Current Schedule of Services for |  |
| The normal weekend service schedule is Great Vespers at 6:00 pm Saturday; Hours and Divine Liturgy, 9:30 am Sunday. Confessions are heard following Great Vespers or during the Hours before the Divine Liturgy. Appointments for confession can be made outside of those times if needed. |
| Schedule from the start of the Nativity Fast to the start of the Great Lent | |
|---|---|
| Date | Service or Event |
| Saturday, November 28 | Start of the Nativity Fast The faithful abstain from meat and dairy products until the feast of the Navtivity of Our Lord Jesus Christ (January 7th). |
| Sunday, November 29 | Commemoration of the Apostle and Evangelist Matthew |
| Thursday, December 3 Friday, December 4 | Great Vespers, 6:00 pm, Hours and Divine Liturgy, 9:00 am for the Entry of the Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary into the Temple |
| Sunday, December 6 | Commemoration of Saint Alexander Nevsky |
| Sunday, December 13 | Commemoration of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called |
| Saturday, December 19 | Commemoration of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Bishop of Myra in Lycea No services are scheduled for this day |
| Sunday, December 20 | Commemoration of Saint Ambrose of Milan |
| Thursday, December 24 Friday, December 25 | Great Vespers, 6:00 pm, Hours and Divine Liturgy, 9:00 am for Saint Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythos |
| Sunday, December 27 | Commemoration of the Holy Forefathers, the Prophet Daniel, and the Three Holy Youths in the Furnace |
| Thursday, December 31 | Molieben for the Start of the New Year, 10:00 pm A dinner and festivities will follow the service. |
| Sunday, January 3 | Commemoration of the Holy Fathers, the Sunday before the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ |
| Wednesday, January 6 Thursday, January 7 | Great Compline and Matins, 6:00 pm, Hours and Divine Liturgy, 9:00 am for the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Incarnation of God in the Flesh |
| Friday, January 8 | Molieben service, 9:00 am for the Synaxis of the Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary The Second Day of Christmas |
| Sunday, January 10 | Commemoration of the Righteous Joseph the Betrothed and King David The Sunday after the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ |
| Sunday, January 17 | The Synaxis of the 70 Apostles The Sunday before Theophany |
| Monday, January 18 Tuesday, January 19 | Great Compline and Matins, 6:00 pm, Hours and Divine Liturgy, 9:00 am for the The Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ |
| Sunday, January 24 | Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee This commences a fast-free week in the preparation for the Great Lent. |
| Sunday, January 31 | Sunday of the Prodigal Son This commences a regular fasting week (Wednesday and Friday fasts). |
| Sunday, February 7 | Sunday of the Last Judgement (Meat-fare Sunday), Commemoration of the New Martyrs of Russia The faithful abstain from all meat products from this day until Pascha (Easter). All dairy and egg products are permitted duringthis week. |
| Sunday, February 14 | Meeting of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple, Sunday of the Casting out of Adam from Paradise (Cheese-fare Sunday), Great Vespers with the Rite of Forgiveness immediately follows the Divine Liturgy. The faithful now also abstain from all dairy products from this day until Pascha (Easter). NOTE: According the Orthodox Church Typikon, the feast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple, for this year, is transferred to this day from its usual day of February 15th in order to avoid having the feast fall on the first day of the Great Lent. |
| Monday, February 15 | Start of the Great Lent |