Annual Pilgrimage
The Art of Training Your Dog Workshop
The Art of Training Your Dog Workshop
August 09, 2025
All are welcome to join us for our annual summer Pilgrimage.
The day is filled with worship services,
a presentation by guest speaker,
V. Rev Geoffrey Ready,
an introduction to folkdance with Brother Brennan,
and a Pysanky demonstration with Christine Levy.
The Art of Training Your Dog Workshop
The Art of Training Your Dog Workshop
The Art of Training Your Dog Workshop
September 16 to 20, 2025
The Art of Training Your Dog Workshop
5 day workshop
Appropriate for beginner and experienced e-collar users. Perfect for anyone that would like to learn the unique and detailed method taught in the book with all the authors' professional shortcuts to move things along quicker.
Work with a New Skete dog, bring your own dog, or participate without handling a dog.
Animal Blessing
The Art of Training Your Dog Workshop
Animal Blessing
October 04, 2025
Please check back as we announce our plans for the 2025 Animal Blessing.
New Skete Monastery - Pilgrimage
We invite you to join us for the
2025 New Skete Pilgrimage in Cambridge, New York
Saturday, August 9th
We hope your schedule will allow you to make the journey to join us in this day of community.
We are honored to welcome guest speaker
V. Reverend Geoffrey Ready
Presenting:
How Shall We Then Live? Improvising Faithfully in a Broken World
The Schedule for the Day
Subject to change
9:00 am - Holy Wisdom Church
Matins
10:00 am - Holy Wisdom Church
Divine Liturgy
11:30 am - Bell Tower area
Lunch available, donations welcomed
1:30 pm - Holy Wisdom Church
Guest Speaker - V. Rev. Geoffrey Ready
How Shall We Then Live?
Improvising Faithfully in a Broken World
3:00 pm - Bell Tower area
Introduction to Folkdance with Brother Brennan
4:00 pm - Classroom
Pysanky Demonstration with Christine Levy
5:00 pm - Holy Wisdom Church
Vespers with Healing Service
The monks' gift shop will be open from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm, and again from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
The nuns' gift shop will be open from 12:30 pm until 4:00 pm.
The Self Serve/Honor System in the entry to the nuns' monastery is available from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
The hiking trails are open for your use. Hiking maps are located at the bell tower.
Guest Speaker
Fr Geoffrey Ready was born in Canada and grew up in the greater Toronto area. After theological studies in Ottawa and at Holy Cross Orthodox School of Theology in Boston, he served overseas for 12 years, first in Northern Ireland and then in France.
Fr Geoffrey directs the Orthodox Christian Studies programme at Trinity College and teaches in Orthodox Liturgy, Scripture, and Pastoral courses.
Fr Geoffrey received his doctorate in liturgical theology at the Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto.
He also serves as priest-in-charge of Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Mission (www.myrrhbearers.ca), an English language mission.
He produces a popular podcast on Orthodox liturgy and life, “Enacting the Kingdom,” along with Fr Yuri Hladio, and represents the Archdiocese of Canada of the Orthodox Church in America on the Canadian Council of Churches' Commission for Faith and Witness.
Fr Geoffrey is married to Jolan and has three boys.