Our Lady of Spring Bank Abbey disbanding

I posted previously that the Sparta based Laser Monks had declared bankruptcy.  I guess I didn't realize that their order would be completely disbanding.  I found out that they would be selling much of what they had at a garage sale.  I went Saturday with a friend and found out the sale had been going on for two weeks.  Luckily there were still several icons(not originals but photos of icons) left over.  They were priced to sell and I purchased something like 15 of them.

I got a chance to see the chapel, for the first and sadly the last time.  I didn't bring my camera.  The monks are selling everything, and they will be having an estate sale some time in September to divvy up their nearly 500 acre residence.  Several of the monks have already left, and a few are still there to wrap everything up.  One is going to Prairie du Sac to minister to the sisters there.  One to an abbey in Quebec.  I did not pry into more of the details but it is very sad.  The Cistercians have had a presence in Wisconsin for a long time.  But I can confirm the order is disbanding and by the end of the year everyone will be gone.  I'm not sure why nobody else has reported on this for as much press as LaserMonks have gotten through the years.

Oh I forgot to mention, they are disinterring the graves and moving them to another permanent location as well. 

I also don't know why I bought this... or why it exists...