You're invited to our spring work day & summer picnic

Spring Work Day & Cookout

Saturday, May 31

We invite you to join us for a day of outdoor and indoor work projects, prayer, food and fun at the monastery and the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch on Saturday, May 31. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome! The day begins at 1:00 p.m. and closes with Vespers at 5:00 p.m., followed by a cookout. Come whenever available, and bring a side dish to share if you're staying for dinner. The monastery is located at 17485 Mumford Rd. Burton, Ohio. Please RSVP using this form by Monday, May 26, so that the appropriate amount of food can be prepared.

Some tools that may be of help to bring: shovels, trowels, work gloves, wheelbarrow, pruning shears (please mark your name on tools).

Summer Picnic

Saturday, June 14

You're invited to our Monastery Summer Picnic on Saturday, June 14, 2025. We will gather at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch (across the street from our monastery; 17486 Mumford Rd. Burton, Ohio) for Vespers at 4:30 p.m. in the outdoor chapel and then a picnic dinner following at the shrine cafeteria. The event will end at 8:30 p.m. For those who haven't visited the monastery before, we'll be glad to give you a little tour of our monastery and chapel. 

Please bring your own picnic dinner and beverages. You may also want to bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs in case we run out of room at the shrine's picnic tables. Please RSVP using this form by Monday, June 9, so that we can provide enough booklets for Vespers and notify you if anything changes.