BENEDICTINE FELLOWSHIP OF ST LAURENCE

THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO BRING MEN AND WOMEN TO FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST THROUGH THE SCRIPTURAL RULE OF ST. BENEDICT. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PURPOSE, THE ORGANIZATION WILL OFFER SPIRITUAL RETREATS OF ONE OR SEVERAL DAYS IN DURATION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF QUALIFIED CLERGY OR MONASTICS. THESE RETREATS WILL BE OFFERED ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO; THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES A CAMPUS FOR THE FOUNDATION OF AT LEAST ONE BENEDICTINE RULE MONASTERY FOLLOWING THE RULE OF ST. BENEDICT ON THIS SAME PROPERTY. THE MONASTERY OF OUR LADY AND ST. LAURENCE, ESTABLISHED IN 2013, OPERATES WITHIN THE BFSL AND HAS FR. THEODORE PHILLIPS AS ITS ABBOT. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ALSO INCLUDES AN ICON STUDIO FOR PRODUCING SUITABLE DEVOTIONAL ART FOR CHURCHES AND INDIVIDUALS AND A MODERN SCRIPTORIUM FOR THE COMPOSITION OF LITURGICAL BOOKS FOR THE USE OF CHURCHES. LANCELOT ANDREWES PRESS OPERATES WITHIN THE BFSL AS A SOURCE FOR ICONS AND LITURGICAL BOOKS.