Sunday, March 1, 2026

1st Sunday of Great Lent

Sunday of Orthodoxy

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• Pani Sharon is now collecting donations (monetary or candy) for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt for the children.

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• We are currently experiencing problems with the rectory AT&T phone service.  In case of pastoral emergency, please contact Fr. Lev's cell.

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• READ:  Metropolitan Gregory's Archpastoral Letter for Great and Holy Lent 2026

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• READ:  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's Catechetical Homily for Great and Holy Lent 2026

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• LAS is now collecting donations for Easter flowers.  Please see Darlene Kmet or Pani Sharon.

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• We take this opportunity to provide the fasting regulations for this Penitential Season, as has been the tradition of our Bishops since the canonical establishment of the Diocese in 1938. Continuing in that spirit, the following fasting regulations are now in effect for all clergy and laity:​

  • February 23 - Clean Monday - a day of strict abstinence, no meat or dairy products may be eaten.

  • All Wednesdays and Fridays of the Lenten Season are days of abstinence from meat. For the evening Presanctified Liturgies, a 3 hour fast from all food and drink must be observed before partaking in Holy Communion. Normal fasting from midnight is practiced before the Divine Liturgies of St. John Chrysostom or St. Basil the Great.

  • Meat and meat products are NOT to be eaten during Holy Week, namely April 6 through April 9.

  • April 10 and 11 - Great and Holy Friday and Great and Holy Saturday - days of strict abstinence, NO meat or dairy products may be eaten.

  • April 12 - The Great Fast will be broken by partaking in Holy Communion during Divine Liturgy on the Feast of Feasts - Great and Holy Pascha Sunday.

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• Chicago Deanery Lenten Mission - March 28, 2026 at Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church 4636 Fall Creek Road, Crawfordsville, Indiana.  "Two Journeys, One Faith" - speaker Fr. Matthew Wiley of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, Urbana, IL.  Fr. Maathew will give his testimony of conversion from Judaism to Orthodoxy and also a devotional on the life of St. Mary of Egypt.  Following his lecture there will be a Moleben to the Holy Cross, homily, Confession and a lenten meal.