Monastery News
Although heavy snow and ice delayed the completion of the work for most of the week, with God’s help the bridge to the monastery is now fully repaired and passable!
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Update 1/16/16 – With God’s help and by your prayers and support, the bridge has been repaired and reopened!
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On December 25, the Feast of St. Herman and New Calendar Christmas Day, West Virginia experienced extremely heavy rainfall resulting in major widespread flooding and landslides. As a result, the culvert pipe below the bridge which connects Miller’s Fork Road to the monastery gates is on the brink of collapse.
The convent house construction is almost entirely finished and the house blessing was served on Friday October 18th. We are very grateful to all of the donors who contributed to this project. The house is a compact but sturdy and well-built 16×28 house with a cell, a small kitchen and office corner.
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