Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension, Oakland, California
An International Christmas 2010
Join us for the 41st annual An Internationa Christmas here at Ascension Cathedral, our annual Christmas concert, 8pm, Friday December the 3rd, 2010. Come early to listen to some welcoming music by The Ringmasters of the Golden Gate Boys Choir, starting at 7:30! Download your own copy of the flyer from here.
Ascended Grounds Coffee House is Open!
The Ascended Grounds Coffee House is officially open! The Ascended Grounds Coffee House is a ministry of the Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Oakland, CA. This ministry is for Young Adults from College Students to 34 years old. Of course, since this is a Coffee House, and the purpose of this ministry is to create fellowship and relationships with each other and Christ, the coffee house is open to the public! If you would like to join us for fun games & discussions, or just want to grab a cup of coffee please join us EVERY ...
OYAA Basketball Program 2010
The Ascension Cathedral is proud to sponsor another year of one our most successful youth ministries. All families who are members in good standing are eligible to participate in this program. The children are expected to attend church frequently, participate in the altar and/or attend Sunday School. Children of all skill sets are welcome as the league is meant to build friendship, teamwork and Christian values amongst our youth. BOYS Grades Age Practice Times C League 3-5 Grades* 8-10* Saturday, 9-10 AM B League 6-7 Grades 11-12 Saturday, 10-11 AM A League 8-9 Grades 13-14 Saturday, 11-12 PM GIRLS Grades Age Practice Times C League 3-5 Grades* 8-10* Saturday, 8-9 AM Girls A & Girls B League participation will be based on ...
Back to Sunday School Food Drive 2010
Please start bringing Canned Goods to the Church beginning with Sunday School on September 12th and continue to bring them throughout the school year! Alameda County Community Food Bank Back to Sunday School Food Drive September 12, 2010 to May 8, 2011 YOU can make a difference in the lives of those in need just by purchasing an extra bag of groceries each week or donating $25 grocery gift cards during the school year. Look for the red Food Drive barrels and gift card boxes in the Narthex and Community Center! Canned Vegetables and Fruits Canned Meats and Fish Pasta Tomato Sauce Dry and Canned Beans Peanut Butter Healthy Snacks ...
Sermon Library: Recorded Sermons!
Father Tom is now recording his sermons, and we're posting them to our Sermon Library. We expect to continue recording all sermons given at Ascension Cathedral, so the Sermon Library will be the place to download or listen to those. We are also posting transcripts of these sermons, for those who prefer to read them. These will be posted within a day or so of the sermon audio files. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to read these files. A link to the Sermon Library may permanently be found beneath the calendar on the Home page of the ...
Dear Friends of Ascension Cathedral, Ever wish you could do something more to support the Cathedral, but feel like you're already giving all you can? Here's a new way to support our church: eScrip. Through this program, certain businesses that you shop at will contribute a percentage of your purchases to the Cathedral. You don't pay anything extra for this - you just shop as you normally would. A short list of participating businesses is attached, which includes Andronico's and Safeway, among many others. There is also a more complete list of businesses online with details on how much they ...
St Nikodemos on overcoming the passions
When a certain king plans to subdue easily an enemy city that is fortified by strong...
St Nektarios of Aegina on imagination
From the writings of Saint Nektarios of Aegina: Christianity is a religion of revelation....
Saint Silouan the Athonite on evil inspiration
From the words of Saint Silouan of Mount Athos: The simple and humble believer frees...
On the Holy Cross
There is a very beautiful word which points to the mystery of the love of God, as...
The last Orthodox patriarch in Turkey?
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is the living embodiment of an ancient tradition....
Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero
Amid Furor on Islamic Center, Pleas for Orthodox Church Nearby by Paul Vitello and...
Metropolitan Nikitas Receiving Turkish Citizenship
BOSTON Metropolitan Nikitas of Dardanellia, the Director of the Patriarch Athenagoras...
Greek church ready to stand by the people in tough times
The Church of Greece is getting ready to assist the Greek people to face the consequences...
The Miraculous Prozymi
On 14 September every year, the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross, it is a tradition among pious Orthodox to take some of the blessed basil that one receives from the hand of a Priest and to start a batch of leavened paste (“prozimi”) to make prosphora. There are several ways to do this. One way is to do the following: First acquire... [Read more of this article]
The Patristic Vision
Tradition is neither transmitted nor received mechanically, but requires from us an historical appropriation and hermeneutical Incarnation. The Tradition of the Fathers is a powerful guarantee against individualism in spirituality and unrestrained enthusiasm in theology. It guards against an exclusive focus on the present context and contemporary... [Read more of this article]
Message of the Orthodox Episcopal Assembly
Message of the Episcopal Assembly Of the Canonical Orthodox Hierarchs of North and Central America May 26-28, 2010 We glorify the name of the Triune God for gathering us at this first Episcopal Assembly of this region in New York City on May 26-28, 2010 in response to the decisions of the Fourth Pre-Conciliar Pan-Orthodox Conference held at the Orthodox... [Read more of this article]
Address of Archbishop Demetrios to the Episcopal Assembly
ADDRESS OF HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS OF AMERICA, CHAIRMAN At the Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America Helmsley Park Lane Hotel New York, New York (May 26, 2010) * * * Your Eminences, Your Excellencies and Your Graces, Beloved Brothers and Concelebrants in the Holy Spirit Of the Holy Orthodox Churches of North and Central America, I... [Read more of this article]
Digital Natives Embrace Ancient Church
Twentysomethings Captivated by Orthodoxy By ANDREA GOODELL The Holland Sentinel Holland, MI Tim Flinders will graduate from Grand Valley State University next month. Raised Lutheran, he also explored fundamentalist Baptism, Roman Catholicism and even Messianic Judaism before converting to Orthodox Christianity this year. Orthodoxy has completely... [Read more of this article]
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