What's Happening at St Sava?
2025
Don't Miss Our Coming Events:
MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
Church Membership Meetings: Spring 5/18, Fall 10/5, Annual Meeting 12/7
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Kolo Sisters Meetings: 4/27, 8/10, 11/2, & Annual Meeting 12/14
winter events
Serbian New Year Celebration: 1/11
St Sava Slava Celebration: 1/26 including Children's Program
Blast Before the Fast: 3/2
Sunday School: 1/5, 1/19, 1/26, 2/9, 3/9, 3/23
spring events
Palm Sunday: 4/13
Holy Thursday Vespers: 4/17 at 6:30pm
Great Friday Vespers: 4/18 at 7pm
Holy Saturday Vespers: 4/19 at 6pm
Easter / Pascha: 4/20
Sunday School: 4/13, 5/11, 6/1
Summer / Fall events
Church Picnic: 8/24
Taste of Serbia: 10/11
Fasting Days
Seasons:
Great Lent and Holy Week from March 3 to April 20, 2025
Apostles' Fast from June 16 to July 12, 2025
Dormition Fast from August 14 to 28, 2025
Nativity Fast from November 28, 2025 to January 7, 2026
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Fasting Days:
Every Wednesday and Friday, except Fast-Free Weeks
Holy Cross Day - Epiphany Eve, January 18
Beheading of St John the Baptist, September 11
Elevation of the Honorable Cross, September 27
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Fast-Free Weeks:
Week after the Publican & Pharisee - February 9 to 15, 2025
Week before Cheesefare Sunday - February 24 to March 2, 2025
Week after Pascha (Bright Week) - April 21 to 26, 2025
Week after Pentecost - June 8 to 14, 2025
After the Nativity to Epiphany Eve - January 7 to 18, 2026
There is no fasting on the Feasts of the Nativity and Epiphany, regardless of whether they fall on a Wednesday or Friday.
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Days when the Sacrament of Marriage cannot be performed:
On Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the year from Cheese-Fare Sunday until St. Thomas Sunday
During the Nativity Fast, from Nativity until Epiphany
During the Apostles Fast and Dormition Fast
On the day of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist
On the Elevation of the Holy Cross.
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Days when Memorial Services cannot be performed:
From Nativity until Epiphany, during the first week of Great Lent, during Holy & Bright Weeks (prior & after Easter), on Ascension of our Lord, Pentecost, & Transfiguration of our Lord, and from Great Thursday until St Thomas Sunday.