The Monastery of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk is accepting new monastic vocations. If you are interested in monastic life and would like to visit to discern a vocation, please contact us at monasteryinfo@gmail.com for more information.

With the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion, the Kursk Root Icon of the Most-Holy Theotokos will visit us on the eve of August 12th until after Divine Liturgy on August 13th (for the Patronal Feast Day of the Monastery of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk.) We invite all to come to be with us, pray with us for Vigil and Liturgy, and be inspired and blessed by the truly miraculous presence of our Most-Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.

If anyone who is a professional painter is interested in offering their services to the Monastery for a reduced fee, we are in dire need of repainting the outside of several of our buildings which are in very poor shape. Please e-mail us at monasteryinfo@gmail.com if you are willing to help us in this capacity. Thank you for the consideration!

Over the past few months, we have be planting a garden in our courtyard area fenced about with wood from our own trees containing vegetables, flowers, plants and fruit trees thanks to your continued support.

Abbot Sergius and the Novice Basil were welcomed to the Denver area with countless treasures from the Monastery Repository from June 4th-6th. The Monastery extends its thanks and best wishes to all those who hosted and provided hospitality. May God reward and remember you all.

The Monastery was grateful to receive the myrrh-streaming Iveron Icon of the Mother of God from Hawaii brought to us with the blessing of his Eminence, Archbishop Kyrill, by the Reader Nectary. A multitude of faithful were present for the Memorial Day weekend pilgrimage and were blessed to venerate the icon and be anointed with holy myrrh. We especially thank all those who helped with the pilgrimage, donated their time, talents, and resources to make the 106th annual Memorial day pilgrimage a great success. May God reward you all and remember you in His Kingdom.

Our new Divine Liturgy Book, which comes in large altar size or small pocket size, is now available from St. Tikhon's Bookstore. This new edition is a reprint of the 1984 Liturgy book and includes the Pre-sanctified Liturgy in its entirety. Click here for more details.

Due to a current detour traveling West on I-84: If you are traveling from Interstate 84 (from NY/NJ,) you will want to exit off of Interstate 84 at the Hamlin exit (as usual). After traveling northwest 4.8 miles on Route 191, (through Hamlin) you will veer to the right staying on Highway 191 (instead of going straight and to the left onto 196. This is due to a bridge which is out.) After traveling 3.6 miles on, you will make a left on 296/State Route 3029/Tisdale road and continue on for 4 miles, turning right onto St. Tikhon's Rd. in South Canaan. We are on the left after one mile.

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Continue onto the next exit which is the Cobb Mountain exit and exit right to the light, make a right at the light and left onto Cortez Road which after 5 miles will bring you to the Monastery. 

Our new food pantry is now open to the general public. If you are in need or know someone who is, the food pantry is open on Sundays from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m. During the week, contact or stop by the bookstore for the food pantry to be opened. If you would like to donate to the food pantry, please bring non-perishable goods to the bookstore during business hours or make a note on your donations "Food Pantry."

A recent talk titled "Monasticism and the Renewal of Creation" given by Igumen Sergius is available here courtesy of Ancient Faith Radio. The Lecture was given at the Orthodox Spiritual Life and the Environment Conference at St. Tikhon's Seminary on April 16-17th, 2010.

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.

This CD is available for purchase here.