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Fr 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 DOWFather Alexis Baldwin Three new Orthodox communities have formed in the Rocky Mountain Deanery. Two missions, Holy Prophet Elijah and St. Tikhon Enlig
March 8, 2014 0 comments DOWThe Patriarch Tikhon Russian American Music Institute held a remarkable Orthodox Master Class on February 24-27 at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanvil
March 5, 2014 0 comments DOWGREAT LENT 2014 To the Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of the Diocese of the West Let us begin the Fast with joy! Let us prepare ourselves for
February 28, 2014 0 comments DOWThe 2013 Diocesan Assembly in Santa Rosa, CA designated the St Petersburg Children's Hospice as the official diocesan Lenten charity for 2014. Please
February 26, 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.
