50/50 Raffle

50/50 Raffle

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We are proud to announce our first 50/50 Raffle for the benefit of The Monastery of Our Lady of the Desert facility improvements and Council 3448 Building Fund.

One lucky winner will receive one-half of the proceeds with the other half split between the Monastery and the #3448 Knights.

In addition, the winner of the raffle is invited to the Monastery for a weekend of reflection and prayer.

Raffle tickets are $25 each. The drawing will be held on March 31, 2026. Please join us in this very worthy endeavor.

Raffle Tickets are $25 per ticket. Need not be present to win. Winner will be drawn on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at Noon. Winner will be contacted by telephone.

More about The Monastery of Our Lady of the Desert

50/50 Raffle

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Mission Statement of our Benedictine Nuns–The Monastery of Our Lady of the Desert is a monastic community of women in the Benedictine tradition. We profess vows of stability, conversion of life and obedience. Our primary mission, is to seek God through a life of prayer, silence and solitude. Our way of life frees us to give glory and praise to God, intercede through prayer for the needs of the world and hospitality.

Visit their website at https://www.ourladyofthedesert.org/

Currently the Monastery consists of a Chapel, garden, three guest houses, a dormitory and main house.

The Journey:

• 1990 oblates of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu, NM
• 1990-1997 Sisters move to Santa Cruze, NM
• 1997-2008 Then to Abiquiu, NM
• 2007 Florez Family gifts 40 acres to the Monastery in Gobernador, NM
• 2008 Community arrives in Blanco, NM at St. Rose of Lima

The Sisters of The Lady of the Desert Monastery live on 40 acres of remote, sometimes harsh high plains desert. There have been many challenges met by hard work and donations from many local residents and groups. They are at the end of a very rural electric coop and frequently have no electricity, their primary source of energy for heating, cooking and operating their water well.

The Knight of Columbus San Juan Council 3448 tries to help the Monastery with food and supplies as needed including some assistance for building repairs. To support the Sisters, Council 3448 has decided to team with them for this fundraising event.

The Lady of the Desert Monastery and San Juan Council 3448 50/50 Raffle tickets are $25 each. The drawing will be held on January 31, 2026. Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.sjkoc.org
KnightÕs of Columbus San Juan Council 3448 are proud to announce our First 50/50 raffle for the benefit of The Monastery of Our Lady of the Desert facility improvements and Council 3448 Building Fund. One lucky winner will receive one-half of the proceeds with the other half split between the Monastery and the Knights. In addition, the winner of the raffle is invited to the Monastery for a weekend of reflection and prayer.

Please join us in this very worthy endeavor.

This 50/50 raffle will run from March 3, 2026 until May 30, 2026, at high noon when the drawing will be held at Knights of Columbus Hall, 305 North Orchard, Farmington, New Mexico. The winning ticket will be drawn at 7 pm that Saturday. One lucky winner will receive one half of the proceeds from the total ticket sales. Tickets cost $25 each and can be purchased from a Council 3448
Knight or directly on-line through the secure shopping cart, above. A daily tally will be posted on the
website. You must be a minimum of 18 years old to purchase a raffle ticket.

The winner of the raffle will be responsible for all applicable state and local taxes.