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Feast Days: Great Lent, Holy Week &
Pascha
Saturdays of the Souls - Ψυχοσάββατα
The two Saturdays preceding Lent and the first Saturday of Lent the
Church commemorates our departed forebears, relatives and Friends with
Special Memorial Prayers
Orthros at 9:00 AM,
Liturgy at 9:45 AM
- March 1
- March 8
- March 15- The Divine
Liturgy will take place at St Nicholas Chapel at Rose Hills
Cemetery. Fr. John will visit Graves at Rose Hills following
Services.
Prosfora Workshop
Due to popular demand, the Ladies of the Philoptochos will offer a
Prosfora Workshop on Friday, March 14, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Come and learn to bake
prosfora from the experts. No Experience necessary!
Donations for
Flowers to Decorate the Church During Holy Week will be collected
by Sasha Vithoulkas beginning on Sunday, March 9 after Church Services
Presanctified
Liturgy - Προηγιασμένες Λειτουργίες
Wednesdays of Great Lent - 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM
Following the Liturgy, Father John will hold a group discussion on
Holy Week from 7:30-8:30 p.m (English). Topics are as follows:
- March 12 Saturday of
Lazarus and Palm Sunday
- March 19 Holy
Monday, Holy Tuesday, Wednesday
- March 26 Holy
Thursday
- April 2 Holy Friday
- April 9 Holy
Saturday and Pascha
Feast of the
Annunciation - Ευαγγελισμός
- Saturday, March 22,
2008 6:30 PM: Alpha Beta Cultural Program - St George Hall
- Monday, March 24,
2008 7:00 PM: Great Vespers
- Tuesday, March 25,
2008: 9:00 AM Orthros; 9:45 AM Divine Liturgy
Salutations -
Χαιρετισμή
Every Friday we will celebrate the salutations of the Theotokos.
Everyone is invited to join Father John for a Family Night get
together before the Services. Father John will be speaking to the
children and adults on specific topics (English) while sharing dinner
with them. After the services, all of the adults are invited to share
their thoughts with Father John over coffee and dessert (Greek).
- 6:00- 7:00 PM Family
Lenten Dinner and Topic Discussion (English)
- 7:00- 7:45 PM
Salutation Service
- 8:00-8:45 PM Coffee
(Greek)
HOLY WEEK 2008
- April 19 - Saturday of Lazarus
- Του Λαζάρου
- 9:00 Orthros
- 10:00-11:15 Liturgy
- 11:30-12:00 Continental
Breakfast
- 12:00-3:00 PM Activities
for the Children: Basket Making, Egg decorating, Making Palm
Crosses, Learning Hymns for Pascha. Adult Activities:
Fashioning of palms crosses, Decorating Church for Sunday.
Join Father John for an afternoon of fun as we learn about Holy
week through Arts and Crafts. Spend an afternoon with fellow
parishioners as we prepare Saint George for Palm Sunday.
- April 20 - Palm Sunday - Των
Βαϊων
- 9:00 Orthros
- 10:00 Divine Liturgy
Palm crosses distributed to the congregation at the end of the
service
- 11:45 AM Palm Sunday Luncheon
- Luncheon served after Church
services sponsored by the parish council
Donation: $10.00 adults; $5.00 children
Please join your fellow parishioners as we celebrate the beginning
of Holy Week together.
7:00 PM Bridegroom Service
- April 21 - Holy Monday - Μεγάλη
Δευτέρα
- 7:00 PM Bridegroom Service
- April 22 - Holy Tuesday- Μεγάλη
Τρίτη
- 7:00 PM Bridegroom Service
- April 23 - Holy Wednesday-
Μεγάλη Τετάρτη
- 3:30 PM Holy Unction Service
- 7:00 PM Bridegroom Service
Please Note: Holy Unction will be administered to the
faithful at the conclusion of the Service.
- April 24 - Holy Thursday-
Μεγάλη Πέμπτη
- 7:00 Vesperal Liturgy of Saint
Basil Commemorating
the Institution of the Holy Eucharist
- 7:00 PM Service of the Twelve
Gospels of the Passion and Crucifixion of our Lord and procession
of the Estauromenon
- April 25 - Holy Friday- Μεγάλη
Παρασκευή
- 8:00 AM Preparation of flowers
for the Epitaphio
- 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM Please join
us in the morning as we prepare all the flowers needed to decorate
the Epitaphio and decorate Saint George for the afternoon and
Evening Service. All work must be completed no later than 2:00
p.m.
Contact: Sasha Vithoulkas (562) 869-3533
- 9:00-10:30AM Service of the
Royal Hours
- 3:00 PM Vespers of the Descent
from the Cross- Apokathelosis
- 7:00 PM Service of the
Epitaphios Thrinos - The Lamentations
Mirofores and Epitaphio bearers report to the Church Narthex
for
instructions.
- April 26 - Holy
Saturday- Μεγάλο Σάββατο
- 9:00 AM Vesperal Liturgy of Saint Basil known as the “First Anastasi”
This is perhaps the most beautiful of all the services of Holy Week.
You must be present in the Church no later than 9:45 to capture the
full effect and majesty of this service. Don’t forget your bells.
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April 27 - GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA - ΜΕΓΑΛΟ ΚΑΙ ΙΕΡΟ ΠΑΣΧΑ
Saturday Evening (April 26)
- 11:00 PM Canon of
the Resurrection
- 11:45 PM “Come
Receive the Light”- Service of the Resurrection "2nd Divine Liturgy"
- *** NEW FAMILY
EVENT ***
1:30 AM Magiritsa and Avgolemono Soup following the Service in our
Parish Hall-sponsored by the Parish Council
- April27 - Sunday
Morning
- 11:00 AM “Come Receive the Light” Vespers of Agape and St George.
The Gospel passage John 20:19-25 in various languages of the world.
Please see Fr. John to be put on the list to read the Gospel.
- 11:45 AM Scavenger Egg
Hunt for all the children following Church Services sponsored by the
Parish Council
- April 28 - Bright
Monday - Feast of Saint George - Του Αγίου Γεωργίου
- 9:15 Orthros
- 10:00 AM Divine
Liturgy. Lunch reception following the services
To download the Pascha
booklet,
click here and the booklet will open in a new window.
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booklet, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in your system.
If you do not have it, click on the image below for the free
download.)
Internet
Resources: goarch.org
The Orthodox Internet
Ministries has a very good website that gives detailed information on
Lent and other feast days. Visit
http://www.lent.goarch.org/
for the official Lenten website. |
