Đurđevak Fest
Lily of the valley, lamb on the spit, the kolo on the grass.
Since 1994
Come and rest
a while.
Wooded land, an open church, and a sisterhood that prays every day. Forty minutes from South Bend, an hour and a half from Chicago — and a world away from both.
Sundays, 9:00 AM
Divine Liturgy, every week and on every great feast
21 September
Monastery Slava — Nativity of the Theotokos, 10:00 AM
Open daily
The church and grounds — please telephone before a long drive
Land that remembers Šumadija
The monastery was consecrated on 19 June 1994, on the feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit. Patriarch Pavle served the Liturgy, surrounded by bishops, priests and a great many faithful.
It had begun years earlier as one nun’s hope — that somewhere in North America there might be a community living as they do at Žiča, Studenica and Ljubostinja. Father Theodore Jurewicz wrote the frescoes himself and asked nothing for the work.
- 1994
- Consecrated
- Longin
- Bishop of New Gračanica
- Makrina
- Abbess
“Upon entry into the sanctuary, you are surrounded by frescoes, the smell of tamjan, candles flickering — and you know you have entered into Christ’s dominion.”
Coming for the first time
Nobody is expected to know what to do
Come as you are, stand where you like, stay as long as you wish. If it helps, here is everything worth knowing beforehand.
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Schedule →When we pray
Divine Liturgy every Sunday and on every great feast, at nine in the morning, Central time. Everyone is welcome — Orthodox or not, member or stranger.
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Etiquette →What to wear, what to do
A few simple customs: modest dress, a candle lit on entering, silence during the Gospel. Nothing you cannot learn by watching the person beside you.
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Visits →Staying longer
Pilgrims are received for a day or for several. Write or telephone ahead so the sisters can prepare a place for you.
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Directions →Finding us
32787 Early Rd, New Carlisle, Indiana — forty minutes from South Bend, an hour and a half from Chicago, the last stretch on a quiet country road.
Through the year
Gatherings at the monastery
Support the monastery
Everything here came as a gift.
The land, the frescoes, the bells. From the first gift that built these walls to the roof repaired last winter — all of it through the hands of the faithful. Yours keeps the lamps lit and the gate open.
Ask for prayer
Send a name to the altar.
The sisters commemorate names daily, in their own prayers and at every Liturgy — for health and salvation, or for the repose of the departed.
From the monastery
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