All who wish to visit must follow these new rules and guidelines:

1. All daytime visitors & overnight retreatants (including individuals, families, and groups) MUST register online to come for a daytime visit or an overnight retreat, without exceptions.

2. No internet WiFi network is available on the Abbey’s grounds.

3. The Abbey is open for daytime visitors (including individuals, male or female, or families) between the hours of 4:00 am to 10:00 pm. Only individuals who are registered and staying overnight at the Abbey may remain after 10:00 pm.

4. All female daytime visitors are allowed to visit the Abbey for ONE DAY ONLY PER VISIT and leave at the end of the day by 10:00 pm.

Any Female Daytime visitor who wishes to visit the Abbey for 2 consecutive days or more (while staying outside overnight), MUST be accompanied for the whole duration of her stay by:1) A Priest, 2) Her father, 3) Her husband, 4) Her brother – only if he is 18 years of age or older, 5) Her son – only if he is 18 years of age or older, 6) Her son in law.

5. Any Female retreatant is allowed to stay for an overnight retreat at the Abbey ONLY when accompanied for the whole duration of her stay by: 1) A Priest, 2) Her father, 3) Her husband, 4) Her brother – only if he is 18 years of age or older, 5) Her son – only if he is 18 years of age or older, 6) Her son in law.

6. The maximum stay for any overnight retreat is two weeks. If you need to stay more than two weeks in the Monastery, you MUST obtain a written permission from His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (bishop@suscopts.org).

7. Due to the limited number of rooms available in the retreat house, all retreatants may have to share rooms with each other, which will be a maximum of 4 retreatants per room.

8. Due to the limited number of rooms available in the retreat house, all visiting priests may have to share rooms with other priests, which will be a maximum of 2 priests per room.