The Diocese of the West is the geographical district of the Orthodox Church of America consisting of the western United States. Currently the diocese has active parishes in Montana, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii.
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St Anne Orthodox Church
Photos from the Feast of the Nativity. Christ is born!!
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.
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.
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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
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
S'prazdnikom! Joyous Feast day of Saint Nicholas! Holy Hierarch Father Nicholas, pray to God for us!
From the Praise verses at the Vigil on the eve of St. Nicholas Day.
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. …
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
Homily Sunday Nov. 22 2020 On the Foolish Rich Man.mp4
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…
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…
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
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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!
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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
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.
youtube.com Prayers and Services live from St Nicholas OCA, San Anselmo, CA
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
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