Nazareth House Apostolate Blog: Where is Nazareth House?

St. Simeon Skete, Taylorsville Kentucky USA

With St. Simeon, the God receiver, as our patron, the skete seeks to practice the ideals found in our Rule, The Thousand Day Nazareth. In simplicity and poverty, the skete embraces the struggle of inner life through the practice of the Prayer Rope.

See our website at www.nazarethhouseap.org

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Where is Nazareth House?

While the workers finish placing the tiles

on our NHA Compound in Kabala, Sierra Leone

(ours, that is, as soon as we pay for it - $39,000 left to be paid),

I want to take a quick look over

that which makes Nazareth House Apostolate what it is today.

It is a growing family made up of people of all walks of life brought together to live in the ordinariness of the present moment for the Glory of God.

I have recently had several emails from those visiting our website that ask "What goes on behind the scene at Nazareth House?", "Besides the work in Sierra Leone, what does Nazareth House do?, "What do the Nazareth Houses in the USA do?"

These questions made me realize that we all know what Nazareth House Apostolate does in Sierra Leone. We are giving a hand to our brothers and sisters in that country that are in need. We're supplying Medical Clinics,

feeding the hungry,

making sure babies get a proper start in life,

providing education - you only need scroll through the many previous posts of this blog to see all that has been done.

So what is going on "behind the scene" in the hiddeness of Nazareth House? I'll tell you. We are living our lives, ordinary, everyday lives, finding God in each moment.

If you look, you'll find those of us in Nazareth House in our homes

or even in our private offices

preparing a special place of prayer. It can be a very simple corner

or more involved.

The point is to have a Holy place to draw us away

from the busyness and muchness of our lives and into God.

You'll find us spending time with their families.

We are taking prayer walks.

From the youngest to the oldest

we are all doing our part to live the life of Nazareth.

See us at the local Coffee House or in the grocery store.

Augies Coffee & Cafe, Chico CA

We are packing boxes to send to those in need in Sierra Leone.

And then we are unpacking the boxes once they arrive

and

sorting out the supplies

for distribution.

It takes funding to support the work so we are raising money for NHA. A few weeks ago, Savannah Butler of Maysville, Kentucky decided to have a Nazareth House Apostolate Fund Raiser during the Coffee Hour at St. Johns the Evangelist (ACC).