As those of you who read our autumn newsletter know, we’ve been quietly working on a surprise for you over the past year. Now it is here, and you can shop Queen of Peace Monastic Arts and Workshops from right here on our website! Our first online product? Handmade soap! Our nature-inspired blends are prayerfully handmade in our monastery by our sisters, using simple ingredients. You can learn more from the video below, and then shop our collection online here.

Why an online store? As those of you who have visited our monastery know, we have a small gift shop in which we sell items handmade by our community: pottery, rosaries, icon prints, candles and, yes, soap. Along with our guest house, and the generosity of benefactors, this gift shop ordinarily helps to support the day-to-day needs of our community. When Covid-19 hit our region, we suddenly found ourselves with both the guesthouse and gift shop closed for the (un)foreseeable future. We are deeply grateful to our friends near and far who have continued to financially support our life of prayer during this time that is economically difficult for so many. Now, we are happy to share our handwork with you again in a new way, and look forward to adding more products once we have the inventory. Thank-you for being part of the adventure of our growing community, and please know that we are praying for you and your intentions. God bless!