Welcome to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Website
"Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God." - Romans 15:7
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is part of the Metropolis of San Francisco, a metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and an eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Our Church is called the "Greek Church" because Greek was the first language of the ancient Christian Church from which our Faith was transmitted. The New Testament was written in Greek and the early writings of Christ's followers were in the Greek language. The word "Greek" is not used to describe just the Orthodox Christian peoples of Greece and other Greek speaking people. Rather, it is used to describe the Christians who originated from the Greek speaking early Christian Church and which used Greek thought to find appropriate expressions of the Orthodox Faith.
"Orthodox" is also used to describe our Church. The word "Orthodox" is derived from two short Greek words, orthos, meaning correct, and doxa, meaning belief or glory. Thus, we used the word "Orthodox'' to indicate our conviction that we believe and worship God correctly. We emphasize Apostolic tradition, continuity and conservatism over a 2,000 year history.
We hope our website gives you a good sense of who we are as Orthodox Christians and what we believe about God and His Church.
For new members, visitors, and those considering joining our church, these web pages will acquaint you with our Parish life and what St Nicholas offers to those who give it support and sustenance. To learn more about the Greek Orthodox faith, please select the "Our Faith" tab above.
For current members, we hope this information provides you assurance that your offerings are received with profound respect, and will be utilized to maximum effectiveness. It is our prayer that this information will enable you to make the informed decisions necessary for a meaningful relationship with your Church.
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Temecula 2025 Greek Festival - October 17th thru 19th 2025
New location - Temecula's Promenade Mall
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Welcome to Saint Nicholas
Upcoming Services & Special Events
Note to visitors: Our Sunday worship service is the Divine Liturgy.
Orthros/Matins is our morning prayer service.
Sunday March 30, 2025
Orthros/Matins 8:40am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Wednesday April 2, 2025
Presantified Liturgy 7:00pm
Friday April 4, 2025
The Akathist Hymn 7:00pm
Sunday April 6, 2025
Orthros/Matins 8:40am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Wednesday April 9, 2025
Presantified Liturgy 7:00pm
Saturday April 12, 2025
Orthros/Matins 8:30am
Divine Liturgy 9:30am
Loukoumades Breakfast / Making Crosses from Palm leaves
Sunday April 13, 2025
Orthros/Matins 8:40am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Bridegroom Services 7:00pm
Monday April 14, 2025
Bridegroom Service 7:00pm
Tuesday April 15, 2025
Bridegroom Service 7:00pm
Hymn of Kassiani
Wednesday April 16, 2025
Holy Unction 5:30pm
The Last Supper 7:00pm
Thursday April 17, 2025
Divine Liturgy 8:30am
Passion of Christ 6:30pm
Friday April 18, 2025
Royal Hours 9:00am
Aprokathelosis 11:00am
Epitaphios 7:00pm
Saturday April 19, 2025
Divine Liturgy 8:30am (Lunch follows)
Resurrection Service 11:00pm
Sunday April 20, 2025
Vespers of Agape 10:00am
Wednesday April 23, 2025
St Geroge the Great Martyr
Orthros 8:30am
Divine Liturgy 9:30am
Saturday April 26, 2025
Sunday April 27, 2025
Orthrox 8:40am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Sunday May 4, 2025
Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women
Orthrox 8:40am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Sunday May 11, 2025
Orthrox 8:40am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Sunday May 18, 2025
Orthrox 8:40am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Sunday May 25, 2025
Orthrox 8:40am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Online Chapel
5th Friday of Lent
Visit the Online Chapel for more daily readings, hymns, a monthly calendar of saints and feasts, and more.
5th Friday of Lent
Visit the Online Chapel for more daily readings, hymns, a monthly calendar of saints and feasts, and more.
In 2025, we celebrate:
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Great Lent: March 3
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Holy Pascha (Easter): April 20
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Holy Pentecost: June 8
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Download our weekly bulletin (pdf)
Ways to Give
Visit our online giving site at:
https://stnicholastemecula.weshareonline.org/ws/opportunities
Help St. Nicholas in its mission, ministries, outreach programs, and charitable efforts through your time, talents, and/or treasures.