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THE ORTHODOX CHURCH CALENDAR

All that exists is created by God, even time and space itself. In offering everything we have back to God, we offer Him one of the most precious things we have: our time. By having a Church Calendar, we observe a rhythm of feasts and fasts, daily and weekly observances, all centered on Christ's Life, Death, & Resurrection. It is in this sanctification of time that even time itself brings us closer to God, shaping and restoring us to His Likeness.

NOTE BELOW: ANY SCHEDULED WEEKLY MEMORIAL SERVICES CAN BE FOUND IN THE WEEKLY BULLETIN.

APRIL 2025
SundaySun MondayMon TuesdayTue WednesdayWed ThursdayThu FridayFri SaturdaySat
Mar 30 (Mar 17)
ST. JOHN CLIMACUS
9:30 Divine Liturgy
Fast
Mar 31 (Mar 18)
Fast
1 (Mar 19)
Fast
2 (Mar 20)
Presanctified Liturgy @ 7 PM, Lite Social
Fast
3 (Mar 21)
Fast
4 (Mar 22)
Paraklis @ 7 PM
Fast
5 (Mar 23)
6:00PM Great Vespers
Fast
6 (Mar 24)
ST. MARY OF EGYPT
9:30 Divine Liturgy
Fast
7 (Mar 25)
ANNUNCIATION
Divine Liturgy @ 9 AM
Fast
8 (Mar 26)
Fast
9 (Mar 27)
6:30PM Vespers, Meal, & Scripture
Fast
10 (Mar 28)
Fast
11 (Mar 29)
Fast
12 (Mar 30)
Lazarus Saturday
Divine Liturgy @ 9 AM
6:00PM Great Vespers
Fast
13 (Mar 31)
PALM SUNDAY
9:30 Divine Liturgy
Fast
14 (Apr 1)
HOLY MONDAY
Bridegroom Matins @ 9 AM
Presanctified Liturgy @ 7 PM
Fast
15 (Apr 2)
HOLY TUESDAY
Bridegroom Matins @ 9 AM
Presanctified Liturgy @ 7 PM
Fast
16 (Apr 3)
HOLY WEDNESDAY
Bridegroom Matins @ 9 AM
Holy Unction @ 7 PM
Fast
17 (Apr 4)
HOLY THURSDAY
Vesperal Liturgy @ 9 AM
12 Passion Gospels @ 7 PM
Fast
18 (Apr 5)
HOLY FRIDAY
Burial Vespers & Procession @ 7 PM
Fast
19 (Apr 6)
HOLY SATURDAY
Vesperal Liturgy @ 9 AM
Resurrection Matins @ 7 PM,
Blessing of Baskets
Fast
20 (Apr 7)
PASCHA
9:30 Divine Liturgy,
Blessing of Baskets
Fast free
21 (Apr 8)
BRIGHT MONDAY
Divine Liturgy @ 9 AM,
Gospel Procession
Fast free
22 (Apr 9)
Fast free
23 (Apr 10)
*No Vespers
Fast free
24 (Apr 11)
Fast free
25 (Apr 12)
Fast free
26 (Apr 13)
*No Vespers
Fast free
27 (Apr 14)
9:30 Divine Liturgy,
Blessing of Graves
Fast
28 (Apr 15)
29 (Apr 16)
30 (Apr 17)
*No Vespers
Fast
May 1 (Apr 18)
May 2 (Apr 19)
Fast
May 3 (Apr 20)
*No Vespers
Fast

The Church Calendar is made of two parts: immoveable and moveable. Feasts such as the Nativity of our Lord, Theophany, Feasts of the Mother of God and most saints are immovable, always taking place on a fixed date. Other Feasts, such as Pascha (The Feast of Feasts!) and Pentecost are moveable feasts that are calculated year after year on a new date. By observing time and worship in this way, our worship has both a temporal and everlasting character, like Christ, subject to time but not confined by it.

Please note that St. Nicholas Church follows the "Old Calendar", the Julian Calendar. On the common calendar, certain feasts such as the Nativity of our Lord/Christmas (Dec. 25/Jan. 7) and Theophany (Jan. 6/Jan. 19) will take place 13 days later than those on a revised or newer calendar.

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288 East 10th Street; New York, NY 10009
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