“Entrance” Week at St. George!

Glory be to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!

Every year on November 21st, the Holy Orthodox Church celebrates Mary the Theotokos (“God-bearer”) being brought to the Temple at the age of three, in thanksgiving by her parents, Joachim and Anna. This is one of the Twelve Major Feasts of the Church, and it is incumbent upon Orthodox Christians to do their best to celebrate it. How do we do so?:

• Attend Divine Services (schedule below)
  • If you cannot for some reason make services:
    • Read the appointed Scripture readings at home
    • Sing (or at least read) the festal hymnody
    • Read the synaxarion or other description of the Feast
    • Display the icon of the feast (you can always print a copy off the internet)
      
• Mitigate your Nativity fasting w/ a festive meal and including wine/oil and fish
• Greet loved ones and your fellow Orthodox with festal tidings
• Treat the day like any other Sunday or Feast Day:
  • Take off work or school if you can
  • Spend time in rest and enjoyment
  • Have a family adventure or outing

Again, we should all do our best to participate in this Holy and Festive occasion.

This week’s schedule:

• Today 11/19
  • 6PM Nativity Paraklesis
  • 7PM Bible Study (Numbers)
    
• Thursday 11/20
  • 6PM Great Vespers w/ Litya & Artoklasia
    
• Feast of the Entrance 11/21 (Fri.)
  • 9AM Festal Matins
  • 10AM Divine Liturgy
    
• Saturday (11/22)
  • 5PM Great Vespers
  • 6PM Catechism
    
• Sunday (11/23)
  • 9AM Sunday Matins
  • 10AM Divine Liturgy

Coming up!:

• St. Nicholas Day 12/6
• St. Herman’s Day 12/13
• Sisterhood XMas party 12/13
• St. Ignatius Day 12/20 (Celebrating at St. Ignatius Church in St. Catherine’s)
• Christmas Pageant 12/22
• Holy Nativity
  • Christmas Eve (Paramon of Nativity)
    • 10AM Royal Hours
    • 4PM Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
      • Old Testament Readings
      • Candlelit Carol Sing
  • Christmas Day
    • 9AM Festal Matins
    • 10AM Divine Liturgy
• St. Stephen’s Day 12/27