Weekly services

Church services are conducted by our parish priest, Father Aleksandar Bugarin, our church choir, and readers Brad Hijaz, Stephen Joss, Jan Supica, and Danny Zeck.


The regular schedule of weekly services is listed below. Exceptions to this schedule and additional services are listed at left.

SATURDAYS

Vigil at 6 p.m., followed by the sacred mystery of Confession.

SUNDAYS &
MAJOR FEAST DAYS

Third and sixth hours at 9:40 a.m. Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.

Communion preparation

Holy Communion is received only by baptized Orthodox Christians who have prepared with prayer, fasting, and the sacred mystery of Confession. Father Aleksandar is available to hear confessions following Saturday Vespers, by appointment, or as indicated on the schedule at left.

Appropriate attire

Modest, church-appropriate clothing should be worn at services. Women are encouraged to wear head coverings, especially when receiving communion.

Visitors

Visitors and guests are always welcome to attend our services. However, Holy Communion is available only to Orthodox Christians who have prepared as noted above.

Services & events

Ongoing events and activities:

  • Church school
    Every Sunday after Divine Liturgy
  • Junior choir
    Occasional Sundays after church school and some Sundays in the summer
  • Culture class
    Folklore, singing, Serbian language and more, every Tuesday at 6:15 p.m.
  • St. George choir
    Meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
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2013 CALENDER OF EVENTS

All dates are on Sunday unless otherwise indicated. Events subject to change, except holy days.

JANUARY

06 – Eve of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ/Badnje Vece

07 – Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ/Bozic (Monday)

12 – Serbian New Year's dinner and dance; St. George building fundraiser (Saturday)

13 – Oath of officers (church/organizations)

14 – St. Basil the Great/Serbian Orthodox New Year (Monday)

18 – St. Mary's outreach (Friday)

19 – Holy Theophany/Bogojavljenje (Saturday)

20 – St. John the Baptist/Great Blessing of Water at Kaw Point, Kansas City, Kansas at 2 p.m.

27 – St. Sava Feast Day–luncheon/children's program

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FEBRUARY

12 – Synaxis of the Three Holy Hierarchs (Tuesday)

15 – Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple/Sretenije (Friday)

15 – St. Mary's outreach (Friday)

24 – "Sarma competition" luncheon - St. George building fundraiser

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March

01 – Fish Fry – Sponsored by St. George choir (Friday)

10 – Annual Diocesan Day luncheon (Meat-Fare Sunday)

15 – St. Mary's outreach (Friday)

17 – Church School palacinka luncheon (Cheese-Fare Sunday)

18 – St Nikolai of Zica/Great Lent begins/Clean Monday retreat at St. Dionysios Church (Monday)

24 – St. Nikolai of Zica choir slava celebration – Sponsored by St. George choir

24 – Sunday of Orthodoxy – Lenten Vespers at St. Basil Church at 5 p.m.

29 – Fish fry sponsored by St. George choir (Friday)

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April

07 – Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos/Lenten Vespers at our church at 5 p.m.

19 – Akathist service to the Most Holy Theotokos (Friday)

19 – St. Mary's outreach (Friday)

27 – Lazarus Saturday/Vrbica

28 – Entrance of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem/Palm Sunday/Cvetna Nedelja

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May

03 – Good Friday/Veliki Petak

05 – Resurrection of our Lord/Holy Pascha/Vaskrsenje/Easter Sunday

06 – St. George's Day/Djurdjevdan (Monday)

11 – Parish Church slava celebration – Vespers & dinner/dance (Saturday)

12 – St. George's Church slava celebration & banquet

17 – St. Mary's outreach (Friday)

18 19 – Omaha: St. Nicholas Church Slava Celebration. Our church will be open Sunday.

24-26 – S.S.F. Choral Festival in Lansing, Illinois (Friday-Sunday)

27 – Memorial Day (Monday)

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May 31-June 01 – 7th Annual Serb Fest (Friday – Saturday)

June

09 – Church School recognition day

13 – Holy Ascension/Spasovdan (Thursday)

12-14 – Vacation Church School (Wednesday – Friday)

21 – St. Mary's outreach (Friday)

23 – Pentecost/Duhovi

28 – Vidovdan (Friday)

30 – Vidovdan luncheon sponsored by the St. George choir

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July

01–12 – Apostles' Fast

14 – S.N.F. Lodge #43 "St. George" luncheon

19 – St. Mary's outreach (Friday)

28-03 August – E.O.Y.C. "Camp Week" (Sunday – Saturday)

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August

14–28 – Dormition Fast

16 – St. Mary's outreach (Friday)

16-18 – Ethnic Festival at Swope Park (Friday – Sunday)

19 – Transfiguration of Our Lord/Preobrazenje Gospodnje (Monday)

28 – Dormition of Our Holy Theotokos/Velika Gospojina (Wednesday)

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September

08 – Church school begins

11 – Beheading of St. John the Baptist (Wednesday)

13-15 – St. George choir concert weekend with guest choir from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Friday – Sunday)

20 – St. Mary's outreach (Friday)

21 – Nativity of the Theotokos/Mala Gospojina (Saturday)

27 – Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross/Krstovdan (Friday)

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October

TBD – St. John the Theologian Church (in St. Louis) slava – our church will be open Sunday

5-6 – Omaha choir concert weekend, tentative

18 – St. Mary's outreach (Friday)

18-20 – St. George choir guest choir in Detroit, Mich. (Friday-Sunday)

27 – St. Petka - Kolo Sestara slava celebration

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November

15 – St. Mary's outreach (Friday)

23 – Annual Bazaar sponsored by Sv. Petka Kolo Sestara (Saturday)

28 – Nativity Fast begins (Thursday)

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December

01 – Annual church assembly

04 – Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple (Wednesday)

08 – St. Petka Kolo Sestara annual assembly

10 – St. George Choir annual assembly (Tuesday)

15 – S.N.F. Lodge #43 annual assembly

19 – St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Thursday)

20 – St. Mary's outreach (Friday)

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