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Nov. 2-5 |
Clergy Couples Retreat |
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Nov. 7-9 |
Metropolis Family Camp |
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Nov. 15 |
Central Valley Acolyte Retreat |
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Nov. 21 |
Best Practices in Teaching Greek as a Foreign
Language |
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Nov. TBD |
Annual Christian Education Web-Teleconference |
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Nov. TBD |
Northern California Greek Language Education Conference |
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Dec. 12 |
Bishop Anthony Seminarian Student Aid Endowment
Fund Luncheon |
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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. TBD |
Regional Greek Letters Day Celebration |
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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. 6 |
Webinar: “The Theology of the Twelve Great Feasts through our Hymns and Icons” |
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Feb. 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. – Mar. TBD |
GOYA Amazing Race Lenten Retreat |
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May 28-31 |
Spring Family Camp |
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Apr. 10 |
Greek Cultural Parade |
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June TBD |
Greek Language Immersion Camp and
Teacher-Training Conference |
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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!
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Office of Greek Education and Culture is pleased to announce that the Southern California Greek Language Education Conference for Fall 2009 will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Redondo Beach, California. Read more...
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco launches a new phase of ministerial programming through its established Spiritual Renewal Ministry. For over 30 years the Metropolis Spiritual Renewal Ministry has offered annual retreats intent on revitalizing faith amongst the faithful; now the fruit of this ministry is available on-line through the launch of the Metropolis of San Francisco Spiritual Renewal Ministry website. Read more...
Troades is appearing in several locations on the west coast: *** November 1 - Seattle, WA *** November 4 - Portland, OR *** November 8 - Oakland, CA *** November 14 - Los Angeles, CA *** November 15 - San Diego, CA Read more...
His Eminence will be present at numerous events in California from the 1st through the 15th, and in Las Vegas, NV, from the 16th through the 18th. Read more...
The Greek Orthodox Folk Dance and Choral Festival, a ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco, is excited to announce that on line registration for the 34th Annual FDF 2010 weekend will be available next week, starting October 1, 2009. Read more...
The magnificence of Ancient Greek Theater is coming to the Bay Area directly from Greece. Live On Stage at 5:00 pm on Sunday, November 8, 2009. Performed in Greek with English supertitles. Read more...
Several areas in Southern California have been affected by wildfires which have caused the destruction of homes, businesses, loss of life, and thousands of acres of land. These fires are still threatening many areas, with officials estimating it could be two weeks before these massive fires are contained. Read more...
The land of our ancestral heritage of Greece has once again been stricken with devastating fires that have destroyed, among other areas, a densely populated region outside of Athens. Fires continue to burn in other parts of Greece which is a cause of great concern for the country and its citizens. Many people have lost their homes, their livelihood, and innumerable personal belongings. It will take them many years to rebuild their lives, especially during these times of economic hardship. Furthermore, the afflicted areas have been considered to be very important for the fragile ecological balance in Greece and the Balkan areas. This will only further add to the devastation and destruction. Read more...
Dearly Beloved, The beginning of September is a significant time for Orthodox Christians in the United States, presenting for our spiritual consideration three commemorations. First, following a 5th century edict of Emperor Leo I, September 1 is considered to be the beginning of the year, because according to the Church’s tradition, this was the first day of creation. Less than a century later, Emperor Saint Justinian the Great decreed that all dates must include a reference to the Indiction as a way of linking human events to God’s initial act of creation. Second, in 1989 His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrios, of blessed memory, dedicated September 1 as an annual day of thanksgiving and supplication for the environment and all creation. Third, beginning in 1895, the United States government has set aside the first Monday in September as a national holiday, Labor Day, to remember the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our country. Read more...
His Eminence will be visiting Novato, CA and Anchorage, AK. Read more...
Summer Camp at Saint Nicholas Ranch and Retreat Center in Dunlap, CA attracted nearly 300 youth from the Metropolis of San Francisco. This year's theme, "God's Green Earth", focused of caring for God's creation, protecting the environment, and appreciating the beauty of nature. Youth from Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Oregon attended camp and formed lasting friendships during their time together at Saint Nicholas Ranch. Read more...
His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos has announced the appointment of Rev. Father Thomas J. Zaferes as the new Proistamenos of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension in Oakland, California. Father Tom’s first Divine Liturgy in Oakland will be on Sunday, September 13, 2009. “Father Athanasios ‘Tom’ Zaferes is a dedicated servant of the Lord who has demonstrated tremendous leadership throughout his ministry. I am certain that the faithful in Oakland will embrace him with love and respect as he joins them as their spiritual father,” stated His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco. Read more...
Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 11/21/2009
The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7