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Convent of the Mother of God Quick to Hear

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia

Richfield Springs, New York

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 Schedule

Services:

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

Phsse 2 - Building Expansion Fund

Phase 2 - Building Expansion - $15,000.00

12/14/25 - 05/31/26

Dear Friends!
We are very grateful and so pleased that we were able to collect enough funds to build and install two very needed sheds. One to be used as a Woodshop and the other as a Storage shed.
The woodshed is fully insulated. Now we need to bring in Power from the electrical company as the current electrical usage at the Convent is fully maxed out. We also need to buy some materials to build shelving. Once this is underway, we will be able to move our equipment to the new location.
The storage shed is a beautiful building with large windows we were able to transfer from the main house when we replaced them. We need to insulate the inside walls with fiberglass insulation which we will install ourselves. Then we need to buy some lumber to put up shelves to store our goods and equipment. We will utilize the light from the large windows and use a portion of the space as a garden shed. We hope to start our seedlings in the spring. With proper planning, we should be able to grow some fall crops into early winter, such as spinach, kale, chard, and even tomatoes. We will need to bring in Electricity to the storage shed as well as the Woodshop.
This phase of our project will begin by determining our electrical requirements and starting the permit process with our electrical power company.
We are able to start our interior work by painting the floors with industrial strength paint, insulating where necessary and building shelving.
Putting in an Electrical pole, installing and wiring everything needed to meet our electrical needs, as well purchasing our necessary building materials is very costly. We ask for your financial support, please give as little and as much as you can to help us.
The names of all our donors are added to our prayer list. May God bless you for your generosity.

Please select payment by Tithely or Paypal below and indicate Phase 2 - 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

$0.00 raised of $15,000.00

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 Fund

Dear Friends:

With the Lord's blessing and your generosity we have successfully completed this project. The windows have been replaced and two sheds have been delivered.

We are enormously grateful that this was accomplished!

We will now begin to finish the interior of the sheds, so we can use them as planned.

The Sisters a deeply grateful for all your support.

May God bless you!

Building Expansion and Improvement Fund

Building expansion - $45,000.00

08/12/25 - 11/25/25

This campaign is fully funded and completed!!

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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Commemoration

Commemorating your Loved Ones

started 04/11/24

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 Reposed

Psalter Reading for the Reposed

The 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

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