The Retreat Center has a common area with a small library, kitchen, and a chapel. An individual retreat offers one the opportunity to set ones retreat format while emphasizing silence, personal prayer and reflection. Abbey of Gethsemani, 1975. Over a two-week period they will weep, wash in, drink from, frolic in these one hundred and fifty wonderful songs of Israels King David. If you are in a financial position, please consider making a donation to Mepkin to help us sustain our life of prayer. Rooms in the beautiful St. Francis Retreat Center include a bed, desk, reading chair, and private bath. In ancient times there were no clocks or digital watches. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1993. On some days work will continue in the mushroom farm. Further, labor strengthens the bonds of fraternal communion by sharing in a common task. Learn More. The Cistercian Heritage. M. Ambrose Conway, OCSO. An abbey is a type of monastery that provides a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks. Ages 0-120. Compline: 7:35-8:00 PM Please stay on these two roads. Our Daily Life - Trappist Monastery, Moncks Corner, South Carolina - Mepkin Abbey Our Daily Life You are here: Home 1 / Our Daily Life Horarium 3:40 AM | Rise 4:00 AM | Vigils followed by Meditation, Lectio Divina or private prayer 5:30 AM | Breakfast available 6:30-7:00 AM | Lauds 7:30 AM | Eucharist, followed by 15 minutes thanksgiving This is supported by solitude, silence and continual prayer welcoming all seekers to share this Charism. Vespers: 6-6:30 PM Retreatants have access to Mepkins Clare Boothe Luces library on Wednesdays from 9:00 AM to Noon. Teach Us to Pray: Learning a Little about God. RB 1980: The Rule of St. Benedict. Classics of Western Spirituality (CWS). The searing light of noon mellows and dapples the canvas of the monastery grounds as the day runs its course. Trans. These retreats are conducted by two priests and center around a Contemplative theme. Already, the abbey has cemeteries that contain. Beside the opportunity to pray with the monks, our retreat center offers the space and an incredible landscape that fosters the silence and solitude to come home to ones truest self. Guerric, guerricheckel@gmail.com. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1992. Twelve people can be accommodated at any one time. Vespers: 6-6:30 PM You can take a self-guided tour of the gardens Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Trans. 8:35-11:30 AM | Morning Work Period Prayer Schedule. Compline: 7:35-8:00 PM Directed retreats on specific topics are offered as well. Vespers: 6-6:30 PM Offices, study carrels, a rare book room, an archive room, the Tower Meeting Room, and the Laurens Conference Center complete the functions of the facility. (Sermons 1-20) Trans. Our retreat center also provides a network of trained spiritual directors that are available to do individual spiritual direction for those looking for this spiritual practice via Zoom. Trans. While Trappists are an order in the Roman Catholic Church, everyone is welcome to visit and make Retreats here. From the Abbey Church the community slowly proceeds to the refectory, the monastic dining room, for the midday meal, the one common meal of the day. Guerric, Kathy Tosney, Lyndall Hare, and Mary McNamara, March 27-30 Centering Prayer Retreat with Fr. Please stay on these two roads. Thus Gods Word takes flesh in our human words so that we in turn might become the word of God. London: Mowbrays, 1975. Groups of 10 or more persons and bus tours are asked to make reservations. Trans. More information about these retreats and the suggested donation can be found on the schedule when these months are posted for booking. We also offer many group retreats on various themes as well as directed retreats. The Ladder of Divine Ascent. Like Sext and None, Terce is designated a Little Hour because of its brevity in comparison to Lauds and Vespers. Trans. Mepkin Abbey is a Trappist monastery in Berkeley County, South Carolina. Named after the friend and patron of Mepkin, the Library provides 11,000 sq. Mepkin is one of only 15 Cistercian Trappist monasteries in North America and the only one in South Carolina. A glimpse into monastic life at Mepkin Abbey with Fr. Guerric, June 15-19 Contemplating Christ Retreat with Fr. 12:00 PM | Mid-Day Prayer, followed by Dinner and None (Sermons 47-66) Trans. Gay Rowzie and Sr. Susan Schorsten: The Four Women Doctors of the Church, May 8-11 Midlife Transition Retreat with Fr. Wikipedia Photo: Race2Beach, CC BY-SA 4.0. Notable Places in the Area Tabo Church Church Photo: Ammodramus, CC0. Each person has a unique experience, but most people tell us that they feel a deep sense of peace at Mepkin. III: Instructions, Letters, and Other Writings of St. Pachomius and His Disciples. Directions In a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir the mushrooms, peppers, celery, onion. The Clare Boothe Luce Library is open to retreatants Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Living according to the Rule of St. Benedict, the monks offer hospitality to strangers. Food is being prepared and cooked for the twenty-one monks and the guests on retreat. On days when classes meet, the work of the monks in formation ends at 3:00 PM, so that they may do final preparations for their classes. Guerric assisted by a team of other experienced Spiritual Mentors will explore a structure to enable the contemplative life lived in the monastery to take root beyond its walls. The Steps of Humility and Pride. Trans. After None, there is time for a short siesta. Prior to the meeting, each participant listens to an audio presentation or reads a selection on a pre-selected topic. Gift Shop | Tues Sat: 9AM 4PM The majority of the day is spent in silence and enjoying the beautiful landscape surrounding the monastery. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1988. Trans. Living according to the Rule of St. Benedict, the monks offer hospitality to strangers. Work ends at 11:30. Guidelines for Mystical Prayer. The monk ponders attentively Gods Word in the Sacred Scriptures. One of the purposes of the courses is to provide a philosophical and theological foundation which will allow for a deeper formation and integration into the monastic way of life. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1976. Vespers & Benediction: 5-6 PM. If you are in a financial position, please consider making a donation to Mepkin to help us sustain our life of prayer. Visitors are welcome at Mepkin Abbey, which is privately owned and is home for Trappist monks. Todonate online, click here, or you may send a check to Mepkin Abbey, 1098 Mepkin Abbey Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461. No reservations are required for individual visitors. The Monastic Guest Program was born of a desire for men to live the monastic life for a longer period than the usual retreat. Guerric, Ray Horn, and Thomas Rini, Oct. 23-26 Centering Prayer Retreat with Fr. Upon arrival, please check in at the Reception Center/Gift Shop. To maintain their lives of prayer, silence, privacy and solitude, the monks have a few important requests of all visitors: Niches in Mepkins Columbarium are available to the public. Sundays from 1 4 p.m. Cistercian Studies 45. Upon arrival, please check in at the Reception Center/Gift Shop. Do I have to remain silent making a Retreat at Mepkin? Trans. Living according to the Rule of St. Benedict, the monks offer hospitality to strangers. It's best summed up in the slogan, "Be a monk for a month.". While the Abbey is part of the order in the Roman Catholic Church, everyone is welcome to visit and make Retreats here. Welcoming retreatants is part of the monks commitment to welcoming the stranger and one would welcome Christ. Mass: 10:00 AM Mepkin Abbey. We are unable to provide transportation, but ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft service the trip to the abbey. Trans. Gift Shop | Tues Sat: 9AM 4PM Mid-Day Prayer: 12-12:10 PM The ground of the heart is plowed and the seed of the Word is sown. Hard physical labor also provides balance of mind, body, and spirit, central to the life of prayer. Cistercian Studies 16. December 24: Vespers-4:30 pm Christmas Eve Mass-8:30 pm December 25 Dawn Mass-7 am Lauds-7:30 Midday Prayer-noon Vespers-4:30 pm Christmas Day Mass-6:30 The Mepkin Abbey gate is open from 6am-6pm. Lauds: 6:30-7 AM Some come for what might be called a short sabbatical, just to get away for a while. phone: 843-761-8509 ask for store email: Mepkinstore@gmail.com Gardens Gardens | 9AM - 6PM Every Day NO DOGS ALLOWED Important Information COVID-19 Closure Notice (click) Prayer Schedule Vigils: 4:00 AM - 4:40 AM Lauds: 6:30-7 AM Mass: 7:30-8:15 AM Mid-Day Prayer: 12-12:10 PM Vespers: 6-6:30 PM Compline: 7:35-8:00 PM Sundays- same, except no Terce: Only two roads are open to the public: the main road which runs from the entrance to the public gardens, and the road which leads to the Reception Center & Store. phone: 843-761-8509 ask for store email: Mepkinstore@gmail.com Gardens Gardens | 9AM - 6PM Every Day NO DOGS ALLOWED Important Information COVID-19 Closure Notice (click) Prayer Schedule Vigils: 4:00 AM - 4:40 AM Lauds: 6:30-7 AM Mass: 7:30-8:15 AM Mid-Day Prayer: 12-12:10 PM Vespers: 6-6:30 PM Compline: 7:35-8:00 PM Sundays- same, except no Terce: Silence, which is so very hard to find in our culture, is an important part of a Mepkin retreat and is practiced for most of the day. Vol. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1982. Toward God: The Ancient Wisdom of Western Prayer. Visitors are welcome at Mepkin Abbey, which is privately owned and is home for Trappist monks. Guerric, Kathy Tosney, Lyndall Hare, and Mary McNamara, May 15-18 Ignatian Retreat with Kathy Tosney and Mary Pat Barth, May 29 Public Performance Merton and Me written and presented by Douglas Hertler and Doug Lory, May 29-June 1 Merton Retreat with Fr. Does the Retreat Center provide transportation to and from the airport? Todonate online, click here, or you may send a check to Mepkin Abbey, 1098 Mepkin Abbey Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461. The monks of Mepkin rise in darkness. 7:30 PM | Compline Starting July 10th, all those who would like to register for a retreat at Mepkin Abbey must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19. (Closed Monday), phone: 843-761-8509 ask for store Commentary by Adalbert de Vog. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1994. At 7:30 AM, the community assembles for the celebration of the Liturgy of the Eucharist: the Mass. Vincent Pizzuto, June 19 Public Lecture Becoming a Contemplative Community, June 26-29 Urban Contemplatives Retreat with Will Bryant and Barbara Pendergrast, Aug. 7-10 Advanced Elder Retreat: Stories of the Second Half of Life, Aug. 10-14 Wisdom of the Mystics Retreat with Carl McColman, Aug. 24-28 Advanced Enneagram Retreat with Dr. Christine King, Sept. 7-11 Ignatian Retreat with Kathy Tosney and Fr. Learn More. We were given a schedule for Mass, prayer services and meals. After Terce, the monks assemble in the Chapter Room, the community meeting room adjacent to the Church, where daily work is assigned. Javascript must be enabled for Bookwhen to function properly. As the monks join the offering of the whole of their life to Christ, they participate in the source and summit of Christian life. One of the monks assists the retreatants with the order of prayer so as to facilitate their full participation. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1997. At the conclusion of the meal, once the tables are cleared, the community prays the Little Hour of None in the refectory. 5:30 AM | Breakfast available Cost: $5 per adult; children are free. Besides the opportunity to pray with the monks, our retreat center offers the space and an incredible landscape that fosters the silence and solitude to come home to ones truest self. Thank you and God bless you and your loved ones. Stop by the Reception center for a map of the Gardens and for any other information you may need. A few may have quietly awakened earlier in order to sink themselves into the still and fertile silence, where prayer is born. As we continue to navigate these very difficult times, please know that our friends, neighbors, benefactors and the community are in our daily prayers. } On the Song of Songs III. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone. Their hearts thus prepared after the half hour of meditation, the monks spend the next hour or so in lectio divina (sacred reading). Cistercian Studies 151. -Grand Silence Ends- Trans. In the breaking of the Word and the Bread, the monastic church renders present the dying and rising of Jesus. Vespers: 6-6:30 PM email: Mepkinstore@gmail.com, Vigils: 4:00 AM 4:40 AM The Cistercians: Ideals and Reality. Cistercian Fathers Series 13B. Food is being prepared and cooked for the twenty-one monks and the guests on retreat. These cookies are essential to our website working properly. Sundays from 1 4 p.m. Armand Veilleux, OCSO. Thank you for your understanding of this very sensitive situation. Finally, weary from the days work and longing for the balm of sleep, the bell for Compline calls the community to gather for the closing prayer of the day. We ask forgiveness and healing for what we have done and what we have failed to do. The Desert a City: Introduction to Egyptian and Palestinian Monasticism. One thing I ask of the Lord, this I seek, to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. Inspiring but also challenging words if we really take them in. The sun hangs motionless on the horizon, unwilling to give way to the impending darkness. } Please stay on these two roads. The darkness draws near. Lauds: 6:30-7 AM 1098 Mepkin Abbey Road During the main meal at noon a book is read aloud by one of the monks for the benefit of all. Only two roads are open to the public: the main road which runs from the entrance to the public gardens, and the road which leads to the Reception Center & Store. Trans. Washington, DC: Cistercian Publications, 1974. Trans. email: Mepkinstore@gmail.com, Vigils: 4:00 AM 4:40 AM Mepkin Abbey, the Cistercian monastery on the banks of the upper Cooper River in Berkeley County, is dedicating its new columbarium next month. Living according to the Rule of St. Benedict, the monks offer . At 4:20 AM, the community gathers in Continue Reading, A glimpse into monastic life at Mepkin Abbey with Fr. Fathers of the Church 9. Please stay on these two roads. Retreat Center Information | Events & Reservations. The retreat center also offers a 20-minute zoom Centering Prayer sit at 8:00 Am and 8:00 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays thru our website. The light of the Sun of Justice discloses our thoughts and actions. Work ends at 11:30. John Eudes Bamberger. Most retreatants join the monks for their seven daily prayer services and for meals. On others, different tasks may be assigned cleaning the Church or infirmary, cutting grass, painting, or working in the library. fax: 843-761-6719, Niches in Mepkins Columbarium are available to the public. Mushrooms and garden compost from the Abbeys farm, and candies, preserves and creamed honey from other Trappist Abbeys are available at the Reception Center Gift Shop. Thank you and God bless you and your loved ones. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1980. Retreatants came from up and down the east coast, and most had been to Mepkin before, some multiple times. Thank you and God bless you and your loved ones. While silence is not required in its entirety, most find this to be one of the best takeaways from retreat and we ask that all retreatants are respectful of the Monks and other retreatants; if speaking is necessary, please do so as quietly as possible. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, vol. Sundays same, except no Terce: Irene M. Edmonds. line-height:20px; New York: Dutton, 1923. According to the monastic tradition expressed in the Rule, the refectory is seen as parallel to the Church, where the Eucharist is celebrated. All meals are taken in silence, and prayer begins and concludes this gathering. Access to the Abbey church is by guided tour only. Mepkin Abbey is open to the public as follows: Mepkin Abbey's gardens are open to the public daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. bahn.com - travel and mobility portal: information, train tickets, online tickets, regional day tickets, affordable offers for rail travel and city breaks. Trans. Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use Bookwhen. and annotated R.P.Lawson. (Sermons 21-46) Trans. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1977. Jim Bowler, SJ, Sept. 11-14 Advanced Elder Retreat: Living into the Octogenarian Years with Fr. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1964. Thank you and God bless you and your loved ones. The fruit of this encounter with grace is an awakening to the contemplative dimension of everyday living. Why are we unique? Silence, which is so very hard to find in our culture, is an important part of a Mepkin retreat and is practiced for most of the day. Retreatants are welcome to participate in the monks daily prayers services and Eucharist. Joe Tedesco. Lovers of the Place: Monasticism Loose in the Church. Mepkin Abbey is located at 1098 Mepkin Abbey Road in Moncks Corner - just far enough of a journey to explore a day away from it all. Joe Tedesco, Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey (Dubuque, IA), Saint Benedicts Monastery (Snowmass, CO). Access to the Abbey church is by guided tour only. Please stay on these two roads. A glimpse into monastic life at Mepkin Abbey with Fr. Lauds: 6:30-7 AM On several days of the week, those in formation, novices and postulants, have classes on various topics such as Scripture, liturgy, monastic sources, the Cistercian patrimony, and the vows. What do people who make retreats at Mepkin experience? To maintain their lives of prayer, silence, privacy and solitude, the monks have a few important requests of all visitors: Niches in Mepkins Columbarium are available to the public. font-size:20px; A glimpse into monastic life at Mepkin Abbey with Fr. (Closed Monday), phone: 843-761-8509 ask for store Access to the Abbey church is by guided tour only. Cistercian Studies 4. Lauds: 6:30-7 AM Spiritual Friendship. If you are in a financial position, please consider making a donation to Mepkin to help us sustain our life of prayer. We use some essential cookies to make this website work. The death of a good monk: Celebrating Brother Joseph's simple and holy life Paul Wilkes February 09, 2023 Photo via Mepkin Abbey The first thing the mourners could view as they entered the. To maintain their lives of prayer, silence, privacy and solitude, the monks have a few important requests of all visitors: Niches in Mepkins Columbarium are available to the public. Most come for spiritual renewal and renourishment. The Ad Monachos of Evagrius Ponticus: Its Structure and a Select Commentary. Todonate online, click here, or you may send a check to Mepkin Abbey, 1098 Mepkin Abbey Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461. The framework which supports monastic prayer, the dialogue of listening and response, is the opus Dei or the Liturgy of the Hours. (Closed Monday), phone: 843-761-8509 ask for store The Growth of Mysticism: Gregory the Great through the 12th Century. Pachomian Koinonia. The format of the various hours is uniform and simple: an opening verse asking Gods assistance in prayer, a hymn appropriate for the day or liturgical season, several psalms from the Old Testament, a reading from Scripture and a concluding prayer. Only two roads are open to the public: the main road which runs from the entrance to the public gardens, and the road which leads to the Reception Center & Store. Vespers: 6-6:30 PM Cistercian Fathers Series 13A. email: Mepkinstore@gmail.com, Vigils: 4:00 AM 4:40 AM Panorama of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castle. At 1:45 PM, the community returns to work until about 3:30 PM. Here is a schedule of the retreats being offered at Mepkin Abbey this year. Gift Shop | Tues Sat: 9AM 4PM I: The Life of St. Pachomius and His Disciples. This is the hour of Lauds, when the monks greet the dawn breaking upon the world of darkness. Start time: Check availability.
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