Superior's Message
Dear Friend and Benefactor,
Peace to you all.
We have now arrived at Ordinary Time and will reside here until March 5th, which will be Ash Wednesday and the beginning our Lenten Observance. We hope you enjoyed your Christmas celebration and the Holiday Season. Our Christmas Eve mass was very well attended, I would say we had more people than usual, and not so many on Christmas day. All in all we had a good Christmas Season here, and now look forward to Ordinary time and wearing green vestments for a while.
The weather has now turned very cold, but still dry with the occasional snow flurry. It seems to be snowing more on the mountain which of course is good. We continue to pray for snow to help us through next summer season.
We continue to pray for all those suffering through the fires in the Los Angeles area. What a tragedy it is - so we pray for all those who have suffered and all the firefighters and many others who are helping at this most difficult time in Los Angeles.
On another sad note, our nation mourns the loss of former President Jimmy Carter, not only a president but a great humanitarian, along with his wife. We pray for the repose of his soul, and her soul, and for the comfort of all those who mourn.
There are so many other needs to pray for in the world, so much going on. We pray that the light of Christ will overshadow and cast away all the darkness in the world.
I thank all those who sent us donations through the end of the year. As always, I am very grateful. It does take a lot to maintain the property and secure our life here in the beautiful Pecos Valley. Your donations always go to good use here, and if you specify a particular area where you want the funds to go...that is where they will go.
The generator that was ordered way back in October has finally arrived and should be connected soon. So, if we do get a power outage at any time we will have power for the main building. We are grateful to the donor who covered the cost of the generator and installation. Thank you!
Two other donors (a married couple) provided us with the funds to purchase three new commercial freezers. They were delivered about six weeks ago and have been placed in a small room adjacent to the kitchen. It will be much easier now to keep the frozen foods organized, and no more searching the depths of the chest freezers for food items.
The first retreat group of the year comes in on the 18th of January. I will be cooking for them so will get myself geared up for that this week. We will have another group the weekend after, but they will be bringing their own cook.
As we enter into the Jubilee Year of HOPE, we pray that we will indeed have a year of hope and peace throughout the world. May God grant it.
God bless you all,
Most sincerely,
Abbot Aidan, OSB
Planned Gift Giving:
To help us continue our monastic life and mission to be a beacon of light in the world, we value your ongoing help. We are a small community living a very simple life of prayer and work. We all know that prayer is very important, and we come together every day to pray for you and the needs of the world.
RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS/LIFE INSURANCE/ANNUITIES
Please consider naming the Pecos Benedictine Monastery as your primary or contingent (secondary) beneficiary on your retirement accounts, life insurance and any annuities you might have. Or you can name us as one of several beneficiaries by stating a percentage amount. Because these accounts have separate beneficiary forms, you will need to use the form provided by that institution, many of which allow you to make these adjustments on-line, or through your HR Department.
Here is the language you would use: "I designate the Pecos Benedictine Monastery to receive the sum of $____________ or ________% of my account/policy."
WILLS AND LIVING TRUSTS
Whether you use an attorney or a computer generated service like Legal Zoom to prepare your Will or Living Trust, by naming the Pecos Benedictine Monastery, your gift of any amount or percentage helps support our mission into the future.
Charitable gifts must be made from your estate or living trust with specific language - here is the suggested bequest language:
"I give and bequeath to the Pecos Benedictine Monastery $_______ or ________%."
GIFTS OF STOCK
You can give us stock directly, your financial advisor can help you with this. You can also contact our Investment Broker to assist you.
GIFTS OF REAL ESTATE
With a gift of real estate to the Pecos Benedictine Monastery, you can further our mission and lower taxes too.
GIFT ANNUITIES AND CHARITABLE TRUSTS
A Charitable Gift Annuity is a way to donate to the Pecos Benedictine Monastery at your death, receive a lifetime of income and get an income tax deduction. There are also special trusts called a Charitable Remainder Trust which works similar to a Gift Annuity but is more suitable for larger gifts.
TAX FREE GIFT FROM IRA
If you are currently required to take distributions from your IRA, you can donate up to $100,000 of those distributions from your IRA annually to the Pecos Benedictine Monastery as a Qualified Charitable Distribution.
It will satisfy all or part of your required minimum distribution and allow your gift to support the Monastery. Your IRA administrator can send a check directly to the Pecos Benedictine Monastery.
Please be sure to notify us if this is a way you would like to support our ministry so that we can acknowledge you appropriately.
You are welcome to contact our Finance Office. Sherwin will be happy to assist you with any questions you might have. He can be reached Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm at ext: 104.
Other Office extensions:
Finance Office:
Sherwin Tarnoff ext. 104
Banking questions/Donor questions
Tracy Shutz ext. 103
Guest Office/Reservations:
Debbie Varela ext. 101
Marketing:
Debbie Varela ext. 101
Kitchen Manager:
Jeff Tarnoff ext. 106
Abbot Aidan: ext. 102
Thank you and God bless you.
Peace to you all.
We have now arrived at Ordinary Time and will reside here until March 5th, which will be Ash Wednesday and the beginning our Lenten Observance. We hope you enjoyed your Christmas celebration and the Holiday Season. Our Christmas Eve mass was very well attended, I would say we had more people than usual, and not so many on Christmas day. All in all we had a good Christmas Season here, and now look forward to Ordinary time and wearing green vestments for a while.
The weather has now turned very cold, but still dry with the occasional snow flurry. It seems to be snowing more on the mountain which of course is good. We continue to pray for snow to help us through next summer season.
We continue to pray for all those suffering through the fires in the Los Angeles area. What a tragedy it is - so we pray for all those who have suffered and all the firefighters and many others who are helping at this most difficult time in Los Angeles.
On another sad note, our nation mourns the loss of former President Jimmy Carter, not only a president but a great humanitarian, along with his wife. We pray for the repose of his soul, and her soul, and for the comfort of all those who mourn.
There are so many other needs to pray for in the world, so much going on. We pray that the light of Christ will overshadow and cast away all the darkness in the world.
I thank all those who sent us donations through the end of the year. As always, I am very grateful. It does take a lot to maintain the property and secure our life here in the beautiful Pecos Valley. Your donations always go to good use here, and if you specify a particular area where you want the funds to go...that is where they will go.
The generator that was ordered way back in October has finally arrived and should be connected soon. So, if we do get a power outage at any time we will have power for the main building. We are grateful to the donor who covered the cost of the generator and installation. Thank you!
Two other donors (a married couple) provided us with the funds to purchase three new commercial freezers. They were delivered about six weeks ago and have been placed in a small room adjacent to the kitchen. It will be much easier now to keep the frozen foods organized, and no more searching the depths of the chest freezers for food items.
The first retreat group of the year comes in on the 18th of January. I will be cooking for them so will get myself geared up for that this week. We will have another group the weekend after, but they will be bringing their own cook.
As we enter into the Jubilee Year of HOPE, we pray that we will indeed have a year of hope and peace throughout the world. May God grant it.
God bless you all,
Most sincerely,
Abbot Aidan, OSB
Planned Gift Giving:
To help us continue our monastic life and mission to be a beacon of light in the world, we value your ongoing help. We are a small community living a very simple life of prayer and work. We all know that prayer is very important, and we come together every day to pray for you and the needs of the world.
RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS/LIFE INSURANCE/ANNUITIES
Please consider naming the Pecos Benedictine Monastery as your primary or contingent (secondary) beneficiary on your retirement accounts, life insurance and any annuities you might have. Or you can name us as one of several beneficiaries by stating a percentage amount. Because these accounts have separate beneficiary forms, you will need to use the form provided by that institution, many of which allow you to make these adjustments on-line, or through your HR Department.
Here is the language you would use: "I designate the Pecos Benedictine Monastery to receive the sum of $____________ or ________% of my account/policy."
WILLS AND LIVING TRUSTS
Whether you use an attorney or a computer generated service like Legal Zoom to prepare your Will or Living Trust, by naming the Pecos Benedictine Monastery, your gift of any amount or percentage helps support our mission into the future.
Charitable gifts must be made from your estate or living trust with specific language - here is the suggested bequest language:
"I give and bequeath to the Pecos Benedictine Monastery $_______ or ________%."
GIFTS OF STOCK
You can give us stock directly, your financial advisor can help you with this. You can also contact our Investment Broker to assist you.
GIFTS OF REAL ESTATE
With a gift of real estate to the Pecos Benedictine Monastery, you can further our mission and lower taxes too.
GIFT ANNUITIES AND CHARITABLE TRUSTS
A Charitable Gift Annuity is a way to donate to the Pecos Benedictine Monastery at your death, receive a lifetime of income and get an income tax deduction. There are also special trusts called a Charitable Remainder Trust which works similar to a Gift Annuity but is more suitable for larger gifts.
TAX FREE GIFT FROM IRA
If you are currently required to take distributions from your IRA, you can donate up to $100,000 of those distributions from your IRA annually to the Pecos Benedictine Monastery as a Qualified Charitable Distribution.
It will satisfy all or part of your required minimum distribution and allow your gift to support the Monastery. Your IRA administrator can send a check directly to the Pecos Benedictine Monastery.
Please be sure to notify us if this is a way you would like to support our ministry so that we can acknowledge you appropriately.
This information provided is for explanatory purposes only and is not intended to be used as tax advice. The Pecos Benedictine Monastery recommends that you contact a professional tax advisor who can provide you with additional information on how your participation in the what is provided above may affect your personal tax situation.
You are welcome to contact our Finance Office. Sherwin will be happy to assist you with any questions you might have. He can be reached Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm at ext: 104.
Other Office extensions:
Finance Office:
Sherwin Tarnoff ext. 104
Banking questions/Donor questions
Tracy Shutz ext. 103
Guest Office/Reservations:
Debbie Varela ext. 101
Marketing:
Debbie Varela ext. 101
Kitchen Manager:
Jeff Tarnoff ext. 106
Abbot Aidan: ext. 102
Thank you and God bless you.