Bridgewater Township monastery holding Romanian-American festival
Two years ago the Romanian Orthodox monastery located on Sheridan Rd. in Bridgewater Township suffered a devastating fire, burning everything to the ground. This weekend they will be opening their doors to the public for a Romanian-American Festival! On Saturday September 1st and Sunday September 2nd, from 2 to 10 pm each day, everyone is invited to help celebrate 100 years since the Grand Unification of Romania in 1918 with singers and dancers from around the country and a special guest, singer Mariana Anghel from Romania. While admission is free, there will be Romanian food and drinks for sale, as well as a raffle as this event is a fund-raiser to raise money for the building of an all new church which will associated with the monastery.
Within the last two years the religious community has undergone significant changes not just in the physical structures of their organization, which were rebuilt last last summer, but also in its hierarchical structure. In 2016 the monastery was called Holy Ascension Orthodox Christian Monastery and was a part of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, which is itself a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. Last summer the monastery decided to leave the diocese and changed its name to the Holy Trinity Monastery. One of the changes they’ve made is to start a Romanian Cultural Center, which is attached to the monastery. It is the Romanian Cultural Center, which is hosting this event.
If you’ve been curious about the monastery or interested to know more about Romanian culture, this is your chance! Food available will include sarmale (stuffed cabbage), mititei (skinless sausage), langosi cu branza (doughnuts), Romanian beer, soft drinks, baked goods, and more. For more information, visit the cultural center’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CentrulCulturalSfantulConstantinBrancoveanu.
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