Please call us for your visit at (336) 593-9760.
May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you!
SERVICES FOR THIS WEEK
December 1 – December 7, 2025
REMINDER: ALL VEHICLES MUST BE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT.
TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE, LITURGY MAY BEGIN EARLIER.
ARRIVING EARLY TO LITURGY IS BLESSED.
MONDAY December 1, 2025
☩ Prophet Nahum | St. Philaret the Merciful ☩
2:00 a.m. ORTHROS
3:00 a.m. LITURGY
3:30 p.m. GREAT VESPERS FOR ST. PORPHYRIOS & SMALL COMPLINE
TUESDAY December 2, 2025
☩ Prophet Habbakuk | Martyr St. Meropi of Chios ☩
FOR ST. PORPHYRIOS OF KAVSOKALYVIA
7:00 a.m. ORTHROS
8:30 a.m. LITURGY
Followed by Lunch
3:30 p.m. VESPERS & SMALL COMPLINE
WEDNESDAY December 3, 2025
☩ Prophet Zephaniah | St. John the Hesychast of St. Sabbas Monastery ☩
2:00 a.m. ORTHROS
3:00 a.m. LITURGY
3:30 p.m. VESPERS & SMALL COMPLINE
THURSDAY December 4, 2025
☩ Great-Martyr St. Barbara | St. John of Damascus ☩
2:00 a.m. ORTHROS
3:00 a.m. LITURGY
3:30 p.m. GREAT VESPERS & SMALL COMPLINE
FRIDAY December 5, 2025
☩ St. Sabbas the Sanctified | Monk Saints of Karyes (Mt. Athos) martyred by the Latins ☩
2:00 a.m. ORTHROS
3:00 a.m. LITURGY
3:30 p.m. GREAT VESPERS FOR ST. NICHOLAS & SMALL COMPLINE
SATURDAY December 6, 2025
FOR ST. NICHOLAS THE WONDER-WORKER
7:00 a.m. ORTHROS
8:30 a.m. LITURGY
Followed by Lunch
3:30 p.m. GREAT VESPERS & SMALL COMPLINE
SUNDAY December 7, 2025
☩ St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan | Martyr St. Athenodoros ☩
7:00 a.m. ORTHROS
9:00 a.m. LITURGY
Followed by Lunch
3:30 p.m. VESPERS & SMALL COMPLINE
The Rules of the Monastery
Kindly read the following Rules, by virtue of which we may offer hospitality.
- This is a Holy Monastery of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a place of prayer, repentance and redemption for those leading a monastic life and for pious pilgrims.
- Visiting hours normally include daytime hours and the daily service times.
- If you wish to enter the holy grounds, you should be dressed appropriately.
- Ladies are asked to modestly dress with loose fitting, non see-through clothing. Skirts and dresses should be ankle length (no pants please). The shirt or blouse should be long sleeved and buttoned up (no v-necks), and a scarf is required as a head covering (no hats). Socks or hose and shoes must be worn at all times.
- Men are asked to wear long pants and long sleeved shirts, socks and shoes.
- As this holy monastery encompasses a large acreage, pilgrims must have permission before taking walks or hikes.
- You should remember that the consecration of this holy place does not allow for impropriety or disgraceful behavior. Loud conversation, insolent chatter, unrestrained laughter, and rude gestures are out of place here.
- We please ask that parents supervise their children at all times.
- No smoking, hunting or fishing within the holy grounds is permitted.
- Firearms are strictly forbidden.
Please call us for your visit at (336) 593-9760.
May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you!
SERVICES FOR THIS WEEK
December 1 – December 7, 2025
REMINDER: ALL VEHICLES MUST BE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT.
TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE, LITURGY MAY BEGIN EARLIER.
ARRIVING EARLY TO LITURGY IS BLESSED.
MONDAY December 1, 2025
☩ Prophet Nahum | St. Philaret the Merciful ☩
2:00 a.m. ORTHROS
3:00 a.m. LITURGY
3:30 p.m. GREAT VESPERS FOR ST. PORPHYRIOS & SMALL COMPLINE
TUESDAY December 2, 2025
☩ Prophet Habbakuk | Martyr St. Meropi of Chios ☩
FOR ST. PORPHYRIOS OF KAVSOKALYVIA
7:00 a.m. ORTHROS
8:30 a.m. LITURGY
Followed by Lunch
3:30 p.m. VESPERS & SMALL COMPLINE
WEDNESDAY December 3, 2025
☩ Prophet Zephaniah | St. John the Hesychast of St. Sabbas Monastery ☩
2:00 a.m. ORTHROS
3:00 a.m. LITURGY
3:30 p.m. VESPERS & SMALL COMPLINE
THURSDAY December 4, 2025
☩ Great-Martyr St. Barbara | St. John of Damascus ☩
2:00 a.m. ORTHROS
3:00 a.m. LITURGY
3:30 p.m. GREAT VESPERS & SMALL COMPLINE
FRIDAY December 5, 2025
☩ St. Sabbas the Sanctified | Monk Saints of Karyes (Mt. Athos) martyred by the Latins ☩
2:00 a.m. ORTHROS
3:00 a.m. LITURGY
3:30 p.m. GREAT VESPERS FOR ST. NICHOLAS & SMALL COMPLINE
SATURDAY December 6, 2025
FOR ST. NICHOLAS THE WONDER-WORKER
7:00 a.m. ORTHROS
8:30 a.m. LITURGY
Followed by Lunch
3:30 p.m. GREAT VESPERS & SMALL COMPLINE
SUNDAY December 7, 2025
☩ St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan | Martyr St. Athenodoros ☩
7:00 a.m. ORTHROS
9:00 a.m. LITURGY
Followed by Lunch
3:30 p.m. VESPERS & SMALL COMPLINE
The Rules of the Monastery
Kindly read the following Rules, by virtue of which we may offer hospitality.
- This is a Holy Monastery of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a place of prayer, repentance and redemption for those leading a monastic life and for pious pilgrims.
- Visiting hours normally include daytime hours and the daily service times.
- If you wish to enter the holy grounds, you should be dressed appropriately.
- Ladies are asked to modestly dress with loose fitting, non see-through clothing. Skirts and dresses should be ankle length (no pants please). The shirt or blouse should be long sleeved and buttoned up (no v-necks), and a scarf is required as a head covering (no hats). Socks or hose and shoes must be worn at all times.
- Men are asked to wear long pants and long sleeved shirts, socks and shoes.
- As this holy monastery encompasses a large acreage, pilgrims must have permission before taking walks or hikes.
- You should remember that the consecration of this holy place does not allow for impropriety or disgraceful behavior. Loud conversation, insolent chatter, unrestrained laughter, and rude gestures are out of place here.
- We please ask that parents supervise their children at all times.
- No smoking, hunting or fishing within the holy grounds is permitted.
- Firearms are strictly forbidden.
Hours of Operation
9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
1115 Saint Ephraim’s Way
Lawsonville, NC 27022
Phone: (336) 593-9760
All Visitors are asked to please contact us before visiting.