Diocese: Diocese of the West
Deanery: Missionary District
Address
4161 Lincoln Blvd
Marina Del Rey, California 90292-6386
Email:
Website: joyofallwhosorrow.org
Office: 310-391-9911 / 310-849-9451
Parish Contacts
Directions
General Location
We are located on the West Side of Los Angeles, conveniently right off the 90 and 405 highways. We’re right next door to a Harley-Davidson dealership, and within walking distance of the beautiful Marina and many shops and others amenities as well. Look for our distinctive blue and yellow sign advertising our bookstore and chapel. We have a dedicated parking lot and plenty of street parking as well!
For more detailed directions
For more detailed driving directions, please visit our web site.
Schedule of Services
Our parish follows the traditional church calendar, which uses the Julian Calendar system of dating. The Julian Calendar is currently 13 days behind the civil (Gregorian) calendar. Thus, we celebrate Christmas on January 7 (13 days past December 25) and St Nicholas Day on December 19 (instead of December 6). This does not affect the observance of Great Lent, Pascha, Ascension, and Pentecost, because all Orthodox Christians follow the same schedule for these periods.
All services are in English.
5:00 PM Vigil and Confessions
Saturday Evening
10:00 AM Divine Liturgy
Sunday Morning
8:30 AM Divine Liturgy
Saturday Morning
6:00 PM Vespers
Wednesday and Friday Evening
During Great Lent, additional services are throughout the week, and Pre-Sanctified Liturgy is provided on Wednesdays and Fridays (See our Monthly Calendar for Details).
Great Lent
6:00 PM Great Vespers or Vigils on the Evening before the Feast. (See our Monthly Calendar for Details)
Eves of Great Feasts falling on work days
7:00 AM or 8:00 AM Divine Liturgy (See our Monthly Calendar for Details)
Mornings of Great Feasts falling on weekdays
In addition to all of the 12 Great Feasts and the Saturday and Sunday services, we schedule two to three Divine Liturgies on weekday mornings every week, as well as numerous Akathists! (See our Monthly Calendar on our website for details).
Parish Background
Many people in the Los Angeles area remember the “Bookstand on the Strand” in Venice Beach, California. Every Sunday afternoon during the mid to late 1990’s, Fr. John Tomasi would stand to greet those who would pass his table on the famous Venice boardwalk.
With ancient Russian chants and incense filling the air, tourists and locals alike would be drawn to this bearded, black-robed figure. Orthodox books and icons were on display for sale, as well as liturgical tapes/CDs, incense, incense burners, prayer rope, and religious jewelry.
Literally, thousands of tourists from around the globe were introduced to Orthodox Christianity through this grassroots missionary effort, which has since developed into the Joy of All Who Sorrow Orthodox Mission in Culver City, CA.
Now situated in our new location at 4161 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA, 90292, the Joy of All Who Sorrow Orthodox Mission Church, and Archangel Michael Orthodox Bookstore (established in 1999), are larger and more family-friendly than ever! The parish has also developed a lending library for any who would like to make a serious study of Orthodox Christianity. We welcome newcomers and are looking forward to meeting you!
