Faith in Everyday Life 11/2026

How do we maintain our faith in the challenging everyday situations of daily life? The challenge of everyday life is the experience that religion is sought to be reduced to a mere external ritual that does not affect ethical decisions, life choices, or our way of life. The course price includes a more festive Father's Day lunch on November 8th, in addition to the usual course meals. Instructors are Nun Elisabet and Dr. Juha Riikonen. The course receives support from the Orthodox Church of Finland.

Special price 170 €/OH1 and 150 €/person/OH2 includes teaching, accommodation, and meals according to the program. No other discounts. The language of instruction is Finnish.

Friday 6.11.

Arrival at the Monastery and registration at the reception.

2:00 PM Lunch at cafe-restaurant Trapesa.

Note

4:00 PM Course start and introduction. Lay Academy's main building

4:15 PM Church's guideline: the golden mean

- the importance of everyday life for human well-being

- what God expects from us - and we from Him?

- performing faith or living it?

- us or me?

5:00 PM As a member of my community.

6:00 PM Ninth Hour, Vespers, Small Compline and Three Canons.

7:30 PM Evening snack

8:00 PM ”The Golden Mean”

- eternal questions are discussed (on prayer, going to church, fasting…)

Saturday 7.11.

(7:30 AM Breakfast)

6:00 AM Midnight and Morning Service, Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

9:00 AM The Golden Mean. Theme: as a member of my community. Home, work life, friends, hobby groups, volunteer work.

12:00 PM Prayer Service.

12:30 PM Lunch

1:00 PM Theme: Society

- society is secularizing, is our faith becoming secularized?

- preserving living faith.

3:00 PM Break

3:30 PM Theme: Society

- our responsibility for creation, what everyday actions we can/may take

6:00 PM Vigil.

7:30 PM Evening snack.

8:00 PM Questions and Answers. Reflection.

Sunday 8.11. Joint Feast of Archangel Michael and Other Bodiless Powers.

(7:30 AM Breakfast)

9:00 AM Third Hour and Liturgy. Panagia.

11:00 AM Lunch

12:00 PM Final questions, summary.

Room checkout by 12:00 PM