Prayer weekend for addicts and loved ones 5/2026

01.05.2026 00:00 - 03.05.2026 00:00

Registration ends: 17.04.2026 00:00 - If registration has already closed, please inquire about course places by calling 017 570 1810.

myyntipalvelu@valamo.fi, p. 017 5701 810

, 300€/Student hotel 1 room, incl. accommodation, tuition, meals, 270€/College hotel 2 rooms/person, incl. accommodation, tuition, meals, 285€/Guesthouse 1 room, incl. accommodation, tuition, meals, 255€/Guesthouse 2 rooms/person, incl. accommodation, tuition, meals

Course description

The course is intended for sober addicts (alcoholism/drug addiction or other addictive disease) who attend 12-step groups and people who participate in groups for their loved ones. It is recommended that they have been sober/recovered for at least six months. The participant does not have to be Orthodox. Representatives of all religions/faiths or those not affiliated with a denomination are welcome. The course is led by Johannes Lahtela, a Master of Theology and author, who is also a sober alcoholic (25 years of sobriety).

Course program

Friday 1.5.

Arrival and dinner at 15.00

at 16.00 Course opening and monastery presentation

at 18.00 Easter Canon

at 19.30 Evening meal

Saturday2.5.

06.00 Midnight service, Morning service and liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

07.30- Breakfast

09.00 Orthodox prayer tradition

10.30 Open AA meeting

12.00 Moleben or prayer service

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Thanksgiving and Jesus Prayer (winter church)

15.00 Personal prayer life

18.00 Vigil

19.30 Evening meal

20.00 Open AA meeting

Sunday3.5.Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

07.30 Breakfast

08.00 Open AA meeting

09.00 III moment, liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

11.00 Closing lunch

12.00 Summary and closing discussion

Rights to changes reserved

Teacher

Lahtela Johannes