This year's topic was A Prayer Rule

Audio Recordings:

• Individual Prayer Rule
• Parish Prayer Rule
• Monastic Prayer Rule

Video:

• Vespers
• YouTube LiveStream of the Three Talks
• YouTube LiveStream: 1st Talk - Individual Prayer Rule
• YouTube LiveStream: 2nd Talk - Parish Prayer Rule
• YouTube LiveStream: 3rd Talk - Monastic Prayer Rule

This year, for the first time since 2020 we met LIVE and in person and enjoyed a wonderful program on CONFESSION. This year the program was a panel discussion participated in by two of our priests along with Mother Abbess Gabriella and Fr. John Konkle from Dormition Monastery. You can view or listen to the program:

• YouTube Video
• Audio Only (can be downloaded and put on your mobile device)

2022 found us still holding our "dinner" via a Zoom Webinar.

As it was our 10th Anniversary of holding this event to support the Dormition Monastery we were thrilled to have His Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel, Ruling Hierarch of the Romanian Episcopate of the Orthodox Church of America speak to us on the subject of the importance of monasteries in our lives. Dormition monastery is under the care of Archbishop Nathaniel.

You can view the talk HERE.

YOU ARE INVITED to watch the recording from our Mid-Winter Retreat (micro-retreat) with the Mothers of the Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery in Rives Juction. This is a Zoom Webinar held this year in place of our annual Winter Dinner due to the pandemic restrictions on gathering.

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We pray that it will provide some spiritual refreshment in the midst of a difficult year due to the Pandemic and deepening social / political tensions in our country.

Enjoy:

• A video tour of the monastery with singing of hymns by the Mothers followed by a brief welcome
• Vespers live from the monastery (from 1/21)
• Welcome and three brief spiritual talks on "Living a Christian Life in the Midst of Chaos" followed by Q&A and a repeat of the Monastery Tour

Please use the following links for:

• PRAYER REQUESTS
• MONASTERY GIFT SHOP
• MONASTERY DONATIONS

Sponsored by the Orthodox Churches of Genesee County, Michigan

• The Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
• Saint George Orthodox Church
• Saint Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church
• Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church

Held at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Grand Blanc the four Orthodox parishes of Genesee County (see below) came together, with many Orthodox and Non-Orthodox friends, to welcome the monastic community of the Holy Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery (from Rives Junction) for the 8th year in a row.

We joined together for worship at Vespers, in sharing a meal and in in reciving spiritual nourishment from reflections on our theme: Ascending Mount Tabor.

Please come join us - same time next year!

Worship

• Vespers - Served by Fr. John Konkle, Priest of the Holy Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery and sung by the Mothers & Sisters 

Reflections on "Ascending Mount Tabor":

• Fr. Jarrod Russell, Pastor of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
• Mother Gabriella, Abbess of the Holy Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery

Orthodox Churches of Genesee County:

• Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
• St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
• St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church
• St. Nicholas Orthodox Church

Held at St. George Orthodox Church in Flint, the four Orthodox parishes of Genesee County (see below) came together, with many Orthodox and Non-Orthodox friends, to welcome the monastic community of the Holy Dormition of the Mother of God (from Rives Junction) for the 7th year in a row.

We joined together in worship, in sharing a meal in in reciving spiritually nourishment from three reflections on prayer which are provided for you here.

Please come join us - same time next year!

Worship

• Vespers - Served by Fr. John Konkle, Priest of the Holy Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery and sung by the Mothers & Sisters 

Reflections on Prayer:

• Personal - Fr. Joseph Abud, Pastor of St. George Church
• With the Life of the Church - Fr. Matthew Butire, Pastor of St. Nicholas Church
• Monastic Perspetive - Mother Gabriella, Abbess of the Holy Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery

Orthodox Churches of Genesee County:

• Assumption
• St. George
• St. Mary Magdalene
• St. Nicholas

Recordings from Fr. Josiah Trenham's Talks:

• 03/01/2018 - Short talk after the Akathist Service Friday evening
• 03/02/2018 - First Talk
• 03/02/2018 - Second Talk
• 03/02/2018 - Third Talk

The combined Orthodox Churches of Genessee County (Flint Area) held their 6th Annual Winter Dinner for Dormition Monastery on 1/18/2018. Nearly all the Mothers from the Monastery joined us at Assumption Church where we hosted nearly 170 generous lovers of Christ who came together for an evening consisting of:

• Worship at Vespers served by Fr. John Konkle and the Mothers from Holy Dormition Monastery
• Social time and an opportunity to visit the Monastery's "traveling" gift shops where they were able to obtain books, icons and so forth
• A wonderful dinner and dessert flavored by three wonderful reflections on this year's theme of The Jesus Prayer & Interior Stillness from three perspectives:
  • Personal Prayer - Fr. Gabriel Bilas of St. Mary Magdalene in Fenton
  • In Our Community Life - Fr. Angelo Maggos of Assumption Church in Grand Blanc
  • Wisdom from the Monastery - Father John Konkle of The Holy Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery in Rives Junction
  • Closing Remarks, Prayer and "Good Night" - Mother Abbess Gabriella of the Holy Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery

Father Stephen Powley, Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry, spoke at Holy Transfiguration Church in Livonia on January 30, 2015. The presentation was attended by several people from our Orthodox Churches in Genesee County and is provided here.

Many thanks to Fr. Stephen for his presentation and to Fr. Michael Butler of Holy Transfiguration Church for hosting the event.

If you have an interest in this ministry please contact Deacon Michael Bassett.