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ASCENSION OF THE LORD ORTHODOX CHURCH
BISERICA ORTODOXA ROMANA ,,INALTAREA DOMNULUI".
ZONA - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
CHURCH LOCATION: 5201 Park Blvd, Piedmount, CA, 94611
Welcome to the Ascension Of The Lord Romanian Orthodox Church - Parish Website. We thank you for visiting our website and taking the opportunity to learn about the beauty captured in the Orthodox Faith. I pray that you have an enlightening experience as you surf through our website, and if you have any questions about our precious faith, please do not hesitate to contact our church office at cell : (925) - 375 - 5310
''We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing''
We come to lift our voices to the Lord. In joy , in singing, in deeply felt prayer. There is strength in our fellowship. And help. And the warm love of family. We give, and it is given back to us many times over. We are at home here. Not just on Sunday, but any day. Working together, playing together, eating together. Discussing, rehearsing, learning. And just being ourselves.
We want our church to be a place where you are nourished. A place where you are restored. A place to get in touch with God's wisdom. A place to find God's peace. Where you can return week after week to rediscover the joy of keeping your life in tune with God's will.
The world outside might sometimes seem unbearably hard, but the time you spend here gives you the strength to face it.
Everyone is important in our family . But none is so special as the children. Above all athers we give them our love and care. Our best tools for learning. Our best work and play and song. We want this to be a place where they' re listened to as well as taught. A place of hope and vision, adventure and growth. For the future of Christ's church is in their hands.
WELCOME TO THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
OUR CHURCH CAN BE YOUR HOME
Rev.Fr. GABRIEL CURPENE
WHAT IS THE ORTHODOX CHURC H
The Orthodox Church is a holy institution that has been successfully preaching, teaching and living the message of Jesus Christ Crucified and Resurrected for over 2,000 years. “In the beginning was the Word (Jesus Christ is known as the Word of God), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). In our Orthodox Tradition we recognize and worship the Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three persons (hypostasis) that share one essence, they never work separately of one another. Therefore, by saying the Word was God, we as Orthodox are affirming that Jesus Christ (who is the word of God) is indeed God, as is the Holy Spirit.
Often times Orthodoxy is called the “best hidden or kept secret.” Why is this so? We are known as an
The word “Orthodox” means “correct glory” and our expression of that to Christ Himself. As Romanian Orthodox Christians we recognize that Jesus Christ is the head of our Church. He is called the Great High Priest. Our Theology (teachings) tells us that Jesus Christ has two natures, fully Man and fully God. Through our reading of Holy Scripture we notice that Christ is God because he heals people from the dead, He restores sight to the blind and He also walks on water, manifesting His dominance over creation. In addition to Christ’s Divinity, Holy Scripture also reminds us that at the tomb of His friend Lazarus Christ wept and while being crucified on the Cross He bled. By ascending the cross to be crucified Jesus Christ offered Himself as the redemption of humankind and through His Third-Day Resurrection He destroyed the power of death and offered salvation to all who follow Him.
Our Church's objectives
1. To preserve, learn,
2. To oversee and
3. To promote and expand
4. To practice Christian
5. To maintain a
6. As Americans of
7. Primarily, to
8. To establish a place This is not an easy project, especially since the
9. To organize social
and promote without alteration the dogma, traditions, and worship of the
Romanian Orthodox Church among the faithful and within society in general.
provide spiritual and religious assistance to all parishioners.
the use of the Romanian language, culture, religious unity, and ancestral
traditions, thereby contributing to the multicultural society of America, of
which we are a part.
charity, visit, and provide aid to those in need.
connection with the Romanian Orthodox Church, under whose canonical
jurisdiction we remain. Our church is the only Orthodox church in the Bay Area
in communion with the mother church—namely, the Romanian Patriarchate—through
the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the Two Americas, led by His Eminence
Nicolae Condrea.
Romanian heritage, it is a blessing to receive canonical jurisdiction from our
ancestral church (which the great poet Mihai Eminescu called "the Mother
of the Romanian people").
maintain and expand relationships of friendship and cooperation with other
canonical Orthodox Churches recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of
Constantinople, and, not least, with all other Christians in America.
of worship and additional facilities under whose auspices all religious and
social activities can be implemented. Steps have already been taken to
negotiate the possibility of bringing a Romanian Orthodox church from Romania
to the San Francisco area, built in the well-known Maramureș style. By erecting
such a holy place of immense spiritual value in this corner of the world, we
can bring a fragment of our ancestral homeland, ROMANIA, to this
land—one that highlights the tradition, richness, and priceless value of our
Orthodox faith. With the installation of this church, the identity of Romanian
Orthodox Christians living in this land will be better and more deeply
understood by the country that has adopted us, as we seek to preserve our
faith, customs, and millennia-old traditions.
construction and transportation funds will not come from our parishioners. We
must work together to find land where this jewel of our Romanian Christian
heritage can be placed. The project aims to promote our culture and spiritual
values in the American space, with the wooden church serving as a wide-open
window to heaven and an authentic symbol of what it means to be Romanian,
leaving the imprint of our cultural and spiritual heritage on the world.
Furthermore, we announce that the church (the place of worship) will be the
property of the Romanian Orthodox Church "Ascension of the Lord"
and not of any other organization.
and cultural activities for the Romanian community in the Bay Area.
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