Welcome to New Skete Monasteries - Explore our Monastic Life
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
Nuns Monastery, 345 Ashgrove Road, Cambridge, NY 12816 (518) 677-3810
Resident Experience Program
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Resident Experience Program
Resident experience members participate fully in the daily rhythm of monastic life, prayer, worship, work, study and leisure. Their participation as a temporary resident supports the mission of the monks and nuns of New Skete.
Becoming a Monk or Nun
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Resident Experience Program
When an individual enters our community as a novice, an ongoing process of growth and formation begins that will continue throughout monastic life. The point of this process is to become more closely formed according to the image and example of Jesus Christ who is ultimately the true teacher.
Visiting New Skete Monastery
Visiting New Skete Monastery
Visiting New Skete Monastery
Should you ever find yourself near our back door to New England, you are most welcome to visit and pray with us or simply to have some quiet time for reflection.
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Individual Retreats
Individual Retreats
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We are pleased to share the quiet, solitude and beauty of our surroundings with you. Retreats differ in focus. A retreat can simply be a time of rest and renewal from your daily life, or you may desire to have a more directed retreat in the context of our liturgical life.
Videos
Individual Retreats
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We invite you to enjoy these videos from the Monks and Nuns of New Skete.
Our Life is a Pilgrimage
On Being a Pilgrim
Beau (dog) takes us on a tour
and more.
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Individual Retreats
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Strive to hold close the people who are dear to you. Recognize and cherish the special moments which bless us and that we bring to others. The challenges that will always persist will be met with the confidence, knowledge, and skills we have acquired on our journey. Experience, hope, and prayers will move us through the tough times to once again thrive.
Companion 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.