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Rt. Rev. Archpriest Boulos Khoury
Grand Protosyncullus of the OCA-AOC

Pastor, St. Raphael of Brooklyn Ukrainian Orthodox Church
1245 Broadway - El Cajon, California 92021

For Information or Directions to the Church, please call Father Boulos at (760) 443-6823
YOU ARE WELCOME...

You are invited to join our sacred ministry in Southern California as we build and dedicated our Orthodox Christian Temple to St. Raphael of Brooklyn!  Our parish is an active member of the Orthodox Church of America - Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church...given the "TOMOS" of Autocephaly in 1924 by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch +GREGORIOS VII of Constantinople. 

In 2024 the St. Raphael Church was elevated as a Co-Cathedral to serve the OCA-UAOC in the West when the Metropolitan visits.  Through the great evangelistic efforts of  Protosyncullus Boulos and the growing inquiries of local Orthodox Clergy in the San Diego area, the parish home now warrants to be the home of the OCA-UAOC ORTHODOX BROTHERHOOD OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

​We welcome Ukrainians and serve all Orthodox Ethnic Jurisdictions.  We are under the Omophorion of His Eminence, +MICHAEL, 
Primate of the Orthodox Church of America/Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church - Apostolic Orthodox Church and in Communion with our "Sister Churches" of the APC - Historic Federation in America and Dependencies, Russia and Ukraine.
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St. Raphael of Brooklyn PRAY FOR US...

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Beautiful new Sanctuary...fruits of sacrifice & love...of devoted Priest and Faithful of St. Raphael of Brooklyn Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Please...You are Welcome...come and worship with us...
Vespers - Saturday 5:00PM
Matins - Sunday 9:00AM
Divine Liturgy - Sunday 10:00AM
Holy Confession after Vespers or before Divine Liturgy and by appointment
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Clergy of St. Ra;phael's including Metropolitan +MICHAEL with Archpriest Boulos, Deacons George, Michael and John, Fathers Seraphim, David, Ramon and Mark.
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Archpriest Blessing the Temple and welcoming Parishioners to the first Divine Liturgy at St. Raphael of Brooklyn Ukrainian Orthodox Church on 09 October 2022
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Devoted Faithful attending the first Divine Liturgy at our new Church in El Cajon, California
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Holy Icons of St. Charbel Makhlouf & St. Thomas Elefterion welcome Faithful into the Church
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Devoted Faithful receiving the Immaculate Body and Precious Blood of Our Lord
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Devoted Clergy, Faithful and Friends during Episcopal Visitation to St. Raphael Co-Cathedral, El Cajon, California in 2024
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Beautiful Iconostas was built by Faithful craftsmen of the Church

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Looking from the Holy Altar into the new Temple of God
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The Holy Altar is honoured with Sacred Relics of St. John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople.
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Beautiful carved HOLY DOORS for the Iconostas for St. Raphael's
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Faithful were blessed with a beautiful & unique Church building.
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The new St. Raphael of Brooklyn Ukrainian Orthodox Church in El Cajon, California
All interested in becoming a member of St. Raphael of Brooklyn Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Please Email: Archpriest Boulos
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