Parish Calendar
Parish service schedule for November and December 2024
Office Hours during the months of November and December will be by appointment. Please contact Fr. Nichalas for an appointment. (frnichalas@gmail.com, or 641-530-1253)
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 needed Sundays.
The fasting period for the Nativity of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ takes place each year from November 15th until December 24th. Fish is allowed up until the 15th of December. There is no fasting of any kind from December 25th until January 4th.
Sunday school children ages 5 to 11 will proceed to the Sunday school room following the reception of Holy Communion. Religious Education for youth ages 12 and above will take place each Saturday following Great Vespers, offering a variety of actives for our youth.
On Saturday December 7th at 3:30 pm, our youth will participate in the Christmas festivities taking place at the Music Man Square. They will offer Orthodox Christmas Hymns to the community.
November 5th, Tuesday, Paraklesis to the Theotokos at 6:15 pm
November 7th, Thursday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm
November 8th, Friday, Synaxis of the Archangles, Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am
November 9th, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm
November 10th, Sunday, 8th Sunday of Luke, Orthros at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am
November 13th, Wednesday, Parish Council Meeting at 5:45 pm
November 15th, Friday, Nativity Fast begins, Vespers for Saint Matthew at 6:00 pm
November 16th, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm
November 17th, Sunday, 9th Sunday of Luke, Orthros at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am
November 20th, Wednesday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm
November 21st, Thursday, Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple, Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am
November 23rd, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm
November 24th, Sunday, 13th Sunday of Luke, Orthros at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am
Parish Elections following the Divine Liturgy
November 30th, Saturday, NO VESPERS
December 1st, Sunday, 14th Sunday of Luke, Orthros at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am
December 6th, Friday, Saint Nicholas, Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am
December 7th, Saturday, 3:30 pm Youth Performance at Music Man Square
Great Vespers at 6:00 pm
December 8th, Sunday, 10th Sunday of Luke, Orthros at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am
Parish General Assembly following Fellowship Hour
December 11th, Wednesday, Parish Council Meeting at 5:45 pm
December 12th, Thursday, Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker, Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am
December 14th, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm
December 15th, Sunday, 11th Sunday of Luke, Orthros at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am
December 21st, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm
December 22nd, Sunday, Sunday before the Nativity, Orthros at 9:00, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am
December 24th, Tuesday, Royal Hours at 9:00 am
Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil at 5:00 pm
December 25th, Wednesday, Nativity of our Lord, Orthros at 9:00, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am
December 28th, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm
December 29th, Sunday, Sunday after the Nativity, Orthros at 9:00, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am
December 31st, Tuesday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm
January 1st, Wednesday, Saint Basil the Great, Divine Liturgy of St. Basil at 9:00 am
January 3rd, Friday, Royal Hours for Theophany at 9:00 am
January 4th, Saturday, Great Vespers at 6:00 pm
January 5th, 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 6th, Monday, Holy Theophany, Orthros, Divine Liturgy, Blessing of Waters at 9:00 am
Online Chapel
The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos
Saints and Feasts Commemorated
Visit the Online Chapel for more daily readings, hymns, a monthly calendar of saints and feasts, and more.