- Saturday 4/24/21
- 10:00 am Lazarus Saturday – Divine Liturgy
- 12:00 pm Light fasting lunch w/coffee and tea
Greening of the Church and the folding of the Palm Crosses immediately following lunch - 4:00 pm Great Vespers for the Eve of Palm Sunday followed by Confessions and reading of the Communion rule
- Sunday 4/25/21
- 9:40 am Reading of the Hours and Blessing of the Palms
- 10:00 am Palm Sunday – Divine Liturgy
with Palm Procession immediately following Trapeza Meal (fish day)
Removal of the greenery and changing of the colors - 2:30 pm Bridegroom Matins (HOLY WEEK BEGINS)
- Holy Monday 4/26/21
- 6:00 pm Bridegroom Matins
- Holy Tuesday 4/27/21
- 6:00 pm Bridegroom Matins
- Holy Wednesday 4/28/21
- 11:00 am Presanctified Liturgy
- Holy Thursday 4/29/21
- 10:00 am Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (Commemoration of the Lord’s Super)
- 6:00 pm Service of the 12 Passion Gospels
- Great and Holy Friday 4/30/21
- 3:00 pm Holy Friday Vespers (Bringing out of the Plaschenitsa / Epitaphios)
- 6:00 pm Matins (Lamentations Service with Procession of the Plaschenitsa / Epitaphios)
- Great and Holy Saturday 5/1/21
- 10:00 am Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
(15 Old Testament readings) - 2:00 pm NOTE REGARDING CONFESSIONS: Father will reserve any time remaining on this day for people coming in from out of town. St. Nektarios members should plan to have their confessions heard well before this timeframe.
- 8:00 pm Volunteers needed to read the Book of Acts
- 11:30 pm Midnight Office * Paschal Matins with Great Procession * Paschal Divine Liturgy * Blessing of the Pascha Baskets * Pascha Feast
- PASCHA (Sunday) 5/2/21
- 2:00 pm Agape Vespers with the reading of the Gospel in multiple languages followed by the Children’s Easter Egg Hunt
- BRIGHT MONDAY 5/3/21
- 9:40 am Paschal Hours
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Announcements
Schedule for week 4/5/21 through 4/11/21
- Monday
- No services
- Tuesday
- 6:00 pm Great Compline for the Feast of the Annunciation
- Wednesday
- 9:00 am Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Annunciation
- Thursday
- No services/class
- Friday
- 6:00 pm Holy Unction
St. Tikhon Russian Orthodox Church
221 Franklin Dr., Blountville, TN. 37617 - Saturday
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy for the Remembrance of the Dead
St. Tikhon Russian Orthodox Church
221 Franklin Dr., Blountville, TN. 37617 - Sunday
- 9:40 am Reading of the Hours
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Trapeza (agape meal) to follow Liturgy. We will have a Crawfish/Shrimp Boil for our meal. - 2:00 pm Children’s Sunday School
Schedule for week 3/15/21 through 3/21/21
- Monday
- 6:00 pm Small Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
- Tuesday
- 6:00 pm Small Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
- Wednesday
- 6:00 pm Small Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
- Thursday
- 6:00 pm Small Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
- Friday
- 9:00 am Presanctified Liturgy
- 6:00 pm Small Compline with the Akathist to the Mother of God
- Saturday
- 5:00 pm Great Vespers followed by Confessions and reading of the Communion rule
- Sunday
- First Sunday of Great Lent (Triumph of Orthodoxy)
**Bring your icon of your patron saint to church** - 9:40 am Reading of the Hours
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Procession of Icons will occur immediately after Liturgy Trapeza (agape meal) to follow the Procession of Icons - 2:00 pm Children’s Sunday School
Schedule for week 3/8/21 through 3/14/21
- Monday
- No services
- Tuesday
- 5:45 pm Akathist to St. Nektarios
- 6:30 pm Bible Study: Continuation of the study of Revelation
- Wednesday
- 6:30 pm Daily Vespers (Translation of the Relics of Hieromartyr Ignatius)
- Thursday
- 5:30 pm Catechism Class for New Inquirers
- Friday
- No services
- Saturday
- 5:00 pm Great Vespers followed by Confessions and reading of the Communion rule
- Sunday
- 9:40 am Reading of the Hours
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Trapeza to follow Liturgy with Maslenitsa meal (meat excluded) - 2:00 pm Forgiveness Vespers with the Rite of Forgiveness (Great Lent Begins)
Schedule for week 2/1/21 through 2/7/21
- Monday
- No services
- Tuesday
- 5:45 pm Akathist to St. Nektarios
- 6:30 pm Bible Study: Continuation of the study of Revelation
- Wednesday
- 6:30 pm Daily Vespers (Timothy of the Seventy)
- Thursday
- 5:30 pm Catechism Class for New Inquirers
- Friday
- No services
- Saturday
- 5:00 pm Great Vespers followed by Confessions and reading of the Communion rule
- Sunday
- 9:40 am Reading of the Hours
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy followed by Trapeza (Agape Meal)
- 1:30 pm Children’s Sunday School
Annual Parish-wide Council Meeting scheduled for Sunday, February 14th at 1:30 pm.
Schedule for week 1/25/21 through 1/31/21
- Monday
- No services
- Tuesday
- No services
- Wednesday
- 6:30 pm Daily Vespers (Paul of Thebes)
- Thursday
- 5:30 pm Catechism Class for New Inquirers
- Friday
- No services
- Saturday
- 5:00 pm Great Vespers followed by Confessions and reading of the Communion rule
- Sunday
- 9:40 am Hours
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy followed by Trapeza (Agape Meal)
- 1:30 pm Children’s Sunday School
Annual Parish-wide Council Meeting scheduled for Sunday, February 14th at 1:30 pm.
Schedule for week 1/18/21 through 1/24/21
- Monday
- 5:00 pm Great Vigil for the Feast of Theophany
- Tuesday
- 9:10 am Reading of the Hours
- 9:30 am Blessing of Waters and Divine Liturgy
(Waters will be blessed inside the church this year)
**No Services/Class Tuesday night** - Wednesday
- 6:30 pm Daily Vespers (St. George the Chozebite)
- Thursday
- 5:30 pm Catechism Class for New Inquirers
- Friday
- No services
- Saturday
- 5:00 pm Great Vespers followed by Confessions and reading of the Communion rule
- Sunday
- 9:40 am Hours
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy followed by Trapeza (Agape Meal)
- 1:30 pm Children’s Sunday School
Service Schedule for week 1/11/21 through 1/17/21
- Monday
- No services
- Tuesday
- 5:45 pm Akathist
- 6:30 pm Bible Study – Continuing the study of Revelation
- Wednesday
- 6:30 pm Great Vespers for the Feast of the Circumcision
- Thursday
- 8:30 am Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Circumcision
- 5:30 pm Catechism Class for New Inquirers
- Friday
- No services
- Saturday
- 5:00 pm Great Vespers
- Sunday
- 9:40 am Hours
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy followed by Trapeza (Agape Meal)
- 1:30 pm Children’s Christmas Play
Service Schedule for week 8/31/2020 through 9/6/2020
- Monday
- No services
- Tuesday
- 5:45 pm Akathist to the Mother of God
- 6:30 pm Tuesday Class – Studying the Book of the Apocalypse
- Wednesday
- 6:30 pm Daily Vespers
- Thursday
- 5:30 pm Catechism Class for New Inquirers
- Friday
- No services
- Saturday
- 5:00 pm Great Vespers followed by Confession and reading of the Communion Rule
- Sunday
- 8:00 am Matins
- 9:40 am Hours
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy followed by Trapeza (Agape Meal)
- 1:30 pm Children’s Sunday School
Service Schedule for week 8/3/2020 through 8/9/2020
- Monday
- 9:30 am Akathist to Our Lady, Quick To Hear followed by the meeting of the St. Tabatha Sewing Circle
- Tuesday
- 5:45 pm Akathist to All the Saints of North America
- 6:30 pm Catechism Class
- Wednesday
- 6:30 pm Daily Vespers
- Thursday
- 5:30 pm Catechism Class for New Inquirers
- Friday
- 6:45 am Matins
- Saturday
- 5:00 pm Great Vespers followed by Confession and reading of the Communion Rule
- Sunday
- 9:40 am Hours
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy followed by Trapeza (Agape Meal)
- 1:30 pm Children’s Sunday School
Service Schedule for week 7/27/2020 through 8/2/2020
- Monday
- 9:30 am Akathist to Our Lady, Quick To Hear followed by the meeting of the St. Tabatha Sewing Circle
- Tuesday
- 5:45 pm Akathist to All the Saints of North America
- 6:30 pm Catechism Class
- Wednesday
- 6:30 pm Daily Vespers
- Thursday
- 5:30 pm Catechism Class for New Inquirers
- Friday
- 6:45 am Matins
- Saturday
- 3:30 pm Metropolitan Jonah will give a talk
- 5:00 pm Great Vespers followed by Confession and reading of the Communion Rule
- Sunday
- 8:00 am Matins
- 9:30 am Greeting of the Bishop (Metropolitan Jonah)
- 9:40 am Hours
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy followed by Trapeza (Agape Meal)
No Sunday School this day due to the visit of the Metropolitan who will be giving a talk after Trapeza
Service Schedule for week 3/2/2020 through 3/8/2020
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 6:00 pm Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete with Compline.
- Friday
- 9:00 am Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts
- 12:30 pm Akathist to the Mother of God and Compline
- Saturday
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy for the Great-Martyr Theodore the Recruit & Blessing of Koliva
- 5:00 pm Great Vespers followed by Confession and reading of the Communion Rule
- Sunday
- 9:40 am Reading of the Hours
- 10:00 am Divine Liturgy immediately followed by the Triumph of Orthodoxy (bring icon of your patron saint)
- 1:30 pm Children’s Sunday School