Miscellaneous

The Feast of Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative 2022 18 February 2023
Café San Ignacio Now Available! 11 November 2022
The Feast of Holy and Glorious Great Martyr Saint Demetrius 2022 08 November 2022
Projects at Saint John’s Monastery 12 September 2022
St. Mark of Ephesus Cathedral's 50th Anniversary 17 February 2022
Metropolitan Demetrius's Nameday 2021 09 November 2021
Metropolitan Demetrius to Celebrate Nameday at His Monastery 30 October 2021
View Saint John’s Monastery Services Live 06 August 2021
Patronal Feast of St. John Monastery 2021, Clergy Conference, and Priestly Ordination 07 July 2021
Theophany at St. John of San Francisco Monastery 2021 27 January 2021
Communiqué Concerning the Health of His Eminence Metropolitan Photios of Demetrias 03 December 2020
Nameday of Archbishop Kallinikos 2020 12 August 2020
Monastery Schedule for Holy Week & Pascha 2020 13 April 2020
St. Basil Luncheon 2020 04 February 2020
Feast Day of St. Demetrius 2019 14 November 2019
Σχετικά με την υγεία του Σεβασμιωτάτου Μητροπολίτου μας 15 October 2019
Letter Concerning the Health of Metropolitan Demetrius 13 October 2019
Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative 22 August 2019
Feast Day of Sts. Peter and Paul 2019 24 July 2019
Feast Day of the Monastery of St. John 2019 03 July 2019
Newly-Ordained Bishop Maximus Visits Saint John of San Francisco Monastery 15 May 2019
Concelebration at St. Markella's Cathedral with New Bishop 15 May 2019
Hierarchical Concelebration at the Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Justina 09 May 2019
Pascha 2019 - CHRIST IS RISEN! 28 April 2019
Holy Thursday-Holy Saturday in Greece 28 April 2019
Metropolitan Demetrius Presides at Holy Thursday Matins in Greece 26 April 2019
Meatfare Sunday 2019 at the Cathedral 07 March 2019
The Repose of the Most Reverend Chrysostomos, Metropolitan Emeritus of Etna 23 February 2019
The Spiritual Watch, Volume II, Issue 4 14 November 2018
Feast of Sts. Cyprian & Justina in Greece 19 October 2018
New Website for the Haitian Orthodox Mission 28 September 2018
Repose of a Hierarch 24 August 2018
Saint Xenia Camp 2018 23 August 2018
The Spiritual Watch, Volume II, Issue 2-3 04 August 2018
Visit of Metropolitan Photios 2018 14 July 2018
Glorification of St. John the New Almsgiver 01 May 2018
Palm Sunday & First Bridegroom Matins 2018 06 April 2018
The Spiritual Watch, Vol II, Issue 1 25 March 2018
Metropolitan Demetrius's Schedule for Lent 23 February 2018
2018 Holy Land Pilgrimage with Metropolitan Demetrius 29 December 2017
Parable of the Great Banquet by Metropolitan Demetrius 25 December 2017
Feast of St. Philaret and Metropolitan Demetrius's Nameday Celebrations in New York 17 November 2017
The Vigil Service in Honor of Saint Demetrius the Great-Martyr 10 November 2017
Reception of Fr Job Clark 18 October 2017
Obituary of Father Mark Gilstrap 27 September 2017
Announcement from the Metropolis Chancery 04 September 2017
Special Feast Schedules of St John of San Francisco Monastery 19 May 2017
The Spiritual Watch, Volume I, Issue 2 28 April 2017
Visit of Metropolitan Demetrius to the Cathedral of the Three Hierarchs in Thessaloniki 01 February 2017
Holy Theophany 2017 in Greece 27 January 2017
Orthodox Awareness

Bartholomew Prays at Iftar

Iftar, refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is done right after sunset.

We report the following unchanged as it was published:

"The leaders of the Armenian, Roman, Jewish and Syrian communities of Turkey sat around the fasting Iftar dinner in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul." Read more...

Missions

Saint Matthew the Evangelist, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro is a town located near the Eastern border of Arkansas, with a population of approximately 60,000. From a human standpoint, it’s not the most likely candidate for a traditional Orthodox mission, but for an Orthodox Christian who orders his priorities around Christ and His Church, it makes perfect sense. Read more...

Youth

2021 St. Xenia Camp

Greetings St. Xenia Camp family,

As previously announced, through the intercessions of St. Xenia, the prayers of so many of you, and with the blessing of Metropolitan Demetrius, St. Xenia Camp 2021 will return to Forest Acres in Fryeburg, Maine August 15-21! Given the continued impact of COVID-19, camp this year may yet be somewhat different from the past Forest Acres experiences. We are sharing this information ahead of registration so that all families can make an informed decision on whether they feel comfortable sending their camper(s) this year. [Read more...]

 

Ask A Priest

Morning and Evening Prayers

Q. Are the prayers in the blue prayer book [A Prayerbook for Orthodox Christians by the Holy Transfiguration Monastery —ed.] compulsory for everyone? I mean their morning prayers and the service of Small Compline. My confessor gave me a special rule but wasn’t clear about whether this replaced the book prayers or was in addition to them. Read more...