Parish Event Calendar

Below is our parish calendar in a two month view list format. Please note that specific services and activities to be physically held at the church always include a time and location. General daily commemorations and observances will be preceded by a + notation. To view in monthly view mode, please visit our Google calendar.

Friday, Jan 24, 2020

+ Saint Xenia of St. Petersburg
Commemorated Friday, Jan 24, 2020

Saturday, Jan 25, 2020

+ Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople
Commemorated Saturday, Jan 25, 2020
Vespers
Saturday, Jan 25, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Sunday, Jan 26, 2020

Prayers of the Hours
Sunday, Jan 26, 2020 at 8:45 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
Divine Liturgy
Sunday, Jan 26, 2020 at 9:00 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
Annual Parish Meeting
Sunday, Jan 26, 2020 at 11:30 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
After coffee hour we will hold our annual meeting to discuss and decide on issues concerning the life of our parish for the coming year. If you are a member or regular participant in the life our church, please come be involved. We hope to see you there!

Tuesday, Jan 28, 2020

+ Saint Ephraim the Syrian; + Saint Isaac the Syrian
Commemorated Tuesday, Jan 28, 2020
Choir Practice
Tuesday, Jan 28, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
Bible Study
Tuesday, Jan 28, 2020 at 8:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
A study through the Gospel of St. Luke. Bring your own Bible or use one from the parish library. All are welcome!

Thursday, Jan 30, 2020

+ Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom
Commemorated Thursday, Jan 30, 2020

Saturday, Feb 01, 2020

+ Forefeast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple; + Saint Brigid of Ireland
Commemorated Saturday, Feb 01, 2020
Vespers for the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple
Saturday, Feb 01, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Sunday, Feb 02, 2020

+ Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple
Commemorated Sunday, Feb 02, 2020

Today the Church commemorates an important event in the earthly life of our Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 2:22-40). Forty days after His birth the God-Infant was taken to the Jerusalem Temple, the center of the nation’s religious life. According to the Law of Moses (Lev. 12:2-8), a woman who gave birth to a male child was forbidden to enter the Temple of God for forty days. At the end of this time the mother came to the Temple with the child, to offer a young lamb or pigeon to the Lord as a purification sacrifice. The Most Holy Virgin, the Mother of God, had no need of purification, since she had given birth to the Source of purity and sanctity without defilement. However, she humbly fulfilled the requirements of the Law. ... The Feast of the Meeting of the Lord is among the most ancient feasts of the Christian Church. (from the Orthodox Church in America website at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/02/02/100407-the-meeting-of-our-lord-and-savior-jesus-christ-in-the-temple)
+ Sunday of Zacchaeus
Commemorated Sunday, Feb 02, 2020

The paschal season of the Church is preceded by the season of Great Lent, which is also preceded by its own liturgical preparation. The first sign of the approach of Great Lent comes five Sundays before its beginning. On this Sunday the Gospel reading is about Zacchaeus the tax-collector. (from the Orthodox Church in America website at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/02/02/1-sunday-of-zacchaeus)
Prayers of the Hours
Sunday, Feb 02, 2020 at 8:45 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
Festal Divine Liturgy
Sunday, Feb 02, 2020 at 9:00 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
Potluck Coffee Hour
Sunday, Feb 02, 2020 at 11:00 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
On the first Sunday of every month a potluck luncheon is held at Four Evangelists Orthodox Church. If you feel so inclined, please bring a simple dish or desert to share. But regardless, all are welcome!

Monday, Feb 03, 2020

+ Afterfeast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple; + Holy, Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver; + Holy, Righteous Anna the Prophetess
Commemorated Monday, Feb 03, 2020

Tuesday, Feb 04, 2020

+ Afterfeast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple
Commemorated Tuesday, Feb 04, 2020
Choir Practice
Tuesday, Feb 04, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Wednesday, Feb 05, 2020

+ Afterfeast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple
Commemorated Wednesday, Feb 05, 2020

Thursday, Feb 06, 2020

+ Afterfeast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple; + Saint Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople; + Saints Barsanuphius the Great and John the Prophet
Commemorated Thursday, Feb 06, 2020

Friday, Feb 07, 2020

+ Afterfeast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple
Commemorated Friday, Feb 07, 2020

Saturday, Feb 08, 2020

+ Afterfeast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple; + Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates the General
Commemorated Saturday, Feb 08, 2020
Vespers
Saturday, Feb 08, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Sunday, Feb 09, 2020

+ Leavetaking of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple
Commemorated Sunday, Feb 09, 2020
+ Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee (Beginning of the Lenten Triodion)
Commemorated Sunday, Feb 09, 2020

The Sunday after the Sunday of Zacchaeus is devoted to the Publican and the Pharisee. At Vespers the night before, the TRIODION (the liturgical book used in the services of Great Lent) begins. (from the Orthodox Church in America website at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/02/09/2-sunday-of-the-publican-and-the-pharisee-embeginning-of-the-lente)
Prayers of the Hours
Sunday, Feb 09, 2020 at 8:45 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
Divine Liturgy
Sunday, Feb 09, 2020 at 9:00 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Monday, Feb 10, 2020

+ Hieromartyr Haralambos, Bishop of Magnesia
Commemorated Monday, Feb 10, 2020

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2020

Choir Practice
Tuesday, Feb 11, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Saturday, Feb 15, 2020

Vespers
Saturday, Feb 15, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Sunday, Feb 16, 2020

+ Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Commemorated Sunday, Feb 16, 2020

The Sunday after the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. This parable of God’s forgiveness calls us to “come to ourselves” as did the prodigal son, to see ourselves as being “in a far country” far from the Father’s house, and to make the journey of return to God. We are given every assurance by the Master that our heavenly Father will receive us with joy and gladness. We must only “arise and go,” confessing our self-inflicted and sinful separation from that “home” where we truly belong (Luke 15:11-24). (from the Orthodox Church in America website at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/02/16/3-sunday-of-the-prodigal-son)
Prayers of the Hours
Sunday, Feb 16, 2020 at 8:45 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
Divine Liturgy
Sunday, Feb 16, 2020 at 9:00 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Monday, Feb 17, 2020

+ Greatmartyr Theodore the Tyro (“the Recruit”)
Commemorated Monday, Feb 17, 2020

Tuesday, Feb 18, 2020

+ Saint Leo the Great, Pope of Rome
Commemorated Tuesday, Feb 18, 2020
Choir Practice
Tuesday, Feb 18, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Saturday, Feb 22, 2020

+ Memorial Saturday of Meatfare
Commemorated Saturday, Feb 22, 2020
Vespers
Saturday, Feb 22, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Sunday, Feb 23, 2020

+ Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
Commemorated Sunday, Feb 23, 2020
+ Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare)
Commemorated Sunday, Feb 23, 2020

Today’s Gospel reading is Matthew 25:31-46, the parable of the Last Judgment. It reminds us that while trusting in Christ’s love and mercy, we must not forget His righteous judgment when He comes again in glory. If our hearts remain hardened and unrepentant, we should not expect the Lord to overlook our transgressions simply because He is a good and loving God. Although He does not desire the death of a sinner, He also expects us to turn from our wickedness and live (Ezek. 33:11). This same idea is expressed in the prayer read by the priest after the penitent has confessed his or her sins (Slavic practice). ...

Today is the last day for eating meat and meat products until Pascha, though eggs and dairy products are permitted every day during the coming week. This limited fasting prepares us gradually for the more intense fasting of Great Lent. (from the Orthodox Church in America website at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/02/23/5-sunday-of-meatfare-of-the-last-judgment)
Prayers of the Hours
Sunday, Feb 23, 2020 at 8:45 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
Divine Liturgy
Sunday, Feb 23, 2020 at 9:00 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Monday, Feb 24, 2020

+ First and second finding of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist of the Lord, John
Commemorated Monday, Feb 24, 2020

Tuesday, Feb 25, 2020

Choir Practice
Tuesday, Feb 25, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

+ Repose of Saint Raphael, Bishop of Brooklyn
Commemorated Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

Saturday, Feb 29, 2020

+ Saint John Cassian the Roman
Commemorated Saturday, Feb 29, 2020
Vespers
Saturday, Feb 29, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Sunday, Mar 01, 2020

+ Sunday of the Expulsion of Adam from Paradise (Cheesefare) with Rite of Forgiveness
Commemorated Sunday, Mar 01, 2020

As we begin the Great Fast, the Church reminds us of Adam’s expulsion from Paradise. God commanded Adam to fast (Gen. 2:16), but he did not obey. Because of their disobedience, Adam and Eve were cast out of Eden and lost the life of blessedness, knowledge of God, and communion with Him, for which they were created. Both they and their descendents became heirs of death and corruption.

Let us consider the benefits of fasting, the consequences of disobedience, and recall our fallen state. Today we are invited to cleanse ourselves of evil through fasting and obedience to God. Our fasting should not be a negative thing, a mere abstention from certain foods. It is an opportunity to free ourselves from the sinful desires and urges of our fallen nature, and to nourish our souls with prayer, repentance, to participate in church services, and partake of the life-giving Mysteries of Christ. (from the Orthodox Church in America website at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/03/01/7-sunday-of-cheesefare-expulsion-of-adam-from-paradise)
+ Saint David, Bishop of Wales
Commemorated Sunday, Mar 01, 2020
Prayers of the Hours
Sunday, Mar 01, 2020 at 8:45 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
Divine Liturgy followed by the Rite of Forgiveness
Sunday, Mar 01, 2020 at 9:00 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
Potluck Coffee Hour
Sunday, Mar 01, 2020 at 11:00 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
On the first Sunday of every month a potluck luncheon is held at Four Evangelists Orthodox Church. If you feel so inclined, please bring a simple dish or desert to share. But regardless, all are welcome!

Monday, Mar 02, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020
Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
Monday, Mar 02, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Tuesday, Mar 03, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020
Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
Tuesday, Mar 03, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Wednesday, Mar 04, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts followed by Lenten Potluck Supper
Wednesday, Mar 04, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Thursday, Mar 05, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020

Friday, Mar 06, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020

Saturday, Mar 07, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020
+ 1st Saturday of Great Lent: The Miracle of the Boiled Wheat
Commemorated Saturday, Mar 07, 2020
Vespers
Saturday, Mar 07, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Sunday, Mar 08, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020
+ 1st Sunday of Great Lent: Sunday of Orthodoxy
Commemorated Sunday, Mar 08, 2020

Each of the Sundays of Great Lent has its own special theme. The first Sunday is called the Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy. It is a historical feast commemorating the return of the icons to the churches in the year 843 after the heresy of iconoclasm was overcome. The spiritual theme of the day is first of all the victory of the True Faith. “This is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith” (1 Jn 5.4). Secondly, the icons of the saints bear witness that man, “created in the image and likeness of God” (Gen 1.26), becomes holy and godlike through the purification of himself as God’s living image. (from the Orthodox Church in America Website at https://www.oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/worship/the-church-year/sundays-of-lent)
Prayers of the Hours
Sunday, Mar 08, 2020 at 8:45 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great with Procession with Icons and Rite of Orthodoxy
Sunday, Mar 08, 2020 at 9:00 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Monday, Mar 09, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020

Tuesday, Mar 10, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020

Wednesday, Mar 11, 2020

+ Saint Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem
Commemorated Wednesday, Mar 11, 2020
+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts followed by Lenten Potluck Supper
Wednesday, Mar 11, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Thursday, Mar 12, 2020

+ Saint Gregory Dialogus, Pope of Rome; + Saint Symeon the New Theologian
Commemorated Thursday, Mar 12, 2020
+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020

Friday, Mar 13, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020

Saturday, Mar 14, 2020

+ Saint Benedict of Nursia
Commemorated Saturday, Mar 14, 2020
+ 2nd Saturday of Great Lent: Memorial Saturday
Commemorated Saturday, Mar 14, 2020

Saturday is the day which the Church has set aside for the commemoration of faithful Orthodox Christians departed this life in the hope of resurrection to eternal life. Since the Divine Liturgy cannot be served on weekdays during Great Lent, the second, third, and fourth Saturdays of the Fast are appointed as Soul Saturdays when the departed are remembered at Liturgy. (from the Orthodox Church in America website at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/03/14/11-2nd-saturday-of-great-lent-memorial-saturday)
+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020
Vespers
Saturday, Mar 14, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Sunday, Mar 15, 2020

+ 2nd Sunday of Great Lent: St Gregory Palamas
Commemorated Sunday, Mar 15, 2020

The Second Sunday of Lent is the commemoration of Saint Gregory Palamas. It was Saint Gregory (d.1359) who bore living witness that men can become divine through the grace of God in the Holy Spirit; and that even in this life, by prayer and fasting, human beings can become participants of the uncreated light of God’s divine glory. (from the Orthodox Church in America website at https://www.oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/worship/the-church-year/sundays-of-lent)
+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020
Prayers of the Hours
Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 8:45 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 9:00 am
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Monday, Mar 16, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020

Tuesday, Mar 17, 2020

+ Saint Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, Enlightener of Ireland
Commemorated Tuesday, Mar 17, 2020
+ Saint Alexis the Man of God
Commemorated Tuesday, Mar 17, 2020
+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020

Wednesday, Mar 18, 2020

+ Saint Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem
Commemorated Wednesday, Mar 18, 2020
+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts followed by Lenten Potluck Supper
Wednesday, Mar 18, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Thursday, Mar 19, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020

Friday, Mar 20, 2020

+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020

Saturday, Mar 21, 2020

+ 3rd Saturday of Great Lent: Memorial Saturday
Commemorated Saturday, Mar 21, 2020

Saturday is the day which the Church has set aside for the commemoration of faithful Orthodox Christians departed this life in the hope of resurrection to eternal life. Since the Divine Liturgy cannot be served on weekdays during Great Lent, the second, third, and fourth Saturdays of the Fast are appointed as Soul Saturdays when the departed are remembered at Liturgy. (from the Orthodox Church in America website at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/03/21/13-3rd-saturday-of-great-lent-memorial-saturday)
+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020
Vespers
Saturday, Mar 21, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Sunday, Mar 22, 2020

+ 3rd Sunday of Great Lent: Veneration of the Cross
Commemorated Sunday, Mar 22, 2020

The Third Sunday of Lent is that of the Veneration of the Cross. The cross stands in the midst of the church in the middle of the lenten season not merely to remind men of Christ’s redemption and to keep before them the goal of their efforts, but also to be venerated as that reality by which man must live to be saved. “He who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me” (Mt 10.38). For in the Cross of Christ Crucified lies both “the power of God and the wisdom of God” for those being saved (1 Cor 1.24). (from the Orthodox Church in America website at https://www.oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/worship/the-church-year/sundays-of-lent)
+ Great Lent
Through Friday, Apr 10, 2020