See the full calendar and the latest additions and updates to our schedule on our website.
Christ is Risen!
Remembering the Departed To put it simply, we remember those whom we love. Memorials are an act of love. When we love, we can’t help remembering the departed!
Thus, we remember our departed loved ones on the third, ninth and fortieth days and on the anniversaries of their repose. The Church also sets aside a number of Saturdays for general memorials of “All Souls.” The next one will be the Saturday before Pentecost (i.e., June 19 this year).
While Memorial Day was established as a secular holiday in America, set aside specifically for remembering those who perished in the armed forces, it has become more and more a day for remembering all the departed, whether or not they died in battle. We, the Orthodox in America, have espoused the day, and we go to the cemeteries and pray for them on Memorial Day, while we also continue to keep the Church’s own memorial days.
With love in the Risen Christ,
+Fr. Nabil
Memorial Day: Monday, May 31, 2021
Valhalla Memorial Park, 10:00 am (10621 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood) Memorial Service at Altar in St. Nicholas Section Kollyva will be provided Bring with You a List of the Names of Your Departed at Valhalla Clergy Will Then Accompany You to Bless Individual Graves
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale, 11:30 am (1712 S Glendale Ave, Glendale) Memorial Service at Ain Arab Section Bring with You a List of the Names of Your Departed at Forest Lawn Glendale Clergy Will Then Accompany You to Bless Individual Graves
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills, 1:00 pm (6300 Forest Lawn Dr, Los Angeles) Memorial Service at the Douma Section Bring with You a List of the Names of Your Departed at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Clergy Will Then Accompany You to Bless Individual Graves
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Covina, 1:00 pm (21300 E Via Verde St, Covina) Meet inside Cemetery Entrance Bring with You a List of the Names of Your Departed at Forest Lawn Covina Clergy Will Accompany You to Bless Individual Graves
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, 1:00 pm (23287 Sierra Hwy, Newhall/Santa Clarita) Meet inside Cemetery Entrance Bring with You a List of the Names of Your Departed at Eternal Valley Clergy Will Accompany You to Bless Individual Graves Pentecost Souls Saturday Liturgy: June 19, 2021
Valhalla Memorial Park, 10 am (10621 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood) Divine Liturgy and Memorial Service at Altar in St. Nicholas Section Concelebration by LA-area Antiochian Clergy Kollyva will be provided Bring with You a List of the Names of Your Departed (wherever they may be buried) Bring a folding chair
Saint Nicholas Cathedral invites you and your families to an informal luncheon following Divine Liturgy on Sunday, June 20, in celebration of the Great Feast of Pentecost. In addition, as it is also Father’s Day, let us join in fellowship to celebrate all fathers of our community.
With the ending of COVID-19 restrictions, it will be the first opportunity for the community to come together to welcome Fr. Nabil and Fr. Andrew to the Cathedral in the Heritage Ballroom.
There will be no charge to attend this event, but Please Reply via Eventbrite, so we can plan accordingly and gather in joyous fellowship.
Upcoming Schedule and Links Remember to sign up for each service at www.stnicholasla.org/schedule
Date Time Event or Service How to Participate (click link for service text) Sunday, May 30 7:45am Divine Liturgy in In person; service also livestreamed Spanish
Sunday of the Samaritan 9:15 am Matins Sign up to attend at Cathedral; Woman service also livestreamed
10:30 Divine Liturgy Sign up to attend at Cathedral; am service also livestreamed Monday, May 31 10:00 Memorial Service Starting at St. Nicholas section of Memorial Day am and Grave Blessings Valhalla Memorial Park (see full schedule, above) Thursday, June 3 7:00 Church School (1st – See links, below pm 4th Grades) Friday, June 4 7:00 Church School (5th See links, below pm Grade – High School) Saturday, June 5 9:30 am Matins in Arabic – In person; service also livestreamed صالت ال َس َحر بالعربي ة 10:30 Divine Liturgy in Sign up to attend at Cathedral; service also livestreamed القداس اإلل يه – am Arabic بالعربية
6:00 Great Vespers Sign up to attend at Cathedral; pm service also livestreamed Sunday, June 6 7:45am Divine Liturgy in In person; service also livestreamed Spanish
Sunday of the Man Born 9:15 am Matins Sign up to attend at Cathedral; Blind service also livestreamed
10:30 Divine Liturgy Sign up to attend at Cathedral; am service also livestreamed Wednesday, June 9 6:30 Evening Liturgy for Livestream only (church closed) pm the Ascension Saturday, June 12 6:00 Great Vespers Livestream only (church closed) pm Sunday, June 13 7:45am Divine Liturgy in In person; service also livestreamed Spanish 9:15 am Matins Sign up to attend at Cathedral; Sunday of the Holy Fathers service also livestreamed st of the 1 Ecumenical 10:30 Divine Liturgy Sign up to attend at Cathedral; Council am service also livestreamed
Confessions heard during Sunday Matins and any time by appointment. See the full calendar and the latest additions and updates, available on our website.
Please note that you do NOT need to have a Facebook account to join our services via livestreaming. Also, if you cannot join a service live, it remains on the Facebook site, so you can participate when your schedule allows.
Holy Oblations and Prayer Requests Offered • By Joe and Selma Malouf and family, In loving memory of Shirley Gregory and Lucas Malouf.
Cathedral Prayer List: Please include in your daily prayers the following—those struggling with acute illness and those newly departed this life—from our parishioners and those for whom they have requested our prayers. (Names are kept for 40 days, until the date indicated after the name, and may be renewed upon request.)
Living Denise Naccache, home, 7/8 Kh. Patricia Romley, 6/25 Albert and Nancy Malouf, home, 6/20 Photini Sherry Buchman, hospice, 6/8 Barbara Brae, home, 6/4 Diala Madanat, home, 6/2 Veronica Harlo Atalla, home, 6/1 - Genevieve Maria Vine, child from Indiana here for surgery, 7/8 Physicians, nurses and all the healthcare professionals on the front lines of the pandemic All those suffering from illness, violence and want in this country and throughout the world
Departed Jean Hajj, 6/12 Issa Faggouseh, 6/7 - Nadia, aunt of Denise Naccache, 6/7 Aziz Haddad, brother-in-law of Ron and Rose Samore, 6/1 Victims of the pandemic and of violence everywhere
To offer Holy Oblations and Memorials and for any announcements to be included in the bulletin, please email [email protected] or contact the Cathedral office at (213) 382- 6269 by Wednesday noon.
Church School Year Wrap-up and Rewards This week, our church school will hold “in class” celebrations at the normal times, via Zoom. They will not have lessons, but they will gather for a fun wrap-up.
Meeting Day/Time Meeting ID and Class Zoom Link Password Preschool & None None Kindergarten
st th Thursday, June 3, 7 950 0406 4284 1 – 4 Grades Join 1st – 4th Class pm 602971
th th 966 6787 2317 5 – 8 Grades Friday, June 4, 7 pm Join 5th – 8th Class 283692 Join High School 964 9146 2720 High School Friday, June 4, 7 pm
Class 439263
Then, on Sunday, June 6, we will be celebrating the completion of the Church School year in the Cathedral, recognizing our students, their teachers and those who have worked to provide for the continuing Christian education of our children.
This year we went completely virtual, holding thirty two classes from last September through this May on Zoom. We will be introducing this year’s teachers, and they will be introducing their students and providing them their completion awards. Please be with us to celebrate our youth and their instructors.
Calling All Graduates! High school and College Graduates, we want to hear from you! If you are graduating from High School or College this Spring, please let us know. Email Fr. Nabil ([email protected]) or Fr. Andrew ([email protected]), and include: • A short bio • From where you were graduated • Your major and degree (if applicable) • Your plans • Please include a photo Submit this information by Wednesday, June 2. Additionally, we hope the graduates can attend church on June 6, so that we can recognize your hard work in person.
Raies Murr Scholarship Members in good standing of St. Michael Antiochian Orthodox Church (Van Nuys) or St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral (Los Angeles) and who have been accepted to or are currently enrolled in a publicly supported (not private) institution of higher learning, including eligible publicly supported vocational, technical and trade schools, are eligible to apply for a Raies-Murr Scholarship. Applications can be obtained by e-mailing Mallory Murr and Vanessa Obenhaus at: [email protected]. The applications must be returned by July 19, 2021.
Our camping program’s sessions will run from July 18-23 and July 25-30 (both Sunday to Friday). In addition to reducing the number of sessions to two, the following changes are also in effect as a response to the pandemic:
• The maximum number of campers per session is reduced by 50%. • The minimum age for campers will be 13 with the maximum age being those who would have attended their last session a year ago but couldn’t due to the pandemic. • There are additional pandemic related testing, masking and other protocols we will follow as required by the state and local authorities, the Antiochian Archdiocese department of camping, and the American Camping Association.
Enrollment opened on May 17 to an overwhelming response. We are certain we will be filled to this limited capacity very quickly. You can get more information and register at https://www.campstnicholas.com/site/home/.
Fr. Andrew Andrews St. Nicholas Camp Spiritual Advisor
St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral 2300 W. Third Street Los Angeles, CA 90057 (213) 382-6269 office www.stnicholasla.org
ATTACHED CLERGY CONTACTS
V. Rev. Father Nabil L. Hanna, Dean (213) 915-6269 or (317) 919-0841 mobile [email protected]
V. Rev. Father Paul Marji, Attached 661-755-5363 mobile [email protected]
Rev. Father Paul Olson, Assistant Pastor 714-651-6151 mobile [email protected]
Rev. Father Andrew Andrews, Assistant Pastor (925) 323-6787 mobile [email protected]
Rev. Archdeacon George Shishim (818) 891-6211 [email protected]
Rev. Deacon Eliya Ammari (818) 433-5523 [email protected]
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