1:14:11. 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Liturgical Challenges ~ Ethnic Traditions. Also in 1992, Mother Benedicta, wanting to retire from the public leadership of the Monastery, passed the herald onto Mother Gabriella. If you would like to join the Webbs on a pilgrimage to Holy Dormition Monastery over Memorial Day weekend, please see the information and Sign up NOW on the Sheet on the Bulletin Board by the kitchen door. Speakers: Mother Gabriella, Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction Michigan came to the United States in 1978 from the monastery in Varatec, Romania, to join the community forming at Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Ellwood City, PA. St Barbara Monastery, Santa Barbara, California . St. Paul Skete, Grand Junction, Tennessee. Lectures from guest speakers at the monastery and others by Mother Gabriella, Abbess at Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, MI. from Mother Gabriella. Guest speaker is Mother Gabriella from the Abbess Holy Dormition Monastery. Mother Cecilia and Mother Gabriella are happily getting accustomed to being called "Mother," wearing a wedding ring and a klobuk, and growing deeper in union with their Bridegroom, Christ! We were in church a lot, and I looked up during one of the services and right next to me was a huge icon of St. Evyenia, honestly bigger than I am. Mother Gabriella continues this tradition of extending love and compassion to clergy families. Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery (Romanian Episcopate), Rives Junction, Michigan. We have 5 canonized saints who walked, taught, prayed at and loved St Tikhon's Monastery. Mother Gabriella. . At Nick's re-quest, we also stopped for ice cream at "The Parlour" in Jackson, MI . Transcript available. As we left St. Luke's around 6 AM we knew we had a long drive ahead of us. August 15 for we will be traveling to Holy Dormition Orthodox Monastery at Rives . 8:00 am - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast. Mother Cecelia. Thanks also to two wonderful spiritual Fathers, Father . Marian Cristian Rosu http . and lectures given by outstanding speakers. Subscribe. St Barbara Monastery, Santa Barbara, California . Holy Dormition of the Mother of God, 3389 Rives Eaton Rd, Rives Junction, MI 49277. After Fr. Mother Gabriella (Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery, Rives Junction MI) Abbess Irina (Holy Dormition Convent, Nanuet NY) . Before his death, Fr. . Mother Gabriella. Moujaes, Anna Kallis, and Archpriest Timothy aclig (Teen & Teen Advisor Workshop), Mother Gabriella, Abbess at Holy Dormition Monastery, Robert Snyder (hristian Education), Fr. Roman often came to encourage the clergy wives with a short word. Greetings and Blessings as we approach the Holy Fasting Season in preparation for the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos! Located in Rives Junction, Michigan, the monastery was founded in 1988 by three . 2250 East Paris Avenue SE . Romanian Episcopate. Kidd, Fr. Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery, Lake George, Colorado. Superior: Mother Nektaria. She briefly explained how the Monastery was founded and the work of . In addition to Metropolitan Tikhon, the retreat was attended by His Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel of . Roman Braga; a newly appointed hierodeacon; and the abbess of Holy Dormition, Mother Gabriella. For the most updated PL information, visit: . Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery (Romanian Episcopate), Rives Junction, Michigan. PO Box 128. Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. She is survived by her brother, Archimandrite Roman. Roman spoke we heard from Mother Gabriella, the Abyss of the Monastery. Mother Gabriella, Abbess of the Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI. Mother Gabriella at the Philoptochos Society of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Dallas, TX on April 5, 2008. Rives Junction, MI 49277 US. See the hall bulletin board for additional information. Mother Cassiana. She entered Varatec Monastery in northern Romania at the age of ten, taking monastic vows at the age of 38. Mother Gabriella at Holy Dormition Monastery once told me not to worry about the "style" of my icons that they would one day be indigenous. In the Holy Dormition Sarov Monastery today solemnly reburied the remains of an outstanding Russian military leader, hero of the Patriotic War of 1812, General of the Infantry Boris Vladimirovich Poluektov and his wife Lyubov Fedorovna Gagarina.<br><br>Boris Poluektov was a participant in the Battle of Austerlitz, the Russian-Swedish war, fighting against the army of Napoleon, commanded the . , Indianapolis IN) Mother Michaila (St. Paisius Monastery, Safford AZ) Mother Nektaria (St. Paul Skete, Grand Junction TN) Mother Raphaela (Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery, Otego NY) Mother Sergia (Presentation of the . 616-954-2700 Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery, Lake George, Colorado. St. Isaac of Syria Skete, Boscobel, Wisconsin. An invitation from St. George Ladies' Society in Terre Haute: Mother Gabriella, Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan will be guest speaker at the retreat on Saturday, May 21st at the church in Terre Haute. "You don't fast without prayer, and it's hard to enter into . Since 2002, the retreat has been hosted by Holy Dormition Monastery. Mother Cassiana. Holy Dormition Monastery. Mother spoke on our relationship with the Holy Spirit, saying that a healthy person is always dialoging with God, just as Adam did . There is a sadness in this day. of the Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery, who announces that, due to the COVID pandemic, all the services for the Feast of the Dormition will be streamed on YouTube (Holy Dormition Monastery Videos) as follows: Friday, August 14 Vigil Services starting at 6 pm Saturday, August 15 8 am - Akathist & Hours 9 am Divine Liturgy 1:30 pm Holy . August 30, 2017 By Fr. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546 . . The Schema Nun Benedicta [Braga], former abbess of the Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery here, fell asleep in the Lord after a long illness on August 8, 2005. Mother Gabriella, Abbess of the Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI. Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery. April 2008. You are in ours. . "The monastery is the prophetic place where creation becomes praise of God and the precept of concretely lived charity becomes the ideal of human coexistence; it is where the human being seeks God without limitation or impediment, becoming a reference point for all people, bearing them in his heart and helping them to seek God." Mother Cassiana. Monastery of the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos, Preston Hollow, New York. Rives Junction, Michigan. Mother Gabriella. After a Service of Supplication to Saint Raphael of Brooklyn, followed by breakfast, they joined the rest to hear the first speaker, Mother Gabriella, Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan. The Orthodox Women in the Healing Ministries celebrates 25th Years (1992 - 2017)! Holy Dormition Monastery Press, Rives Junction Michigan, 2005. Mother Cecelia. Mother Christophora. and lectures given by outstanding speakers. First come, first served, as there are limited spaces available. April 5, 2008. The members of the Holy Synod are deeply grateful to Mother Gabriella, Abbess, and the monastic sisterhood for their traditional hospitality during the three-day gathering. Brother monastery to St. Silouan. (Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI) 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm Issues of Property Ownership. We plan to post the beautiful pictures soon! Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery, Lake George, Colorado. Women of the Cross 2. Mother Gabriella. Stephen Muse. We were in church a lot, and I looked up during one of the services and right next to me was a huge icon of St. Evyenia, honestly bigger than I am. Steven Kostoff, Rector of Christ the Saviour/Holy Spirit Orthodox Church, at the Women's Retreat of the Midwest Antiochian Women's Association held at the monastery in May of 2008. [1] [2] Monastery of St. Silouan . Mother Gabriella, Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan, speaks at the 2014 College Conference. Mother Gabriella continues this tradition of extending love and compassion to clergy families. The Monastery's original home was in Terre Haute until it moved north to Michigan in 1988. This bilingual English-Chinese publication includes full color reproductions of icons in St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Hong Kong including Christ Pantocrator icon and the Albazinks Icon of the Theotokos "The Word made Flesh", which appear to the right and left of the Holy Doors of the iconostasis. Hieromonk Innocent, Superior of the Monastery of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Manton, CA. RSVP is requested at 815-232-5244. Hopefully, recordings of her talk will be available shortly. Mother Gabriella (Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI) 6:15 pm - 6:30 pm Break: Prepare for Vespers . . The Orthodox Women in the Healing Ministries celebrates 25th Years (1992 - 2017)! edited by Fr. Rives Junction, Michigan. Mother Gabriella. See the hall bulletin board for additional information. 6:30 pm Vespers . The hierarchs also will visit the Vatrathe headquarters of the Romanian Episcopatewhere they will be hosted by His Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel. Okay. Saint Tikhon's Monastery, South Canaan, PA; Mother Gabriella, Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI; Mother Christophora, Transfiguration Monastery, Ellwood City, PA; Brother Christopher and Sister Celia, Monks and . The topic will be how to . Michael Sakran (Teen SOYO speaker). IN 46391. Holy Dormition of the Mother of God, 3389 Rives Eaton Rd, Rives Junction, MI 49277. Since 2002, the retreat has been hosted by Holy Dormition Monastery. Mother Benedicta took the . Visitation will take place at the monastery on Monday, August 8, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. A Memorial will be celebrated at 6:45 p.m. Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery, Lake George, Colorado. Mother Gabriella of the Dormition Monastery of the Orthodox Church in America will speak on the "Jesus Prayer" and Bishop Alberto Morales, OSB, will present "Listening, Prayer and Work in the Benedictine Tradition and Daily Life." Held at the beautiful Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois (just Synaxarion of the Lenten Triodion and Pentecostarian. St Barbara Monastery, Santa Barbara, California . Archimandrite Gerasim, Abbot of Saint Elias Hermitage, Smoky Lake County, AB, Canada. Please keep all of us in your prayers! Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church. Mother Cassiana. Mother Gabriella, Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction explained that : "Monastic communities in our days strive to provide an example of Christian life . 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 . Saturday, December 3, 2011. Orthodox Monastery founded by St. Tikhon of Moscow in 1905. I realized that while she is one of my superheroes, she is also a superhero to nuns and . There is a sadness in this day. We have been blessed to interact with the nuns and to meet in beautiful surroundings. . Russell at 3:31 PM 0 comments. May 27-30: Pilgrimage to Holy Dormition Monastery. Archimandrite Gerasim, Abbot of Saint Elias Hermitage, Smoky Lake County, AB, Canada. Mother Gabriella, abbess of the Holy Dormition Monastery, addressing the parish retreat on the topic of repentance. Mother Melania, Superior of Holy Assumption Monastery, Calistoga, CA. Fr. Mother Benedicta's legacy will remain in the tradition she brought with her to the United States and through the ongoing leadership of Mother Gabriella. About 500 people joined us to witness this profound moment. The last night Mother Abbess Gabriela spoke with us and allowed us to record . Diocesan, News. . Orthodox Women in Healing Ministries - Annual Conference, Dormition Monastery. 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm Break & Refreshments. Kaffa Monastery: Peter and Paul gathered together to board a bus to the Holy Dormition Monastery located in Rives Junction, Michigan. The following is a list of monasteries and sketes, both male and female, in America. Lectures from guest speakers at the monastery and others by Mother Gabriella, Abbess at Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, MI. Mother Gabriella. Orthodox Women in Healing Ministries - Annual Conference, Dormition Monastery. RSVP is requested at 815-232-5244. When I was writing icons, I had a discussion with Mother Gabriella, a Romanian abbess at Holy Dormition (Orthodox) Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan. Mother Gabriella (Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery, Rives Junction MI) Abbess Irina (Holy Dormition Convent, Nanuet NY) . Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Abbot Pachomy (Bellkoff). Mother Melania, Superior of Holy Assumption Monastery, Calistoga, CA. The Divine Liturgy was first held at Holy Transfiguration Church, Livonia, MI, and was led by His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon . David Kidd and Mother Gabriella Ursache, HDM Press, 1999, p. 214-215. Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery is a monastic community for women in the Romanian Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America.It is located in Rives Junction, Michigan. . Acquiring the Virtues. Sisters of the Holy Dormition Monastery, especially Mother Abbess Gabriella who has been so very supportive. May God help us find our way. Mother Cassiana. A Lenten lecture by Mother Gabriella at the Women's Retreat of St. Luke the Evangelist Orthodox Church (Palos Hills, IL), March 2008. . Monastery of the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos, Preston Hollow, New York. . , Indianapolis IN) Mother Michaila (St. Paisius Monastery, Safford AZ) Mother Nektaria (St. Paul Skete, Grand Junction TN) Mother Raphaela (Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery, Otego NY) Mother Sergia (Presentation of the . March 2008. His Beatitude Metropolitan JONAH +. Mother Theodora. - An episode of the OCF Campus Ministry Podcast podcast on Ancient Faith Radio . As Mother Gabriella pointed out, that life sits on t hree pillars like a three-legged stool: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Mother Cecelia. My monastery was dedicated to the Mother of God under her Tikhvin title, and for many years I was the only monk in the world . Subscribe. Marian Cristian Rosu http . David (ed), and Ursache, Mother Gabriella (ed). We are grateful to have Mother Gabriella, Abbess of . See the hall bulletin board for additional information. Posted by John R.P. RSVP is requested at 815-232-5244. Christians". The burial shroud is removed from the Holy Table and put away until next year. St. Sabbas the Sanctified Monastery, Harper Woods, Michigan. 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. Mother Theodora. Mother Gabriella: No, by your prayers I'll say the right words. In 1988, along with Mother Benedicta and Mother Apolinaria, she moved to Rives Junction, MI to . I doubt I'll see that in my lifetime, and I think the disconnect has affected my children, who are no longer a part of the Orthodox faith in which they were raised. I recently went to the Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan (mother Gabriella is the Abbess). 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. Mother Christophora. I realized that while she is one of my superheroes, she is also a superhero to nuns and . Mother Benedicta was born in 1919, in the village of Condrita in Besarabia. Holy Dormition Monastery, a community of twelve Orthodox Christian nuns. We have been blessed to interact with the nuns and to meet in beautiful surroundings. We are grateful to have Mother Gabriella, Abbess of . . An invitation from St. George Ladies' Society in Terre Haute: Mother Gabriella, Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan will be guest speaker at the retreat on Saturday, May 21st at the church in Terre Haute. IN 46391. The members of the Holy Synod are deeply grateful to Mother Gabriella, Abbess, and the monastic sisterhood for their traditional hospitality during the retreat. Holy Dormition Monastery site of Holy Synod of Bishops' annual retreat . I recently went to the Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan (mother Gabriella is the Abbess). April 28, 2022. Before his death, Fr. Female skete. Mother Gabriella Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery Discovering the Word through Holy Image Mother Olympia Iconographer of Holy Dormition Monastery Reflecting the Image of Christ in the Church Dr. Charles Makhoul Instructor Christian Education St. Nicholas Orthodox Church . Just a few ideas, a few words that you can take with you from this . August 30, 2017 By Fr. Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery (Romanian Episcopate), Rives Junction, Michigan. Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church. An invitation from St. George Ladies' Society in Terre Haute: Mother Gabriella, Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan will be guest speaker at the retreat on Saturday, May 21st at the church in Terre Haute. Just in time for Great Lent! Protection of the Holy Mother of God Orthodox Church in Falls Church, VA An English Speaking Parish Community of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate, OCA PILGRIMAGE TO THE DORMITION MONASTERY By Subdeacon Nicholas Jones Volume 29, Number 8 . 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Orthodox Youth & the Future of American Orthodoxy. . Roman often came to encourage the clergy wives with a short word. Stephen Muse. We visited Holy Dormition Monastery this year for our 14th annual mission trip. Abbot Simeon (Gitlis). Reflecting the local character of the parish, the typical Greek or Slavonic inscriptions on . . I was struggling with the strictness of both the styles and techniques taught by the Russian iconographers at the classes hosted by the monastery. Hieromonk Innocent, Superior of the Monastery of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Manton, CA. RIVES JUNCTION, MI [DOM] - On Bright Thursday, April 28, His Eminence Archbishop Paul was brought to his final resting place at Holy Dormition Monastery, in Rives Junction, Michigan. Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery, Lake George, Colorado. Mother Christophora. Elizabeth S. Oancea 92, dear mother of three sons, fell asleep in the Lord on January 1, 2018, at Countryside Care Center, Jackson, Michigan, under the care of the excellent staff of the Center and Ar