Holy Week – May 2024 Church Services

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SUNDAY  28  April

PALM SUNDAY     Matins – D. Liturgy   7.30 – 11am  then fish luncheon in our hall

Bridegroom Service   7 – 8.30pm 

HOLY MONDAY

29 April

JOSEPH THE ALL-VIRTUOUS     9th Hour and Divine Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts    8 – 10am

Bridegroom Service   7 – 8.30pm 

HOLY TUESDAY

30 April

PARABLE OF 10 VIRGINS        9th Hour and Divine Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts    8 – 10am

Bridegroom Service   7 – 8.30pm 

HOLY  WEDNESDAY 

1  May

WOMAN WHO POURED MYRRH    

9th Hour & D. Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts   8 – 10am

Holy Unction   4 – 6pm

Matins of Holy Thursday     7 – 8.30pm 

HOLY  THURSDAY

2  May

THE LAST SUPPER    

Vespers – D. Liturgy of St Basil    6 – 8am

Service of Holy Passion    6.30 – 10pm

HOLY  FRIDAY

3  May

HOLY PASSION OF OUR LORD  

Hours  8 – 10am,  then decoration of tomb – children welcome

Service of Taking Down from the Cross officiated by His Grace Bishop Iakovos    4 – 5.30pm

Service of Lamentations    7 – 10pm

HOLY  SATURDAY

4  May  

DESCENT OF THE LORD IN HADES    

Vespers – D. Liturgy of St Basil   6 – 8am

SERVICE OF THE RESURRECTION  –  MATINS  –  D. LITURGY     11pm – 2.30am 

then Paschal common meal in our hall, all welcome

SUNDAY  5  May

PASCHA     

Vespers of love at the Archdiocese, 242 Cleveland St Redfern    11am – 12.15pm

MONDAY  6 May

GEORGE the GREAT MARTYR

Matins and Divine Liturgy  7 – 9.30am   

WEDNESDAY  8 May

JOHN the THEOLOGIAN

Matins and Divine Liturgy  7 – 9.30am   

FRIDAY 10 May

LIFE-GIVING FONT

Matins and Divine Liturgy  7 – 9.30am   

SUNDAY  12 May

THOMAS

Matins and Divine Liturgy  7.30 -11am      

MONDAY 13 May

 

Hierarchical Vespers at the Church of St Therapon, 323-325 Pennant Hills Rd, Thornleigh    7 – 8.30pm   

TUESDAY  14 May

HIEROMARTYR THERAPON

Matins and Divine Liturgy at the Church of St Therapon, Thornleigh    8 – 11am      

SUNDAY  19 May

HOLY MYRRHBEARERS

Matins and Divine Liturgy  7.30 -11am   

TUESDAY  21 May

CONSTANTINE AND HELEN

Matins and Divine Liturgy  7 – 9.45am   

SATURDAY  25 May

3RD DISCOVERY OF THE HEAD OF JOHN THE FORERUNNER

Matins and Divine Liturgy for young and old in English, then veneration of Relic of St John the Baptist,  7.30 – 10am

then activities for children

SUNDAY  26 May

PARALYTIC

Matins and Divine Liturgy  7.30 –11am   

WEDNESDAY  29 May

MID-PENTECOST

Matins and Divine Liturgy  7 – 9.30am