Alexis Liberovsky, the National Archivist of the Orthodox Church in America, will be traveling in California to make a presentation on the key people, events and documents that have shaped the OCA’s life from the Alaskan mission in 1794 to the granting of autocephaly in 1970 and beyond, through to the North American Episcopal Assembly, [...]
Registration for the 2010 Diocesan Assembly, scheduled to be held at the St. John of Damascus Church in Poway, CA from Tuesday, October 19, 2010 through Thursday, October 21, 2010, is now open. Rectors will register all Delegates, while Observers, with their rector’s blessing, will complete the online form themselves. Delegate Books will be available after September 15, but the proposed changes to the diocesan by-laws is posted at the bottom of this page.
Diaconal Liturgical Practicum October 8-10, 2010 Church of the Annunciation in Milwaukie, Oregon FRIDAY OCTOBER 8 8:00 PM Opening Prayers Introductions “On the Diaconate” – a presentation by Adn Kirill Sokolov Planning for Divine Liturgy 10:00 PM End of evening SATURDAY OCTOBER 9 8:00 AM Preparation for Liturgy; observe Proskomedia 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy 10:30 [...]
The next in the series of 3-day weekend retreats hosted by Father Meletios at the Monastery of Saint John are currently scheduled. Each retreat begins Friday afternoon at 5 pm and concludes Sunday afternoon at 1 pm on the last weekend of each month.
Young Adult Retreat: July 30 – August 1, 2010
Theme: Being present in the Presence
Clergy Wives Retreat: September 24 – 26, 2010
Theme: Spiritual Tools for the Presbytera
For the complete schedule…
The Parish Sisterhood in Santa Rosa, CA, is hosting a retreat, to be led by Fr. Andrew Morbey, on Friday, July 16 and Saturday, July 17. Fr. Andrew is Dean of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Minneapolis, former rector of St. Seraphim’s and a noted retreatmaster. Everyone is also invited to our Parish Feast of Saint [...]
The 85th annual Pilgrimage to Ft Ross, CA, which normally happens on July 4th, will be held this year on Saturday, July 3rd. The Hierarchical Liturgy is scheduled to begin at 10:00 am. The trip isn’t a simple one, but “podvig” IS part of the Christian life and brings much grace! (Besides, can you imagine [...]
This summer, iconographer Heather MacKean will be conducting a workshop in Eastern Orthodox iconography from August 9th through August 14th at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Portland, Oregon. The workshop will culminate into a public lecture on the last evening, regarding iconology and the theological role of iconography. Through hands-on classes, Ms. MacKean will teach [...]
From the Chancellor of the Diocese of the West: On behalf of His Grace, Bishop Benjamin, I wanted to inform you that Archpriest Kirill Hartman, priest of St. John the Baptist Church in Berkeley, suffered a brain aneurism yesterday (9 June 2010). Last night, he was transferred to the California Pacific Medical Center, where he [...]
Dunlap, CA – St. Eugene’s Orthodox Youth Camp is announcing its 2010 program from July 4-10. For over 30 years, St. Eugene’s has offered youth ages 6-17 an experience of living and growing in an Orthodox Christian community. Each day’s activities are centered on what it means to live a life in Christ. Activities include [...]
Sitka’s St Michael Cathedral Bishop Benjamin will lead a pilgrimage to Alaska from the Diocese of the West this summer. The trip will include the historic capitol of Russian America, Sitka; Anchorage; a wildlife and glacier viewing cruise in Prince William Sound; and Kodiak. The highlight of the trip will be the 40th Anniversary of [...]
