Rev. Yuriy Vyshnevskyy (Vancouver)
Christmas Schedule
VANCOUVER:
2013 – 2014 CHRISTMAS SEASON SERVICES
2013
December 24, Tuesday: Eve of Nativity of our Lord – CHRISTMAS EVE (Day of Abstinence)
9:15 p.m. – NATIVITY VIGIL SERVICE followed by SOLEMN DIVINE LITURGY and Myrovannia
December 25, Wednesday: Nativity of our Lord – CHRISTMAS DAY (Holy Day of Obligation)
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy
December 26, Thursday: Synaxis of the Blessed Mother of God and St. Joseph
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy
December 27, Friday: The Holy First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy
December 31, Tuesday: New Year’s Eve “End of Year Celebration”
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy of Thanksgiving and “We praise you, O God”
2014
January 1, Wednesday: Feast of Circumcision of our Lord, and Feast of St. Basil the Great and New Year’s Day
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy, sung
January 5, Sunday: Eve of the Feast of THEOPHANY (Day of Abstinence)
8:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy, sung
January 6, Monday: Feast of THEOPHANY (Holy Day of Obligation)
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy and Blessing of Water 7:00 p.m. – Divine Liturgy and Blessing of Water
January 12, Sunday: Sunday after THEOPHANY
8:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy, sung
12:00 noon – Parish Christmas Dinner – you are invited!
Pastoral visits and Home Blessing will begin on Monday, January 21, 2013.
NEW WESTMINSTER:
2013 – 2014 CHRISTMAS SEASON SERVICES
2013
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24: CHRISTMAS EVE
8:00 PM Divine Liturgy
9:00 PM Great Compline with Lytia, Divine Liturgy
Blessing with Holy Oil.
*On this day we are obliged to abstain from all meat products
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25: FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy, Blessing with Holy Oil
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26: SOBOR OF THE MOTHER OF GOD 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27: FEAST OF ST. STEPHEN
10:00 AM Divine Liturgy
2014
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1: CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD
Feast of St Basil the Great, New Year’s Day
10:00 AM Divine Liturgy
SUNDAY, JANUARY 5: THEOPHANY EVE
5:00 PM Great Compline with Lytia, Great Blessing of Water.
*On this day we are obliged to abstain from all meat products
MONDAY, JANUARY 6: FEAST OF THEOPHANY 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy
*Feast of Our Lord is not a day of abstinence from meat
SURREY:
2013 – 2014 CHRISTMAS SEASON SERVICES
2013
DEC 24TH (TUESDAY) – CHRISTMAS EVE*
– 7:00 pm – Great Compline with Lytiya (Bilingual)
– 8:30 pm – Divine Liturgy (English) – (Children’s pageant). Blessing with Holy Oil.
(*On this day we are obliged to abstain from all meat products)
DEC 25TH (WEDNESDAY) – CHRISTMAS DAY
– 11:00 am – Divine Liturgy (Ukrainian). Blessing with Holy Oil. (Opportunity for Confession (beginning at 10:30 am)
DEC 26TH (THURSDAY) – SYNAXES OF BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
-10:00 am – Divine Liturgy (Bilingual) (Opportunity for Confession (beginning at 9:30 am)
DEC 27TH (FRIDAY) – FIRST MARTYR STEVEN
-10:00 am – Divine Liturgy (Bilingual)
(Opportunity for Confession (beginning at 9:30 am)
2014
JAN 1ST (WEDNESDAY) – CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD, ST BASIL THE GREAT, NEW YEAR’S DAY
-10:00 am – Divine Liturgy (Bilingual)
JAN 6 TH (MONDAY) – FEAST OF THE THEOPHANY OF CHRIST*
-10:00 am – Divine Liturgy with Blessing of Water (Bilingual) Blessing with Holy Oil.
(*This is a Holy Day of Obligation)
RICHMOND:
2013 – 2014 CHRISTMAS SEASON SERVICES
2013
DEC 24th (Tuesday) – Christmas Eve
– 9:00 pm – Great Compline and Divine Liturgy
DEC 25th (Wednesday) – Christmas Day
-10:00am – Divine Liturgy.
2014
JAN 5 th (Sunday) – Feast of the Theophany of Christ
-9:30am – Divine Liturgy with Blessing of Water