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Join us for the St. Tikhon’s Memorial Day Pilgrimage — May 23-26, 2025
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon of Moscow
St. Tikhon’s Monastery warmly invites you to come sing with our Festival Choir for the 121st annual Memorial Day Pilgrimage. This year’s pilgrimage commemorates the 100th anniversary of the repose of our founder, St. Tikhon of Moscow.
This year Memorial Day Liturgy will feature 2 choirs & antiphonal singing! Festival singers will be assigned into two choirs, and enjoy rehearsals conducted by both St. Tikhon’s choral director Anastasia Kappanadze and Archdiocesan choral director Juliana Woodill, culminating in the celebration of the Memorial Day Hierarchical Liturgy on Monday, May 26th.
There will also be a special concert performance by The Saint Tikhon Choir Sunday afternoon, commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon of Moscow. Tickets are by donation, you can get your TICKETS here!
The Festival Choir rehearsal schedule:
Saturday May 24
1-3pm Festival Choir Rehearsal
Sunday May 25
4:30-6:30pm Festival Choir Rehearsal
Monday May 26
8:30-9:45am Liturgy Warm-up
10am-12:30pm Memorial Day Liturgy
You can download the full pilgrimage & choir schedule HERE.
YourFestival Choir registration fee goes directly to cover the cost of printing scores, as well as to support the St. Tikhon’s music program.
Music repertoire will be sent out to registrants early May. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the pieces before our rehearsals Memorial Day Weekend. Printed scores will be provided upon arrival.
Please note: Meals & lodging are not included. You are welcome to share in any pilgrimage meals provided by the monastery. For a schedule of meals and all other activities please refer to the full weekend schedule HERE.
Lodging: We recommended finding lodging at Hotel Anthracite, in Carbondale, Pa, or CLICK HERE for more info on traveling here and detailed lodging recommendations.
Please reach out to us with any questions you may have: admin@stmarts.org.
We look forward to singing with you!
Join us for the St. Tikhon’s Memorial Day Pilgrimage — May 23-26, 2025
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon of Moscow
St. Tikhon’s Monastery warmly invites you to come sing with our Festival Choir for the 121st annual Memorial Day Pilgrimage. This year’s pilgrimage commemorates the 100th anniversary of the repose of our founder, St. Tikhon of Moscow.
This year Memorial Day Liturgy will feature 2 choirs & antiphonal singing! Festival singers will be assigned into two choirs, and enjoy rehearsals conducted by both St. Tikhon’s choral director Anastasia Kappanadze and Archdiocesan choral director Juliana Woodill, culminating in the celebration of the Memorial Day Hierarchical Liturgy on Monday, May 26th.
There will also be a special concert performance by The Saint Tikhon Choir Sunday afternoon, commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon of Moscow. Tickets are by donation, you can get your TICKETS here!
The Festival Choir rehearsal schedule:
Saturday May 24
1-3pm Festival Choir Rehearsal
Sunday May 25
4:30-6:30pm Festival Choir Rehearsal
Monday May 26
8:30-9:45am Liturgy Warm-up
10am-12:30pm Memorial Day Liturgy
You can download the full pilgrimage & choir schedule HERE.
YourFestival Choir registration fee goes directly to cover the cost of printing scores, as well as to support the St. Tikhon’s music program.
Music repertoire will be sent out to registrants early May. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the pieces before our rehearsals Memorial Day Weekend. Printed scores will be provided upon arrival.
Please note: Meals & lodging are not included. You are welcome to share in any pilgrimage meals provided by the monastery. For a schedule of meals and all other activities please refer to the full weekend schedule HERE.
Lodging: We recommended finding lodging at Hotel Anthracite, in Carbondale, Pa, or CLICK HERE for more info on traveling here and detailed lodging recommendations.
Please reach out to us with any questions you may have: admin@stmarts.org.
We look forward to singing with you!