St Tikhon's Monastery Raw Honey

Pure, raw honey from the monastery beehives. This summer's honey is auburn in color and made from the bees' blend of raspberry, blackberry, clover, other wildflowers and the monastery gardens. Honey is made by the monastery bees from our new garden & by wild flowers from the monastery's 300 acres.

8oz & 16oz bottles for sale
Limit to 3 of each size per customer

St Tikhon's Monastery Bee Pollen

Bee pollen is gathered by our bees from the monastery's flowers, harvested daily and frozen immediately. The colors range from light to dark based on a variety of pollen sources. Bee pollen contains proteins, amino acids, sugars, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and polyphenols. It's a great addition to yogurt or smoothies but also tastes great on it's own.

The STM Pocket Psalter is officially here! Size: 4.5in x 6.25in

A joint publication of St Vladimir's Seminary Press and St Tikhon's Monastery Press.

*Retreat is for Clergy (Priests & Deacons) only*

The day includes divine services according to the monastery schedule, two, 1.5 hour sessions with Fr. David Alexander, & breakfast, lunch & dinner provided. Please see below for a description of the retreat! Please contact Christopher Messenger if you have any questions at: manager@stmpress.com

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1. The “Hypostatic Interchange” as a Foundation for Pastoral Work
2. The Development of Hypostatic Interchange within the Three Stages of Spiritual
Life
3. The Second Stage as “Hypostatic Arena” for the Shepherd and the Flock
4. The Awakening of “the Two-Fold Vision” in the Hypostatic Mode
5. The Parallel Tasks of “Turning” and “Supporting the Turn” in the Hypostatic Mode
6. “Leaping into the Hands of God”: a Central Hypostatic Vision for the Shepherd

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Awakening, Turning and Leaping is a retreat for clergy centered on the dynamics of
shepherding in the Hypostatic Mode. Drawing from the spiritual vision of Saint Sophrony and some of his spiritual children, the retreat explores pastoral work as a continuous parallel encounter of “self-offering” and “other-reception” between Christ-as-Great-Shepherd, Clergymen-as-Shepherds, and the Sheep of the Faithful, cycling and ever-transforming throughout the Stages of Spiritual Life.

Together, participants will reflect on the “Hypostatic Interchange” as a foundation for
shepherding, the development of Personhood through the Three Stages of Spiritual
Life, and the unique challenges and possibilities of the Second Stage as a shared
“Hypostatic Arena” for both shepherd and flock. Special attention will be given to the
awakening of the “Two-Fold Vision” in pastoral life and the parallel work of “turning” and “supporting the turn” within adversity and spiritual struggle. The retreat culminates in reflecting on a central vision for the shepherd: the continuous
and climactic call for both he and those under his care to “Leap into the Hands of God.”

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Father David Alexander is an Archpriest of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. He is a graduate of Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary and holds a Ph.D. in Refugee Care from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. At Essex he studied under Professor Renos Papadopoulos and Hieromonk Nikolai Sakharov.

Service Book for the Faithful: Vespers, Matins, and Divine Liturgy, Second edition
Printed in Great Britain

Announcing a long-awaited resource for those among the laity who wish to read along with the divine services. This volume contains the complete texts of Vespers, Sunday Matins, the liturgies of St. John and St. Basil, and the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. These texts mirror those contained in the priest's services books: the Hieratikon, volumes I & II.

An introduction is included which discusses the participation of the faithful in worship, excellent for inquirers. Also contained are pre- and post-communion prayers and hymns for the liturgical year.

Approximate dimensions are 4"x 6.25"
Hardbound in durable leatherette
Gold foil stamp
Three marking ribbons
272 pages

This richly illustrated, pocket-size prayer book adopts the familiar translation of the St. Tikhon’s 1982 edition, refining its language where necessary and presenting it in the elegant typography that defined our popular Hieratikon. Encased in a soft imitation leather cover or hard cover with convenient marking ribbons, Orthodox Christian Prayers is made to be passed on from generation to generation.

The Hieratikon, Volume I contains the services of Daily and Great Vespers, Small and Great Compline, Midnight Office, Daily and Festal Matins, Hours, and Typica. Also included are special instructions for Lenten and Paschal services, daily and special dismissals, magnifications and prokeimenons for great feasts, and a Menologion. Bound in manufactured leather, with durable, gold gilded paper, and includes three marking ribbons.

Second Edition.
Printed in Great Britain.

Disclaimer: The first edition of the Hieratikon was printed by a printer no longer in business. This second edition is of the same dimensions as the first edition, but the paper weight is marginally heavier, adding about 5mm to the thickness. In addition, for reasons not entirely clear, black has been overprinted on the red, producing a barely perceptible red "glow" to the text. The phenomenon is slight and does not affect legibility. Since this volume has been out of print for so long and there was such a high demand for its release, we resisted the temptation to request a reprint.

Images are from the current printing and demonstrate the slight overprint.