Come Join Me for a Retreat in San Francisco

I will be speaking at the Lenten Retreat in San Francisco at Joy of All Who Sorrow Cathedral this coming weekend. My topic will be “Running on Empty in the Abundant Life.” I am greatly looking forward to meeting the faithful in the Bay Area and participating in the life of one of the great churches in American Orthodoxy.

If you’re in the area, come join us!

About Fr. Stephen Freeman

Fr. Stephen is a priest of the Orthodox Church in America, Pastor Emeritus of St. Anne Orthodox Church in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He is also author of Everywhere Present and the Glory to God podcast series.



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20 responses to “Come Join Me for a Retreat in San Francisco”

  1. Dennis M Avatar
    Dennis M

    Dear Fr,

    What day and time will you be at the SF Cathedral, and are there any special requirements to attend?

    Gracias, DM

  2. Thomas Avatar
    Thomas

    May the Lord bless your Lenten retreat and all of the faithful in the Bay Area.

    Can we expect a similar gathering at the home of your ancestors in England soon? Dino and I would be happy to organise it!

    Your blessing, Father Stephen.

  3. Fr. Stephen Freeman Avatar

    Thomas,
    I would deeply love to get back to England! Anybody who wants to arrange it (such that I’m not doing it out of my own pocket), will be more than welcome!

  4. Maria Avatar
    Maria

    running on empty… hope you’ll post a summary. would love to read your thoughts on that topic!

  5. mourad habib Avatar

    I have seen this!
    Well….England would be very happy to have you again and again Fr Stephen.
    Thomas; can we arrange together ?
    Please email me on the website
    http://www.orthodoxchristianityuk.com
    or email hidden; JavaScript is required

  6. Dennis M Avatar
    Dennis M

    Dear Fr.

    Does the church have a position on the use of marijauna for pain relief and treatment?

    This may seem trite and clothed in ignorance, so please forgive me if so.

    However, all information would be greatly valued.

    Sincerely, DM

  7. Fr. Stephen Freeman Avatar

    Dennis M,
    Not that I’ve seen. If it were a legitimate medical use, I certainly would not oppose it on pastoral/moral grounds. Opiates (morphine, for example) have been used for medical purposes for probably 10,000 years.

  8. Thomas Avatar
    Thomas

    Father, thank you for being open to our invitation! I have met fellow Orthodox Christians quoting your book and blog in the most unexpected places, I am sure we can organise flights and accommodation for you and the Presvytaira. It would be an honour and a privilege to host an event in England. I am thinking London, but perhaps an Orthodox pilgrimage (Ely, Essex) might be more suitable.

    Father, perhaps I could email you privately to ask for your requirements, whether or not a formal invitation is required by a Parish, and so on.

    Mourad, I will be in contact shortly, we need all the help we can get!
    Dino, come out wherever you are, we need your prayers and your effectiveness.

    Your blessings.

  9. Ryan Avatar
    Ryan

    Hi Father,

    Will you be recording the session? I’d like to see it!

  10. sbo Avatar

    i Thanks to your information

  11. Aaron I Avatar
    Aaron I

    See you there! Very excited. Blessings.

  12. Nectaria Avatar
    Nectaria

    May you be blessed in the presence of St. John Maximovich!!!
    I have sent an email letting my dear cousin know you will be there speaking.
    S.F. is my home, I am now living in WI and can’t be there…..please include your talk on the blog.
    Thank you,
    Have a safe & wonderful trip.
    Nectaria

  13. Irene Tye Avatar
    Irene Tye

    I’d go if I could. I won’t be in the Bay Area until Paskha.
    In Christ, Irene T.

  14. Tim Avatar
    Tim

    I’ll be there. Looking forward to meeting you Father.

  15. Dino Avatar
    Dino

    I would have loved to come and meet you face to face. I missed you the last time you were in Essex Father – I now live in UK – as I was in Athos at the time. However if I do come your way in the future I will endeavour to come to you.
    My prayers are always with you.

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  17. MichaelPatrick Avatar
    MichaelPatrick

    I had the great joy to meet Fr. Stephen in San Francisco this weekend at the cathedral erected by St. John Maximovich of Shanghai and San Francisco. His talk and QA session were incredible; I hope a video will be posted somewhere for everyone to enjoy.

    A highlight for me was a joke told by Nun Theoktisti in her QA session. She’s an Orthodox nun at the Holy Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner in Anatoli, Greece. When asked to comment on gender issues in Western cultures she said the sisters in her monastery tell the story among themselves that when technology progresses to the point when you can buy a replacement brain, men’s brains will go for $50,000 and women’s brains for $1,000. The difference, she said, is because the women’s brains will be used.

    The whole room broke into laughter, including the Bishop. Even precious and serious souls can have fun!

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    Doing unpaid administration work: 🙂

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