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Weekly Schedule of Services

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Friday, February 26

7:00pm Lenten Service

Saturday, February 27

4:00pm Great Vespers

Sunday, February 28

Second Sunday of Great Lent – St. Gregory Palamas, Venerable Basil the Confessor, St. John Cassian

9:00am Hours

9:30am Divine Liturgy

Tuesday, March 2

12noon Sixth Lenten Hour

Wednesday, March 3

6:00pm Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts

Friday, March 5

7:00pm Lenten Vespers – Commemoration of the Faithful Departed

Saturday, March 6

8:00am Divine Liturgy (of the Departed)

4:00pm Great Vespers

Sunday, March 7

Third Sunday of Great Lent -Veneration of the Holy Cross, Holy Hieromartyrs of Cherson, St. Paul the Confessor, St. Emilian of Rome

9:00am Hours

9:30am Divine Liturgy

Tuesday, March 9

12noon Sixth Lenten Hour

Wednesday, March 10

6:00pm Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts

Friday, March 12

7:00pm Lenten Vespers – Litiya for the Faithful Departed

Saturday, March 13

8:00am Divine Liturgy (of the Departed)

3:00pm Great Vespers (note time change)

Sunday, March 14

Fourth Sunday of Great Lent -St. John Climacus, Venerable Father. Benedict, St. Theognostus of Kiev

9:00am Hours

9:30am Divine Liturgy

Tuesday, March 16

12noon Sixth Lenten Hour

Wednesday, March 17

6:00pm Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts

7:30pm Matins with Great Canon of St. Andrew

Friday, March 19

7:00pm Akathistos Hymn

Saturday, March 20

4:00pm Great Vespers

Sunday, March 21

Fifth Sunday of Great Lent – St. Mary of Egypt, St. James the Confessor

9:00am Hours

9:30am Divine Liturgy

Tuesday, March 23

12noon Sixth Lenten Hour

Wednesday, March 24

6:00pm Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts

Thursday, March 25

Feast of the Annunciation

6:00pm Vespers with Divine Liturgy

Friday, March 26

6:00pm Vespers for Lazarus Saturday

Saturday, March 27

Lazarus Saturday

8:00am Divine Liturgy

4:00pm Great Vespers for Palm Sunday

Sunday, March 28

Palm (Flowery) Sunday – Feast of Our Lord

9:00am Hours

9:30am Divine Liturgy

Monday, March 29

Great and Holy Monday

6:00pm Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts (2 hrs)

Tuesday, March 30

Great and Holy Tuesday

6:00pm Bridegroom Matins (1.5 hrs)

Wednesday, March 31

Great and Holy Wednesday – The Anointing

6:00pm Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts (1.5 hrs)

7:30pm Service of Holy Anointing (1.5hrs)

Thursday, April 1

Great and Holy Thursday – The Mystical Supper

5:00pm Vespers – Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (2.5 hrs)

7:30pm Matins – Reading of Passion Gospels (2 hrs)

Friday, April 2 Great and Holy Friday – Crucifixion of our Lord

9:00am Royal Hours for Great Friday (2 hrs)

6:00pm Great Vespers with Procession of the Holy Shroud (1.5 hrs)

8:00pm Jerusalem Matins (2 5hrs) followed by All Night Vigil at Tomb

Saturday, April 3

Great and Holy Saturday

7:00pm Beginning of the Paschal Vigil

Great Vespers w Divine Liturgy of St. Basil,

Holy Chrismation of Converts (2.5 hrs)

Sunday, April 4

Holy Pascha – The Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ – Services for Pascha at Midnight

12:00m Resurrection Matins followed by

1:00am Divine Liturgy of Pascha (2 hrs) followed by blessing of Paschal Food and Fellowship meal