Wednesday, Dec 23

Reception, Tuohus, and wine shop 09:00 AM - 07:00 PM

Church 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Café-Restaurant Trapesa 07:30 AM – 08:00 PM

Library and exhibitions 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM

Thursday, Dec 24

Reception, Tuohus, and wine shop 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Church 11:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Café-Restaurant Trapesa 08:00 AM – 08:30 PM

Library and exhibitions 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Friday, Dec 25

Reception, Tuohus, and wine shop 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Church 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Café-Restaurant Trapesa 08:00 AM – 09:00 PM

Library and exhibitions 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM

Saturday, Dec 26

Reception, Tuohus, and wine shop 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Church during services and from 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Café-Restaurant Trapesa 07:30 AM – 06:00 PM

Library and exhibitions 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Nighttime peace in the monastery area and accommodation from 10:00 PM - 06:00 AM

Reception: tel 044 425 9228

Night duty: tel 044 425 9200

Church Services

Tuesday, Dec 22.

06:00 AM         Midnight and Morning Service, Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

06:00 PM         Ninth Hour, Vespers, and Small Compline and Rule of Prayer

Wednesday, Dec 23. Day before Christmas Eve

06:00 AM          Midnight Service and Morning Service and First Hour

06:00 PM          Ninth Hour, Vespers, Small Compline and Rule of Prayer

Thursday, Dec 24. Christmas Eve

06:00 AM         Midnight and Morning Service, Royal Hours and Hours Service

09:00 AM         Great Vespers and Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

10:00 PM         Vigil (Great Compline, Litiya and Polyeleos Matins)

Friday, Dec 25. The Nativity of Christ, Christmas

 12:00 AM          Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

05:00 PM           Ninth Hour and Great Vespers

Saturday, Dec 26. Second Day of Christmas

 09:00 AM        Morning Service, Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and Panagia

12:00 PM         Moleben, or Prayer Service to the Mother of God

06:00 PM        Vigil (Great Vespers, Polyeleos Matins and First Hour)

Christ is born – glorify Him

Wednesday, Dec 23. Day before Christmas Eve

04:00 PM – 07:00 PM  Monastery Dinner

Thursday 24.12. Christmas Eve

08:00 AM – 10:00 AM Monastery Breakfast

11:00 AM – 03:00 PM  Monastery Lunch      

02:30 PM - 03:45 PM  Guided tour, Father Sofroni and Brother Mattias, starts in front of the Service Center

04:00 PM - 06:00 PM  Monastery Borsch Soup Dinner

07:00 PM - 08:00 PM  Valamo Glögi Evening, free socialising with glögi and small snacks

Friday, Dec 25.    The Nativity of Christ, Christmas

08:00 AM-10:00 AM     Christmas Breakfast

11:00 AM-04:00 PM     Karelian Christmas Buffet

12:00 PM-01:30 PM     Valamo College open for visits

06:30 PM-08:30 PM     Monastery Christmas Celebration, featuring the abbot of the monastery, Archimandrite Mikael and the brotherhood, restaurant Trapesa

Saturday, Dec 26. Second Day of Christmas

07:30 AM-10:00 AM     Breakfast

11.00 AM-03.00 PM     Christmas Buffet

Meals mentioned in the program are included in the Christmas package and are served as a buffet in the café-restaurant Trapesa. The day before Christmas Eve and Christmas Eve are fasting days according to Orthodox tradition, which is taken into account in the composition of the meals.

Christmas Eve sauna slots 01:00 PM-08:00 PM: For women: College Hotel sauna, for men: Monastery Hotel sauna. Please bring your towel from your room.

Christmas menus will be published later