Holyweek 2019

Holy Week - 2019
Mega/lh Ebdoma/da
Please pay close attention to the Holy Week Schedule for 2019. From the
Saturday of Lazarus to the Great Feast of Pascha there are nine (9) opportunities
to come to church and attend Liturgy and receive Holy Communion.
Therefore you will notice that on Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, and Holy
Wednesday the Presanctified Liturgy has been moved to 8:00 a.m. and on
Holy Saturday we have moved the Liturgy to 7:00 a.m. to afford as many
people as possible to attend this joyous liturgy that begins to announce to us
the coming Resurrection. The clergy and Parish Council members wish you
a blessed Holy Week and joyous Pascha!

Saturday, April 20
Saturday of Lazarus
8:00 am Orthros
9:00 am Divine Liturgy
Sunday, April 21
Nymphios 7pm
Monday, April 22
Holy Monday
Pre-sanctified Liturgy 8am
Nymphios 7pm
Tuesday, April 23
Holy Tuesday
Pre-sanctified Liturgy 8am
Nymphios 7pm
Wednesday, April 24
Holy Wednesday
Pre-sanctified Liturgy 8am
Unction 3:30 pm English
Unction 7 pm Greek
Thursday, April 25
Holy Thursday
St. Basil’s Liturgy 6 am
Communion until 7:30 am
12 Gospels 7 pm
Friday, April 26
Good Friday,
Royal Hours 9 am
Apokathelosis 3 pm
Lamentations 7 pm
Saturday, April 27
Holy Saturday
St. Basil’s Liturgy 7 am gym
Communion until 8:30 am
Panychis 11:15 pm gym
Sunday, April 28
Easter Sunday
11 am Agape Vespers

Mega/lh Ebdoma/da
H /Egersic tou Laza/rou
Sa/bbaton, 20 Aprili/ou
8:00 p.m. ‘Orqroc
9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a
Nu/mfioc
Kuriakh/, 21 Aprili/ou 7 m.m
Deute/ra, 22 Aprili/ou
Mega/lh Deute/ra
Prohgiasme/nh Leitourgi/a 8 p.m.
Nu/mfioc 7 m.m.
Tri/th, 23 Aprili/ou
Mega/lh Tri/th
Prohgiasme/nh Leitourgi/a 8 p.m
Nu/mfioc 7 m.m
Teta/rth, 24 Aprili/ou
Mega/lh Teta/rth
Prohgiasme/nh Leitourgi/a 8 p.m.
Iero/n Euxe/laion 3:30 m.m.
Iero/n Euxe/laion 7 m.m.
Pe/mpth 25 Aprili/ou
Mega/lh Pe/mpth
6:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a kai
Qei/a koinwni/a me/xri 7:30 p.m.
Akolouqi/a twn Paqw/n 7 m.m.
Paraskeuh/, 26 Aprili/ou
Mega/lh Paraskeuh/
Oi Basilike/c Wrec 9 p.m.
Apokaqh/lwsic 3 m.m.
Epita/fioc Qrh/noc 7 m.m.
Sa/bbato, 27 Aprili/ou
Mega/lo Sa/bbato
7 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a kai Qei/a koinwni/a me/xri 8:30 p.m.
H Pannuxi/c 11:15 m.m.
Akolouqei/a thc Anasta/sewc Mesa/nuxta
Kuriakh/, 28 Aprili/ou
‘Agion Pasxa
Akolouqei/a thc Aga/phc 11 p.m

Pascha 2019
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
He is not here, but is risen (Luke 2:4-5).
My dear brothers and sisters,
Most of us, influenced by the Gospel record, are inclined to look at
the life of Christ chronologically, that is, in historical sequence from
the cross to His death. I challenge you to look back from the empty
tomb.
The significance of the cross can be understood only when looking
out from the empty tomb toward Golgotha. St. Paul is able therefore
to preach a joyous doctrine, the doctrine of triumphant Love. There
is a basic difference in looking forward to the tomb from the Cross
and viewing the Cross from inside the empty tomb. Looked at in
chronological order: the betrayal, the denial, the cowardice, the torment,
the crown of thorns, the nailing, the lance, the dying are all
very ugly and almost intolerable. Viewed from inside the empty
tomb all these things are transformed in the glow of the Risen Christ;
and, all tragedy is blotted out in the victory of Life over Death.
The stone was not rolled back from the tomb to let Christ out; He was
alive and unconfined. The angels rolled back the stone to let the disciples
and the myrrh-bearing women in. It was only from within the
tomb that they were able to fully understand the significance of the
life of Christ who died in order to destroy death.
Christ is Risen!