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# Bp. Peter Marks First Visit to Vashon Monastery
- URL: https://uoj.news/news/86944-bp-peter-marks-first-visit-to-vashon-monastery/
- Published: 2026-04-21T12:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T16:10:17.000Z
- Description: Bp. Peter’s first visit blended worship, fellowship, and direct pastoral engagement.
- Author: Tobias Straney
- Tags: #Category: News, Abbot Tryphon, Archpastoral Visit, ROCOR, Monastery

**VASHON ISLAND, WA —** From April 18–20, 2026, Bp. Peter of Seattle conducted his first [archpastoral visit](https://www.instagram.com/p/DXXdLd3Emls/?igsh=YmpicnI5YmV2b3lw) to the Monastery of the All-Merciful Savior on Vashon Island, marking the feast of Antipascha with liturgical and pastoral events alongside the monastic brotherhood and visiting faithful.

On April 19, Thomas Sunday, Bp. Peter celebrated the Divine Liturgy, concelebrated by Hieromonk Nikodim. The monastery’s abbot, Igumen Tryphon, and the full brotherhood were present, while the monastic choir provided prayerful chanting. Following the service, a festal trapeza gathered clergy, monastics, and pilgrims in the refectory.

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After the meal, the Bishop addressed pilgrims and later met individually with attendees on pastoral concerns. That evening, he held a private discussion with the brotherhood. On April 20, he departed after farewells, returning to San Francisco.

Previously, the [UOJ reported](https://uoj.news/news/86854-archbishop-places-antimension-leads-service-at-st-paul-the-apostle-monastery/) that Abp. Daniel placed an antimension and led a service at St. Paul the Apostle Monastery.