Every three months, the Missions and Evangelism Ministry hosts MEM Community Meetings for parishioners who are passionate about sharing the Orthodox Faith in their local communities. These meetings take place over Zoom in small regional groups organized largely by vicariate. They provide an opportunity for conversation, encouragement, and practical discussion about Orthodox evangelism.

If you would like to be part of this community, register today and join the conversation. After registering, find your parish in the group lists below. This will show you which regional meeting your parish belongs to and the date you should plan to attend.

Currently, we are working through St. Innocent of Alaska’s Instructions for Missions. During this round of meetings, we will continue reading the letter and ask together:

If America is a mission field, how should St. Innocent’s instructions shape the way we approach evangelism in our own local communities today?

Upcoming MEM Community Meetings

All meetings take place on Tuesdays at 5:30 PM Pacific over Zoom.

Group 1: Pacific Northwest

Tuesday, August 25

Holy Transfiguration, Anchorage, AK
Saint John the Baptist, Beaverton, OR
Saint Sophia, Bellingham, WA
Central Oregon Mission, Bend, OR
Saint George, Eugene, OR
Saint Nectarios Mission, Pasco, WA
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Portland, OR
Holy Cross Mission, Roseburg, OR
Holy Resurrection Mission, Salem, OR
Saint Demetrios, Seattle, WA
Assumption, Seattle, WA
Holy Apostles, Shoreline, WA
Holy Trinity, Spokane, WA
Saint Nicholas, Tacoma, WA

Group 2: Southern and Central California

Tuesday, September 1

Saint John the Baptist, Anaheim, CA
Saint George, Bakersfield, CA
Saint Demetrios, Camarillo, CA
Saints Constantine and Helen, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA
Saint Nectarios, Covina, CA
Saint George, Downey, CA
Saint Gregory of Nyssa, El Cajon, CA
Saint Katherine, Elk Grove, CA
Saint George, Fresno, CA
Saint Paul, Irvine, CA
Saints Constantine and Helen, Lancaster, CA
Assumption, Long Beach, CA
Saint Sophia Cathedral, Los Angeles, CA
Annunciation, Modesto, CA
Saint Nicholas, Murrieta, CA
Saint Nicholas, Northridge, CA
Saint George, Palm Desert, CA
Saint Anthony, Pasadena, CA
Saint George, Redding, CA
Saint Katherine, Redondo Beach, CA
Saint Anthony, Reno, NV
Saint Anna, Roseville, CA
Annunciation, Sacramento, CA
Prophet Elias, San Bernardino, CA
Saint Spyridon, San Diego, CA
Saint Basil, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Saint Andrew, San Luis Obispo, CA
Saint Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Saint Basil, Stockton, CA
Saint Spyridon, Upland, CA

Group 3: Southwest

Tuesday, September 8

Saint Katherine, Chandler, AZ
Holy Cross Mission, Flagstaff, AZ
Mission of Coolidge and Florence, Florence, AZ
Mission of Lake Havasu City, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Saint John the Baptist, Las Vegas, NV
Saint Haralambos, Peoria, AZ
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix, AZ
Saint George, Prescott, AZ
Assumption, Scottsdale, AZ
Saint Demetrios, Tucson, AZ

Group 4: Northern California and Hawaii

Tuesday, September 15

Holy Cross, Belmont, CA
Saint John the Baptist, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Resurrection, Castro Valley, CA
Saint Demetrios, Concord, CA
Saint Lawrence, Felton, CA
Saints Constantine and Helen Cathedral, Honolulu, HI
Mission of Maui, Maui, HI
Nativity of Christ, Novato, CA
Cathedral of the Ascension, Oakland, CA
Holy Trinity, San Francisco, CA
Annunciation Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
Saint Basil, San Jose, CA
Saint Nicholas, San Jose, CA
Prophet Elias, Santa Cruz, CA
Saints Constantine and Helen, Vallejo, CA