Usual LENTEN Schedule (see calendar for all services)
(see HYPERLINK "http://www.orthodox.net/calendar"
www.orthodox.net/calendar for updates and festal services)
Wed 9 AM Presanctified
Fri 7 PM v Laudations to the Theotokos Sat Confession 4PM ; Vigil 5
PM
Sun Hours&Liturgy 9:40 AM, followed by a community meal open to all.
1 PM Lenten Vespers 6:30PM Pan Orthodox Vespers, various
locations St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church: McKinney, Texas
HYPERLINK "http://www.orthodox.net/" http://www.orthodox.net
March 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 37 McKinney, TX 75070
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Feb 16/Mar 1 T4 MG4
NO MEAT
Forgiveness Sunday/ Cheesefare
Rom 13:11-14:4; Mat 6:14-21
10AM Liturgy, then public meal
1 PM Forgiveness Vespers Feb 17/Mar 2 FAST
GM Theodore the Recruit
St. Hermogenes, pat. All Russia
6th hour:Isa 1:1-20; Ves:Gen 1:1-13; Pro 1:1-20
No Liturgy
7 PM: Great Compline with Great Canon
Feb 18/Mar 3 FAST
St. Leo the Great, Pope of Rome
6th hour:Isa 1:19-2:3; Ves:Gen 1:14-23; Pro 1:20-33
No Liturgy
7 PM Great Compline with Great Canon
Feb 19/Mar 4 FAST
App Archippus & Philemon
of the 70
6th hour:Isa 2:3-11; Ves:Gen 1:24-2:3; Pro 2:1-22
9 AM ?Children-s¦ Presanctified with meal and teaching following
7 PM Great Compline with Great Canon
Feb 20/Mar 5 FAST
St. Leo bp. of Catinia
HM Cornelius, abbot of Pskov
6th hour:Isa 2:11-22; Ves:Gen 2:4-19; Pro 3:1-18
No Liturgy
7 PM: Great Compline with Great Canon
Feb 21/Mar 6 FAST
St. Timothy of Symbola
St. Eustacius of Antioch
Kozelshchina Icon of the Theotokos
6th hour:Isa 3:1-14; Ves:Gen 2:20-3:20; Pro 3:19-34
7 PM: Laudations to the Theotokos
Feb 22/Mar 7 Wine&Oil
MM at the Gate of Eugenius; St Theodore the Tyro
Heb 1:1-12; Mk 2:23-3:5 & St. Theodore:2Ti 2:1-10; Jn 15:17-16:2
4 PM Confession
5 PM Vigil
Feb 23/Mar 8 T5 MG5 Wine&Oil
Sunday of Orthodoxy
Heb 11:24-26, 32-12:2; Jn 1:43-51
10AM Liturgy, then public meal
1 PM Lenten Vespers
6:00 PM Pan-Orthodox Vespers, HOLY TRINITY GOC
( HYPERLINK "see http:// ntom.org" see http:// ntom.org )
Feb 24/Mar 9 Wine&Oil
First & Second Findings of Head of St. John the Baptist
6th Hr:Isa 4:2-6,5:1-7; Vesp:Gen 3:21-4:7; Prov 3:34-4:22
Feb 25/Mar 10 FAST
St. Tarasius of Constantinople
6th Hr:Isa 5:7-16; Gen 4:8-15; Prov 5:1-15
Feb26/Mar11 FAST
St. Porphyrius of Gaza
6th Hr:Isa 5:16-25;
Vesp:Gen 4:16-26; Prov 5:15-6:3
6 AM Presanctified Feb 27/Mar 12 FAST
St. Procopius the Confessor
6th Hr:Isa 6:1-12; Vesp:Gen 5:1-24; Prov 6:3-20
7 PM Moleben on the Land we are building on in McKinney, in front of the
cross Feb 28/13 FAST
St. Basil the Confessor
St. John Cassian
6th Hr:Isa 7:1-14; Vesp:Gen 5:32-6:8; Prov 6:20-7:1
7 PM: Laudations to the Theotokos
Mar 1/14 Wine&Oil
Martyr Eudocia/ Commemoration of the Dead
Heb 3:12-16; Mk 1:35-44 For the Dead:1 Thess 4:13-17; Joh 5:24-30
9 AM Requiem Matins and Divine Liturgy
4 PM Confession
5 PM Vigil
Mar 2/15 T6 MG6 Wine&Oil
St Gregory Palamas
Heb 1:10-2:3; Mk 2:1-12; St Gregory:Heb 7:26-8:2, Joh 10:9-16
10AM Liturgy, then public meal
1 PM Lenten Vespers
6:00 PM Pan-Orthodox Vespers, . PETER-S AOC
Mar 3/16 FAST
M Eutropius & those with him
6th Hr:Isa 8:13-9:7;
Vesp:Gen 6:9-22; Prov 8:1-21
Mar 4/17 FAST
St. Gerasimus of the Jordan
6th Hr:Isa 9:9-10:4;
Vesp:Gen 7:1-5; Prov 8:32-9:11
Mar 5/18 FAST
Martyr Conan of Isauria
6th Hr:Isa 10:12-20; Vesp:Gen 7:6-9; Prov 9:12-18
9 AM Children-s¦ Presanctified with meal and teaching following Mar 6/19
FAST
42 Martyrs of Amoria
6th Hr:Isa 11:10-12:2; Vesp:Gen 7:11-8:3; Prov 10:1-22
7 PM Moleben on the Land we are building on in McKinney, in front of the
cross
Mar 7/20 FAST
HMM of Cherson
6th Hr:Isa 13:2-13;
Vesp:Gen 8:4-21; Prov 10:31-11:12
7 PM: Laudations to the Theotokos
Mar 8/21 Wine&Oil
St Theophylactus, Bp of Nicomodea; Comm of the Dead
Heb 10:32-38, Mk 2:14-17 Dead: 1 Thess 4:13-17, Joh 5:24-30
4 PM Confession
5 PM Vigil
Mar 9/22 T7 MG7 Wine&Oil
Adoration of the Cross
40 Martyrs of Sebaste
Heb 4:14-5:6; Mk 8:34-9:1
10AM Liturgy, then public meal
1 PM Lenten Vespers
6:00 PM Pan-Orthodox Vespers, STS. CONSTANTINE AND HELEN AOC
Mar 10/23 FAST
M Codratus and Comp. at Corinth
6th Hr:Isa 14:24-32;
Vesp:Gen 8:21-9:7; Prov 11:19-12:6
Mar 11/24 FAST
St. Sophronius, pat. of Jerusalem
6th Hr:Isa 25:1-9; Vesp:Gen 9:8-17; Prov 12:8-22
Mar 12/25 FAST
St. Gregory the Dialogist
St. Symeon the New Theologian
St. Theophanes the Confessor
6th Hr:Isa 26:21-27:9;
Vesp:Gen 9:18-10:1; Prov 12:23-13:9
9 AM Presanctified Mar 13/26 FAST
Trans. of Relics of St. Nicephorus
6th Hr:Isa 28:14-22; Vesp:Gen 10:32-11:9, Prov 13:20-14:6`
7 PM Moleben on the Land we are building on in McKinney, in front of the
cross
Mar 14/27 FAST
St. Benedict of Nursia
6th Hr:Isa 29:13-23;
Vesp:Gen 12:1-7; Prov 14:15-26
7 PM: Laudations to the Theotokos
Mar 15/28 Wine&Oil
M Agapius & Comp, Comm of the Dead
Heb 6:9-12, Mar 7:31-37; Dead: 1 Cor 15:47-57, Joh 5:24-30
4 PM Confession
5 PM Vigil
Mar 16/29 T8 MG8 Wine&Oil
St. John Climacus
Heb 6:13-20; Mk 9:17-31 St John: Eph 5:9-19, Mat 4:25-5:12
10AM Liturgy, then public meal
1 PM Lenten Vespers
6:00 PM Pan-Orthodox Vespers, ST. DEMETRIOS GOC
DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY BEGINS: 5 PM
Sunday through Tuesday Mar17/30 FAST
St. Alexis the Man of God
St. Patrick of Ireland
6th Hr: Isa 37:33-38:6; Vesp:Gen 13:12-18, Prov 14:27-15:4
DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY
Sunday evening through Tuesday
Fr Seraphim out of town Monday and Tuesday. Mar 18/31 FAST
St. Cyril of Jerusalem
6th Hr:Isa 40:18-31; Vesp:Gen 15:1-15, Prov 15:7-19
DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY
Sunday tevening through Tuesday
No Services at St Nicholas Mar19/Apr1 Wine&Oil
MM Chrysanthus & Daria & Comp.
6th Hr:Isa 41:4-14; Vesp:Gen 17:1-9; Pro 15:20-16:9
9 AM ?Children-s¦ Presanctified with meal and teaching following
7 PM Matins with Great Canon and Life of St Mary of Egypt
Mar 20/Apr 2 Wine&Oil
St Photini, the Samaritan Woman
6th Hr:Isa 42:5-16; Vesp:Gen 18:20-33; Pro 16:17-17:17
7 PM Moleben on the Land we are building on in McKinney, in front of the
cross
Mar 21/Apr 3 Wine&Oil
St. James the Confessor, bp Catania
6th Hr:Isa 45:11-17; Vesp:Gen 22:1-18; Pro 17:17-18:5
7 PM: Matins with Akathist to the Theotokos
Mar 22/Apr 4 Wine&Oil
HM Basil of Ancyra/ Laudation of the Theotokos
Heb 9:24-28; Mar 8:27-31; Theotokos:Heb 9:1-7; Luk 10:38-42; 11:27-28
4 PM Confession
5 PM Vigil
ALL SERVICES: at our old location (3617 Abrams) until our new temple is
built in McKinney (Apr or May, 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