St. Tikhon’s Seminary Mission Choir to visit US west coast

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St. Tikhon’s Mission Choir with Metropolitan Tikhon and Fr. Steven Voytovich, Dean [far left].

The Mission Choir of Saint Tikhon’s Seminary here will visit California January 3-11, 2015, accompanied by Archpriest Dr. Steven Voytovich, Dean.

The choir will visit parishes of the Orthodox Church in America and the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America in the Los Angeles area.

“This is the first visit to the west coast in a number of years for the seminary,” said Christopher Patton, the seminary’s Office and Community Resource Coordinator.  “Two of the current Mission Choir members reside on the west coast, and they began conversations with local parishes about a potential trip over the summer months while at home which led in part to the current plans.”

The choir’s schedule of visitations includes the following.

  • Saturday, January 3—Saint Luke Antiochian Orthodox Church, Garden Grove, CA.  6:00 p.m. Great Vespers, followed by a dinner in the choir’s honor.
  • Sunday morning, January 4—Saint Luke Church, Garden Grove, CA.  8:50 a.m.  Matins followed by the Divine Liturgy and the Blessing of Water.  A pot luck and short concert will follow.
  • Sunday evening, January 4—Saint Innocent Church [OCA], Tarzana, CA.  5:30 p.m. Vespers.
  • Monday, January 5—Saint Innocent Church, Tarzana, CA.  Morning: Royal Hours.  Evening: Great Vespers for the Great Feast of Theophany.
  • Tuesday morning, January 6—Saint Innocent Church, Tarzana, CA.  9:30 a.m. Festal Divine Liturgy.
  • Tuesday evening, January 6—Holy Virgin Mary Cathedral [OCA], Los Angeles, CA.  7:00 p.m. Vigil for the Great Feast of the Nativity [Julian Calendar].
  • Wednesday morning, January 7—Holy Virgin Mary Cathedral, Los Angeles, CA.  10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy, followed by a concert.
  • Thursday or Friday, January 8 or 9—Saint Luke Church, Garden Grove, CA.  Reception for all area alumni of Saint Tikhon’s Seminary, to which all graduates are invited.
  • Saturday, January 10—La Jolla Cove, Oceanside, CA. 2:00 p.m. Pan-Orthodox Great Blessing of Water.  5:00 p.m. Pan-Orthodox Vespers at same location.