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St. Seraphim and Fr. Michael Margitich – 60 Years of Priesthood!

July 19, 2013 was an especially joyous day at St. Seraphim Church in Santa Rosa, California. Not only was it the day for veneration of the relics of t

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Third Liturgical Music Master Class

The following is an excerpt from the article written by Vladimir Morosan and posted by Orthodox Arts Journal.Like other liturgical arts, the art of li

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AFFIRMATION OF THE MYSTERY OF MARRIAGE

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in AmericaJuly 2, 2013SYOSSET, NY [OCA] -- At the Tenth All-American Council of the Orthodox Church i

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First phase of dome complete in Poway

A six-week project began on May 13, 2013 with the construction of scaffolding reaching into the dome of St. John of Damascus Church in Poway, Californ

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Pacific Northwest Deanery Camp

While the weather was on the rainy side, it did not dampen the spirits of the first ever Pacific Northwest Deanery Camp, held at Gig Harbor, WA June 2

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Metropolitan Tikhon Visits DOW

San Francisco, CA -  His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, made his first primatial visit to the Diocese of the West the weekend of June 22-23, 201

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Missionary Retreat Held

by Fr. Andrew JacobsThe Missionary District deanery of the Diocese of the West held its annual retreat on February 26-28 at Holy Annunciation Orthodox

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UPDATE – Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO [OCA]In the midst of what Colorado officials described on Thursday, June 13, 2013 as “the most destructive fire in state hi

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SoCal Youth Retreat

On Saturday, May 18th, the Pacific Southwest Deanery held a Youth Retreat hosted by St. Innocent Orthodox Church in Tarzana, CA. Archimandrite Gerasim

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“Best of the Springs”

I was raised Christian fundamentalist and waded into more evangelical circles by the end of high school and into my early college years.I attended an

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