Schedule of Events for this Week

Week of February 22 2026

Sunday, July 22, 2026

  • 7:40 AM
    Cheesefare Sunday, Commemoration of the Expulsion of Adam from Paradise. Forgiveness Sunday. English Liturgy. Scripture: for the Day: Romans 13: 11 – 14, 4; Matthew 6: 14-21. Eve of Great Lent.
  • 10:10 AM
    Cheesefare Sunday, Commemoration of the Expulsion of Adam from Paradise. Forgiveness Sunday. Slavonic Liturgy. Scripture: for the Day: Romans 13: 11 – 14, 4; Matthew 6: 14-21. Eve of Great Lent.

Sunday, February 22, 2026

  • After the meal following the English Liturgy
    Special children’s Vespers with the Rite of Forgiveness in the St George House.
  • After each Liturgy
    The Sisterhood invites everyone to come to the Parish Hall and have Bliny.
  • After each Liturgy
    Sunday School classes.
  • 6:30 PM
    Vespers with the Rite of Forgiveness

Monday, February 23, 2026

  • Midnight
    Beginning of Great Lent. The Rules of Great Lent: Fish is permitted on the Feasts of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (April 5) and of the Annunciation to the Most Holy Theotokos (April 7). Wine and oil are permitted on all Saturdays and Sundays of Lent (except on Great and Holy Saturday, April 11, when only wine is permitted); on March 1, the eve of the St Andrew Standing; and on April 9, Great Thursday. Wine but not oil is permitted on April 11, Great Saturday. On all other days of Great Lent, we abstain from fish, wine and oil.
  • 7:00 AM
    Clean Monday. Matins, Hours, Typica and Vespers
  • 6:30 PM
    Great Compline with the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete; reading of the Canon in English will take place in the upper level of the Parish House.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

  • 7:00 AM
    Clean Tuesday. Matins, Hours, Typica and Vespers
  • 6:30 PM
    Great Compline with the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete; reading of the Canon in English will take place in the upper level of the Parish House.

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

  • 7:00 AM
    Clean Wednesday. Matins, Hours, Typica and Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts.
  • 6:30 PM
    Great Compline with the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete; reading of the Canon in English will take place in the upper level of the Parish House.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

  • 7:00 AM
    Clean Thursday. Matins, Hours, Typica and Vespers
  • 6:30 PM
    Great Compline with the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete; reading of the Canon in English will take place in the upper level of the Parish House.

Friday, February 27, 2026

  • 7:00 AM
    Clean Friday. Matins, Hours and Typica
  • 7:00 PM
    Clean Friday. Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts

Saturday, February 28, 2026

  • 7:40 AM
    St. Theodore Saturday. Matins, Hours and Liturgy. Scripture: Hebrews 1: 1-12; Mark 2: 23 – 3: 5; for St Theodore: II Timothy 2: 1-10; John 15: 17 – 16: 2.
  • 5:00 PM
    Vigil. 5th Resurrection Gospel: Luke 24: 12-35.

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  • Washington, D.C., 20011

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