St. Luke Serbian Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church in America
6801 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101
A parish of the Orthodox Church in America | Orthodoxy in America


Welcome to St. Luke !

We welcome you to St. Luke. Whether you are already Orthodox or are still looking for the right church for you and your family, we invite you to “come and see”. As an Orthodox church, our faith is that proclaimed by Christ and handed down through the Apostles and the fathers. As a parish, we are a welcoming community of various ethnic backgrounds and ages who come together as one in the love of Christ. We invite you to come worship with us and then join us in our ‘coffee hour’ to share fellowship together.

For a short introduction to St. Luke Orthodox Church click here.

For more information on our priest, Fr. John Vitko, click here.

ONLINE GIVING DURING THE CURRENT TIME, click here.

 


Easy to get to and plenty of parking

  • Easy access from I-495, exit 43 or from George Washington Parkway, exit VA123
  • For directions (click here)
  • Need a ride to Sunday Liturgy at St. Luke? Please feel free to call Stefan Glomazic (617-784-0939) in advance and he will do his best to try to arrange a ride.

Handicap Access 

  • No stairs, all on one floor
  • Fully handicap accessible restrooms

Schedule of Services

  • 10:30 am, Sunday:  Divine Liturgy followed by coffee hour
  • 7:00 pm, Wednesdays during Lent:  Liturgy of the Presanctifed Gifts
  • 5:00 pm, first Saturday of each month: Great Vespers
  • Confessions: by appointment

Monthly Calendar

  • For our calendar of events and activities (click here). 

Parish Bulletin & Other Announcements
 OUR LENTEN JOURNEY TO PASCHA CONTINUES
 OUR LENTEN JOURNEY TO PASCHA CONTINUES
 OUR LENTEN JOURNEY TO PASCHA CONTINUES

         

PRAYER OF ST. EPHREM

O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despair, lust of power, and idle talk.

But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to Thy servant.

Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own transgressions, and not to judge my brother, for blessed art Thou, unto ages of ages. Amen.

SERVICES OF GREAT LENT, HOLY WEEK AND PASCHA

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts            7:00pm Wednesday

Vesperal Liturgy for Annunciation          7:00pm Wednesday, April 7

Canon of St Andrew/St Mary of Egypt    7:00pm Thursday, April 15

Divine LIturgy Lazarus Saturday           10:30am Saturday, April 24

Palm Sunday Vigil                                   3:30pm Saturday, April 24

Palm Sunday Liturgy & Procession         10:30am Sunday, April 25

Bridgroom Matins                                    7:00pm Monday, April 26

Bridegroom Matins with Met. Tikhon        7:00pm Tuesday, April 27

Presanctified                                            7:00pm Wednesday, April 28

Liturgy: Instituion of Last Supper             10:30am Thursday, April 29

Matins, 12 Gospels                                    7:00pm Thursay, April 29

Vespers, Burial of Christ                            7:00pm Friday, April 30

PASCHAL VIGIL                                       9:00pm SATURDAY, MAY 1

PASCHAL DIVINE LITURGY                    10:30AM SUNDAY MAY 2

 

SERVICES DURING COVID TIMES

W have a blessing to hold services in our hall, allowing for greater attendance -- up to 40 people or households, while still maintining social distancing and all other CoVID precautions (see below).  Our service schedule is

  • 10:30am Sunday, Divine Liturgy, followed by a virtual coffee hour, and
  • 7:00pm, Wednesday, Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

If you would like to attend in person, and meet the CoVID precautions listed below, please email me at john.vitko@gmail.com or you can celebrate with us virtually on our YouTube channel (St Luke Orthodox Church Mclean VA).

To attend services in-person, you must:

  • not be sick, nor exhibit any symptoms, nor have been in contact with anyone who may have been exposed to CoVID
  • not have traveled or participated in gatherings of 10 or more people in the past 14 days
  • wear a mask and maintain social distancing in church

Metropolitan Tikhon's Talk on Primacy and Service

Text:  Click here to view the PDF document.

Audio:  Click here to listen to the audio recording. 

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