Ministering to the Lebanon Valley since 1916 120 East Weidman St. Lebanon PA, 17046
Eastern Diocese of America - Serbian Orthodox Church
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The Paraklisis to the Theotokos, every Friday from 6:30 pm.
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Every Tuesday - Catechism for adults from 6:30 pm (in the hall).
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Every Thursday - Akathist to St. Paisios from 6:30pm.
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Every Friday - Paraklisis - from 6:30 pm.
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Every Saturday, at 06:00 pm Vespers, with Prayers of Preparation for Holy Communion to follow
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Every Sunday at 9:00 am Orthros, and 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
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Schedule of services – January 20th, 2025 – April 17th, 2026
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Tuesday - Jan. 20 - Divine Liturgy from 9 am - SYNAXIS of St. John the Baptist.
Thursday - Jan. 22 - Small Compline with Akathist from 6:30 pm.
Friday - Jan. 23 - Paraklisis from 6:30 pm.
Saturday - Jan. 24 - Vespers from 6 pm and reading the Prayer Rule for Preparation for Holy Communion.
Sunday - Jan. 25 - Divine Liturgy from 10 am - 33nd Sunday after Pentecost - Sunday after Theophany.
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Tuesday - Jan. 27 - Divine Liturgy from 9 am - St. Sava of Serbia.
Tuesday - Jan. 27 - Small Compline from 6:30 pm and Catechism class from 7 pm.
Wednesday - Jan. 28 - LIVE Q&A (remote) with Bishop Emilianos of Meloa; Gather in the Church hall: 6 pm.
Thursday - Jan. 29 - Small Compline with Akathist from 6:30 pm.
Friday - Jan. 30 - Paraklisis from 6:30 pm.
Saturday - Jan. 31 - Vespers from 6 pm and reading the Prayer Rule for Preparation for Holy Communion.
Sunday - Feb. 1 - Divine Liturgy from 10 am - The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee.
Tuesday - Feb. 3 - Small Compline from 6:30 pm and Catechism class from 7 pm.
Thursday - Feb. 5 - Small Compline with Akathist from 6:30 pm.
Friday - Feb. 6 - Paraklisis from 6:30 pm.
Saturday - Feb. 7 - Vespers from 6 pm and reading the Prayer Rule for Preparation for Holy Communion.
Sunday - Feb. 8 - Divine Liturgy from 10 am - The Sunday of the Prodigal Son.
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Tuesday - Feb. 10 - Small Compline from 6:30 pm and Catechism class from 7 pm.
Thursday - Feb. 12 - Divine Liturgy - from 9 am - Holy Three Hierarchs.
Thursday - Feb. 12 - Small Compline with Akathist from 6:30 pm.
Friday - Feb. 13 - Paraklisis from 6:30 pm.
Saturday - Feb. 14 - Divine Liturgy - from 9 am - Holy Martyr Tryphon - Memorial Saturday.
Saturday - Feb. 14 - Vespers from 6 pm and reading the Prayer Rule for Preparation for Holy Communion.
Sunday - Feb. 15 - Divine Liturgy from 10 am - The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple - The Sunday of the Last Judgment - Meatfare Sunday.
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Tuesday - Feb. 17 - Small Compline from 6:30 pm and Catechism class from 7 pm.
Thursday - Feb. 19 - Small Compline with Akathist from 6:30 pm.
Friday - Feb. 20 - Paraklisis from 6:30 pm.
Saturday - Jan. 21 - Vespers from 6 pm and reading the Prayer Rule for Preparation for Holy Communion.
Sunday - Feb. 22 - Divine Liturgy from 10 am - The Forgiveness Sunday of the Last Judgment - Cheesefare Sunday.
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+ Beginning of the Great Lent +
Monday - Feb. 23 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Monday - Feb. 23 - The Canon of St. Andrew from 6:30 pm.
Tuesday - Feb. 24 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Tuesday - Feb. 24 - The Canon of St. Andrew from 6:30 pm.
Wednesday - Feb. 24 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Wednesday - Feb. 25 - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts from 5:30 pm.
Thursday - Feb. 26 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Thursday - Feb. 26 -The Canon of St. Andrew from 6:30 pm.
Friday - Feb. 27 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Friday - Feb. 27 - Paraklisis with Akathist (I) from 6:30 pm.
Saturday - Feb. 28 - Divine Liturgy from 9 am - Theodore's Saturday.
Saturday - Feb. 28 - Vespers from 6 pm and reading the Prayer Rule for Preparation for Holy Communion.
Sunday - March 1 - Divine Liturgy from 10 am - Sunday of Orthodoxy.
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Monday - March. 2 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Tuesday - March 3 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Tuesday - March 3 - Small Compline from 6:30 pm and Catechism class from 7 pm.
Wednesday - March 4 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Wednesday - March 4 - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts from 5:30 pm.
Thursday - March 5 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Thursday - March 5 - Small Compline with Akathist (II) from 6:30 pm.
Friday - March 6 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Friday - March 6 - Paraklisis with Akathist from 6:30 pm.
Saturday - March 7 - Vespers from 6 pm and reading the Prayer Rule for Preparation for Holy Communion.
Sunday - March 8 - Divine Liturgy from 10 am - Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas.
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Monday - March. 9 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Tuesday - March 10 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Tuesday - March 10 - Small Compline from 6:30 pm and Catechism class from 7 pm.
Wednesday - March 11 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Wednesday - March 11 - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts from 5:30 pm.
Thursday - March 12 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Thursday - March 12 - Small Compline with Akathist from 6:30 pm.
Friday - March 13 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Friday - March 13 - Paraklisis with Akathist (IV) from 6:30 pm.
Saturday - March 14 - Vespers from 6 pm and reading the Prayer Rule for Preparation for Holy Communion.
Sunday - March 15 - Divine Liturgy from 10 am - Sunday of the Holy CROSS.
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Monday - March. 16 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Tuesday - March 17 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Tuesday - March 17 - Small Compline from 6:30 pm and Catechism class from 7 pm.
Wednesday - March 18 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Wednesday - March 18 - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts from 5:30 pm.
Thursday - March 19 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Thursday - March 19 - Small Compline with Akathist from 6:30 pm.
Friday - March 20 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Friday - March 20 - Paraklisis with Akathist (IV) from 6:30 pm.
Saturday - March 21 - Vespers from 6 pm and reading the Prayer Rule for Preparation for Holy Communion.
Sunday - March 22 - Divine Liturgy from 10 am - Sunday of St. John Climacus.
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Monday - March. 23 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Tuesday - March 24 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Tuesday - March 24 - Small Compline from 6:30 pm and Catechism class from 7 pm.
Wednesday - March 25 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Wednesday - March 25 - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts from 5:30 pm.
Thursday - March 26 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Thursday - March 26 - Small Compline with Akathist from 6:30 pm.
Friday - March 27 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Friday - March 27 - Paraklisis with Akathist (V) from 6:30 pm.
Saturday - March 28 - Vespers from 6 pm and reading the Prayer Rule for Preparation for Holy Communion.
Sunday - March 29 - Divine Liturgy from 10 am - Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt.
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Monday - March. 30 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Tuesday - March 31 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Tuesday - March 31 - Small Compline from 6:30 pm and Catechism class from 7 pm.
Wednesday - April 1 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Wednesday - April 1 - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts from 5:30 pm.
Thursday - April 2 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Thursday - April 2 - Small Compline with Akathist from 6:30 pm.
Friday - April 3 - Lenten Hours from 9 am.
Friday - April 3 - Paraklisis from 6:30 pm.
Saturday - April 4 - Divine Liturgy from 9 am - Lazarus Saturday.
Saturday - April 4 - Vespers from 6 pm and reading the Prayer Rule for Preparation for Holy Communion.
Sunday - April 5 - Divine Liturgy from 10 am - PALM SUNDAY - Entrance of our Lord Jesus Christ in Jerusalem.
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Holy Monday - April 6 - Bridegroom Matins from 6:30 pm.
Tuesday - April 7 - Divine Liturgy - The ANNUCIATION to the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary - from 9 am.
Holy Tuesday - April 7 - Bridegroom Matins from 6:30 pm.
Holy Wednesday - April 8 - Bridegroom Matins from 6:30 pm and HOLY UNCTION service.
Holy Thursday - April 9 - Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great from 9 am.
Holy Thursday - April 9 - Orthros with Reading of the 12 Gospels from 6:30 pm.
Holy Friday - April 10 - Vespers with procession of the Holy Cross from 9 am.
Holy Friday - April 10 - EPITAPHIO - the Funeral of our Lord Jesus Christ from 6:30 pm.
HOLY SATURDAY- April 11 - Divine Liturgy from 9 am - Harrowing of Hades.
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THE HOLY PASCHA of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST
- April 11/12 - ALL NIGHT VIGIL from 11:30 am
Divine Liturgy follows.
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BRIGHT Monday - April 12 - Paschal Vespers of Love - from 5 pm - Reading of the Gospel in multiple languages.
BRIGHT Monday - April 13 - Divine Liturgy - from 9 am.
BRIGHT Friday - April 17 - Divine Liturgy - The Life-giving Fountain of the Theotokos from 9 am.
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House Blessings
Just as it is important to sanctify ourselves by partaking
of the Holy Eucharist it is also important to sanctify the places we dwell
by having our houses blessed at least once a year.
Please call Father Borjan at 240-367-2130 to schedule your house blessing.
Throughout the two millennia of the Church’s life, the role of beauty in Christian worship has been undeniable. We adorn the holy temple with splendor not out of mere aesthetic preference, but because it is the natural impulse of the Orthodox heart to surround what is sacred with beauty. From the earliest centuries, the faithful adorned their places of worship: even the catacombs, hidden beneath the earth, bore the touch of paint and reverence. When persecution ceased, Christians began to build churches from the ground up—structures wrought with love, care, and intricate detail—all to reflect the heavenly beauty that dwells within.
At the center of our life is the Divine Eucharist, in which Christ offers Himself to His Bride, the Church, and nourishes her with His very Body and Blood. In this holy Mystery, we commune not only with God, but with one another. We, who have been baptized into Christ and sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit, are the living temple of God. Thus, it is only fitting that the physical temple in which we gather should mirror the sacred reality unfolding within it.
Yet, this adornment must be rightly ordered. Our hearts must be aflame with love—first for God, and then for our neighbor. As Saint John Chrysostom teaches, we must care for the poor, the orphan, and the widow even as we beautify the altar. These are not competing goods. It is not a matter of “either/or,” but of “both/and.” Charity and adornment walk hand in hand, both offered in love.
Let us then, in the spirit of our holy forebears, care for one another and adorn the house of the Lord. The church building we inherit today was raised by hands and hearts moved by love for God and one another. It is our turn now to do likewise—to build, to beautify, and to leave a legacy of love for future generations. In doing so, we proclaim that our treasure is in heaven, and our priorities are the Kingdom of God, love of neighbor, and the beautification of Christ’s holy Church.
How to Participate:
1. Donate Toward a Specific Item
You may choose to sponsor a liturgical item in full or in part. Please indicate clearly the amount and the item you wish to support.
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2. Donate to the General Beautification Fund
If you prefer, you may contribute generally to the “Beautification Fund.” Your offering will go toward any of the current or ongoing needs listed within.
A Note on Commemoration:
With any donation, you are encouraged to submit names of your loved ones—Orthodox living and departed—for commemoration during the Proskomedia (Service of Preparation before the Divine Liturgy). If you would like non-Orthodox names prayed for, please specify this, and they will be commemorated during other appropriate services.
Let our offerings be fragrant incense rising before the throne of God, testifying to our love, our faith, and our unity in Christ.
"Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." — Psalm 29:2