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Laying the Foundation in Christ

Monastery holds Lenten retreat

Bass Lake, Indiana, February 15,1999: "Laying the Foundation in Christ" is the Lenten retreat sponsored by St. Anthony of the Kievian Caves Orthodox Monastery, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, in Bass Lake, Indiana. The all day event is on Saturday, March 20, 1999. Several speakers will talk on the spiritual aspects of Great Lent. Principle speakers are Father Boris Zabrodsky, rector of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Homewood, Illinois, and Hieromonk Theodosius, St. Anthony’s Monastery. Video excepts of His Holiness PHILARET, Patriarch of Kiev and All Ukraine, will also be shown.

Registration for the retreat will commence Friday afternoon and continue Saturday morning before the Liturgy. Limited accommodations are available on the campus of the monastery. Nearby accommodations off the monastery campus are available. Those wishing to stay at the monastery should contact the monastery in advance of the retreat.

The retreat commences Saturday morning with the Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM. Lunch will be served. The program will continue throughout the afternoon. The program will conclude between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM so visitors travelling a distance to the retreat may start their journey home. Vespers are at 5:30 PM. For those in the area or staying over an evening program will follow. On Sunday, the Divine Liturgy is at 10:00 AM. The monks of the monastery will be available throughout the retreat to meet with individuals for spiritual direction and confession.

The public is welcome to attend the retreat and programs throughout the weekend. The monastery is always open to the public.

Great Lent before Pascha (Easter) is when Orthodox Christians participate fully in preparing themselves to praise and glorify God as Lord and Savior. Lent is a workshop where the character of the faithful is spiritually uplifted and strengthened; where lives are rededicated to the principles and ideals of the Gospel; where faith culminates in deep conviction of life; where apathy and disinterest turn into vigorous activities of faith and good works. The deepest intent of the believer during Great Lent is, "forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal of the prize of the upward call of God in Christ" (Philippians 3:13-14). "Laying the Foundation in Christ" looks at the tools need by today’s Christians to rededicate their lives to these principles and ideals. We look forward to the great spiritual blessing of this Pascha season. It is a time of repentance. It is a time to enter the sorrowful last days of Christ’s life on earth. However, it is also a season of looking forward for the eternal brightness of the Resurrection which turned the Apostles’ deep sadness into joy. Let us prepare and relive this joy and wonder of this season, the Pascha of the Lord.

St. Anthony of the Kievian Caves Orthodox Monastery is part of the worldwide Ukrainian Orthodox Church lead by His Holiness PHILARET, Patriarch of Kiev and All Ukrainian. The monastery is under the jurisdiction of His Grace Bishop ALEXANDER, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in the USA.

The monastery is located at 4275 South 700 East Road, Bass Lake, Indiana. For more information about the retreat, available accommodations, or directions, call the monastery at (219) 772-7089. The monastery can also be reached by email at frtom@culcom.net.

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Laying the Foundation in Christ

A Lenten Retreat

St. Anthony of the Kievian Caves Orthodox Monastery

Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church – Kievian Patriarch

Saturday March 20, 1999

4275 South 700 East Road

Bass Lake, Indiana

"Laying the Foundation in Christ" is the Lenten retreat sponsored by St. Anthony of the Kievian Caves Orthodox Monastery, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, in Bass Lake, Indiana. The all day event is on Saturday, March 20, 1999. Several speakers will talk on the spiritual aspects of Great Lent. Principle speakers are Father Boris Zabrodsky, rector of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Homewood, Illinois, and Hieromonk Theodosius, St. Anthony’s Monastery.

Registration for the retreat will commence Friday afternoon and continuing Saturday morning before Liturgy. Limited accommodations are available on the campus of the monastery. Those wishing to stay at the monastery should contact the monastery in advance of the retreat.

The retreat commences Saturday morning with the Divine Liturgy at 9:00 AM. Lunch will be served. The program will continue throughout the afternoon. The program will conclude between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM so visitors travelling a distance to the retreat may start their journey home. Vespers are at 5:30 PM. For those in the area or staying over an evening program will follow. On Sunday, the Divine Liturgy is at 10:00 AM. The monks of the monastery will be available throughout the retreat to meet with individuals for spiritual direction and confession.

Great Lent before Pascha (Easter) is when Orthodox Christians participate fully in preparing themselves to praise and glorify God as Lord and Savior. Lent is a workshop where the character of the faithful is spiritually uplifted and strengthened; where lives are rededicated to the principles and ideals of the Gospel; where faith culminates in deep conviction of life; where apathy and disinterest turn into vigorous activities of faith and good works. The deepest intent of the believer during Great Lent is, "forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal of the prize of the upward call of God in Christ" (Philippians 3:13-14). "Laying a Foundation in Christ" looks at the tools need by today’s Christians to rededicate their lives to these principles and ideals. We look forward to the great spiritual blessing of this Pascha season. It is a time of repentance. It is a time to enter the sorrowful last days of Christ’s life on earth. However, it is also a season of looking forward for the eternal brightness of the Resurrection which turned the Apostles’ deep sadness into joy. Let us prepare and relive this joy and wonder of this season, the Pascha of the Lord.

The monastery is located at 4275 South 700 East Road, Bass Lake, Indiana. For more information about the retreat, available accommodations, or directions, call the monastery at (219) 772-7089. The monastery can also be reached by email at frtom@culcom.net.

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