The blood of martyrs is the seeds of the church!

The Syriac Orthodox Monastery of the Holy Martyrs and Orthodox Worker Communities welcome all and offer hospitality, healing, learning, and, most importantly, hope. Hope in solidarity with the poor and the homeless, the disenfranchised and forgotten, those never heard, seen, or even wanted. Serving God by serving the poor and the poorest of the poor, the disenfranchised and marginalized.

The Gospel Christ inspires us and teaches us, "Whatever you do to the least of my people, do you do unto me." If we listen, we hear the call to be open to one another, to give what we have, and to welcome all guests as we would welcome Christ Himself. The monastery is a place of healing, nourishment, learning, and service, where folks respond to each other's needs.

All are welcome to come and taste and see the Orthodox world through the tangible gifts, grace-filled moments, and love of each other. We carry on under the flag of openness to all as we labor under the Christian negotiable stature of unconditional love in service to all —seeing Christ in every face.

This is only possible because of your unceasing prayers and continued support. Please keep all in your prayers and consider even a small donation.

Your prayers and donation will give hope to many who have no hope and do not think others care about what happens to them.

What we do is very simple: we feed folks. Feed their bodies and feed their souls.

The greatest miracle is not raising the dead, but rather, it is feeding those who are hungry. And their bodies and souls both hunger!

The Monastery of the Holy Martyrs and Orthodox Worker Communities serves the homeless and the near homeless, the disenfranchised and marginalized, the poorest of the poor, and those unseen, unheard, and unwanted. Some live in drafty houses and apartments. Many live on the streets.

We serve all Christ brings to our doors or who He takes us to on the streets.
All set at Christ's table, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Atheists, and folks of no faith. And we serve all. All are welcome. We were the homeless and the near homeless; we were disenfranchised and poor, and we were never seen because no one wanted to see us.
We help individuals and groups advocate for themselves.

We provide essentials like food, clothing and shoes, diapers and toiletries, and, often, a nice hot meal. We help relieve some of the burden so you can use your income to pay your utility bills rent and buy food or gas.

We also pray for our salvation and the salvation of all, including those we serve and all those unknown, unseen, and unwanted. Prayers are regularly offered in the monastery's sanitary, but many times in homeless encampments, vacant lots, and street corners—wherever Christ leads us.

For many, the Monastery of the Holy Martyrs and Orthodox Worker Communities is the voice before agencies, boards, courts, and wherever folks need to be heard but are not listened to.

We also show the stories of how other folks are making a difference in the lives of their neighbors.

Your unceasing prayers and continued support are needed. Please keep all we serve and all those serving in your prayers. No donation is too small. Remember the widow and her mite. Recurring donations help since they mean less time is spent asking for help and more time is given to serving all those Christ brings to us.

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Syriac Orthodox Monastery of the Holy Martyrs

What we do is simple -- We feed folks! Hungry?