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One afternoon in March Father Sergiy, an Orthodox priest from Gagauzia, was introducing Father Cosmas of the Monastery of St John to Abbess Ermogena o
April 21, 2014 0 comments DOWLet all mortal flesh keep silent, and in fear and trembling stand, pondering nothing earthly-minded. For the King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords, com
April 14, 2014 0 comments DOWOn Monday evening, April 7, the first patronal feast was celebrated at a new mission community in Parker, Colorado dedicated to St. Tikhon, Patriarch
April 12, 2014 0 comments DOWHis Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin, visited the Monastery of St. John of Shanghai for the old style Feast of the Annunciation on April 7. During his vi
April 11, 2014 0 comments DOWFr Cosmas of the Monastery of St John in Manton, CA is spending some time overseas from the end of February to the beginning of April 2014, getting in
April 7, 2014 0 comments DOWArchpriest Basil Rhodes Great Lent for this year will soon be drawing to a close. I always look forward to its arrival, and I'm always a little sad to
April 4, 2014 0 comments DOWOver the past couple of years a connection has been formed between the Monastery of St John in Manton, CA and Orthodox Christians living in the Autono
April 3, 2014 0 comments DOWFather InnocentSt. John Monastery, Manton, CA Spring has arrived early in Northern California, and the monks have had to scramble to get their bees re
March 26, 2014 0 comments DOWThe nuns kidnapped in December 2013 from their monastery of St Thecla (Mar Taqla) in the city of Maaloula, Syria have been released! Thanks
March 10, 2014 0 comments DOWPrimates from among the Orthodox Churches met at the Phanar in Istanbul March 6-9. Afterward, they issued the statement below. To read the accouncemet
March 10, 2014 0 comments DOW
The Diocese of the West is the geographical district of the Orthodox Church in America consisting of the Western United States. The diocese has active parishes in Montana, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii. San Francisco is home to the diocese’s cathedral, Holy Trinity, as well as the Chancery offices. The diocese is led by His Grace Vasily, Bishop of San Francisco and the West.
