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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Nativity 2012

December 2012:  UPDATES AT LAST!  After a long hiatus, and with a lot of help from our friends, we are again updating our website.  Please check out our "Events" page for coverage of our wonderful 35th Anniversary celebrations this summer!

Here is the schedule of Christmas services in our chapel, open to all.  To stay for longer visits, please phone ahead -- (607) 432-3179 -- to make arrangements.

Father David Poling, pastor of St. Innocent's Mission, will be here to serve the Liturgies:

Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery Chapel
St. Innocent’s Mission
Otego, New York
Schedule of Christmas Services 2012
                                                             

Sunday, December 16: The Holy Ancestors of Christ
          10:00 A.M.   Divine Liturgy
Wednesday December 19: (Beginning of the Prefeast)
5:00            Vespers of the Prefeast 
          7:00                      Compline with Canon of the Prefeast
Thursday & Friday, December 20 - 21
          6:00 A.M.             Matins of the Prefeast
          9:00            Third Hour
          12:00 Noon Sixth Hour
          3:00 p.m.              Ninth Hour
          5:00            Vespers of the Prefeast 
          7:00                      Compline with Canon of the Prefeast
Saturday, December 22
          6:00 A.M.             Matins of the Prefeast
          9:00            Third Hour
          12:00 Noon Sixth Hour
          6:00            Vigil of the Resurrection and the Prefeast           

Sunday, December 23: The Holy Ancestors of Christ
          10:00 A.M.   Divine Liturgy
          5:00            Vespers of the Prefeast 
          7:00                      Compline with Canon of the Prefeast


Monday, December 24 – Eve of the Nativity of Christ
9:00 A.M.   First & Third Royal Hours
          12:00 Noon          Sixth & Ninth Royal Hours
3:00 p.m.              Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
          Followed by the Holy Christmas Eve Supper
          7:00            Vigil of Compline and Matins
          11:30 pm    Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom for
Christmas Day begins, followed by Agape!  Bring
your Christmas goodies to share to break the Lenten fast!
         
Tuesday, December 25 - the Nativity of Christ
5:00 p.m.              Vespers of Christmas Day


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