St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKinney, Texas
Electronic Newsletter
December 12 / 25 28th Sunday after Pentecost
Schedule of Divine Services in the Coming week
Announcements
The Nativity of our Lord falls on Saturday, January 7th. We will have many services on the 6th, and Liturgy on the 7th. This is one of the great feast days of the Church. Please plan to attend.
Father Seraphim is helping at an Orthodox youth service retreat in Pharr, TX, and services are therefore cancelled on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. On Saturday, 12/31, we will have a reader's Vigil service. On Sunday we will, God willing, have Divine Liturgy as usual. Igumen Gregory will serve.
"Mighty Mites" Collection
This week, we collected $30 for Russian American Community Services, which does charitable work both in the US and in Russia.
Next week, we will collect for Flowers for Nativity.
Prayer Requests
For the Health and Salvation.
- Alexandra (4 y/o girl wih brain cancer)
- Priests Jean and Grégoire and all the faithful and suffering of Haiti, and our sponsored household: Catherine and her family.
- The suffering people of East Japan.
For a more complete listing, please see our parish prayer list. Anyone can make requests.
Schedule of Divine Services in the Coming week
Monday 12/26
- No Service
Wednesday 12/28
- No Service
Thursday 12/29
- NO LITURGY
Saturday 12/31.
- No Confessions
- 5:00PM Vigil (Reader's Service)
Sunday 1/1.
- 10AM Divine Liturgy
- 12:45PM Church School (Elementary, Adult)
Fasting in the Coming week
We are in the Nativity Fast. We fast from all animal products every day. Fish is allowed on weekends and certain saint's days; wine and oil are allowed on Tuesday, Thursday, and certain saints' days.