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Services for 2012
January
Sunday, January 1st. Tone 4. Twenty-ninthSunday after Pentecost. Sunday before
Theophany. Circumcision of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
St Basil the Great
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Thursday, January 5th. Eve of Theophany
6.30 p.m. Vespers with Divine Liturgy of St Basil and Great Blessing of Water
Friday, January 6th. Theophany
10.30 a.m. Third and Sixth Hours and Typika
(Eve of Nativity - Old Calendar)
6.30 p.m. Great Compline with Lity
Saturday, January 7th. Nativity of the Lord. (Old Calendar)
9.00 a.m. Third and Sixth Hours and Typika
Sunday, January 8th. Tone 5. Thirtieth Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday after Theophany.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, January 15th. Tone 6. Thirty-first Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Saturday, January 21st.
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Sunday, January 22nd. Tone 7. Thirty-second Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy (followed by Parish AGM)
Sunday, January 29th. Tone 8. Thirty-third Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
February
Wednesday, February 1st. Eve of the Meeting of the Lord (New Calendar)
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Thursday, February 2nd. The Meeting of our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus
Christ. (New Calendar)
10.30 a.m. Third and Sixth Hours and Typika
Sunday, February 5th. Tone 1. Sunday of the Tax-Collector and the Pharisee
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, February 12th. Tone 2. Sunday of the Prodigal Son
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, February 19th. Tone 3. Sunday of the Last Judgement (Meatfare)
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Saturday, February 25th.
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Sunday, February 26th. Tone 4. Sunday of Forgiveness (Cheesefare)
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
12 noon Vespers of Forgiveness
Monday, February 27th. Clean Monday. Beginning of the Great Fast.
6.30 p.m. Great Compline with Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
Tuesday, February 28th
6.30 p.m. Great Compline with Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
Wednesday, February 29th.
12 noon. Vespers and Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
6.30 p.m. Great Compline with Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
March
Thursday, March 1st.
6.30 p.m. Great Compline with Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
(Saturday, March 3rd. Pilgrimage to St David's Church, Llanthony
11.00 a.m. Divine Liturgy)
Sunday, March 4th. Tone 5. First Sunday of the Great Fast. Sunday of Orthodoxy.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Wednesday, March 7th.
6.30 p.m. Vespers and Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Sunday, March 11th. Tone 6. Second Sunday of the Great Fast. St Gregory Palamas
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Wednesday, March 14th.
6.30 p.m. Vespers and Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Sunday, March 18th. Tone 7. Third Sunday of the Great Fast. Veneration of the Cross
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Wednesday, March 21st.
6.30 p.m. Vespers and Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Saturday, March 24th
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Sunday, March 25th. Tone 8. Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast. St John of the Ladder. Annunciation to the Mother of God (New Calendar)
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Wednesday, March 28th.
6.30 p.m. Mattins with Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
April
Sunday, April 1st. Tone 1. Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast. St Mary of Egypt.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Wednesday, April 4th.
6.30 p.m. Vespers and Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Saturday, April 7th Saturday of Lazarus
9.00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
6.30 p.m. Vespers with Blessing of Palms
Sunday, April 8th. Palm Sunday.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
6.30 p.m. Mattins of the Bridegroom
Monday, April 9th. Great and Holy Monday
6.30 p.m. Mattins of the Bridegroom
Tuesday, April 10th. Great and Holy Tuesday
6.30 p.m. Mattins of the Bridegroom
Wednesday, April 11th. Great and Holy Wednesday
6.30 p.m. Mattins of Holy Thursday
Thursday, April 12th. Great and Holy Thursday
4.00 p.m. Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St Basil
6.30 p.m. Passion Service. (Mattins of the 12 Gospels)
Friday, April 13th. Great and Holy Friday.
11.00 a.m. Royal Hours
4.00 p.m. Vespers (Service of the Winding Sheet)
6.30 p.m. Mattins (Burial Service)
, April 14th. Great and Holy Saturday.
12.00 noon Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St Basil
11.00 p.m. Midnight Service
Sunday, April 15th. PASCHA
12 midnight Procession and Paschal Mattins
followed by
Paschal Divine Liturgy
4.00 p.m. Paschal Vespers
Saturday, April 21st
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Sunday, April 22nd Second Sunday of Pascha. Sunday of Thomas
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, April 29th. Tone 2. Third Sunday of Pascha. The Holy Myrrhbearers.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
May
Sunday, May 6th. Tone 3. Fourth Sunday of Pascha. Healing of the Paralyzed Man.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, May 13th. Tone 4. Fifth Sunday of Pascha. The Samaritan Woman.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, May 20th. Tone 5. Sixth Sunday of Pascha. Healing of the Man Born Blind.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Wednesday, May 23rd Eve of the Ascension
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Thursday, May 24th. Ascension of the Lord.
10.30 a.m. Third and Sixth Hours and Typika
Saturday, May 26th
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Sunday, May 27th. Tone 6. Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
June
Saturday, June 2nd
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Sunday, June 3rd. Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
12.00 noon (Kneeling) Vespers
Sunday, June 10th. Tone 8. All Saints.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
(Monday June 11th: Start of the Fast of the Apostles)
Sunday, June 17th. Tone 1. All Saints of Russia. All Saints of Romania. All Saints of Great
Britain
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Saturday, June 23rd
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Sunday, June 24th. Tone 2. Third Sunday after Pentecost. Nativity of the Holy and Glorious
Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
(Friday, June 29th. St Peter and St Paul (New Calendar))
July
Sunday, July 1st. Tone 3. Fourth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, July 8th. Tone 4. Fifth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, July 15th. Tone 5. Sixth Sunday after Pentecost. Holy Fathers of the First Six
Ecumenical Councils.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Saturday, July 21st
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Sunday, July 22nd. Tone 6. Seventh Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, July 29th. Tone 7. Eighth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
August
(Wednesday, August 1st. Beginning of the Fast of the Dormition)
Sunday, August 5th. Tone 8. Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. Eve of the Transfiguration
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Monday, August 6th. Transfiguration of Our Lord
10.30 a.m. Third and Sixth Hours and Typika
Sunday, August 12th. Tone 1. Tenth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, August 14th. Eve of the Dormition
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Wednesday, August 15th. Dormition of the Mother of God
10.30 a.m. Third and Sixth Hours and Typika
Sunday, August 19th. Tone 2. Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, August 26th. Tone 3. Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
September
Sunday, September 2nd. Tone 4. Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Friday, September 7th. Eve of the Nativity of the Mother of God
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Saturday, September 8th Nativity of the Mother of God (our Feast of Dedication) .
9.00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, September 9th. Tone 5. Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday before Holy Cross.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Thursday, September 13th. Eve of the Exaltation
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Friday, September 14th. Exaltation of the Holy Cross
10.30 a.m. Third and Sixth Hours and Typika
Sunday, September 16th. Tone 6. Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday after Holy Cross.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Saturday, September 22nd.
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Sunday, September 23rd. Tone 7. Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, September 30th. Tone 8. Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
October
Sunday, October 7th. Tone 1. Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, October 14th. Tone 2. Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Holy Fathers of the
Seventh Ecumenical Council.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, October 21st. Tone 3. Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Saturday, October 27th.
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Sunday, October 28th. Tone 4. Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
November
Sunday, November 4th. Tone 5. Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, November 11th. Tone 6. Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
(Thursday, November 15th. Start of the Fast of the Nativity (New Calendar))
Sunday, November 18th. Tone 7. Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, November 20th. Forefeast of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Wednesday, November 21st. Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple (New Calendar)
10.30 a.m. Third and Sixth Hours and Typika
Saturday, November 24th.
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Sunday, November 25th. Tone 8. Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
December
Sunday, December 2nd. Tone 1. Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, December 9th. Tone 2. Twenty-seventh Sunday after Pentecost.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, December 16th. Tone 3. Twenty-eighth Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday of the
Holy Forefathers.
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, December 23rd. Tone 4. Twenty-ninth Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday before Nativity
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Monday, December 24th. Eve of the Nativity
4.30 p.m. Vespers
Tuesday, December 25th. Nativity of the Lord. (New Calendar)
9.00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday, December 30th. Tone 5. Thirtieth Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday after Nativity
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
January 2013
Saturday, January 5th. Eve of Theophany
6.30 p.m. Vespers
Sunday, January 6th. Theophany
10.30 a.m. Divine Liturgy and Great Blessing of Water
(Eve of Nativity - Old Calendar)
6.30 p.m. Great Compline with Lity
Monday, January 7th. Nativity of the Lord. (Old Calendar)
10.30 a.m. Third and Sixth Hours and Typika
