Please pay special attention to the schedule of services for Lazarus Saturday through Pascha. This year, the Annunciation (a Major Holy Day) occurs on Tuesday of Holy Week. A normal Liturgy will be served that morning. As always, I encourage you to think of Holy Week as an unbroken cycle of services, not as separate, or “one-off” observances. When we get to Holy Thursday, please remember that the more important service is the Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil at 4 pm—come for Liturgy and stay through 12 Gospels! If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Elijah.
unless there are truly extenuating or emergency circumstances, please make your Lenten/Paschal confession before Wednesday of Holy Week. This is one consideration Fr. Elijah requests because of the intensity of the Holy Week Services. Please confirm this information with the habitual, last minute offenders who don’t bother to read the bulletin! Thank you for your cooperation!
if you would like to help defray the cost of Paschal Flowers, please place your donations in a clearly marked envelope, and drop them in the collection box or basket. Our tomb is always beautifully decorated, and that is a tribute to your generosity! Thank you!
as you know, our custom is to process around the church on Good Friday, and again during Resurrection Matins on Holy Saturday evening/Pascha morning. Because of necessary drainage work in the church house, part of the churchyard is torn up. If the conditions are dry, and the ground is level, we will lay down a tarp and make the processions. If there is rain, the mud will make it prohibitive. Weather will dictate our procession plans, so be willing to take it “one day at a time.” We won’t know until we are ready to make each procession Thank you!
several announcements for upcoming archdiocesan events (mostly youth and young adult gatherings) are advertized on the church bulletin board. Please consider attending with your young loved ones. For more information about upcoming Archdiocesan events, please consult the Archdiocesan website: ocawpa.org. Thank you!
we have until Pascha to complete the drive for cat treats and supplies, and the collection for St. Tikhon’s Scholarship fund (obviously these are two, separate projects). Please help us make these projects a success with one, final push!
Lenten Vespers will be held at St. Nicolas Serbian Orthodox Church, Johnstown, at 4:30 pm. All are invited to attend.