Blini Fundraising Luncheon 2025

St Xenia Parish has a long-standing tradition of hosting the annual Blini Fundraising Luncheon. On behalf of the Warden, the Head Sisterhood, and the Head Brotherhood, we would like to express our gratitude to everyone who helped make the Blini Fundraising Luncheon at the start of Maslenitsa week a success for our community and those who attended.

This year, Forgiveness Sunday, celebrated on the last Sunday before Great Lent begins, will be observed on March 2nd. The Triodion, a liturgical book, contains services from the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (ten weeks before Pascha) through Great and Holy Saturday. It includes hymns from the pre-Lenten period that highlight our spiritual journey.

Forgiveness Sunday reminds us how far we have strayed from God due to sin. As we enter Great Lent, Forgiveness Sunday calls us to acknowledge our need for God’s forgiveness and guides our hearts, minds, and spiritual practices toward genuine repentance.