Open letter to:

The Very Most Rev. Metropolitan LAURUS
and the Synod of Bishops

Dear Master:
Bless!

We intend that this letter serve as a token of our enormous and
heartfelt gratitude for your most cherished efforts in bringing about
the healing of the division within the Russian Orthodox Church. We,
the Monastic Brotherhood of the All-Merciful Saviour, join in
supporting the unanimous decision of the Fourth All-Diaspora Council
concerning the unification of the Russian Church and now very eagerly
await the carrying out of the approved Act of Canonical Union.

As Your Eminence knows, thousands of Orthodox hierarchs, clergy and
laity from all jurisdictions will resound with ours in rejoicing over
this great and historic event! As a united Russian Church we shall
now be able to speak worldwide with far greater influence on the
moral and ethical issues that face us, bearing now credible witness
to the oneness of the Church made manifest in the sharing of a single
chalice.

We offer up our prayers that our Lord Jesus Christ, Who has brought
us to this historic moment, will continue to sustain and inspire all
of your most fruitful efforts.

Asking your Episcopal blessings, we remain,

Your faithful children,

Hieromonk Tryphon
and Brotherhood


10/17 at 05:02 PM

New Pictures

imageNew picture slide show in the Photo Section


08/24 at 03:55 PM

Annual Pilgrimage Cancelled

Every year we look forward to our annual pilgrimage.  This year is particularly significant in that it is the twentieth anniversary of the founding of our Holy Brotherhood.  It was with great sadness and mixed feelings that we decided in mid-Sping to cancel it due to the ongoing Trapeza construction and the need for us to focus on completing this project.  The good news is the Trapeza is moving forward through the efforts of our all-volunteer crew.  Currently we are working on completing the electrical wiring so we can get it inspected and move on to insulating and sheet-rocking. 

As always the monastery is grateful to our regular group of volunteers who have made all of this possible.  May God bless them and their efforts on behalf of the monastery.  God willing in August 2007 we will be able to celebrate and dine in our new Trapeza during the pilgrimage! 

Our building efforts are far from over and much more needs to be done.  Monetary donations are still needed to continue purchasing materials for the remainder of our building projects.  And of course, please keep the monastery in your prayers!


07/14 at 01:07 PM
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