Schedule of Divine Services

Alter Area St. Demetrios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O Come, let us Worship and bow down before our King and God.
O Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ, our King and God.
O Come, let us worship and bow down to Christ Himself, our King and God.

This invitation marks the beginning of each day for the Orthodox Church. It comes from the office of Vespers, and it expresses the attitude which is at the heart of Orthodoxy. The Worship of God - the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, - is fundamental to the life and spirit of the Orthodox Church. 

 

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NAMEDAY CELEBRATION OF HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN APOSTOLOS
Hierarchical Great Vespers, Orthros, and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy which will be celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of New Jersey in honor of the feast of the Synaxis of the 12 Apostles and the nameday celebration of His Eminence. 
 
  • The Vespers will take place on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at the St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Paramus, NJ beginning at 7pm with a dinner reception to follow. 
  • Orthros and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy will take place on Monday, June 30, 2025 at St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Paramus, NJ beginning with orthros at 9am, the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy to follow and a reception following the divine services.

FAST OF THE DORMITION

A two-weeklong fast preceeds the Great Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, which is celebrated on August 15th. During these two weeks, the Church guides us to abstain from meat and dairy; to confess our sins; and to attend the Paraklesis Services (Supplication to the Theotokos), as follows:

Paraklsesis Services: On Mondays and Fridays at 6:00 p.m. (Friday, August 1st; Monday, August 4th; Friday, August 8th; Monday, August 11th)

Confessions may be heard after the Paraklesis and after the Divine Liturgy on August 6th, the Feast of the Transfiguration.

Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord:  Wednesday, August 6th.  Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m. 

Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos: Friday, August 15th.  Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m.