This Weekend
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT, March 24, 2024
The first Sunday of Great Lent is called the Sunday of Orthodoxy because it commemorates the restoration of the Holy Icons and the triumph of the Orthodox Faith against the terrible heresy of the Iconoclasts, i.e. those heretics who refused to honor the Holy Icons.
Scripture readings: Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-12:2; John 1:43-51
Commemorated feasts and saints: FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT — Sunday of Orthodoxy. Forefeast of the Annunciation. Ven. Zachariah the Recluse. St. Artemius (Artemon), Bishop of Seleucia (1st-2nd c.). Ven. Zachariah, Ascetic, of the Kiev Caves (Far Caves—13th-14th c.). Martyrs Stephen and Peter of Kazan’ (1552).
Regular weekly schedule*
Saturday
6 p.m. Great Vespers
Sunday
8:30 a.m. Matins
9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Thursday
9:10 a.m. Hours and Divine Liturgy
Confessions are heard after Great Vespers on Saturdays or by appointment during the week.
*This is the usual schedule. Check the calendar for changes.
Hymnography of the Orthodox Church
Choir director Tracey Edson will lead discussions about the Octoechos (eight-week musical cycle of the Church) at 4:30 p.m. on the following Saturdays:
- May 18 — Tone 2
- June 8 — Tone 5
Church School
- Children ages 6–12 meet after lunch (noon to 1 p.m.) in the Atrium
- Kids ages 12–14 meet after lunch (noon to 1 p.m.) in the classroom
- Teens in grades 9–12 meet the first, second, and third Sundays of each month.
Children’s Choir
The Children’s Choir meets after Communion for 20-30 minutes. Leader Lyndsey Hall plans to do some 4- to 8-week bursts with the kids and learn seasonal music, some to be used in performance sense and others to be used in the service.
Charities
Opportunities for Spiritual Growth
Inquirers’ Classes
Inquirers’ classes meet Saturdays at 4 p.m. upstairs in the parish hall. We will be going through the OCA publication, “Essential Orthodox Christian Beliefs” which can be found at OCA.org. Contact [email protected] for more information.
Book Study Group Thursdays at noon (in person)
Fr. John leads a book study group that meets Thursdays at approximately noon.
Bible Study Group Tuesday evenings (in person)
Fr. John also leads an in-person Bible study at 7 p.m. Tuesday evenings.
Morning Prayer (Zoom)
Every weekday we offer a short (15- to 20-minute) morning prayer by Zoom. This is a great way to start the day together with fellow Orthodox Christians. We meet at 8:15 a.m. Everyone is welcome to join!
To join the meeting, please follow the link: Join Zoom Morning Prayer
Zoom Meeting ID: 850 3708 1187
Passcode: 009791
Friday Evening Discussion Group (Zoom)
Please join us at 7 p.m. Fridays to read and discuss the Holy Scriptures and learn about the major Orthodox Saints. On different weeks, we cover chapters from the books of the New and the Old Testaments, and the lives of the Saints. Everyone is welcome to join. To receive a link to the Zoom meeting, please contact Dn. Igor Beskorovaynyy
Meeting schedule: Friday Discussion Group Schedule
Russian Bible Study / Discussion Group (Zoom)
For Russian-speaking people, we offer a weekly evening Bible Study/Discussion Group Thursdays at 7 p.m. If you would like to participate in the group, please contact Dn. Igor Beskorovaynyy
Schedule Highlights
- Monday, March 18 — Great Lent begins. Compline with the Great Canon of St. Andrew 7 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 19 — Compline with the Great Canon 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 20 — 9th Hour and Presanctified Liturgy 9:40 a.m. Compline with the Great Canon 7 p.m.
- Thursday, March 21 — Book study 11:30 a.m. Compline with the Great Canon 7 p.m.
- Friday, March 22 — Presanctified Liturgy followed by potluck 6 p.m.
- Saturday, March 23 — Great Vespers 6 p.m.
- Sunday, March 24 — Matins 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. Sunday of Orthodoxy/Annunciation Vespers at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral 5 p.m.
- Monday, March 25 — Feast of the Annunciation. Matins for Annunciation 9 a.m. Vesperal Liturgy followed by festal meal at Church of the Annunciation 6 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 26 — Bible study 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 27 — 9th Hour and Presanctified 9:40 a.m. Akathist to the Mother of God Healer of Cancer 6 p.m.
- Thursday, March 28 — Book study 11:30 a.m.
- Friday, March 29 — Presanctified followed by potluck 6 p.m.
- Saturday, March 30 — Great Vespers 6 p.m.
- Sunday, March 31 — Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas. Matins 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m.
Confessions are heard after Great Vespers on Saturdays or by appointment during the week.
See the online calendar for further details.