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CONTACT US:
We invite you to spend time with us in our monastery. To learn more, please contact:
Emmaus Monastery
10154 Pine Grove Road
Vestaburg, MI 48891-9555
(989) 268-5494
about@emmausmonastery.org

 
 

Giving
We thank God daily for our generous and willing Emmaus supporters, near and far. We could not continue our ministry without them. If you would like to support Emmaus with a donation or bequeathment, see below. To see our current "wish list," click here. To see our list of people and organizations we thank , click here.

Donations

For gifts of cash, thank you for your check or money order payable to Emmaus Monastery at 10154 Pine Grove Road, Vestaburg, MI 48891-9555. We will send a receipt for your tax-deductible gift.

If you are considering a bequest or including Emmaus Monastery in your will, please contact us to arrange details.

If you would like to donate property or needed items, please contact us. Our current needs are listed below.

Our Wish List
There are always more needs than one can meet in a large complex like this one. Here are a few of our most pressing needs.

 

FOR RETREATANTS

Repair work on the deck attached to Elizabeth

Card stationery and stamps

Clay

Watercolors

Watercolor paper

Construction of a new ladder to loft bedrooms in Bartimaeus

FOR THE MONASTERY

Carpenter assistance: Hang 4 doors in the cloister

2 Used cars (Our old reliable vehicles have mileage that now totals more than 350,000 miles)

Construction of a tool shed for the north campus

Construction of a carport or small garage for the sisters' vehicles

 

 

 

 

 

With Loving Thanks
Our love and prayers go out to all of our supporters this past year:

Loving Financial Support Books, Furnishings,
Supplies, Etc.

In Memory of +Dan Maleski: Vicki Autry, Saginaw MI; Joanna and Walt Balavich, Tucson AZ; Walt and Rita Blumm, Edmore MI; Mike and Sue Brodbeck, Alma MI; Monica Buchler, Alma MI; Richard and Jackie Buska, Saginaw MI; Rose Chvojka, Alma MI; Rosemary Corgan, Alma MI; Rob and Heather Dean, Saginaw MI; Bill and Lorena Fleming, Alma MI; Michael and Kim Fucile, Palm Harbor, FL; Sam and Marie Fulmer, Coleman MI; Robert and Jean Guldenzoph, Saginaw MI; Richard and Judith Gunther, St. Charles MI; Jo Ann Infante, Saginaw MI; David and Sally Johnston, Alma MI; Joe and Carolyn Kusowski, Saginaw MI; Dorothy Molesky, Saginaw MI; Ed and Marilyn Lorenz, Alma MI; Dennis and Deanna Moore, Edmore MI; Kim and Ellen Newson, Ithaca MI; Ed Olszewski, Ithaca MI; Bette Ponichtera, Saginaw MI; Naomi Potter, Alma MI; Marian Pryor, Alma MI; Rosemary Rice-Gutierrez, Bridgeport MI; Thomas Schmitz, Breckenridge MI; Sylvia Schooley, Owosso MI; Paul and Nancy Seely, Alma MI; Dave and Lenore Sprathe, Alma MI; Mary Weaver, Alma MI; Ron and Wanda Zulinski, Saginaw MI.

Institutional Donors: Association of Contemplative Sisters (Central Region); Christ the King Church, Howard City; Church of St. Mary, Alma; St. Bernadette of Lourdes Church, Stanton; St. Charles Church, Greenville; St. Margaret Mary Church, Edmore; St. Michael's Church, Remus.

  Individual Donors: Dale and Virginia Adams, Missouri Valley IA; Fr. Daniel, Vestaburg MI; Elaine Bachman, New Albany IN; Joyce A. Baugh, Mt. Pleasant MI; Stanley and Maxine Beard, Palmdale CA; Stan and Brenda Beard, Lanham MD; Connie Beatty, Walker MI; Sr. Janet Benish, Kent WA; Sr. Jean Marie Bird, Tobyhanna PA; Karen Blaha, Bolingbrook IL; Walt and Rita Blumm, Edmore MI; Joan Boersig, Indianapolis IN; Dorothy Brichta, Stanwood MI; Sue and Leo Bulger, Eden Prairie MN; Jane and Richard Bunge, Stanwood MI; Pat and Dick Chapin, Sheridan MI; Judy Conroy, Winn MI; Florence Corner, Vestaburg MI; Deacon John and Bea Cremin, Alma MI; Terri and Rick Cuellar, Indianapolis IN; Betty Cummins, Edmore MI; Fr. Jim Cusack, Grand Rapids MI; Steve Cybulski, Detroit MI; Jan Dart, Lansing MI; James and Carol Erickson, Mt. Pleasant MI; Mary Catherine Gibson, Brownsburg IN; Kit Groth, Walker MI; Parents of Ted and Maruja Gutmann-Gonzalez, San Nicolas-Chile; Roger Hatch, Mt. Pleasant MI; Jack and Shirley Heron, Edmore MI; Theresa Hoffman, Gross Ile MI; Kathleen Hufford, Stanton MI; Loraine and Frank Judis, Irons MI; Norman and Phyllis Jane Keon, St. Louis MI; Lura Kiely, Mt. Pleasant MI; Pearl Leist, Louisville KY; Oranit Limmaneeprasert, Sacramento CA; Suzanne M. Ludwig, Lansing MI; Sr. LaVonne Maas, OSB, St. Joseph MN; Bill MacGlarry, Cedar Lake MI; Don and Genevieve McKeage, Stanton MI; Bill and Bentura McVay, Alma MI; Mary Moomey, Alma MI; Buss and Marilyn Morse, Battle Creek MI; Delphine and Joe Palkowski, Detroit MI; Gerald Pung, Edmore MI; Bro. Fred Raehsler, CSC, Notre Dame IN; Mary Roddey, Bronx NY; Bishop Robert Rose, Grand Rapids MI; Abe and Anne Rossi, Grand Rapids MI; Lorraine Rowe, Sidney MI; Barb and John Schmutte, King George VA; Sr. Rose Mary Schroeder, OSF, Oldenburg IN; Lillian Simon; Edmore MI; John and Joanne Sinclair; Stanton MI; Sr. Constance Smith, OSF; Oldenburg IN; Imelda Smith, Vestaburg MI; Jerome and Carol Smith, Mt. Pleasant MI; Nancy Lee Stevens, North Andover MA; Sr. Anna Marie Stier, OSF, Oldenburg IN; Sr. Mary Catherine Stier, OSF, Oldenburg IN; Sr. Olivia Marie Stier, OSF, Oldenburg, IN; Rita Travis, Joliet IL; Gurina & Charlie Wolford, Missouri Valley IA; Marc and Carolyn Wolschon, Sheridan, MI.  

Individual Donors: Bishop Robert Rose, Grand Rapids MI; +Fr. Bernard Hall, Fr. Dave Parsch, Shields MI; Fr. Phil Sliwinski, Grand Rapids MI; Fr. Donn Tufts, Grand Rapids MI; Fr. John Ardis, CSP, Boston MA; Fr. Phil Shangraw; Grand Rapids MI; Fr. Fred Brucker, Greenville MI; Fr. Daniel, Vestaburg MI; Fr. John F. Cotter, Mt. Pleasant MI; Fr. John Blumm, Sulphur LA; Fr. Charlon Mason, Pewamo MI; Fr. Vincent Bryce, Chicago IL; Fr. Rock Badgerow, Baldwin MI; Fr. Wayne Wheeler, Jr., Big Rapids MI; Fr. Mike Danner, Grand Rapids MI; Fr. Charles Hall, Portland MI; Fr. Dick Host, Grand Rapids MI; Fr. Paul Milanowski, Grand Rapids MI; Fr. Phong Q. Pham, Kentwood MI; Fr. Tom Page, Rockford MI; Fr. Chris Rouech, Montague MI; Fr. Phil Witkowski, Shelby MI; Fr. Dennis Wagner, Grand Rapids MI; Fr. John Sarge, Saginaw MI; Fr. Bill Zink, Marne MI.

Liturgical Ministry for Eucharist Potlucks
Barn Door Studios, Stanton MI; Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Clyde MO; Discount Home Improvements, Grand Rapids MI; Sisters of Jesus Crucified, Branford CT; Dr. Dorothy Ballard, Norfolk VA; Walt and Rita Blumm, Edmore MI; Fr. Vincent Bryce, OP, Chicago IL; Pat and Dick Chapin, Sheridan MI; Rick and Terri Cuellar, Indianapolis IN; Betty Cummins, Edmore MI; Jane and Larry Dickie, Saugatuck MI; Paul and Ann Firsich, Penn Valley CA; Theresa Hoffman, Gross Ile MI; Paul and Tena Jordan, Canadian Lakes MI; Barbara King, Grand Rapids MI; Donna Kozian, Stanton MI; Vie and Jayna Malone, Dunlap IA; Pat McShosh, Crystal MI; Greg Millard, Stanton MI; John and Ruth Moore, Edmore MI; Jerry and Rosemary Pertz, Spring Lake MI; Sr. Donna Prickle, OSF, Indianapolis IN; Don and Henrietta Race, Blanchard MI; Joy Riemer, Grand Rapids MI; Mary Margaret Smetana, Brooklyn MI; Chuck and Doris Smith, Vestaburg MI; Imelda Smith, Vestaburg MI; Lois Steeb, Hampton VA; Don Stier, Hampton VA; Susan Wagner, Dearborn Heights MI.

Hospitality
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; Immaculata PA; Sisters of Jesus Crucified, Branford CT.

Interior Building Maintenance
Don Smith, Mr. Mom Svcs, Sheridan MI