Fr Alexander Schmemann+ writes about the season of Lent

The Feast of the Nativity warms the first month of winter

As we give thanks, remember the joy of giving.

Consider supported the monastery in a special way

The annual Nativity Letter & Fall Newsletter are now available

The Nativity Fast reminds us the next great Feast is nearing.

November 7-9

All are welcome

The Feast of the Protection starts the first full month of fall.

Before Thy Cross we bow down in worship...

The crisp air of approaching fall fills the monastery grounds.

September 19 - 21

The Dormition Feast is at the heart of the month of August

The new icon contains all saints associated with North America

Visit and learn about St. Tikhon's in this new video.

Few know of this Colonial Colonel who because Orthodox

Mid-summer brings a quiet month at the monastery

America's first Orthodox female saint!

The fast is mentioned as early as the 4th Century

The monastery is surrounded by shades of green as we welcome Pentecost!

Explore the Ascension visually!

Find out what has been going on at the monastery and how you can help!

Submit names for our annual moleben service

Join us for the annual Memorial Day Pilgrimage!

Christ is Risen!  Truly He is Risen!

A day by day description

121st Annual Pilgrimage...100th Anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon, Enlightener of North America and Founder of the Monastery of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk

Holy Week and Pascha arrive along with spring flowers!

Guidance from the text of a homily from 1901

Music opportunities in May and beyond

Help us renovate this vital part of our monastery complex

Elder St. Porphyrios on Spiritual Struggle

The joyful sorrow of Lent fills the month of March

It's not just a season

The Triodion period begins next Sunday!

Mid-February marks the start of the Lenten Triodion

St. Tikon gives guidelines on enjoying life the right way

Image of Fr Archimandrite Zecharias, Archimandrite Sergius & Igumen Archimandrite Peter

Words of wisdom from Archimandrite Zacharias

The year is new but Christ remains the same!

From St. John Chrysostom

From the Brotherhood of St. Tikhons Monastery

We see the Nativity icon each year...but do we considered the full meaning?

Read the life and spiritual guidance of America's first saint!

Fasting leads to feasting during the last month of the year.

Archimandrite Sergius has released his annual outreach to friends of the monastery.

Names will be offered on Thanksgiving Day.

Thoughts from Priest Alexei Shishkin of Kirov.

+Father Nicodemus+ 1948-2024

As colorful leaves fall words of  thanksgiving rise!

Did you know St. Tikhon's has a music program?

A letter to an orphan can guide believers of all ages.

Prayers will be offered on Saturday, October 19

The colors of fall fill the monastery grounds

As the colors of fall arrive, so does the still soft voice of God.

The saint offers guidance on revising Holy Communion

"...in celebrating Mary’s birth we find ourselves already on the road to Bethlehem..."

The monastery welcomes the cooling breezes of fall after a hot summer.

St. John the Baptist has feast days throughout the Church Calendar

The feature has been updated with audio!

The liturgical year draws to a close as a new educational year draws near.

Time to submit names for our annual moleben service!

A new brief movie serves as an introduction to our program

Age continues to catch up to the monastery grounds.

The Feast of St. Anna is special at the monastery.

Here is Archimandrite Sergius' annual Pentecost letter.

Archimandrite Sergius reviews recent events at the monastery.

Three major feasts highlight June's calendar this year.

Stop by if you are in the area for any events or services!

Truly He is Risen!

Help the monastery remedy a dangerous situation.

Take a visual stroll through Holy Week!

May 25 - 27

May starts with Pascha and ends with the Pilgrimage!

For Sundays and other special days

At the Monastery April 2-3

The heart of Lent lies in April this year.

Father Alexander+ explores weekend services and the emphasis of each Sunday

Father Alexander+ examines the weekdays of the Lenten season

Father Alexander Schmemann+ examines Cheesefare Sunday and the Great Canon

Part one of four by Fr Alexander Schmemann+

Lent Begins March 18

Weekend and residency opportunities are available

St. Tikhons School of Iconography is continuing its pilot year with Anton and Ekaterina Daineko as the primary instructors. The new icon school studio building God willing will have its grand opening on Memorial Day. For more on going and current information please see the new Facebook page here. 
For inquiry about studying with the program please contact Ekaterina Daineko at ptahminsk@gmail.com. To see Anton and Ekaterina's work please see the Orthodox Arts Journal here: 
https://orthodoxartsjournal. org/fluidity-and-refinement- the-icons-of-anton-and- ekatarina-daineko/ 
 

The cold of February is warmed with the Light of Christ at the monastery.

The memory of the Magi is a year-round inspiration

The official end of Feasts in the Orthodox Church

The light of Theophany brightens the long dark days of winter.

From the Brotherhood of St Tikhon's Monastery

'The heavens give glory as the Lord is revealed by a star'

The December calendar has more Old Testament saints that perhaps any other month.

The Feast of Nativity brings joy to close out 2023

The newsletter and personal note from Archmandrite Sergius to close out 2023.

Make the Thanksgiving celebration a daily event in your life.

“Deliver us from all harm, for you are the commanders of the powers on high!”

What is the significance of the 3rd, 9th and 40th day after passing?

Giving thanks is more beautiful than the brigthest autumn leaf!

The final Memorial Saturday of the year is commemorated October 21, 2023

As leaves begin to change life at the monastery is unchanged

"Cover us with your Protecting Veil and deliver us from all evil..."

Three steps to regaining the fervor of our Faith.

A new Church Year begins as fall approaches.

St Nikolai writes about the supernatural flame of God in the world.

Unexpected blessing from the Myrrh Streaming icon.

A brief meditation on the lack of immediate response to our prayers

The monastery's Patronal Feast falls on a Sunday this year.

Getting to the true 'heart' of our Faith

Saint Paisios gives guidance on seeing the full picture

The annual St. Anna Celebration highlights mid-summer

Twin pillars of the Church.

A review of what and why.

'Come Holy Spirit'.

Pentecost and Sts Peter & Paul fill June with major feasts

Memory Eternal!

Stop by if you are in the area!

Time again for the summer update from Archimandrite Sergius

A brief background snapshot

Meaning of this sometimes overlooked Feast

The annual Pilgrimage follows the Feast of the Ascension to close out the month

Prayer is the answer to all challenges of life.

May 27 - 29

Truly He is Risen!

Join us if you are in the area!

What they are and how they work together for our benefit

Pascha arrives in the heart of April!

Final thoughts from Metropolitan Tikhon

Another excerpt from the Metropolitan's Lenten message

Metropolitan Tikhon's Archpastoral Message for Lent 2023

March is once again the heart of the Lenten season.

As we approach Lent consider this additional wisdom

More guidance of Blessed Alexander

Wisdom of Hieroconfessor Alexander of Omsk

The brightness of the Presentation breaks the early evening darkness of February

Elder St. Porphyrios imparts words of wisdom.

Four slots are available for this pilot program

Elder St Paisios reveals what really matters.

Theophany brightens the cold start of 2023

From the Brotherhood of St. Tikhon's Monastery

Here are the main verses from the Bible on the Birth of the Lord

From fast to feast in the month of the Nativity

Review 2022 with our annual end-of-year newsletter

Names of the living are being accepted through 5pm on Wednesday, November 23

Our attention turns to the Nativity starting on the 15th

Help us build a welcome center!

All submissions of pannykhidas or commemorations will be included in weekend services.

The Metropolitan was laid to rest at the monastery last month

Colors abound as fall arrives at the monastery.

Register soon to insure you place

The Elevation of the Holy Cross is the heart of September

Noted author and theologian Metropolitan Kallistos Ware has fallen asleep

Help us paint the monastery chapel!

An ancient document summarizes the events of this feast.

After a quiet July, August brings many Feast Days.

St. Tikhon's Music program continues to gain attention

Text of the address of Archimandrite Sergius

Submit names for our annual moleben

The annual St Anna Celebration hightlights the month of July

This day is also established to encourage us to follow the way of the saints...

The Monatery of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk is pleased to release a newly updated 360° Virtual Tour produced by Orthodox360.com.

The annual Pentecost letter and Summer newsletter are here!

Grounding breaking and blessing at the monastery

The feasts of the Ascension and Pentecost highlight the month.

Here is the schedule of services and events

A life in pictures

The Memorial Day Pilgrimage returns for 2022

Truly He is Risen!

A snapshot day-by-day of our final week leading to Pascha

Holy Week and Pascha highlight the first full month of spring.

Words of wisdom from our saint for March 31

Elder Zacharias offers advice on the Ukrainian conflict

Submit names of the departed this week

Several services will stream for this first week of Lent

March ushers in the start of Lent 2022.

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”

Winter continues as does daily life at the monastery

A closer look at Sunday's feastday

From an Orthodox Perspective

The final days of Nativity and the coming of Theophany start the New Year

Nativity Greetings from the Brotherhood

Name collection runs through noon (Eastern) on December 31.

Today's saint gives a synopsis of this time in America

You are invited...

Anticipation of the Nativity grows daily at the monastery

Archimandrite Sergius  has released his annual message

Time to submit names for our annual service

The heirarchs visited St. Tikhon's this past weekend

November 19 at the Monastery Music Center

As the last leaves fall the Nativity Fast approaches

St Anna will be in the South this fall.

The St Tikhon's music program continues to offer new programs and performances.

We are taking names of the departed for commemoration.

Fall arrives in full force at St. Tikhon's

October 1-3 will be with Benedict Sheehan.

Fall is fast approaching as a new Church Year begins

Late summer brings several special services to St Tikhon's

Here is a brief life of the Mother of the Theotokos

Weekend and longer term options available

The monastery continues COVID precautions through July

Archimandrite Sergius shares his thoughts on this important Feast

Today's saint is one of hundreds of the British Isles

The annual newsletter shows the monastery is still active even amid the pandemic

June is filled with many Feasts of the Church this year

While there is no Pilgrimage this year we are taking names for commemoration.

Orthodoxy in America owes much to this determined priest

The monastery Brotherhood wishes everyone a Blessed Pascha!

Join us for the following live-streamed services

The monastery church needs a new roof!

COVID has resulted in the second year that no Pilgrimage will be held

Lent it a time to focus on the choices we make in our lives

A few words of guidance from Elder St. Paisios

February 27 is his Feastday

The COVID lockdown continues as Lent begins

The 3rd Century Martyr is an example to us today

A rare February with no Lenten season is here

"...the gift of a God who loves it and wills it to be"

The Brotherhood starts 2021 in their new monastic house!

From the Brotherhood of St. Tikhon's Monastery

From Archimandrite Sergius

A darj 2020 ends with the Light of the Birth of Christ

November reminds us to give thanks even in a challenging year

Artistic Unity in Christ

Artistic Unity in Christ

The COVID lockdown continues with a quiet fall at the monastery.

Saturday Vespers  and Sunday morning services are now streamed live

Here are some thoughts on today's Feast

Alexander Kastalsky’s Requiem is making an impact with listeners

The new Church year begins this month along with the first glimpse of fall

A few glimpses of the service last week.

The monastery remains quiet and closed to the public as the pandemic continues

See the steps  in writing an Orthodox Icon of the Theotokos

For the monastery church choir loft area.

The ongoing pandemic continues to impact the monastery schedule

St. Anna's Celebration is the highlight of July at St. Tikhon's

Archimandrite Sergius reaches out to friends of the monastery

Sunday's Feast honors all types of saints, known and unknown

The monastery remains closed to visitors as the pandemic continues

Learning about the Feast through its icon

The final part of the account of the monastery's 1905 Pilgrimage

A continued look at the first Pilgrimage in 1905.

1905 was the first time a pilgrimage was held on the monastery grounds

COVID-19 continues to overshadow the monastery schedule

New date set for mid-August

Thoughts on COVID-19:  reasons and response

Services at the Monastery will be live streamed

Fr John Beck on sickness, sin and suffering

In a time of darkness the light of Pascha draws closer

What kind of witness are we giving to the world?

Words of comfort from Essex, England

By order of the Metropolitan

Due to the Coronavirus threat the Elder will not be coming this month.

Interview with Archimandrite Sergius

With Metropolitan Tikhon

As it does from year to year, Lent fills the month of March.

Examing the third and fourth weeks of the Triodion

The deeper meaning behind 'pre-Lent'

The Triodion cycle begins on February 9 as we approach Lent next month.

Excerpt from a past article by Bishop-Elect Alexis (Trader)

Loosing a  minute is a bigger deal than you might think!

The 'Twelve Days of Christmas' end with the Feast of Theophany On January 6.

From Archimandrite Sergius and the Brotherhood

Deeper insight in the events of the Nativity

Nativity transforms the physical and spiritual life at St. Tikhon's

Archimandrite Sergius' annual letters to our supporters and friends

The final brief words of Fr. Alexander Schmemann on Thanksgiving

Good things verses things that are good for us

Background and perspective

As fall colors fade we remember to give thanks

Change of seasons and refreshing paint in October

Fall arrives at St. Tikhon's

The evangelization of Alaska

Partaking in the Cross

The new church year begins with the Nativity of Mary on September 8

The final major Feast of the Church Year

A deeper understanding of this important Feast

Two major Feasts round out the Church Year

St. Anna will be honored  three times this year

Wisdom for our era where 'judgement' is the norm

Summer Camp and St. Anna's Day highlight July

Images from the Vigil, Divine Liturgy and Vespers

A quick overview of the past months at St. Tikhon's

Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of the faithful!

The Lord goes bodily to His Heavenly home.

In selected images.

The Ascension and Pentecost fill June's calendar this year

Akathist, Vigil and Divine Liturgy in pictures,

Annual Pilgrimage time is here!

Services of Holy Pascha

Chronologically from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday

Truly He has Risen!

Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!

From Clean Week through Saturday of the Akathist

Matins is offered on Friday evening in anticipation.

April transitions from Lent to Pascha during 2019

A bright Feast amidst darkness of Lent.

Fr. Konstantin outlines a realistic approach

Wishing you a beneficial & successful Lenten Journey for 2019

March ushers in the Lenten fast this year.

Submit names for commemoration

Today is the Leavetaking of the Feast

Images from Saturday's feastday

The Triodion begins the third week of this cold month

Looking back at 2019's first Feast

Monday marked the Leavetaking of the first major feast of 2019

The monastery welcomes the New Year of 2019

Images from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at the monastery

Christ is born!

How much do you know about him?

Archimandrite Sergius as released the annual year-end letters

The Nativity of Our Lord is the focus of the last month of the year.

Background of today's Feast.

Images from the Vigil and Divine Liturgy

Fall colors grace the monastery during November as Thanksgiving approaches.

October had a variety of special services and events

October 11 from 6:30am - noon

October marks the 80th Anniversary of St Tikhon's Seminary

Metropolitan Tikhon presides at the Divine Liturgy

'Lord save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance...'

The first Feast of the Liturgical Year is the Birth of the Virgin Mary

The start of the new Church Year brings the first glimpse of fall.

Images from the Vigil and Divine Liturgy

Text and audio versions of his address

August is a month of Feasts and fasts

St Anna has a special connection to St. Tikhon's

St. Anna's Day Celebration is the highlight of July

Visual highlights of this year's Pilgrimage

Archimandrite Sergius reviews the first half of the year at St. Tikhon's

St. Tikhon's welcomes the arrival of summer

The annual Pilgrimage is the highlight of events at the monastery this month

"... think ye that they were sinners above all men..."

Chronological scenes from Holy Week 2018

Scenes from the Monastery services

Indeed He is Risen!

Various services in the monastery church

Holy Week and Pascha begin the first full month of Spring

Full details on services and other events have been announced

Images from Forgiveness Sunday to the Veneration of the Cross

The Feast of the Annunciation brightens a somber Lenten March

Early century Lenten practices can inspire us today.

Lent arrives early this year on February 19

Images from Archimandrite Sergius

Nativity and Theophany photos from the monastery

...at the monastery lake

The Feast of Theophany brings an end to the Nativity season.

The Brotherhood wishes everyone a Blessed Nativity season

...and the Nativity message from Archimandrite Sergius

Moisture was seen on the icon upon return to the church

Plus the New Year's Moleben is accepting names

Christ is born...glorify Him!

A thought from Archimandrite Sergius

Words of wisdom from St John Chrysostom on his Feastday

"Give thanks to the Lord for He is good and His Mercy endures forever"

Public lecture in the monastery dining hall this Friday, October 27 at 7pm

Archimandrite Zacharias answer this important question.

Archimandrite Zacharias' visit highlights this month's events

"Save O Lord Thy people and bless Thy inheritance...."

Images from this year's Vigil and Divine Liturgy.

The end of summer bring the beginning of the Church's New Year.

The Brotherhood celebrates St. Tikhon's Day and the Dormition

Late summer brings many services to St. Tikhon's.

Many special services fill the August calendar.

The Elder fell asleep on July 12, 1994

Services for Proodeacon Gregory Hatrak will be held at the monastery this week

St. Anna's Day highlights mid-summer.

From a homily in December, 1898

Archimandrite Sergius reviews the first half of 2017.

Images from each day of the 2017 Pilgrimage

The monastery prepares to welcome summer visitors this month.

Archimandrite Sergius explains why the Pilgrimage is the last weekend in May

The annual Pilgrimage is the highlight of the month.

Events have been finalized for  Memorial Day weekend

A series of images for the Fast and Feast

Christ is Risen from the dead trampling down death by death and on those in the tombs bestowing life.

Church are invited to submit photos for consideration

Holy Week and Pascha  are the center of April's worship this year.

St  Tikhon on idle talk.

Lent en services and events fill the March calendar.

Lent is a time to seek spirituial nobility

Relics of St. Nicholas reside in the monastery church

Submit names for the three Lenten Memorial Saturdays

Preparation for the start of Great Lent fills February 2017

"the Orthodox Church conducts Her missionary work quietly..."

*UPDATED*...part two is now online

The Great Blessing of the Waters.

Blessed Feast of the Theophany 2017.

The Theophany is the major Feast for the first month of the New Year.

Young and old joined the Brotherhood for services this year.

...and on earth peace good will among men.

St. Tikhon's visionary builder and benefactor.

Images from the Service on the Feastday of St. Herman of Alaska

Fasting and feasting fill December at the monstery

The 2016 Nativity Letter and Winter Newsletter are now online.

A reflection from St. Nikolai on thanksgiving.

At Eastern Univeristy in St. Davids, PA

Atter a quiet October, November brings many special events and services

Hieromonk Alexander fell asleep on Wednesday at the age of 84

Fall is beautiful as the leaves change at the monastery.

Archmandrite Sergius was in Russian the week of September 19.

Metropolitan Tikhon joined the Brotherhood for this year's Feast

Thoughts about the September 8 Feast.

A variety of services and events mark the first month of the Church Year

A tonsuring and special award highlighted the day.

St. Tikhons selection of monastery products continues to grow.

The last month of the Church Year features the Monastery Feastday

Archimadnrite Sergius visited Japan in mid-July.

Submit names of the living for our annual moleben service on July 24.

If you are near us, stop by this summer!

Summer Camp and St. Anna's Day Celebration highlight July.

Reflections on the Holy Spirit and His role in our lives.

Highlights of the last year at St. Tikhon's Monastery

Submit names for the last Memorial Saturday until October .

Feast of Pentecost during June at St. Tikhon's

Services, events and pilgrims from Memorial Day weekend

Special thanks to all those who helped and attended this years Memorial Day Pilgrimage!

The Myrrh-streaming Icon of the Iveron Mother of God will be with us this Memorial Day Pilgrimage. For a full schedule of events click here.

Photos from Lazarus Saturday to Pascha give a glimpse of a week of worship.

The Brotherhood extends its Paschal greetings to all!

The annual Memorial Day Pilgrimage ends the month which begins with Holy Pascha

Please join us if you are in the area.

The Brotherhood of St. Tikhon's prays for a blessed Holy Week to one and all.

Matins and Divine Liturgy

Join us May 27-30th for the 112th Memorial Day Pilgrimage

Lent continues through the month and Holy Week fills the last week

Fr. Moses Berry and parishioners hosted a retreat in Ash Grove, MO

Two homilies for Lent can help us move forward spiritually.

Photos from services during the First Week of Lent.

Many services and little food characterize the start of Lent

PaTRAM conference to be held Pilgrimage Weekend

The joyous Annunciation follows quickly behind the start of Lent this year.

The bookstore's new roasted coffee is a success

Four Sundays of Preparation

Fr. Archimandrite Athanasy reposed in the Lord at 11 a.m. this morning February 5th, 2016. Father's body will be in the Church from Saturday afternoon until Wednesday afternoon. A pannikhida before the funeral liturgy will be served on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. On Wednesday morning Metropolitan Tikhon will preside at the funeral liturgy with hours beginning at 9:10 a.m. The service for burial of a monastic will follow the Liturgy (approximately 11:30 a.m.) with the committal. All are welcome to break bread at a memorial luncheon following the services. May Fr. Athanasy's memory be eternal!

Photos from February 2

The last month before Lent begins has an extra day this year

The Monastery has begun roasting its own coffee and it is now available for purchase. Please contact the bookstore for more details for purchase at 570-937-4390 or visit the bookstore website after January 29th for on-line purchase.

Metropolitan Museum items will be featured in this exibit

images and outreach from the last two weeks

Here are the major Feasts for 2016

Theophany services highlight the cold of the first month of the year

images from services for Nativity 2015

St. Tikhon's annual winter appeal this year is focusing on paying off the inherited mortgage. Over the past 7 years we have paid down the principle to just $430,000.00. Consider helping us this Nativity with a gift towards this good work! Click here for more information.
Winter Newsletter
Winter Greetings

Construction on St. Tikhon's Road effects visitors this week.

December honors more Old Testament saints than any other month.

2015 draws to a close with special services at the monastery.

'Til Morn Eternal Breaks' New York concert draws interest.

' Our Lady Quick to Hear' visited a Maryland parish the week of her feastday.

Background and reflections to make the pre-Christmas fast more meaningful.

Today is the feastday of one of the monastery's miracle-working icons.

Archimandrite Sergius and St. Anna visited the West Coast this past weekend.

A concert, a retreat and special Thanksgiving services

Jesse Dominick of pravoslavie.ru gives an overview of the monastery.

Archbishop Mark presided at this year's Founders Day.

Pre-order this new title by Archimandrite Sergius.

Consider visiting the monastery in this colorful time of the year!

Learn more about the miraculous St. Anna Icon

Two major Feasts fall just after the beginning of the New Church Year.

St. Katherine's Orthodox Mission in Carlsbad, CA recieved the 2015 Mission Grant from St. Tikhon's Bookstore!

Several special services highlight the first month of the new Church Year

Images from Saturday's Feast

Largest attendance in recent times.

The traditional blessing of fruits and vegetables is a highlight of this annual Feast.

August 22 at the St. Tikhon's Seminary Dining Hall.

August at the monastery is highlighted with several major Feasts.

Highlights from Archimandrite Sergius' address to the 18th All American Council

Everyone is invited to St. Anna's Day on Sunday, July 26

A New Common Book of Church Hymns for the Divine Liturgy is now available!

Sunday was the Feastday of a modern saint who fell asleep just 21 years ago

Alaskan icon remains a treasure after 165 years

Here is the latest review of monastery finances.

Many annual events take place in July at the monastery

Archimandrite Sergius comments on his recent trip overseas.

The purchase of the 'Wagner Farm'  110 years ago marked the birth of St. Tikhon's Monastery.

A new music outreach has been launched this spring.

June is a quieter month in between the Pilgrimage and a July with many events.

Read Archimandrite Sergius' yearly Pentecost letter and newsletter

The pilgrims are gone but images and memories remain.

Archimandrite Sergius gives a glimpse into the work required for Pilgrimage weekend

Submit names of the departed for May 30.

Summer Music Master Class at St. Tikhon's

This year is the 106th Anniversary of St. Alexis falling asleep.

St. Willibrord Orthodox Church in Holland, Michigan

The annual Pilgrimage is the highlight of May at St. Tikhon's Monastery.

Come join us this Memorial day Pilgrimage and venerate the Miraculous Myrrh-streaming Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. She arrives Saturday afternoon and will be with us through Monday night. A healing unction service for the sick will be held with the Icon on Monday at 2:30 pm at the All Saints Bell Tower Chapel. The event is open to the general public. Bring a friend!

Images from the services at St. Tikhon's Monastery.

May 22-25 at St. Tikhon's Monastery.

Christ is Risen!

Presentation at the Monastery Museum on Thursday, April 16 at 7:00pm

The first month of spring starts with Holy Week and Pascha.

St. Nikolai Velimirovich and Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko share more than their day of passing.

Holy Trinity is hosting a one day retreat Saturday, March 21

The martyrs of Ammoria and Sebaste provide inspiration for us today.

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the falling asleep of this pioneering evangelist.

The Brotherhood along with the Church passes through the 'heart' of Lent on the way to Pascha.

Feed your spirit with a Lenten feast of faith.

Lent is quickly approaching as the snowy winter continues.

'10 Minute Spirituality in a Modern World' will be hosted by the OCF on February 6.

SVS and STM Press combine efforts to provide quality Orthodox books and materials.

Elder Paisios (Eznepidis) of Mt. Athos is declared a saint just over 20 years from his falling asleep.

The traditional Blessing of the Waters was a highlight of the Theophany services.

Here are the days and dates of some of the major events and feasts of the coming year.

Over 425 names were submitted!   The list is complete and being processed for tomorrow.

Share a few moments of Nativity at St. TIkhon's.

St. John the Baptist Orthodox Cathedral (ROCOR) welcomed Archimandrite Sergius and St. Anna On December 13-14

Archimandrite Sergius has released the annual end of the year letters from St. Tikhon's.

Nativity brightens the grounds of St. Tikhon's Monastery!

Since opening in September, 2013, the food pantry continues to help those in need.

Here are some images from Archimandrite Sergius' visit to California.

Learn the history and features of the annual Liturgical Calendar...shipping now.

The monastery's Metropolitan Museum sill host the talk beginning at 7pm on Friday, November 21.

St. Tikhon's was a 'country-wide' outreach in this colorful month.

The St. Anna Icon and Archimandrite Sergius will travel to California for a retreat in early November.

Images of the miraculous icon at St. Tikhon's Monastery.

All are welcome to attend the services!

We invite all of the friends of the monastery to submit names for the Divine Liturgy on October 25.

St. Tikhon is the founder of our beloved Monastery and one of its heavenly patrons (est. 1905.)

The ancient miraculous icon will be present for the fourth Saturday of Souls services.

Archimandrite Sergius has a busy month travelling and the Kursk Root Icon will visit the monastery.

Archimandrite Sergius will present the 'Door to Paradise' retreat on October 3-5.

On September 24, 1794, the first formal Orthodox Mission in North America was established in Kodiak.

The annual Divine Liturgy and Procession with the Cross took place on Sunday.

Iconographer Ivan Rumiantsev continues the ancient tradition from St. Tikhon's.

Monastery icons visiting parishes are part of this month's activities.

September 1 is often overlooked beginning of the Church's New Year.

Images from the Divine Liturgy in the monastery church.

Fifty five years ago on August 28  (August 15 church calendar) Elder Joseph fell asleep at New Skete on Mt. Athos.

Many hierarchs, clergy and friends of the monastery gathered on Wednesday for Liturgy and a festive meal.

Wednesday, August 13, is the Feastday of St. TIkhon of Zadonsk.

The last month of the Liturgical Church Year has many worship opportunities.

The retreat is Saturday, August 16,  in the St. Tikhon’s Seminary Gymnasium.

Archimandrite Sergius' photos of his July trip to Russia.

The Brotherhood and lay friends of the monastery gathered to honor the miraculous icon of St. Anna.

Haven't visited St. Tikhons?  Want to revisit?  Do it from your home!

St. Tikhons will celebration the mraculous St. Anna icon on Sunday, July 27.

Renovation to the Millennium Bell Tower were completed earlier this month.

A special moleben to St. Anna will be held on Saturday, July 26 as part of the St. Anna's Day weekend.

July 12 marked the 20th Anniversary of the falling asleep of Elder Paisos.

Today is the 10th Anniversary of the falling asleep of Elder Sophrony.

Things don't slow down at St. Tikhon's in the summer!

Here are selections of photos from the PATRAM conference that concluded with a Hierarchal Divine Liturgy on July 3.

In conjunction with the PATRAM Institute, Bishop Michael will celebrate Liturgy on Thursday morning at 8am.

A new section gives details on burial options at St. Tikhons Monastery Cemetery.

A preview of things to come this summer.

Here are some times from the services of Holy Pentecost.

Find out what is going on and coming up at St. Tikhon's Monastery for summer, 2014.

Abbot  Sergius [Bowyer] was elevated to the rank of Achimandrite during Sunday's Divine Liturgy.

Here are some images from the Memorial Day Pilgrimage

Work is underway and St. Tikhon's to prepare for the yearly Memorial Day Pilgrimage.

An icon of the Theotokos from nearby Taylor, PA, will be present at this year's pilgrimage for veneration.

Orthodoxy in America owes much to this courageous priest who labored under difficult circumstances to product a bountiful harvest of souls.

Abbot Sergius and the miraculous St. Anna Icon visited Christ the Savior Church in Chicago on the weekend of May 2-4.

Here are some images from Holy Week and Pascha at the monastery.

Here is the Paschal Message from Metropolitan Tikhon as well as a Holy Friday homily from Abbot Sergius.

Please join us for any services if you are in the area.  Metropolitan Tikhon will worship with us from Holy Tuesday - Holy Friday.

The events of the 110th Pilgrimage have been scheduled.  Please make plans to attend!

Pictured are Abbot Sergius and the Brotherhood doing the traditional reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete on Wedneday, April 2. 

On Tuesday, March 25th, newly consecrated Bishop David of Alaska visited the monastery and Seminary community. Returning to his monastic and spiritual home, Bishop David was warmly welcomed by the entire community. Metropolitan Herman celebrated 50 years of anniversary of ordination to the Holy priesthood and was congratulated by Bishop David and all present. Also in attendance was his Grace, Bishop Mark.

Today is the Feast of St. Nikolai of  Zhicha. While he was born and lived much of his life in Serbia, his work in America, including several years at St. Tikhon's Seminary, more than qualifies him to also be an 'American' saint.

On March 15th  Fr. Sergius gave a retreat following Vespers at the  Loudoun County Greek Orthodox Mission in Northern Virginia  He also offered the homily on Sunday morning.  The miraculous icon of St. Anna as available for veneration throughout the visit..

Metropolitan Tikhon led the Monastery Brotherhood during services during the  First Week of Lent.

As we begin the fast, we ask forgiveness of all and ask God's blessing on all for a blessed journey to our Lord's Cross and Holy Pascha!

Among his many achievement, St.. Raphael has a special connection with St. Tikhon's Monastery.

Abbot Sergius of St. Tikhon's answers questions about the prayers offered at the monastery.

On February 8th-11th, Fr. Zacharias (disciple of Fr. Sophrony of Essex) visited our monastery to give a series of public talks and blessed the monastic and community of the faithful with his hallowed presence. Quite possibly his last trip to America, Fr. Zacharias imparted words of life to the Brotherhood, Seminarians, and parish community. 
 

The eminent disciple of Fr. Sophrony is returning to St. Tikhon's on February 8th and 9th.

The Monastery now has a food pantry in nearby Scranton, PA.

Images from the Blessing of Waters.

We have always offered these prayers but want to call special attention to them in 2014

Read Abbot Sergius' 2013 Nativity Letter.

The Brothers have been busy....take a look.

Please help us launch a Water Bottling Project in 201$!

The Brotherhood celebrated the Feast on December 6.

Click here to read our Nativity Letter for 2013 and or here to read our Winter Newsletter for 2013.

As we begin the Nativity Fast, we ask forgiveness of one another and wish one and all a blessed preparation for the Nativity in the flesh of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Services were held on Monday evening at 7 pm and Tuesday morning at 10 am.

A new section has been added to our website: Our monastic community's art. These are special made pieces that have sold or are for sale in the bookstore. For viewing, please click under resources: Monastic Community Art. For inquires or if you want something custom made, please contact the bookstore at 570-937-4390. 

The Cemetery Mausoleum received a new cupola designed, made and placed by Michael Pasonick. The ceremony for the blessing of the new cupola took place on September 13th, 2013. Special thanks to Michael and Arlene Pasonick for making a dream into a reality.

The St. Tikhon's Community celebrated the feast of St. Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow on Wednesday, October 9, 2013.  

Inaugural Event begin at St. Tikhon's Monastery 

Our 2012 Financial Statements and Review from our auditors Parente Beard are now available. Click here to view our statements.

On September 13th and 14th, Metropolitan Tikhon will serve for the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross. Vladimir Gorbik will be directing these services of a combined Seminary and lay choir. After this, a newly formed professional choir under Vladimir Gorbik's direction (The Patriarch Tikhon Choir) will continue on to perform in  New York City, Pittsburgh,and Washington D.C. on September 16th, 17th and 18th. For more information about concerts in those areas, please click here.

On St. Tikhon's Day, August 13th, several Millennial Members of the Monastery were awarded the Order of St. Tikhon of Moscow, a new award blessed by Metropolitan Tikhon to be given by the Monastery Brotherhood to persons who have especially helped the Monastery with their time, talent and resources.  Special thanks to all those who helped make St. Tikhon's Day a successful blessing for all! If you are interested in becoming a Millenial Member, contact the Monastery for more details at abbotsergius@gmail.com.

On August 13th, Metropolitan Tikhon will join us for our Patronal Feast Day for St. Tikhon of Zadonsk. The hierarchical Divine Liturgy will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a meal to follow for all. Please join us!

We greet one and all with the blessing of the Feast of Holy Pentecost. Click here to read our Summer Newsletter. Click here to read our greetings to the faithful during the seaon of Pentecost.

St. Tikhon's will be hosting the clergy symposium this year from June 18th to the 20th. The cost is $50.00. Please contact the Seminary for more information at 570-561-1818 or email at dorothy.sulich@stots.edu. For a schedule of lectures, click here.

The Monastery Brotherhood celebrated a wonderful Memorial Day and Seminary Commencement. Click here for a full report.

The Monastery Brotherhood invites one and all to the 109th annual pilgrimage to St. Tikhon's Monastery. The pilgrimage begins on Friday, May 24th at 4 p.m. and runs until May 27th at 6 p.m. Metropolitan Hilarion will serve with Metropolitan Tikhon for the Divine Liturgy on Memorial Day Monday. Click here for a full schedule of events.

On April 12, 13, and 14, Fr. Sergius will lead a retreat at St. John Climacus Orthodox Church in Greenville, South Carolina. For more information, please visit the website at stjohnoftheladder.org.

Highlights from the recent concert conducted by Vladimir Gorbik (including members of St. Tikhon's Seminary and Monastery) is now available on line. Click here to view.

At the recent board of Trustees Meeting on March 8th, Fr. Igumen Sergius was appointed interim dean of St. Tikhon's Seminary after the departure of Fr. Alexander Atty. Fr. Sergius will work closely with the administration and students to ensure a smooth transfer for the next dean in the fall of 2013. A search committee for a new Dean has been appointed and applications are now being accepted.

Fr. Igumen Sergius and St. Anna will be at the Loudoun County Greek Orthodox Mission giving a retreat this Saturday night and Sunday morning. For more information contact (703) 421-7515. The Church is located at 21850 Atlantic Blvd, Dulles VA. The event is open to the general public.

As part of it's 75th anniversary celebrations, St. Tikhon's Seminary will host a rigorous three-day master class for the select student choirs of three of America’s premier Orthodox Christian seminaries—St. Tikhon’s Seminary, St. Vladimir’s Seminary, and Holy Trinity Seminary—from Feb. 28 to March 3, with world renowned Moscow choirmaster Vladimir Gorbik. As the culmination the master class, the combined seminary choirs will perform a concert of Russian Orthodox liturgical music, sung primarily in English. The concert will take place on Sunday, March 3, at 6:30 pm in St. Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA. General admission is $12, and advance tickets may be obtained from St. Tikhon's Bookstore at (888) 454-6678 or from stspress.com Seating is limited and tickets are on sale now, so book your tickets early!

Click here to watch a tour of the Monastery Metropolitan Museum of Orthodox History in America.

The brotherhood wishes one and all a blessed Nativity Season!

A large portion of St. Tikhon's Monastery and Seminary Icon Repository will be displayed at Villanova University along with six other private collections from October 26th to December 16th. The official opening of the exhibit will be on Friday, October 26th at 5 pm. The Miracle working Icon "She Who is Quick to Hear" will be present for the opening with a Moliben at 6 pm and a reception to follow. The exhibit will have pieces from the 1st century to the present. For more information, please click here for Villanova University or here for the press release at OCA.org.

Click here to read our Fall/Nativity Newsletter or click here to read our Nativity Letter for 2012.

The Monastery Brotherhood invites everyone to share our Holy Supper on the eve of Nativity at 5:00 p.m. We hope to see you all!

Fr. Athanasy and St. Anna will visit Miami Florida and the surrounding area from November 16th to the 20th. The schedule is as follows: Friday, November 16th St. Anna will be present to the general public for veneration at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Miami from 5 pm to 7 pm with an Akathist at 7 pm; Saturday the 17th, all day spiritual retreat led by Fr. Athanasy at the Cathedral; Sunday the 18th, Liturgy at St. Justin Martyr Mission in Seminole FL with an Akathist at 1 pm. Sunday evening, St. Stephen's Orthodox Church for an Akathist. Monday evening the 19th, St. Philip's Mission; Tuesday morning the 20th, St. Raphael of Brooklyn Church in Inverness. For more information, please contact Fr. Joseph at joseph.lucas@yahoo.com.

Fr. Abbot Sergius will visit the Denver Colorado Area beginning on November 29th. With him, he will bring the Relics and Stole of St. Seraphim and the Icon of St. Anna. The tentative schedule is as follows: Thursday to Friday, Deanery Clergy Retreat at St. Andrew's in Delta CO; Saturday morning Liturgy at St. Michael's in Pueblo, CO with presentation to parish; Saturday evening Vespers at Archangel Michael's in Colorado Springs with  presentation. Sunday morning Liturgy at Holy Theophany in Colorado Springs with  presentation. For more information, please contact fr.zechariahl@gmail.com.

On October 6th, St. Anna will visit St. Vladimir's Seminary for Education Day. The Akathist to St. Anna will be at 11 a.m. followed by anointing and veneration of the Icon. For more information, please visit http://www.svots.edu/events/save-date-orthodox-education-day-2012-focus-tolkien-and-lewis.

On October 7th, St. Tikhon's Monastery will host our Founder's Day Dinner in the Monastery Dining Hall. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will be followed by a community potluck in the Monastery Dining Hall. For more information, contact us at monasteryinfo1@gmail.com.

Saint Tikhon’s Monastery is seeking photographs for inclusion in a
soon-to-be-published book illustrating its history. Photos from 1905 through
the present—especially those taken prior to 1970—that show historic
personalities, notable events, or landscapes are being sought. Photos may be
sent by e-mail to monasteryinfo1@gmail.com or
by mail to Saint Tikhon’s Monastery, 175 Saint Tikhon’s Road, Waymart, PA
18472. Please indicate dates, locations, and events depicted for each photo, as
well as the names of pictured individuals.

With the upcoming winter, we are currently replacing the roof on the main Monastery building. A smaller section has already been replaced last year but this project will make the project complete. If anyone would like to help the Monastery Brotherhood with the project, the total cost is $11,300. If you would like to donate, please use the paypal button or visit us at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/221083?a=733829#share. Thank you for the consideration!

Our 2011 Financial Statements from the Auditors Parente-Beard are now available. Please click here for the PDF.

Join us again this year for our patronal feast day of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk. Vigil will be on Sunday August 12th at 4 p.m. and Divine Liturgy will be on Monday the 13th at 9 a.m. A meal will follow after Liturgy to which all are invited. 

One of the monastery Brotherhood, Fr. Archimandrite Athanasy (Mastalski), will lead a silent retreat for priests here beginning at Vespers on Thursday, August 23rd and will conclude with Divine Liturgy on Saturday, the 25th. The title of the three talks that will be given are "The Divine Grace that Heals All Infirmities," The Exaltedness of the Priesthood," and "Priestly Helps." The cost for the three days is $175.00 and space is limited to the first 7 clergy. For more information, contact the monastery at abbotsergius@gmail.com. 

We are currently trying to repair and renovate the kitchen used for our children's Summer Camp and the general community. If you would like to help with this important project and find out more information, please visit this trusted fundraising site: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/127051?a=733829. May God bless you for the consideration!

Come join the Monastery Community as we celebrate the Feast of St. Anna with the Wonderworking Icon of St. Anna and the Mother of God on Sunday July 22nd. Divine Liturgy will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by a meal and moliben.  

Here is a beautiful video about Memorial Day 2012. Click here to watch. 

The monastery recently produced its Pentecost letter and newsletter for Summer 2012. Click here for the newsletter. Click here for the Letter for Pentecost. 

Our community celebrates the new Riassaphore monks Konstantin and Silouan who were tonsured on the Feast of Sts. Konstantin and Helena. Axios!

The Brotherhood is pleased to invite everyone to the 108th Memorial Day Pilgrimage beginning Friday afternoon, May 25th with the greeting of the Myrrh-Steaming Iveron Icon of the Mother of God at 3:30 p.m. Click here for a full schedule. On Sunday, there will be a processional pilgrimage to Monastery from St. John's in Mayfield, PA. For more information, click here. The event is open to the general public.

The Myrrh-streaming Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos from Hawaii will again visit the Monastery this Memorial Day from Friday May 25th at 4 p.m. to Monday May 28th at 3:00 p.m. Healings from cancer, demon possession and blindness have been attributed to the intercessions of the Mother of God through this Miraculous Myrrh-streaming Icon. This event is open to the general public. For a color PDF flier to post in your parish, please click here.

The Myrrh-Streaming Icon from Moscow "Softener of Evil Hearts" will visit St. Tikhon's Monastery on Holy Monday, April 9th at 2:30 p.m. The event is open to the general public. 

On March 30th -April 1st, Fr. Igumen Sergius will give a retreat at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Orthodox Church in The Woodlands Texas. For more information call 281.928.6340 or visit the website at www.stcyril.us.

In preparation for Memorial Day this year, the Monastery is going to begin some desperately needed repainting of the Bell-Tower, Dining Hall/Trapeza and Garage. The Bell Tower will be done by professional painters due to the danger and size. The cost for this will be $7,000.00. The Trapeza and Garage will be painted by the Brotherhood at a cost of $1,500.00 each totaling $10,000. If anyone would like to donate towards this project, please prayerfully consider contributing towards this beautification of America's oldest Orthodox Monastery. Thank you for the consideration!

Igumen Sergius will speak at Holy Transfiguration Church in Livonia, Michigan on March 9th, 10th, and 11th. The Lent Retreat is titled "Steps to Spiritual Transformation." For more information, please contact contact the Church at 248-476-3432. 

Fr. Igumen Sergius will be the guest speaker at the Pan-Orthodox Vespers for the Sunday of Orthodoxy at St. John the Baptist in Bridgeport CT. St. Anna will be present at the service for veneration. For more information, contact the Church at (203) 334-5932. St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church is located at 364 Mill Hill Avenue in Bridgeport, CT.   

The video of the glorification of St. John of San Francisco has been recently released. Click here to view.

On January 22nd, St. Anna will visit St. Michael's Romanian Church in Southbridge, MA. For more information contact Fr. Michael at 508.765.5276.

Nativity greetings from the Monastery Brotherhood to all!

On December 9th in Loraine Ohio at Sts. Peter and Paul Fr. Igumen
Sergius will bring the Miraculous Icon of St. Anna for an Akathist at
6:00 p.m. and on the 10th and the11th he will be in Broadview Heights,
Ohio for a Nativity retreat starting on Saturday at 10 a.m. With him, he
will also bring the Relics, Stole and Icon of St. Seraphim and the
relics of the All Saints of America. The event is open to the general
public. For more information, please contact St. Michael's at info@stmichaelscleveland.org or www.saintspap.org.

On Saturday December 10th from 2 p.m. until Sunday the11th at 3 p.m.the Miracle Working Monastery Icon will visit Stratford CT at St. Nicholas ROCOR Parish along with countless treasures from the Monastery Museum. Fr. John Perich the Curator will be present along with a few of the Monastery Brotherhood and the Monastery bookstore. For more details, please visit http://www.stnicholasstratford.org/.

Click here to see our Nativity Letter for 2011 Click here to see our Newsletter for Winter 2011

The Monastery Brotherhood welcomes Fr. Athanasy (Mastalsky) and the Myrrh-streaming Icon of St. Anna who have recently joined the community here at St. Tikhon's. Fr. Athanasy will continue to travel with the miraculous Icon of St. Anna and provide assistance to pilgrims and to the community here. Every Sunday at 1:00 p.m. we will have a Moliben for the sick and suffering served in front of St. Anna. All are welcome to join us in the All-Saints Bell Tower Chapel behind the main Church each Sunday for the service. If you would like more information about St. Anna visiting your parish, please contact us at monasteryinfo@gmail.com.

St. Tikhon's Museum recently was displayed its Orthodox Chaplaincy exhibit as well as several of the Icons the Museum has in its repository at St. Vladimir Seminary Education Day. Fr. John Perich, the Curator, is pictured here with Archbishop Justinian of Naro-Fominsk. For more information and pictures, please visit http://vimeo.com/29808834.

The Society of Friends (founded in 1964) recently met to discuss its upcoming improvements of the Monastery driveway asphalt as well as the upcoming dedication of its recently purchased reliquary for the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov which will take place on December 6th. The Society of the Friends of St. Tikhon's Monastery is accepting applications for membership which costs $12.00 a year and works to benefit the Monastery. If you would like to become a member of the Society of the Friends of St. Tikhon's Monastery or would like more information about the Society, contact Tommy Donlick at tddonlick@yahoo.com.

On October 12th from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., the Myrrh-streaming Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos will visit St. Tikhon's Monastery for Liturgy and a Moliben. All are welcome to come to venerate the Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God which has healed many individuals through Her intercessions.

We have a new website and are continuing to improve our site and service for you! Please visit us today at stspress.com.

Abbot Igumen Sergius and Curator Fr. John Perich are pleased to announce that the Metropolitan
Museum at St. Tikhon’s Monastery is now receiving donations that will be
displayed and housed permanently for the many hundreds of pilgrims that visit
our museum each year and will be preserved for future posterity. Such donations
including Icons, Relics, and other religious items that would be of historic
interest will be considered for addition to our large and precious collection
and will be acknowledge with an in-kind tax deductible receipt for the current
fair market value. If you have an item that you would like to have considered
for placement that will be preserved for generations at St. Tikhon’s Monastery,
please contact us with information and pictures at abbotsergius@gmail.com.

The Monastery has completed its internal audit and the external review of those statements by the Auditors Parente Beard. All statements were verified as accurate and all suggestions given by Parente Beard concerning the Cemetery Trust fund and debt consolidation are a work already in progress.Click here for the full report.

On the Patronal Feast Day of the Monastery of St. Tikhon of Zadonask, Bishop Tikhon of Philadelphia (OCA) and Bishop George of Mayfield (ROCOR) concelebrated Liturgy in the Monastery Church in the presence of the Kursk Root Icon and many clergy and visitors. It was a historic day since the last time a ROCOR Bishop served with an OCA Bishop at the Monastery was almost seventy years ago. We give thanks to God, to Metropolitan Hilarion, and to Archpriest Serge for bringing the Kursk Root Icon again to the Monastery and we invite everyone to join us again for next year's Patronal Feast Day.  For more pictures click here.  

With the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion, Archpriest Serge Lukianov will visit our Monastery with the Miracle-working Kursk Root Icon on August 12th and 13th for the Vigil and Liturgy of our Patronal Feast Day for St. Tikhon. We invite everyone to come to pray before our Lady with us and to join us for Liturgy at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday the 13th and to a festive Trapeza which will follow after the Liturgy. Vigil on the 12th will begin at 4:00 p.m.

St. Tikhon's Monastery  and Bookstore recently released its new Summer catalog (available soon in hard copy), Summer Newsletter and Greeting Letter for Pentecost. To view them, click below:New Monastery Bookstore CatalogSummer Monastery Newsletter 2011Summer Letter for Pentecost

Fr. Igumen Sergius will speak at the Eagle River Institute in Anchorage Alaska from August 1st to the 5th. For more information, please visit the website for the Institute at St. John Orthodox Cathedral http://www.stjohnalaska.org/institute.html.

We give thanks to God and to all those who made this Memorial Day Pilgrimage a great success! We offer special thanks to Archimandrite Zacharias from the Monastery of Essex England for giving the Seminary commencement and sermons during the pilgrimage and to Fr. Archimandrite Athanasy for bringing the Miraculous Icon of St. Anna. May God reward one and all and we look forward to seeing many of you again next year! 

All are welcome to come to find the grace and the consolation that is present in the Wonder Working Icon of St. Anna throughout this Memorial Day. Innumerable cures from barrenness and cancer are attributed to this Icon of the Grandmother of Jesus Christ and all are welcome to come to partake of the grace and life that flows from the Myrrh streaming Icon of St. Anna.

The Monastery, thanks to the support of our faithful parishioners, has completed our renovations to our basement, roof, walls, and floor. We give thanks to God and to all those who have helped us! May God bless one and all.

St. Tikhon's Monastery currently has 15 members: 1 Bishop, 1 Abbot, 1 Igumen, 2 Hieromonks, 1 Hierodeacon (not present in picture,) 2 Stavophore Monks, 1 Riassaphore Monk, and 6 Novices.  For information about monastic life at St. Tikhon's Monastery, please contact monasteryinfo@gmail.com.

This Memorial Day weekend St. Tikhon's will have the great honor and blessing to have in our midst Fr. Archimandrite Zacharias of Essex Monastery who will be the guest homilist for the Memorial Day Pilgrimage weekend. All are welcome to come hear and meet this truly venerable disciple of Fr. Sophrony of Essex, the disciple of St. Silouan. The Memorial Day weekend Pilgrimage begins on May 27th at 3:30 p.m. until May 30th at 4 p.m. Click here for a complete schedule.

On April 2nd and 3rd, Fr. Igumen Sergius will visit St. Basil's Antiochian Orthodox Church in Kansas City, Kansas. He will give a Pre-lenten Retreat on Saturday beginning at 8:00 a.m., will serve Liturgy with Fr. Elias on Sunday, and be the speaker at the Pan-Orthodox Mission Vespers on Sunday night at 5:00 p.m. For more information, contact Fr. Elias at fr.eliasissa@gmail.com.  The event is open to the general public.

The Monastery is currently undergoing a much needed renovation project. Insulation and energy efficient windows are being placed in every room along with new carpet and electrical system. We hope that this will considerably lower our current energy bill. Total cost of renovation project for the entire building will be $73,000.00. We currently need approximately $27,000 more to complete the project. We are grateful for anyone who wishes to donate any amount towards this project or if you want to donate to a specific item, an energy efficient window (there are 20 total) for a monk's cell are $350.00 each. For more pictures, click here. May God bless you.

On February 25th at 7:00 p.m., Fr. Theodore Petrides will give a talk about the life and spirituality of his spiritual father, the Athonite Elder Amilianos of Simonos Petras. The talk will be in the Museum above the bookstore and is open to the general public. 

St. Tikhon's has recently begun working on a newer website for the Bookstore. It is a work in process which we hope to complete by Annunciation. If you would like to order from the current website, please visit stspress.com.Thank you for your continued support and patience.

We thank everyone who donated for our new insulation. We are much warmer thanks to your kindness and consideration. May God bless you for your  generosity!

On February 17th and 18th Fr. Igumen Sergius will give a pre-lenten Retreat at St. Innocent's Orthodox Parish in Livermore, California. Fr. Sergius will bring the Chalice, Gospel Book and Panagia of St. Innocent of Alaska for veneration by the faithful along with the relics of St. Tikhon of Moscow, St. Tikhon of Zadonsk, St. Herman of Alaska, St. Raphael, St. Nikolai of Zicha and St. Alexis. For more information, please contact fr.leo@comcast.net.

 A special thanks to the Monastery Brotherhood and community who all made Holy Supper this year a special and blessed event!

On December 3rd, 4th, and 5th, Fr. Igumen Sergius visited St. Matthew's Parish in Greenbay, Wisconsin giving a Nativity Retreat to the faithful of the Parish and the surrounding Orthodox Communities. The Monastery expresses its gratitude and love to Fr. John, his family and the Parish Community of St. Matthew's who made the retreat a great success!

Read our Nativity Letter for 2010Read our Autumn/ Winter Newsletter

The most extensive catechism in English (almost 400 pages) compiled by a monk of St. Tikhon's Monastery, These Truths We Hold, has been reprinted and is now available! Click here to purchase.

St. Tikhon's Bookstore is going on-line with a new website! Greater convenience, easier navigation, better categories, and much more! Please visit our new website at http://tikhonbooks.anthology.com which will be ready for purchases by December 1st! 

During the fall, St. Tikhon's Press will release two new St. Nikolai books: the first is a re-print of the coveted "The Universe as Signs and Symbols" which is now available. Click here to order. The second is a Biography of St. Nikolai translated from Serbian by Sister Mihaila which will be available at the end of October or the beginning of November. St. Nikolai was the beloved rector of St. Tikhon's Seminary in the early and mid 1950's and is a powerful presence at the Monastery through his relics, icons, writings,  personal belongings and memories. Click here to watch a full length video on St. Nikolai.

On Saturday, February 7, the Greek Orthodox Parish of Loudoun County offered a Pre-Lenten Spiritual Retreat on the theme: "Theosis: Steps Towards Salvation," which was offered by Hieromonk Sergius, Acting Superior of St. Tikhon’s Monastery. Father Sergius also concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with Father George, and was asked to preach the sermon.

On the evening of February 1 and the morning of February 2, the monastic and seminary communities gathered to celebrate the Vigil and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple.

Recently, the Monastery has undergone some fundamental changes in administration. The Hieromonk Sergius was appointed acting Superior of St. Tikhon's Monastery and given full administrative and financial authority of St. Tikhon's Monastery and Bookstore. Financial reports of St. Tikhon's Monastery are now available on this web site. Fr. Sergius has had full control of all Monastery and Bookstore finances since November and is available to answer any question or field any concerns that any Church member may have at monksergius@gmail.com. (Fr. Sergius has been at the Monastery for many years but has never been involved with any of the financial history of St. Tikhon's Monastery.) The Monastery is currently conducting an internal audit with the help Fr. Michael Tassos (OCA Treasurer/CPA) and Fr. Dennis Swencki (Controller for the OCA.) 

The 103rd Annual Pilgrimage to St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Orthodox Monastery was held from Friday, May 25th through Monday, May 28th.

On Sunday, April 8th, His Grace Bishop TIKHON led the monastics, seminarians, and faithful in celebrating the glorious services of Holy Pascha. Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen!More Information >

On Monday, December 25th, His Grace Bishop Tikhon presided over the Divine Services for the Nativity of the Lord Jesus Christ according to the flesh.

On Wednesday, September 13th, Met. Herman presided at the Vigil for the Elevation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross.

On Sunday, June 11th, Bp. Tikhon led the monastics and faithful in the celebration of Holy Pentecost. During the Vespers following the Divine Liturgy, the faithful, having completed the fifty day celebration of Pascha, once again offered prayers on bended knees.

The 102nd Annual Pilgrimage to St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Orthodox Monastery was held from Friday, May 26th through Monday, May 29th.

On Sunday, April 23rd, the monastics, seminarians, and faithful
gathered for the celebration of the Feast of Feasts, Holy Pascha.
Despite adverse weather conditions, the liturgical celebrations were
filled with resurrectional joy!More Information >

The Monastery of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk is pleased to announce the launching of its new website.

His Grace, Bishop Tikhon [Mollard], was officially installed as the ruling Bishop of the Diocese of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania of the Orthodox Church in America at Saint Stephen Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA, on Saturday, October 29, 2005.

With profound sorrow, we announce the falling asleep in the Lord of Archimandrite Hilary (Madison) of the monastery brotherhood at 5:00 AM on Sunday morning, 14 August, the eve of the Feast of the Dormition of our Most-holy Lady. He had been a resident of the monastery for over a decade, and was well known and beloved by not only the monastics, but by the greater St. Tikhon's community as well.

On Saturday, July 30th, His Eminence, Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland, together with his delegration, visited St. Tikhon's Monastery bringing with them the wonder-working Valaam Icon of the Mother of God.

On Monday, May 30th, the 101st Annual Pilgrimage, celebrating the centennial of St. Tikhon's Monastery, concluded as multitudes of pilgrims gathered for the Divine Liturgy, prayer, reflection, and spiritual renewal. The Monastery of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk, North America's oldest monastery, was founded in 1905 by St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America, to serve as a spiritual center for Orthodox Christians on this continent.

+Father Nicodemus+  1948-2024                                

As summer ends the Church's New Liturgical Year begins.

Mid-summer is filled with many special services at the monastery.

Services for Proodeacon Gregory Hatrak will be held at the monastery this week

A beautiful and blessed 109th pilgrimage was celebrated this year at St. Tikhon's Monastery. A special thanks to all those who attended, served and helped us this year!