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Monastery of St. JohnManton House

Our New Monastery Property in Manton, California

The Holy Monastery of Saint John of San Francisco, now located in Manton, California, is under the omophorion of His Grace the Right Reverend BENJAMIN , Bishop of the Diocese of San Francisco and the West of the Orthodox Church in America. The Brotherhood strives to live a traditional monastic life informed by the practice of Valaam Monastery and the Holy Mountain.

NEWSFLASHES January, 2008

The Eyes of All Look to Thee With Hope
Monastery Choir of St. John of San Francisco

$15.00

The brotherhood choir has just finished recording a CD of our monastery music. Individual CDs are $15 plus shipping and handling 15%. California residents add 7.25% tax.


Monastery News

The online bookstore is finally in the process of being rebuilt, thanks to Ninos Oshaana, administrator of Orthodox Circle. Meanwhile, please feel free to call or email us with your requests. See top of page for our address and number.

NEW: Perspectives on Orthodoxy in America, a collection of editorials written by by our abbot, Fr. Jonah (Paffhausen). Download a PDF version here.

Emily Newbury, who has been an immense help to us in setting up our Guesthouse, is now offering all kinds of sewing services from the St. Eugene's Hermitage in Pt. Reyes, where she has her shop. For more info, click HERE.

Please read our current newsletter by clicking here.
Please read our Guest & Visitor Information by clicking here.
For a schedule of our weekly services, please click here.
To read essays from our abbot and the rule of our monastery, please click here.
For FREE sheet music downloads from our monastery (pdfs) click here.

Our Work

The work of our Monastery currently consists of:

After a long search for property, of which most of you are well aware, the Monastery of St. John has found a wonderful place: a large retreat center in Manton, California, near Redding, which is an almost perfect fit to our needs. Click here for more information.
Our current situation and our vision for the future
How you can help us


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