Please join us for the 16th Annual St. Nicholas Convent’s:
St. Herman Youth Retreat

DATES: December 24–27, 2025
LOCATION: St. Nicholas Convent, 14 Courtly Circle, Owego, NY 13827
And St. Maximus Orthodox Church, 4447 Gaskill Rd, Owego, NY 13827
Accommodations: Best Western Hotel, 20 Hickories Park Rd, Owego, NY 13827

COST: $100.00 per person* Ages 14 and up
If not staying at the hotel: $40 or a food donation + ice skating fee

Registration DEADLINE: Dec 10, 2025
Contact christa.monforte@gmail.com or (607)-759-4816 for more info

March 29-30, 2025

Owego, New York

Theme: A Women’s Path to the Life of the Saints

Talk 1: Matushka Maria Telepneff

Talk 2: Elizabeth Priebe

March 29-31, 2024

Owego, New York

Theme: A Sacred Purpose: Preserving Our Traditions Through Structure And Grace

Talk 1: A Conversation on the Sacred Role of Women in the Church by Matushka Irene Meschter

Talk 2: Learning to Make Prosphora: A Sacred Obedience by Maria Monforte

Talk 3: Defining the Sacred Space: The Iconostasis in Orthodox Worship by Elizabeth Priebe

March 10-12, 2023

Cleveland, New York

Theme: Angels in the monastery, in the world, and in the church

Talk 1: Living the Angelic Life in Western Canada by Abbess Amvrosia

Talk 2: Raising Angels in an unangelic world by Presbytera Mary Psaromatis

Talk 3: Angels in Orthodox Iconography by Elizabeth Priebe