ECF Schedule for the Great Fast 2026

We are excited to join with St. Mary in Whiting to provide religious instruction for parishioners of all ages!

Our Staff includes

Martha Brunson

Emily Damitz

Laura Ieriaci

Marina Klochan

Tony McCullough

Caitlin McEnery

Courtney Palasz

Ray Palasz

Fr. Andrew Summerson

 

ECF for Adults and Kids will be every other Saturday 2:45 at St. Nicholas. Please mark your calendars for the following dates.
 

Saturday, February 21, 2026

            Topic: Sunday of Orthodoxy. Discussion of icons, prepare icons for procession after liturgy

            Adult Bible Study

 

Saturday, March 7, 2026

     Topic: Sunday of the Cross (anticipation of Pascha). Combined with Eparchial Cantor Retreat at St. Nicholas

The importance of singing, teaching kids song for Palm Sunday, teaching having beheld the resurrection of Christ.

Adult Bible Study: Singing the Bible with Subdeacon Brian Butcher, Ph.D. 

 

Saturday, March 21, 2026

            Mary of Egypt, John Climacus

            The importance of monasticism, asceticism, and vocation

 

Palm Sunday at St. Nicholas, March 29, 2026

            Children’s procession, concert, and preparation of procession for Holy Friday

 

Good Friday at St. Mary, April 3, 2026

            Children’s procession with shroud