Monastery of St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco (Manton, California)

St John of Shanghai Monastery is a monastic community for men in the Diocese of the West of the Orthodox Church in America, under Bishop Tikhon of San Francisco, Los Angeles and the West. It is located in Point Reyes Station, California.

After the departure of the sisterhood of Our Lady of Kazan Skete from St. Eugene's Hermitage to their present location, Bishop Tikhon blessed the formation of a male monastic community in October 1996 with Abbot Jonah and one novice. They have continued to live in the hermitage since, although plans to move have been presented and funds asked for to this end.

The community consists of men living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. The community conducts retreats, lectures, maintains a small online store and publishes a journal entitled Divine Ascent. Currently the Monastery has one priestmonk, Abbot Jonah, as well as three stavrophore (small schema) monks, three riasaphore monks and five novices.

St. John of Shanghai Monastery
Jurisdiction	OCA West
Type	Male Monastery
Founded	1996
Superior	Abbot Jonah
Approx. size	12 monks
Location	Point Reyes Station, California
Liturgical language(s)	English
Music used	Russian Chant
Calendar	Revised Julian
Feastdays celebrated	{{{feasts}}}
Official website	Official website

Daily Life

Weekdays

6am - Matins.

On Tuesday and Thursday, a Divine Liturgy follows.

5pm - Molieben to St. John, Vespers.

Dinner

Compline

Weekends

8am - Matins and Divine Liturgy Saturday 5pm - Molieben and Vespers. Sunday 5pm - Vespers.

Timeline

• 1951 - St Eugene's Hermitage site donated to Metropolia. Hmk Dimitry.
• 1968 - Hmk Dimitry removed from hermitage to parish ministry.

Many attempts were made during this time at a new monastic community, all failed.

• 1980 - Work began on new chapel at hermitage.
• 1983 - Community of Holy Cross, led by Mother Barbara, begins residence at St Eugene's.
• 1988 - Chapel finished. Consecrated under patronage of St Sergius of Radonezh.
• 1996 - Community of Holy Cross moves to Santa Rosa, now called Skete of Our Lady of Kazan.

Oct - Monastery of St John, led by Fr Jonah, established at St Eugene's Hermitage.

• 2004 Jul - Bishop Benjamin tonsures four members of community (three to small schema, one to riasaphore).

External links

• Website of Monastery
• Listing of Monastery on OCA website (including history)