Chapel Furnishings & Icons

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For the New Chapel


A few items are still available.
The monastery chapel is its final stages of construction. We hope that the icons and other items listed in this catalog can be in place in time for the consecration of the chapel which is now set for May 2017. This is your opportunity to donate an item to furnish our chapel--either individually or as part of a group. If you like, you may do this as a memorial for the departed of in honor of the living. Simply sponsor your item then send a message of whom you would like to commemorate to sbmonastery@gmail.com.
Sketch of Iconostas with Icons Numbered.
All icons for the iconostas have been sponsored. Thank you!

We encourage individuals to sponsor larger items together with their church group.
Many thanks to all who have already contributed to beautifying the chapel and its grounds!
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Akathist to Martyr VarusAkathist to Martyr Varus
Akathist to Martyr Varus, Holy Intercessor for Family Members Who Reposed Outside the Orthodox Faith
All-Natural Lavender Essential Oil 100% Pure 5 mlAll-Natural Lavender Essential Oil 100% Pure 5 ml5 ml bottle of the highest quality lavender essential oil from the  fields of St. Barbara Monastery. Hand picked lavender, steam distilled and bottled by the sisters. Keep one in your medicine cabinet and one in your purse or pocket for quick stress relief!
Book: The Illness and Cure of the Soul in the Orthodox TraditionBook: The Illness and Cure of the Soul in the Orthodox Tradition

Publishes the basic points of discussion which the author had with a group of Christians. The introduction to the book records a few details about those taking part in the discussions and characteristic features of their personalities. The discussion leads to a shared realization that many people today, although they believe in God and want to follow the genuine way of life offered by the Church, nevertheless remain uncured in their souls because they do not know how to be cured. When replying to the questions of those conversing with him, the author always relies on the teaching of the holy Fathers of the Church, who set out in their writings the Orthodox method of healing the soul.

Book: The Journals of Father Alexander SchmemannBook: The Journals of Father Alexander Schmemann
Fr Schmemann writes, "The meaning of this journal is not so much a desire to record events, but a kind of visit into myself." They record, often with brutal honesty, his impatience and frustration with himself and events, but above all, his liberation and freedom "in Christ and His Church."
Fr Schmemann writes, "The meaning of this journal is not so much a desire to record events, but a kind of visit into myself." They record, often with brutal honesty, his impatience and frustration with himself and events, but above all, his liberation and freedom "in Christ and His Church."
Book: When You Fast: The Why and How of Christian Self-DisciplineBook: When You Fast: The Why and How of Christian Self-Discipline

When You Fast: The Why and How of Christian Self-Discipline

Honey Trio: Avocado, Clover, SageHoney Trio: Avocado, Clover, SageYou are purchasing delicious gravity filtered, unpasteurized gourmet honey. Excellent during flu and cold season when combined with lemon and hot water.
Trio of Monastery Beeswax Lip Balm: Lavender & CalendulaTrio of Monastery Beeswax Lip Balm: Lavender & CalendulaMade by the sisters with home grown lavender and calendula. Stock up on this lovely all-natural beeswax lip balm with this trio.

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