As of January 2nd, 2008, the monks of Our Lady of Clear Creek Monastery are no longer living in the temporary shelter afforded by a converted horse barn.  Thanks to the prayers and generosity of a great number of our friends—known or unknown to us—we have left our dear cowboy Bethlehem on the banks of Clear Creek to take up residence in a truly monastic structure, the building we refer to as the “residence”.  It would be difficult to convey how blessed the monks are to be in this place prepared for them by so many sacrifices and with such care.  Those especially, who looked forward to the American foundation while living in France for so many years, can hardly believe the dream has turned into a very solid reality. 

Although we look forward to a bit of peace and quiet before undertaking the labor of completing this house dedicated to Our Lady of the Annunciation, there remains the fact that we still do not have that most essential part of any monastery which is the church. 

For the time being the crypt of the church (already completed though without finishes) will offer a spacious setting for our liturgical life.  Nevertheless, the sight of what has been so well completed to date only underlines more acutely the absence of the most important part of all, an abbatial church, l’abbatiale. 

One might expect that we would no longer have any “housing” problems, now that we have taken up our quarters in the new residence.  That is true in a way (we now have six empty cells available), but with the number of postulants arriving, we must already begin building again some temporary structures outside the main building, as we expect to fill the vacant cells fairly soon.  In a way it would be more convenient to build another residence building before taking on the construction of the church, but it is not fitting that the monks have a good roof over their heads while the Lord is still lodged in a kind of cave (the crypt).  We are confident that many of you will want to help us continue to build something beautiful for Him and for His Immaculate Mother.  May you share in the blessings of such a noble and worthy enterprise.

You may make checks payable to Clear Creek Monastery and mail to:

Br.. Philip Anderson, Prior
Clear Creek Monastery
5804 W. Monastery Road
Hulbert, OK 74441-5698

Phone: (918) 772-2454
Fax: (918) 772-1044

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With trust in Divine Providence and the generosity of Catholics who love the Latin Mass and Gregorian Chant, the monks have chosen a hilltop site on their property, and architect Thomas Gordon Smith of Notre Dame has produced watercolor renderings of what the new monastery might look like.

See additional renderings

(Lower level of the future church)Crypt, built in 2003-2004

Church to be built during next phase of constructions