Upcoming Workshops and Retreats
Icon Painting Workshop for Beginners
Icon Painting Workshop for Beginners
The Mandylion
Icon Painting Workshop for Beginners
Model for this workshop: Icon of Mandylion from Laon
May 11 - 15, 2027
Hosted by the Monks of New Skete. Instructed by Philip Davydov and Olga Shalmova, from Sacred Murals Studio.
Registration Required.
Iconography Workshop - Advanced
Icon Painting Workshop for Beginners
John the Baptist
Advanced Icon Painting Workshop
John the Baptist
May 25 - 29, 2027
Hosted by the Monks of New Skete. Instructed by Philip Davydov and Olga Shalmova, from Sacred Murals Studio.
Registration Required.
Art of Training Your Dog Workshop
Art of Training Your Dog Workshop
June 15 to 19, 2027
(5 full-days)
🐾 Transform Your Dog’s Training Experience
Whether you're a dog owner or a professional trainer, join Brother Christopher and Marc Goldberg—co-authors of the bestselling The Art of Training Your Dog—for a workshop that teaches our uniquely gentle, spiritual, and effective approach to e-collar training.
Annual Events
Open House
Open House
June 05, 2027
Join us at our Annual Open House held in conjunction with the Cambridge Valley
Balloon Festival.
Please check back for details of the day.
Pilgrimage
Open House
August 7, 2027
Our annual pilgrimage celebration, featuring a guest speaker.
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Blessing of the Animals
Blessing of the Animals
October 2, 2027
Our annual animal blessing service in honor of the Feast of Saint Francis.
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2026 Fall Retreat
From Persona to Presence: Becoming Our True Self in Christ
We are created in the image of God and called to grow into His likeness. Yet we can easily become trapped behind the personas we create—seeking approval, concealing our struggles, and sometimes turning even our spiritual lives into a form of performance.
This retreat invites us to lay aside these masks and move toward the freedom of becoming our true selves in Christ: vulnerable, integrated, and whole.
Join us for this one-day spiritual conference exploring how we can move beyond the personas we create and live more fully and authentically in Christ.
A light continental breakfast and lunch are included.
Overnight accommodations are not included.
Donations to help offset the cost of the retreat are welcome.
Conferences -
Beyond the Mask: Finding Freedom in God's Love
We often hide behind carefully constructed images of ourselves, seeking acceptance, approval, and validation from others. Yet beneath these masks lies our true self, where we can encounter God's transforming love. This presentation explores how authenticity, vulnerability, and self-acceptance help us release the exhausting struggle to be someone we are not, opening our hearts to God's grace and the freedom and joy of living as our true selves in Christ.
Sister Rebecca
Transcending our Personas: Searching for God via the True Self
All of us have personas to help us function smoothly in life. They are not bad, but they can mask the deeper reality of the true self from emerging. This conference will help us explore the paschal character of the True Self and give us practical suggestions in realizing it.
Brother Christopher
Schedule for the day
8:00 am – Matins- Holy Wisdom Church
9:00 am – Coffee and light breakfast - Monks' Refectory
9:00 am – New Skete Companions Annual Meeting – Classroom
For Companions only
9:45 am – Welcome and general preview of the day - Transfiguration Temple
10:00 am – Conference with Sister Rebecca - Transfiguration Temple
Beyond the Mask: Finding Freedom in God's Love
11:00 am - Guided meditation with Sister Rebecca - Transfiguration Temple
12:00 pm – Lunch - Monks' Refectory
1:00 pm - Tersext - Transfiguration Church
Free time
3:15 pm – Conference with Brother Christopher - Classroom
Transcending our Personas: Searching for God via the True Self
5:00 pm – Vespers - Holy Wisdom Church
*Schedule subject to change.*