Clergy 

Rev. Dr. Christopher Flesoras is the pastor of Saint Anna Greek Orthodox Church in Roseville, a parish of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco. Father is a graduate of Hellenic College (BA in Religious Studies), Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (MDiv), Northeastern University (MS), the University of California, Davis (Ph.D.) and Air University (Master of Military Operational Art and Science with a concentration in Joint Warfare).

He married Kristen Kyriazis, of blessed memory, on October 13, 1996, at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Los Angeles. His Eminence Metropolitan Anthony of San Francisco, also of blessed memory, ordained him to the Holy Diaconate at his home parish of the Annunciation in Modesto, California, on November 17, 1996, and then to the Holy Priesthood on February 2, 1997, at Holy Cross Church in Belmont, California, where he would serve until his assignment to Saint Anna Church in June of 2001. On February 27, 2023, Father was distinguished as a Protopresbyter of the Archdiocese of America by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros.

Father was commissioned as a 1LT Chaplain with the California State Military Reserve and attached to the 115th Regional Support Group of the Army National Guard in 2010. Four years later, he was released to the California Air National Guard, commissioned as a Captain, and attached to the 162nd Combat Communication Group. He now serves in the 195th Wing of the Air National Guard, headquartered at Beale AFB. Father was promoted to Major in December 2019. He served as Deputy Wing Chaplain and now serves as Wing Chaplain. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in December 2025.

Father Christopher served as an Adjunct Professor at William Jessup University from 2011-21. He also served as the Associate Dean of Students at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, Massachusetts, for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years and as an Adjunct Professor in the spring of 2024. He is a US First Responder with International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) and Senior Fellow (Class XXII) of the American Leadership Forum. He resides in Roseville with his children.

Rev. Deacon Joseph Ruocco-Brown was born in San Jose, California, and spent his early years in Strongsville, Ohio. However, he returned to California at a young age, settling in the rural town of Petaluma in Sonoma County. One of three children born to Donald and Francis (Ruocco) Brown, he was reared in a loving and devout Roman Catholic family.

During his high school years, under the spiritual guidance of his parish priest, he prayerfully considered joining a monastic brotherhood. After graduating from high school, he was prepared to attend the Benedictine Monastery and Seminary at Mount Angel Abbey in Oregon. However, this plan was providentially interrupted when he met Anna, his wife of 34 years. Joseph and Anna Moller were wed on June 3, 1978. They have been blessed with six children and eight grandchildren.

Desiring to serve God more fully and inspired by the beauty of the Byzantine Liturgy and its theology, Joseph petitioned the See of Rome for admission to the Greek Melkite Catholic Church, a request granted by then-Cardinal Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict. Their prayerful journey continued for some time, especially under the spiritual guidance of Rev. Constantine Efsthathiu of the Nativity of Christ Greek Orthodox Church in Novato. Joseph, Anna, and their children were welcomed into the Holy Orthodox Church on January 5, 1991, at the Parish of the Protection of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church in Santa Rosa.

Once acclimated to the Orthodox Church, his spiritual father, the Rev. Michael Margitich, encouraged him to study for the Holy Diaconate. With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Tikhon, he attended the Diocese of the West Late Vocations Program in Berkeley and San Francisco, which at that time was directed by the now-retired Metropolitan Jonah, Archbishop of Washington and New York, and Metropolitan of All America and Canada. After much study, he successfully passed the Diaconate Examination required by the Orthodox Church in America. Then, with the blessings and encouragement of his Spiritual Father, Joseph petitioned His Grace Bishop Tikhon for ordination to the Holy Diaconate.

On June 14, 1997, Subdeacon Joseph was ordained to the Holy Diaconate at the oldest Orthodox parish in the contiguous United States, the seat of the Orthodox Church in America, Bishop of San Francisco and the West, Holy Trinity Cathedral in San Francisco. Deacon Joseph was assigned to the Protection of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Parish and St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church in Santa Rosa, where he faithfully served for five years. After relocating to the Sierra Foothills in 2002, Dn. Joseph served at the Elevation of the Holy Cross Orthodox Church in Sacramento. Although Deacon Joseph and his family began attending, he was officially received into the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America on September 15, 2008. He was placed under the Omophorion of His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of the Metropolis of San Francisco, assigned to St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church in Roseville.

Reverend Father Lukas Breen originally hails from Oregon. Raised in a devout Christian household, he discovered the Orthodox faith as a teenager, while his wife, Josephine, was brought up in the Orthodox tradition. They met while chanting at a wedding together (perhaps someday Hallmark will be interested in the rights to that story) and were married in 2017. Shortly after their marriage, Fr. Lukas joined the U.S. Coast Guard, completing both basic and technical training as a marine electrician before being stationed in Everett, WA.

In 2022, after years of prayer and discernment, they moved to Boston so Fr. Lukas could attend Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, from which he graduated on May 18, 2025. He was ordained to the Holy Diaconate by Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco on May 19, 2025, at the Church of St. Demetrios in Weston, Massachusetts. Later that summer, he was ordained to the Holy Priesthood at our parish on the Feast of Saint Anna (July 25).

The Breens have three beautiful children: Myriam, Clara, and Simon Peter.

Staff

In 2001, Mrs. Morfoula Lenakakis began volunteering at the parish to assist the recently assigned Fr. Christopher. Shortly thereafter, Morfoula became our part-time Secretary and remains an invaluable member of our Parish Office and Administration, especially through her bookkeeping proficiency.

A native of Roseville, Morfoula is a first-generation Greek American whose parents came to the United States in 1955. She is married to Stelio, whom she met in 1978; two weeks later, they were married!

Morfoula and Stelio have three sons: Yianni, Angelo, and Athamie. Yianni, their oldest son, is married to Dawn, and they have two children, Stelio and Kyriaki. Angelo, their middle son, was tonsured Father Agathon and is a monk at St. Anthony’s Monastery in Arizona. Athamie, their youngest son, is married to Marina, and they also have two children.

In addition to her responsibilities at the parish, Morfoula helps manage her husband’s landscape and maintenance company, which they have owned and operated for over 35 years.

Anna Lagios Tsu received her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Protection from U.C. Berkeley in 1986 and then worked and traveled across the United States and the world for several years. She later returned to school, earning a Master’s in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego (a four-year professional program) in 1999. She is currently in private practice as a licensed acupuncturist, with offices in Sacramento and Roseville.

After much seeking, Anna found the Orthodox Church later in life and was chrismated at Saint Anna in 2017. As an adult convert, she knows firsthand the importance of early instruction and training in the Orthodox faith. She is honored to help convey the depth and strength of Orthodoxy to our younger parishioners, both those born into the faith and recent converts. In 2019, she assumed responsibility for our Youth Religious Education Program and also oversees the Archangel Gabriel Bookstore.

Jessica (Theophania Elizabeth) Rentz, our parish Catechist, is a distinguished 2016 alumna of William Jessup University, where she earned a double major in Bible/Theology and History, with a minor in Archaeology. That same year, she attended the Summer Session of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. In 2019, she graduated from Yale Divinity School with a Master of Arts in Religion, concentrating in the History of Christianity. During her time in Connecticut, she completed her catechetical studies at the Parish of St. Barbara in Orange, and was received into the Orthodox Church in the winter of 2019, taking the name Theophania Elizabeth here at St. Anna Parish.

Currently, Jessica is completing her doctoral studies in Liturgical Studies/Sacramental Theology within the Department of Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Her academic research focuses on Eastern liturgy, a pursuit that has led her to study six languages to analyze ancient rites in their original contexts. Her dissertation, “Christian Initiation in Byzantine Palestine: A Liturgical and Archaeological Analysis,” examines the development of the baptismal liturgy alongside the architectural evolution of baptismal fonts in both urban and monastic settings from the 6th to the 10th centuries. An experienced archaeological field researcher, she has also served as a field manager for the excavation of two Byzantine churches at the Hippos-Sussita site overlooking the Sea of Galilee.

Ultimately, her desire is to help everyday Orthodox Christians understand the history of their faith. Her personal experience with Evangelicalism, Catholic theology, and Orthodoxy gives her a unique perspective on these traditions, allowing her to help converts break down complex ideas and understand the profound depth of the Orthodox faith. By applying her research on Christian initiation to daily life, she hopes to help people see the true beauty of the liturgy and discover how these ancient traditions still matter today, especially in the modern American context.

For general inquiries, please contact office@saintanna.org