We appreciate your donation to the monastery. St. Barbara Orthodox Monastery is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Many often ask how they can help the monastery. One can always help by praying, volunteering time and talents, and patronising the monastery's bookstore and giftshop. 

One can also make a one-time monetary donation or a monthly recurring donation both to support our monastery's growing community. 

Your gifts-in-kind are also much appreciated to cover the our many needs. Gift cards to places like Costco, Vons, Home Depot, and Arco are especially useful to the monastery. 

The following is a partial list of needs:

Wish List

On-going Needs: Olive oil, avocado oil, canned sardines/ tuna, canned tomatoes, canned beans, dried beans & lentils, nuts (pecans, almonds, pistachios), balsamic vinegar, apple cider vinegar, white vinegar,  almond butter, peanut butter, sunflower seed butter, Quaker oats, kasha (buckwheat), quinoa, chia seeds, pasta sauce, flour, baking soda, cornstarch, baking powder, vanilla, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, pickles, pickled beets, bottled water, Nescafe instant coffee, Lipton tea, almond/rice milk, Gatorade, Windex, bleach, white vinegar, Dawn dishwashing liquid, IAMS cat food (hairball diet), paper goods: paper towels, napkins, sturdy paper plates.

Miscellaneous: Gas cards, gift cards from Costco, Trader Joe's, Vons, Lowes, Office Depot

Volunteer tasks available: Gardening, clearing debris, raking, weeding, log splitting, wood-chipping and mulching, various other tasks.