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title: Wishing you a blessed Christmas and a joyous and healthy New Year!
description: Celebrate the Christmas season and join us for the Divine Liturgy, blessings, and special programs to honor the Nativity of Jesus.
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[St. Sava Church Newsletter](https://www.stsavachurch.org/newsletter)

# [Wishing you a blessed Christmas and a joyous and healthy New Year!](https://www.stsavachurch.org/newsletter/wishing-you-a-blessed-christmas-and-a-joyous-and-healthy-new-year)

 Written by [Father Mile & Church Board](https://www.stsavachurch.org/newsletter/author/father-mile-church-board) | Dec 3, 2023 2:53:09 PM

**Saturday, January 6th 2024 or (24th 2023, old cal.) - Christmas Eve**

 

\* Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM

\* Great Vespers with the blessing of the Badnjak at 7:00 PM, in the main hall of our complex. There will be a

burning of Badnjak outside by the Church hall. Free refreshments after the service.

 

**Sunday, January 7th 2024 or (25th 2023, old cal.) - Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ \*CHRISTMAS\***

 

\* Morning Service at 12:00 MIDNAIGHT

\* Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM, with the reading of the Christmas Missive (Poslanica) from His holiness

Serbian Patriarch Porfirije

 

**Monday, January 8th 2024 or (26th 2023, old cal.) - Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God**

 

\* Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM

 

**Tuesday, January 9th 2024 or (27th 2023, old cal.) -St. Stephen, Archdeacon and First Martyr**

 

\* Divine Liturgy at 9:00 AM

\* Blessing of the festal bread will be after Divine Liturgy

 

**Sunday, January 14th 2024 or (1st 2024, old cal.) - St. Basil the Great and New Year (Old Calendar) - Serbian New Year**

 

\* Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM

 

**Thursday, January 18th 2024 or (5th 2024, old cal.) – Holy Cross Day (Fasting Day)**

 

\* Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM

 

**Friday, January 19th 2024 or (6th 2024, old cal.) – Theophany – Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ**

 

\* Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM

\* Great Blessing of water and the day our priest begins to bless homes.

 

**Saturday, January 20th 2024 or (7th 2024, old cal.) - St. John - Forerunner and Baptist**

 

\* Divine Liturgy at 8:00 AM

\* Cutting of the festal bread will be in Church from: 9:00 – 11:00 AM.

 

Sunday, January 21st 2024 or (9th 2024, old cal.) – 33rd Sunday after Pentecost

 

\* Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM

 

 

**Saturday, January 27th 2024 or (14th 2024, old cal.) – St. Sava, First Serbian Archbishop & Enlightener**

 

\* Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM

\* Children’s St. Sava Program at 6:00 PM. – WELCOME to St. Sava Celebration

 

**Sunday, January 28th 2024 or (16th 2024, old cal.) – 34th Sunday after Pentecost, Church Slava “St. Sava”**

 

\* Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM. By His Grace Bishop Longin, our parish priest and visiting clergy. Following Divine Liturgy there will be a requiem service for all deceased members and parishioners of our Church. Cutting of the festal bread will be after Divine Liturgy.

 

\* During all Church Services our Church Choir “Njegos” will sing responses.

\* **Your Christmas donation to our Holy Church will be accepted with great thankfulness.**

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