Welcome to St. Anthony Orthodox Church of San Diego, CA
We are a family-oriented, kid friendly, American Orthodox congregation that celebrates all our services entirely in English.“Come and see” the original Christian worship “in the beauty of holiness” that is nearly 2000 years old, yet even more relevant for today!
Come and experience the Church that was founded by Christ, nurtured by both St. Peter and St. Paul, and where “the Disciples were first called Christians” (Acts 11:26).
Visitors and children are always welcome in all our services and church school.
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 ...
Traveling the Ark of Salvation: St. Anthony’s Vacation Church School
For three sunny, breezy days, our church school children and some very dedicated parents gathered at our temporary home, Torrey Pines Christian Church, for St. Anthony’s inaugural Vacation Church School. The effort was led by our wonderful priest’s-wife, Christina Reimann, with the assistance of co-coordinator Paula Hamma and teachers Matushka Wendy Cwiklinski (music), Melanie Guilianotti (kindergarten and first grade), Patty Diaz (second through fifth grades), and Shanna Wade (sixth through ninth grades). Catherine George, Jeanette Zarour, and Ariel and Michelle Diaz-Nanasca also were present and assisted with some of the activities. The students, teachers, and helpers gathered from July 13 ...
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 ...
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.”
Book Review: Beauty for Ashes
"Beauty for Ashes: The Spiritual Transformation of a Modern Greek Community" by Stephen R. Lloyd-Moffett. St Vladimir's Seminary Press 2009 "The hope for change...does not then come from inspired programs, but from inspired clergy, that is, when the clergy are truly aspiring to become useful vessels of God. The fate of the Church lies primarily in who the clergy are becoming rather than what they do." Book Review by Robert Fortuin. Here is a worthwhile read about a modern-day church scandal that is in the process of being turned around for the glory of God. Nothing flashy, mind you. No big ...
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!
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.
Word from Fr. John
The Theology of the Temple Part 1: The TabernacleIn the Orthodox Church we pray what we believe. Thus it should not be surprising that in the fourth petition of every first ektenia (the Litany of Peace), which we pray at Vespers, Orthros (Matins) and Divine Liturgy, that we pray “for this holy house and those who with faith, reverence and the fear of God enter therein….” The words AYIOU OIKOS... [Read more]
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