Charities Team Serves Meal to the Homeless
Every month members of St. Anthony's Charities Team serve dinners to the homeless at the Salvation Army in Downtown San Diego. Other charitable events in which St. Anthony's participates include: volunteering time at the San Diego food bank; assembling back packs with school supplies for needy grade school children; delivering Thanksgiving meals to needy families; the Adopt-a-family for Christmas drive, and work trips to Project Mexico's St. Innocent Orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico.
A Church that is Ancient, Hierarchical, and Liturgical
We are a parish of the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West, which is a part of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. This is the largest archdiocese in the ancient Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East, originally established by Sts. Peter and Paul, and where “the Disciples were first called Christians.”
Different, But Not New
WHAT IS ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY? The Christian Church was founded in 33 A.D. in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. Virtually all Christians believe that. But what may come as a surprise, is that this original Church has continued throughout history until today. There is one body in Christendom which has kept intact the faith as revealed in the New Testament. That body is the Orthodox Christian Church, the second largest Christian Church in the world (approximately 250 million people). IF ORTHODOXY IS THE SECOND LARGEST CHRISTIAN GROUP IN THE WORLD, WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE ALL THE ORTHODOX? The Church founded by ...
Our Patron: Saint Anthony the Great
I saw the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world and I said groaning, "What can get through from such snares?" Then I heard a voice saying to me, "Humility." Our venerable and God-bearing Father Saint Anthony the Great was born in to a wealthy family in upper Egypt about 254 AD. Also known as Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, and Anthony the Anchorite, he was a leader among the Desert Fathers, who were Christian monks in the Egyptian desert in the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. The Orthodox Church celebrates his feast on January ...
Children’s Christmas Pageant
Our wonderful Christmas Pageant will be held just after Liturgy on Sunday, December 20th. All children are welcome to participate. If your child would like a speaking part, please contact Paula Hamma at 619-322-4156 or phamma@cox.net. Also, if Paula has already contacted you to ask specifically what role your child wishes to take, please respond to her quickly so that she can finalize main speaking parts in the cast within the next few days. [caption id="attachment_1039" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Christams Pageant 2008"][/caption] We have speaking parts in the play, narrators of the play, non-speaking parts, and an angel dance. Those children participating in ...
Parish Retreat 2009
Our Parish Retreat 2009 was held at Forest Home in beautiful Forest Falls California. It was a wonderful occasion for parish members to pray and play together, and to get to know one another in an informal atmosphere. Our chairpersons, Paul and Patty Diaz, are in the early planning stages for the 2010 Annual Parish Family Retreat. It will probably be held on the last weekend (or Saturday) of May. We are hoping to find an affordable camp or retreat center in the local mountains for an overnight retreat (as we have held for the past five years), but we ...
The Joy of the Resurrection
The joy of Christ's Resurrection, so eloquently captured in this Holy Saturday photograph, is central to the Orthodox faith. Every Sunday the Divine Liturgy offers us a foretaste of the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth, as we celebrate the Paschal joy once again. Come and see!
Word from Fr. John
Feasts of All Saints and All Saints of North AmericaBlessed Feast! As we celebrate the first 2 Sundays after Pentecost, the Church calls us to remember all the holy ones – the sanctified – in Her Festivals of All Saints and All Saints of North America. It is appropriate that we celebrate these feasts after we commemorate the sending of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, as it is only by the Holy... [Read more]
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Announcements
“I was hungry and you gave Me food.”FOCUS (Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United to Serve) San Diego is being formed...
End-of-the-Year Church School Gathering
Our St. Anthony family had a wonderful fellowship opportunity on Sunday, June 13,...
Movie Review – The Island
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Feasting Soberly: Pascha Onwards
As Orthodox Christians we draw upon many traditions and practices about which other...
On Christian Stewardship, Installment No. 2
by Andrew M Nassir Day #2 thoughts – Let’s consider “Giving back to the...
Pan-Orthodox Young Adults Lenten Retreat
Reflections On Christian Stewardship
A few Personal Reflections on how I can be a better Orthodox Christian Steward in...
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FOCAS Meeting
The Fellowship of Orthodox Christian Adult Singles had their inaugural meeting on...
Website Committee Launches New Website
Website Team: Robert Fortuin – Webmaster Editor-in-Chief ( ) – Assistant...
BUILDING FUND CHALLENGE
One of our families has very generously pledged to give up to $150,000.00 in matching...
Orthodox News Around the World
Palestinian Authority and Christian leaders signs an accord to restore the historic...
Our Patron: Saint Anthony the Great
I saw the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world and I said groaning, “What...
What Does Orthodox Mean?
by Frederica Mathewes-Green The word “orthodox” means “right belief” or...
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