Service Schedule
Service Schedule Through Thomas Sunday
Sunday 1 March: Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare)
8:45am Matins
9:30am Divine Liturgy
12noon: Forgiveness Vespers
Monday 2 March:
(Great Lent begins)
6pm Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
Tuesday 3 March:
6pm Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
Wednesday 4 March:
6pm Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
Friday 6 March:
6pm Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Saturday 7 March:
4pm Great Vespers
Sunday 8 March: Sunday of Orthodoxy
8:45am Matins
9:30am Divine Liturgy (of St. Basil) followed by procession with the Holy Icons
Friday 13 March:
6pm Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Saturday 14 March: Memorial Saturday
8am Divine Liturgy with Memorial Litiya
4pm Great Vespers
Sunday 15 March: St. Gregory Palamas
8:45am Matins
9:30am Divine Liturgy (of St. Basil)
Wednesday 18 March:
6pm Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, followed by special lecture (Dr. Carrie Frederick Frost)
Saturday 21 March: Memorial Saturday
8am Divine Liturgy with Memorial Litiya
4pm Great Vespers
Sunday 22 March: Veneration of the Holy Cross
8:45am Matins
9:30am Divine Liturgy (of St. Basil)
Tuesday 24 March: Forefeast of the Annunciation
6pm Vespers for the Feast
*Note there will be no Divine Liturgy on the Feast this year
Friday 27 March:
6pm Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Saturday 28 March: Memorial Saturday
8am Divine Liturgy with Memorial Litiya
4pm Great Vespers
Sunday 29 March: St. John Climacus
8:45am Matins
9:30am Divine Liturgy (of St. Basil)
Friday 3 April:
6pm Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Saturday 4 April: Glorification
of the Birthgiver of God (Akathist Saturday)
4pm Akathist
5pm Great Vespers
Sunday 5 April: Mary of Egypt
8:45am Matins
9:30am Divine Liturgy (of St. Basil)
Wednesday 8 April:
6pm Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Saturday 11 April: Lazarus Saturday
8am Divine Liturgy
10am Work day / cleaning and preparation of the church
4pm Great Vespers for Palm Sunday
Sunday 12 April: Palm Sunday / Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem
8:45am
Matins for the Feast
9:30am Divine Liturgy
6pm Bridegroom Matins
Monday 13 April: Holy Monday
Holy Week Begins
6pm Bridegroom Matins
Tuesday 14 April: Holy Tuesday
6pm Bridegroom Matins
Wednesday 15 April: Holy Wednesday – The Annointing
6pm Service of Holy Unction
Thursday 16 April: Holy Thursday – The Mystical Supper
9:30am Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, followed by the washing of the feet
6pm Matins of Great and Holy Friday, with the reading of the Passion Gospels
Friday 17 April: Holy Friday – The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord
9:30am
Royal Hours for Great and Holy Friday
3pm Vespers with the emplacement of the Holy Shroud
6pm Jerusalem Matins with the Lamentations and procession, followed by all-night vigil at the Tomb of Our Lord
Saturday 18 April: Holy Saturday – Descent of Our Lord into Hades
9:30am Paschal Vigil: Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
11:30pm: Paschal Vigil – Midnight Office
Sunday 19 April: Great and Holy Pascha
Midnight: Procession, Resurrection Matins, Divine Liturgy of Pascha, followed by the blessing of the baskets
1pm Agape Vespers
Fast Free Week
Monday 20 April: Bright Monday
8am Divine Liturgy
Saturday 25 April:
5pm Great Vespers
Sunday 26 April: St. Thomas Sunday
8:45am Matins
9:30am Divine Liturgy
Fasting Resumes