Holy Week – Easter
Schedule of Services – 2008

4/19 Saturday of Lazarus

9:30 am - Divine Liturgy – Making of Palm Crosses after Morning services - everyone welcome to help

4/20  Palm Sunday

9:00 am - Orthros – Divine Liturgy 10 am

Philoptochos Palm Sunday Luncheon after Liturgy

7 pm - Service of the Bridegroom – “Nymphios”

4/21 Holy Monday

7 pm - Service of the “Nymphios”

4/22 Holy Tuesday

7 pm - Service of the “Nymphios”

4/23 Holy Wednesday

9 am - Royal Hours

1 pm – the Services of Holy Unction (Efheleo).  Families with children are encouraged to bring them at this time.

7 pm - The Washing of the Feet of the Apostles – Holy Unction (Efheleon) will be administered after this service.

4/24 Holy Thursday–Holy Communion

7am until start of Orthros at 9:30am

9:30 am - Vespers & Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

         Holy Thursday evening

7 pm - The Sacred Passion – 12 Gospels

4/25 Good Friday

9 am - Royal hours

2 pm - Vespers of “Apokathelosi”–The taking down of the Body of Christ

7 pm - Lamentations and Procession of the “Epitafio”

4/26 Holy Saturday – (“Proti Anastasi”) Holy Communion - 7am until start of Orthros at 9:30am

9:30 am - Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

Family Liturgy with Ringing of the Bells–followed by Sunday School, Greek School, Community Communion Breakfast w/children & families

11 pm - Vigil of the Resurrection

12 midnight - Resurrection (Anastasi) – followed by Orthros and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom-The Resurrection(distribution of red eggs)

4/27 PASCHA – EASTER SUNDAY

10 am - Vespers of “AGAPE”

Easter Egg Hunt for children of the community following services

4/28 Bright Monday

9:30 am – Orthros and Divine Liturgy of St. George Feastday of our church.  Fellowship to follow.

Please know that communion outside of its place in the Divine Liturgy is offered only at times of extreme need.  For example, when one is sick or dying.  However, the Lord is Great and Loving and because many people work and are not able to be present during the services of Holy Week, but want to receive the Divine Sacrament, special economy is being granted.

For those who feel the need to receive communion, but are not able to be present for the Liturgy; Holy Communion will be offered from the reserve gifts that are normally used in times of extreme need.  I will distribute these gifts on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday from 7am until the beginning of Orthros at 9:30am.

They will not be available after Divine Liturgy.  Please know that this is being done for those who feel the need to commune but are unable to attend Divine Liturgy only and all others should make time to attend the Divine Liturgy and commune with the rest of the community.