On a cold, wet and rainy Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 10AM to 4PM, the ladies of our Philoptochos held its Christmas Bake Sale. The doors were wide open. The Christmas music filled our church with soft, instrumental traditional carols. Umbrellas were left at the door. Guests moved about the decorated Narthex to make their...Read More
On Sunday, November 20, 2022, our Philoptochos chapter honored our patron saint – St. Katherine the Great Martyr. Catalina Gomes decorated with flowers. Lara Willingham read the story of Katherine who suffered for the Faith and also enumerated all the charities our chapter supports. After the Divine Liturgy, our Philoptochos provided a Lenten luncheon for...Read More
On Saturday, November 12, 2022, at 9:00AM, right on time, the delivery truck pulled into our driveway. Our team of men from Prophet Elias and Saints Peter and Paul gathered together and unloaded every piece. Many thanks to Bob Roberts who is our project manager with help from our parishioners: Tim Sculley (photographer), Michael Pappas,...Read More
On Saturday, November 5, 2022, the first steps for our fence installation began. The cinder block wall needed to be capped to strengthen the wall so fence brackets could be secured property. It was a day of building forms, mixing concrete, and filling the formed space with wet concrete, which will cure in a few...Read More
With God’s help, we were able to have a hike last Saturday! We visited the UCSC Upper Campus Reserve. As the pictures depict, it is a very beautiful place. We had one person who showed up and it was a beautiful hike. I am thankful that we had the opportunity to carry out this hike!...Read More
With God’s help, we have been able to hold our first meeting! Excluding myself, six other people attended our first fellowship meeting! Thank you to Maia and Petka for helping us with the Vespers and unlocking the Church! After Vespers, we went upstairs to speak to each other. Father Angelo Pappas generously helped us by...Read More
On Sunday, September 25, 2022, Father Nebojsa Pantic celebrated services with us. He was also joined by Presvytera Stephanie, daughter Paraskevi, and son Elias. His message was about finding new, different, and unique ways to tackle the challenges in our lives. Just like the monk who found a new water bucket. The old bucket had...Read More
Glory be to God! With God’s help and mercy, the OCF was able to set up a booth at this year’s Cornucopia event at UCSC. People from varying backgrounds came by and spoke with our OCF spiritual advisor, Father Ion Coman. Most of the people who showed interest in joining OCF for their first meeting...Read More
On Sunday, September 11, 2022, we welcomed Father Angelo Pappas who celebrated services at Prophet Elias. He and his Presvytera Mary are visiting from North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and staying with their daughter, son-in-law, and 6-month old grandson. Father Angelo’s message included a story about a young man and the judge, which carried a...Read More
