Follow these links to Divine Services and Orthodox centres outwith Edinburgh in Scotland:
Aberdeen | Bridge of Allan | Dunblane | Dundee | Edinburgh | Glasgow | The Highlands | St. Andrews |
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 11:45amCalendar 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)
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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) |