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To the Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of the West: The Lord bless! It seems like it was only yesterday that fire threatened the clergy and faithful in the Napa and Sonoma valleys. Once again, a fast moving fi...
Choir workshop With Benedict and Maria Sheehan Benedict SheehanDirector of Music, St.Tikhon Seminary & Monastery and Artistic Director, Chamber Choir of St.Tikhon’s Monastery.Maria SheehanProfessional vocalist & Voice instructor. Saturd...
On Sunday, September 9 2018, with the blessing of His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin, the clergy and faithful of Holy Trinity Cathedral celebrated the blessing of the newly completed iconography now adorning the interior of the cathedral dome. We were...
The Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church in Menlo Park had a VIP visitor on Sunday, August 26th! Igumen Arseny (Sokolov), the representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ to the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East traveled all the way...
by Father John Dresko Annually, our country pauses to honor and remember, at least officially, workers in our country on Labor Day. It is important to reflect on the words of Saint Paul from his first letter to the Corinthians regarding a labor dispu...
The most recent issue of Orthodox Arts Journal (August 1) is headlined by a interview of Iconographer Matushka Ann Margitich of St. Seraphim Cathedral in Santa Rosa, California. The article, entitled A Surpassing Gentleness: An Interview with Iconogr...
A video highlighting the work going on in the Diocese of the West, prepared for and debuted at the 19th All-American Council held July 23-27 in St. Louis is now available online. If you wish to view the video, click HERE...
According to multiple media reports, the West Sacramento Fire Department quickly responded to an 8:00 a.m. call alerting them of a fire that engulfed the interior of Holy Myrrhbearing Women Churchon Thursday, July 12, 2018. While the blaze was quickl...
His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin, led the clergy and faithful of the Diocese of the West in the annual (since 1925) pilgrimage to Fort Ross on the 4th of July. This year's weather was overcast and cooler than usual -- a very comfortable da...
At the request of His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin, all parishes in the Diocese of the West will be taking a special collection this Sunday to benefit the various monastic communities of our diocese: St. John of Shanghai and San FranciscoManton, Cal...
