Welcome and God Bless!
An English-speaking women's convent dedicated to the
Icon of the Mother of God “She Who Is Quick to Hear”
«Скоропослушница»
This convent is under the spiritual direction of Bishop Luke (Murianka) of Syracuse,
Abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, NY.
Service ScheduleServices:
Monday - Friday and Sunday evening
5:00 am Midnight Office 7:00 pm Compline
Daily Akathist:
5:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
Troparion/Kontakion
Troparion Tone 4 “Quick to Hear”
Let us make haste to the Theotokos amid our misfortunes,
And fall down now before her holy icon,
Crying out with faith from the depths of our soul,
Hearken quickly to our entreaty, O Virgin,
In that thou art called “She Who Is Quick to Hear”
For thee do we thy servants,
Have as a ready helper in our needs,
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
Both now and ever and unto ages of ages, Amen
Kontakion Tone 8
Tempest-tossed on the sea of life, we sink beneath the threefold waves
of the passions and temptations,
Wherefore, grant us a helping hand, O Lady, as thy Son did to Peter,
And haste thou to deliver us from misfortunes, that we may cry out to thee:
Rejoice, O Most Good One, who art Quick to Hear!
Update to Building Expansion and Improvement FundDear Friends:
I am delighted to report that we have sufficient funds to procede with our project.
The three windows have been ordered and we expect they will be delivered beginning of November.
We have sufficient funds to purchase 2 large buildings. There are sheds which are being built offsite and will be delivered the beginning of November.
One shed is 14 feet wide by 40 feet long. We hope to move our crowded Woodworking shop to this space. The existing woodshop will be converted to
the Honeyhouse where Mother Olga, our apiarist, will be able to build new hives and frames for the hives.
The other shed is 14 feet wide by 36 feet wide. This will become a multi task building, partly garden shed, partly greenhouse and partly general storage shed!
It will also have space for a small poultry coop!
We have started clearing the area of fences and bushes so the space can be levelled and crushed rock deposited. We expect this to be compleded mid October.
We are asking for your prayers that everything is built in a timely manner, and the weather stays dry and these buildings can be safely delivered and put in place.
Once everything is installed, our next project will be to upgrade our electricity, as our usage is currently maxed out. We will also need to start finishing the interior of the woodworking shop.
May God bless all those generous people who supported our fundraising compaign. If anyone has not yet contributed, we are still accepting donations which will be needed for the next project
to upgrade our electricity!!
The Sisters a deeply grateful for all your support.
May God bless you!
Building Expansion and Improvement Fund
Dear Friends:
We are in desperate need for space for our many activities!
1) Last year the Sisters started an apiary. We currently have 15 hives, the bee colonies are strong and busy collecting honey. With God's blessing, we hope the selling of honey will be a good source of income to help support the Convent. We need a building where we can build the frames, and store our equipment.
2) We need to replace our rusted metal woodshed with something larger and more sturdy. The main part of the house is heated by a wood stove in the winter and our small woodlot provides firewood for the stove.
3) We would like to build a chicken coop to house a variety of poultry. The chickens, ducks and geese would provide fresh eggs for the Sisters, we would be able to sell eggs to help recoup the costs, and the ducks and geese would eat the weeds and Japanese beetles and other insects which harm the vegetable garden.
4) We need a gardening building to store our garden tools and equipment. The weather patterns have changed in the past few years and the cold spring nights now extend into July, whereas warm fall temperatures extend into mid November. We would also be able to start vegetable seedlings in the spring. A building with large windows would allow us to extend our growing season; start earlier in the spring, and have a late fall crop of tomatoes, salads, spinach and other greens.
5) Our main house backs onto the west, we have a beautiful view. However, all winter we have a bitter cold wind that blows from the west. The afternoon sun blazes in the summer. The three windows facing the west are drafty and inefficient. The kelia in the back is inhabitable due to the cold in the winter and 100 degree temps in the summer. We would like to replace the windows with efficient thermal windows which will reduce our heating costs.
The cumulative cost for all these projects is $45,000. Please contribute as little or as much as you can to help us expand and improve our Convent!
Please select payment by Tithely or Paypal below and indicate Building Expansion
or you may mail a check payable to Convent Quick to Hear.
Our address is: 235 Cole Hill Rd
Richfield Springs, NY. 13439
May God bless you!
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Commemorating your Loved Ones
You may submit your commemoration slips to be read during Midnight office and during Akathist. They will also be commemorated during Liturgy.
During Midnight office, which is read Monday through Saturday, the Sisters pray for the living and the dead. On Fridays the sisters read the Akathist for the Reposed and pray for the reposed. On Sundays, the sisters read the Akathist to the Mother of God, Quick to Hear, and pray for the living.
You may submit a slip with 10 names, of either living or reposed to be included in our prayers. Please indicate if the person was not Orthodox, as the non Orthodox will not be submitted when we have Liturgy, but will be prayed for at all other times. Please go to the CONTACT button at the top of the page, and send us an email with a list of names to be commemorated. A donation of $20.00 per month per slip will be appreciated.
The donation can be made through Tithley or Paypal, or you may mail in your check and request to:
Convent Quick to Hear
235 Cole Hill Rd
Richfield Springs, NY. 13439
Psalter reading for the ReposedThe nuns at the Convent of the Mother of God, Quick to Hear read the psalter daily for the reposed. If you wish your loved one to be commemorated, please go to the Contact page and send a message with the name(s) of your loved one(s). Please indicate if non-orthodox. A donation may be made, $1 per day per name. May the Lord have mercy!
The donation can be made through Tithley or Paypal, or you may mail in your check and request to:
Convent Quick to Hear
235 Cole Hill Rd
Richfield Springs, NY. 13439