Swim for Hope Annual Charity Ocean Swim (Project Mexico)

Swim. Kayak. Walk. For Children

Swim for Hope Annual Charity Ocean Swim

Every year, our faithful friend, Father Simeon “Aqua Padre” and the Swim for Hope Team swims, kayaks or walks to raise money for our School Buddies education program to benefit the children of St Innocent Orphanage. You can support the work of our ministry in providing education to the boys of St Innocent by donating at the link below.

This year, Father Simeon and the team will make the trek from Scripps Park to the Round House and back to Windandsea­ for a grand tour of La Jolla!

WHERE: La Jolla, California

WHEN: September 3, 2022, 8 a.m.  

Swim for Hope

Metropolis Young Adult Conference

YAL SAN DIEGO ALMOST SOLD OUT

Less Than 100 Spots Remain

We are only five weeks away from the 2022 Labor Day Weekend YAL Conference in San Diego, California! There are less than 100 spots remaining! Can you COMMIT? If you haven’t registered, don’t delay in securing your spot as soon as possible. You won’t want to miss the best weekend of the year!

Enjoy a weekend of events, workshops, worship, and relaxation, with young adults from 37 states across the country. Highlights of the weekend include engaging workshops from the Metropolis Family Wellness Team, a YAL 2K Themed Dance, formal Gala, and a special maritime event “Top Gun YAL” aboard the USS Midway aircraft carrier in the San Diego harbor. This year’s Diakonia project will also be serving veterans who have served our country with valor and distinction.

Register Today

Book Your Hotel

HOTEL DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL AUGUST 1

The hotel deadline has been extended until August 1, but space is limited to receive the discounted hotel room group rate! If you do not have a room or you reserved an extra room, then you must book or release the room by this date.

For those looking for a YAL hotel roommate, we again are offering a private YAL Facebook group to foster community to help attendees find roommates. This group is for registered attendees only. Check out this Facebook page for roommate assistance!

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Please email us at yalconferencereg@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you Labor Day Weekend in San Diego!

Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco | 415-753-3075

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A blessed fourth of july

Thanks be to God for the vision of our Founders! Some 246 years later, we remain the inheritors of a truly great nation thanks to the resolution of the Continental Congress that voted in favor of and then declared our American independence. We, therefore, pause this day to thank God for His benefactions and our blessed inheritance. Although some will consider our system and nation imperfect or flawed, our founding documents continue to be a model for other nations and our land remains both an inspiration and a destination because of the freedoms that we enjoy. How remarkable it is to think that we even have the freedom to debate and find faults with our existing system without the threat of persecution!

Can we be better as a nation? Of course! Improvement though does not begin in Washington DC or in Sacramento, nor does it begin in protest; it begins prayerfully and humbly in our homes.

If we want to be better as individuals, as a community (including a church community), and or as a nation, we begin in the quiet of our homes. We pray. We read Scripture. We fast. We humbly identify our shortcomings and repent. We ask the Saints to intercede and to give us the strength to persevere to similarly be holy as our Heavenly Father was, is, and forever shall be holy. Simply, betterment is an internal exercise that is founded on a relationship with God. And, if we’re successful, then like St. Seraphim of Sarov, we can trust that thousands will be saved around us.

May we also realize that the rights we enjoy as American or more correctly as human beings are only as good as the divine truths that they help us realize in our lives. Just because we have rights, this doesn’t make them inherently good; goodness begins and ends in God.

Together, let us then pray that God will inspire us to be better Orthodox Christians and stewards of this great land.

A most blessed Fourth of July!

Pavers for the Sanctuary Courtyard

We are pleased to announce that we have extended the Paver campaign! At the request of our Building Committee, we're creating another section around the Sanctuary to honor the requests of those who wish to be included in this effort. This also provides another means by which those who wish to provide funding toward the underlay of the dome may do so.

4x8 pavers include three lines at 20 characters per line (including spaces). The cost per paver is $500. Checks should be made out to 'St. Anna Parish' with 'paver order' listed in the memo section or via the Church App by choosing ‘pavers’.

Please contact Shen Medeck at shenshine@yahoo.com or 916-467-6955 for assistance and to place your order.