Parish News & Updates
Annual Pascha Agape Picnic Sunday April 24 Following the Agape Vespers at Noon. Join us for food, fellowship, fun, music & Easter Egg Hunt for Kids! No Cost but Donations to help cover costs are accepted! Menu will include Roast Lamb & Chicken, Rice Pilaf, Salad, Feta Cheese. No Reservations Necessary Come with all your Family & Friends and Let’s break the Fast together. We encourage you also to bring your own favorite specialty food or beverage to share. Ideas & Suggestions Include: Meat & Cheese Platters, Potato Salad, Mac & Cheese, Bacon-Anything, Cheesecake, Deviled Eggs, Chicken Wings, Meatballs, Pizza, Wine, Champagne, Beer, etc. Soda, Sparkling Cider, Juice. Help will be needed!! Sign up sheets are in the Large Hall (or contact the church office.)
Help Needed!! 2022 Festival Committee Members - It takes the involvement of many to bring our Annual Festival to life! We are looking for 5 additional Committee Members to lead in the following focus areas - Marketing/Advertising, Logistics, Entertainment/Vendors, Finance & Administration, To Go Service. No experience required – just a willingness to lend your talent and work in collaboration with fellow parishioners! Click Here for more details (A printed flyer is also available for pick up at church). If you are interested in joining the committee – please talk to Father Stephen, Dimi Sakelarios, or Laird Valory (or email the church office).
OCMC This month our Sunday School will be collecting coins for the benefit of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center. Our collection will take place from now until Sunday, May 1. There are two ways you can donate: Drop your loose change into our coin collection jar at the coffee fellowship table. Take a coin box from the OCMC collection table and fill it during the month. Bring the coin box back to Church on May 1. Thank you!
Annual Golf Tournament - Monday June 20th All players will be golfing at the exclusive Hidden Valley Country Club and will receive range balls, carts, a BBQ lunch, beverages on the course, contests during play,and prizes following play. Click Here for more information & to purchase tickets. Single, Foursome & Lunch Only options available!
Philoptochos FFN Donation Box is in the large 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 on Thursdays, [WE WILL NOT MEET DURING HOLY WEEK] in person AND via zoom. Drop ins are welcome! We are studying the book of Galatians. Connection link: https://goarch.zoom.us/j/96253922864?pwd=eVN0Q2NtcDh5MnBwcGZTZ1ZKcGFwZz09
Music Ministry Update Choir currently meets for practice on Wednesday afternoons @ 4pm (for about an hour and a half). If you'd like to be a part of this important parish ministry talk to Father Stephen, Danilo, or any one of our singers.
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.
Young Adult Book Club is reading thru and discussing “The Lenten Spring” by Fr. Thomas Hopko. 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.
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