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.

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

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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

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

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

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.  

We have a few cemetery plots available at St. Tikhon's Monastery for $1250.00 each. For more information, please contact Fr. Igumen Sergius at the Bookstore for more details: 570-937-4390.

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!

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. 

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

The brotherhood wishes one and all a blessed Nativity Season!