SCHEDULE OF HOLY SERVICES FOR AUGUST 2011
Monday 1: Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. - The 14-day fast in honour of the Virgin Mary begins today. - Prayer Services (Paraklesis) to Panagia will be chanted every night at 7:00 p.m. Names of the living will be prayed for at each service.
Tuesday 2: Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Wednesday 3: Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Thursday 4: Sacrament of Holy Confession 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Meeting of the Ladies Philoptochos Society 8:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday 6: TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD, GOD & SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST - Orthros, Divine Liturgy, & Blessing of Grapes 9:00 am. - 12:00 pm. - Sacrament of Holy Confession 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Great Vespers & Paraklesis 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
SUNDAY 7: EIGHTH OF MATTHEW - Sts. Dometios, Nikanoros & Theodosios - Orthros 8:45 a.m. and Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Monday 8: Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. - Sacrament of Holy Confession 8:15 p.m. Tuesday 9: Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. - Sacrament of Holy Confession 8:15 p.m. Wednesday 10: Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. - Sacrament of Holy Confession 8:15 p.m. Thursday 11: Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. - Sacrament of Holy Confession 8:15 p.m. Friday 12: Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. - Sacrament of Holy Confession 8:15 p.m.
Saturday 13: Feast of St. Maximos the Confessor - Apodosis of Transfiguration - Orthros & Divine Liturgy 9.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. - Decoration of the Icons and the Epitaphios of Panagia 3:00 p.m. - Sacrament of Holy Confession 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Great Vespers & Paraklesis 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
THE FOREFEAST OF THE FALLING ASLEEP OF THE VIRGIN MARY Sunday, August 14th, 2011
SUNDAY 14: Paramoni of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos Morning - Orthros 8:30 a.m., Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - The Annual Philoptochos Bazaar of our Church begins after Liturgy Afternoon - The Sacrament of Holy Unction 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Evening Great Vespers of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos 7:00 p.m. - concelebrated by the Orthodox Clergy of Toronto, with Artoklasia - Service of the Burial of the Panagia 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Praises of the Burial, and Procession around the Church FINAL PARAKLESIS TO THE THEOTOKOS 10:30 p.m. and ALL-NIGHT VIGIL
MONDAY 15: THE DORMITION OF THE HOLY THEOTOKOS & EVER-VIRGIN MARY
Morning - Holy Communion for those who must work 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Orthros 8:30 a.m. and Festal Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - The Annual Philoptochos Bazaar continues after the Divine Liturgy
SUNDAY 21: 10th SUNDAY OF MATTHEW - After the Dormition Orthros 8:45 a.m. and Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday 23: APODOSIS OF THE DORMITION – Feast of Panagia Prousiotissa Orthros, Divine Liturgy & Paraklesis 9.00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Saturday 27: Feast of St. Phanourios the Great-Martyr Orthros & Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
SUNDAY 28: 11th SUNDAY OF MATTHEW - St. Moses the Ethiopian Orthros 8:45 a.m. and Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Monday 29: The Beheading of St. John the Baptist and Holy Forerunner of Christ Orthros and Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. **************************************************************************************************** ******* AS WE PREPARE FOR THE FEAST OF PANAGIA, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK …
... The President of our Church Council, Mr. Demetrios Miliaris and all the members of the Church Council, who tirelessly volunteer their stewardship in service to the Church and the Greek Community; ... The President of our Ladies Philoptochos, Mrs. Helen Spyridis and all the members of our Ladies Philoptochos, including all those who will be generously donating items for the ANNUAL PHILOPTOCHOS BAZAAR of our Church (plants, sweets, and various items to be sold). We request that you bring your donated gift items the week before the bazaar begins and to give them to the Philoptochos President. All Baked Goods and Vasilika should be dropped off on the 13th or the 14th of August;
…All the Altar Servers, Cantors, Choir Members, Book Store Staff, Sunday School Teachers and our wonderful volunteers, who continuously offer their services of time, talent and treasure to our Cathedral! … Last but certainly not least, we would also like to thank all those who will be visiting and praying with us during our celebrations in honour of the Blessed Mother of our Lord. Every year, Panagia welcomes the thousands of Faithful who will be coming to worship the Lord God, and to honour His Most Holy Mother, the Panagia Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, whose prayers and intercessions we ask, and whose shelter and protection we pray She may always extend to us! “ Most Holy Theotokos, shelter, protect and intercede for all those who honour You ! “
“MANY YEARS” TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE THEIR NAMEDAY ON AUGUST 15TH!!!