Parish Calendar

 

Parish service schedule for January and February 2025

Office Hours during the months of January and February will be Friday mornings from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm or by appointment. Please contact Fr. Nichalas if you need to schedule an appointment. (frnichalas@gmail.com, or 641-530-1253)

Parish Book Study Our parish book study will resume the week after Theophany on January 14^th. We will continue reading the book “Meditations for the 12 Great Feasts” by Vassilios Papavassilious. Each Tuesday, our book study will be preceded by Morning Prayers at 9:40 am. The book study will start at 10:00 am.

Sunday school children ages 5 to 11 will proceed to the Sunday school room following the reception of Holy Communion.

FELLOWSHIP HOUR SIGN UP SHEET: Please remember to sign up to offer one item for fellowship or offer your services for clean-up on Sundays following the Divine Liturgy. A signup sheet will be available downstairs in the parish hall for the scheduled Sundays.

Great and Holy Lent will begin on March 3^rd. The fasting period for Lent will start with Cheesefare week on February 24^th, abstain from meats, but fish is allowed. The full Lenten Fast will start with Clean Monday on March 3^rd.   

December 28^th, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm

December 29^th, Sunday, Sunday after the Nativity, Orthros at 9:00, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am

December 31^st, Tuesday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm

January 1^st, Wednesday, Saint Basil the Great, Divine Liturgy of St. Basil at 9:00 am   

                                        Vasilopita cutting following the Divine Liturgy

January 3^rd, Friday, Royal Hours for Theophany at 9:00 am

January 4^th, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm

January 5^th, Sunday, Sunday before Theophany, Orthros at 9:00, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am,

                    Great blessing of the waters following the Divine Liturgy,

                    Great Vespers at 6:00pm

January 6^th, Monday, Holy Theophany, Orthros, Divine Liturgy, Blessing of Waters at 9:00 am

January 11^th, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm

January 12^th, Sunday, the Sunday after Theophany, Orthros at 9:00, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am

January 15^th, Wednesday, Parish Council meeting at 5:45 pm

January 16^th, Thursday, Great Vespers for St. Anthony the Great at 6:00 pm

January 17^th, Friday, St. Anthony the Great, Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am

January 18^th, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm

January 19^th, Sunday, 12^th Sunday of Luke, Orthros at 9:00, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am

January 25^th, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm

January 26^th, Sunday, 15^th Sunday of Luke, Orthros at 9:00, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am

January 29^th, Wednesday, Great Vespers for the Three Hierarchs at 6:00 pm

January 30^th, Thursday, Three Hierarchs, Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am

February 1^st, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm

February 2^nd, Sunday, Presentation of our Lord in the Temple, Orthros 9:00, Divine Liturgy 9:30

February 8^th, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm

February 9^th, Sunday, Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, Beginning of the Triodion

                                   Orthros at 9:00, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am

                                   NO FASTING THIS WEEK

February 12^th, Wednesday, Parish Council meeting at 5:45 pm

February 15^th, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm

February 16^th, Sunday, Sunday of the Prodigal Son, Orthros at 9:00, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am

February 21^st, Friday, Vespers at 6:00 pm

February 22^nd, Saturday, Saturday of the Souls, Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am,

                                        Memorials following the Divine Litrugy

                                        Great Vespers at 6:00 pm

February 23^rd, Sunday, Judgment Sunday, Meatfare, Orthros at 9:00, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am

                                      Cheesefare Week, Fasting is only from meat this week, fish allowed

March 1^st, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm

March 2^nd, Sunday, Forgiveness Sunday, Cheesefare, Orthros at 9:00, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am

                                Vespers of Forgiveness at 6:00 pm

March, 3^rd, Clean Monday, Beginning of the Fast for Great and Holy Lent

                                             Great Compline at 6:00 pm