Dear in Christ: Glory to God. Brother Juvenaly just wrote us email and we have told him to upload some pictures of the skete here in north dakota, we also show church in oregon we were tonsured as monks, and some pictures of our land and buildings and the recent trapeza which we had in past spent much money on....Brother Juvenaly felt if we had photos of the skete, some on the list would then start to believe we truly do have land and buildings in North Dakota....I told him, we were not worried about what those folks thought, since we never received a dime from them, and so called orthodox who say they are true orthodox and not even email us to say they are praying for us, well, we really are not concerned if those folk believe or not, we do pray for them, the skeptics, but anyone can claim they are ORTHODOX, but few truly live it ins some of these groups, so we just let it fall off like water off a ducks back....if they were real Orthodox, they would know that a monk can live in an apartment or even a house in the inner city nowadays, so this is just an excuse not to give, we do not want alms from anyone like that, we know many nowadays simply cannot give, that is fine, we only ask for your love and prayers in Christ then, these folks are not worth worrying about just because they don't think we exist..how sad, we shall pray for them, and we have heard from some who want to tell us gossip, please know we shall not listen to it, this skete shows love, forgiveness, and compassion...we abhor sin, don't we all, but we must show compassion, so we extend that forgiveness even to those of you who say we don't have land nor buildings....St. Anthony had a cave, and who are you to say what makes a monk...gossip and lies and calumny and minding others business is not a good ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN...so we forgive, and you may have to eat crow then once you see our pictures...once they are uploaded by Brother Juvenaly...and please, we have accepted Brother juvenaly, do not send any more things of his past...about him being truly Orthodox, or not we will be the judge of that, and this young man has more compassion and true ethos of Orthodoxy of many of you who spend your whole days on this list. we do come on and beg and ask for prayers, yes, but you don't see us on 24 hours a day, so please: go to confession , you who have said this skete doesn't exist, and know we love you, forgive you, and as monks , we must tell you the truth: you stand in grave sin , GO TO CONFESSION. All the rest on the list, thank you for your help in the past and for your great , great charity in your prayers toward us poor monks. we love all, we pray for all, May God Bless You.
Holy Nativity of the Mother of God Skete
North Dakota usa Stavrophore Monks Fathers John and Matthew and Brotherhood. P.S. St. Anthony the founder of monasticism had only a cave, so I guess now you skeptics say he is NOT A MONK?????? We shall pray even for those skeptics. God Bless even YOU.
