St. Silouan Monastery is a monastery of the Western American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, under the omophorion of His Eminence Kyrill, Archbishop of San Francisco and Western America. The Monastery is a nonprofit (501) (c)(3) organization under IRS regulations. All donations are therefore tax deductible. Donations made through this website will be sent a receipt upon completion of their transaction at PayPal. Since our inception in 2000 we have put our trust in God to bring to us what was needed. Most of all, He has brought people from all walks of life to St. Silouan, which has created synergy between God and man. This has brought about a great number of miracles that have demonstrated the generosity of strangers, our friends and benefactors. Now we are trusting God’s lead in doing a more formal type of fundraising. Included on this website you will find projects (and their corresponding budgets) to which you can contribute, offering you a choice of where your donation will be invested. You can donate to the monastery through PayPal, or by sending donations directly to the monastery’s mailing address:

St. Silouan’s Monastery
Attention: Fr. Ignatius
21285 Old Sonora Columbia Road
Sonora, CA 95370
USA

REMEMBER: With Gratitude we accept...

• Gifts of Prayer

• Gifts, Monetary... the fruits of your labor

• Gifts of Kind

• Gifts of your talent, skills & training. Come for a few hours or days and labor with us, offering yourself and possibly learn a new skill...

Project 1: The Temple, Catholicon, Church
Budget: $4000 needed to begin
Timeline: Immediate need: now; Ultimate project timeline: 5-6 years

We currently have a building to expand and remodel which the county planning department has given us the verbal consent to use for this project. We have an engineering firm on board. We currently need to raise $4000 in order to move forward on selecting the architect or architectural firm that will create the plans for the project.

Project 2: Cell for Fr. Ignatius
Budget: $25,000
Timeline: Now

The new property holds a small dwelling which will be spruced up to become the primary dwelling for Fr. Ignatius. Specific items will be added to this list as time goes on but, for now, giving for this option will go toward the general renovation fund. $5000 has already been spent and replenishing these dollars is included in the budget above.

Project 3: Olive Grove
Budget: $5000
Timeline: Next 5 months

200 Lucca, Mission, and Manzanillo olive trees have been ordered and will be picked up in March of 2020. Work will include TUD water set up down the hill with trench mainline and punch tree holes. This will be best done in winter when the ground is wet and easy to dig. Mainline and row driplines will be laid on marked rows and, finally, the grove will be planted.

Project 4: Solar System to Provide Electricity to Monks Cells & Irrigation for Olive Grove
Budget: $19,227
Timeline: Next 5 months

This project is well underway with the solar panels having been donated, batteries purchased, the trench work already completed by volunteers, and the interior wiring of the monks' cells already in place. All that is needed from here is $14,227 for materials; $2,500 for the solar mounting platform, and $2,500 for traditional labor costs.