Also with them were Fr. Justin Rose from St. Philip Melkite Church, San Bernardino, CA and Archimandrite Nicholas, an Orthodox priest from Toronto, Canada. On December 1st, Br. Maximos gave a talk on the Divine Praises of the Byzantine Church at St. Gabriel s Byzantine Catholic Church in Las Vegas. The Monastery is again distributing food, clothing and financial assistance to local needy this winter.
Demand is up slightly from last year.
Parishioners Sam and Betty Gutierrez drove to the Monastery with this gift. Peter Knowles from the Russian Catholic Center in Melbourne, Australia began another extensive visit to the Monastery in November. Peter is giving retreats and missions in various parishes during his stay. Young pilgrim, George Baron, in the quiet payer tent. We have a good selection of these items available, as well as lives of saints and prayer books for the home.