2008 Schedule and Calendar   --General Schedule (Times denoted are approximate start times for feast days--see calendar below) Sunday  (except Pascha) 7:50am Liturgy Preparation  Prayers, departure to Church, Priest's Entrance service prayers upon entering the Church, Vesting service, Proskomedia Service.               9:15am  Matins* (Utrenya, Orthros)  *On the 1st Sunday of every month from 9:30am-9:50am the Office of Confession.                  9:50am  Censing preceding Liturgy             10am      Divine Liturgy  (Except Pascha and Nativity eve when falls on Sunday see below) 11:20am Veneration of the cross and people go to hall 11:30am  Fellowship/Lunch (the children and Sunday school teachers will get their food first). 12:00am-12:30pm  Christian Education --Older kids to the Church with Pani and Mike G. and younger kids stay with Ann Y. in hall classroom.  Father will begin adult class. Sunday afternoon Vespers on occasion (see calendar) Monday-Saturday services   Feast days as scheduled. On most days Matins accompany.   *Late August through May there is, on most days, daily Matins or morning prayers at 8:15am (the exception is when Father is travelling on business of the Metropolia or parish.  If you intend on attending somewhat regularly please let Father know and he will put you on a special email list to inform you of irregularities) On most weeks where there are no distinctive mid-week feasts there will be Wednesday and/or Friday Liturgy, beginning at approximately 8:30am and will be indicated on the calendar. This will be the case for all months other than June, July, and August, in which the only mid-week services will be mid-week feasts as posted.. Friday 8:30pm  Great Memorial Service (Panakhida) with Vespers (Soul Saturdays and individual commemorations, call to schedule)   Saturdays  September through May: Vespers at 7:30pm, unless scheduled otherwise due to Father's travel demands (check schedule below)        The Office of Confession is served on the first Sunday of every month from 9:30-9:50am, and after Saturday and Feast day Vespers.  Also, confessions may be received anytime by appointment or predetermined schedule arrangement.  The frequency of confession varies based upon the various local Orthodox traditions, and should be discussed with one's spiritual father.  If one is dealing with a grievous sin which may require penance and abstention from Communion, or another situation which may require extensive time, one should schedule confession that allows enough time to properly deal with the situation.      Midweek services for 12 Great Feasts and certain other feast days (midweek):  8:15am Matins and 9am Liturgy, with the exception of Nativity which will be approximately 10am (the same start time as Sunday) Midweek Divine Liturgies for other Feast Days:  Liturgy 8:30am    Office hours morning noon or night by appointment (please schedule ahead of time).  Please call to schedule at least one day in advance if not an emergency.   Office Hours are anytime that is needed and the priest is available.    PLEASE NOTE: OFFICE HOURS ARE ANY TIME MORNING NOON OR NIGHT THAT FATHER CAN MAKE HIMSELF AVAILABLE, BUT PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL TO SCHEDULE, SINCE THERE ARE MANY OTHER THINGS ALREADY ON THE SCHEDULE.  IF FATHER DOES NOT ANSWER THE PHONE, PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE SO THAT HE KNOWS YOU CALLED.  If it is an emergency please try the emergency numbers listed in the bulletin.      *Note, the following are following the Civil US Dates.  In some places, the old calendar ecclesiastical dates are put in parenthases.        May 2008   Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat         1 Bright Friday  2 Bright Saturday 3                 Hillsborough off school 8am Liturgy   Parish Picnic   7:30pm Vespers Distribution of Artos St. Thomas 4 5 6 7 8 9 10           Fr. preparing to go to OH for consecration Vespers in Parma OH Eve of Fr. Daniel’s Consecration to Episcopacy Consecration Liturgy in Parma Cathedral NO VESPERS (Fr. will be flying back from OH) Myrrhbearers11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Mother's Day!! Liturgy 10am      funeral  funeral    Vespers 18 19 20 21 22 23 24  regular schedule            Vespers 25 26 27 28 29 30 31  regular schedule Memorial Day          Vespers       FATHER'S SCHEDULE Since many have wondered what Father's schedule is like, it was decided to publish it with the calendar.  Sunday:   Prior to 7:50am--preparation in rectory, morning prayers 7:50am-2pm:   To Church, Preparation, Entrance service, vesting, Proskomedia, Matins, Liturgy, Education, Luncheon, meeting with parishioners in conferences and/or Christian Ed. classes. 2-4pm conferences and talks parishioner and pastor, cleaning, taking trash out, etc.  8pm-9:30pm Sunday night does notes for bulletin for following week, first thoughts for sermon, etc.).  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday  "What does Father do.  Why can't I get ahold of him?"  Throughout the entire week please consider:    Fr. spends 10 hours (including all setup and cleanup) with liturgical services through the week (Mon-Friday example:  Wednesday (or, if midweek feast occurs, is transferred to that day—see specific schedule) 8:15-11am Matins and Liturgy (unless Liturgy is held Monday, Tuesday or Thursday-- Friday (or, if Soul Saturday then Saturday) 8:15am-11am Matins and Liturgy.  11am-2pm  cleanup and work in church.  Father's family night (still please call if emergency occurs).  Saturdays 6pm-11pm  Setup in church, confessions, memorials, preparatory for Vespers, Vespers, cleanup, conferences/confessions, cleanup, preparation prayers for Liturgy).  Per week approximately 6-8 hours is spent in visitation of home, hospital, shut-in, prison, and other visits, special services, another 2-3 hours (or more) on the phone (church related), and about 5 hours answering and sending church related emails. Father averages between 2 and 5 hours per week during the week in conferences with those in need, 2-3 hours writing for UOW, and also has work for the Archdiocese as liturgist, director of family and adult ministries, and canonical matters.  On top of this he spends at least 2 hours on the sermon, plus any yardwork that needs done during the week (lawn, weedwacking, hedges, treetrimming, spraying for ants, etc.), setting up the schedules, cleaning outside and inside the buildings, etc..   Advice and things to write and preach about doesn’t come from midair--another 2 hours or more every day on prayers, studying the Bible and the fathers, which equates to 10 hours total for these days.  On top of this add another 2 hours running for office supplies, repairs, setting up computer systems, updating the website.  Set aside another 4-6 hours or more per month for being Bay Area Clergy Assn Treasurer, and another 6 hours every two months for Christian Forum detailing Orthodox responses to certain issues, proposed solutions, and meeting.  Father is also involved in correspondence discussions with other Christian groups.  Add another 5-10 hours on curriculum development for our different levels of Christian Education and for nationwide Generations of Faith Curriculum!  Don't forget to add in parish council meetings (2-4 hours every 3 months plus hours of preparation), Baptisms (including setup, service and cleanup), Weddings (including setup, service and cleanup), Funerals (including ssetup, service and cleanup), Clergy conference (diocese) one week per year, extra officework, sending out mail (probably 2 hours per week for cards, returned correspondence on office issues and parish life).  Saturdays:  5 to 8 hours on a Saturday or more. From about 6pm to 11pm--Setup and prep cleanup in church (resetting wicks, swapping candles, changing icons, cleaning, defrosting loaves, preparing Litiya tray for vespers, etc.), and as needed fits in confessions, memorials, other preparatory for Vespers, Vespers itself, cleanup after Vespers and setting books for Liturgy, photocopies and setup music for choir, conferences/confessions, cleanup, preparation prayers for Liturgy, such as midnight office, metalepsis, etc.).   What else on Saturday?--Let's not forget Soul Saturday Liturgies 8am prosk, 9-11am Liturgy, council meetings once every three months (10am-1pm), other meetings that may come about, baptisms, marriage, funerals, and sometimes extra lawnwork, festivals, yard sales, which occupy the whole day on Saturday, etc.