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For many years, several first-generation Orthodox Christian families of Arabic descent have resided in Sonoma County. Prior to the establishment of All Saints Mission these families have attended either the OCA parish of St. Mary’s in Santa Rosa, or have driven down to St. Nicholas Antiochian Church in San Francisco to participate in the sacramental life of the Church. First service In July and August of 1993, Archpriest Fr. Alexander El-Far, a native of Palestine and veteran priest who served for 25 years in Lebanon and 8 years in Jordan, made house-to-house visits among the Arabic families to determine if there was interest in  starting a mission church. On August 22, 1993, With the blessing of Metropolitan PHILIP (Saliba), the mission’s first service was held at Holy Family Episcopal Church at 1500 E. Cotati Ave. in Rohnert Park. Over 75 people attended. Fr. Alexander, Khouriyeh Jasmine and his son, Karim, moved to the area to serve the new mission.

 

Current parish members. In the years  immediately following the mission’s first service, a handful of  families and individuals, with the untiring service of Fr. Alexander, kept the mission going. Karim El-Far was ordained a Sub-Deacon on July 4, 1996 at St. Nicholas Church in San Francisco. Parish membership has recently started to grow and now includes approximately thirty-five adults and eight children of Arabic, Greek, Polish, Russian, and American descent. Despite our small numbers, Bishop Joseph has made three episcopal visits since 1996. Services are held each Sunday at 12:00 noon at Holy Family Episcopal Church mostly in the English language. Future direction Our goals are to continue to serve interested Orthodox in Sonoma County, and, with God’s help, to increase membership and transition from mission status into a church community with our own meeting location.

Адрес:
1500 E. Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Tel: (707) 664-9892   

Источник: www.kelfar.net