CALENDAR OF EVENTS | PARISH GROUPS |
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January 6 | Theophany | Solemn Blessing of Water |
February/March | Selected days during Great Lent | Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts |
3rd Sunday of Great Lent | -- | Exaltation of the Holy Cross Procession |
Sunday of Palms | Flowery Sunday | Blessing of Willow & Palm Branches |
Pascha | Easter Sunday | Blessing of Food Baskets, Making a Traditional Easter Basket |
Sunday After Pascha (Easter) | St. Thomas Sunday | St. Thomas Dinner |
Second Monday After Pentecost - June 28 | Apostle's Fast | Fast of the Apostles |
May | -- | Mother's Day Celebration |
June | -- | Father's Day Celebration |
July 4 | -- | Patriotic Sing-a-long |
July 20 | St. Elijah Day | Blessing of Vehicles |
August 1 - 14 | Dormition Fast | Fast of the Dormition of the Theotokos |
August 6 | Transfiguration | Blessing of Fruits and Herbs |
August 15 | Dormition (Assumption) | Blessing of Flowers and Herbs |
August | -- | Annual Parish Fellowship Picnic |
September | -- | Grandparent's Day Celebration |
November 8 | St. Michael Day | Blessing of Vehicles |
November 14 - December 24 | St. Phillips Fast (Filipovka) | Fast of St. Phillip |
December 6 | St. Nicholas Day | Annual St. Nicholas Celebration |
December 24 | -- | Christmas Eve |
Altar Servers | Men and boys assist at the Holy Mysteries and other Worship Services. |
Fellowship | All members take turns bringing refereshments to the rest of the parish at Coffee Fellowship Hour. |
Greeters | Guests and visitors are made welcome by our greeters. |
Cantors | Our Liturgy depends upon dedicated talents of our singers. |
Catechists | This dedicated group of volunteers faithfully teach our children |
Publicity | By means of newspapers, the internet, radio and television, flyers and mailings, our publicists make our Parish and activities known. |
Readers | They proclaim readings of the Old Testament and New Testament Letters and Acts. |