Many thanks to all our Thebaid Project supporters so far, who have propelled the crowdfunding total to $2,700 — almost 20% of our goal! Even more impressive is our overall fundraising total from all methods (crowdfunding, PayPal, check/cash), which is above $6000 from nearly two dozen supporters/families. This is a great blessing and encouragement, for which we are …
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Week 1: Crowdfunding Recap & Thank You
Thank you to all supporters of the North American Thebaid Project so far, especially to you who contributed during the first week of the Crowdfunding campaign. The Week 1 numbers are very encouraging. As of mid-day July 18: Our Facebook Launch Announcement reached over 1,400 views, with 64 Facebook shares by supporters and over 100 …
Welcome, Byzantine TX readers…
Glad to see so many of you visiting here at Thebaid.org! Many thanks to Byzantine, TX Blog for re-posting the video and intro text for the North American Thebaid Project! The word is getting out, and I hope for more such shares soon... For you joining us from Byzantine TX (and elsewhere), I hope you'll linger …
Pre-Launch Announcement kicks off Thebaid Project
We are officially in the "Pre-Launch" phase of the North American Thebaid Photographic Pilgrimage Project. The initial crowdfunding campaign will be launching very soon now, as the last components are put in place this coming week. I think it is especially fitting that my first public presentation on the Thebaid Project — to my home parish …
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What is a ‘Thebaid’?
What is a “thebaid”? Per the Catholic Encyclopaedia, The valley of the Nile, under Roman domination, was divided into four provinces: Lower and Upper Egypt, Lower and Upper Thebaid. The last two comprised the upper part of the valley. During the fourth to fifth centuries it was the chosen land of the monks, who by their sanctity and by the form they impressed on the monastic system greatly influenced …
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