Monday

No services

Tuesday

  5:45 pm Akathist to St. Nektarios

  6:30 pm Bible Study Class – A Study of the Angels

Wednesday

10:00 am Home School Group meets

  3:00 pm Preparation of the church for Christmas Eve **NO VESPERS**

Thursday

  8:30 pm Great Vigil for the Nativity of Our Lord

11:00 pm Divine Liturgy for the Nativity of Our Lord

Friday

12:00 am Divine Liturgy for the Nativity of Our Lord (midnight). A Festal meal will follow afterwards

Saturday

No Services

Sunday

  9:40 am Reading of the Hours

10:00 am Divine Liturgy followed by Trapeza (Agape Meal) in the Dining Hall

  1:30 pm Nativity Play Practice
(everyone under the age of 18 are invited and encouraged to participate)

Monday

No services

Tuesday

  5:45 pm Akathist to St. Nektarios

  6:30 pm Bible Study Class – A Study of the Book of Daniel

Wednesday

10:00 am Home School Group meets

  6:30 pm Great Vespers (Daniel and the Three Holy Youths)

Thursday

  8:00 am Divine Liturgy (Prophet Daniel)

  5:30 pm Catechism Class for Beginners

Friday

No services

Saturday

  3:00 pm Baptism

  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) in the Dining Hall

  1:30 pm Nativity Play Practice
(everyone under the age of 18 are invited and encouraged to participate)

Monday

No services

Tuesday

  5:45 pm Akathist to St. Nektarios

  6:30 pm Bible Study Class – A Study of the Nativity

Wednesday

  8:00 am Divine Liturgy – Conception of the Theotokos

10:00 am Home School Group meets

Thursday

  5:30 pm Catechism Class for Beginners

Friday

No Services

Saturday

No Services

Sunday

  9:40 am Reading of the Hours

10:00 am Divine Liturgy followed by Trapeza (Agape Meal) in the Dining Hall

  1:30 pm Nativity Play Practice
(everyone under the age of 18 are invited and encouraged to participate)

Monday

No services

Tuesday

  5:30 pm Akathist to St. Nektarios

  6:30 pm Bible Study Class – A Study of the Nativity

Wednesday

10:00 am Home School Group meets

  6:30 pm Daily Vespers (Prophet Zephaniah)

Thursday

  5:30 pm Catechism Class for Beginners

Friday

  6:30 am Matins

  8:00 am Divine Liturgy (Great-martyr Barbara)

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) in the Dining Hall

  1:30 pm Nativity Play Practice
(everyone under the age of 18 are invited and encouraged to participate)

Monday

  9:30 am Akathist to She Who Is Quick To Hear followed immediately by the meeting of the St. Tabitha Sewing Circle

Tuesday

  8:00 am Canon to St. Catherine of Alexandria

  9:00 am Divine Liturgy (St. Catherine of Alexandria)

  5:30 pm Akathist to St. Nektarios

  6:30 pm Bible Study Class – A Study of the Nativity

Wednesday

  6:30 pm Daily Vespers (St. Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk)

Thursday

  5:30 pm Catechism Class

Friday

No services

Saturday

  4:00 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) in the Dining Hall

  1:30 pm Nativity Play Practice
(everyone under the age of 18 are invited and encouraged to participate)

Our sister parish, St. Tikhon Russian Orthodox Church, located at 221 Franklin Dr, Blountville, Tennessee is having her patronal feast this week with an Akathist on Tuesday, Vigil on Wednesday and Divine Liturgy/Patronal Feast on Thursday (see schedule below St. Nektarios church service schedule). Father Job shared that we are all invited to join their celebration. Of special note is the visit by Bishop Nicholas and the Kursk-Root Icon which will be at the church Tuesday night. Here is the link to their website for specific information: https://www.sainttikhonroc.org

Monday, 11/15/21

Home School Group will NOT meet this week.

Tuesday, 11/16/21

  5:30 pm Akathist to St. Nektarios

  6:30 pm Bible Study Class

Wednesday, 11/17/21

  6:30 pm Daily Vespers (Galacteon and Episteme)

Thursday, 11/18/21

  5:30 pm Catechism Class

Friday, 11/19/21

No services

Saturday, 11/20/21

  5:00 pm Great Vespers followed by Confessions and reading of the Communion rule

Sunday, 11/21/21

  9:40 am Reading of the Hours

10:00 am Divine Liturgy

  2:00 pm St. Nektarios Patronal Feast at Country Kinfolk Café, 270 Hickman St, Lenoir City, TN 37772

Coffee and light finger foods will be served immediately following Liturgy (this will take the edge off our hunger until we can meet for our feast at 2:00 pm). Desserts will be saved for the feast at Country Kinfolk Cafe.

Schedule for the St. Tikhon Russian Orthodox Church,
located at 221 Franklin Dr, Blountville, Tennessee

Tuesday, 11/16/21

  7:30 pm Akathist before the Kursk-Root Icon

Wednesday, 11/17/21

  6:30 pm Vigil

Thursday, 11/18/21

  9:30 am Divine Liturgy

Monday

10:00 am Home School

Tuesday

10:00 am Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Indiction (Church New Year)

Wednesday

  6:30 pm Daily Vespers(Hieromartyr Anthimus)

Thursday

  5:30 pm Catechism Class

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 (agape meal) to follow in the Dining Hall

  1:30 pm Children’s Sunday School

Monday

No services

Tuesday

  5:45 pm Akathist to St. Nektarios

  6:30 pm Bible Study – The Olivet Discourse

Wednesday

  6:30 pm Great Vespers (Miraculous appearance of the Mother of God at Mt. Pochaev)

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)

12:30 am Summer Lake Party at Melton Hill Dam Recreation Area immediately following Liturgy. Details to follow in a separate email.

Monday

No services

Tuesday

  5:45 pm Akathist to St. Nektarios

  6:30 pm Beginning the Study of the Olivet Discourse

Wednesday

10:00 am Divine Liturgy for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist

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 Church School

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 (Saint Metrophanes)

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)

  2:00 pm Kneeling Vespers (Feast of Pentecost)

Bright Monday

10:00 am Divine Liturgy

Bright Thursday

10:00 am Liturgy for the Feast of St. George

Bright 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 (Agape Meal) to follow Liturgy

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