In Peace
We hope that you find your visit to our website informative and peaceful. Our Eastern Orthodox monastery, located in Cambridge, New York, was founded in 1966.
As Orthodox Christians, it is our passionate desire to live the monastic life and to worship authentically and intensely. New Skete’s entire history has been characterized, in the midst of supporting ourselves, by our efforts to translate the essentials of early Christian monasticism to an American culture capable of transforming us today. This has entailed pursuing the knowledge needed to foster a spirit of healthy simplicity. We achieve this by studying Sacred Scripture, Monastic and Liturgical History and by being open to the difficulties and yearnings of our contemporaries.
Photo to left is of Nuns of New Skete Monastery.
Monks Monastery, 273 New Skete Lane, Cambridge, NY 12816 (518) 677-3928
Take a virtual walk through the Monks' Monastery.
Nuns Monastery, 343 Ashgrove Road, Cambridge, NY 12816 (518) 677-3810
Spiritual Life
Becoming a Monk or Nun of New Skete
Becoming a Monk or Nun of New Skete
Becoming a Monk or Nun of New Skete
A Journey into Monastic and Contemplative Life.
Do you sense a deeper pull beneath the noise of everyday life — a quiet longing for God and for a more contemplative way of living? For some, this yearning becomes a gentle invitation to explore monastic life and Christian
contemplative practice.
At New Skete, the monastic vocation begins as a journey of discernment, rooted in community, prayer, and service. Entering as a novice, one gradually grows into a lifelong path of spiritual formation — not toward perfection, but toward being shaped more fully in the image of Christ.
If you feel drawn to explore this calling, we invite you to learn more.
Become a Companion of New Skete
Becoming a Monk or Nun of New Skete
Becoming a Monk or Nun of New Skete
A fellowship of lay people who seek to be formally connected with the New Skete Communities in order to deepen their spiritual lives.
Through their connection, they look to incorporate monastic values that help them live out the call of the Gospel in a lay setting,...
Worship
Becoming a Monk or Nun of New Skete
Worship
Come and pray with us.
All are welcome to join us in the daily rhythm of prayer at New Skete.
Find service times, an invitation to join us in prayer, and access to our lectionary and homilies.
Visit & Events
Plan Your Visit
Events and Workshops
Spiritual Retreats
Come spend time at New Skete.
Visitors are welcome to come and experience the monastery and its grounds.
Find information on day visits, group tours, walking the trails, and staying with us for retreat.
Spiritual Retreats
Events and Workshops
Spiritual Retreats
We welcome guests to share in the quiet, beauty, and rhythm of monastic life.
Retreats may be a simple time of rest and renewal, or a more directed experience within our liturgical life.
Guests are welcomed throughout the year, except during community retreat periods. Because guest rooms are limited, we recommend reserving early.
Events and Workshops
Events and Workshops
Events and Workshops
Come be part of life at New Skete.
Learn more about our annual events—Open House, Pilgrimage, and the Animal Blessing—and our iconography and dog training workshops.
Interactive Tour of the Nuns' Monastery
Click on the photo above or button below to take a virtual tour of the Nuns of New Skete's Monastery
View this amazing fully-interactive 360° tour of the nuns' monastery, chapel, bakery, grounds, and stunning aerial panoramas. Includes chants from the monks and nuns.
Interactive Tour of the Monks' Monastery
Click on the photo above or button below to take a virtual tour of the Monks of New Skete's Monastery
View this amazing fully-interactive 360° tour of the monks' churches, cemetery, grounds, and stunning aerial panoramas. Includes chants from the monks and nuns.