Coffee Hour
05/01/2022
Everyone is invited to come downstairs for the coffee hour to follow.
May Day Celebration and Easter Egg Hunt
05/01/2022
Today, during the coffee hour the children of our parish will have a May Day Celebration and Easter Egg Hunt.
Services This Week
05/01/2022
Schedule of Services:
May 1st, Sunday of St. Thomas
8:50 A.M. Orthros
10:00 A.M Divine Liturgy
May 7th, 2nd Saturday after Pascha
6:00 P.M. Great Vespers
May 8th, Sunday of Myrrh-Bearing Women
8:50 A.M. Orthros
10:00 A.M Divine Liturgy
Children's Sermon
05/01/2022
The Children's Sermon is today and the next will be May 8th.
Kneeling during the Consecration (Pascha until Pentecost)
05/01/2022
Everyone is reminded we remain standing during the Consecration beginning on Pascha until after Kneeling Vespers (after Pentecost).
Welcome to our Guests
05/01/2022
Father John and the members of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church offer warm greetings to all our guests. We are happy to have you worshiping with us and we hope that you will make this your spiritual home in the future. You are invited to receive blessed bread (antidoron) which will be given out at the end of today’s services.
Church Etiquette
05/01/2022
Please be reminded that out of respect for what goes on during the Divine Liturgy, there are certain time when not to enter the Nave. These times are: 1) between the readings of the Epistle and Gospel; 2) when the priest censes the icons and the congregation; and 3) whenever the priest faces the congregation to bless them. When entering the Nave, please enter by the side aisles and not by the middle isle. Stanchions will be placed by the Narthex door in order to prevent anyone from entering the Nave at inappropriate time. When the Parish Council Members ask that no one enter at a particular time, please heed their request. It is disruptive to the other worshipers when someone enters the Nave at an inappropriate time. Everyone’s cooperation is appreciated.
Respectful Worship Environment
05/01/2022
The worship experience is enhanced by having your children participate. Please help them learn proper behavior and reverence while in the Church. Teach them to cross themselves, venerate the Icons, & respond prayerfully “Lord have mercy.” If they become too loud, please take them to the Narthex for a brief stay and return as soon as they have calmed. More Church etiquette may be found at http://stnicholasgoc.net/our-parish/church-etiquette.
Please silence all cell phone, tablets and all other electronic devices before entering church. We understand that in this electronic/digital age, some people will use their device to read along with parts of the Divine Liturgy. However, please check your setting when you come to church and keep your devices on silent or vibrate inside the church. Please do not answer your phone while inside the church. Please do whatever you can do to minimize distracting others with the light coming from your phone or your pop-up notifications and alerts or with blue-tooth devices on your ear.
Recitation of the Lord's Prayer
05/01/2022
Please remember that everyone has the opportunity to say the Lord’s Prayer in their first language. The order of languages is: Greek, English, Spanish, Russian, Romanian, and Arabic.
Holy Communion
05/01/2022
The Holy Communion of the Orthodox is the Holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is with awe and love that we approach the Divine Mysteries. Therefore, the Communion of the Orthodox is reserved only for those baptized and chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared themselves by prayer and fasting, as prescribed by the Canons of the Holy Church. Women, in respect of our Lord, please remove lipstick before you approach to receive, in order that no oils contact the Holy Spoon or the Holy Chalice.