Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church, Rochester NY
Great Lent, Holy Week, PASCHA: 2013 Schedule of Services
First Week of Great Lent
18 March (Monday) 6:30 p.m. Compline & Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
19 March (Tuesday) 6:30 p.m. Compline & Canon of St. Andrew of Crete 20 March (Wednesday) 7:15 a.m. Daily Lenten Matins
6:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 21 March (Thursday) 6:30 p.m. Compline & Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
22 March (Friday) 6:30 p.m. Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos 23 March (Saturday) 6:00 p.m. Great Vespers; individual confessions
24 March (Sunday) 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 7:00 p.m. Eve of the Feast of the Annunciation
Second Week of Great Lent
25 March (Monday) 7:15 a.m. Feast-Day of the Annunciation
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
27 March (Wednesday) 7:15 a.m. Daily Lenten Matins 6:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
29 March (Friday) 6:30 p.m. Akathist: “Glory to God for All Things” 30 March (Saturday) 5:30 p.m. Panikheda (memorial) for the departed
6:00 p.m. Great Vespers; individual confessions 31 March (Sunday) 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Third Week of Great Lent
3 April (Wednesday) 7:15 a.m. Daily Lenten Matins 6:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
5 April (Friday) 6:30 p.m. Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos 6 April (Saturday) 5:30 p.m. Panikheda (memorial) for the departed
6:00 p.m. Great Vespers; General Confession 7 April (Sunday) 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Fourth Week of Great Lent
10 April (Wednesday) 7:15 a.m. Daily Lenten Matins 6:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
12 April (Friday) 6:30 p.m. Akathist: “Glory to God for All Things” 13 April (Saturday) 5:30 p.m. Panikheda (memorial) for the departed
6:00 p.m. Great Vespers; individual confessions 14 April (Sunday) 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Fifth Week of Great Lent
17 April (Wednesday) 7:15 a.m. Daily Lenten Matins 6:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
19 April (Friday) 6:30 p.m. Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos 20 April (Saturday) 6:00 p.m. Great Vespers; individual confessions
21 April (Sunday) 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Sixth Week of Great Lent 24 April (Wednesday) 7:15 a.m. Daily Lenten Matins
6:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 26 April (Friday) 6:30 p.m. Akathist: “Glory to God for All Things”
27 April (Saturday) 6:00 p.m. Great Vespers; General Confession
28 April Palm Sunday 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Annual Palm Sunday Seafood Dinner
6:30 p.m. Bridegroom Matins (beginning of Holy Week)
HHHooolllyyy WWWeeeeeekkk and PPPPPPPPPPPPaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssscccccccccccchhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaa 29 April -- Holy Monday 6:30 p.m. Bridegroom Matins
30 April -- Holy Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Bridegroom Matins
1 May -- Holy Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Holy Unction anointing
2 May -- Holy Thursday 6:30 p.m. Matins & 12 Passion Gospels
3 May -- Holy Friday 6:30 p.m. Matins with procession of the burial sheet
4 May -- Holy Saturday 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy “at the tomb of Christ” with the 15 Old Testament Readings
4 May (Saturday) 11:30 p.m. Nocturnes, midnight procession,
5 May – PASCHA Sunday Matins and Divine Liturgy of
the Holy and Glorious Resurrection of our Lord, God, and Savior, Jesus Christ
Blessing of Paschal baskets and Agape Meal
1:00 p.m. Vespers of PASCHA (with distribution of the Holy Eucharist to those unable to attend the Midnight Liturgy of PASCHA)
6 May (Bright Monday) 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy with children’s procession
Sacrament of Confession during Great Lent Father Ken will be available to hear individual confessions thirty (30) minutes before
every weekday service during Great Lent, on Saturdays following Great Vespers,
or by appointment.