Holy Myrrbearing Orthodox Relief
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Holy Myrrbearing Women Orthodox Church in West Sacramento/Bryte suffered an awful fire the morning of July 12th, 2018. Undergoing investigation, will do our best to keep updated current. I'm trying to raise a relief fund for this gem of a Church that has been the heart of West Sacramento and Sacramento Orthodox Parishioners for over a hundred years. I am a Parishioner at this Church. Support and prayers are greatly appreciated during this time. The funds will be withdrawn from my personal bank account and passed to the Church as donations come in, outside of GoFundMe.
Please feel free to share any of your experiences with the Church, Church Family or Priest and Family through the years in the comments below!
A little history;
"Circa 1910 Russian and other Slavic immigrants began moving to an area three miles west of Sacramento along the Sacramento River to an area known as Riverbank. (In 1915 the area would be re-named Bryte and then in 1987 would be incorporated and known as West Sacramento.) These early immigrants were lured to the area by work for the railroad, food processing plants, and agriculture. Wanting more than material fulfillment these early immigrants began to look for spiritual fulfillment. They found that Sacramento had a Greek Orthodox Church and began to attend the services. However, they missed their Slavic traditions and customs.
In the early twenties waves of Russian immigrants began to arrive at San Francisco and the Sacramento area, especially Bryte. These immigrants, also lured by work and the fact that there was already an established Russian settlement, came from China and Canada. Soon after the arrival of the first of these waves inspiration came of forming a parish and building an Church. In 1925 a blessing was received from Archbishop Alexei for the building of a church and forming a parish. Money was quickly collected to buy land on the corner of Hobson Ave and Water St. Solicitations were made to various Sacramento businesses for funds and building materials.
While the Church was being built a blessing was received from Archbishop Alexei to hold services at the home of the prominent parishioner Afanasy L Cote. One of the first resolutions made by the parish was that parishioner labor only was to be used. Many parishioners who worked on the railroad took advantage of their position and with the permission of their supervisors began using railroad equipment and materials to build the Church. Women played a major role in the building of the Church—they were not only involved with fundraising, but also the actual construction of the Church. These “Lady Builders” inspired Fr Vladimir Sakovitch to suggest the name Holy Myrrhbearing Women for the Church." ( https://oca.org/parishes/oca-we-bryhmw)
http://www.holy-women.com/index.php
Please feel free to share any of your experiences with the Church, Church Family or Priest and Family through the years in the comments below!
A little history;
"Circa 1910 Russian and other Slavic immigrants began moving to an area three miles west of Sacramento along the Sacramento River to an area known as Riverbank. (In 1915 the area would be re-named Bryte and then in 1987 would be incorporated and known as West Sacramento.) These early immigrants were lured to the area by work for the railroad, food processing plants, and agriculture. Wanting more than material fulfillment these early immigrants began to look for spiritual fulfillment. They found that Sacramento had a Greek Orthodox Church and began to attend the services. However, they missed their Slavic traditions and customs.
In the early twenties waves of Russian immigrants began to arrive at San Francisco and the Sacramento area, especially Bryte. These immigrants, also lured by work and the fact that there was already an established Russian settlement, came from China and Canada. Soon after the arrival of the first of these waves inspiration came of forming a parish and building an Church. In 1925 a blessing was received from Archbishop Alexei for the building of a church and forming a parish. Money was quickly collected to buy land on the corner of Hobson Ave and Water St. Solicitations were made to various Sacramento businesses for funds and building materials.
While the Church was being built a blessing was received from Archbishop Alexei to hold services at the home of the prominent parishioner Afanasy L Cote. One of the first resolutions made by the parish was that parishioner labor only was to be used. Many parishioners who worked on the railroad took advantage of their position and with the permission of their supervisors began using railroad equipment and materials to build the Church. Women played a major role in the building of the Church—they were not only involved with fundraising, but also the actual construction of the Church. These “Lady Builders” inspired Fr Vladimir Sakovitch to suggest the name Holy Myrrhbearing Women for the Church." ( https://oca.org/parishes/oca-we-bryhmw)
http://www.holy-women.com/index.php
Organizer
Katherine Levchenko
Organizer
West Sacramento, CA