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"O Lord our
God,
Who has
condescended at this place,
and upon the
stone laid thereon and blessed in Thy name,
to
found for Thyself a Church:
Do Thou
mercifully accept those
who bring to
Thee Thine own of Thine own,
for the
erection to Thy glory of the temple
founded in
honor and memory
of the
Dormition of the Holy Virgin."
BY
THE GRACE OF GOD, our fervent desire -- to have a church built in
honor of the Mother of God -- is, through the prayers of many, now
being accomplished. This Church will be dedicated to the Dormition
of the Mother of God, and will have two small side chapels, the
first will be dedicated to St. Paisius Velichkovsky, our patron,
and the second to the Holy Hierarchs John Maximovich and Nikolai
of Zica.
In
addition to the spiritual blessings bestowed through the Mother of
God, this monastery church will finally be able to encompass the
numerous faithful who come as guests to the monastery. After God,
we humbly rely upon your prayerful and financial support to
complete this holy offering.
"O Master
Christ, Immortal Wisdom,
in Thy
dispensation
come down
from on High on this temple,
and keep
it unshaken to the end of the ages.
And count
worthy of the inaccessible light, O Lord,
them that
hasten to it with faith. "
To follow
the Church construction progress, see pictures below.
There are
still many valuable items for the Church that have not yet been
sponsored. If you are interested please contact the Monastery.
Architectural Sketches
Architect's sketches of the Entry and Altar Elevations
Architect's sketch of the Side Elevation
Floor Plan
The
chapel on the left - dedicated to the Holy Hierarchs -
will
have an in-floor baptismal font.
The
right side chapel will be dedicated to St. Paisius Velichkovsky.
Progress Photos
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Rainbow on the day the wall foundations were poured.
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Stem
walls are poured
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The
sisters stocked literally tons of block to help the masons
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Another morning, another row of block
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A blessing
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Grouting the walls
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Looking east
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The
altar wall in progress
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One of
the masons at work
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