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St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church Services and Events
Week of March 18 - March 24, 2024
The Sunday of Orthodoxy
The First Week of Great and Holy Lent (Clean Week)
Monday, March 18 - Great Compline with the Great Canon of Repentance 6 PM
Tuesday, March 19 - Great Compline with the Great Canon of Repentance 6 PM
Wednesday, March 20 - The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 6 PM
Thursday, March 21 - Great Compline with the Great Canon of Repentance 5 PM
Friday, March 22 - The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 10 AM, Little Compline with the Akathist Canon and Hymn 7 PM
Saturday, March 23 - Orthros 9 AM, Divine Liturgy 10 AM for the Miracle of the Kolyva (Wheat) by St. Theodore the Soldier, Great Vespers 5 PM
Sunday, March 24 - The Sunday of Orthodoxy - The First Sunday of Great Lent
Orthros 8:40 AM, Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 10 AM followed by the Procession of the Holy Icons
+Jacqueline Eid 40 Day Memorial
Great Vespers for the Annunciation at St. Dimitrie Romanian Orthodox Church, Easton, 4 PM
LOOKING AHEAD
The Second Week of Great and Holy Lent
Monday, March 25 - Vesperal Divine Liturgy for the Great Feast of the Annunciation 6 PM
Wednesday, March 27 - The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 6 PM
Friday, March 29 - The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 10 AM, Little Compline with the Akathist Canon and Hymn 7 PM
Saturday, March 30 - Soul Saturday Divine Liturgy 9 AM followed by The Trisagion Prayers of Mercy for all of our departed, Great Vespers 5 PM
Sunday, March 31 - The Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas - The Second Sunday of Great Lent
Orthros 8:40 AM, Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 10 AM, Lenten Vespers at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bridgeport, 4 PM
Fasting This Week
This week we begin the Great Lenten Fast. Monday through Friday, we keep a strict fast, abstaining from meat (beef, chicken, pork, etc), dairy (cheese, milk, butter), eggs, fish (fish with backbones; shellfish is always permitted), olive oil and wine (some say all alcoholic beverages). Saturday and Sunday, there is an allowance for olive oil and wine. Have a blessed and spiritually joyous and fruitful fast!
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Join Our Bible Studies
St. Nicholas Adult Christian Education: The Holy Angels, Wednesdays from 7PM
The Maggie Shawah Scholarship Fund
Maggie Shawah was one of the founders of our church, as a teacher herself, she valued education for all. The mission of this scholarship fund is to assist with the higher educational costs of our youth.
Learn About Orthodoxy
God invites us to experience and participate in His love by offering ourselves to one another.
Buy A Brick Program
Purchase a Brick in memory or health of a loved one. The engraved brick will be placed in our court yard area in front of the Church.
You can access our latest bulletin by clicking here: www.stnicksbpt.org/_current_bulletin.pdf
The Healing Sacrament of Confession - Confession is available between 9-945AM on Sunday mornings, after evening services, or by appointment. Please contact Fr. Romanos for more information or to schedule an appointment. frromanos@gmail.com