– St. Mary & St. Moses Abbey offers two distinct retreat houses for overnight retreats, each catering to specific types of retreats:
—-> St. Moses Retreat House:
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Exclusively for male individuals.
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Families with only male members (without female family members).
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Single priests (unaccompanied by female family members).
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—-> St. Mary Retreat House:
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Exclusively for female individuals (attending with groups).
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Families with both male and female members.
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Priests accompanied by female family members.
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—-> Check-In and Check-Out Information for Retreat House Rooms:
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Check-in time: Begins at 3:00 pm on the day of arrival at the Monastery.
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Check-out time: EXACTLY at 11:00 am on the day of departure from the Monastery.
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This schedule ensures that the fathers responsible for the retreat house have sufficient time to prepare the rooms for the next retreatants.
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—-> Room Sharing Information:
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- Due to the limited number of rooms available in the retreat house, all retreatants may have to share rooms with each other, with a maximum of 4 retreatants per room.
- Due to the limited number of rooms available in the retreat house, all visiting priests may have to share rooms with other priests, with a maximum of 2 priests per room.
– All overnight Retreatants MUST register online to sign the COVID-19 release electronic waiver, without exceptions.
– 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.
– 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).
– No internet WiFi network is available on the Abbey’s grounds.
– Any visitor who doesn’t follow the previous rules and guidelines, will be asked to leave the Abbey, without exceptions.