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07/14/10 Brother Alan Receives Novice Habit
06/16/10 Two New Observers
06/16/10 A New Postulant
06/16/10 Peter Vacari Visit
06/16/10 Retreatant Letter
06/12/10 Mepkin Celebrates With Our Jewish Brothers and Sisters
05/23/10 Brother Rafael Maria’s Profession of Temporary Vows
03/23/10 Brother Edward’s Funeral Liturgy
03/21/10 Brother Edward’s Long Wait Is Over
02/16/10 Mepkin Community Visits Abbot by Webcam
02/08/10 Brother Dismas Renews His Vows
01/15/10 A Special Gift for Mepkin’s Archives
12/03/09 Charleston City Paper: Saintly Shrooms
12/01/09 Meet two of Mepkin’s observers
11/24/09 Christmas Wreath
11/07/09 Little Sister Jo
11/07/09 Visiting Bishops
10/19/09 Bishop Wcela Teaches Scripture Classes
10/14/09 Father Richard returns to Ecuador
10/14/09 Dr. Ann speaks at Mepkin
10/14/09 Lila Luce visits Mepkin
09/30/09 Mepkin Abbey Native Plants for Sale at Two Local Garden Centers
09/28/09 The Return of a Vegetable Garden to Mepkin Abbey
09/19/09 Bishop Curlin Preaches the Annual Retreat
09/19/09 Father Christian is 95 years young!
09/19/09 A visit from the Abbot General
09/13/09 Abbot Stan’s Sabbatical
09/13/09 Brother Edward leaves the office of Prior
09/02/09 Fr. Francis’ Latest Concert
09/02/09 The Klines Visit Mepkin
07/28/09 Volunteer/Employee Appreciation Picnic
07/28/09 An Evening Harp Concert
07/23/09 Father Stan Returns to Thank Rehab Team
07/21/09 Mepkin Welcomes Br. Alan
07/21/09 Abbot Stan’s 50th Anniversary
07/09/09 Father Stan Comes Home to his Brothers
06/30/09 Fr. Stan Recovering from Fall
06/06/09 Piccolo Spoleto: The Ensemble of St. Clare
04/20/09 Rodney Odom: Our Newest Observer
04/17/09 Forbes: Business Secrets of Trappists
04/01/09 Associated Press Video on the Monks of Mepkin
03/16/09 Fr. Stan Returns from Esmeraldas
12/19/08 Fr. Richard Returns to Mepkin
01/09/07 Fr. Stan - Abbatial Blessing

Rodney Odom: Our Newest Observer

April 20th, 2009

Observer Rodney Odom

Observer Rodney Odom

Rodney Odom has been with us for a month as an observer. Living in the Charlotte area of North Carolina now, he grew up and received his early education in Philadelphia. Rodney has served in the Navy, received a Bachelor of Science degree, operated his own business and is presently employed by Frito-Lay. His strong sense of a call to monastic life brought him to enter RCIA classes in his parish and he has been carefully reading to educate himself further in matters of faith and the church.

See the News item for June 16, 2010 — in which we rejoice that Rodney is now a Postulant, trading his Blue Shirt for a White one!!