Category: Monthly Service Schedule

January and February 2026 Service Schedule Merry Christmastide!! Due to an early Paschal cycle, the time between Christmas and the start of Lent is unusually short this year. The Great and Holy Fast of Lent begins six weeks after Christmas, on the 23.02. The first months of the year moreover include many feasts, including all… Continue reading January and February 2026 Service Schedule

DECEMBER 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND We begin the Advent fast leading up to Christmas after touring Ireland with the wonder-working Kursk Root Icon, from Stradbally, to Clifden, to a pilgrimage around Saint Patrick’s grave in Belfast. For the icon’s visit, in honour of the Theotokos, our chapel wore blue. Blue… Continue reading December 2025 Service Schedule

NOVEMBER 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND Three years to the day of Saint Patrick Orthodox Chapel’s first Divine Liturgy, our service schedule continues. We will be visiting Stradbally and Belfast this month in honour of the Mother of God. This is because her wonder-working Kursk Root Icon will be visiting Ireland.… Continue reading November 2025 Service Schedule

OCTOBER 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND Our October 2025 Service Schedule will continue to follow the Orthodox calendar. Besides the feast of the Protection of the Theotokos, this month observes the feast of several apostles. Indeed, these include St. John the Theologian on Oct 9, Apostle Thomas on Oct 19. Likewise,… Continue reading October 2025 Service Schedule

SEPTEMBER 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND Our September 2025 Service Schedule will observe the restarting of the Church calendar year; wrapping up the previous year on September 13 (August 31 according to the Old Calendar). We will recall with fasting the beheading of the Forerunner, Saint John the Baptist, on September… Continue reading September 2025 Service Schedule

JULY/AUGUST 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND We begin our July 2025 Service Schedule with the Feast of Saint John Maximovich, Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco. As a brilliant light living in a dark world, Saint John continues to inspire many with his example and many intercessions. We will conclude the… Continue reading July and August 2025 Service Schedule

JUNE 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND Our June 2025 Service Schedule will begin with the Feast of Saint Helena just before the Pentecost, the Great Feast of the Holy Trinity. Rather than celebrating Pentecost in Clifden, we will celebrate the Feast at Saint Colman’s Orthodox Church in Stradbally. Fr. Robert will… Continue reading June 2025 Service Schedule

MAY 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE  FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND Our May 2025 Service Schedule will continue to rejoice in Pascaltide (Eastertide) which lasts for 50 days until Pentecost, which, as noted below, we will celebrate on 08.06 at Saint Colman’s Orthodox Church in Stradbally. For this festive season, we follow a special liturgical book… Continue reading May 2025 Service Schedule

APRIL 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND Our April 2025 Service Schedule begins with the first weekend at the Orthodox Church of Saint Colman in Stradbally. A Service of Holy Unction will be offered before the All-Night Vigil on Saturday, 05.04. The preparatory season of Holy Lent draws to a close with… Continue reading Service Schedule April 2025

MARCH 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND Our March 2025 Service Schedule will start with Forgiveness Sunday, also known as Forgiveness Sunday (02.03), directly followed by the first day of Great and Holy Lent on Clean Monday. Proceeding through the most difficult fast of the year, March will conclude with the Orthodox… Continue reading Service Schedule March 2025