NIK BLASKOVICH / NEWS-PRESS
A group of faithful from St. Athanasius Antiochian Orthodox Church in Goleta celebrated the Feast of Epiphany on Sunday morning with a Blessing of the Ocean. Led by Father Nicholas Speier, the congregation of about 70 performed the ceremony shared by Eastern Orthodox churches worldwide.
This local church, however, was able to use Goleta Beach on a sunny mid-morning, with warming post-storm weather as a backdrop.