Friday, April 22, 2016

Holy Week schedule 2016

Lazarus Saturday, 4/23
  8 AM – Matins
  9 AM – Divine Liturgy
11 AM to 1:30PM – Cleaning Church & Hall, plus decorating Church with Palms (Please bring some cleaning supplies)
   7PM -- Great Vespers for Palm Sunday
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Palm Sunday, 4/24
  9 AM – Matins
10 AM – Divine Liturgy & Blessing of Palms
12 PM – Pot Luck Meal - Fish, Wine and Oil allowed (Please bring something), then later that same day...
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Sunday night @ Midnight – Bridegroom Matins
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Great and Holy Monday, 4/25
9 AM – The Hours w/ the Holy Gospels
1 PM – Presanctified Liturgy
7 PM – Bridegroom Matins
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Great and Holy Tuesday, 4/26

9 AM – The Hours w/ the Holy Gospels
1 PM – Presanctified Liturgy

7 PM – Bridegroom Matins
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Great and Holy Wednesday, 4/27

9 AM – The Hours w/ the Holy Gospels
1 PM – Presanctified Liturgy
7 PM – Holy Unction
@ Midnight – Matins for the Mystical Supper & Betrayal by Judas
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Great and Holy Thursday, 4/28

2 PM – Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil, “The Last Supper”
7 PM – Matins w/ 12 “Passion Gospels”
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Great and Holy Friday, 4/29

11 AM – Royal Hours & Typika
4 PM – Vespers w/ the “Taking Down from the Cross” &
“Bringing Forth of the Winding Sheet”
7 PM – Matins “Lamentation” Service
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Great and Holy Saturday, 4/30

11 AM – Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St Basil, with 15 Paschal O.T. Readings

11:00-11:15 PM – Early Blessing of Baskets (for those who cannot stay to the end) !!!
11:30 PM – PASCHAL MIDNIGHT OFFICE
And immediately, these services at Midnight:

@ Midnight – Paschal Procession, Paschal Matins and Divine Liturgy

2 AM Blessing of Baskets & Paschal Meal
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Sunday Afternoon, 5/1
(No morning services on Sunday because of Midnight service Saturday night.)

2 PM – Agape Vespers with Multi-Language Gospel Readings

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