Services

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Divine Services in Edinburgh

Chanting Orthros

Services are held in the Chapel of St. Andrew, 2 Meadow Lane, Edinburgh EH8 9NR.

Saturday: Vespers @ 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: Matins @ 9:00 a.m. or the night before after Vespers (6:30 p.m. - about 8:30 p.m.), Holy Liturgy @ 10:30 a.m.

In addition to the standard services listed above, there are also Daily Matins @ 7:30 a.m. and a Daily Vespers @ 6:30 p.m.

*The Sunday Liturgy in Edinburgh ends about 11:45am

Calendar Of Festal Services in Edinburgh

Vespers are @ 6:30 p.m. on the eve of the Feast.

Festal Matins are @ 9:00 a.m. followed by the Divine Liturgy @ 10:30 a.m. (unless otherwise indicated)

* Services marked O.S. follow the Julian Calendar (13 days behind the Gregorian calendar)

   

CALENDAR OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES
 

  

HOLY WEEK SERVICES
 
  

MARCH
 
Sat 27 Lazarus Saturday 10:30 a.m.
Sun 28 Palm Sunday  
    Matins 9:00 a.m.
    Divine Liturgy 10:30 a.m.
    Bridegroom Service  
    [Matins of Great Monday] 6:30 p.m.
Great Mon 29 Bridegroom Service  
    [Matins of Great Tuesday] 6:30 p.m.
Great Tue 30 Bridegroom Service  
    [Matins of Great Wednesday] 6:30 p.m.
Great Wed 31 Service of Anointing 6:30 p.m.
  

APRIL
 
Great Thu 1 Vespers and Liturgy of St. Basil [Mystical Supper] 10:30 a.m.
    Service of the Passion of Our Lord [12 Gospels] 6:30 p.m.
Great Fri 2 Great Hours + Vespers 9:00 a.m.
    [Descent from the Cross] - 12:00 noon
    Service of Lord's Burial [Epitaphios] 6:30 p.m.
Great Sat 3 Vespers & Liturgy of St. Basil 10:30 a.m.

  

EASTER NIGHT SERVICES
 
Great Sat 3 Easter Vigil 11:30 p.m.
    leading to the  
Sun 4 RESURRECTION SERVICE at Midnight + EASTER MATINS + LITURGY  

  

EASTER DAY SERVICES
 
Sun 4 Second Paschal Liturgy 10:30 a.m.
    Vespers of Love (After Easter Lunch) about 1:00 p.m.

Tue 6 SS Raphael, Nicholas and Irene 10:30 a.m.
Fri 9 Feast of the Theotokos the Life-Giving Spring 10:30 a.m.
Sun 11 Thomas Sunday (AGM after coffee) 10:30 a.m.
Tue 20 (NB) Radonitsa: Memorial Service 10:30 a.m.
    (Followed by the visits to the graves)  
Fri 23 St George 10:30 a.m.
Wed 28 Mid Pentecost 10:30 a.m.
  

MAY
 
Sat 8 St John the Theologian 10:30 a.m.
Thur 13 Feast of Ascension 10:30 a.m.
Fri 21 SS Constantine and Helen 10:30 a.m.
Sat 22 Liturgy and Memorial Service 10:30 a.m.
Sun 23 Pentecost 10:30 a.m.
Mon 24 Feast of the Holy Spirit 10:30 a.m.
Thur 27 St John the Russian 10:30 a.m.
Sat 29 St Luke the Sergeon of Crimea 10:30 a.m.
Sun 30 Sunday of All Saints 10:30 a.m.
    Mon 31 May to Mon 28: Fast of the Holy Apostoles
  

JUNE
 
Wed 9 St Columba 10:30 a.m.
Fri 11 SS Barnabas and Bartholomew 10:30 a.m.
Sun 14 Sunday of All Saints 10:30 a.m.
Thur 24 Birthday of St John the Baptist 10:30 a.m.
Tue 29 SS Peter and Paul 10:30 a.m.
  

JULY
 
Sat 17 St Marina 10:30 a.m.
Tue 20 Prophet Elias 10:30 a.m.
Thur 22 St Mary Magdalene 10:30 a.m.
  

AUGUST
 
    Sun 1st to Sat 14th Dormition Fast: Usual Parakliseis after Vespers  
Thur 5 Vespers of Transfiguration 6:30 p.m.
Fri 6 Feast of Transfiguration 10:30 a.m.
Sat 14 Vespers of Dormition 6:30 p.m.
Sun 15 Feast of Dormition 10:30 a.m.
Sun 22 St Alexis of Ugine 10:30 a.m.
Sun 29 Beheading of St John the Baptist (Fast) 10:30 a.m.
  

SEPTEMBER
 
Wed 1 Beginning of the Church Year  
    (Blessing of Waters) 10:30 a.m.
Wed 8 Nativity of the Theotokos 10:30 a.m.
Tue 14 Elevation of the Holy Cross 10:30 a.m.
Thur 16 St Ninian of Whithorn 10:30 a.m.
Sun 26 St John the Theologian 10:30 a.m.
  

OCTOBER
 
Thur 14 Pokrov: Protection of Theotokos (O.S.) 10:30 a.m.
Mon 18 St. Luke 10:30 a.m.
Sun &24 Greek National Day: 10:30 a.m.
    Doxology after Divine Liturgy  
Tue 26 St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki 10:30 a.m.
Sun; 31 [NB: Clocks go back 1hr]  
  

NOVEMBER
 
Mon 8 Synaxis of the Archangels 10:30 a.m.
    Mon 15 to Fri 24 Dec: Nativity Fast  
Tue 16 St Matthew 10:30 a.m.
Sun 21 Entrance of the Theotokos to the Temple 10:30 a.m.
Thur 25 St Catherine 10:30 a.m.
Mon 29 Vespers of St Andrew 6:30 p.m.
Tue 30 St Andrew the First-Called 10:30 a.m.
  

DECEMBER
 
Sat 4 St Barbara the Great Martyr 10:30 a.m.
Sun 12 St Spyridon 10:30 a.m.
Sun 19 St Nicholas of Myra(O.S.) 10:30 a.m.
Fri 24 Royal Hour of Nativity 10:30 a.m.
Fri 24 Vespers of Nativity 4:00 p.m.
Sat 25 Feast of Nativity of our Lord 10:30 a.m.
Sun 26 Synaxis of the Theotokos 10:30 a.m.
  

JANUARY 2011
 
Sat 1 Circumcision of our Lord and Feast of St Basil 10:30 a.m.
Wed 5 Forfeast of Theophany (fast day)  
    Royal Hours 10:30 a.m.
    Vespers of Theophany and Great Blessing of Waters 6:30 p.m.
Thur 6 Feast of Theophany  
    Matins 9:00 a.m.
    Divine Liturgy 10:30 a.m.
    Great Blessing of Waters 11:45 a.m.
Fri 7 Feast of the Nativity of our Lord (Old Calendar)  


Last updated: 25/04/2010