2010 |
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Jan. 6 |
Northwest Clergy Family Vasilopita Dinner |
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Jan. 9 |
Southwest Clergy Family Vasilopita Dinner |
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Jan. 14-18 |
34th Annual Folk Dance and Choral Festival |
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Jan. 15-18 |
Winter Family Camp |
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Jan. 16 |
Metropolis Philoptochos Board Meeting |
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Jan. 16 |
Metropolis Church Music Federation Winter Business Meeting |
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Jan. 27 |
Northern California Clergy Family Vasilopita Dinner |
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Jan. 29 |
Third Annual Celebration of the Family Golf Tournament |
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Jan. 29-31 |
Metropolis Presvyteres Retreat |
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Feb. 7-8 |
Metropolis Council Meeting |
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Feb. 8-9 |
Metropolis Clergy Laity Assembly |
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Feb. 12-15 |
Young Adult Ski Retreat |
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Feb. 13 |
Webinar: “The Theology of the Twelve Great Feasts through our Hymns and Icons” |
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Feb. – Mar. TBD |
GOYA Amazing Race Lenten Retreat |
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Apr. 10 |
Greek Cultural Parade |
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May 28-31 |
Spring Family Camp |
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Apr. 10 |
Greek Cultural Parade |
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May 28-31 |
Spring Family Camp |
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June 12-19 |
Greek Language "Immersion" Camp |
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July TBD |
Summer Camp |
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Oct. TBD |
Fall Family Camp |
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Oct. TBD |
Online Book Study |
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Nov. 6 |
Religious Educator’s Workshop |
We are a vibrant and dynamic region serving the Greek Orthodox faithful in the western United States. I encourage you to visit our website regularly for the latest information on our many programs and ministries. May you be blessed with "every good and perfect gift from above" (James 1:17), and may all our work in the vineyard of the Lord glorify His name!
During the coming weeks, His Eminence will be traveling in Hawaii and California. Read more...
As a spiritual family, we have been joined in prayer throughout these recent days, praying for our Lord’s mercy to be upon all those traumatized by the recent earthquake in Haiti. I implore you to maintain consistent prayers as a first step towards healing for the millions affected, either directly or indirectly, by this tragedy. As responsible stewards of the grace that God has entrusted to us, I call upon each parish community of the Metropolis of San Francisco to cultivate this prayerful response into a response of tangible action. Read more...
His Eminence's schedule for the first half of January, 2010. Read more...
The third annual Celebration of the Family Golf Tournament benefiting the Metropolis of San Francisco Family Wellness Ministry will be held on Friday, January 29, 2010 at Talega Golf Club in San Clemente, California. This tournament will feature LPGA tour professional and winner Nicole Dalkas Castrale. When not on tour, Nicole is an active member of Saint George Greek Orthodox Church in Palm Desert, California. Also participating in this event is her brother, Peter Dalkas, whose career has extended from playing professional golf, to a career in golf course management, golf course acquisitions and instruction programs for corporate golf outings. The Dalkas family, including parents, Tony and Pat, are committed to the Family Wellness Ministry of the Metropolis and are proud to offer their support for this event. Read more...
Over 100 priests and deacons joined four hierarchs for the first-ever west coast Pan-Orthodox Clergy Retreat on December 1 - 3, 2009 at St. Nicholas Ranch and Retreat Center in Dunlap, CA. The groundbreaking gathering, which generated emails from as far away as Greece congratulating the effort, was the result of the united vision of the canonical spiritual leaders of the west. Read more...
Dearly Beloved in the Lord, I greet you with the joy and anticipation of our Lord's Nativity! Read more...
During this Holy Season of Our Lord's Incarnation we are invited to join the Magi on their journey to Bethlehem of Judea where we will find the King of Heaven and Earth. These three Wise Men traveled with the guidance of one star from the heavens which illumined their road to the place where the Christ was born: "and lo, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the Christ was" (Matthew 2:8-9). Read more...
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco is pleased to announce that His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios will honor the 34th Annual Folk Dance and Choral Festival in San Jose, California with his presence and attendance at the events throughout the weekend. Archbishop Demetrios briefly attended the 2007 FDF in Ontario, California and referred to this event as a "flagship ministry" for the youth of our Church. During His Eminence's visit to the 2010 FDF, the Archbishop will interact with nearly 2,000 registered dancers and singers who will participate in a weekend of faith, dance and fellowship. Read more...
On May 9, 2004, an Icon of St Anne, the Mother of the Holy Virgin Mary, located in the Russian Orthodox Church of "Our Lady Joy of All Who Sorrow" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA began to stream myrrh. On that Sunday one of the parishioners mentioned to the parish rector, Archimandrite Athanasy that the Icon of St. Anne seemed to be "perspiring." Upon further investigation, Fr. Athanasy noticed visible liquid streams and droplets. Accumulations of the liquid were seen on the cuff on St. Anne's left hand and on her left shoulder veil. Droplets were also found elsewhere on the Icon. Initially the myrrh looked like tear drops, as if St. Anne were crying. Later small, slow‐moving streams of myrrh appeared in other parts of the Icon. Read more...
His Eminence will be traveling in California. His schedule includes engagements in San Diego, Long Beach, Novato, San Francsisco, and Stockton. Read more...
The parish of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Las Vegas, Nevada recently recognized its 50th Anniversary with a joyous three day weekend of events. His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco was present for the entire celebration honoring of one of the Metropolis' most active parishes. "Our Golden Heritage" was celebrated beginning on Friday, October 16, with an evening of lectures on Orthodoxy, Byzantine Architecture, and Iconography. The speakers were Fr. John Hondros, parish priest; Christ Kamages, architect of the St. John Church and Community and Education Center; and Bishop Ilia Katre of Philomelion, former pastor of Saint John the Baptist parish in Las Vegas. (Pictures included.) Read more...
His Eminence will be traveling extensively in California. His schedule includes pastoral visits to locations in Long Beach, San Luis Obispo, Dunlap, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, and San Jose. Read more...
Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 2/9/2010
Cheesefare Tuesday
St. Jude's First Universal Letter 1:1-10