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Hieromonk InnocentSt. John's Monastery Spring has been unusually long and cool this year. Looking out the window as I write this, I see green grass an
June 8, 2018 0 comments DOWOn Saturday, May 26, our cathedral community was joined by clergy and faithful from around the Bay Area to celebrate the glorious vigil of Pentecost w
May 31, 2018 0 comments DOWArchpriest Vadim Pogrebniak, 80, Pastor Emeritus of Saint Spiridon Cathedral, Seattle, WA and former Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America&rsqu
May 18, 2018 0 comments DOWOur beloved former chancellor, Archpriest Ian MacKinnon, was awarded the dignity of wearing a priestly mitre and presented with a Synodal Gramota mark
May 14, 2018 0 comments DOWby Priest Andrew Smith Each year, rain or shine, April or May, Old Calendar or New, the exciting and world changing cry of the Paschal Greeting, &ldqu
May 10, 2018 0 comments DOWMonk CosmasSt. John of Shanghai Monastery Can the demons read our minds? Do they know what we are thinking? Do they know what we are feeling? Okay, th
April 30, 2018 0 comments DOWby Father Innocent, Abbot, St. John's Monastery Orthodox LIFE School 2018 “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” This oft repeated adage
April 12, 2018 0 comments DOWDuring Great Lent this year, the Southern Colorado Greek and OCA parishes joined together on the theme of outreach and evangelism during the Sunday ni
April 2, 2018 0 comments DOW“Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were buried therefore with Him by bapt
March 29, 2018 0 comments DOWby Archpriest Lawrence Russell Most of us remember the first time we heard or read the word “oxymoron,” a funny-sounding, funny-looking wo
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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.
