Greek Orthodox Church
Spokane, Washington
Parish Events
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Services for the Feast of
Theophany
Royal
Hours (a service of Scripture readings and hymns) at 10 AM
on
Thursday, January 5, the eve of the Feast.
That evening at 6 PM, we will join our sister parish, Christ the
Savior Orthodox Church at 16th and Pines to celebrate their parish
feast day with the Vesperal
Liturgy of St. Basil followed by the Great Blessing of Water.At Holy Trinity on Friday, January 6, the day of the Feast, Orthros is at 9 AM, and the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom at 10 AM, followed again by the Great Blessing of Water.
At 12:30 we will join our sister parishes, St. John the Baptist and Christ the Savior, at Boulder Beach on Upriver Drive (1.2 miles west of Argonne Road) for the blessing of the Spokane River.
Friday evening at 6:30 PM we will be at our sister parish, St. John's Orthodox Church in Post Falls, for Great Vespers to celebrate their parish feast day.
On Saturday, January 7, there will be Divine Liturgy at 9:30 AM at Holy Trinity for the feast of St. John the Baptist.
Hymn to the Holy Trinity
"Let us glorify the Trinity
in Unity of Essence;
let us sing the praises of
the one Lord God,
the Father unbegotten,
the Son begotten
and the Spirit of life."
in Unity of Essence;
let us sing the praises of
the one Lord God,
the Father unbegotten,
the Son begotten
and the Spirit of life."
Places
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- More information about Orthodox Christianity
- A comprehensive introduction to the Orthodox Faith
- Links to Orthodox Christian web sites
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