Regular Schedule (see HYPERLINK "http://www.orthodox.net/calendar" www.orthodox.net/calendar for updates and festal services) Wed Vespers 7PM Thu Liturgy time varies Sat Confession 4PM ; Vigil 5 PM Sun Hours&Liturgy 9:40 AM, followed by a community meal open to all St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church: McKinney, Texas HYPERLINK "http://www.orthodox.net/" http://www.orthodox.net January 2009 Pastor: Fr. Seraphim Holland Rectory: (972) 529-2754 Mobile: (972) 658-5433 seraphim@orthodox.net TEMPLE ADDRESS: 708 S. Chestnut McKinney, Texas 75071 Mailing Address: PO Box 37, McKinney, TX 75070 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Holy Nativity Troparion - Tone 4 Thy Nativity, O Christ our God,/hast shown upon the world the light of knowledge./For, thereby they that worshipped the stars/were taught by a star,/to worship Thee, the Son of Righteousness,/and to know Thee, the Day-spring from on high. // O Lord, glory be to Thee! Holy Theophany Troparion - Tone 1 When Thou wast baptized in the Jordan, O Lord, /The worship of the Trinity wast made manifest,/for the voice of the Father bear witness to Thee/Calling Thee his beloved Son. /And the Spirit, in the form of a dove, confirmed the certainty of the word. /O christ our God, Who hast appeared and hast enlightened the world, // glory be to Thee! Dec 19/Jan 1 29WAP Wine&Oil Holy Martyr Boniface (+ 290) Heb 7:1-6; Lk 21:28-33 8 AM v Liturgy Rdr:Natalia H Dec 20/Jan 2 Wine&Oil HM Ignatius the God-bearer Heb 7:18-25; Lk 21:37-22:8 Dec 21/Jan 3 Wine&Oil Saturday before Nativity Martyr Juliana of Nicomodia Eph 2:11-13; Lk 13:18-29; Sat before Nat:Gal 3:8-12; Lk 13:18-29 4 PM Confession 5 PM Vigil Dec 22/Jan 4 T4 MG7 29SAP Wine&Oil Sunday of the Holy Fathers GM Anastasia deliverer from bonds Ves: Gen 14:14-20; Deut 1:8-11, 15-17; Deut 10:14-21; Lit:Heb 11:9-10,17-23,32-40; Mt 1:1-25 10AM Liturgy, then public meal Dec 23/Jan 5 30WAP FAST 10 MM of Crete St. Nahum, Enlightener of Bulgaria Heb 8:7-13; Mk 8:11-21; For Tue:Heb 9:8-10,15-23; Mk 8:22-26 Dec 24/Jan 6 Wine&Oil Eve of Nativity Hours, Ves, see typikon; Lit:Heb 1:1-12; Lk 2:1-20 8AM Royal Hours, Typica , Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St Basil 7 PM Vigil for Nativity Dec 25/Jan 7 NO FAST Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ Gal 4:4-7 Mt 2:1-12 10 AM Liturgy, festal dinner 7 PM Vespers Dec 26/Jan 8 Synaxis of the Theotokos Heb 10:35-11:7 Mk 9:10-16 6 AM v Liturgy Rdr:Nicholas Dec 27/Jan 9 NO FAST Protomartyr & Archdeacon Stephen St. Theodore the Branded Heb 11:8,11-16 Mk 9:33-41 Dec 28/Jan 10 Saturday after Nativity 20,000 MM of Nicomedia Eph 5:1-8; Lk 14:1-11 Sat after Nat:I Tim 6:11-16; Mt 12:15-21 4 PM Confession 5 PM Vigil Dec 29/Jan 11 T5 MG8 30SAP Sunday after Nativity; Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, James the Lord-s brother, Holy Innocents Gal 1:11-19 & Col 3:12-16; Mt 2:13-23 & Lk 18:18-27 10AM Liturgy, then public meal Dec 30/Jan 12 31WAP VM Anysia of Thessalonica St. Melania the Younger of Rome Heb 11:17-31 Mk 9:42-10:1 Dec 31/Jan 13 Apodosis of Nativity Nun Melania, St. Theophylact of Ochrid Heb 12:25-26,13:22-25 Mk 10:2-12 Jan 1/14 NO FAST Circumcision of Christ/St. Basil the Great Ves:Gen 17:1-7,9-12, 14; Prov 8:22-30; Prov 10:31-11:12; MAT:Jn 10:1-9 Liturgy:Col 2:8-12; Luk 2:20-21,40-52; Jam 1:1-18; Mk 10:11-16 7 PM Vespers Jan 2/15 St. Seraphim of Sarov, St. Sylvester, Pope of Rome, R Juliana of Lazarevo Lit:Jas 1:19-27 Mk 10:17-27; For Fri:Jam 2:1-13; Mk 10:23-32 St Seraphim: Ves:see typikon,; Lit:Gal 5:22-6:2 Luk 6:17-23 9 AM Liturgy, Rdr:Jelena Jan 3/16 NO FAST Pr Malachi; M Gordius St. Genevieve of Paris See Typikon for readings Royal Hours and Typica for Theophany. No Liturgy. Jan 4/17 Synaxis of the 70 Apostles Col 1:3-6; Lk 16:10-15 Sat before Theophany: 1Tim 3:14-4:5; Mat 3:1-11 4 PM Confession 5 PM Vigil Jan 5/18 T6 MG9 31SAP Wine&Oil Eve of Theophany Lit:1Co 9:19-27,Lk 3:1-18; Sun Before Theophany: 2Ti 4:5-8; Mk 1:1-8 10AM Liturgy,then public meal. Afternoon:Vespers with blessing of the waters 7 PM Vigil for Theophany Jan 6/19 32WAP Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ Mat: Mk 1:9-11; Lit:Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7 Mt 3:13-17 9AM Liturgy, Blessing of the Waters Jan 7/20 Synaxis of St. John the Baptist Jas 3:1-10 Mk 11:11-23; Baptist: Act 19:108 Joh 1:29-34 Jan 8/21 FAST St. George the Chozebite Jas 3:11-4:6 Mk 11:23-26 7 PM Vespers Jan 9/22 HM Philip, Met. of All Russia Jas 4:7-5:9 Mk 11:27-33 9 AM Liturgy, Rdr:Raisa Jan 10/23 FAST St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Theophan the Recluse I Pet 1:1-12,2:6-10 Mk 12:1-12; St gregory: 1Co 12:7-11 Mat 10:1,5-8 Jan 11/24 St. Theodosios the Great Ves,Mat: see typikon; Lit: 1Th 5.14-23; Lk 17.3-10 Sat after Theophany: Eph 6:10-17; Mat 4:1-11 4 PM Confession 5 PM Vigil Jan 12/25 T7 MG10 32SAP Sunday after Theophany St. Savva I, abp of Serbia M Tatiana of Rome Eph 4:7-13 & 1 Tim 4:9-15 Mt 4:12-17 & Lk 19:1-10 10AM Liturgy, then public meal Jan 13/26 33WAP MM Hermylus & Stratonicus Holy Fathers slain at Sinai & Raithu 1 Pet 2:21-3:9; Mk 12:13-17 Jan 14/27 Apodosis of Theophany, St. Nina, Enlightener of Georgia, St Sava I of Serbia 1Pt 3.10-22; Mk 12.18-27; St Sava Vesp,Mat,Lit see typikon Jan 15/28 FAST St. Paul of Thebes, St. John the Hutdweller 1Pt 4.1-11; Mk 12.28-37 7 PM Vespers Jan 16/29 Veneration of the Chains of St. Peter 1Pt 4.12-5.5; Mk 12.38-44 Peter:Act 12:1-11 Joh 21:15-25 9 AM Liturgy Jan 17/30 Wine&Oil St. Anthony the Great Ves,Mat:see typikon Lit:2Pt 1.1-10; Mk 13.1-8 Anthony:Heb 13:17-21 Luk 6:17-23 Jan 18/31 St. Athanasios the Grea & St. Cyril, Abps. Of Alexandria 2Tim 2.11-19; Lk 18.2-8 Sts:Heb 13:7-16 Mat 5:14-19 4 PM Confession 5 PM Vigil ALL SERVICES: at our old location (3617 Abrams) until our new temple is built in McKinney (ready before Pascha, 2009) HYPERLINK "See Our Building Fund page: http://www.orthodox.net/aboutus/building-fund.html" See Our Building Fund page: http://www.orthodox.net/aboutus/building-fund.html for information on progress and to donate to our project. We are trying to raise $20,000 to finish the project properly.