St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKinney, TX  - www.orthodox.net
September 2008
	
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	
Kontakion of the Beheading:

The glorious beheading of the forerunner was a certain divine dispensation, that the coming of the Savior might also be preached to those in Hades; Lament, then, Herodias, that thou hast demanded a wicked murder, for thou didst love neither the law of God nor eternal life, but one false and fleeting.	Aug 19 / Sep 1 
M Andrew Stratelates (the General) & 2593 soldiers with him
II Cor 5:10-15 Mk 1:9-15

	Aug 20/Sep 2   
Prophet Samuel
II Cor 5:15-21 Mk 1:16-22

	Aug 21 / Sep 3   STRICT FAST
Apostle Thaddeus of the 70
M Bassa and sons
II Cor 6:11-16 Mk 1:23-28

6:30 PM - Vespers
	Aug 22 / Sep 4 
M Agathonicus and companions; 
M Lupus, slave of St. Demetrius
II Cor 7:1-10 Mk 1:29-35

8 AM - Divine Liturgy
	Aug 23 / Sep 5     Wine & Oil
Apodosis of Dormition
II Cor 7:10-16 Mk 2:18-22

	Aug 24 / Sep 6 
HM Eutychius, disciple of St. John the Theologian
I Cor 1:26-29 Matt 20:29-34

4 PM Confession. 5 PM Vigil

Aug 25 / Sep 7               
Return of relics of Ap Bartholomew; Apostle Titus of the 70
I Cor 15:1-11 Matt 19:16-26 
Ss: Tit 1:1-4, 2:15-3:3, 12-13,15; 
Mt 5:14-19

9:40 AM Hours 10 AM Liturgy Noon:Meal	Aug 26 / Sep 8 
MM Adrian and Natalia and 33 comp Vladimir Icon of the Theotokos
II Cor 8:7-15 Mk 3:6-12

	Aug 27/Sep 9    
St Poemen the Great; GM Phanurius
II Cor 8:16-9:5 Mk 3:13-19

	Aug 28 / Sep 10   STRICT FAST
St. Moses the Black; Uncovering of relics of St. Job of Pochaev; 
Syn. of Fathers of the Kiev Caves
II Cor 9:12-10:7 Mk 3:20-27

6:30 PM - Vespers

	Aug 29 / Sep 11    Wine & Oil
Beheading of the Holy Forerunner
II Cor 10:7-18 Mk 3:28-35
St: Acts 13:25-32 Mk 6:14-30

6 AM - Divine Liturgy
	Aug 30/ Sep 12    STRICT FAST
Trans relics St. Alexander Nevsky; SS Alexander, John and Paul, patriarchs of Constantinople
II Cor 11:5-21 Mk 4:1-9

	Aug 31 / Sep 13
Placing of the Sash of the Holy Theotokos
I Cor 2:6-9 Matt 22:15-22

4 PM Confession. 5 PM Vigil
	
Sep 1 /  14                      
Church New Year; St. Symeon Stylites and his mother Martha; 
40 Martyred Women & their teacher
Daily: I Cor 16:13-24 Matt 21:33-42 

9:40 AM Hours 10 AM Liturgy Noon:Meal	Sep 2 /  15      
M Mamas; St. John the Faster, patriarch of Constantinople
II Cor 12:10-19 Mk 4:10-23

	Sep 3 / 16 
St. Edward, King of England
HM Anthimus; St. Theoctistus

II Cor 12:20-13:2 Mk 4:24-34

	Sep 4 /  17  
HM Babylas, bp of Antioch
Pr. Moses the God-Seer 
Op. rel. St. Joasaph, bp. of Belgorod
II Cor 13:3-13 Mk 4:35-41

6:30 PM - Vespers

	Sep 5 / 18 
Pr. Zacharius and R. Elizabeth 
St. Athanasius, abbot of Brest
Gal 1:1-10,20-2:5 Mk 5:1-20

9 AM - Divine Liturgy
	Sep 6 / 19       Wine & Oil
Miracle of the Archangel Gabriel at Colossae
Gal 2:6-10 Mk 5:22-24,35-6:1

	Sep 7 / 20 
Saturday before the Exaltation
FF of  the Nativity of the Theotokos
M Sozon; M Macarius of Kanev
Daily: I Cor 4:1-5 Matt 23:1-12
Sat: I Cor 2:6-9 Matt 10:37-11:1

3 PM – Parish Council Meeting
4 PM Confession. 5 PM Vigil

	
Sep 8 / 21                      
Nativity of the Holy Theotokos
Sunday before the Exaltation 
Kursk-Root Icon of the Sign
Gal 6:11-10 Jn 3:13-17

9:40 AM Hours 10 AM Liturgy Noon:Meal	Sep 9 / 22 
SS Joachim and Anna
Gal 2:11-16 Mk 5:24-34

	Sep 10 /  23 
VMM Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora
Gal 2:21-3:7 Mk 6:1-7
	Sep 11 / 24   Wine & Oil
Tr. rel. SS Sergius & Herman of Valaam; HM Autonomus; 
St. Theodora of Alexandria 
Gal 3:15-22 Mk 6:7-13

6:30 PM - Vespers
	Sep 12 / 25 
Apodosis of the Nativity of the Theotokos 
Gal 3:23-4:5 Mk 6:30-45

9 AM - Divine Liturgy
	Sep 13 / 26     Wine & Oil
Forefeast of the Exaltation
Dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre; HM Cornelius the Centurion
Gal 4:8-21 Mk 6:45-53

Vigil for the Exaltation with the bringing out of the Cross - 6:30 PM	Sep 14 / 27      Wine & Oil
Exaltation of the Precious Cross
Exaltation: I Cor 1:18-24 
Jn 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35

Divine Liturgy - 9:00 AM
4 PM Confession. 5 PM Vigil
	
Sep 15 / 28                     
Sunday after the Exaltation
GM Nicetas the Goth 
Lesna Icon of the Theotokos
Gal 2:16-20 Mark 8:34b-9:1 

9:40 AM Hours 10 AM Liturgy Noon:Meal	Sep 16 / 29 
GM Euphemia the All-Praised
Gal 4:28-5:10 Mk 6:54-7:8

	Sep 17 / 30    
MM Sophia, Faith, Hope, and Love 
Gal 5:11-21 Mk 7:5-16
	Troparion of the Nativity of the Theotokos

Thy nativity, O Theotokos Virgin, /
hath proclaimed joy to all the world; /
for from thee hath dawned the Sun 
of righteousness, Christ our God, /
annulling the curse, and bestowing the blessing, //
abolishing death and granting us life everlasting.
	Troparion of the Exaltation of the Cross
Tone One
O Lord, save Thy people, /
and bless Thine inheritance. /
Grant victory to the Orthodox Christians /
over their adversaries, /
and by the power of Thy Cross //
preserve Thy habitation.	

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church - Dallas
Information

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church is a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia.  Our ruling bishop is Bishop Peter of Clevland. Our services are in English, with some Slavonic, and are sung and chanted according to the Russian Typicon. We are fully in communion with the Church in Russia, and whomever the Mother Church is in communion with. 

Regular Service Schedule: 
•	Saturday: 
•	Confession: 4:00 PM (and after Vigil) 
•	Vigil (Vespers, Matins, first Hour): 5:00 PM 
•	Sunday: 
•	Hours: 9:40 AM
•	Confession before Liturgy (BY APPOINTMENT PLEASE) 
•	Divine Liturgy: 10:00 
•	Breakfast (free and open to all): about 12:00 PM
•	Wednesday: 
•	Vespers: 6:30 PM 
•	Thursday: 
•	Divine Liturgy: Various times 	Church Physical Address: 3617 Abrams, Dallas TX 75214
The church is on the campus of All Saints Episcopal, in white building behind their main building, and totally separate from it.  There is an entrance off the alley, and a sign on the door.

Directions to St. Nicholas (from 75): 
Take 75 (Central Expressway) to Mockingbird. Mockingbird is about 5 miles south of 635.   Turn East onto Mockingbird to Abrams.  Turn South.  On the Northwest corner of Abrams and Mockingbird, there is a shopping center with a Tom Thumb grocery store.  Head south on Abrams a short distance past the first stop light. You will see Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church on your right.  Go past this, and their football field.  Immediately following is All Saints Episcopal, on the right (West) side of Abrams (3617 Abrams). Turn right at All Saints, and find the alley. We have an entrance off the alley, and a sign on the door.	
Pastor: Priest Seraphim Holland  
•	Phone: (972) 529-2754 
•	Mobile with voice mail: (972) 658-5433
•	E-mail: seraphim@orthodox.net
•	Home Address: 2102 Summit, McKinney, TX  75071

St Nicholas mailing address: Box 37, McKinney, TX 75070
	St. Nicholas Web Page: https://www.orthodox.net/
Contains: 
•	Service Schedules, Directions
•	Redeeming the Time, our BLOG 
•	 https://www.orthodox.net//redeemingthetime
•	Several posts a week.
•	Questions and Answers about Orthodoxy 
•	Sets of ten questions each about various topics in Orthodoxy
•	Thoughts on the Sunday Gospels 
•	Sermons from the various Sunday's of the year.
•	Confession 
•	Meditations and prayers to be used for confession or in preparing to confess. 
•	The Church Typicon
•	Discussion and reference material about the church Typicon
•	Calendar for the Current Month 
•	Much More