Events at New Skete
Open House
June 2, 2018
Annual Open House in conjunction with the Cambridge Valley Ballon Festival
Pilgrimage
August 11, 2018
Annual Summer Festival including guest speaker, guided hike, tours, festival food, and more
Blessing of the Animals
September 30, 2017
All and the animals they love are welcome!
Annual celebration of the Feast of Saint Francis
Fall and Lenten Retreats
Fall Retreat - October 07, 2017
Program group retreat, includes lunch, materials, and 3 conferences.
Art of Living with Your Dog
Dates to be determined
Join the Monks of New Skete as they share their philosophy on living with dogs.
Concerts
September 22, 2017
Free Concert, Donations Welcome
Konevets Quartet, from St. Petersburg
Open House
June 02, 2018
Annual Open House
Includes:
tour of Holy Wisdom Church
Nuns' Cheesecake Bakery tour
Dog Training Demonstration
Chapel Community Bake
Delicious baked goods baked by members of the chapel community. Plants and fresh cut flowers. Slices of the Nuns' of New Skete Cheesecake.
Cambridge Valley Balloon Festival
After the Open House, the Chapel Community move to the Village of Cambridge to take part in the "Taste of Cambridge" block party. Slices of the Nuns' of New Skete Cheesecake are available.
Pilgrimage
August 11, 2018
We invite you to be a part of the celebration at the Annual New Skete Pilgrimage.
Includes:
Tour of Holy Wisdom Temple
Talk on Monastic Life at New Skete
Guest Speaker
Guided Hike
Iconography Demonstration
Festival Food
Greek and Lebanese food available for purchase. Chapel Community Bake Sale. Slices of the Nuns of New Skete Cheesecake for purchase.
Liturgy
AM Festal Matins
Divine Liturgy
PM Vigil with Healing Service
Blessing of the Animals
September 30, 2017
In Celebration of the Feast of Saint Francis.
Arrival begins at 2:00 PM, allowing plenty of time to enjoy the grounds, have a photo taken with one of the brothers and learn about New Skete. Blessing of the Animals Service is at 3:30 PM. Light refreshments of the season to follow.
All and the animals they love are welcome!
All animals must be on a leash or in a secure pen at all times for the safety of participants and other animals.When not able to bring an animal, bring a photo of the animal or an endangered species in the wild.
2017 Fall Retreat
October 07, 2017
Silence and Engagement
Silence: disengaging from my busy mind and engaging my "heart consciousness" of who I truly am.
During the retreat:
- We challenge overstimulation and scatteredness in our daily lives.
- I make a personal inventory: where am I now?
- We cultivate honesty with ourselves and awareness of our resistance to change.
- We become aware of our Inner Light, of Christ within, who leads us to see ourselves with new clarity, to desire change, and to be willing to change. The Lord says: “when you seek me with all your heart … I will let you find me.” (cf Jeremiah 29:13, 14)
- We trust our souls to Grace.
- I adopt a personal spiritual framework.
Fall Retreat Schedule
8:00 Matins
9:00 am Registration & Breakfast
9:45 am Welcome & Preview of the Day
10:00 am Morning Session w/ Sister Rebecca
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Tersext
1:45 pm Afternoon Session w/Brother Stavros
3:15 pm Afternoon Session w/ Brother Christopher
5:00 pm Vespers w/ healing service
Pre-registration Required by September 29
Full Day - $40 per person
Companions of New Skete/Chapel Community - $25 per person
Student/Limited Income - $20 per person
Contact: Ida Williams, Director of Marketing and Communications
518-677-3928 ext. 215 or idawilliams@newskete.org
Concerts
September 22, 2017
Free Concert - Donations Welcome
Konevets Quartet male vocal ensemble from St. Petersburg, Russia
7:30 pm
All are welcome to join us for an evening
rich Russian choral music
Konevets Quartet
A program of harmonic brilliance in the rich tradition of Russian choral music and the male chamber choir. Performance includes sacred music, ranging from chants and hymns to secular songs featuring Russian and Ukrainian folk songs, classical selections and Imperial regimental songs and marches which were forbidden during Communism.
September 22, 2017 7:30 pm Free Concert, Donations Welcome
No reservations required. Email inquiries to nscom@newskete.org
December 03, 2017
St. Petersburg Men's Ensemble
December 03, 2017, 2:00 pm Free Concert
An afternoon of Russian sacred music, starting from ancient songs of the Orthodox Church to works of little-known, but remarkable composers of the XVIII-XX centuries, as well as famous masters - D. Bortnjansky, P. Tchaikovsky, P. Tchesnokov, A. Gretchaninov, S. Rachmaninov, I. Stravinsky and others.