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 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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October 16th thru 18th 2026

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Welcome to Saint Nicholas

Upcoming Services

Note:  Our primary worship service is Divine Liturgy.

Orthros is our morning prayer service

 

Sunday, November 9, 2025

7th Sunday of Luke

Orthros 8:45am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

 

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist

Orthros 8:45am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

Fall General Assembly Meeting 11:30am

 

Friday, November 21, 2025

The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

Orthros 8:30am

Divine Liturgy 9:30am

 

Sunday, November 23, 2025

9th Sunday of Luke

Orthros 8:45am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

 

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Andrew, the First Called Apostle

Orthros 8:45am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

 

Thursday, December 4, 2025

St. Barbara the Great Martyr

Orthros 8:30am

Divine Liturgy 9:30am

 

Friday, December 5, 2025

St Nicholas Celebration

Vespers 6:30pm

 

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra

Orthros 9:00am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

 

Sunday, December 7, 2025

10th Sunday of Luke

Orthros 8:45am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

 

Sunday, December 14, 2025

11th Sunday of Luke

Orthros 8:45am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

 

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Sunday before Nativity

Orthros 8:45am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

 

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Eve of the Nativity of Christ

 

Thursday December 25, 2025

The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

Orthros 9:00am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

 

Friday, December 26, 2025

Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos

 

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Sunday after Nativity

Orthros 8:45am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

 

Monday, December 29, 2025

14,000 infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod in Bethlehem

Online Chapel

In 2025, we celebrate:

St Nicholas Day: December 6th

Holy Nativity:  December 25th

In 2026, we celebrate:

• • Holy Epiphany:  January 6th 

  • Great Lent: February 23 to April 11

  • Palm Sunday: April 5th

  • Holy Pascha (Easter): April 12th

  • Holy Pentecost: May 31st