Please note that the following ministries will resume once given the clearance that it is safe to congregate once again:
Sunday School for Kids K-8
Hospitality = Filoxenia
Bible Study
Book Study
Prosphoro /Altar Bread
College Outreach Ministry
Archangel Michael Food Barrel
Hellenic Organizations
Archangel Michael Food Barrel
Organized by Forerunner Books, this Food Barrel is in the Small Hall – all year around – and is available to fill with non-perishable food that is distributed to the needy from our community.
Sunday School for Kids K-8
Our Mission is to impart a sense of belonging to, and being a valued member of, the Saint Anthony Church family. Please pray for this Ministry, that it may serve our future parish leaders! Once we begin, students are dismissed from Divine Liturgy following Holy Communion to attend classes in the small hall. Please note! Children must be potty-trained and five years old by September 1st, since this outreach is not offering a nursery environment. Parents may reconnect with students on their way to coffee hour in the large hall. No snacks are offered during class, so allergies are not anticipated. The time allotted following Communion is precious, we hope to inspire as well as to educate!
Oratorical Festival
Calling all Greek Orthodox 7-9th Graders (Junior Division) and 10-12th Graders (Senior Division) Do you want to have some fun while learning more about your Orthodox faith? Do you want to add to your skills and your resume? Perhaps even receive a scholarship for your efforts? Today and March 3rd, a table will be set up in the large hall, please stop by and learn more about participating in the Parish Oratorical Festival, scheduled for March 31st.
Calling on Greek Orthodox Teachers, Attorneys, Actors, and others with public speaking experience/training! Our Parish Oratorical Festival is set for March 31st. We need 3 judges from our congregation. Instruction on how to judge our participants is provided, courtesy of the Archdiocese. Please contact Father Stephen if you are interested.
Bible Study
Bible Study is each Thursday morning at 11am (unless otherwise specified). All are welcome. Please join us as we continue to study the New Testament book of Romans!
We Read Together
On Tuesday evenings, at 5:30pm, we have a book discussion club. Plan to join us! Meetings are led by Tom Stamos.
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
OCF is the official collegiate campus ministry program under the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America. OCF transforms the lives of college students in the United States and Canada by guiding them along the path to Jesus Christ through His Church, cultivating a campus community of worship, witness, service, fellowship and education. The vision of the Orthodox Christian Fellowship is: To be the loving presence of Christ and the Orthodox Church on college campuses; to be an integral part of students’ spiritual formation by challenging them to explore the Faith; and to inspire students to commit to living an Orthodox Christian way of life daily. Meetings take place at UNR every Saturday afternoon. If you are an Undergrad Student at UNR and if you are interested in our local OCF (Orthodox Christian Fellowship) chapter, please contact us today by phone at 825-5365 or by email: saintanthonychurch@sbcglobal.net.
Greek Language Class for Adults
Would you like to brush up on your Greek? Would you like to have a conversation in Greek? Would you like to get together with fellow parishioners and try your Greek? Here is your chance. The Greek class, taught by Nick Tsoulfanidis, tsoulfan@sbcglobal.net, will resume on Monday Sept. 10, at 6 pm in the small Hall. Contact Nick if you need additional information.
Benevolent Fund
Our parish has an ongoing fund to help those with immediate needs, and donations for this fund are always accepted in the church office. What a wonderful opportunity to show our love for Christ by helping the needy in our community. Both checks and cash donations accepted.
Parish Library
A parish library is helpful to all of us in many ways. Like the parish kitchen, it becomes a ministry of our parish. It provides resources to each of us that would otherwise be difficult if not impossible to access. It is a growing body of knowledge challenging us to grow in grace and become the Orthodox Christians we are called to be by virtue of our Baptism. The parish library is a pool of wisdom, exhortation, encouragement, consolation, and spiritual strength to meet the challenges of your personal life. What better reason is there to build a library for our parish?
The foundations of our parish library are currently being laid. We are currently cataloging our donated DVDs and have yet to begin the cataloging of our donated books. Any book, CD, scholarly journal, or DVD will be evaluated and if found appropriate will be added to our collection for checkout by our patrons. Library cards will be issued at a later date. Further information will be forthcoming. Eventually, we hope also to archive autobiographical recordings of various members of the parish so our parish history and the personal histories of our parishioners will be available to our Saint Anthony community.
As one would expect, building and maintaining a parish library requires generosity and work, but with many persons contributing just a little bit of time periodically to this ministry, the work will advance, the library will function, and the fruit of our labors will be seen. All this can be accomplished with a little time set aside to help out. If anyone feels moved to contribute time, materials, or money to this cause, please speak with Brett Copeland after the Divine Liturgy.
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