Services and Events – St. Irene and St. Markella Greek Orthodox Church

FEBRUARY 2026

SUNDAY 1 16TH SUNDAY OF LUKE; SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND PHARISEE, Forefeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple. Tryphon the Martyr. Perpetua & her Companions.
Matins, Divine Liturgy & Blessing of Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am – 11.30 am

MONDAY 2 The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple. Gabriel the New Martyr of Constantinople.
Matins & Divine Liturgy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.

SUNDAY 8 17TH SUNDAY OF LUKE; SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON; Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr. The Holy Prophet Zacharias (Zachariah). Nicephoros & Stephanos the Martyrs. Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple.
Matins & Divine Liturgy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.

FRIDAY 13 Vespers and Memorial services for the departed . . . . . . . . . . 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

SATURDAY 14 Saturday before meat fare – Α’ Saturday of the Souls. Holy Father Auxentius of the Mountain. Cyril, Equal-to-the-Apostles & Teacher of the Slavs.
Matins & Divine Liturgy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Memorial service for Fotios Dimopoulos
Following the Divine Liturgy a memorial service will be held for all departed.

SUNDAY 15 MEAT FARE SUNDAY (Last day that meat is eaten in Preparation for Lent).
Onesimus the Apostle of the 70. Our Righteous Father Anthimus the Elder of
Chios. Onesimos, Patriarch of Constantinople. Eusebius the Righteous of Syria.
Major the Martyr.
Matins & Divine Liturgy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.

SATURDAY 21 Cheese fare Saturday – B’ Saturday of the Souls. Timothy the Righteous. John III, Patriarch of Constantinople. Eustathius, Bishop of Antioch. Zachariah, Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Matins & Divine Liturgy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
Following the Divine Liturgy a memorial service will be held for all departed.

SUNDAY 22 CHEESE FARE SUNDAY. REMEMBRANCE OF THE EXPULSION OF ADAM FROM PARADISE; FORGIVENESS SUNDAY. The Finding of the Precious Relics of the Holy Martyrs in the Quarter of Eugenius.
Matins & Divine Liturgy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Celebration of St. Philothei – Blessing of Loaves and Prayers for all current members of the Philoptochos and Board of Directors; & Memorial service for all of the departed men and women who served on the Philoptochos, and Board of Directors of the Community.
Following the Divine Liturgy, the Ladies of the Philoptochos will serve a pre-Lenten luncheon.

MONDAY 23 FIRST MONDAY OF LENT – “CLEAN” MONDAY. Great Lent begins.
Polycarp the Holy Martyr & Bishop of Smyrna. Proterios, Archbishop of Alexandria.

WED. 25 1st Wednesday of Lent. Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople. Reginos, Bishop of Skopelos. Holy Martyr Alexander of Thrace. Markellos, Bishop of Apamea.
Pre-sanctified Divine Liturgy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

FRIDAY 27 1st Friday of Lent. 1ST STANZA OF THE SALUTATIONS and memorial service for departed. 6.00 p.m.

SATURDAY 28 † First Saturday of Lent – (3rd Saturday of the Souls): The Commemoration of the Miracle of Kollyva (wheat) by Saint Theodore the Tyro. Basil the Confessor. Jonah the Righteous Martyr of Lerios. Kyranna the New Martyr of Thessaloniki
Matins & Divine Liturgy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
Following the Divine Liturgy a memorial service will be held for all departed.