The Vine · Young Adults Retreat
Texas Abbey Trip
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit.”John 15:5
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit.”John 15:5
Young adults from Houston, DFW, Austin, San Antonio and beyond spend a weekend living the rhythm of the monastery: praying with the fathers, learning from them, and making quiet room to hear God.
Midnight Praises before dawn, two Divine Liturgies, Vespers, and Tamgeed each night with the monks of the Abbey.
Three lectures across the weekend, with a word from the fathers to carry home with you.
Quiet hours set apart for personal prayer, reading and reflection, with a guided reflection and journal to help you listen.
Early mornings, full days, quiet evenings. Times may shift a little once we're there.
Set an alarm. Midnight Praises start at 4:00 AM on both Saturday and Sunday.
Each year's reflection guide follows the theme of the retreat. The 2027 theme and guide will be shared here closer to the trip.
Room assignments, the food sign-up, lecture recordings and feedback, all right here.
Find your name to see your room and roommates.
Pick an item to bring for the monastery kitchen and type your name next to it. Changes save automatically.
Lectures, Tasbeha and Tamgeed from past retreats. Pick a year.
Tell us how the retreat went so we can make next year better.
The Abbey is a monastery of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States, set on quiet land in South Texas.
Driving address102 Scout's Path, Sandia, TX 78383