Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The Abbey is said to mark the spot where Mary, mother of Jesus, died. 607 Holy Dormition Monastery Premium High Res Photos - Getty Images The new church was built and completed in a traditional Byzantine style and is in the center of the courtyard. In the spring of 1989, Fr Roman Braga joined the nuns at Rives Junction. 1993 - Open air pavilion constructed. Every monastery has its own cemetery, and the Rives Junction one is no exception. Mother Gabriella: God provides opportunities. Answer. Expansion began in 1995 with the construction of the new Trapeza (dining room and kitchen). With the blessing of His Grace, Bishop Nathaniel, the three nuns left Ellwood City in 1987 and went to Terre Haute, IN where they set the foundation for what was to become the Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery. For a complete list of upcoming services, please visit the Calendar page on the monastery website. By being separated from the world, becoming united with Christ Being united with Christ we are united with one another. Holy Dormition Orthodox Monastery :: Rives Junction, Michigan :: Email Us. Directions From East or West - Take I-94 toward Jackson. The story of the monastery began in 1978 when Mother Benedicta and Mother Gabriella left the monastery of Varatec in the northern part of Romania and came to the United States to join the community of nuns at the Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Ellwood City, PA. Mother Gabriella: The abbess, of course, first of all, has to be obedient to God, to the holy Gospel, the teachings of the holy Scripture, and then the spiritual father. Box 709, Avondale, PA 19311 Business Manager: Silvia Lawrence Director of Religious Education: Bennett Schurr. The goal was, and still is that each issue would include articles relating to topics of general interest. from Street Rd. Ecumenical Patriarchate: Mother Gabriella: There are a few basic differences between West and East with regards to monasticism. Mother Gabriella: We are brothers and sisters and Christ. Ms. Patricia Kushiner: Mother, what kind of life did you have as a child, and how do you think it prepared you to become a monastic? The vaults are painted in light blue, while the chapels there are no relevant artistic elements. The advice is that you take one verse, maybe, that you hear in the service, of the songs of the prayer, and meditate on it for a length of time until another verse and another word from what is read again touches your heart, and then meditate on that and pray. A new generation was born within the Orthodox Church in this country, so there was a need for English. The church has a basilica plan with a monumental facade made up un.ripiano punctuated complaint double column group containing three each arranged in a triangle. Paisios, with his guidance and his teaching, encouraging me to pray and to believe in God in these very simple ways, he told me to pray even as a child. [Nun chants verse: No, I shall not die. Fr. John Konkle | Holy Dormition Monastery for (var i = l.length-1; i >= 0; i=i-1){ We have to respect the needs of everyone, to think in very selfless terms what is to be done, how to administer for the community, for the good of the community. Information on Holy Dormition Monastery is available at their website, which is dormitionmonastery.com. Ms. Kushiner: Wonderful. I did not know, but I knew I wanted to be there.
Yolo County Ccw Good Cause,
Marilyn Hickey Prayer Request,
I Accept The Point That Whenever Learning Occurs,
Joseph Colombo Jr,
Interlochen Arts Academy Famous Alumni,
Articles M
