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Saint John the Baptist
Coptic Orthodox Church in Oxnard, Ca
1200 Pacific Avenue, Oxnard Ca 93030
"Among those born of women, no one is like you, you are great among all the saints, O John the Baptist"
-St. John's Doxology
Saint John the Forerunner
OUR FAITH
Our faith extends from the Apostolic era where te Lord Jesus has given His disciples to preach to the whole world baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The Coptic Church
Get to know the roots of the Coptic Orthodox Church and an introduction of its history, belief and mission.
The Diocese
The Diocese of Los Angeles and the Churches within it is expanding and under the direction of His Imminence Metropolitan Serapion, the diocese serves its congregation throughout Southern California and Hawaii.
Saint John The Baptist Clergy
Our Clergy consists of our two honored priests: Father Youssef Zaki and Father David El-Shewekeh
Orthodoxy
In classical Christian usage, the term orthodox refers to the set of doctrines which were believed by the early Christians. A series of ecumenical councils were held over a period of several centuries to try to formalize these doctrines.
Saint John the Baptist
The Gospel of Mark introduces John as a fulfillment of a prophecy from the Book of Isaiah about a messenger being sent ahead, and a voice crying out in the wilderness. John proclaims the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin and says another will come after him who will not baptize with water, but with the Holy Spirit.
Church Services
Saint John the Baptist Coptic Orthodox Church (Oxnard, Ca)
Liturgies
Sunday 7:30 am-10:30 am
Wednesday (1st, 3rd of Month) 7:30 am-09:30am
Wednesday (2nd, 4th of Month) 5:00 am-7:00 am
Friday 07:30 am -09:30 am
Sunday 07:30 am-10:30 am
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SERVICES
FRIDAY
Friday 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Youths' Meeting
SATURDAY
Saturday 5:00pm-6:00pm - Hymns for all levels
Saturday 5:00pm-6:00pm - Arabic Bible Study
Saturday 06:00pm-07:00pm - Vesper Praise
Saturday 7:00pm-7:30pm - Vesper
Saturday 7:30pm-08:00pm - English Bible Study
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Pope Tawadros the 2nd
His Holiness was enthroned as the 118th Pope of Alexandria and Pope of the See of St. Mark on November 19th, 2012 at the Cathedral of St. Reweiss in Abbassiya, Cairo. The enthronement was presided by H.E. Metropolitan Pakhomius of Beheira, other metropolitans and bishops of the Coptic church and was attended by many delegates of Christian Churches.
Coptic Language
Learn about the Coptic Language and see resources to learn the language of the Church. Although it is restricted to liturgical Hymns and texts. There are efforts to revive the Coptic language of the Copts that were preached by Saint Mark the Apostle and is the 4th language generation from hieroglyphics.
Metropolitan Serapion
His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion was born on November 10th, 1951. After attending the Medical School at Assiut University, His Eminence graduated in 1976 and practiced medicine for a few years. Later, he joined the Monastery of St. Pishoy in Wadi El-Natroun Valley in Egypt and was consecrated as monk on August 6th, 1979. He was ordained as a priest on July 18th, 1981 at El-Sourian Monastery.
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