Summer has arrived here in the Upper Squamish Valley, and so has our summer newsletter! So much has happened over the last few months, including the vestition of novice Sr. Dominica Maria and the opening of our new workshop building. In past weeks, sisters have seen bears, a cougar and elk on our property, and we are awaiting the annual arrival of the tree swallows who love to soar just outside our chapel windows.
Significantly, the beginning of summer also marks an important advance in our search for land to build retreatant accommodations and a permanent chaplain's residence outside our monastic enclosure. We cannot share too many details yet, but suitable land has become available for purchase, and we particularly ask your prayers for this intention over the next month. If you or someone you know would be able to help us financially in this project, we would deeply appreciate hearing from you at this time. As we explain in the newsletter, this next phase of development is urgently needed as our community continues to mature and receive vocations. We pray daily for all our benefactors and collaborators, both spiritual and material.
Over the past 24 years of our monastery's presence in British Columbia, we have seen time and again how God is truly "watching over His word to bring it about" (Jer 1:12). As we prepare to celebrate our 25th anniversary of foundation next year, we place our trust in His providence once more. We continue to hold you and your loved ones in our prayers.
God bless,
your sisters at Queen of Peace Monastery
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"I lift up my eyes to the mountains: from where shall come my help? My help shall come from the Lord, who made heaven and earth." + Psalm 121
