The Monastery Of The Ascension is a community of fifteen Benedictine monks which has been in Southern Idaho since 1965. We live a life of prayer, work and reading accordng to the Rule of St. Benedict and try to serve the Catholic Church and the people of southern Idaho through various ministries which include parochial work, retreats, teaching and scholarship, ecumenical activities, counseling and spiritual direction, and social service.
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Oblates

[IMAGE] The Oblates are a group of about 150 lay people who have chosen to associate themselves with the monastic community of Monastery Of The Ascension. They are lay people who wish to share in the life of the monks by visits and retreats and days of prayer, by prayer for each other, and by volunteering at the monastery or contributing to it in some other way.

After people decide they want to be oblates, they spend a year as novices, during which time they try to observe the Benedictine rule according to their state in life, pray some of the liturgy of the hours, and visit the monastery for a retreat or day of prayer. At the end of that year, the oblate novices make a final oblation, where they pledge themselves to live the Benedictine spirit in their lives, pray some of the liturgy of the hours, and make an annual retreat.

There are local chapters in the Treasure Valley (meets at St. Paul's Student Center, Boise State University), Magic Valley (meets at the monastery), and Idaho Falls area. The Treasure Valley group is coordinated by Vanessa Butterfield: 208-344-7198 or vbutterfield@cableone.net.

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Monastery of the Ascension: Oblate Schedule

All oblate events are open to those who are not oblates.

Schedule of Oblate Meetings and Retreats:

July 2009 through November 2010:

Retreats at the Monastery in 2009-2010: (Friday evening through Sunday lunch):

  • July 24-26, 2009
  • November 6-8, 2009
  • February 26-28, 2010
  • July 30-August 1, 2010
  • November 5-7, 2010

    Picnic at the monastery: Feast of St. Benedict, July 11, 2010

    Meetings at the Monastery (1:00 PM on Sundays; let LuAnn know if you are going to be here for lunch):

  • September 27 (Rupp, Prayer, Introduction)
  • December 6 (Rupp, Prayer, ch. 1)
  • January 31 (Rupp, Prayer, ch. 2)
  • March 14 (Rupp, Prayer, ch. 3)
  • April 18 (Rupp, Prayer, ch. 4)
  • May 23 (Rupp, Conclusion)

    Meetings in Idaho Falls (10 AM on Saturdays to be specified, beginning in November (contract: Jerald and Carol Barbre, 208-529-3317; barbre3317@msn.com.

    Meetings in Boise (at St. Paul's Student Center)

  • September 25, Friday, at 6:30 PM (potluck) (Rupp, Prayer, Introduction)
  • November 29, Sunday, 1:00 PM (Rupp, Prayer, ch. 1)
  • January 24, Sunday, 1:00 PM (Rupp, Prayer, ch. 2)
  • March 21, Sunday, 1:00 PM (Rupp, Prayer, ch. 3)
  • April 16, Friday, 6:30 PM (Rupp, Prayer, ch. 4 & conclusion)
  • May 30, Sunday, 1:00 PM (picnic, place to be arranged)

    Unity, Oregon: We'll arrange something for December-January.

    For further information contact Fr. Hugh (208-761-9389 or 208-324-2377 x 202), hughf@idahomonks.org

    The Monastery Of The Ascension
    541 East–100 South
    Jerome, ID 83338
    208-324-2377

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