LENTEN AND HOLY WEEK
RENEWAL (Bright Week) - April 17-22, 2023Below are resources and ways to experience church during Holy Week.
Renewal (Bright) Week Schedule of Services
All holy week services will be livestreamed on our church website.
Click the link to open a PDF with the bilingual text of the service to follow along from home):
- Renewal Thursday, April 20, & Feast of St. George: 8:30 am Orthros and Divine Liturgy.
- Renewal Friday, April 22, & Feast of the Theotokos of the Life-giving Fountain: 8:30 am Orthros and Divine Liturgy
- Renewal Saturday, April 23: 5:00 pm Vespers for Thomas Sunday.
2023 Schedule for Great and Holy Week
Lazarus Saturday – April 8
- 8:30 am – Orthros and Divine Liturgy Followed by Palm Cross Making, Confessions, Church Cleaning
- 5:00 pm – Vespers of Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday – April 9
- 8:15 am – Orthros and Divine Liturgy
- 5:00 pm – Orthros of Great Monday (First Bridegroom Service)
Great and Holy Monday – April 10
- 9:00 am – Presanctified Liturgy
- 6:30 pm – Orthros of Great Tuesday (Second Bridegroom Service)
Great and Holy Tuesday – April 11
- 9:00 am – Presanctified Liturgy
- 6:30 pm – Orthros of Great Wednesday (Third Bridegroom Service)
Great and Holy Wednesday – April 12
- 9:00 am – Presanctified Liturgy
- 3:00 pm – Sacrament of Holy Unction (Ἱερὸν Εὐχέλαιον)
- 6:30 pm – Orthros of Great Thursday (with second anointing)
Great and Holy Thursday – April 13
- 9:00 am – Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (The Institution of the Eucharist)
- 6:30 pm – Orthros of Great Friday (Service of the Passion and Twelve Gospels)
- 10:00 pm – Vigil by the Cross, and GOYA making sandwiches for the homeless
Great and Holy Friday – April 14
- 9:00 am – Royal Hours
- 3:00 pm – Vespers (Taking down from the Cross/Ἀποκαθήλωσις)
- 6:30 pm – Orthros of Great Saturday (With Praises at the Tomb of Christ (Ἐγκώμια), and Procession of the Epitaphios)
Great and Holy Saturday – April 15
- 9:00 am – Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (“First Resurrection”)
- 10:00 pm – Midnight Office and Canon of Great Saturday
- 10:30 pm – Receive the Light/Procession, Paschal Orthros/Divine Liturgy AGAPE MEAL
Great and Holy Pascha – April 16
- 12:00 Noon – Agape Vespers (Reading of the Gospel in various languages)