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The community consists of men living In 1991, COTH and the Boscobel skete were received into the monastic tradition Russian Orthodox Church Outside of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. The community produces icons, keeps the church and mission structures, and conducts pastoral, charitable and [[missionary]] outreachRussia (ROCOR).
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{{monastery|
name=St. Isaac of Syria Skete|
jurisdiction=[[Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia|Bulgarian]]''independent''|
type=Male Skete|
founded=1987|
superior=''vacant''Abbot [[Simeon (Gitlis)|Simeon]]|
size=5 monks|
hq=Boscobel, Wisconsin|
'''St. Isaac of Syria Skete''' is a [[monastic]] community for men located in Boscobel, Wisconsin. There are currently four monks and one novice within the monastery.
The community was founded in April 1987, under the auspices of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, with the arrival of Abbot Simeon Gitlis to the Boscobel area. The skete was is an offshoot of Christ of the Hills Monastery (COTH) in Blanco, Texas, which at the time belonged to the Archdiocese of Vasiloupolis.
In time, a church, a school and the [[Monastery of St. Silouan (Boscobel, Wisconsin)|Monastery of St. Silouan]], a female monastery]] , were also constructed.
The current status of the monastery is unclear, as it no longer appears on the Bulgarian Diocese website.<!--==Daily Life==5am - Matins and First Hour.:Breakfast, chores, quiet time.9am - Third Hour.:House meeting, work time.Noon - Sixth Hour.:Lunch, work, personal time.3pm - Ninth Hour.:Work time.5pm - Vespers.:Supper.7pm - Compline.:Quiet time.-->==Timeline==*1986 Jun - Fr Simeon goes on a retreat to Boscobel, erecting a skete returned its [[chapelantimension|antimins]]. People to ROCOR in 1999, after ROCOR withdrew its antimins from the surrounding community join him in worshipCOTH.*1987 Apr - St. Isaac of Syria Skete founded; St. Nicholas Orthodox Mission Church founded.*1991 Aug - Some time later the community joined the [[Monastery Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of St. Silouan (Boscobelthe USA, Wisconsin)|Monastery of St. SilouanCanada and Australia]] founded near the Skete.*1994 Sep - St. Isaac's Orthodox School founded.*In 2009 Apr - Fr. Simeon is Gitlis was deposed by Metropolitan Joseph of the Bulgarians, and the Bulgarian Diocese of diocese withdrew its antimins from the skete. The community is now operating without a bishop. The community produces icons, keeps the USAchurch and mission structures, Canada and Australiaconducts pastoral, charitable and the antimens is withdrawn[[missionary]] outreach.
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