About the Monastery
In 2000 the Monastery entered the communion of the Holy Orthodox Church in North America, being received by Metropolitan Ephraim of Boston. In December, 2001, the Bishops of the Church in America established a West Coast See, with its Cathedral in Seattle, electing Bishop Moses of Roslindale as the new Diocese's first ruling Bishop. In 2007 the West Coast See moved its Cathedral to Portland.
The community offers a daily cycle of services in its chapel, dedicated since 1988 to Saint Silouan the Athonite.
The chief support of the Monastery is icon painting, and the sale of greeting cards (Christmas, Pascha and blank note cards), featuring icons made in the Monastery workshop, and distributed by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press (800-204-2665).
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Donations:
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Kern County Mission:
His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses of Portland has assigned our Kern County Mission (Christ the Saviour Mission, Bakersfield) to the pastoral care of this Monastery.
Information About the Mission:
Christ the Saviour Mission
Bakersfield, California
serving Kern County
Physical and Postal Address: 620 Glenwood Ave, Bakersfield 93305
Local Contact Person: John Joseph Engel, 661-327-4748
Mission Served by His Grace Bishop Sergios and Diocesan Clergy
The local community meets monthly with a visiting Hierarch or Clergyman for Great Vespers normally at 5 pm on Saturday, and for the Divine Liturgy normally at 9:30 am on Sunday, on Glenwood Avenue in Bakersfield. Please phone ahead of time to confirm time and place of any given service.
Readers' services are offered by the community when a Hierarch or Clergyman is not on hand. Time and place of the Readers' services should be confirmed ahead of time by phone.
Altar Feastday: Ascension (movable date based on date of Pascha annually)