Saturday December 16th AT 5 P.M.
Preparing for the Feast of the Nativity
AN EVENING WITH FR. ROMAN IN PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS
TONIGHT’S PROGRAM:
PART I
1. WELCOME
2. GOD IS WITH US!
3. NATIVITY TROPAR AND KONDAK
4. ALL CREATION
PART II:
THE RITUAL OF SVYATA VECHERYA – HOLY SUPPER
PART III
THE CHRISTMAS CAROLS/KOLYADY OF HOLY SUPPER
a) Ukrainian
b) English
6:30 - SNACK AND VESPERS
On November 11th our very own Douglas Martin was blessed as Subdeacon. It was a beautiful vespers and joyful evening. Many thanks to Bishop Stephen for your visit and words. Here are a few photos.
Св. Василій Великий про молитву Вечірні: „Коли день закінчиться, треба подякувати Богові за все те, що Він нам дав, і за те, що доброго ми вчинили. А й провини слід визнати, бо – чи ми свідомо, чи несвідомо провинилися ділом, словом або самою лише гадкою – за все нам треба переблагати Бога на молитві” (ШП. 37, 4).
ВІДЕО ВЕЧІРНІ З ПОЯСНЕННЯМ:
Want to know more about Vespers? Here is a link to Vespers service (at St. George's Sober in Lviv. You will find subtitled explanations in Ukrainian. An english explanation (is available here) Serving are Fr. Ivan Hobela and Protodeacon Nazar Yaruniv - who spent a month with us preparing for the consecration last year.
From now on October 1st - Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God is the secondary feast day of our parish as this is the day of the consecration of our temple. Please make every effort to attend the extra services this weekend to commemorate the feast and celebrate the accomplishments of the past year.
Here's a new video from KONTAKT TV with footage of the Patriarch's word at the celebratory banquet after the consecration. Enjoy!
Coverage begins at the 20:00 min mark- His Beatitude's word begins at 25:00 - there is so much good stuff here footage and edits by Markian Radomskiy.
