Starets Posted February 5, 2013 Author Posted February 5, 2013 Well i talked with the abbot of our lady of guadalupe near santa fe today. He said that his chapter approved me coming to stay there as a volunteer for room and board and possibly a stipend. he is going to england for a couple weeks so we will be back in touch then. So in about six to 8 weeks I will be back in New Mexico. It is olivetan benedictine and runs a retreat center. I will be ddoing gardening and landscaping and helping out in the kitchen
AnneLine Posted February 5, 2013 Posted February 5, 2013 Sounds good, Staretz! Will you be able to keep in touch with us from time to time?
Luigi Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Glad to know that things are coming together. Mother Duchesne and I pray you for daily.
Starets Posted February 6, 2013 Author Posted February 6, 2013 it is likely that I will be able to stay in contact to some degree. Maybe not all that much as I don't know what my duties would be just yet. I still have to hear from LAMP but at least I have some possibilities. The retreat center in town that wants me to do their website keeps putting me off. now at least I can give them a deadline!
littlesister Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 Good News, Staretz. Blessings on the way!
Starets Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 Well, I'm committed. On Monday March 11 I will be winging my way to Albuquerque and thence to Pecos to do volunteering for Pecos Abbey. I will be given Room and Board and possibly some sort of stipend and I can stay for up to two years. I would still be interest in LAMP or Dorothy's Place (In Salinas, California) in case this doesnt work out. The downside is that I am now almost completely broke so my aunt let me borrow her credit card to pay the bill. The retreat center is still putting me off about doing their website. They say they'll be ready for me to start addign new content to their websiite tomorrow and this time they really mean it. So maybe I wil get some spending money out of that.
Starets Posted March 14, 2013 Author Posted March 14, 2013 I am now at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Pecos. there are two Benedictine abbeys in New Mexico with that name but the other one is affiliated with the SSPX. So far so good, they are letting me stay in the cloister area. it is a small community with only 8 monks and the average age is well into the 70's. I will be here for up to two years and I might just decide to pursue a possible vocation here. They run a large retreat center and have a hired staff of 10 to help out. there just arent enough monks here and many of them are not in good health. But it is great to be back in the monastic saddle again. It is run by the Olivetan Benedictines. Compared to Christ in the Desert or St. mary's the horarium is quite lax but then again it is an active community and getting on in years. Just thought I would pop in!.
TheresaThoma Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Good to hear from you, prayers as you embark on the next part of your journey!
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