Once again, our dear friends from Orthodox Christians for Life will celebrate a molieben (which is a Service of Intercession or Supplication) before the Walk. Here’s the invitation from their Facebook page. Please join us in San Francisco on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. in prayer for an Orthodox sanctity of life molieben before the Walk for Life rally. We will meet at the corner of Grove and Polk in Civic Center Plaza. After...

Our Orthodox friends were of course at the Walk for Life West Coast, delighted to be led by their father in faith His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin and other Orthodox dignitaries (including our old pal Fr. Aris Metrakos!) We thank Veronica, who does so much to make it happen! Before the rally, His Eminence led them in a molieben, which is an intercessory prayer service. Heaven knows we need it!         Fr. Lauren &...

Beautiful, holy, and compassionate message from His Eminence!   This year we were honored to have the Walk’s invocation given by His Eminence the Most Reverend Benjamin, Archbishop of San Francisco and the West of the Orthodox Church of America. His Eminence is the second Orthodox to give the invocation—Fr. Aris Metrakos of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (and a great friend to the Walk) was the first a few years back. As he introduced...

Orthodox Christianity continues its over 2000 years of opposition to abortion as bishops of multiple Orthodox Christian jurisdictions bless a 2018 Walk for Life Pilgrimage! We are grateful to His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, Diocese of Los Angeles and the West; His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco; His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin of the Orthodox Church in...

We have some great news from Veronica Ruby, Co-Coordinator of Orthodox Christians for Life of the San Francisco Bay Area, concerning both the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Veronica tells us that His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, who leads over 275 cathedrals, churches and missions in the United States...

Our dear friends over at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church are hosting a Prayer Service in Thanksgiving for Life and Creation on the eve of the Walk for Life West Coast, January 22, at 7:00 PM. That is the home parish of Fr. Aris Metrakos, who gave the invocation at the Walk a few years back. Holy Trinity is at 999 Brotherhood Way in San Francisco. You can download the event flyer here. God bless them!