CALENDAR Great Lent thru Pascha

Saturday of Souls, February 22
9:00 AM   Divine Liturgy with Trisagion for Departed
6:00 pm   Great Vespers
6:45 pm   Confessions
Sunday of Last Judgment, February 23 (Meatfare Sunday)
9:00 am   Orthros
10:00 am  Divine Liturgy
3rd Annual Antiochian Men CHILI COOKOFF during Coffee Hour
Wednesday, February 26
6:00 pm   Vespers
Saturday, March 1
6:00 pm   Great Vespers
6:45 pm   Confessions
Forgiveness Sunday, March 2  (Cheesefare)
9:00 am   Orthros
10:00 am  Divine Liturgy
6:30 pm   Forgiveness Vespers (1st service of Great Lent)

First Week of Great Lent

Monday , March 3 – First Day of Great Lent
6:30 pm   Great Canon of Repentance, Pt.1 (Great Compline)
Tuesday, March 4
6:30 pm   Great Canon of Repentance, Pt. 2 (Great Compline)
Wednesday, March 5
6:00 pm   Presanctified Liturgy
Thursday, March 6
6:30 pm   Great Canon of Repentance, Pt. 4 (Great Compline)
Friday, March 7
Last year (2024) we added a morning Presanctified Liturgy to the 1st Friday, but                  circumstances don’t allow us to do so this year.
God willing we will re-add it again next year.
6:30 pm   Akathist to the Theotokos (Little Compline)
Saturday, March 8
6:00 pm   Great Vespers
6:45 pm   Confessions
Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, March 9
9:00 am   Orthros
10:00 am  Divine Liturgy & Procession with the Holy Icons
6:30 pm   Pan-Orthodox Vespers & Procession with the Holy Icons
Our parish will be hosting
Seeker of the Lost – ROCOR (North Little Rock)
Archangel Michael – Serbian (Hot Springs)

Second Week of Great Lent

Monday, March 10
6:30 pm   Great Compline
Wednesday, March 12
6:00 pm   Presanctified Liturgy
Friday, March 14
6:30 pm   Akathist to the Theotokos (Little Compline)
Saturday, March 15
6:00 pm   Great Vespers
6:45 pm   Confessions
Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, March 16
9:00 am   Orthros
10:00 am  Divine Liturgy

Third Week of Great Lent

Monday , March 17
6:30 pm   Great Compline
Wednesday, March 19
6:00 pm   Presanctified Liturgy
Friday, March 21
6:30 pm   Akathist to the Theotokos (Little Compline)
Saturday of Souls, March 22
9:00 AM   Divine Liturgy with Trisagion for Departed
6:00 pm   Great Vespers
6:45 pm   Confessions
Sunday of the Holy Cross, March 23
9:00 am   Orthros
10:00 am  Divine Liturgy & Veneration of the Holy Cross

Fourth Week of Great Lent

Monday , March 24
6:30 pm   Great Vespers of the Feast
Tuesday, March 25 (Feast of the Annunciation)
6:00 pm   Vesperal Divine Liturgy of the Feast
Wednesday, March 26
6:00 pm   Presanctified Liturgy
Friday, March 28
6:30 pm   Akathist to the Theotokos (Little Compline)
Saturday, March 29
6:00 pm   Great Vespers
6:45 pm   Confessions
Sunday of St. John Climacus, March 30
9:00 am   Orthros
10:00 am  Divine Liturgy

Fifth Week of Great Lent

Monday , March 31
6:30 pm   Great Compline
Wednesday, April 2
6:00 pm   Presanctified Liturgy
Thursday, April 3
6:30 pm   Complete Great Canon of Repentance (Little Compline)
Friday, April 4
6:30 pm   Akathist to the Theotokos (Little Compline)
Saturday, April 5
6:00 pm   Great Vespers
6:45 pm   Reading of Life of St. Mary of Egypt
7:30 pm   Confessions
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, April 6
9:00 am   Orthros
10:00 am  Divine Liturgy

Sixth Week of Great Lent

Monday , April 7
6:30 pm   Great Compline
Wednesday, April 9
6:00 pm   Presanctified Liturgy
Friday, April 11
6:30 pm   Canon of Raising of Lazarus (Little Compline)
Lazarus Saturday, April 12
9:00 am   Divine Liturgy
followed by church cleaning and decorating party, preparing for Holy Week
6:00 pm   Great Vespers
6:45 pm   Confessions
Palm Sunday, April 13
9:00 am   Orthros
10:00 am  Divine Liturgy with Palm Procession
6:00 pm   Bridegroom Orthros (1st service of Holy Week)

HOLY WEEK 

Note: As we approach Holy Week, if strength allows,
we will schedule Presanctified Liturgy for
Monday and/or Tuesday and/or Wednesday morning(s) of Holy Week.

Holy Monday , April 14
6:30 pm   Bridegroom Orthros
Holy Tuesday, April 15
6:30 pm   Bridegroom Orthros
Holy Wednesday, April 16
6:30 pm   Holy Unction
Holy Thursday, April 17
9:00 am   Vesperal Divine Liturgy (Institution of Eucharist)
6:30 pm   Passion Gospels Orthros (Crucifixion)
Holy Friday, April 18
9:00 am   Royal Hours
decoration of the Bier and nave
3:30 pm   Taking Down from the Cross Vespers
7:00 pm   Lamentations Orthros (at the Tomb)
Holy Saturday, April 19
10:00 am   Vesperal Divine Liturgy probably with Baptisms/Chrismations
10:00 pm   Paschal Services (Rush, Orthros, Divine Liturgy)
followed by Blessing of Paschal Baskets and Festal Potluck
Note that Paschal Services start time is earlier than in recent years.
GREAT and HOLY PASCHA, April 20
1:00 pm   Agape Vespers
followed by BBQ picnic, Egg Hunt, and Lots of Fun