Монастырь Введения во храм Девы Марии (Маршфилд)

The Presentation of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Monastery is dedicated to the Glory of God and the honoring of His Blessed Mother.
Officially under the Omophorion of the Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest of the Orthodox Church in America, the monastery is the first women’s monastery of the diocese and pursues a traditional life of work and prayer.
After receiving its official Monastic Charter, the monastery followed the appropriate legal steps through which it was granted full tax exempt status as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

It was our original intention to build the monastery in Ohio among the many Orthodox people whose heartfelt desire it was to have the monastery located there. However, over the course of eight years, we looked at many sites. Some seemed promising, but for various reasons they did not work out.
After trying so long to find a property in Ohio, an unexpected door opened, and we gradually came to understand that Our Lord was directing us to another location within the diocese where there were no monasteries.
Interest in the Orthodox Church is growing in the Springfield – Branson area of the country that is often referred to as the “heart of the Bible belt.”

Our diocese’s St. Thomas the Apostle parish is the first Orthodox Church in the city of Springfield, Missouri. With cradle Orthodox from virtually every Orthodox background and many converts, they outgrew their original church building during within five years.

One of their parishioners offered the extraordinary gift of land on which to build the monastery. Upon visiting the property, we realized that the site was ideal, providing a lake, natural wooded trails, ample room for future growth, and a location readily accessible for visitors.
Having prayed and thought at length about this generous offer, we discussed it with His Eminence Archbishop Job. Receiving his blessing to accept the land on the Feast of the Annunciation 2006, we immediately began our first fund-raising campaign.
The land on which we would build the monastery required extensive development. With donations, we were able to begin site preparation, adding a well and septic system and cutting a long driveway through the forest to the location where the house would be placed…

Адрес:
P.O. Box 644
Marshfield, MO 65706
The monastery may be contacted by telephone at
(417)  473-1157 during the day until 3:00 pm.

Источник: www.presentationmonastery.org