Monasteries

Men's Monastic Communities

New York

St. John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery

151 Heron Road
Cobleskill, NY 12043
Abbot: Metropolitan Demetrius of America
Priestmonk Haralampos
Priestmonk Ignatius
Priestmonk Theologos
Priestmonk Benedict
Priestmonk Joachim
Hierodeacon Sergius
Hierodeacon Demetrius
Phone - Line #1 - 518-254-7283
Phone - Line #2 - 518-254-7284
Phone - Line #3 - 518-254-7285
Phone - Line #4 - 518-254-7286-Metropolitan's Line
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Website: saintjohnsmonastery.org

The following two monasteries (in the United States) are dependencies of St. John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery:

Monastery of the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos

484 Pucker Street
Preston Hollow, New York 12469
Contact: Hieromonk Damian, Igoumen
Phone: 518-239-4650

Nova Scotia, Canada

St. John the New Almsgiver Hermitage

Argyle, Nova Scotia

Quebec, Canada

Monastery of Saint John the Theologian

500 St. Damien Road, Ste Emelie de L'Energie
Montreal, QC J0K-2K0, Canada
Phone: 514-276-8408

Guatemala

Hermitage of St. Ignatius the God-bearer

A dependency of the Monastery of St. John of San Francisco
Santa Cruz Naranja, Guatemala

Diocese of Etna and Portland

California

Monastery of Saint Gregory of Sinai

Physical Address:
Loch Lomond, California
Postal Address:
8252 Harrington Flat Rd
Kelseyville, California 95451-7711
Abbot: Bishop Sergios of Portland
Priestmonk Parthenius
Priestmonk Patrick
Hierodeacon Moses
Phone: 707-279-0488
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Website: gsinai.com

Saint Gregory Palamas Monastery

P.O. Box 398
1307 Sawyers Bar Rd.
Etna, California 96027-0126
Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Etna
Bishop Auxentios of Photike
Abbot: Archimandrite Akakios
Hieromonk Gregory
Hieromonk Patapios
Hierodeacon Nectarios
Hierodeacon Photii
Phone: 530-467-3228
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Website: ctosonline.org

Women's Monastic Communities

Metropolis of America

New York

Monastery of Saint Syncletike

Farmingdale, NY
Website: The Nuns' Garden and The Sermons of the Saints

The Saint Syncletike Monastery is a small private women's community, founded by Metropolitan of Astoria Petros of blessed memory, in 1978. Under the guidance of the abbess, Gerontissa Siglikiti, the Sisters teach, sew priestly vestments, paint icons and maintain the monastery's gardens.

The Sisters also direct the Greek Schools of Saint Markella and Saint Isidoros, as well as conduct private lessons in Greek and English.

Quebec, Canada

Convent of St. Anna

7870 Rue Birnam
Montreal, QC H3N 2T4, Canada
Contact: Archimandrite Nikodemos, Igoumenos
Phone: (514) 276-8408
Fax: (514) 276-9144

Diocese of Etna and Portland

Alberta, Canada

Convent of the Protection of the Holy Virgin Mary

RR # 2
Bluffton, Alberta TOC OMO Canada
Abbess: Mother Amvrosia
Serving Priest: Fr. Dionisije (Dimitrijevic), Hieromonk
Phone: 403-843-6401
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California

Convent of St. Elizabeth the Grand Duchess of Russia

P.O. Box 126
25 Forest Walk
Etna, California 96027-0126
Abbess: Mother Elizabeth
Serving Priest: Fr. George Mavromatis, Presbyter
Phone: 530-467-5625
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Website: http://conventofsaintelizabeth.org/

Orthodox Awareness

A Brief History

In the early 20th century, the idea of promoting the union of Churches (Orthodox and heterodox) began to gain ground among circles in the Eastern Orthodox Church by establishing a "Communion of Churches" modeled on the League of Nations.

The Patriarchal Encyclical of 1920 foresaw a series of steps toward the “union of the Churches,” of which the first was the change of the calendar for the simultaneous celebration of feast days by all the “Churches.” The content of the encyclical was kept secret from the faithful and only after a few years became known. Read more...

Missions

Saint John of Kronstadt - Bunnell, Florida

St. John of Kronstadt Orthodox Church began as a mission parish in the year 2000, in a home chapel in Palm Coast, FL – a small town on Florida’s northeast coast located between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. After two years, it became necessary to have services in area community centers, rented for Sundays and other Holy Days. Read more...

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