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
On Sunday, August 21, 2022, Father Aris Metrakos celebrated services with us. We welcomed guest chanter Modofar (Constantine) Mqatash, who is a pharmacist from Fairfield, CA. His mother, Maisoun AL-Hijazeen, who is an agricultural engineer, also joined us. They came to the USA from Jordan three years ago. Constantine chanted in Arabic with a clear,...Read More
On Sunday, August 14, 2022, Father Aris Metrakos of Holy Trinity in San Francisco celebrated services with us. His message after the reading of the Holy Gospel told the story of Peter, of little faith, who wanted to walk on water toward Jesus. Rescued from sinking by our Lord, Peter said, “Truly you are the...Read More
On Sunday, July 10, 2022, Father Takahashi administered the Oath of Office to our new Parish Council Member, Bill Thanos. With the unanimous approval of the entire Council, Bill will complete the remaining months of the term created by the resignation of our dear Council member Maria Thomas. We welcome Bill to the worthy ministry...Read More
