The Latest News in the Diocese

2024 Lenten Message from His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin

2024 Lenten Message from His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin To the Reverend Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of the West,

Camp St. Sebastian 2024

Camp St. Sebastian (An OCA Pacific Northwest Deanery Camp) Tuesday, June 25th – Friday, June 28th, 2024 Please send completed

Pacific Central Deanery Youth Gathering

On Sunday, February 25, a Bay Area teens gathering was held at Holy Trinity Cathedral in San Francisco.  The young

Mission Deanery Retreat Feb 27-29, 2024

Date: February 27-29th, 2024 At Church of the Annunciation 13515 SE Rusk Road Milwaukie, Oregon 97222 503-659-3646   Fax:  503-659-1999

St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Announces First Clergy-Oriented Advanced Course

[Yonkers, NY]—St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) launches a new course intended for Orthodox clergy through the St Vladimir’s Online

I am holding both of my babies

By Anonymous. Right before Thanksgiving, my husband and I received confirmation that I was carrying a baby with a life-limited

Apply to be part of our Thriving Parishes Project!

His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin and the Diocese of the West of the Orthodox Church in America recently announced funding for

Diocese of the West receives significant grant from the Lilly Endowment to support deep parish renewal

January 1, 2024 Contact: Rev. Andrew Smith (thriving@dowoca.org) The Diocese of the West of the Orthodox Church in America has

2023 Nativity Message from His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin

2023 Nativity Message from His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin To the Reverend Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of the West,

Clergy Wives Find Support, Fellowship at Recent Gatherings

By: Protinica Elizabeth Powell On two unique occasions over the last couple of months, clergy wives of the Diocese of