Monasteries
The Diocese of the West is blessed to be home to a number of monastic communities for both men and women.
Monastery of St John of Shanghai and San Francisco (1996)
A monastery for men.
PO Box 439
Manton, CA 96059
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St Barbara Monastery (1993)
A monastery for women.
15799 Ojai Rd.
Santa Paula, CA 93060
805-921-1563
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Daily Services:
- 7:00 AM Matins
- 12:15 PM Sixth Hour and Memorial Service, except on days when there is a Divine Liturgy
- 5:30 PM Vespers
- 7:30 PM Compline
DURING GREAT LENT, the schedule consists of Vespers at 4:00 PM with Compline at 6:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings.
- Saturday Evening – 6:00 PM Vigil.
Sunday Morning – There are no Sunday Morning Services.
St Barbara Monastery was founded in 1992 with the blessing of His Grace, TIKHON, Bishop of San Francisco, Los Angeles and the West. Read more on OCA.org…
Holy Assumption Monastery
A monastery for women.
1519 Washington St,
Calistoga, CA 94515-1501
Office: 707-942-6244
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Abbess Mother Melania
Schedule of Services
Daily — Morning
7:00 AM Matins; 12:15 PM Sixth Hour and Memorial Service (except on days when Divine Liturgy is celebrated). The same schedule is also maintained on Saturdays and during Great Lent.
Daily — Evening
5:30 PM Vespers, 7:30 PM Compline (On the day before Divine Liturgy, 6:00 PM Vigil replaces Vespers and Compline). DURING GREAT LENT, Vespers is celebrated at 4:00 PM and Great Compline at 6:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
Saturday Evening
6:00 PM Vigil.
Sunday Morning
8:30 AM Third and Sixth Hours; 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy.
Sunday Evening
5:30 PM Vespers.
Wednesday & Friday Evenings During Great Lent
6:00 PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.
Weekday Liturgies and Pre-sanctified Liturgies are held when possible. Lenten Wednesday schedules change according to whether a Pre-sanctified Liturgy is being held. Lenten Friday schedules change according to whether a Pre-sanctified Liturgy is being held Friday or a Saturday Liturgy is being held. Please call or e-mail the monastery for the schedule.
Our Lady of Kazan Skete
A monastery for women.
2735 Victoria Dr.
Santa Rosa CA 95407
Church hall: 707-542-7798
Abbess Mother Susanna
Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery (1993)
2343 County Rd 403
PO Box 416
Lake George CO 80827
Rectory phone: 719-748-3999
Mother Cassiana (Petrow), Acting Superior
A monastery for women.
Please call or write to receive the monastery’s newsletter.
The changing demographics of the US led the sisters to feel that the Rocky Mountain region would not only be an area conducive to the life of prayer, but would also be fertile ground in which to plant a monastic community. Read more on OCA.org…
