{"id":7719,"date":"2025-03-12T22:55:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T22:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?page_id=7719"},"modified":"2025-07-19T03:43:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T03:43:27","slug":"new-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/en\/new-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Jacob House"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7719\" class=\"elementor elementor-7719\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b54ce2d elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b54ce2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c8f7e6\" data-id=\"6c8f7e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9159e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f9159e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>New House<\/strong><\/h2><p>At the end of January 2025, the house neighboring the monastery, located at 1552 Mountain Rd, was listed for sale. The house has 1,480 sq.ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a basement with two garages. The property contains 8.12 acres of land.<\/p><p>With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae and at the recommendation of several friends of the monastery, we decided to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we did everything we could to purchase the property. We made an offer of $550,000, which was accepted. On February 21, 2025, we signed the purchase contract. On the closing date of May 5, 2025, we officially gained ownership of the property.<\/p><p>On May 21, 2025, after the Divine Liturgy for Saints Constantine and Helen, the new house was blessed and dedicated to the Holy Hierarch Jacob of Putna.<\/p><p>After remodeling work is completed, the house will serve as guest quarters for pilgrims and official guests.<\/p><h2><strong>Loan<\/strong><\/h2><p>Several good Christians have offered to lend us the entire purchase price, thereby helping us avoid mortgage costs. We made a commitment to return the loan as quickly as possible, <strong>with a maximum term of 10 years and a minimum payment of $4,500 per month<\/strong>.<\/p><p>(If we would have applied for a mortgage, <strong>we would have paid the bank over <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1RfAX8oisZvyJNvTRqbk1F6UCDmWBDb2e\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$600,000<\/a> just in interest<\/strong>.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a96cf0e\" data-id=\"a96cf0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfe6e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abfe6e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front-1552.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front-1552.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front-1552-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front-1552-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front-1552-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5fa963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-foogallery\" data-id=\"a5fa963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"foogallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t#foogallery-gallery-8150 .fg-image {\r\n        width: 252px;\r\n    }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-gutter-10 fg-center fg-default fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom fg-ready\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-8150\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" 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width=\"252\" height=\"200\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/07\/casa_iacob_sfintire_1\/2208224324.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22252%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20252%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/casa_iacob_sfintire_2.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8148\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"200\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/07\/casa_iacob_sfintire_2\/12877755.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22252%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20252%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/casa_iacob_sfintire_3.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8149\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"200\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/07\/casa_iacob_sfintire_3\/854459544.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22252%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20252%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/casa_iacob_sfintire_4.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8157\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"200\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/07\/casa_iacob_sfintire_4\/2119210346.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22252%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20252%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a71bf8 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a71bf8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20d6a4e\" data-id=\"20d6a4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a08d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a08d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>New House<\/strong><\/h2><p>At the end of January 2025, the house neighboring the monastery, located at 1552 Mountain Rd, was listed for sale. The house has 1,480 sq.ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a basement with two garages. The property contains 8.12 acres of land.<\/p><p>With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae and at the recommendation of several friends of the monastery, we decided to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we did everything we could to purchase the property. We made an offer of $550,000, which was accepted. On February 21, 2025, we signed the purchase contract. On the closing date of May 5, 2025, we officially gained ownership of the property.<\/p><p>On May 21, 2025, after the Divine Liturgy for Saints Constantine and Helen, the new house was blessed and dedicated to the Holy Hierarch Jacob of Putna.<\/p><p>After remodeling work is completed, the house will serve as guest quarters for pilgrims and official guests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f046731\" data-id=\"f046731\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529227f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"529227f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front-1552.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front-1552.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front-1552-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front-1552-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/front-1552-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9fbafa elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9fbafa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bb5ddc\" data-id=\"9bb5ddc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c7006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34c7006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Loan<\/strong><\/h2><p>Several good Christians have offered to lend us the entire purchase price, thereby helping us avoid mortgage costs. We made a commitment to return the loan as quickly as possible, <strong>with a maximum term of 10 years and a minimum payment of $4,500 per month<\/strong>.<\/p><p>(If we would have applied for a mortgage, <strong>we would have paid the bank over <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1RfAX8oisZvyJNvTRqbk1F6UCDmWBDb2e\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$600,000<\/a> just in interest<\/strong>.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b52a4b\" data-id=\"3b52a4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8642b elementor-widget elementor-widget-foogallery\" data-id=\"7a8642b\" 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data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/07\/casa_iacob_sfintire_2\/12877755.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22252%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20252%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/casa_iacob_sfintire_3.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8149\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"200\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/07\/casa_iacob_sfintire_3\/854459544.jpg\" 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To this end, we have opened a special bank account with M&amp;T Bank, Middletown branch. There are several methods to send a donation, which will be deposited in this special account:<\/p><ul><li>You may submit <strong>checks<\/strong> via mail or in person. Please make out the check to the legal name of our monastery, \u201cSf. Dumitru Romanian Monastery and Camp\u201d, and write \u201cNew House\u201d in the memo line.<\/li><li>If you would like to send a one-time or recurring donation (via <strong>wire transfer or ACH<\/strong>), please write us at the email address below and we can send you the account and routing numbers.<\/li><li>You may send online donations via <strong>Zelle<\/strong> with no extra fees or commissions. Please\u00a0send your donation to <a href=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/zelle_casa.jpg\">casa@sfdumitru.org<\/a>:<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcac5f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bcac5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/zelle_casa.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/zelle_logo-r8ytv4gsvemcwhbeo1yzrs0xgdaj0gyk5zooaiarqg.png\" title=\"zelle_logo\" alt=\"zelle_logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6733be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6733be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>You may also send online donations via <strong>PayPal<\/strong>, with a small commission:<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2e8d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5b2e8d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<style>.pp-876WJMP3SRVWG {\r\n    text-align:center;\r\n    border:none;\r\n    border-radius:2rem;\r\n    min-width:20rem;\r\n    padding:0.2rem;\r\n    height:4rem;\r\n    font-weight:normal;\r\n    background-color:#FFD140;\r\n    color:#000000;\r\n    font-family:inherit;\r\n    font-size:1px;\r\n    line-height:1.25rem;\r\n    cursor:pointer;\r\n    margin-left: auto;\r\n    margin-right: auto;\r\n}<\/style>\r\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/876WJMP3SRVWG\" method=\"post\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display:inline-grid;justify-items:center;align-content:start;gap:0.5rem;margin:0 auto;\">\r\n  <input class=\"pp-876WJMP3SRVWG\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Donate via Paypal\" \/>\r\n  <img src=https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/images\/Debit_Credit_APM.svg alt=\"cards\" \/>\r\n  <section> Powered by <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/paypal-ui\/logos\/svg\/paypal-wordmark-color.svg\" alt=\"paypal\" style=\"height:0.875rem;vertical-align:middle;\"\/><\/section>\r\n<\/form>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4459c6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4459c6e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e46a909\" data-id=\"e46a909\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209946f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"209946f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>May our Lord Jesus Christ, His Most Pure Mother, and Saint Dimitrie reward you richly for your generosity. Any donation is welcome and appreciated. Your support will help further our monastery\u2019s mission unto the glory of God.<\/p><h2>Inquiries<\/h2><p>We ask that you address any questions or requests for additional information regarding the New House to the email address: <strong><a href=\"mailto:casa@sfdumitru.org\">casa@sfdumitru.org<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New House At the end of January 2025, the house neighboring the monastery, located at 1552 Mountain Rd, was listed for sale. The house has 1,480 sq.ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a basement with two garages. The property contains 8.12 acres of land. 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