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Diocesan Office

His Grace's Schedule

 

Clergy Assignments

 

 

 

Upcoming Ordinations and Elevations

 

Deacon Paul Olson to the Holy Priesthood on Sunday, December 7, 2008, at St. Nicholas Cathedral, Los Angeles, California.

 

Subdeacon Maxime Najim to the Holy Diaconate on Sunday, December 7, 2008, at St. Nicholas Cathedral, Los Angeles, California.

 

Deacon Justin Havens to the Holy Priesthood on Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

Fasting Calendar

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ServiceTexts

(Updated through

January 3-4)

 

Consecration of Christ the Savior Mission
November 19, 2005
Spokane Valley, Washington

 

Father Michael Shanbour offers the Gospel Book to His Grace for veneration.

His Grace prays over the Holy Relics.

His Grace carries the Holy Relics around the Church.

"Lift up your gates, O princes; and be lifted up, O everlasting gates, that the King of glory may come in."

His Grace carries the Holy Relics back into the Church.

His Grace places the Holy Relics with the names of the living and the departed.

His Grace pours warm water on the Holy Table.

His Grace, and the concelebrating clergy, was the Holy Table.

His Grace drys the Holy Table.

His Grace pours rose water on the Holy Table.

His Grace annoints the Holy Table with Holy Chrism.

His Grace annoints the Antimins with Holy Chrism.

His Grace uses hot wax to seal the icons of the Evangelists on the four corners of the Holy Table.

His Grace places the cover over the Holy Table.

His Grace places the Tabernacle on the Holy Table.

His Grace annoints the walls of the Altar with Holy Chrism.

His Grace tonsures two new Readers, Moses Fillmore and Gregory Edwards.

Reader Elijah Adkins is elevated to the Subdeaconate.

Subdeacon Elijah washes the Bishop's hands.

Subdeacon Elijah stands before the icon of Christ.

His Grace blesses the people during the Little Entrance.

His Grace at the High Place.

"COMMAND!"

Subdeacon Elijah kisses His Grace's hand and epigonation.

"...Elijah, the most devout Subdeacon to be a Deacon. Wherefore, let us pray for him, that the Grace of the All-Holy Spirit may come upon him."

His Grace vests Deacon Elijah with the orarion.

Deacon Elijah is vested with the epimanikia.

Deacon Elijah intons the Ektenia.

His Grace blesses the people following the dismissal.

 

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Announcements of Diocesan and Deanery Events

 

2008 Diocesan Fall Gathering

October 10-12, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008 Northern California Diocesan Antiochian Women's Retreat

November 14-16, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008 Pan-Orthodox Young Adult Conference

November 14-16, 2008

More information to follow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Diocesan Clergy Seminar

February 9-13, 2009

More information to follow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Diocesan Parish Life Conference

May 20-24, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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