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Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery (Castro Valley, California)

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for just one year, his mother suddenly and unexpectedly died. He was an only son and his mother left her inheritance to him; since she knew of his intention to build a monastery one day. Father Theodor worked as a
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Nine years later the monks had saved enough money to buy property suitable for a monastery, and then, in 1979, with the blessing of their
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Services at are usually conducted in the languages best understood by those worshiping with the Fathers, who can conduct services in
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of all ethnic backgrounds and all cultural traditions, and Orthodox Christians from many backgrounds come to the monastery for
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that one day they would build a monastery together dedicated to the Appearance of the
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Orthodox Church in America Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
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as Holy Cross Monastery. The monks performed most of the labor themselves.
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are celebrated. Services are open to the general public. Other
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Eastern Orthodox monastery in Castro Valley, California
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is held on Saturday evenings, and on Sunday mornings
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Castro Valley, California
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Archbishop Kyrill
Orthodox Church in America Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
Toledo, Ohio
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