Sunday, March 14, 2010

Schedule of Services at Sts Constantine & Helen SOC

MARCH 7 THIRD SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT SUNDAY OF THE HOLY CROSS

MARCH 10 PRESANCTIFIED LITURGY at 6:30 p.m.

MARCH 12 AKATHIST TO THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS at 6:30 p.m.

MARCH 14 FOURTH SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT SUNDAY OF ST JOHN KLIMAKOS

MARCH 21 FIFTH SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT SUNDAY OF ST MARY OF EGYPT

MARCH 24 PRESANCTIFIED LITURGY at 6:30 p.m.

MARCH 27 LAZARUS SATURDAY

MARCH 28 PALM SUNDAY Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m. with blessing of Palms


MARCH 31 GREAT & HOLY WEDNESDAY Holy Unction Service at 7:00 p.m.

APRIL 1 GREAT & HOLY THURSDAY
The reading of the twelve Passion Gospels at 7:00 p.m.

APRIL 2 GREAT & HOLY FRIDAY
Vespers at 3:30 p.m. ( Taking Down from the Cross)
Matins ( Lamentations of the shroud and the procession) at 4:30 p.m.

APRIL 3 GREAT & HOLY SATURDAY
Procession around the church & Matins of Christ's Resurrection at 11:45 p.m.

APRIL 4 PASCHA - LITURGY OF RESURRECTION at 10:00 a.m.

APRIL 7 ANNUNICATION OF OUR MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m.

MAY 6 ST. GEORGE, THE VICTORIOUS MARTYR Divine Liturgy 10:00am

MAY 30 ASCENSION OF OUR LORD Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m.

MAY 20 PENTECOST Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m.

JUNE 6 STS. CONSTANTINE & HELEN—EQUAL TO THE APOSTLES
PATRON FEAST DAY OF THE CHURCH Divine Liturgy 10:00am

Paschal Greeting from Fr Serge

CHRIST IS RISEN!
INDEED HE IS RISEN!

This is a great time of our Christian year, a time of rejoicing, a time of faith, a time of hope and therefore a time also of love. One of our Easter hymns gives expression to those sentiments in the following beautiful terms:

“It is the Day of Resurrection,
Let us brighten up with Feast
and let us embrace each other;
Let us call “Brethren” even our adversaries;
Let us forgive all because of the Resurrection,
And thus let us call out loudly:

“CHRIST IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD
TRAMPLING DOWN DEATH BY DEATH
AND TO THOSE IN THE TOMBS
HE BESTOWED LIFE!”

To that joy, to that friendliness, to that forgiveness we are all called by the Christ and His Holy Church. It is to that same salvation we, your Priest, President and the Church-School Board, invite all today. You who are practicing your faith both in the Church and outside it, in your daily life; and also you whom we miss at the wonderful and Holy Services of the Church, yours and ours. Come let us all be one in our Holy Orthodox Faith and in the One Savior, Jesus Christ, who by His willing sufferings and death did manifest His great love and compassion for all of us. And by His Resurrection He revealed His all mighty divine power by which He reigns over the universe.

Your Church sends this greeting to all in love and hope that you will respond, since through your Church it is our Savior who is calling us. That is why He instituted the Holy Church to do preaching to sound calls and warnings and to dispense His gifts to all of us - from Him.

Dear Brothers and Sisters, we are embarking on an ambitious building program to rebuild our church hall which was destroyed by hurricane Ike. We too, are resurrecting from the recent calamities that have befallen us but with the hope, trust and love in our Resurrected Lord we know that we will also achieve our most desired goal. And that is to share in the communion of each other in our new hall. To that end I greet you as your parish priest together with the church-school congregation of Sts. Constantine and Helen and wish you all the very best this Paschal season.