A brief background snapshot
In 1905, on the Friday before Memorial Day...a group of Russian Orthodox faithful set out from Mayfield, Pennsylvania. Some rode by train, buggy, or wagon, but many simply walked, crossing over Mt. Salem to a common meeting place in Waymart. Once everyone had gathered, the procession then continued on foot to the little village of South Canaan and the sacred grounds of the newly-founded St. Tikhon’s Monastery. Patriarch Tikhon—now St. Tikhon of Moscow, the Monastery’s founder—along with the Monastery’s first Abbot, Fr. Arseny, led the procession. This was the first Memorial Day Pilgrimage.
Now in 2023, St. Tikhon’s Monastery, nestled amongst the rolling hills and farms of the Pocono Mountain region, remains a beating heart for Orthodox faithful in America. Year after year, in accordance with our founder St. Tikhon’s wishes, pilgrims have returned each Memorial Day weekend to these grounds “where saints have walked” as a means of reconnecting with God and the spiritual tradition of the Orthodox Church. They attend the rich and festive services, meet old friends and make new ones, enjoy time with family, take in a spiritual word from one of the fathers of the Monastery, receive comfort for souls burdened with the cares of this life, and remember loved ones who have departed to the next.
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175 St. Tikhon's Road
Waymart, PA 18472
Wed
9OctSt. Tikhon of Moscow
7:40 Hours, & Liturgy
4:30 Vespers & MatinsThu
10Oct6:00 Midnight Office, Hours, & Liturgy
4:30 Vespers & MatinsFri
11Oct6:00 Midnight Office, Hours, & Liturgy
4:30 Vespers & Matins