Orthodox Fellowship of Labor
The monastery will be hosting a Fellowship of Labor for Young Men from July 19-26. With God’s help, we will be cleaning out one of the barns so that it can be transformed into a Library. Apart from the actual work, the boys will attend the divine services and also explore the woods around the monastery. All meals and accommodations are provided by the monastery free of charge. Teenage boys ages 14 and above are welcome. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
History
Holy Ascension Monastery was founded in 1999 by His Eminence Metropolitan PAVLOS, to be the spiritual center of the Holy Metropolis GOC of America. His Eminence Metropolitan PAVLOS chose to dedicate the new spiritual center of the Metropolis to the Holy Ascension to honor his predecessor Metropolitan PETROS of blessed memory.
Before coming to America Geronda PETROS was a monk at the Skete of St. Anna on the Holy Mountain Athos. The cell that Geronda PETROS occupied at that skete had a chapel that was dedicated to the Holy Ascension. Before establishing Holy Ascension Monastery, Metropolitan PAVLOS paid a visit to the Holy Monastery of Esphigmenou on Mount Athos and asked the Hegumenos (Fr. Euthymios of Blessed Memory) to suggest a name for the new monastery in America. The Hegumenos suggested, “Holy Ascension.”