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The Tolomei remodel is now completed and guests are enjoying the upgraded interior space and bathrooms. We are grateful to our reliable contractor Anthony Anaya who is always dependable and trustworthy. He is now working on changing out the exterior doors of the building and a few other things that need to be done.
The front gates will be replaced with a new motor driven gate. It will be metal custom made to fit the opening with an image of Our Lady on the front. The gate will be white and Our Lady will be blue. We will be able to close the gate at night so that we will feel more secure. The world is changing and it is time to be mindful of who come on the property - even out here in the Pecos Valley. The gate should be in place within a few weeks.
We are being kept busy with mowing and weed whacking as a result of all the rain we have received. We had to do a lot of clean out down by the pond after a few flash floods that brought a lot of dirt and debris through the arroyo from the other side of the road. We thank Joey who worked tirelessly with the small back hoe to get it all cleaned up and the water flowing from the pond as it should.
As you might have read on the Home page Br Jim died in May. It was a very sad moment for us all - he is now receiving his reward after many years dedicated to the monastery in so many ways, particularly in Dove Books and the Charismatic movement when it was so vibrant. He is missed. Mike and Ginny Molinari provided the music for the funeral - Br Jim is buried in our monastic cemetery. Some of you might remember Elaine Laity. She was a member of the community during the charismatic period. After she left she moved to Rio Rancho and had a psychotherapy practice there. She died about a month ago.
Our webmaster is still working on the new website. I have seem a preliminary view and it is looking good.
So we await the time when it will be finished.
You remain in our prayers and we are grateful to you for all your support.
God bless you all,
Abbot Aidan,
The Tolomei remodel is now completed and guests are enjoying the upgraded interior space and bathrooms. We are grateful to our reliable contractor Anthony Anaya who is always dependable and trustworthy. He is now working on changing out the exterior doors of the building and a few other things that need to be done.
The front gates will be replaced with a new motor driven gate. It will be metal custom made to fit the opening with an image of Our Lady on the front. The gate will be white and Our Lady will be blue. We will be able to close the gate at night so that we will feel more secure. The world is changing and it is time to be mindful of who come on the property - even out here in the Pecos Valley. The gate should be in place within a few weeks.
We are being kept busy with mowing and weed whacking as a result of all the rain we have received. We had to do a lot of clean out down by the pond after a few flash floods that brought a lot of dirt and debris through the arroyo from the other side of the road. We thank Joey who worked tirelessly with the small back hoe to get it all cleaned up and the water flowing from the pond as it should.
As you might have read on the Home page Br Jim died in May. It was a very sad moment for us all - he is now receiving his reward after many years dedicated to the monastery in so many ways, particularly in Dove Books and the Charismatic movement when it was so vibrant. He is missed. Mike and Ginny Molinari provided the music for the funeral - Br Jim is buried in our monastic cemetery. Some of you might remember Elaine Laity. She was a member of the community during the charismatic period. After she left she moved to Rio Rancho and had a psychotherapy practice there. She died about a month ago.
Our webmaster is still working on the new website. I have seem a preliminary view and it is looking good.
So we await the time when it will be finished.
You remain in our prayers and we are grateful to you for all your support.
God bless you all,
Abbot Aidan,