Blog | Trappist Monastery, Moncks Corner, South Carolina

Mepkin Abbey Now Available for Weddings

April 20, 2021

Mepkin’s friends and neighbors can now reserve the abbey…

Monastic Guest Program Recommences

April 13, 2021

One of the many consequences of the COVID pandemic was the…

Brother Matthew Enters the Novitiate

March 27, 2021

On the Feast of the Annunciation Thursday, March 25, Brother…

A New Resident

March 27, 2021

Henry Chen has come to Mepkin and is hoping to live with…

Saturday Plant Sale

March 12, 2021

On Saturday, March 6th, the members of the Agricultural Institute,…

In this series, we will be exploring some of the ways that the monks of Mepkin Abbey pray and inviting you to participate with us, if you feel called, in some or all of them. First, we will reflect on the Divine Office. St. Benedict refers to it in the Rule as the Work of God and says it is the most important thing that a monk does. The individual times of the Divine Office are often referred to as “The Hours.”

St. Francis Retreat Reopens

February 3, 2021

The St. Francis Retreat Center reopened December 2020 with…

Brother Jophan Takes the Monastic Habit

January 30, 2021

On Tuesday, January 26th, the Feast of the Founders of the…

New Member Joins Regenerative Agricultural Institute

January 29, 2021

Katherine Weatherall has joined the Regenerative Agricultural…

New Resident at Mepkin

January 25, 2021

Mepkin has a new resident, Jake Atlas, who will be with us…

Mepkin’s New Postulant

January 14, 2021

Greg Wilson became a postulant of Mepkin Abbey January 6th…

New January Refectory Book

January 14, 2021

The latest book that the monks are reading in the refectory…

Can you make a donation to Mepkin?

Because we closed our front gate and stopped all visitors to the monastery, no one at Mepkin has caught the virus. However, also because of this shutdown, which was necessary to keep us safe, we lost all of our income producing activities, including our mushroom production, the Retreat Center, and the Abbey Store. We have no idea when we will be able to resume these activities.

If you, too, are suffering economic hardships, please know that you are in our prayers. If you are in a safe financial position, perhaps you would consider making a donation to Mepkin to help us sustain our life of prayer, so we can be ready to welcome visitors, guests and retreatants back into our midst when all is safe.

To donate online, click here, or you may send a check to Mepkin Abbey, 1098 Mepkin Abbey Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461.

Thank you and God bless you and your loved ones.

Fr. Joe Tedesco
Superior, Mepkin Abbey