Please find below the daily schedule for families and for those who come on individual retreat. It should be used as a personal guideline to help you structure and benefit from your days with us.
This schedule is not intended for church groups and conventions who follow their own program. However, it may be helpful to use as a guideline when such groups build their own schedules.
We look forward to having you with us.
Non-Fasting Weekdays
| 4:00AM – 6:00AM | Communal Midnight Prayers & Praises |
| 6:00AM – 8:00AM | Morning Raising of Incense & Divine Liturgy |
| 8:00AM – 9:00AM | Breakfast & clean up |
| 9:00AM – 10:00AM | Personal quiet time & spiritual reading |
| 10:00AM – 12:00PM | Work assigned by the Convent |
| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | Lunch & clean up |
| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | Personal quiet time & spiritual reading |
| 2:00PM – 3:30PM | Work assigned by the Convent |
| 3:30PM – 4:30PM | Spiritual Talk |
| 5:00PM – 5:30PM | Communal Agpeya Prayers |
| 5:30PM – 6:30PM | Dinner & Clean Up |
| 6:30PM – 8:00PM | Personal quiet time & spiritual reading |
| 9:00PM – 10:00PM | Personal evening prayers & lights out |
Fasting Weekdays
| 4:00AM – 6:00AM | Communal Midnight Prayers & Praises |
| 6:00AM – 6:30AM | Morning Raising of Incense |
| 6:30AM – 9:00AM | Personal quiet time & spiritual reading |
| 9:00AM – 12:00PM | Work assigned by the Convent |
| 12:00PM – 2:00PM | Divine Liturgy |
| 2:00PM – 3:30PM | Lunch & clean up |
| 3:30pm – 4:30PM | Spiritual Talk |
| 5:00PM – 5:30PM | Communal Agpeya prayers |
| 5:30PM – 7:00PM | Personal quiet time & spiritual reading |
| 7:00PM – 8:00PM | Dinner & Clean Up |
| 8:00PM – 9:00PM | Personal quiet time & spiritual reading |
| 9:00PM – 10:00PM | Personal evening prayers & lights out |
Saturday
| * The Saturday schedule is the same as Non-Fasting Weekdays with the following change: | |
| 4:00PM – 5:30PM | Vespers praises & prayers |
| 5:30PM – 6:30PM | Dinner & clean up |
| 6:30PM – 8:00PM | Personal quiet time & spiritual reading |
| 8:00PM – 10:00PM | Personal evening prayers and lights out |
Sunday
| 4:00AM – 7:00AM | Communal Midnight Prayers & Praises |
| 7:00AM – 9:30AM | Morning Raising of Incense & Divine Liturgy |
| 9:30AM – 10:00AM | Breakfast & clean up |
| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | Lunch & clean up |
| 5:00PM – 5:30PM | Communal Agpeya Prayers |
| 5:30PM – 6:30PM | Dinner & clean up |
| 6:30PM – 10:00PM | Personal evening prayers & lights out |
| The rest of the day is left to personal quiet time and rest. | |
