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O. L. of Solitude Closed? #358242 01/18/11 04:47 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 335 Likes: 1 Washington R Rybak Member
Rybak Member R Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 335 Likes: 1 Washington	A friend of mine told me that a Melkite priest friend of his in Pennsylvania said that Our Lady of Solitude retreat has just been closed. Can any Melkites on the forum confirm this? Also, if this is true, any reason for this action? Thank you.

Re: O. L. of Solitude Closed? Rybak #358243 01/18/11 04:49 PM
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Rybak Member R Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 335 Likes: 1 Washington	Their website is unchanged at this time. http://www.cloistericons.com/

Re: O. L. of Solitude Closed? Rybak #358256 01/18/11 08:08 PM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 325 USA desertman Member
desertman Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 325 USA	If it's true, that's highly disappointing. From their website they seemed to have been establishing themselves fairly well. I thought I read that they were in the midst of constructing a monastery church? If they've truly closed for good, I wonder where the monks will go?

Re: O. L. of Solitude Closed? desertman #358373 01/20/11 02:59 PM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,461 Likes: 1 Kansas/UGCC Diak Member
Diak Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,461 Likes: 1 Kansas/UGCC	I understand that Fr. Angelus has fallen ill; while it is not formally closed he is not apparently taking any new guests for a while until he recovers.

Re: O. L. of Solitude Closed? Rybak #359136 01/30/11 11:17 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 212 New York, U.S.A. Doubting Thomas Member
Doubting Thomas Member Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 212 New York, U.S.A.	I heard the same thing as Diak...I talked recently to a woman who knows him, she said he's having back trouble lately.

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