Circumcision of Christ and St. Basil the Great.  Following the Divine Liturgy, there will be a Molieben for the New Year.

Eve of Theophany - Strict Fast - Vigil and Blessing of Waters.  Epiphany means shining forth or manifestation.  The feast is often called Theophany, which means the shining forth and manifestation of God.  The emphasis in the present-day celebration is on the appearance of Jesus as the human Messiah of Israel and the Divine Son of God, One of the holy Trinity with the Father and the Holy Spirit.    .

Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - “When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest:  for the voice of the Father bore witness to Thee, and called Thee His beloved Son:  And the Spirit, in the form of a dove, confirmed the truthfulness of His Word, O Christ our God, Who has revealed Thyself and hast enlightened the world.  Glory to Thee!”   Tropar in Tone 1.

Synaxis of St. John the Baptist - Divine LIturgy - "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold!  The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!  This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’  I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water."  And John bore witness saying, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and he remained upon Him.  I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me,  "Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.  And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God."  (John 1:29-34)

Sunday Divine Liturgy - Sunday after Theophany - "When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest!  For the voice of the father bare witness to Thee, and called Thee His beloved Son!  And the Spirit, in the form of a dove, confirmed the truthfulness of His word.  O Christ our God, who hast revealed Thyself and hast enlightened the world, glory to Thee!"

Akathist/Healing Service to the Mother of God – “We Thy Faithful servants, standing with compunction before Thy newly revealed Icon, do praise Thee with songs, O Queen of All.  Send down Thy healing upon Thy servants who now run to Thee, that we may all joyfully cry to Thee:  Rejoice, O Queen of All, who dost heal our infirmities by Thy grace.”

General Confession

Great Vespers for Sunday Divine Liturgy - I will sing of Thy steadfast love, O Lord, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Thy faithfulness to all generations.  For Thy steadfast love was established forever,  Thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens.   (Psalm 89:1-2)

Sunday Divine Liturgy - "I will sing of Thy steadfast love, O Lord, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Thy faithfulness to all generations.  For Thy steadfast love was established forever, Thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens." (Psalm 89:1-2) 

Monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees.

Enlightener Deadline.  Please give Barbara all articles by this date.

Great Vespers for Sunday Divine Liturgy - "When Christ God, the Giver of Life, raised all of the dead from the valleys of misery with His mighty hand, He bestowed resurrection on the human race.  He is the Savior of all, the Resurrection, the Life, and the God of all."  (Kontakion Tone 6)

Sunday Divine Liturgy - "The angelic powers were at Thy tomb; the guards became as dead men.  Mary stood by Thy grave, seeking Thy most pure Body, Thou didst capture hell, not being tempted by it.  Thou didst come to the Virgin, granting life.  O Lord who didst rise from the dead:  glory to Thee!"  (Troparion Tone 6)

The Annual "O" Club Luncheon will be held at Buco's Restaurant at 2:00 p.m. 

Great Vespers for Sunday Divine Liturgy - This Sunday, January 29, is Zacchaeus Sunday.  We know that we are approaching the beginning of Great Lent when we hear at the Sunday Liturgy the reading from Luke 19:1-10 concerning Zacchaeus the tax collector.  Zacchaeus began his repentance with a simple desire:  he wanted to see Jesus Christ.  Zacchaeus was short in stature and couldn’t see over the crowd so he climbed a tree to see over everyone.  Christ saw him, called him down, and visited his house, much to the shock of those who knew that Zacchaeus was a great sinner.  But Zacchaeus repented; he returned four times as much as he had stolen, gave the remainder of his possessions to the poor and became a true disciple of Christ.   

Sunday Divine Liturgy - Zacchaeus Sunday - This wonderful account of Zacchaeus which is remembered the Sunday before the series of pre-Lenten Sundays is a reminder of how we should approach the Lenten period before the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior.  Zacchaeus teaches us that we must have the simple desire to see Christ.  

Great Vespers for the Feast of Three Hierarchs - Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chryostom.

Synaxis of Three Hierarchs, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom - Divine Liturgy will be at Christ the Saviour Church at 9:00 a.m.