Fr. Mark

  • Metropolitan Saba Elected Archbishop of North America

    His Eminence, the Most Reverend Saba Esper, is the Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East and the Holy Synod of Antioch elected His Eminence to lead the Archdiocese during its extraordinary session on Feb. 23,…

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  • Syria Disaster Relief

    His Eminence Metropolitan ANTONIOS directs our parish to take weekly collections each Sunday through the end of the month and to forward these funds to the archdiocese on a weekly basis for humanitarian relief work in our Antiochian Patriarchate as it relates to the earthquake disaster in Syria & Turkey. He also directs that the…

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  • Pan-Orthodox Outdoor Blessing of Water 2023

    Our annual Pan-Orthodox Outdoor Blessing of Water was held on Sunday January 8, 2023 at San Pedro Springs Park. The San Pedro Spring, the headwaters for the Edwards Aquifer, was completely dry so we ended up blessing the pool which is adjacent to the spring. For pictures of the outdoor blessing, including the wonderful retreat…

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  • House Blessing Season

    House blessing season began following the feast of Theophany, January 6th, and goes until Meat Fare Sunday which is February 19th this year.. To schedule a house blessing, please send the Church an email at saintephraim@gmail.com or by clicking on the image below. Please let Fr. Mark know which times, dates and location work for…

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