Schedule of Services
Liturgical Services & Children and Youth Services
Our parish celebrates the weekly Divine Liturgy on Saturday with Vespers and Midnight Praise on Friday evening. Major Lord Feasts are celebrated according to the liturgical calendar. The weekend services are celebrated by Fr. Silas or Fr. Jerome according to the published schedule below in Google Calendar.
Vespers Offering of Incense is on Friday at 7:00 p.m., followed by Midnight Prayers and Midnight Psalmody at 7:30 p.m.
The Divine Liturgy is celebrated on Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School and hymns begin after the Divine Liturgy for children through high school.
College and Graduate students come together in fellowship on campus through the UF OCCM (Orthodox Christian Campus Ministries) chapter. OCCM meetings and events are displayed on the Google Calendar below.
If the Google Calendar does not display correctly, open it here: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Nzcwc210bTAxbjY1MW9paXIzMjJscTkzc29AZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ
Feasts and Fasts of the Coptic Orthodox Church (2025)
The Holy Nativity Feast / January 7
The Circumcision Feast / January 14
The Holy Epiphany / January 19
Feast of the Wedding of Cana of Galilee / January 21
Jonah's (Nineveh) Fast / February 10-12
Jonah's (Nineveh) Feast / February 13
Presentation of the Lord into the Temple / February 15
Holy Great Fast / February 24 – April 11
The Feast of the Cross / March 19
Annunciation Feast / April 7
Lazarus Saturday / April 12
Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem (Hosanna Sunday) / April 13
Holy Pascha / April 14-16
Covenant Thursday / April 17
Good Friday / April 18
Glorious Feast of the Resurrection / April 20
Thomas’ Sunday / April 27
Martyrdom of St. Mark the Evangelist / May 8
The Holy Feast of Ascension / May 29
Entry of the Lord into Egypt / June 1
The Holy Pentecost Feast / June 8
The Apostles' Fast / June 9 – July 11
The Apostles' Feast (Martyrdom of St. Peter & St. Paul) / July 12
St. Mary's Fast / August 7–21
Transfiguration Feast / August 19
Assumption of St. Mary's Body / August 22
The Nayrouz Feast (Coptic New Year) / September 11
The Feast of the Cross (Three days) / September 27–29
The Holy Nativity Fast / November 25 – January 6