Schedule of Services
Services at the Cathedral are conducted in English (E) and Church Slavonic (S).
Friday, March 22
- 7:00 pm – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts with Potluck Supper (S)
Saturday, March 23
- 9:00 am – Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom – St. Theodore of Tyre (E,S)
- 5:00 pm – Vigil (E,S)
Sunday, March 24
- 9:00 am – Divine Liturgy (E)
- 10:45 am – Divine Liturgy (S)
- 6:00 pm – Archdiocesan Vigil for the Feast of the Annunciation (see below)
Monday, March 25 – Feast of the Annunciation
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9:30 am – Liturgy at St. Mark Orthodox Church
Wednesday, March 27
- 7:00 pm – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (E,S) with Potluck Supper
Saturday, March 30
Sunday, March 31
- 9:00 am – Hierarchical Divine Liturgy with Icon from Sitka (see below) (E,S)
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Pastoral Care
Clergy are available by phone and email for spiritual care as needed. If you want to set up an appointment, please find clergy contact information below. You can find the website Pastoral Care page here.
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Scripture Readings for March 24
Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-12:2
24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. 32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented – 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. 39 And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us. 1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
John 1:43-51
43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46 And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!” 48 Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” 50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
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Potluck Suppers in Great Lent
See the service schedule for Presanctified Liturgies on Wednesdays and Fridays. If you are able, please bring a Lenten dish to share for potluck suppers following those services.
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St. Nicholas Cathedral Easter Bake Sale
Our bake sale features small and large kulich and cheese babka; see the order form for all details. Pickup of your baked goods will be on Saturday, April 27 following Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy and on Palm Sunday, April 28, following the English and Slavonic Divine Liturgies.
Orders are strongly recommended, as supplies are limited.
Send the order form to Candice Johnson at [email protected], or fill one out and leave it in the church basement.
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St. Nicholas 2024 Community Paschal Card
It has been a St. Nicholas tradition for several years to have an annual Parish Paschal Card, a way for parishioners and friends of our Cathedral parish to exchange greetings on this joyous day, the Feast of Feasts.
You can fill out the form and leave it in an envelope at the candle counter or mail it back with your donation (check only please), to be received no later than April 15, 2024. The Cathedral address is 3500 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007.
You also can make your contribution on our parish website, using Paypal or Venmo. Make sure that you indicate “Paschal Card” in the note line. Then, please confirm how your name or your family’s name should be listed by emailing [email protected]. Please put “Paschal Card” in the subject line.
We are grateful for any donation toward the Parish Paschal Card. If you prefer that your name not be listed, please indicate that in your confirming email or on the form.
To ensure that the card can be printed and mailed to reach everyone before Pascha, which is May 5, 2024, please respond no later than April 15, 2024 to be included in the card.
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Project Mexico Home Building Work Trip
Dear members of the St. Nicholas Community,
We are a team of Orthodox Christians traveling to Tijuana, Mexico to participate in a Home Building Work Trip with Project Mexico & St. Innocent Orphanage. During this trip, our primary goal will be to construct a home for a needy family in Tijuana. We will also have the opportunity to spend time with the local people, sharing our Orthodox faith.
We invite you to join us by praying for the family who will receive the house. Prayers are also requested for all the beneficiaries, staff, and volunteers of Project Mexico; for the orphanage, parish and clergy of St. Innocent; and for our volunteer team in particular.
In addition, please consider supporting our trip financially. The donations we receive will go towards construction materials, transportation costs for our team, and the needs of the Project Mexico program and St. Innocent Orphanage.
Our team members represent four local parishes: St. Mary in Falls Church, St. Katherine in Falls Church, All Saints of America in Alexandria, and St. Nicholas in D.C. The team will leave for Mexico on August 6th.
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The Prayer of St. Ephraim
This prayer is said twice at Presanctified Liturgies with 3 prostrations. Communicants are required to fast from noon.
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Missions Sunday Thank You Note
Last Sunday was Missions Sunday. Thanks to all who visited the OCMC table. Your generous contributions at coffee hour totaled $138. The exhibited materials that enumerate the projects, people and progress involved in Orthodox mission work will remain at coffee hour on a side table this Sunday. Note in the Project Mexico article above that St. Nicholas parishioners will participate in mission work this summer. Thank you for your continued support of OCMC and your prayers for our missionaries around the world.
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OCMC Agape Canister
In February, your donations towards the OCMC Agape Canister exceeded $198.00 for OCMC programs. Recently, over 3,000 Orthodox Christians in Guatemala and southern Mexico assisted His Eminence ATHENAGORAS in opening the new St. Andrew Seminary and Missionary Center in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. The seminary project, which began over two years ago, was built with financial support from the OCMC Agape Canister program, along with hundreds of volunteers from the parishes throughout Guatemala and southern Mexico.
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Addictions Recovery Support Network News |
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Do You Want Help?
Are you suffering in silence from some form of addiction - a substance or behavior addiction, or a co-dependency?
We have an Orthodox Ministry designed specifically to help relieve suffering from addiction both for those actively addicted to a substance or a behavior and for those affected by someone else’s use or behavior.
We acknowledge the compatibility within Orthodoxy of science/counseling, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions recovery programs and religion. We recognize these entities as separate but bridgeable to aid in the relief of addiction.
We meet on Zoom the last Monday of each month from 7:00 to 8:15 PM, to talk about solutions and problems related to addiction.
Meeting ID: 210 068 7480
Password: 208156
Ministry support from the Addictions Recovery Support Network between meetings can be obtained by contacting Samantha Cath at [email protected] or 703.919.6334.
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Spiritual, Cultural, and Fun Opportunities |
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Archdiocesan Vigil for the Great Feast of the Annunciation
When: Sunday, March 24, 6:00 pm
Where: St. Mark Orthodox Church, 7124 River Rd., Bethesda, MD
Join His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon and the clergy and faithful of the Archdiocese of Washington in celebrating the great Feast of the Annunciation with responses sung by the Archdiocesan Choir of Washington.
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Visitation Schedule for the Sitka Icon of the Mother of God
When: Wednesday, March 27 - Thursday, April 4
Please see the schedule for the visit of the wonderworking Sitka Icon of the Mother of God. Over the course of nine days, there will be multiple opportunities to see and venerate it in the Greater District of Columbia and Baltimore metropolitan areas.
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Birthdays and Anniversaries
March Birthdays
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5 - Wayne Paige - Milestone
- 6 - Yasmine Adrian
- 10 - Marina Samkharadze
- 11 - Lydia Tingstrom
- 12 - Virgil Nemoianu
- 14 - Samantha Cath
- 19 - Lana Gerich
- 20 - Tatjana D'Arcangelo
- 20 -Tatyana Son
- 21 - Iryna Hartman
- 24 - Glenn Hartman
March Anniversaries
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2 - Archpriest Yaroslav Sudick - 1959 (Holy Priesthood Ordination) - Milestone
- 5 - Katya and Dan Haines - 2005
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28 - James and Victoria Stowell - 2009 - Milestone
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Parishioner Memorial Project
Each month we hope to highlight the memory of a departed parishioner or friend of St. Nicholas Cathedral. If you have a loved one or friend that you would like to have featured, please send a short biography with their contributions to our Cathedral life, no matter how great or small - with a digital photo if available - to [email protected] with the words "Memory Eternal" in the subject line. Please include the date and year of death, as we will try to highlight the departed around an anniversary.
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ADDRESS
3500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Telephone: 202 333 5060
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