Metropolis Young Adult Fall Retreat
Join Orthodox Young Adults from across the West Coast for a Fall Retreat at St. Nicholas Ranch & Retreat Center. Young Adults from all Orthodox traditions are welcome to attend! We will spend time having discussions and fellowship at St. Nicholas Ranch, as well as visit and help the Sisters at the Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring with a work project and other engaging activities throughout the weekend.
Greetings Young Adults,
Join Orthodox Young Adults from across the West Coast for a Fall Retreat at St. Nicholas Ranch & Retreat Center. Young Adults from all Orthodox traditions are welcome to attend! We will spend time having discussions and fellowship at St. Nicholas Ranch, as well as visit and help the Sisters at the Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring with a work project and other engaging activities throughout the weekend.
Our theme will be "Mind, Body, and Soul: Our Journey to Wellness" as we discuss mental health, physical health, and spiritual health with our speakers, George Papageorge LMFT, Fr. Timothy Pavlatos LMFT, and Dr. Pericles Ioannides.
DATE: Friday, November 4 - Sunday, November 6, 2022
LOCATION: St. Nicholas Ranch & Retreat Center, Dunlap, CAEARLY REGISTRATION: By October 22
$150 for a Dorm Room (cabins with multiple bunk beds)
$190 for Double Occupancy Lodge Room (hotel style room with two queen beds)
$260 for Single Occupancy Lodge Room (hotel style room)
LATE REGISTRATION: After October 22
$170 for a Dorm Room (cabins with multiple bunk beds)
$210 for Double Occupancy Lodge Room (hotel style room with two queen beds)
$280 for Single Occupancy Lodge Room (hotel style room)
AGES: College Students & Young Adults ages 18-30's
ARRIVAL TIME: Arrivals beginning at 4:00pm on Friday
DEPARTURE TIME: 1:00pm on Sunday
RETREAT SPEAKERS: George Papageorge LMFT, Fr. Timothy Pavlatos LMFT, and Dr. Pericles Ioannides
THEME: "Mind, Body, and Soul: Our Journey to Wellness" as we discuss mental health, physical health, and spiritual health.
ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN AT: https://gosfyouth.org/young-adult-fall-retreat
Attached is the flyer, please help spread the word!
I hope to see you all there, as these speakers are going to be amazing, and this is my favorite time of year at the Ranch!
New Years Celebrations Canceled
Out of an abundance of caution due to the ease of transmission of the Omicron Variant of SARS COV-2, both the AHEPA New Year’s Party and Young Adult League New Year’s Gala have been canceled by their respective organizers.
Cancellations
Out of an abundance of caution due to the ease of transmission of the Omicron Variant of SARS COV-2, both the AHEPA New Year’s Party and Young Adult League New Year’s Gala have been canceled by their respective organizers.
If you registered for the Young Adult League New Year’s Gala an additional communication will be sent to you regarding your refund.
We would like to thank the AHEPA and our young adults for their efforts in helping our community find an opportunity for fellowship this year and to celebrate the New Year. We also thank the AHEPA for their support in working with our Young Adults as they took initiative this year to plan an event.
We wish you and your families a happy and healthy New Year filled with every blessing!
Support a Missionary!
Help support William Cumbelich as he hopes to fulfill Christ's calling to "defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy" Psalm 82:3 with a domestic missions trip!
Dear Ascension Community,
From June to August this summer, I will have the privilege of traveling to St. Basil's Academy in New York to serve as an intern for Project Mexico & St. Innocent Service Works' home building and service program. As you may know, St Basil's Academy is a national non-profit philanthropic center of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America which provides a loving Christian environment and a home for orphans, children of chronically ill or destitute parents and children from broken homes. The Academy's mission is to facilitate shelter, protection, love, and education in youth so they grow up to be healthy, wholesome, well-rounded Orthodox Christians, as well as productive members of society with vision and hope.
Due to the challenges of the pandemic and border closures, Project Mexico has organized mission trips across the country, instead of their traditional home building trips in Tijuana. My fellow interns and I will be at locations such as the St. Herman House in Cleveland, the Neighborhood Resilience Project in Pittsburg, building homes for Habitat for Humanity in Boston, and so many other wonderful service opportunities.
Most of you can't simply pack up and spend an entire summer on a mission trip. However, you can play an integral role in our Orthodox mission programs through your prayers and financial support of interns such as I, as we act as the boots on the ground, putting Christ's Gospel in action. In order for me to participate in this internship, I need to raise $6,500 by May 20th. This money will pay for my transportation to and from New York, training, housing, food and some other minimal expenses during my stay.
I know that this pandemic has wreaked financial havoc for many and there isn't a lot of extra cash to go around. However, gifts of any size will go a long way, and I consider your support an honor not to be taken lightly. But most importantly, I ask for your continued prayers this summer as I hope to fulfill Christ's calling to "defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy" Psalm 82:3.
You can donate directly online to my personal fundraising page:
https://sisw.managedmissions.com/MyTrip/williamcumbelich1 or write a check made payable to Project Mexico & St. Innocent Orphanage.* Please write summer internship and my name on the memo line of the check. Your donation will be tax deductible. For more information, see St. Innocent Service Works & St. Innocent Orphanage website at www.projectmexico.org.
Please keep me in your prayers as I prepare, and while I'm there. Thank you for your support and may God bless you all!
In Christ,
William Cumbelich
* Please note that contributions made directly to individuals are not tax-deductible per IRS law (Pub. 526).
Great Vespers at PAOI for St. Demetrios the Great Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer
God-Appointed Hierarchs, Reverend Clergy, Beloved Stewards of Ascension Cathedral,
His Eminence Metropolitan TARASIOS of Rhodopolis, Director of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI), cordially invites you to Great Vespers for St. Demetrios the Great Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer on Tuesday, October 27th at 6 PM. The Great Vespers will be broadcast over Zoom (please use Zoom code 917 0584 2601) to join.
God-Appointed Hierarchs, Reverend Clergy, Beloved Stewards of Ascension Cathedral,
His Eminence Metropolitan TARASIOS of Rhodopolis, Director of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI), cordially invites you to Great Vespers for St. Demetrios the Great Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer on Tuesday, October 27th at 6 PM. The Great Vespers will be broadcast over Zoom (please use Zoom code 917 0584 2601) to join.
His Eminence would especially like to invite the young adults and young professionals of our community and beyond. For many years, the PAOI has offered a unique ministry for young adults through their Orthodox Campus Fellowship ministry. Meeting on Tuesday evenings during the academic year, this ministry offers PAOI and UC Berkeley students the opportunity to attend Divine Liturgy at the St. Demetrios Chapel, dinner, and a discussion lead by His Eminence Metropolitan TARASIOS, clergy, faculty and other guest speakers.
The PAOI is a member of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. It is directly under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The PAOI represents the various canonical Orthodox Christian jurisdictions in the country and educates, promotes, and sustains Orthodox traditions, values, teachings, and culture.
We offer our continued prayers for the ministry of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute, His Eminence Metropolitan TARASIOS, and its faculty, staff and students as they celebrate their feast day!
New Series: 8 Dates for Young Married and Engaged Couples
ATTENTION YOUNG MARRIED & ENGAGED COUPLES:
The Metropolis of San Francisco is excited to launch their new fall/winter series for Orthodox Young Married & Engaged Couples!
Join us twice a month beginning October 15 for this wonderful series which is based on John Gottman's book, "8 Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love". This complimentary series will be led by our Metropolis Family Wellness Ministry Team, and will be a beautiful way to strengthen your commitment to one another and to God.
Save the dates, and see you soon!
