Worship Topics

Many terms used in Orthodox Church worship services may seem unfamiliar or “foreign.”

To read descriptions of these terms, many of which are reflected in the parish worship schedule, click on the links below.

• Agiasmó
• Agripnía
• Akathist Hymn
• Artoklasia
• About the Hymn “Soson Kyrie”
• Compline (Great Compline and Small Compline)
• Kanonion
• Great Kanon of Saint Andrew
• Imperial Hours
• Paraklesis
• Paramony
• Presanctified Liturgy