We, the monks and community at St. Tikhon's, are dedicated to whole-heartedly serving the Lord and helping the Church in America as best as we possibly can. Many projects and services have been and will be initiated at the Monastery to help bring us to financial and spiritual stability. Nevertheless, the most important of these, liturgical and personal prayer for the salvation of all mankind, has been the primary and continuous work here for the past 105 years. However, we are still in great need of your prayers and support. Historically, St. Tikhon's has always helped the Church by here by giving its very life blood and yet we are still in need of the good will and help from all the faithful of the Orthodox Church in America. We are working very hard at St. Tikhon's Monastery not only to build up the monastery and immediate community but also for the entire Church in America, especially through our Seminary work and publications. Eventually, we desire to build a new facility where a vast number of visitors could come to find spiritual and physical refreshment. Currently, we do have nice guest facilities for up to 7 men and 4 women and are always open to the general public. We warmly extend a friendly invitation to all to visit, to pray, to stay and to help us in a new beginning as we start to renew America's oldest Orthodox Monastery. Also, we are currently accepting new vocations.
Click here to read an article about the ancient and contemporary value of Monasticism. Further, we are also currently visiting parishes and giving retreats and talks through America. To have us come to your parish, please contact the Monastery at 570-937-4067.
Throughout the history of Christ's Church, monasteries have served as centers of spiritual enlightenment, strongholds of Orthodox truth and piety, havens for those seeking salvation through ascetic struggle, prayer, and humility, and places of pilgrimage for those desirous of inner renewal, reflection, and spiritual guidance.
This has been the mission of the Monastery of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk for over one hundred years, since its establishment in 1905 as the first Orthodox monastery in North America. With God's help, the monastery has steadfastly sought to fulfill this holy purpose, and by doing so, has proven indispensable to the life and growth of the Orthodox Church on this continent.
It is our hope that this website will serve not only as introduction to the monastery for those unfamiliar with its rich history and significant impact on the Church in America, but also as means for the further glorification of God and His Saints who have walked these hallowed grounds.
All those who are interested in Orthodox monastic life are welcome to contact the Monastery's Abbot, Fr. Sergius, at abbotsergius@gmail.com. The Monastery has a new guest house and hopefully, God willing, we will in the future build a new complex for more monks and visitors. May God bless you and be assured of your continued prayers for you and for all Orthodox Christians alive and asleep in the Lord here in America and throughout the world.
