Regional Blessing of the Waters
This year there will be two Regional Blessing of the Water Services. The first will be the 7th Annual Blessing of the Waters at Rio Del Mar State Beach in Aptos, CA hosted by Prophet Elias Church in Santa Cruz on January 8th, and the second will be on Sunday, January 16th at Aquatic Park Cove in San Francisco.
The service on Saturday, January 8th will be held at Rio Del Mar State Beach in Aptos, CA, on Saturday, January 8th 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
Learn more and register to swim for the Cross here.
Blessing of the Waters Sunday, January 16th
The United Hellenic American Societies (UHAS) representing the Greek American Community in California is organizing the Blessing of the Waters at the Aquatic Park Cove in San Francisco on Sunday, January 16, 2022. There will be festivities from noon until 4:00 p.m., including live music at Aquatic Park Cove near Ghirardelli Square, 600 Jefferson Street, San Francisco. The Blessing of the Waters, “Agiasmos”, will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. by His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco.
