St. Gregory the Great Orthodox Church

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May Newsletter

May 4, 2024

The Paschal Triduum Maundy Thursday, May 2: Vespers at 6:40PM, Mass at 7PM, Tenebrae following a silent Lenten meal At the foot-washing: Where charity and love are, there is God. At the stripping of the altar: They part my garments among them: and upon my vesture they cast lots. At Tenebrae: Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return unto […]

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April Newsletter

April 5, 2024

During the month of April, we will continue to offer Stations of the Cross and Litany of the Cross as a Lenten devotion on Fridays at 6:30PM. We will also continue our collection of baby items for the Orthodox Christians for Life National Baby Shower which will be donated to the Shady Grove Pregnancy Center. […]

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The Sunday of Orthodoxy

March 20, 2024

(A sermon for the First Sunday in Lent) Today, in addition to observing the First Sunday of Lent, we celebrate the Sunday of Orthodoxy – a good time for us to reflect on the significance of the Orthodox faith, the faith that should always guide our lives. Our celebration today recalls a time, over a […]

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March Newsletter

February 28, 2024

We will celebrate the feast day of our patron saint – St. Gregory the Great, Bishop, Confessor and Doctor – on the Eve, Monday, March 11, with Vespers at 6:30 pm, Mass at 7, followed by a pot-luck supper. St. Gregory was pope (patriarch) of Rome with episcopal oversight for the Christians from the far […]

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February Newsletter

January 31, 2024

On the weekend of January 20-21, we were blessed with a visit from Bishop JOHN, who is the bishop for the Western Rite parishes of our Archdiocese. His grace was here for the annual March for Life, where he gave the opening speech and invocation. He decided to remain with us for Saturday Vespers and […]

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Bp. John’s visit

January 19, 2024

His Grace, Bishop John will be at St. Gregory’s for Vespers at 6pm on Saturday, 20 January, and for Matins (9am) and Liturgy (9:30) on Sunday, 21 January. Please join us for worship!

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January Newsletter

December 30, 2023

We begin the month and the year with the celebration of the Circumcision of Our Lord on Monday, Jan. 1. Matins will be at 9:30 and Mass at 10AM, followed by a pot-luck brunch. As is our parish custom, we will remain for a “game day” in the parish hall. The Feast of the Epiphany, […]

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Christmas Eve

December 23, 2023

On Sunday, 24 December, we will have Matins at 9AM followed by Sung Mass at 9:30. Christmas Eve Vespers will be at 6PM, confessions will be heard beginning at 8PM, carols and other music will be offered at 8:30, and the first Mass of Christmas will begin at 9PM. On Christmas Day, Matins will be […]

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December newsletter

December 2, 2023

Advent and Christmas, 2023 Drop down, ye heavens from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Saturday, December 2: We begin the season of Advent with Vespers. The vestments will now be purple and we will sing the Advent Prose (the antiphon is above) at Vespers. Sunday, December 3, the First Sunday of Advent: […]

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November Newsletter

November 11, 2023

On November 2, we will sing Vespers for the Departed at 6:30pm, and celebrate a Requiem Mass at 7, remem-bering our departed loved ones. A pot-luck supper will follow. The feast of All Saints will be celebrated on the Sunday within the Octave, November 5, and we will continue to honor the saints at coffee […]

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Reminder

We will celebrate the Vigil of Pentecost on Saturday, 30 May, at 10AM (Matins at 9:30).

Schedule & Contact Information

  • Vespers Saturday at 6pm.
  • Matins Sunday at 9am.
  • Sung Mass (Liturgy) Sunday at 9:30am.
  • 800 E. Randolph Rd. or

  • 13407 Roxbury Rd.
  • Silver Spring, MD
  • 301-288-4798
  • FrNicholas@aol.com

Worship and Fellowship

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St. Gregory the Great Orthodox Church
A Western Rite Congregation of the Antiochian Archdiocese near Washington, DC
13407 Roxbury Rd · Silver Spring, MD · 301-288-4798
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