Announcing Friday Night Lights: Sports Night!
Ascension Cathedral and Annunciation Cathedral of San Francisco are teaming up to present Friday Night Lights: Sports Night! All youth grades 1-8 are welcome! Annunciation Cathedral Homepage
Oakland Greek Festival 2013
May 17, 18, and 19 Ascension Cathedral once again presents the annual Oakland Greek Festival! (Check the main website of the Festival for more information! HOURS: Friday & Saturday - 10am-11pm Sunday - 11am-9pm Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension 4700 Lincoln Avenue Oakland, California 94602 510-531-3400 www.OaklandGreekFestival.com
2013 Patriarchal Encyclical for Pascha
Christ is Risen! The proclamation of the Resurrection by the myrrh-bearing women to the disciples of Christ was considered delirious. Yet, the word, formerly conceived as delirious, was confirmed as Truth. The risen Lord appeared to His disciples on several occasions. † BARTHOLOMEW By God's mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church Grace, Peace and Mercy from Christ Risen in Glory Beloved concelebrants and devout, god-loving children of the Church, Christ is Risen! The proclamation of the Resurrection by the myrrh-bearing women to the disciples of Christ was considered delirious. Yet, the word, formerly conceived as delirious, was confirmed as Truth. The ...
Encyclical of Archbishop Demetrios for Holy Pascha – May 5, 2013
Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On this glorious Feast of Feasts filled with the brilliant light and exhilarating joy we find in the presence of our Risen Lord, I proclaim with you, Χριστός Ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen! As we gather to worship and give thanks to God for His abundant grace and the manifestation of His power in conquering death and restoring us to life, we affirm in hymn and words the universal impact of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. From the Canon of this Holy Feast and the services of the Paschal period, we proclaim, “Now all things ...
Metropolitan Gerasimos – Paschal Encyclical 2013
Dearly Beloved, This night across our Metropolis our communities are overflowing. We have put on our best attire and gathered as a parish to celebrate our Lord’s Resurrection. Everyone is excited and in good spirits, anticipating the announcement of the Good News. We greet one another with joy. All of this reminds me of the verse from the great Doxastikon of Pascha, “Let us be glorious in splendor for the festival, and let us embrace one another.” I too, join you in this celebration and greet you in the name of our Resurrected Lord. Most of you have gathered this night to ...
2013 Camper Registration NOW OPEN !
Camp Dates for 2013 are June 15 - 23. Please visit the Ascension Summer Camp page to register or click here. Ascension Summer Camp is at the beautiful YMCA Camp Ravencliff in Redway, CA. All campers ages 8 – 16 are invited to join us for an Exciting week full of activities, fun and building Life-long friendships through Christ. Activities include Art, Crafts, Swimming, Athletics, Archery, Canoeing, Hiking, Inner-tubing, and much much more! Registration begins March 15 – May 1.
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 ...
Light a Candle!
Have you ever wanted to just come by the church to light a candle & pray for someone? Feel like you don't have time to come all the way to church to do this? Well now you can do it online! The American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA has an online candle lighting program that anyway can use, at any time! Just click on the picture below! God Bless you and may Christ our Lord & Savior and all of the saints intercede for us! Instructions: When you get to the website ...
eScrip Donations
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 ...
Teachings of the Fathers
Saint Gregory Palamas on the Presentation of the Lord
After the Saviour was born of the Virgin and circumcised on the eighth day according...
Saint Demetrios, the Great Champion
A great champion hath the whole world found thee to be when in grave perils; for...
St Symeon the New Theologian: On Divine Gifts
Brethren and fathers, How great is the condescension and the love of God toward...
St Dorotheos of Gaza on Relationships
Imagine a circle with its center and radii or rays going out from this center. ...
St Theodore the Studite on the Dormition of the Theotokos
To do justice to the holy celebrations proclaimed for today, my friends, our words...
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Orthodox Life
Announcing Friday Night Lights: Sports Night!
Ascension Cathedral and Annunciation Cathedral of San Francisco are teaming up to...
2013 Patriarchal Encyclical for Pascha
Christ is Risen! The proclamation of the Resurrection by the myrrh-bearing women...
Encyclical of Archbishop Demetrios for Holy Pascha – May 5, 2013
Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On this glorious Feast of Feasts filled with...
Metropolitan Gerasimos – Paschal Encyclical 2013
Dearly Beloved, This night across our Metropolis our communities are overflowing....
Holy Week Schedule 2013
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Our Parish
Announcing Friday Night Lights: Sports Night!
Ascension Cathedral and Annunciation Cathedral of San Francisco are teaming up to present Friday Night Lights: Sports Night! All youth grades 1-8 are welcome! Annunciation Cathedral Homepage Read More →
Oakland Greek Festival 2013
May 17, 18, and 19 Ascension Cathedral once again presents the annual Oakland Greek Festival! (Check the main website of the Festival for more information! HOURS: Friday & Saturday – 10am-11pm Sunday – 11am-9pm Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension 4700 Lincoln Avenue Oakland, California 94602 510-531-3400 www.OaklandGreekFestival.com Read More →
Holy Week Schedule 2013
Pascha Picnic
The Ascension Cathedral Fellowship Gathering and Pascha Picnic following the Agape Services is being at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. You can reserve your tables in advance or just come! No admission fee and parking is free. Picnic photo © 2006 Dustin M. Ramsey Read More →
Come Join Us For The Feast Of Sts. Raphael, Nicholas, & Irene
Ascension Cathedral in conjunction with the Raphaelian Society invite you to celebrate the feast of Saints Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene with a Divine Liturgy on Bright Tuesday morning, with veneration of their relics to follow. Read More →
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Social Media and Recorded Sermons
