Trapeza for this Sunday, January 18th, will be Lenten potluck. Because it’s the Eve of Theophany a strict fast is prescribed, however oil and wine are permitted.

Trapeza Team: Katharina, Cynthia, & Anna K.

A Festal Potluck Trapeza will follow Divine Liturgy and the Blessing of Waters on the Feast of Theophany, Monday, January 19th.

Upcoming Baptisms: It gives me great joy to announce the upcoming baptisms of Tucker (Vladimir) and Arthur (Basil), on Saturday, January 24th, at 10:00 am. Please plan to attend to pray for and to show your love and support for these warriors of Christ who are about to receive Holy Illumination and become communicants of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church and of our parish community. Our parish is growing and the Lord is providing the increase. Glory to God for all things!

The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 25th, 2026, after trapeza. Please mark the date and plan to attend. In the event of a cancellation due to inclement weather or other circumstances, the meeting will be held on February 1st.

For Extra Safety and out of an overabundance of caution a fire blanket has been purchased and will be installed next the the fire extinguisher in church. Many of you are probably aware that a few weeks ago a tragic accident occurred in one of our sister parishes in which a young child was severely burned when his clothing apparently came in contact with a vigil lamp or candle. Although this was an isolated and rare incident, it’s important to remain attentive when we’re near a lit candle or vigil lamp, and especially to closely supervise our children in that regard. Since word about the incident has been coming slowly, I hope to have enough information in a week or so to enable us to take up a special collection to assist the family. Above all, please keep the Child of God Andrew in your prayers as he recovers, and remember his parents as well.

Help Needed For Serious Health Condition With the blessing of Metropolitan Nicholas and Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco, your assistance is requested fora young member of ROCOR’s Holy Virgin Community of San Francisco who has end stage renal disease (ESRD) and must undergo dialysis three times each week. Despite his strength and perseverance, dialysis is only a bridge. He urgently needs a kidney transplant. A kidney donor would save his life, and if your willing to step forward to perform that selfless act of love, or if you can help out even a little with his family’s extraordinary medical expenses, you can find more information on how to go about doing that by clicking HERE. Please help spread the word as well, and above all, please keep him in your prayers.

Parish Calendar & Chat Group -  Our parish has a public Google calendar that you can attach to your personal one, so that our schedule of services and events will always be at your fingertips. Also, we have a parish group chat using the free Signal app that’s available for both Android and iPhone, in addition to having a desktop version. The group chat is a good way for us to communicate in real time, make prayer requests, or share any type of  information. The URL for the calendar as well as the link for the group chat are both available on our website homepage. 

In Christ, 

Fr. Stephen