Mother Cecilia Reelected

Mother Cecilia has been reelected for another term as hegumena (abbess) of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery. Please keep her in your prayers as she continues her leadership in the monastery, caring for administrative matters as well as for the physical, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing of the nuns.

May God grant her many blessed years!

Mariapoch Pilgrimage, August 15-16

Consider joining us for the Annual Pilgrimage at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch (across the street from the monastery) as we celebrate the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. We will be cantoring many of the services and enjoying the company of the pilgrims.  To view the pilgrimage schedule, go to the shrine's webpage and then go to the tab on the left that says "Annual Pilgrimage." In addition, here is our monastery's schedule of Dormition services leading up to the pilgrimage:

Friday, August 14

6:30-9:00 p.m. "All Night" Vigil (Vespers, Matins, Burial Procession; the length is estimated, and feel free to join at any time)

Saturday, August 15

10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy and Blessing of Flowers (you're welcome to bring flowers for the blessing)

Summer Picnic, July 25

You're invited to our Monastery Summer Picnic on Saturday, July 25. 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 4:45 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. RSVP using this link by Monday, July 20, so that we can provide enough booklets for Vespers and notify you if anything changes.