Visiting the Monastery

Visitors are welcome. We are generally open from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm from Tuesday to Saturday, but it is good to call, to make sure we are available to accommodate you or if you would like to attend daily services.

We ask that all visitors dress modestly. Men should wear long sleeved shirts and pants. Women should wear long sleeved blouses, long skirts or dresses. Additionally, women are asked to wear scarves when attending services. Children are expected to be kept close, and not allowed to roam freely. Smoking and pets are strictly forbidde

You are, of course, most welcome to be at the monastery for a Reader’s Service, and join us for the usual trapeza meal following.but please RSVP so we can get a head count.

Overnight visitors

For men who would like to stay overnight, call to make arrangements. Donations are appreciated to help cover costs.

Since guest facilities are very limited here, we request that guests who are staying with us enter into the life of the monastery by attending services and meals.

If you have a food allergy, please let us know in advance.

For women and couples, there are various B&Bs and Inns available on the island. You can stay overnight there and then attend services with us during the day.

For those who wish to use a GPS or Mapquest, etc., the physical address of the monastery is: 9933 SW 268th Street, Vashon, WA, 98070. As a further reference to the information given by any of these services (they are not always 100% accurate) here are further directions to the monastery from the two ferries that come to Vashon Island:

Directions

Directions From Tacoma (Pt Defiance Ferry)
1: *Check timetable* Take Point Defiance-Tahlequah Ferry (North)
2: Take Vashon Hwy SW (North)
3: Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s)
4: Bear RIGHT (East) onto SW Quartermaster Dr
5: Bear RIGHT (South) onto Dockton Rd SW
6: Road name changes to SW Dock St
7: Turn LEFT (South-West) onto 99th Ave SW
8: Turn RIGHT (West) on SW 268th St
9: Turn LEFT at first driveway at cross.


Bigger Version

Directions from Seattle (West Seattle Fauntleroy)
1: *Check timetable* Stay on Fauntleroy-Vashon Ferry (West)
2: Take Vashon Hwy SW (South)
3: Turn LEFT (East) onto SW 204th St
4: Road name changes to SW Ellisport Rd
5: Turn RIGHT (South) onto Dockton Rd SW
6: Road name changes to SW Dock St
7: Turn LEFT (South-West) onto 99th Ave SW
8: Turn RIGHT (West) on SW 268th St
9: Turn LEFT at first driveway at cross.