Washington Orthodox Clergy Association

2009 WOCA Lenten Vespers

Each year during Great Lent WOCA clergy and faithful gather at special Sunday afternoon Vespers (5:00 pm) to pray, share a small homily and have refreshments.


Please join us during this Lenten Season!

March 8th: St Nicholas Cathedral, 1714 13th Ave. Seattle, 98122
Homilist:  Fr John Strikland

March 15th: Holy Apostles Church,19421 Ashworth Ave. Shoreline, 98133
Homilist:  Fr David Hovik

March 22nd: St. Katherine Mission, 138 5th Ave. Kirkland 98083
Homilist:  Fr Tom Tsagalakis

March 29th: St. Paul Church, 21226 Poplar Way, Brier 98036
>Homilist:  Hieromonk Tryphon

April 5th: Assumption Church, 1804 13th Ave. Seattle 98122
Homilist:  Fr. Ilija Balach


Icons and Relics of Saints in front of Iconostasis
St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral hosts WOCA Vespers - 03/08/09

Ushering in the season of Great Lent, we celebrated the Sunday of Orthodoxy at St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Seattle's Capitol Hill District. Local clergy and faithful from the Greater Seattle and Puget Sound area joined together celebrating the Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers. Upon entering the Cathedral, local clergy and faithful venerated Icons and relics of Saints arranged in a semi-circular fashion beneath the Cathedral's grand chandelier. The service wasn't complete without Clergy and Faithful processing round St Nicholas Cathedral amidst Seattle's skies mixed with sunlight and later with a bit of hail and snowflakes. Vespers concluded with a short homily delivered by Fr John Strikland of St Katherines Mission (OCA) of Kirkland in Seattle's Eastside.

Join us this coming Sunday, March 15th for WOCA Vespers at Holy Apostles Church in Shoreline!!


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Local Clergy gather for Vespers
Procession round the Cathedral begins
Procession to south side of Cathedral
Procession at south side
Processing towards the east side
At the east side of the Cathedral
At the north side of the Cathedral
Processing towards west side
Clergy and Faithful in front
Procession into Cathedral
Clergy gather at conclusion of Vespers


Annual Events - The Twelve Great Feasts

 

September 8th - Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos

September 14th - Universal Exaltation (Elevation) of the Life-Creating Cross

November 21st - The Entrance (Presentation) of the Theotokos into the Temple

December 25th - The Nativity of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ

January 6th - The Theophany (Epiphany) of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ

February 2nd - Meeting of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple

March 25th - The Annunciation to the Most-Holy Theotokos

Sunday Before Pascha - Entrance of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem

Forty (40) Days After Pascha - The Ascension of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

Fifty (50) Days after Pascha - Pentecost: The Descent of the Holy Spirit

August 6th - The Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ

August 15th - The Falling-asleep (Dormition or Assumption) of the Most-Holy Theotokos

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