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., 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
 
  

APRIL
 
Sun 20 Palm Sunday  
    Matins 9:00 a.m.
    Divine Liturgy 10:30 a.m.
    Bridegroom Service  
    [Matins of Great Monday] 6:30 p.m.
Mon 21 Bridegroom Service  
    [Matins of Great Tuesday] 6:30 p.m.
Tue 22 Bridegroom Service  
    [Matins of Great Wednesday] 6:30 p.m.
Wed 23 Service of Anointing 6:30 p.m.
Thu 24 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.
Fri 25 Great Hours + Vespers 9:00 a.m.
    [Descent from the Cross] - 12:00 noon
    Service of Lord's Burial [Epitaphios] 6:30 p.m.
Sat 26 Vespers & Liturgy of St. Basil 10:30 a.m.

  

EASTER NIGHT SERVICES
 
Sat 26 April Easter Vigil 11:30 p.m.
    leading to the  
Sun 27 April RESURRECTION SERVICE at Midnight + EASTER MATINS + LITURGY  

  

EASTER DAY SERVICES
 
Sun 27 April Second Paschal Liturgy 10:30 a.m.
    Vespers of Love (After Easter Lunch) about 1:00 p.m.

Mon 28 St George 10:30 a.m.
Tue 29 SS Raphael, Nicholas and Irene 10:30 a.m.
  

MAY
 
Fri 2 Feast of the Theotokos the Life-Giving Spring & St Matrona of Moscow 10:30 a.m.
Sun 4 Thomas Sunday 10:30 a.m.
    AGM after coffee  
Tue 6 (NB) Radonitsa: Memorial Service 10:30 a.m.
    (Followed by the visits to the graves)  
Tue 8 St John the Theologian 10:30 a.m.
Wed 21 Mid Pentecost and SS Constantine and Helen 10:30 a.m.
  

JUNE
 
Thur 5 Feast of Ascension 10:30 a.m.
Sun 8 Fathers of the 1st Ecum. Council 10:30 a.m.
Wed 11 SS Barnabas and Bartholomew 10:30 a.m.
Sat 14 Liturgy and Memorial Service 10:30 a.m.
Sun 15 Feast of Pentecost 10:30 a.m.
Mon 15 Feast of the Holy Spirit 10:30 a.m.
Sun 22 Sunday of All Saints 10:30 a.m.
    Mon 23 to Sat 28: Fast of the Holy Apostoles
Tue 24 Birthday of St. John the Baptist 10:30 a.m.
Sun 29 SS Peter and Paul 10:30 a.m.
  

JULY
 
Sun 20 Prophet Elias 10:30 a.m.
Tue 22 St Mary Magdalene 10:30 a.m.
  

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

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

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

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

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


Last updated: 07/05/2008