The Monastery of Levin New Zealand B'

Source: amphilochios.blogspot.com.au

Sacred Monastery of the Holy Archangels and St. Basil - Neo Tharri Levin, New Zealand.

    

Our revered Elder Metropolitan of New Zealand Amphilochios from the beginning of his presence in this beautiful country was searching for a suitable location for establishing a male Monastery.

  

Upon investigation and in a wonderful way, the required was found in an idyllic setting on the North Island of New Zealand outside the town of Levin: a piece of earthly paradise on 104 acres, crowned by New Zealand bush of silver fern on the top and with a large Makahika river

    

swirling like a giant snake at his feet, making its prostration.

    

Amidst the "Eden", the presence of God, wonderfully harmonized with the environment a church of the Grand Commanders of the Heavenly hosts with a chapel of St. Basil, has become a pole of attraction, as believers are coming from everywhere to relax and spiritually rejuvenate.

    

In this ‘‘spiritual lung’’ many New Zealanders as well are approaching to be edified and included within our Holy Orthodoxy

  

The Church of the Archangels has dimensions 9mx5m and the adjacent Chapel of St. Basil 6mx2.5m. The construction work began less than two years ago and the opening service of the two churches were on May 1. 2010.

  

Alongside a Baptistery in the shape of cross was built, and so far there have been several baptisms.

  

The brotherhood of the monastery consists of 4 monks and a novice brother. Authorized is the Father Meletios, who comes from Serbia.

Some of the monastery chores are gardening, farming, beekeeping and the production of candles.

  

A house, which from before existed on the property was adapted for monastery use but is found to be insufficient for the monks and the hospitality of the pilgrims.

So now there is a plan for construction of another building.

The assistance of any kind for the continuation of this God blessed work is welcome and also blessed by God.

  

We kindly ask you if you can donate whatever you can in this account:

Bank Westpac: Branch, 2 Devon St. East, New Plymouth, New Zealand

Name: Amfilochios Tsoukos

Full account number: 03-1566-0068447-00

Swift code: WPACNZ2W

Thank you for your support. May the Archangels be of help to you and your families and may you have the blessings of Saint Basil the organizer of Orthodox Monasticism.

12/22/2014

Comments
Judith Haswell7/22/2021 5:55 am
I have a special gift for the monastery that I hope you will accept. It is a brass crucifix with St Michael. It hangs. It's about 70 cm in height. It has two small candle holders, one on each side, each with a hook and there is one larger hook at the bottom. I have travelled a lot and visited many Orthodox centres but the only place I have ever seen this crucifix was in the Grand Meteoron Monastery in Greece. There were several of them hanging in a small refectory upstairs. I bought the one I have in Auckland from an antique shop 40 years ago now. I decided that I had to take it 'home' but if you will accept it, then I have managed it. It will be 'home'. I live in Whanganui. I will be passing through Levin on Wednesday 25 August and hope to deliver it to you then. Thank you, Judith Haswell.
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