The monastic Community of Grandchamp is centered in the French-speaking region of Switzerland and it has a smaller branch, called Sonnenhof, in the German-speaking area.
Here are some pictures of the Sonnenhof chapel during Advent.
Simplicity and silence play a major role in the life of the nuns and their volunteers and retreat guests.
The Community focuses on this icon, the "icon of the Holy Trinity," which depicts the visit of the three angels to Abraham and Sarah at the Oak of Mamre.
A small bell is struck once to open each of the four daily offices (prayers).
You can just see her silhouette here in the darkness in the cloister outside the chapel, but the sister is ringing the bell to call everyone to compline, the last prayer of the night.
This is the bell and knotted rope, with the village of Gelterkinden below.
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(Linking to inSPIREd Sunday blog.)
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