Parish News & Updates
Pray-Fast-Give To prepare for Pascha, and in the spirit of Lenten Almsgiving, we are gathering items to send to students and seminarians studying at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, Massachusetts. Please see the bulletin insert (or PDF if viewing online) for details and dates for Project Care Packages.
Philoptochos FFN Donation Box is in the small hall. Please help us collect female hygiene and personal hygiene products to be donated to a local charity.
International Orthodox Christian Charities UKRAINE UPDATE: IOCC is working with partners in country and across the region to help address immediate needs, while looking ahead and planning for longer-term response. Initial efforts in and out of Ukraine include providing partners with funds for: Baby supplies, including diapers, bottles, and wipes; emergency food and water; generators and fuel; flashlights, batteries, and candles; cots, blankets, mattresses, and other bedding; and hygiene items. Your support will help IOCC adjust and respond even more effectively as needs change. Please give what you can today. Thank you. http://iocc.org/ukraine22
Prayer for Peace (from IOCC) Almighty God and Creator, You are the Father of all people on the earth. Guide, we pray, all the nations and their leaders in the ways of justice and peace. Protect us from the evils of injustice, prejudice, exploitation, conflict, and war. Help us to put away mistrust, bitterness, and hatred. Teach us to cease the storing and using of implements of war. Lead us to find peace, respect, and freedom. Unite us in the making and sharing of tools of peace against ignorance, poverty, disease, and oppression. Grant that we may grow in harmony and friendship as brothers and sisters created in Your image, to Your honor and praise. Amen
Bible Study meets again a week from Thursday, on March 13th, in person AND via zoom. Drop ins are welcome! We are currently studying 2 Corinthians, Chapter 11. Connection link: https://goarch.zoom.us/j/96253922864?pwd=eVN0Q2NtcDh5MnBwcGZTZ1ZKcGFwZz09
Adult Education Evening Class on Orthodox Christianity "Church Life in the Holy Mysteries" Class meets again on Thursday evening, March 13th at 7pm in the small hall OR you can join via Zoom (Please RSVP to fatherstephen@att.net for a link).
Music Ministry Update Chant Choir currently meets for practice on Saturday mornings at 10am for an hour and a half. If you’d like to be part of this important parish ministry talk to Danilo or any one of our chanters OR come join us on Saturday mornings.
Metropolis Summer Camp at St. Nicholas Ranch & Retreat Center in Dunlap, CA will be returning to an in-person ministry this July and online registration opens on March 1! 2022 PROMO VIDEO: CLICK HERE 2022 SUMMER CAMP IN-PERSON DATES Staff Orientation Week: July 5 - 9 Session I: July 10 - 16 Session II: July 17 - 23 Session III: July 24 - 30 ONLINE REGISTRATION Online registration opens Tuesday, March 1, and spaces will be available first come, first serve on our website: https://gosfyouth.org/summer-camp Summer Camp Scholarships are available through the parish to assist with costs. Contact Father Stephen for more information.
Prosphora Baking Workshop On Saturday, March 26, Andreia Pop will be holding a Prosphora Baking Workshop. Prosphora is the bread that becomes the Body of Christ at the Divine Liturgy. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more and be a part of the offering that we present to our Lord, Jesus Christ each week. We plan to meet in the kitchen of the Large Hall; it will run from 10am (please note the time change!) till we finish. The instruction will be for folks who’ve never baked before, but we encourage experienced bakers also to attend. This workshop is for both young and old, men and women are invited. A light snack will be provided, so if you plan on participating, please contact Andreia at arpopmd@gmail.com to let her know that you will be joining the group.
Young Adult Book Club Join us to read-thru and discuss “The Lenten Spring” by Fr. Thomas Hopko. In these 40 meditations, Fr Hopko draws on his long experience as a pastor and teacher, working with young and old throughout the country, to present to the modern reader the relevance of the Church's two-thousand-year-old tradition of preparing to greet our Lord's Resurrection. He makes extensive use of all facets of church tradition from all time: inspiring scriptural and liturgical passages from the Lenten services, the spiritual wisdom of the ancient saints and fathers, as well as the teachings of modern guides to the Christian life. For more info contact Kirsti Davis at ksettas@nevada.unr.edu
St. Nina's Totes are colorful handwoven baskets made by Kenyan women. 100% of the profits go toward the effort to provide food and shelter for their families. Remaining proceeds feed and care for vulnerable children and orphans of St. Nina's Children's Home and Mission Center in Kenya which strives to meet the spiritual, social, and physical needs of the local people of the region. St. Nina operates under the omophorion of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa. Come and see the wide variety of totes available for sale in the bookstore.
Ahepa Scholarships are available for graduating High school seniors of our parish. District 21 AHEPA scholarships are also available for undergraduate and graduate students. For application information & to see if you qualify call or email John Copoulos 775-720-4051 Ioannis51@sbcglobal.net. Deadline is March 15,2022.
Pastoral Visits & Holy Communion For setting dates, sacraments, memorial services, personal counseling, confessions, sick calls and personal visitations that may include receiving Holy Communion, please call the church office (775-825-5365) or email saintanthonychurch@sbcglobal.net. You can also speak with Father Stephen or e-mail at fatherstephen@att.net.
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Live Streaming Most services are being live-streamed on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/saintanthonychurchreno/. Thank you for your continued patience and support as we learn and grow with this capability. It is a blessing to be able to connect with those at home in this way.
Online Giving Portal for Stewardship & Donation Offerings The Online Giving Portal can be accessed through our Church Website by clicking the new “Donations & Stewardship” tab. This functionality is secured for your protection and gives you the opportunity to make a one-time contribution or set up a recurring offering.
New Prayer Ministry “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” James 5:16 If you need prayer for yourself, a family member, or anyone else in your circle of friends and acquaintances, you can have your prayer requests included in a weekly prayer request list. Also, this new Prayer Ministry is looking for “prayer warriors” who are willing to pray for others in need. Praying for one another is a critical part of living an Orthodox Christian life, and the Prayer Ministry can help you systematically pray for others who need prayer. If you have a prayer request, or would like to become part of this new, important, and exciting ministry, please contact Barbara Cummings via phone or text at 775-848-3677, or via email at StAnthonyPrayerMinistry@gmail.com
133 FASTING FOOD IDEAS (For those times when you can’t think of what to make. Fish Days Included) Click on this link https://www.bulletinbuilder.org/system/pdfs/FastingFoodIdeas-0.pdf?1646247960
View the Fasting Guidelines for GREAT LENT AND HOLY WEEK Click on https://www.bulletinbuilder.org/system/pdfs/FastingGuidelinesforLentandHolyWeek-0.pdf?1646250327
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Exiled unjustly, convicted without a trial, slandered without cause. The life of St. Nektarios of Aegina was one of persecution and prosecution. A priest of the common people, his popularity provoked the jealousy of the clergy in Alexandria and as a result, he was defrocked and expelled from Egypt. In contrast to his religious “superiors”, Nektarios cared for the poor, taught peasant girls to read and write, and performed miracles. Even his last moment on earth was used to help another: upon his death, Nektarios’ undergarment was removed, and as it fell upon a paralyzed man in the hospital bed next to him, the lame man arose to walk. So, too, do we hope MAN OF GOD will awaken the paralyzed faith in audiences around the world.