{"id":11279,"date":"2026-06-09T13:30:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/?p=11279"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:30:43","slug":"information-regarding-languages-in-which-the-sunday-divine-liturgy-will-be-celebrated-effective-1-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/2026\/06\/09\/information-regarding-languages-in-which-the-sunday-divine-liturgy-will-be-celebrated-effective-1-september-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Information\u00a0regarding\u00a0languages\u00a0in\u00a0which\u00a0the\u00a0Sunday\u00a0Divine\u00a0Liturgy\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0celebrated,\u00a0effective\u00a01\u00a0September\u00a02026\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 23&nbsp;March,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Parish&nbsp;Council&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Turku&nbsp;Orthodox&nbsp;Parish&nbsp;took&nbsp;the&nbsp;decision&nbsp;to&nbsp;put&nbsp;into&nbsp;effect&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;reform&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;the&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;languages&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;celebration&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Divine&nbsp;Liturgy&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;St. Alexandra Church.&nbsp;The&nbsp;primary&nbsp;language&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish&nbsp;is&nbsp;Finnish,&nbsp;but&nbsp;in addition to&nbsp;this,&nbsp;each&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;we&nbsp;also&nbsp;will&nbsp;take&nbsp;into&nbsp;account&nbsp;other&nbsp;primary&nbsp;language&nbsp;groups&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;parish,&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;weekly&nbsp;rhythm:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each&nbsp;first&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;month&nbsp;in addition of&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;we&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;use&nbsp;Slavonic&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ukrainian;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;each&nbsp;second&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;the&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;and&nbsp;Greek;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;each&nbsp;third&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;the&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;and Romanian;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;each&nbsp;fourth&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;the&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;and English, and&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When&nbsp;there&nbsp;is a&nbsp;fifth&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;month,&nbsp;the&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;and&nbsp;Swedish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This&nbsp;rhythm&nbsp;is&nbsp;subject&nbsp;to&nbsp;change&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;course&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;church&nbsp;year;&nbsp;we&nbsp;will&nbsp;always&nbsp;announce&nbsp;such&nbsp;changes&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish&nbsp;online&nbsp;calendar&nbsp;of&nbsp;church&nbsp;services&nbsp;(link).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;template&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;liturgical&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;languages&nbsp;:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;paces&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;service,&nbsp;both&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;used:&nbsp;the&nbsp;gospel,&nbsp;Creed,&nbsp;Lord\u2019s&nbsp;Prayer, and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Confession&nbsp;of&nbsp;Faith&nbsp;before&nbsp;Communion.&nbsp;The&nbsp;priest&nbsp;and&nbsp;choir&nbsp;will&nbsp;read&nbsp;and&nbsp;sing&nbsp;parts&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Liturgy&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;other&nbsp;language&nbsp;when&nbsp;possible. In addition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;sermon&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;given&nbsp;in&nbsp;both&nbsp;languages&nbsp;when&nbsp;possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;booklet&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;people&nbsp;during&nbsp;services,&nbsp;where&nbsp;the&nbsp;parts&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;sung&nbsp;or&nbsp;recited&nbsp;together&nbsp;are&nbsp;in&nbsp;two&nbsp;languages. If&nbsp;you&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;a copy of&nbsp;the&nbsp;booklet&nbsp;for&nbsp;yourself, it&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;found&nbsp;as a&nbsp;free&nbsp;downloadable&nbsp;PDF file on&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish&nbsp;website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orthodox&nbsp;Christian tradition&nbsp;has&nbsp;the&nbsp;practice&nbsp;of&nbsp;bringing&nbsp;<em>koliva<\/em>&nbsp;(specially&nbsp;prepared&nbsp;boiled&nbsp;wheat) to&nbsp;memorial&nbsp;services&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;departed&nbsp;. It is&nbsp;requested&nbsp;that&nbsp;<em>koliva<\/em>&nbsp;be&nbsp;brought&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;blessed&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;general&nbsp;memorial&nbsp;service&nbsp;held&nbsp;on&nbsp;Saturdays&nbsp;at 16:30.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This&nbsp;new&nbsp;monthly&nbsp;rhythm&nbsp;for&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;services&nbsp;using&nbsp;the&nbsp;various&nbsp;languages&nbsp;represented&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;parish&nbsp;will&nbsp;go into&nbsp;effect&nbsp;on 1&nbsp;September&nbsp;2026.&nbsp;We&nbsp;believe&nbsp;it&nbsp;will&nbsp;strengthen&nbsp;the&nbsp;multicultural&nbsp;liturgical&nbsp;life of&nbsp;our&nbsp;parish&nbsp;and&nbsp;free&nbsp;up&nbsp;space&nbsp;for&nbsp;other&nbsp;activities&nbsp;as&nbsp;our&nbsp;multilingual&nbsp;celebrations&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Liturgy&nbsp;shift&nbsp;from&nbsp;Saturdays&nbsp;to&nbsp;Sundays.&nbsp;The&nbsp;effects&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;changes&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;evaluated&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;autumn&nbsp;of 2027.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;other&nbsp;sanctuaries&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish,&nbsp;other&nbsp;languages&nbsp;than&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 23&nbsp;March,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Parish&nbsp;Council&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Turku&nbsp;Orthodox&nbsp;Parish&nbsp;took&nbsp;the&nbsp;decision&nbsp;to&nbsp;put&nbsp;into&nbsp;effect&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;reform&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;the&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;languages&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;celebration&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Divine&nbsp;Liturgy&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;St. Alexandra Church.&nbsp;The&nbsp;primary&nbsp;language&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish&nbsp;is&nbsp;Finnish,&nbsp;but&nbsp;in addition to&nbsp;this,&nbsp;each&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;we&nbsp;also&nbsp;will&nbsp;take&nbsp;into&nbsp;account&nbsp;other&nbsp;primary&nbsp;language&nbsp;groups&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;parish,&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;weekly&nbsp;rhythm:&nbsp; Each&nbsp;first&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;month&nbsp;in addition of&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;we&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;use&nbsp;Slavonic&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ukrainian;&nbsp; On&nbsp;each&nbsp;second&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;the&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;and&nbsp;Greek;&nbsp; On&nbsp;each&nbsp;third&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;the&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;and Romanian;&nbsp; On&nbsp;each&nbsp;fourth&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;the&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;and English, and&nbsp; When&nbsp;there&nbsp;is a&nbsp;fifth&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;month,&nbsp;the&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;and&nbsp;Swedish.&nbsp; This&nbsp;rhythm&nbsp;is&nbsp;subject&nbsp;to&nbsp;change&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;course&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;church&nbsp;year;&nbsp;we&nbsp;will&nbsp;always&nbsp;announce&nbsp;such&nbsp;changes&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish&nbsp;online&nbsp;calendar&nbsp;of&nbsp;church&nbsp;services&nbsp;(link).&nbsp; We&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;template&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;liturgical&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;languages&nbsp;:&nbsp; In&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;paces&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;service,&nbsp;both&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;used:&nbsp;the&nbsp;gospel,&nbsp;Creed,&nbsp;Lord\u2019s&nbsp;Prayer, and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Confession&nbsp;of&nbsp;Faith&nbsp;before&nbsp;Communion.&nbsp;The&nbsp;priest&nbsp;and&nbsp;choir&nbsp;will&nbsp;read&nbsp;and&nbsp;sing&nbsp;parts&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Liturgy&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;other&nbsp;language&nbsp;when&nbsp;possible. In addition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;sermon&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;given&nbsp;in&nbsp;both&nbsp;languages&nbsp;when&nbsp;possible.&nbsp; A&nbsp;booklet&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;people&nbsp;during&nbsp;services,&nbsp;where&nbsp;the&nbsp;parts&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;sung&nbsp;or&nbsp;recited&nbsp;together&nbsp;are&nbsp;in&nbsp;two&nbsp;languages. If&nbsp;you&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;a copy of&nbsp;the&nbsp;booklet&nbsp;for&nbsp;yourself, it&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;found&nbsp;as a&nbsp;free&nbsp;downloadable&nbsp;PDF file on&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish&nbsp;website.&nbsp; Orthodox&nbsp;Christian tradition&nbsp;has&nbsp;the&nbsp;practice&nbsp;of&nbsp;bringing&nbsp;koliva&nbsp;(specially&nbsp;prepared&nbsp;boiled&nbsp;wheat) to&nbsp;memorial&nbsp;services&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;departed&nbsp;. 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