A parish of the Orthodox Church in America
A parish of the Diocese of the West of the Orthodox Church in America, Portland, Oregon
This Weekend
25th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, November 30, 2025
Venerable Sebastian (Dabovich) of Jackson, California was born on June 9, 1863 in San Francisco to Serbian emigrés. Jovan Dabovich studied at the Kiev and St. Petersburg Theological Academies. In 1887, while pursuing his studies at the St. Petersburg Theological Academy, he was tonsured as a monk, and then ordained as a Hierodeacon.
He became active in educational, missionary, and pastoral work in Washington, California, and Minneapolis and preached in English, Russian, and Serbian. He celebrated Liturgy in what would become our own St. Nicholas Parish, Portland, around the turn of the 20th century. He crossed the Atlantic Ocean fifteen times and the Pacific Ocean nine times, when he needed to visit Serbia and Russia, and also his missionary journeys to Japan, where Father Sebastian met Saint Nicholas (Kasatkin) of Japan.
In 1910, he returned to Serbia, where he served as a chaplain and later retired at St. Savva of Serbia Monastery at Zica. At his death in 1936, St. Nicholas Velimirovich presided at his funeral.
Regular weekly schedule*
Saturday
6 p.m. Great Vespers
Sunday
8:30 a.m. Matins
9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Confessions are heard after Great Vespers on Saturdays or by appointment during the week.
*This is the usual schedule; midweek services vary from week to week. Check the calendar for updates.
Church School
Church School for children 6–13 is now in session. Classes for middle- and high-school students meet the first three Sundays every month.
Charities
Continuous Food Drive, supporting the Oregon Food Bank. Food can be dropped off on the brown shelves downstairs in the hall. This month’s food-drive theme is beans, canned or in bags, or any nonperishable items.
The Charities Committee is sponsoring an online donation drive to Casa Cuna Orphanage in Mexico. Click this link to go to the Amazon Donation webpage to donate. Cash donations are also being accepted. For cash or check donation, make the check payable to St. Nicholas, marked a note “Casa Cuna Orphanage.” Fr. John will purchase items through Amazon at the end of the drive. For questions see Cheri Wilson or Matushka Eva.
Angel Tree, November 23 through December 7, provides gifts for children in need at Christmas. Annette Bacon is the coordinator.
Opportunities for Spiritual Growth
Bible Study
Bible study every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. No Bible study November 11.
Inquirers’ Class
Inquirers’ classes have begun. Due to the number of inquirers this year, we will meet in the church, Saturdays at 4 p.m. There will be no class Saturday, November 1, because Fr. John will be away.
Confession
Confessions are heard after Great Vespers on Saturdays, or by appointment during the week. Please see the complete Calendar.
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
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
Russian-Language Divine Liturgy
Russian-language Divine Liturgy happens the third Sunday of the month at Annunciation Church in Milwaukie. See the Annunciation Church calendar for detailed information.
Schedule Highlights
- Wednesday, November 26 — Molieben for Thanksgiving 7 p.m.
- Thursday, November 27 — Thanksgiving Day. Hours and Liturgy 9:10 a.m.
- Saturday, November 29 — Great Vespers 6 p.m.
- Sunday, November 30 — St. Sebastian Dabovich of San Francisco. Matins 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m.
- Wednesday, December 3 — Akathist to St. Nicholas 6 p.m.
- Saturday, December 6 — St. Nicholas. Great Vespers 6 p.m. Festive reception after Great Vespers
- Sunday, December 7 — Parish feast day. Hours and Hierarchical Liturgy followed by festive lunch 9:10 a.m.
- Wednesday, December 10 — Vespers 6 p.m.
- Friday, December 12 — Great Vespers 7 p.m.
- Saturday, December 13 — St. Herman of Alaska. Hours and Liturgy 9:10 a.m.
- Sunday, December 14 — Matins 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m.
See the online calendar for further details.