Our Current Needs
In keeping with the Rule of Saint Benedict, we balance our life of prayer, study and hospitality with work for our daily bread. Each monastery is expected to be self-supporting. We do not receive financial underwriting from our archdiocese, nor other institutions of the Church. In addition to the many projects we do to earn a living, we rely upon friends and benefactors to share their material resources with us. May God bless you for your kindness!
We are in the process of developing web pages on our site that describe ways you can support our life through annual giving, capital campaigns, and planned giving. Please contact our Subprior, Br Christian Leisy at monkchristian@gmail.com for immediate information.
At this point, our urgent needs include:
96 new solar batteries - We are completely 'off the grid', and rely upon solar power. We have just found out we need to replace all of our aging batteries.
Help pay the propane bill - We spend about $6,600 per month on the propane that supplements our solar power grid. Until we raise the funds to needed to upgrade our power grid, our propane expenses are a concern for us.
Complete the fund to upgrade our water system, which is mandated by the state - Though our system is safe, it is inadequate for our current demands. We need to raise about $100,000 more.
Highlights of our regular, ongoing expenses include for our nearly 40 monks:
$65 ~ fuel and travel expenses of the weekly trip to purchase groceries
$100 ~ one month of web site maintenance
$150 ~ our laundry expenses for 1 month
$340 ~ eye care for the community of brothers, averaged for one month
$400 ~ dental costs for our community of brothers, averaged for one month
$480 ~ physicians and other doctors for our community of brothers , averaged for one month
$490 ~ landscaping materials on the monastery grounds, averaged for one month
$500 ~ operating expenses for our library for one month
$500 ~ our commitment of help to the Monastery of La Soledad in Mexico for one month
$525 ~ cost of replacing clothing for our community of brothers averaged for one month
$600 ~ postage costs for one month
$670 ~ auto insurance for one month
$850 ~ insurance on our buildings for one month
$1,000 ~ our commitment of help for the Monastery of Santa Maria in Mexico for one month
$1,100 ~ office supplies for one month
$1,500 ~ the satellite connection for one month which allows our phone service and Internet
$1,600 ~ maintenance of our vehicles , averaged for one month
$4,000 ~ food costs for our community of brothers, averaged for one month
$5,000 ~ our commitment of help for our Sisters at Our Lady of the Desert for one month
$10,000 ~ one year of a monk's studies outside the monastery
In keeping with the Rule of Saint Benedict, we balance our life of prayer, study and hospitality with work for our daily bread. Each monastery is expected to be self-supporting. We do not receive financial underwriting from our archdiocese, nor other institutions of the Church. In addition to the many projects we do to earn a living, we rely upon friends and benefactors to share their material resources with us. May God bless you for your kindness!
We are in the process of developing web pages on our site that describe ways you can support our life through annual giving, capital campaigns, and planned giving. Please contact our Subprior, Br Christian Leisy at monkchristian@gmail.com for immediate information.
At this point, our urgent needs include:
96 new solar batteries - We are completely 'off the grid', and rely upon solar power. We have just found out we need to replace all of our aging batteries.
Help pay the propane bill - We spend about $6,600 per month on the propane that supplements our solar power grid. Until we raise the funds to needed to upgrade our power grid, our propane expenses are a concern for us.
Complete the fund to upgrade our water system, which is mandated by the state - Though our system is safe, it is inadequate for our current demands. We need to raise about $100,000 more.
Highlights of our regular, ongoing expenses include for our nearly 40 monks:
$65 ~ fuel and travel expenses of the weekly trip to purchase groceries
$100 ~ one month of web site maintenance
$150 ~ our laundry expenses for 1 month
$340 ~ eye care for the community of brothers, averaged for one month
$400 ~ dental costs for our community of brothers, averaged for one month
$480 ~ physicians and other doctors for our community of brothers , averaged for one month
$490 ~ landscaping materials on the monastery grounds, averaged for one month
$500 ~ operating expenses for our library for one month
$500 ~ our commitment of help to the Monastery of La Soledad in Mexico for one month
$525 ~ cost of replacing clothing for our community of brothers averaged for one month
$600 ~ postage costs for one month
$670 ~ auto insurance for one month
$850 ~ insurance on our buildings for one month
$1,000 ~ our commitment of help for the Monastery of Santa Maria in Mexico for one month
$1,100 ~ office supplies for one month
$1,500 ~ the satellite connection for one month which allows our phone service and Internet
$1,600 ~ maintenance of our vehicles , averaged for one month
$4,000 ~ food costs for our community of brothers, averaged for one month
$5,000 ~ our commitment of help for our Sisters at Our Lady of the Desert for one month
$10,000 ~ one year of a monk's studies outside the monastery