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Tonsures at Holy Theophany

Our sister community in Olympia, WA is Holy Theophany Monastery. Father Abbot Nicholas, in addition to his spiritual care of our monastery, is also spiritual father and ecclesiastical ordinary for the sisterhood of Holy Theophany. It is with great joy, then, that our monastic family announces the upcoming tonsures of three of the sisters of that community this Thursday, 28 June, by the hand of His Grace Bishop John Michael. The following events will take place at Holy Theophany Monastery in Olympia this week:


Thursday, 28 June at 7:00 PM: tonsure of Sister Katherine into the Rason, followed by Great Vespers for the feast of Ss. Peter and Paul and then the tonsure into the Little Schema of Sisters Irene and Johanna. This will be followed by a reception in the Monastery.

Friday, 29 June at 8:00 AM: Matins for the feast.

At 10:00 AM: Hierarchical Divine Liturgy celebrated by Bishop John Michael, assisted by Abbot Nicholas in the presence of His Excellency the Most Rev. Alexander Brunnett, Archbishop of Seattle and the Right Rev. Abbot Neal Roth, O.S.B., of St. Martin's Abbey and numerous other clergy from the Catholic and Orthodox Churches as well as other friends of the sisterhood.

Holy Theophany Monastery is located at 10220 66th Avenue, SE, Olympia, WA 98513 and can be contacted at (360) 491-8233, email htheophany@earthlink.net .

May God grant to Mother Anastasia and to the soon-to-be tonsured nuns many blessed years in His service!

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