Fr. Andreas

Episcopal Visit Postponed!

Dear ones under the heavenly patronage of the Holy Archangel Gabriel, Christ is in our midst! I have been on the phone with Archbishop Benjamin, this morning. His flight was first delayed, then changed, and then cancelled. He even tried to arrange to drive up here from San Francisco, but nothing has worked out. He […]

Parish Bulletin – December 30, 2012

SUNDAY AFTER NATIVITY  Holy Righteous Ones: Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, and James the Brother of the Lord TONE 4 Colossians 3:12-16, Galatians 1:11-19 Luke 18:18-27, Matthew 2:13-23 Choir Director: Veronika   Welcome We welcome you to the Orthodox Church. Please feel at ease and free to participate in the singing. As a visitor you are […]

Why do we Celebrate Christmas on December 25th?

Many Christians think that Christians celebrate Christ’s birth on December 25th because the church fathers appropriated the date of a pagan festival. Almost no one minds, except for a few groups on the fringes of American Evangelicalism, who seem to think that this makes Christmas itself a pagan festival. But it is perhaps interesting to […]

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