Retreat Timetable

For your own benefit and enjoyment during your stay in the monastery we would like you to observe this timetable.

4.00 am – 5.30 am Midnight praise (Tasbeha)
5.30 am – 9.00am
Rest
9.00 am – 10.00am
3rd, 6th, 9th Hour prayers at church1
10.00 am – 11.00am
Breakfast
11.00 am – 12.00pm Light jobs / personal meditation
12.00 pm– 1.00pm
Lunch
1.00 pm – 5.00pm
Work / personal meditation
5.00 pm – 5.30pm
Sunset prayers at church2
5.30 pm – 6.30pm
Personal meditation / reading time
6.30 pm – 7.30pm
Dinner
7.30 pm – 8.30pm
Spiritual time with Abouna
8.30 pm – 9.00pm
Supper
9.00 pm – 9.30pm
Prayer before sleep at church
10.00 pm - 4.00am Bedtime

Note: Please make sure you attend all the prayers and benefit spiritually.
1 9.00am – 12.00 pm Holy Liturgy (On Fri, Sat & Sun)
2 5.00 - 6.00pm Vesper prayer (On Sat only)




 
St Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Monastery, Sydney, Australia