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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.

MAY 2025
SundaySun MondayMon TuesdayTue WednesdayWed ThursdayThu FridayFri SaturdaySat
Apr 27 (Apr 14)
9:30 Divine Liturgy,
Blessing of Graves
Fast
Apr 28 (Apr 15)
Apr 29 (Apr 16)
Apr 30 (Apr 17)
*No Vespers
Fast
1 (Apr 18)
2 (Apr 19)
Fast
3 (Apr 20)
*No Vespers
Fast
4 (Apr 21)
9:30 Divine Liturgy
5 (Apr 22)
Festal Vespers & Divine Liturgy @ 6 PM
Fast
6 (Apr 23)
Feast of St. George
Fast
7 (Apr 24)
6:30PM Vespers, Meal, & Scripture
Fast
8 (Apr 25)
9 (Apr 26)
Fast
10 (Apr 27)
6:00PM Great Vespers
11 (Apr 28)
9:30 Divine Liturgy
12 (Apr 29)
13 (Apr 30)
14 (May 1)
*No Service
Fast
15 (May 2)
16 (May 3)
Fast
17 (May 4)
6:00PM Great Vespers
18 (May 5)
9:30 Divine Liturgy
19 (May 6)
20 (May 7)
21 (May 8)
St. John the Theologian
6:30PM Vespers, Meal, & Scripture
Fast
22 (May 9)
23 (May 10)
Fast
24 (May 11)
Ss. Cyril and Methodius
6:00PM Great Vespers
25 (May 12)
9:30 Divine Liturgy
26 (May 13)
27 (May 14)
28 (May 15)
Festal Vespers & Divine Liturgy @ 6 PM
Fast
29 (May 16)
ASCENSION OF THE LORD
30 (May 17)
Fast
31 (May 18)
6:00PM Great Vespers

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.

St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church
288 East 10th Street; New York, NY 10009
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