Ways to support our life of prayer- tower

The most important way to help our Carmel is to PRAY for new vocations to our community, and to join us in praying for priests and the hierarchy, that they may be holy and courageous apostles for Christ. If you wish to support us further, please read  below.

Our Current Need

Our friends frequently ask if we have a special project that needs funding. In early 2020 we had planned to finish our bell tower, and replace our gate and a section of our enclosure wall. COVID put everything on hold for a few years, but at last we resumed construction! Rising costs have made it impossible to complete the entire project, but with the aid of Divine Providence we are completing the bell tower part of the project now.

Construction began on August 14th, 2024. Here are photos of the cornerstone blessing:

And on the eve of All Saints’ Day 2024, the exterior of the tower was completed! On a rainy morning, the roof was lowered by crane onto the limestone lantern and then the wind picked up, blew away the clouds, and the sun came out just after the golden Cross was affixed to the top. The video clip below captures the crowning moment while the happy nuns looked on from below.

 

Work on the inside of the tower continues into 2025. We are grateful for the assistance of our friends to complete this project!

_{Architectural drawings courtesy of Duncan G. Stroik Architect LLC}

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Ways You Can Help

Donate securely online You can donate using PayPal or credit card. You will not be required to set up a PayPal account. What is PayPal?

Send a check Checks may be made payable to:  Discalced Carmelite Nuns and sent to:      Carmelite Monastery 3501 Silver Lake Road Traverse City, MI 49684-8949

Other ways to donate
Remember us in your will Our legal title is: The Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Monastery of the Infant of Prague, Inc. Our monastery is a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt organization.  Therefore, all donations are tax deductible.  We will provide a tax receipt for your donation upon request.

Give a gift that keeps giving The Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation has an account to benefit the monastery. Monetary gifts to the Foundation are invested for us, and each year a part of the earnings is distributed to the monastery, or can be saved for a later need. For more information, click here.

If you would like to sign up to receive future notices of our special days of prayer four times a year by email, click here.

We are grateful for all of our friends, families, and benefactors who support us in our mission of prayer and intercession for the Church and the people of the world. Without your kind support, we would be unable to continue our lives of prayer. We remember in our daily prayers and sacrifices all those who do good to us, as our Holy Mother Saint Teresa of Jesus taught us.  May God reward you abundantly for your faithful generosity!