As a registered charity founded by directors with an intimate understanding of the Monastery’s goals and the obstacles that the Sisters have encountered, VMC Monastery Foundation’s mission is to help support the Monastery with creative and consistent fundraising initiatives. Despite the Sisters’ best efforts and several fundraising events that have been organized in the past, the Monastery’s means, resources, and income remain limited. As countless organizations across the world at large can attest, the arrival and ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic have only complicated matters further.
The unforeseen events of the past several years have substantially impacted the in-person donations and support that have long been crucial to the Monastery’s efforts, all while numerous sectors – charities included – have prioritized digitization in an effort to remain operational. This is where VMC Monastery Foundation aims to help, namely by embracing the new digital paradigm and establishing an online platform to gather donations and other forms of support that will aid the Monastery in reaching its goals. An online presence will also allow us to build a community of like-minded people and effectively inform the general public of the Monastery’s greatest needs and active endeavours.
In addition to acting as a centre for Orthodox practice and female monasticism, the Monastery of the Virgin Mary the Consolatory has dedicated its recent efforts to an important undertaking: The construction of new living quarters for its resident monastics. In light of the various difficulties and setbacks the Monastery has encountered over the course of this long-term project, VMC Monastery Foundation has made it a priority to raise funds meant to help facilitate and complete the construction of this new residence.
VMC Monastery Foundation’s overall mission goes beyond the completion of these new living quarters, as the Monastery is in need of ongoing support for regular maintenance and the daily needs of its resident Sisters. If you’d like to know more about VMC Monastery Foundation, our mission, the Monastery, or how you can contribute to our cause, feel free to contact us here, and we’ll be happy to fill you in with any particulars.
The foundation’s directors came together with the sole and common goal of seeing the monastery prosper and are thus working without compensation.
