● Ongoing Parish Life
Weekday Masses Most Masses for Saints and Feasts are scheduled the evening before to allow for optimal attendance. The new Liturgical Day begins at sundown so an evening Mass corresponds to the actual correct ‘date’ of the Feast itself.
Christian Education
September through May ~
After Mass & Fellowship Time
Classes for all ages from children to adults
St. Olaf Men’s Fellowship Fourth Saturday of each month at 9am
Office of Matins, breakfast and discussion of a topic with Fr. Alban
Antiochian Women’s Fellowship
of Sts. Sophia, Faith, Hope & Charity
Third Sunday of each month at 1pm
Various discussions and activities
Inquirers Class Sundays @12:45pm ~ 12 Week Cycle ~ Begins September
Basic introduction to the Orthodox Faith
*Please contact Fr Alban anytime with questions
Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF)
Tuesdays 6:45 pm location DeMoss Room 1366 at Liberty University.
Waynesboro Mission
Monthly Schedule of Services
Lent & Pascha Schedule 2026
Notes for Lent
Weekday Services: Matins/Vespers/Wednesday Mass continue to be held at the regular times unless noted otherwise on the schedule. Weekday Offices are preceded by the Penitential Office. Friday Vespers will begin at 6:00 pm
Sunday Litany: added after Matins until Palm Sunday. It is found at the back of the Liturgy booklet.
Wednesdays: the Mass will be followed by a Lenten Potluck with a study until Holy Week beginning March 4th.
Fridays: Stations of the Cross are observed at 6:30 pm (following 6:00 pm Vespers).
Fasting: Monday through Saturday are fast days, meaning one full meal per day not taken before noon. Sundays are observed with Abstinence, but no fasting, except for the customary Eucharistic fast. In addition a collation (about half a meal) may be taken on weekdays. No meat or animal juices are eaten (many Western Orthodox also restrict dairy. eggs, oil and wine by choice- fish is allowed throughout Lent in the Western practice). Ash Wednesday and Holy Friday (Good Friday) are strict fast days when nothing is eaten until after the evening service. Talk to Fr. Alban about alterations to the guidelines adapted to your needs, if necessary – otherwise, we fast with the Church.
Feb 25 – Ash Wednesday
Penitential Office, Matins, Blessing & Imposition of Ashes– 7:45 am
Litany, Penitential Office, Imposition of Ashes, Mass – 5:30 pm
March 1 – First Sunday in Lent
March 8 – Second Sunday in Lent
March 15 – Third Sunday in Lent
March 22 – Fourth Sunday in Lent
March 24 – Annunciation / Vespers & Mass 5:30 pm
March 29 – Fifth Sunday in Lent / Passion Sunday
Holy Week Begins April 5