A Brief History of Saint Anna Orthodox Parish
1998
- Roseville Greek Orthodox Mission is established with the assignment of Fr. Cosmas Halekakis as the first full-time priest
- Suite A1, 114 N. Sunrise is rented as worship and fellowship space
2000
- The faithful selects a parish name, honoring and seeking the intercessions of St. Anna
- Stone Canyon property is donated
2001
- First Feast Day is celebrated on July 24 & 25
- Uniform Parish Regulations and Parish By-laws accepted
- Temporary worship and office space is expanded into Suite C1
2002
- Youth Groups attend first Lenten Retreat
- Young Adults attend first National Retreat in Baltimore, MD
- www.gosaintanna.org is launched
2003
- Archangel Gabriel Bookstore founded and staffed. Donation of software and hardware secured from BHD
- The Site Plan for 1001 Stone Canyon Drive is refined and submitted to Metropolis and City of Roseville
- Site Plan is approved by Metropolis and by City of Roseville
- Part-time Secretary is employed by Parish
2004
- Final Approval is received from the City of Roseville for construction of Phase One
- Formal Groundbreaking Service is prayed with Metropolitan Anthony of blessed memory
2005
- Reception of Holy Relic of Saint Anna from the Skete of Saint Anna, Mount Athos
- Funded iconography program for the Chapel of the Holy Fathers of the Skete of Saint Anna, Mount Athos
- Annual Parish commemoration of St. Phanourios established
- Last Greek Festival hosted at Folsom Community Center
2006
- First Pastoral Visit of Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco Holy Wednesday
- Capital Campaign initiated to fund current and future construction
- First Baptism celebrated on site
- Last Liturgy prayed at 114 N. Sunrise Avenue
- Dedication of Founder’s Hall to Fr. Demetrius and Presbytera Eleftheuria Dogias and the Founders of our Holy Church
- Festal Services commemorating the Translocation of the Holy Relic of Saint Anna to America commissioned
2007
- Rev. Dn. Joseph Ruocco Brown is incardinated into Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and assigned to Saint Anna Church
- Certificate of Occupancy granted by the City of Roseville for Founder’s Hall
- Saint Anna Pre-School and Day Care opened
- Pan Orthodox Great Vespers for the Sunday of Orthodoxy hosted by Parish
- 1st Annual Sip & Savor hosted in association with the Dormition of St. Anna
- Holy Relics of Saints Joachim and Anna gifted by the Theophileon Brotherhood
- Holy Relics formally presented at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament during Solemn Vespers
- Saint Anna Church distinguished as Metropolis Shrine dedicated to the sanctity of marriage and family
- Memorial Rose Garden dedicated to V. Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Papageorge
- First Greek Festival hosted on site
- Arrival of Festal Icons from Mount Athos and silver liturgical fixtures from Greece
2008
- Cypriot Department of Agriculture sends Xynesteri and Mavron cuttings to the University of California, Davis for our future vineyard
- Reception of festal icon commemorating the Translocation of the Holy Relic of Saint Anna to America
- 10th Anniversary of Parish celebrated
2009
- Three Hierarchs Academic Lecture Series Established
- Reception of Holy Relic of St. Herman of Alaska
- First Saint Anna Parish Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
2010
- Part time Youth & Young Adult Director hired
- Youth & Young Adult website online
- First Child Born through the intercessions of Ss. Joachim and Anna
2011
- Planting of Parish Vineyard
- Further refinement of campus grounds
2012
- Upstairs Fellowship Hall is opened
- Archangel Gabriel Bookstore relocates to and expands on second floor of Founders' Hall
2013
- Landscaping, Basement, and Office renovations completed
2014
- Legacy Giving Program Established at Parish (first of its kind in Metropolis)
- Parish advances through strategic planning to grow ministry and to prepare for the construction of the Sanctuary
- Mosaic Monument of St. Anna installed on the corner of Stone Canyon and East Roseville Parkway
- Reverend Father Demetrius T. Dogias Seminarian Scholarship Fund established
2015
- Parish begins designing the Shrine Church of Saint Anna
- Saint Anna Parishioner, Kaycie Simmons, serves as long term missionary to the Diocese of Johanneburg, South Africa
2016
- Parish Seminarian, Nicholas Mueller is ordained to the Holy Deaconate
- Saint Anna Parishioner, Jennifer Rice accepted as long term missionary to Guatemala
- Parish funds the construction of Saint Anna Parish, Mount Kenya and agrees to fund her ongoing ministry
2017
- Jennifer Rice begins her long-term missionary ministry in Guatemala
- Master Plan & Sactuary Plans approved by the Parish
- Phase One of the Capital Campaign recieves $3.5 million in pledged gifts.
- Rev. Dn. Nicholas Mueller is ordained to the Holy Priesthood
- Parish Pilgrimage to Nothern Greece and Cyprus
2018
- Ordination of Saint Anna Seminarian, Seraphim (Jason) Ivey to the Holy Deaconate and Priesthood
- Fr. Seraphim Ivey is assigned as the Second Priest of St. Anna Parish
- Sanctuary Construction Plans approved by the City of Roseville
- Parish Pilgrimage to Dubai, Cyprus, the Holy Land and Greece
2019
- Ordination of Saint Anna Seminarian Peter Dogias to the Holy Deaconate and Holy Priesthood
- Parish Unanimously approves the Construction of St. Anna Shrine
- Reverend Father Demetrius T. Dogias Seminarian Scholarship Endowment Fund Established
- Kantarges family Endowment Scholarship Fund Established
- Groundbreaking, September 7
- Ordination of Christian Burkhard to the Holy Deaconate, September 8
2020
- Parish Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
- Refinement of Construction & Iconographic Program
2021
- Planting of Parish Orchard
- Construction of Holy Sanctuary begins
- Phase 2 of our Capital Campaign begins
2023
- Holy Week Services prayed in new, unfinished sanctuary
- Completion of Construction of the Holy Sanctuary; Certificate of Occupancy granted, June 22
- Opening of the Church, July 2
- Celebrated first Festival of St. Anna, September 8-9, formerly our "Greek Festival"
2024
- Recieved and installed the first woodwork from Thessaloniki and icons from the Skete of St. Anna (Mount Athos)
- Installed first mosaic icons and stained glass windows