ST ANTHONY OF THE DESERT ORTHODOX MISSION

Quote of the month

An Orthodox community is established in the Spirit of Christ as the faithful support each other on the inner journey of repentance, each one of the faithful working to root out of oneself all those angers and fears that rob one of love for God and neighbor. Orthodox Evangelism is rooted in the experience of divine forgiveness and the ability through the grace of God to forgive others. By confronting one's own sins and overcoming them in the grace of Christ, one begins to radiate the love of God, which is what draws people who are seeking genuineness and love. This is the heart of Orthodox evangelism.

Reader Steven visits St Anthony Monastery

Reader Steven keeping his daily Obedience - 03/24/11

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Jem's Baptism - Kenyon's Christmation - 04/03/10

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Fr Peter Alerin and Family of Ft Bliss, TX

Fr Peter Alerin, enlisted Army chaplin, and family are stationed at Ft Bliss Army base in nearby El Paso, Tx.
Fr Peter Alerin is expecting to be deployed overseas sometime within the next year.

Fr Peter was recently Ordained to be an Antiochian priest by Basil Basil in Dallas, Tx.
He is holding services at Chapel 3 on the main base every Sunday on the main post, corner of Cassidy and Pershing.

Also at Ft Bliss, Fr Peter Baktis and his wife were assigned in March, 2011 to be the Head Chaplin of both WBAMC and Ft Bliss. Fr Peter Baktis is joined with the OCA church and worships with Fr Peter Alerin and Fr Benjamin at Chapel 3.

The two Army Chaplins stationed at Ft Bliss are both named Fr Peter.

New Antiochian Orthodox Temple in Tucson, AZ

Holy Resurrection
Holy Resurrection

http://holyresurrection.us/

Holy Resurrection is the closest Orthodox Parish church to St Anthony of the Desert if heading West, about 270 miles.They had their open house in February, 2011. Fr Phillip Nixon is the Rector and his daughter-in-law is the youth director for the Ukrainain Orthodox Church. Visit their web site at link above for more pictures.

Ukrainian Orthodox Church youth visit to St Anthony's Summer 2009

http://www.uocyouth.org/2009hsmission.html

Click on link to read article and view more pictures of UOC youth visit to Las Cruces.

Fr. George Sondergaard of All Saints, Albuquerque served Divine Liturgy during the month of December 2010. He is the Grandfather of Jennifer, also Max and Nolan's Great Grandfather.

Fr George and Max

Fr George and Nolan

Our Journey to Las Cruces, the Land of Enchantment

Bringing the Ancient Faith to Las Cruces...

In 2006 Fr Gabriel and Pani-Matka Susan researched the Southwest to identify regions for a new mission. We discovered that Las Cruces, a city of 100,000 with New Mexico State University at 16,500 students, had no Orthodox Church.

Our first Divine Liturgy was held 07 October 2007 in our home; in December 2007 we moved to our current home, the chapel of St Andrew Episcopal Church, Las Cruces.

We are blessed to serve under Metropolitan CONSTANTINE and Bishop DANIEL in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. We worship in English. Our current membership of 45 adults and 15 children comprises both cradle and convert Orthodox. Please come and see how God is at work in this mission.

"I no longer fear God but love Him." - Scroll of St Anthony