We cannot stress how important it is for everyone, age 18 and above, who considers the Cathedral to be your home parish, to support its ministries through Stewardship. For, we are a family, and a family needs all its members doing their part, in order for it to be a happy, functioning family. In an effort to properly acknowledge and thank you for your support, we have listed the names of all st ...

Father Stephen has been invited to attend a forum on human trafficking, to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 5 to May 8. This is the second such forum to take place at the initiative of and under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The first was held in Istanbul. His Eminence, Metropolitan Nikitas of the Dardanelles, who is the coordinator for the forum, was at the Cathedral bot ...

Count the days until Summer Camp 2018!

Camp dates this summer (at St. Nicholas Ranch and Retreat Center), as noted above, are:
July 8-o14, July 15-21, July 22-18 and July 29-August 4 (new this year!).

Session 4 is available to any campers who would like to attend two sessions of camp this summer! The last few summers we have limited camper registration to only one sess ...

The above caption refers to the opening line of the apolytikion-hymn of the Feast of the Annunciation. “Today is the fountainhead of our salvation, “ is the translation. Notice, the hymn begins with the words “Today is” rather than “Once upon a time there was.” What happened 2000 years ago—the Archangel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would become the bearer of God in the flesh ...

On Sunday, February 4, the Navarino Messinian Society offered an Artoklasia, on the occasion of the Feast of the Presentation of Christ to the Temple. The main church in Kalamata, Greece, the capital of Messinia, is named in honor of the Virgin of the Presentation of Christ. Shown above is Kalliope Fousekis, the first woman president of the Navarino Messinian Society, receiving one of the loa ...

At its January 21 meeting, the Parish Council named various committees, in an effort to better serve our parishioners. These committees are: Stewardship, Technology, Hall Management, Youth, Protocol, and OIKOS, to name a few. The Stewardship Committee engages parishioners in the support of the ministries of the parish. It also plans two luncheons a year: one on Stewardship Sunday (in the fall ...

The laying of the courtyard pavers has begun. Several inches of crushed rock is being laid over the waterproofing membrane and under the pavers, to facilitate drainage. The last outdoor item which will be tended to is the Courtyard fountain.

The footings along Valencia Street are being laid. This will enable the fence to be pushed back and positioned behind the ne ...

Though months away, planning has begun on this year’s Food Festival, which will take place on our location at 245 Valencia Street, Friday, September 21, Saturday, September 22 and Sunday, September 23. By far the largest fund raiser for the Cathedral, it is also its largest social event, bringing together thousands of people for a weekend of food, fellowship, and faith. In recent years, socia ...