Schedule of Events for this Week

Week of March 17 2024

Sunday, March 17, 2024

  • 7:40 AM
    Cheesefare Sunday, Commemoration of the Expulsion of Adam from Paradise (Forgiveness Sunday). English Liturgy. Scripture: Romans 13: 11–14: 4; Matthew 6: 14–21. Eve of Great Lent
  • 10:10 AM
    Cheesefare Sunday, Commemoration of the Expulsion of Adam from Paradise (Forgiveness Sunday). Slavonic Liturgy. Scripture: Romans 13: 11–14: 4; Matthew 6: 14–21. Eve of Great Lent
  • After each Liturgy
    Sunday School classes
  • After each Liturgy
    The Sisterhood invites everyone to the last bliny luncheon of the year.
  • 6:30 PM
    Forgiveness Sunday. Vespers with the Rite of Forgiveness.

Monday, March 18, 2024

  • Midnight
    The Rules of Great Lent: Fish is permitted on the Feasts of the Annunciation to the Most-holy Theotokos (April 7) and the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (April 28). Wine and oil are permitted on all Saturdays and Sundays of Lent, except for Great and Holy Saturday, when only wine is permitted; on March 22, the Commemoration of the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, on April 17 and 18, the Eve and Day of the Great St Andrew Standing, and on May 2, Great Thursday. Wine but not oil is permitted on April 19, the eve of the Saturday of the Akathist, and on May 4, Great Saturday. On all other days of Great Lent, we abstain from fish, wine, and oil.
  • 7:00 PM
    Clean Monday. Great Compline with the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete (in Church-Slavonic). The English reading of the canon in St. George House

Monday. March 18, 2024

  • 7:00 AM
    CANCELLED - Clean Monday. Matins, Hours, Typica and Vespers

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

  • 7:00 PM
    Clean Tuesday. Great Compline with the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete (in English).

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

  • 7:00 AM
    CANCELLED - Clean Wednesday. Matins, Hours, Typica, and Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts
  • 7:00 PM
    Clean Wednesday. Great Compline with the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete (in Church Slavonic). The English reading of the canon in St. George House.

Thursday, March 21, 2024

  • 7:00 PM
    Clean Thursday. Great Compline with the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete (in English). The English reading of the canon in St. George House.

Friday, March 22, 2024

  • 7:00 PM
    Clean Friday. Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts.

Saturday, March 23, 2024

  • 8:00 AM
    St Theodore Saturday. Holy Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit and the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste. Matins, Hours and Liturgy. Scripture: Hebrews 1: 1–12; Mark 2: 23–3: 5; for St Theodore. II Timothy 2: 1–10; John 15: 17–16: 2
  • 5:00 PM
    Vigil. 9th Resurrection Gospel: John 2: 19–31.

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