Diocese of the West, Orthodox Church in America

Saints Peter and Paul Eastern Orthodox Church - OCA

St Anne Orthodox Church

Photos from the Feast of the Nativity. Christ is born!!

Saints Peter and Paul Eastern Orthodox Church - OCA

St Nicholas Orthodox Church, Portland, Oregon

Vigil with Liturgy for Nativity

St. John of Damascus Orthodox Church

The youth of St John of Damascus laid out their shoes on the eve of St Nicholas' feast day and were gifted with treats on Sunday Dec 6 after Liturgy. 22 children and youth left their shoes and St Nicholas brought treats for 29 on Sunday morning,.
In response to and in imitation of his generosity the children thought about many of the members of St John's who are not able to come to church right now and made cards to send to them.
See the photos for some of the examples of the cards.

2020 Nativity Message from His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin - The Diocese of the West

The Nativity Message of His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin is now available to read on our diocesan website: https://www.dowoca.org/2020/12/22/2020-nativity-message-from-his-eminence/

dowoca.org To the Reverend Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of the West, In that day, declares the LORD, I will

Holy Apostles Orthodox Church

Holy Apostles is ready to honor the feast of St. Nicholas with Divine Liturgy tomorrow (Sat.) morning at 9am. Please join us.

Breathtaking.

Church of Holy Myrrhbearing Women Rebuild Fund, organized by Julia Zhurko

gofundme.com The community of Orthodox Christians in West Sacramento wish you a very M… Julia Zhurko needs your support for Church of Holy Myrrhbearing Women Rebuild Fund

Orthodox Church in America

The Orthodox Church in America’s Advisory Group to Clergy Wives is sponsoring a Virtual Retreat on Saturday, December 19 at 12:00 pm ET (9:00 am PT) for those in the Continental US and on Sunday, December 20 at 3:00 pm for those in the Diocese of Alaska. The topic of the retreat will be “The Incarnation of Christ: Its Meaning in Our Life.” The Guest Speaker will be Mother Melania (Salem), Abbess of Holy Assumption Monastery in Calistoga CA. The retreat will also include breakout sessions by diocese. Clergy wives are asked to register online by Wednesday, December 16 here. A Zoom meeting link will be emailed to each participant closer to the retreat date. For more information, contact Matushka Wendy Cwiklinski at [email protected]

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https://www.oca.org/news/headline-news/clergy-wives-virtual-retreat-to-be-held-on-saturday-december-19

Virtual Clergy Wives Retreat - The Diocese of the West

The OCA Advisory Group to Clergy Wives invites you to join us for fellowship and prayer on: The Incarnation of Christ

Guest speaker: Mother Melania; Abbess of Holy Assumption Monastery in Calistoga, California.

Register here: https://www.dowoca.org/cs_events/virtual-clergy-wives-retreat/

dowoca.org The OCA Advisory Group to Clergy Wives invites you to join us for fellowship and prayer on: The Incarnation of

Saints Peter and Paul Eastern Orthodox Church - OCA

S'prazdnikom! Joyous Feast day of Saint Nicholas! Holy Hierarch Father Nicholas, pray to God for us!

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church

From the Praise verses at the Vigil on the eve of St. Nicholas Day.

In Memoriam: His Eminence Archbishop David

Memory Eternal

oca.org On November 27, 2020, His Eminence, the Most Reverend David (Mahaffey), Archbishop of Sitka and Alaska, fell asleep in the Lord after a grave illness. …

Statement of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon on Surge of COVID-19 Cases

oca.org To the Venerable Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, As you know, most parts of the world are currently experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. According to…

Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church - Ashland/Phoenix, OR

Elevation of The Holy Cross Orthodox Church

Homily Sunday Nov. 22 2020 On the Foolish Rich Man.mp4

Metropolitan Tikhon Sends Condolences on the Falling Asleep of Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej

Memory Eternal

oca.org His Holiness Patriarch IrenejPhoto credit: serborth.orgHis Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon sent condolences on behalf of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America on the falling asleep…

His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel Completes 40 Years of Hierarchical Ministry

Axios!

oca.org Sunday, November 15, 2020, was the 40th anniversary of the episcopal ordination (consecration) of His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel (Popp) of Detroit and the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of…

Eighth Anniversary of Election of Metropolitan Tikhon to Primatial Office

Axios

oca.org Today we celebrate the eighth anniversary of the election of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon to be the Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada and the Primate of…

St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Cathedral

Here are a few photos from the Panikhida served at Fr Michael's grave.

Memory Eternal

Today is the anniversary of the repose of the Mitred Archpriest Michael Margitich. There will be a panikhida at the Oak Mound Cemetery in Healdsburg at 11 AM. Memory Eternal

Saints Peter and Paul Eastern Orthodox Church - OCA

https://www.facebook.com/stspeterandpaulaz/videos/378262750073999/

St. John of Damascus Orthodox Church

While the weather is a bit tumultuous today, we have had a steady stream of blessings. We were blessed to have the first baptism since all the upheaval began this past spring. The Kingdom of God has a new heir and daughter! We were also blessed to have Fr. Andrew Louth be part of the final session of our Saturday adult education class focusing on his book Introducing Orthodox Theology. We are very grateful! Glory to God!

Saints Peter and Paul Eastern Orthodox Church - OCA

https://www.facebook.com/stspeterandpaulaz/videos/1281306802221469/

2020 Diocesan Assembly Recap Press Release - The Diocese of the West

https://www.dowoca.org/2020/10/28/2020-diocesan-assembly-recap-press-release/

dowoca.org 2020 Diocesan Assembly October 14th, 2020 San Francisco, CA (and across the Diocese on the World Wide Web!) The Diocese

In Memoriam: His Beatitude Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor)

Memory Eternal

https://www.oca.org/in-memoriam/his-beatitude-metropolitan-theodosius-lazor?fbclid=IwAR2Fq-TFeQUFjZjJTG0JqnR9dAfApEYatqTp6-vTeyhS4yZORNmKMJAn52I

oca.org On Monday morning, October 19, 2020, His Beatitude Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor), former Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All-America and…

St. Silouan Orthodox Church - Marysville, CA

Christ icon attacked a 2nd time. Our storefront window was broken less than a month ago, was repaired, and broken again in the last 24 hrs.

Please pray for this unknown person! His hatred for Christ is the purest evidence that he doesn’t know the true love of Christ.

10-17-20, Saturday Vespers

https://youtu.be/72SlJ9cY-lY

youtube.com Prayers and Services live from St Nicholas OCA, San Anselmo, CA

Vocation as a Church-wide endeavor

oca.org In Of What Life Do We Speak?, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon speaks of vocation as part of the first of the four pillars for the fulfillment of the apostolic work of the Church. He notes…

[10/14/20]   The Reports of our Diocesan Archbishop and Chancellor are now available on our website: https://www.dowoca.org/cs_events/2020-diocesan-assembly-virtual/

A few screen grabs from the 2020 Virtual Diocesan Assembly

St. Silouan Orthodox Church - Marysville, CA

With Winter darkness coming early in the evenings, we’ve added some much-needed lighting along the Olive St. sidewalk for both nighttime security, as well as personal walking safety as parishioners go to their cars after Vespers.

Thank you to Sutter Electric for the excellent service!

St Anne Orthodox Church

We couldn’t have done it without our wonderful parishioners and volunteers. Thank you for an incredibly successful 17th Annual Saint Anne Greek Fest! 💙🇬🇷 #StAnneGreekFest