Annapolis College Ministry News & Updates

ACM Lenten 2012 Newsletter

2012-04-01T03:09:42Z

Annunciation Sunday, 2012

Greetings from the Annapolis Pan-Orthodox College Ministry (ACM)!

It’s with great joy that I write this newsletter update so that I may share with you the wonderful ways in which our Lord God has been working in the lives of our students through this ministry that you help make possible through your faithful prayers and support. I look forward to sharing with you about our mission trip to an orphanage in Romania and news of our latest students to come to Christ and His holy Church through Holy Baptism and Chrismation, and much more….

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(faces of Romanian children blurred for their protection)

Fr. Robert and some of OCF group

ACM Nov. 2011 Newsletter

2012-03-31T20:35:57Z

Dear Friends of Annapolis Pan-Orthodox College Ministry (ACM):

Glory to Jesus Christ and blessed Fast of the Nativity!

We are so grateful for your faithful support of this ministry on the campuses of Annapolis that is making a big difference in the lives of these young people seeking growth, healing, and life in Christ who is “the Way, the Truth, and the Life.” (Jn. 14:6)

Three Catechumens: Evangelism and Outreach are at the Center of our Ministry

We now have three catechumens journeying to Christ and His holy Church through the ministry and worshiping with us at our Mission: Maggie Mohr, Brian Merriweather, and Michael Janikis.

We have a name for the Mission! The Students are Growing a Mission

Usually, a church is founded and then years down the road starts a college outreach. In our case, the tables are turned: the college students asked for a Mission and were given one so that they can participate in the liturgical life of the Church throughout the week. His Beatitude Metropolitan JONAH has given us the name, Holy Archangels. We rejoice in our new name for the Mission and the angels whom God sends to protect us and this holy ministry!

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ACM August 2011 Newsletter

2012-03-31T20:30:10Z

Dear Friends of Annapolis College Ministry:

Giving Thanks for each of you

We give thanks to God for each one of you who make this ministry possible and remember you in our prayers! We cannot minister to the students and midshipmen without your faithful support, which makes our living here possible.

First Holy Week and Pascha in Annapolis: Birth of our daughter, Anastasia Marie

So much has happened in our life and ministry since I wrote to you in the Spring. We had our first Holy Week and Pascha with the students in Annapolis. Some 30 people came to Pascha. Our daughter, Anastasia (Ana) Marie was born on liturgical Holy Saturday, a true resurrection baby (hence her name, which means, “the resurrection”). Though I had only a couple of hours of sleep between Holy Thursday night and Pascha, I was able to serve my first Pascha Liturgy with the students and midshipmen. It was a great blessing for all with so much joy!

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ACM Lenten 2011 Newsletter

2011-10-04T11:47:56Z

Dear Friends of Annapolis College Ministry:

Glory to Jesus Christ! As we progress in our Lenten journey, abiding with Christ in the desert, fighting our passions through repentance, and asking Christ to heal us of our sin-sickness, we are reminded of God’s great love and mercy toward us. In our fasting we learn to bring balance back between our bodies and our souls. We appreciate and thank God for the food we do eat—all those vegetables—while also learning that “man does not live by bread alone.” The same goes for our tithing and alms. All we have ultimately belongs to God and is a gift from Him.

We’re so thankful for your faithful support of ACM, for your belief in the importance of full-time college ministry and the real difference it makes in the lives of our young people, our future leaders and families. We remember you in our prayers, and in the commemorations of the Divine Liturgy. You are a vital part of the Body of Christ that makes this outreach to the students of the USNA and St. John’s College possible.

With your support—and only with your support—ACM continues to grow in its ability to minister to the students, faculty, and staff of these two historic collegiate institutions. Since our last newsletter in November, we’ve seen much blessing. . .

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2010 Nov. Advent Newsletter

2010-12-09T00:11:14Z

Dear Friends of Annapolis College Ministry (ACM): I write to you with great thanksgiving! Through your faithful contributions, we have been able to expand the ministry to the students at St. John’s and the Naval Academy in accordance with the vision that we presented to you earlier this year. We have six inquirers and catechumens journeying to Christ and His Church at this time. Twenty additional persons have come to the Orthodox Faith through this ministry over the past several years. Here’s a brief summary of some of our regular ministry activities on (and off) the campuses that you help make possible:

July 2010 Newsletter

2010-07-27T14:49:46Z

Plebe Summer 2010 is here! Glory to Jesus Christ! The new plebes (freshmen) have arrived and we are two weeks in to our annual ministry to this year’s incoming class at the U.S. Naval Academy. This year, they come from such vastly different places as American Samoa to Mississippi to the Northeast to the Republic of Georgia. As in past years our emphasis in teaching is on Godly Leadership: what it means to bring your communion with Christ to bear on your formation at the USNA and your military service. In all areas of our life we want to strive to glorify God; serving in the military is no different, and living for Christ is, in fact, all the more necessary!

Annapolis Mission Open House

2010-05-01T17:43:52Z

Please join us for an Open House; An Annapolis Orthodox Christian Mission will be starting in historic downtown Annapolis. St. John's OCF will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. at St. John’s College Boathouse to discuss the mission.

March 2010 Newsletter

2010-03-25T09:35:36Z

5th Week of Great Lent

Dear Friend of Annapolis College Ministry:

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Lent provides a great opportunity to focus on what’s most important. As we struggle for healing from our sin-sickness and grow in our life in Christ, we are reminded through our increased prayer and fasting how to be thankful.

Last time I wrote to you last Fall, a new year of ministry at St. John’s and the U.S. Naval Academy was just starting. I shared our vision of reaching out to the women and men of both these venerable institutions with their own weekly Bible studies on the Orthodox Faith and increased opportunities for both communities to worship and grow together. All this has happened and so much more…

February 2010 Newsletter

2010-02-08T13:46:37Z

Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be! So much has happened since I last wrote to you last Fall. In that newsletter, which we sent out snail mail, we shared with you our vision to grow the ministry by offering the students specific men’s and women’s Bible studies at both St. John’s College and the U.S. Naval Academy.

I also shared with you that I was to be ordained to the diaconate by His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, which took place on 14 December at St. Nicholas OCA Cathedral in D.C. Soon afterwards, my Matushka and I found out that we are expecting. Praise God!

July 2009 Newsletter

2009-07-22T08:58:30Z

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Thank you for your prayers for my newly wed wife, Kristina (Krissy) and I. We were married May 24 and are gratefully beginning our new life together. At the same time, I have begun another year of Plebe Summer Ministry, which began the beginning of July. This is my fourth year ministering to the freshman class of midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy; it is a great opportunity to impact our future leaders with the truth of the Gospel and Orthodox Faith.