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About us
The Monastery of St. Mary Magdalene
A little about us
The Monastery of St. Mary Magdalene was established in July of 2011 in the tradition of a Martha-Mary convent. We have been received as a hesychasterion monastery in the Orthodox Church in America and are part of the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania, which is presided over by The Most Reverend Mark (Maymon), Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania. Our Chaplain is the V. Rev. Mark (Koczak).
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A little about the OCA
“The Orthodox Church in America traces its origins to the arrival in Kodiak, Alaska of eight Orthodox missionaries from the Valaamo Monastery in the northern Karelia region of Russia in 1794. The missionaries made a great impact on the native Alaskan population and were responsible for bringing many to the Orthodox Christian faith.”
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Our Beliefs
Our beliefs can be easily summarized by the Creed (AKA Symbol/Statement of Faith) that was drafted at the First Ecumenical Council in 325 AD and amended at the Second Ecumenical Council in 381 AD. Orthodox Christians recite this creed in unison at every Divine Liturgy and nearly every prayer service.
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33AD
the year Orthodoxy was founded
300+
millions of Orthodox Christians worldwide
1
# of Gods worshipped by Orthodox Christians
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# of saints worshipped by Orthodox Christian
Service
Whatever you do for the least of these, you did for me
Prayer
We pray for those who need others to join a choir of voices who are already intercessing for them, for those who have no others to pray for hem, and for those who do not know they need prayer.
Feeding the hungry
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Counseling
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Our Leadership
Meet Our Leadership
Mother Catherine
Abbess
Mother Catherine serves as the spiritual mother to the community and oversees the day to day operation of the monastery. She professed her first vows in 2011 and was took her monastic vows 2016. She was installed as abbess in 2021.
V. Rev. Mark Koczak
Chaplain & spiritual advisor
Fr. Mark provides spiritual and direct leadership to our monastery. Father is the rector at the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Church in Philadelphia. Click here to visit his parish page.
His Eminence Archbishop Mark
Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania
His Eminence Archbishop Mark provides leadership for our Diocese and as such he is also our shepherd. His office oversees a page for the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania. Click here to visit that page