As of May 2025, only $900,000 has been raised of the $15,000,000 needed to repair the building fully.  Click here to see the latest video.
 
Your help is urgently needed!  
To DONATE, click here.
 
We come to you today with a heartfelt appeal for your support.  The Synod of Bishops building in New York City, our beloved headquarters, needs urgent repairs and restoration.  This historic building holds immense cultural and spiritual significance - it is the home of the Holy Kursk Icon and residence of the First Hierarch. We must act now to preserve it for future generations.
 
We ask that you consider donating, however big or small, to help undertake this important work.  Your generosity will not only help protect our heritage but also ensure that this sacred space continues to serve as a beacon of hope and faith for years to come.
 
Thank you for your support, and God bless you!
 
Click here to read the Appeal by Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York.
Click here to see a 27-minute video "Telling the Truth" about the Synod of ROCOR building in New York  (in English and Russian)

The celebration of the holy memory of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco the Wonderworker falls on Saturday, July 5th, 2025. 

Schedule:

Thursday, July 3rd at 7:00 PM -- Translation of the honorable relics and Akathist Hymn to Saint John
Friday, July 4th at 6:00 PM -- The Greeting of His Eminence Kyrill Archbishop of San Francisco and Western America, and All-night Vigil
Saturday, July 5th at 9:00 AM -- The Greeting of the Bishop and Divine Liturgy. A festal meal provided by the local Sisterhood will follow. 

Address:
Holy Virgin Cathedral
6210 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94121

St. Herman’s West 2025 will be held this year at St. George Russian Orthodox Church in West Jordan, UT. This year, the conference will be held in the summer to avoid some of the weather and scheduling issues that sometimes happen in December. So this year you’ll need sunscreen. Registration is $250 before July 15. Space is limited!

The conference is for youth of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, ages 15-21. Priority is given to youth from the Western American Diocese.

Arrival airport is Salt Lake City International Airport. The conference starts at 5:00 pm on August 7 (earliest airport pickups that day will be at 1 pm) with departure in the morning on August 11.

The 35th session of the Synodal School of Liturgical Music is scheduled for July 13 to 26 at Holy Dormition Convent “Novo-Diveevo” in Nanuet, New York. The coming session promises an immersion in courses in Typicon, choir conducting, voice, Church Slavonic, church music history, liturgical performance practice, music theory, and sight-singing.