One other difference is Western monasticism is directed by the rule of the particular order, and this is how they can function outside of the community and within the society, because they abide by the rule. Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery, Lake George, Colorado. And its not really that hard, because its a life that we choose to live. Apparently the patron of Assisi found himself at the foot of the Gran Sasso shrine dedicated to Our Lady Annunziata from which, probably in 1216, began the construction of a monastery and a church dedicated to the Immaculate. The one very important thing about Orthodox communities is to have a guest house. //]]>, Website: Then I went to visit, and that was the beginning of my journey. We are an Orthodox monastic community under the omophorion of His Eminence Archbishop NATHANIEL of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America. To whom are you obedient? The Gate House hosts the gift shop and the monasterys museum, and also serves as a place of reception for visitors. So with that, I dont think I can say that its different than what I expected to be, or its better or worse. With Mother Gabriella, Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery March 13th - 15th 2020 Antiochian Village, Bolivar PA A W E L E N T E N R E T R E A T 2 0 2 0 Keynote Speaker Mother Gabriella, Abbess of the Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan. Contact Info. Above this is the Iron Cross. Can you tell us what these differences are? You can catch groups of deer wandering around happily. But those were probably the people who were most influential in somewhat directing me towards this kind of life, although then I didnt know, but that time came, as I finished high school, God provided that particular incident for me to make me think of it. Site Map | Mother Benedicta was an older sister of Fr. The nuns moved onto the property in January of 1988 and the first Liturgy was served in the farmhouse in April of that year. From the South Reels. To me, monastics are somewhat of a mystery. Catholic academic, writer, and literary critic, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mariella_Gable&oldid=1142654333, 20th-century American non-fiction writers, 20th-century American Roman Catholic nuns, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University faculty, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 17:15. Church Restroom: Facilities adapted for wheelchair users. Instagram, RSS & iTunes Twitter | One comes to be placed in me and fill my ache to hold a body, for which I was cut. In the courtyard of the Serbian Orthodox church in Novo Brdo (#Kosovo), four dogs were poisoned by a local Kosovo Albanian captured by video camera Four dogs were poisoned and died in the courtyard of the #Serbian #Orthodox #Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God Show more . Please call the Monastery to make arrangements. The tale of these years is a tale of many consecutive small miracles, as people often came forward to help without solicitation. It will provide space for the gift shop, receiving room and a more formal entrance into the monastery. At end of exit ramp, turn left. The addition to the cloister (the nuns quarters) was completed in the spring of 2005. 1987 - Mothers Benedicta, Gabriella, and Apolinaria leave the Monastery of the Transfiguration for Terre Haute, Indiana, to start the Monastery of the Dormition. To this date, four books have been published, and have been very well received. So in that respect I was very blessed to have those people around me. Mother Abbess Gabriella of Holy Dormition Monastery in Michigan will be giving an Advent Retreat for people in the Bluegrass area this Saturday, from 9am to 2pm at St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Lexington. Every monastery has its own cemetery, and the Rives Junction one is no exception. From South- Take US127 North or Route 50 North to I-94 West. Then he became a monk and was ordained a deacon and a priest in Iai, at the capital city of the province of Moldova in Romania. Mother Barbara. As would be the case later, Mother Benedictas lifelong experience of monastic life brought to the Ellwood City community a wealth of knowledge based on the tradition of Romanian monasticism. Take exit 138 (Route 127 north) toward Lansing. There have been various interventions to allow installation in the Sanctuary and to get to the phonic available today. While they stayed in Terre Haute, they tried to resurrect a defunct Romanian Orthodox Church in town, but its survival was rather brief. It was because Fr. There we had a spiritual father, one of the great monastics of Romania, though, again, as a child I did not realize that. Its a mystery and a miracle. Ms. Kushiner: There are many pilgrims who come here and spend time, and I think, as you say, have benefited, but can you talk a little bit, too, about those who are more attached to the monastery and the relationship you have with them? 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. 1 Bypass; to Mill Rd. var l=new Array(); 29 Apr 2023 15:42:16 People come to just remove themselves from their everyday routine for a little bit. From North- Take US127 South. Our Monastery is located in south central Michigan, seven miles north of Jackson, in the small farming community of Rives Junction, on 200 acres of largely wooded land with an array of wildlife. Mother, I know that the monastic model in the East is very different from that in the West. They left behind in Varatec Sister Alexandrina, a long time spiritual daughter of Mother Benedicta, who was able to join them in the US, only a year after her tonsuring in Varatec. In 1809 the monastery was abandoned by the followers of Saint Francis, following the suppression of the religious orders of the Napoleonic period, and their place was taken in 1847 by Passionists. So obedience is to the other fellow monastics also, so in some ways an abbess or an abbot has even more obedience than the others. The pole barn was first transformed to accomodate the church, and was named in honor of one of the Churchs great feast-days, the Dormition of the Mother of God. The apse is decorated in the style early Christian with the saints portrayed in false recesses. This monastic journal, entitled The Burning Bush, is distributed to over 2700 people, throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. The Great Schemanun Benedicta fell asleep in the Lord on August 7, 2005 and lies in the cemetery of the monastery. YouTube | ; to Street Rd. Directions From East or West - Take I-94 toward Jackson. She was the editor of several anthologies of short stories, including Great Modern Catholic Short Stories (1942), Our Father's House (1945), and Many-Colored Fleece . Is God calling you? And that, again, is quite obvious. They keep this place so nice, it is truly a beautiful little getaway from all the LA madness :) Worth a visit for sure!! The original property consisted of a farm house, a pole barn, and a garage. 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. By the grace of God and with the help and support of many faithful pilgrims, the monastery grew graduallybut persistentlyin those early years. And there are no fees for pilgrims who come and stay at the monastery, each contributes according to their own means. San Gabriel on the top bezel is between two archangels: Saint Gabriel and Saint Michael. . That was that particular mission of that community and still is. The renowned house organ Claudio Anselmi Tamburini was in charge of the work. 2005 Spring - Nuns' quarters completed; includes living quarters for nuns, library, office space, work rooms, and will provide space for gift shop, receiving room and formal entrance to the monastery. Today, the community numbers nine sisters. 1988 - Sisterhood moves to Rives Junction, Michigan (present location). Those are the things that will provide for the income for the benefit of the community, plus a few other things, crafts and prayer ropes, and a few other art things. Eventually the pole barn was converted into a chapel, now dedicated to St. Andrew, which continued for 25 years to serve as the main church of the monastery. Parish Meeting Room/Hall: Accessible entrances, parking, curb cuts and ramps to accessible entrances and restroom facilities adapted for wheelchair users for at least one meeting room. [We] always refer to as our Fathers have taught us, as our spiritual mother who now lies in the cemetery has taught us to live. That gives the specific characteristic of each of the monastic communities, in the Orthodox Church, in the East, we refer to. Exit at Berry Rd, turn left and follow until Berry Rd ends at Rives Eaton Rd. Sunday Evening, 6:00 PM Unction Service on one FRIDAY of each month. Church: Accessible entrances, curb cuts, ramps and parking near accessible entrances for churches with parking lots. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}423101N 133927E / 42.5169N 13.6575E / 42.5169; 13.6575. Ms. Kushiner: A typical day for you is composed of prayer, works of hospitality, and other work. During Great Lent and on major Feast days, times of services may vary. Interview with Mother Gabriella at Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, MI. Now, the particular mission is according to whatever is needed in that particular area, in the particular church that the monastery belongs to. Maybe those are two separate questions. Of course, we explain what the conditions are and basically that one has to be free of family obligations, of financial restrictions, and those are very important things. Cost ($15/person, $25/couple, $5/student) 55 1 comment 5 shares Share Copyright 19962023. 1993 - Open air pavilion constructed. Call Pastor: 517-569-2873 Call Office: 517-962-9294 Send Fax: Email Mother Gabriella (Ursache) Email Rev. Expansion began in 1995 with the construction of the new Trapeza (dining room and kitchen). So we advise people to do that. They retired from the world; they removed themselves from the world in monastic communities, usually that are set up at the edge of the cities, in more remote and quiet areas, to provide an environment for prayer and meditation and a place for pilgrims also, for them to journey to a quiet, remote place for retreat, for prayer and meditation and counsel. It also houses the library, work rooms, and office space. Rives Junction, MI 49277 US. . In the courtyard of the Serbian Orthodox church in Novo Brdo (#Kosovo), four dogs were poisoned by a local Kosovo Albanian captured by video camera Four dogs were poisoned and died in the courtyard of the #Serbian #Orthodox #Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God Show more . To support the monastery, the sisterhood has sewing as its main source of income; additionally, making prayer ropes, decorating eggs, painting and mounting icons, publishing a journal and books, hosting retreats and speaking at functions are all a part of the monastery's income. 3399 Rives Eaton Rd. In the spring of 1989, Fr Roman Braga joined the nuns at Rives Junction. all of these are mysteries only God and His Holy Virgin Mother know. Ms. Kushiner: You are listening to Ancient Faith Radio, and we are talking with Mother Gabriella, abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery. January 2012 Liturgical Challenges - Ethnic Traditions Mother Gabriella, Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan. So the first thing is to encourage the person to visit as much as possible before making the decision. else document.write(unescape(l[i]));} The shrine receives an average of 2 million visitors a year and is thus one of the 15 . Check the monasterys website for further information. Of course, anyone, I would say, that has thought of entering a monastic community, we encourage them to pursue that, because theres so many people who dont even think of it, but if theres anyone out there who has that question within themselves, we encourage them to pursue that, find out why even the question is there. Report To Pastor Previous 5 Years (PDF)Report To Pastor Prior 5 Years (PDF), U.S. Census Report 1 - Age, Hispanic Origin and Race (PDF)U.S. Census Report 2 - Catholic Share of Total Population (PDF)U.S. Census Report 3 - Age, Age Cohorts (PDF)U.S. Census Report 4 - Family and Household Relationships (PDF), 2023 Archdiocese of Philadelphia 222 North 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-587-3500, 2023 Archdiocese of Philadelphia 222 North 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-587-3500 Mobile. Perhaps their most notable speaker was Matushka Juliana Schmemann. The vaults are painted in light blue, while the chapels there are no relevant artistic elements. 926) to London-Grove Rd. Location 3389 Rives Eaton Rd, Rives Junction MI 49277-9739, Mailing PO Box 128, RIVES JUNCTION MI 49277-0128Address, Email dormitionmonastery@dormitionmonastery.org, Website http://www.dormitionmonastery.org, Abbess V Rev Mother Gabriella (Ursache), Monastery Rev Fr John KonklePriest jwkonkle@gmail.com. Monasticism: a strange and distant life for most of us, but for the called, a life of prayer, chastity, poverty, all for the glory of God. Mother Gabriella continues this tradition of extending love and compassion to clergy families. On the Feast Day of the Dormition that year, by the grace of God and with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Nathaniel, Mother Gabriella was installed as the new and second Abbess. ; to New Garden Twp. I pray this will be beneficial for those who listen. Ms. Kushiner: Now, I understand that you entered the monastery at a fairly young age. A separate guesthouse for monastics and hierarchs, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was later added. RT @DecaniMonastery: In the courtyard of the Serbian Orthodox church in Novo Brdo (#Kosovo), four dogs were poisoned by a local Kosovo Albanian captured by video camera Four dogs were poisoned and died in the courtyard of the #Serbian #Orthodox #Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God Show more . The monastery also publishes a bi-lingual monastic journal called The Burning Bush. Visitors and groups are welcome at the monastery for the day or for short overnight stays in our guest house. Hopefully, recordings of her talk will be available shortly. 29 Apr 2023 15:39:24 In five years time the community tripled in size. The novices and the sisters, they know they have to be obedient to their superior, to their spiritual mother, but the abbess has to be obedient to everyone. I shall live to recite the deeds of the Lord. Berry Rd dead ends into Rives Eaton Rdturn right at the stop sign. Thats the basic mission of every monastic community. The other difficult aspect of it is denying yourself, and cutting off of the will is a monastic expression, on giving of yourself, the obedience. This is following the example of Christ, to have retreated in the wilderness, to pray and fast. Pope John Paul II opened the crypt and tomb 30 June 1985. A large vegetable garden provides fresh vegetables all summer long as well as enough produce for canning to last for the winter. So that spiritual relationship is very important. Take Exit 138 (US127 North) toward Lansing. 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. After he came out of prison, just a few short years after that, he was sent as a missionary to Brazil, to the Mayan community. The Orthodox Monastery of THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD Founded 1987 Location 3389 Rives Eaton Rd, Rives Junction MI 49277-9739 . The memory of these visits is demonstrated by the photos shown in the new sanctuary. Mother Gabriella: And Ive watched them from a distance, but I was not part of their life, the inside life of the monastic, and at that age, I dont think I realized what it meant. This is a monastery founded by Mother Alexandra, formerly Princess Ileana of Romania, who, understanding the need for monasticism in North America, came here from France to establish the first monastic community under the jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America. Alexander Earl, which happened on November 6th at St . There was just something in my heart that pushed me that way, but nothing very clear, and I simply did not expect anything in particular. We went to the monasteries on pilgrimages as children also. ; to Woodview Rd. What advice would you give them? I wonder why. And I said to myself, Well, no matter how hard its going to be, I still want to try it and find out for myself if I can do it or not. This is how I started out the journey. Ms. Kushiner: Ive heard that monastics say its a hard life but its a life that contains much joy. The Great Schemanun Benedicta fell asleep in the Lord on August 7, 2005 and lies in the cemetery of the monastery. Our monastery is built by the love, hard work and financial support of many pious and dedicated people, who fulfill the words of the Scriptures--doing everything in love, multiplying the talents and laying up treasures in heaven. Vigil Mass, Saturdays, 4:15 PM. Liturgy the next morning for St. Cyril of Jerusalem, our parish saint. The legacy she leaves behind will continue under the spiritual direction of Mother Gabriella. DirectionsFrom East or West- Take I-94 toward Jackson. ! Contact | 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. Roman often came to encourage the clergy wives with a short word. The instrument has 3,200 pipes for a total of 49 registers on three manuals, the transmission is electric. I think for six years, the first imprisonment. The monastic rule of prayer and the liturgical cycle has never been interrupted in this monastery. 29 Apr 2023 15:42:16 The farmhouse became the housing for the nuns, and served as a temporary chapel. Do we take that time or not? Take Route 127 North or 50 North to I-94. From the North Appears only a bell tower, while to the right, looking towards the faade, there is the modern steeple. Personal blog. I get the impression from Mother Alexandra that she founded this monastery with a specific intent. This was followed by a guest house which was completed in the Fall of 2001. The monastery is near the town of Sviatohirsk(so named for the monastery in 2003), in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. But I was blessed to have a pious family and that I grew up close to a number of large monasteries, both of men and women. (That's another small parishioner, not Mittens.) If they come to help in the kitchen, in the preparation of food or washing dishes or cleaning the dining room, again, they know its a way of offering hospitality to other pilgrims who come. Original property had a farm house, pole barn, and garage. Obedience is absolutely necessary for the leaders of the community also. This is how Fr. Email Newsletter, Terms of Use Privacy Policy Permissions Content Disclaimer. It was started as a teaching tool, as well as a link between the monastic community and the community of the faithful, and educational and informational magazine. Gable remained on the faculty of the College of Saint Benedict until 1973. Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Jct MI - The North American Thebaid Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Jct MI I am very pleased to finally be posting a new gallery of images from my pilgrimage to the Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery in Rives Jct MI (OCA, Romanian Archdiocese). Can you tell us more about that? Rives Junction, Michigan 49277, Email: So I would say that she was influential in making my decision. 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 property is located in a small rural town, set in sleepy southern Michigan, about seven miles north of Jackson. When you choose to do something, God gives the grace, and its not so difficult, and obviously, its not impossible, but its not given for everyone to live this kind of life. It was just It was a life for me to learn and to explore and to grow into it. Mother Benedicta grew up in the monastery all her life, so this way of life was her way of life, and it was very natural. By being separated from the world, becoming united with Christ Being united with Christ we are united with one another. The sanctuary is made like a Greek cross with four slender arms, but that connect by way of amp fans each end of the other arm. Berry Rd dead ends into Rives Eaton Rdturn right at the stop sign. A new generation was born within the Orthodox Church in this country, so there was a need for English. We celebrate all of you who stand behind our mission, and we give thanks to God always for you. Theyre inspired by the monastics, by their dedication to dedicate their lives to God more than others. If I think back, the environment did prepare me for the monastic life, although as a child I was not aware of it; only if I look back on it now I realize that. The establishment of the monastery at this particular location is not necessarily odd. The construction of the Gate House and Bell Tower were started in Summer of 2005. From 1988 on the tiny community slowly but steadily began to establish itself. 20 affiliations. We do tell people about the length of the services, and that I learned from one of the pilgrims who, after being in church for a couple hours, said, What do you do in church so many hours? not being used to it. She will be greatly missed by all those whose lives she touched. The Orthodox Monastery of THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD Founded 1987. That Fr. Three other statues decorate the architrave.
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