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Schedule of Services for Great and Holy Week and Pascha 2026
28 March 2026
Lazarus
Saturday
Festal Matins, 9:00
AM, in-person and via Zoom (contact Father Alexei for link, followed by parish clean-up and preparation for Great and Holy Week.
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29
March 2026
Feast of
the Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem - Willow (Palm) Sunday Festal Divine Liturgy, Blessing of Willows and Outdoor Procession, 10:00 a.m., in-person
and via livestream
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30 March 2026
Great and Holy Monday
Bridegroom Matins,
7:00 p.m. in-person and via livestream followed by an opportunity for Confession
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31 March 2026
Great and Holy Tuesday
Bridegroom Matins, 7:00
p.m., in-person and via livestream followed by an opportunity for Confession
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1 April 2026
Great and Holy Wednesday
Vespers and
Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great commemorating the Institution of the Eucharist, followed by the Blessing
of Oil, and the Mystery of Holy Anointing, 7:00 p.m. in-person and via livestream
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2 April 2026 Great and Holy Thursday Jerusalem Matins for Great and Holy Friday with the Chanting of the Passion Gospels, 7:00 p.m., in-person
and via livestream
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3 April 2026 Great and Holy Friday A Strict Fast Day Royal Hours of the Crucifixion, 12:00 Noon, in-person and via Zoom (contact Father Alexei for link)
Vespers, Sermon, Outdoor Procession & Veneration
of the Plashchanitsa (Burial Shroud of Christ), 7:00 p.m., in-person and via livestream
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4 April 2026
Great and
Holy Saturday
Matins with Lamentations at the Tomb, 9:00 a.m. in-person and via livestream
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Holy Pascha - The Resurrection of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
Readings
from the Acts of the Apostles, 8:00 p.m. Nocturnes, Outdoor procession, Paschal Matins, Festal Divine Liturgy, Blessing
of the Artos and Pascha Baskets, 9:00 p.m., in-person and via livestream. followed by breaking of the Fast
on the patio.
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5 April 2026
Holy
Pascha
Saint Paul Melkite Greek Catholic Community will celebrate Pascha with the Hajme, outdoor
procession, Paschal Matins, and Festal Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m.
Please Note: There will be no "Russian" service today.
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6 April 2026
Bright Monday
Paschal Matins, 8:00 a.m., in-person and via Zoom.
Paschal Divine Liturgy,
Outdoor Procession and Proclamation of the Four Gospels of the Resurrection 7:00 p.m., in-person and via livestream
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