Holy Theotokos Convent is a small community of Orthodox nuns that was founded in the rolling hills of Cedar Valley in the spring of 2001.<\/p>\n
Following a monastic life of prayer\u00a0and labour, they strive to be self-sufficient. Their handicraft and business – Joyous Light Candles – features the production of 100% pure beeswax candles, a full line of baptism and wedding items, homemade jams & jellies, all-natural beauty products, gift baskets and seasonal baked products.<\/p>\n
The nuns of Holy Theotokos Convent are operating a serious business with a witty logo – Nun Better – and online shopping capability. They process nearly 20,000 pounds of bees wax a year, which is purchased from beekeepers in Ontario and across Canada. Waste products from candle making – the extra wicks and wax – are made into fire-starter logs, which are also sold.<\/p>\n
The Joyous Light Candles shop is open daily from 11am to 7pm. Visitors are welcome. The business supports the real mission of this convent – worship and prayer, outreach and community service.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the nuns maintain their 20 acre property, from snowplowing to grass cutting. As a registered charity, they accept donations and the help of volunteers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":791,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stouffville.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/spotlight\/789"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stouffville.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/spotlight"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stouffville.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/spotlight"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stouffville.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stouffville.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}