St Enoch and St Elijah Monastery 

St Enoch and St Elijah Monastery (SEASEM), in the north of New Zealand, is a Christian monastic community devoted to prayer, repentance, and the lived pursuit of union with God (theosis).

Rooted in the Orthodox Christian vision of life, and shaped by the Egyptian desert tradition of the fourth and fifth centuries and its reception within the early monastic life of Ireland and the British Isles, SEASEM seeks to bear witness to a life ordered toward Christ. The community’s shared life is sustained through Scripture, the Divine Office, silence, hospitality, creative work, and stewardship of the land.

SEASEM is home to women and men living a contemplative life, who understand the Christian calling as participation in the life of God by grace, revealed in Jesus Christ. Through a rhythm of prayer, worship, study, work, stability, and silence, the community offers its life for spiritual formation and discernment, trusting God to order its service within the wider life of the Church.