The Latest News in the Diocese

Young Adult Social in San Francisco

San Francisco, California – On May 2, 2026, young adults from across Northern California gathered on a clear spring evening

Registration Open for 2026 Music Practicum In Santa Rosa, CA

The Diocese of the West is pleased to announce that registration is open for the 2026 Music Practicum being held

Missionary Catechist & Choir Director Positions sought for Salt Lake City area mission

The Diocese of the West of the Orthodox Church in America is seeking to hire a full-time lay or diaconal

Archpastoral Message of His Grace Pascha 2026

To the Clergy, Monastics, and the Faithful of the Diocese of the West, fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters in Christ:

Bishop Vasily attends funeral of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II

Bishop Vasily attends funeral of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II On Sunday, March 22, His Grace Bishop Vasily of San Francisco and

Bp. Vasily Presides Over Patristic Nectar Conference, Sunday of the Cross

This article was written by Aaron Hickman for Union of Orthodox Journalists. The original is available on uoj.news. His Grace

2026 Great Lent Archpastoral Message

Great Lent 2026 To the clergy, monastics, and the faithful of the Diocese of the West: Dear fathers, mothers, brothers

Diocesan Young Adults Gather for Inaugural Summit in San Diego

Poway, CA – Nearly 40 young adults from across the Diocese of the West of the Orthodox Church in America

Fr Gregory Hanson Becomes First Ordained from DOW Priestly Formation Cohort

By the grace of God, Dn. Gregory Hanson was ordained to the Holy Priesthood this winter at Holy Trinity Cathedral

2025 Nativity Message from His Grace, Bishop Vasily

Nativity of Our Lord 2025 To the Clergy, Monastics, and the Faithful of the Diocese of the West, brothers and