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Christ "Holy Silence" - J87
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St. Isaac’s Skete Construction Update
God Bless Your Generosity This Year
Monastic Silence and Prayer: Christ is shown in this icon as a young angel of silence. It is from a 14th century miniature from St. Catherine’s Monastery at Sinai. This underlines a profound principle of silence, or hesychast prayer. It is the basis of the Orthodox Christian practice of the Jesus Prayer, to enter the Kingdom of God within. Monastics in particular look towards Christ to humbly teach them how to enter this realm of silence and prayer which can manifest Heaven to us. Our Skete has this tradition of silence and prayer from its foundation over 25 years ago.
Our Current Goal: To move more of our life to the Skete back valley, where this silence and prayers is more apparent as the bustle and noise of the world is so absent, it will take the completion of our Common Monastic Building which has just recently begun to move from the beginning work almost 13 years ago to the finishing work now.
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Common Monastic Building - Spring 2012
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Our Current Projects
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New Tile Ready to be Installed
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Installing the Well
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Septic System Placed in Field
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Trapeza with New Tile, Grout and Window Trim
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Windows Trimmed (Close Up)
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Trapeza with New Tile and Window Trim
(in progress)
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More of our Current Projects
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Decorative Tile in the Floor to Wall Backsplash (Close Up)
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The Septic Field Marked near the Common Building
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New Site for the New Steel Sheds
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Trapeza (Dining Area) Tile is Half Finished
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Windows and Doors Ready for Trim
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Kitchen Ready for Tile
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Below See Pictures of Progress this Past Year
SPRING 2012
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Back Area - Insulated and New Dry Wall Goes Up
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Dry Wall Up and Readied for Paint
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Back Area Painted and Ready for Tile Floor
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Kitchen Area - next - Clear and Tile
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Dining Area - next - Clear and Tile
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Improved Solar Panels / Wood Storage Bins
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Repaired Roof Installed / Back Drive with Gravel
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Tile Ready for Installation
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SUMMER 2012
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Site Cleared for Digging the New Well
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Looking East: Floor Tiling and Trim are Being Installed
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Same View: Floor Tiling and Trim are Finished
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Back Room: Tools and Office Desks in Place
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Back Room: New Food Storage Shelves to Office Area
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Office Desk Units Put in Place
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West View: Dining Room Open
to Begin New Tile Installation
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Looking East: Opened Dining Room Area
Ready to Start Tiling
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