St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKinney, TX – www.orthodox.net
December 2008

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	

Confessions are always heard Sat 4-5PM. I will hear confessions on Sunday before 10 AM, but I ask that you call me so I can be sure to be at church earlier than usual. Confessions also heard after Vespers on Wed, and by appt. 
Priest Seraphim 	Nov 18 / Dec 1   STRICT FAST
M Plato of Ancyra
M Romanus the Deacon
II Thess 1:1-10; Lk 12:13-31

	Nov 19/Dec 2      Wine & Oil
Pr. Obadiah; M Barlaam
II Thess 1:10-2:2; Lk 12:42-48

	Nov 20 / Dec 3       STRICT FAST
St. Gregory the Decapolite
St. Proclus, abp. Constantinople 
FF of the Entry of the Theotokos
II Thess 2:1-12; Lk 12:48-59

6:30 PM - Vigil for the Entry	Nov 21 / Dec 4    Fish, Wine &Oil
Entry of the Theotokos 
II Thess 2:13-3:5; Lk 13:1-9
For the Feast: Heb 9:1-7; Lk 10:38-42, 11:27-28

8 AM - Liturgy for the Entry, Reader:Natalia	Nov 22 / Dec 5     STRICT FAST
Ap Philemon and Comp. 
VM Cecilia and Comp. 
II Thess 3:6-18; Lk 13:31-35
	Nov 23 / Dec 6    Fish, Wine &Oil
St. Metrophanes, bp. Voronezh 
St. Amphilochius, Bp. Iconium; 
St. Gregory, Bp. Agrigentum; 
II Gal 3:1-10; Lk 9:37-43

4 PM Confession
5 PM Vigil	
Nov 24 / Dec   7  Fish, Wine & Oil
25SAP    T8  MG3      
GM Catherine of Alexandria; 
GM Mercurius of Caeasarea
Eph 4:1-6; Lk 10:25-37 
St: Eph 6:10-17; Lk 21:12-19

9:40 AM Hours
10 AM Divine Liturgy, then community meal	Nov 25 / Dec 8   Fish, Wine &Oil
Apodosis of Entry; HM Clement, pope of Rome; HM Peter, abp Alexandria; St. Clement of Okhrid
I Tim 1:1-7; Lk 14:12-15
Apodosis: Same as on the Feast 
	Nov 26/Dec 9   Wine & Oil
St. Innocent of Irkutsk 
St. Alypius the Stylite 
I Tim 1:8-14; Lk 14:25-35 

	Nov 27/Dec 10     STRICT FAST
GM James the Persian
Kursk-Root Icon "of the Sign"
I Tim 1:18-20, 2:8-15; Lk 15:1-10

6:30 PM - Vespers

	Nov 28 / Dec 11    Wine & Oil
M Stephen the New
I Tim 3:1-13; Lk 16:1-9 

6 AM – Divine Liturgy, Reader, Rdr Nicholas	Nov 29 / Dec 12   STRICT FAST
M Paramon and 370 MM
I Tim 4:4-8,16; Lk 16:15-18, 17:1-4 

	Nov 30/Dec 13     Fish, Wine &Oil
Apostle Andrew the First Called
Gal 1:3-10; Lk 957-62 

4 PM Confession
5 PM Vigil	
Dec 1 /  14      Fish, Wine & Oil
26SAP    T1  MG4      
R Philaret the Merciful
Prophet Nahum 
Eph 5:8-19; Lk 12:16-21 

9:40 AM Hours
10 AM Divine Liturgy, then community meal	Dec 2 /  15        STRICT FAST
Prophet Habbakuk 
Ven. John of Egypt and Comp. 
I Tim 5:1-10; Lk 17:20-25

	Dec 3 / 16           Wine & Oil
Pr. Zephaniah (Sophronias) 

I Tim 5:11-21; Lk 17:26-37

	Dec 4 /  17             Wine & Oil
GM Barbara and M Juliana
St. John Damascene
I Tim 5:22-6:11; Lk 18:15-30

6:30 PM - Vespers

	Dec 5 / 18         Fish, Wine & Oil
St. Sabbas the Sanctified
I Tim 6:17-21; Lk 18:31-34

9 AM - Divine Liturgy, Reader, Jelena

6:30 PM - Vigil for St. Nicholas	Dec 6 / 19         Fish, Wine & Oil 
St. Nicholas  , 
PARISH FEAST DAY

9AM – Divine Liturgy
II Tim 1:1-2, 8-18; Lk 19:12-28
St: Heb 13:17-21; Lk 6:17-23	Dec 7 / 20       Fish, Wine &Oil
St. Ambrose, bp. Milan
Gal 3:8-12; Lk 9:57-62

PARISH COUNCIL 3 PM 

4 PM Confession
5 PM Vigil	
Dec 8 / 21       Fish, Wine & Oil
27SAP  T2  MG5  
St. Patapius of Thebes
Eph 6:10-17; Luke 13:10-17

9:40 AM Hours
10 AM Divine Liturgy, then community meal 	Dec 9 / 22         Wine & Oil
Conception by St. Anna of the Theotokos; Icon of the Theotokos "Unexpected Joy"
II Tim 2:20-26; Lk 19:37-44	Dec 10 /  23        Wine & Oil
MM Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus of Alexandria
II Tim 3:16-4:4; Lk 19:45-48

	Dec 11 / 24            STRICT FAST
St Daniel the Stylite 
M Myrax of Egypt
II Tim 4:9-22; Lk 20:1-8

6:30 PM - Vespers
	Dec 12 / 25         Fish, Wine & Oil
St. Herman of Alaska 
St. Spyridon the Wonderworker 
Synaxis of the 1st MM of America
Tit 1:5-2:1; Lk 20:9-18
9 AM - Divine Liturgy, Reader, Raisa
	Dec 13 / 26     Wine & Oil
M Eustratius and Comp. of Sebaste VM Lucia of Syracuse
Tit 1:15-2:10; Lk 20:19-26	Dec 14 / 27       Fish, Wine &Oil
MM Thyrsus and Comp.
Eph 1:16-23; Lk 12:32-40

4 PM Confession
5 PM Vigil	
Dec 15 / 28       Fish, Wine & Oil
28SAP    T3  MG4      
Sunday of the Holy Forefathers
HM Eleutherius
Col 3:4-11; Lk 14:16-24

9:40 AM Hours
10 AM Divine Liturgy, then community meal	Dec 16/29          STRICT FAST
Pr. Haggai; Bl. Empress Theophania
Heb 3:5-11,17-19; Lk 20:27-44
	Dec 17/30            Wine & Oil
Holy Pr. Daniel and the 3 Youths 
Heb 4:1-13; Lk 21:12-19

	Dec 18 / 31            STRICT FAST
M Sebastian at Rome and Comp. 
St. Modestus, pat. of Jerusalem
Heb 5:11-6:8; Lk 21:5-7,10-11,20-24
6:00 PM – Vespers
6:30 PM New Years Moleben
WE WILL ALSO HAVE LITURGY ON NEY YEARS DAY

	Kontakion of St. Nicholas, Tone 3
In Myra, O Saint, * thou wast proved to be a minister of things sacred. * For having fulfilled the Gospel of Christ, * O righteous one, * thou didst lay down thy life for thy people, * and didst save the innocent from death. * Wherefore, thou wast sanctified * as a great initiate of the grace of God.	

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