In this way, Orthodox monastics sacrifice themselves for the whole world. Adjoining properties were also added to the monastery property including wooded and farm lands as well as a residence for the priest of the monastery, which is dedicated to St. Nektarios. Ms. Kushiner: A natural question that might follow to this discussion is, well: To whom is the abbess obedient? Ms. Kushiner: When a pilgrim comes to spend time at the monastery, what advice would you give them for staying at a monastery? The community consists of women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. On August 7, 2005, Great Schema Nun Mother Benedicta fell asleep in the Lord, after a long illness. Expansion of the St Nicholas house was finished in the early spring of 1999. There have been various interventions to allow installation in the Sanctuary and to get to the phonic available today. Original property had a farm house, pole barn, and garage. The mailing list for those who receive the journal regularly is over 2700 people, all over the US, Canada, & Europe. Reels. The monastery is approximately 1/4 mile on the left side. It is also within three to four hours from Cleveland and Chicago. Gable remained on the faculty of the College of Saint Benedict until 1973. Take Exit 138 (US127 North) toward Lansing. 20 affiliations. Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center - Yelp Twitter | While they stayed in Terre Haute, they tried to resurrect a defunct Romanian Orthodox Church in town, but its survival was rather brief. PO Box 128. . Other activities include hospitality to visitors, taking care of the monastery's cemetery and maintaining a large vegetable garden, as well as everything required to sustain the life of the community. The Dormition of the Mother of God, or Holy Dormition, Monastery, is the home to eight nuns; plus two young novices; an aging and remarkable hieromonk, Fr. Restroom has proper door size, enlarged stall, grab bars, clearance space, accessible fixtures and sink. 3389 Rives Eaton Road The columns are decorated with Ionic capitals. This page has been accessed 42,578 times. At the side of the facade there are two buildings that house the Brotherhood of San Gabriel and cover the church proper. We have been blessed to interact with the nuns and to meet in beautiful surroundings. I probably need to explain a little bit how this came about. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Mother Gabriella continues this tradition of extending love and compassion to clergy families. The monastery began to publish a bilingual journal (Romanian and English) as a teaching tool, both educational and informational, and a link between the monastery and the faithful, with the goal that each issue would be related to topics of general interest. And there are no fees for pilgrims who come and stay at the monastery, each contributes according to their own means. So we went to church, we kept the Church calendar at home, the feast days and the fasts, and celebrating the feasts of the Church. The interior has lgnea cover on the roof and is very geometrically, since all three main enteate[check spelling] brought to the altar. And no monastic community, I think, is set up with a specific mission in mind as youll find in the West, but, by virtue of being there. The real facade is decorated with statues of saints on a side porch from which there is the body of architecture punctuated large central arch complaint. ], [Nuns chant in response: Ceea ce eti mai cinstit dect heruvimii i mai marit fr de asemnare dect serafimii, care fr stricciune pe Dumnezeu-Cuvntul ai nscut, pe tine, cea cu adevrat. The community was founded in 1987 under the omophorion of His Grace Bishop Nathaniel of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate (now archbishop), when Mother Benedicta (Braga), along with two other nuns, left the Monastery of the Transfiguration to begin a new monastery. I was initially somewhat worried regarding the courage the nuns had to establish a monastery in Rives Junction, in a wild and deserted place, on the site of an abandoned farm, and having neither a bank account nor any money. They do not beg people, but they do pray to God. .sitesearch{display:inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;} #___gcse_0{max-width:400px;} .cse .gsc-control-cse, .gsc-control-cse, .gsc-control-cse gsc-control-cse-en{padding: 0 1em;} .sitesearch table tbody tr td{padding:0;} (function() { var cx = '006785836723642345463:tv6f_errw7w'; var gcse = document.createElement('script'); gcse.type = 'text/javascript'; gcse.async = true; gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https:' ? Instagram | 2535 Grey Tower Road, Jackson MI 49201-9120|Tel: The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, Constitution & By-Laws and Official Documents, Department of Religious Education (United States), Department of Religious Education (Canada), Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, dormitionmonastery@dormitionmonastery.org. 215-587-3500 Gable was born Mary Margaret Gable in Wisconsin, and received the name "Mariella" when she entered the Order of Saint Benedict at Saint Benedict's Monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota, in 1916. There remains always a continuity to the past. In addition to this, and in keeping with Romanian traditions of monastery-based education, the monastery founded HDM Press Publishing Co. Four books have been published so far, with more scheduled to follow. Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery is a monastic community for women in the Romanian Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America. The Dormition of the Mother of God, or Holy Dormition, Monastery, is the home to eight nuns; plus two young novices; an aging and remarkable hieromonk, Fr. And, of course, if I look back at Fr. In 1934 she received her PhD from Cornell University, and took a position as chair of the Department of English at the College of Saint Benedict, where she remained until 1958. In falling asleep,you did not forsake the world. In order to accomodate visitors, a guest house was built. Box 709, Avondale, PA 19311 Business Manager: Silvia Lawrence Director of Religious Education: Bennett Schurr. Line; to Franklin Twp. The last night Mother Abbess Gabriela spoke with us and allowed us to record . There was a period of transition from other languages to English. Metropolitan Tikhon presides at Dormition Monastery Pilgrimage Accessibility Information: Church and Meeting Room: Church and meeting room are accessible with an accessible restroom. Yes, I was finishing high school. The addition to the cloister (the nuns quarters) was completed in the spring of 2005. Thats the basic mission of every monastic community. 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.