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          purposes, if that were the only way to ensure the property would            
          retain its religious purpose.                                               
          Sale of the Monastery                                                       
               Father Stevens met Steven Archbold (Mr. Archbold), one                 
          petitioner, when Mr. Archbold attended a retreat at the property            
          in January 1997.  At the time, Mr. Archbold was studying to be an           
          ordained deacon in the Catholic Church.4  Father Stevens showed             
          the retreat attendees around the property and told them that the            
          subject property was for sale.                                              
               Father Stevens told Mr. Archbold that the subject property             
          would be sold for an amount to cover debts of the Monks Nonprofit           
          that approximated $75,000.  Mr. Archbold thought the geographical           
          isolation of the retreat center property would be perfect for the           
          religious education of junior high and high school students to              
          whom he taught confirmation classes and other religious classes.            
          Mr. Archbold thought the secluded location could help his                   
          students focus on spiritual growth.  Mr. Archbold decided to talk           
          to other members of his church community to see whether they                
          concurred with his idea.                                                    
               The other petitioners, Michael Cain, Roger Wortmann, and               
          William Hesse, informed Mr. Archbold that they and their wives              
          would be interested in purchasing the subject property with him.            
          The four husbands and wives formed Tintern Retreat Center, LLC              
          (TRC) and each family became a 25-percent member of TRY.  On May            
          22, 1997, TRY purchased for $75,000 the subject property and any            

               4Mr. Archbold was ordained as a deacon in 1999.                        




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