grounds where Christ walked and being at the sites where our Savior performed His miracles was most profound.

We entered the city of Nain. Our tour guide, Fr. Leondios (an Archimandrite of Greek descent), stumped me when he asked, “Who knows what happened here in Nain?” because he pronounced it “Nah-een.” When I realized where we were, I was provoked by the notion that this was where Christ raised the son of the widow from the dead. As He led His crowd into the city, He encountered the funeral procession and said to the grieving widow, “Don’t cry.” Two large groups, with two very different functions, collide at the city gates.

There is a lot to learn as we look at this collision. The first is a procession of death. It is the funeral of a young man that is the only son of his widowed mother. The second is comprised of Chris’s disciples and followers. One a procession of life and the other a procession of death.

The procession of death is exasperated by...