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Divine Liturgies: Saturday Vigil for Sunday 5:00 pm and Sunday 8:00 am & 10:00 am.

Daily: 9:00 am except for Thursdays and the Great Fast.

Holy Days: Vesper/Liturgy (night before) 7:00 pm and the Feast Day: 9:00 am.

The Third Hour: 9:45 am Sunday.

Confessions: one half hour before all Services to 10 minutes before the start of the Service

 

 

Date 2008 FEAST SERVICE TIME
Wednesdays  of the Great Fast Great Fast Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 7 pm
 Fridays of the Great Fast Great Fast Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts noon
Mondays, Tuesdays &Thursdays Great FastA liturgical Days Lenten Matins with Prostrations 9:00 am
February 29, 2008
Friday
Deadline for Reservations for Bishop-elect Gerald Ordination & Dinner Call 602-861-9778 3:pm AZ MST
February 16, 23, March 1 & May 10 All Souls Saturdays
Remembering our Beloved Deceased
Divine Liturgy with the Panachida Service & Reading of the Names  9:00 am
March 6 Thursday Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete Matins 9:00 am
March 8 Saturday Akathistos Saturday

Vigil for Sunday

Akathisto to the Theotokos

Vesper Liturgy

9:00 am

5:00 pm

March 15 Saturday
Confessions for our ECF children and parents
Lazarus Saturday
Vigil for Palm Sunday
Procession before Service
Divine Liturgy

Vesper/Liturgy

9:00 am

5:00 pm

March 16
Palm Sunday
Blessings of Palms & Willows & procession from the Parish Hall Divine Liturgy

Divine Liturgy

8:00 am

10:00 am

March 19 Wednesday Great & Holy Wednesday Presanctified Liturgy &
anointing of the Sick
7:00 pm
March 20 Thursday Great & Holy Thursday
Institution of the Eucharist
Vesper/Liturgy of St Basil the Great 7:00 pm
March 21 Friday
Strict fast - no meat or dairy
Great & Holy Friday
Our Lord dies on the Cross
Matins w/Readings
Vesper-Procession
12 noon
7:00 pm
March 22 Saturday
No confessions heard on Pascha
Our Lord in the Tomb
Vigil for the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ
Jerusalem Matins
Vesper/Liturgy with blessing of Paschal Baskets
9:00 am

5:00 pm

March 23 Sunday
PASCHA

Join us for our Holy Services
Resurrection of our Lord God & Savior, Jesus Christ Procession, Matins, Divine Liturgy and the blessing of the Paschal Baskets 9:00 am
March 24/25
Solemn Feast of the Annunciation
24 Bright Monday
25 Bright Tuesday
Vesper/Liturgy
Divine Liturgy
7:00 pm
9:00 am
March 26
Bright Wednesday
Bishop -elect Gerald Dino will make his profession of Faith during the Vespers Vespers
(Afterwards practice for the ordination liturgy)
7:00 pm
March 27
Bright Thursday
St. Helen Church, Glendale
Ordination & Enthronement of our New Bishop Hierarchical Liturgy and Dinner by Reservation 1:30 pm
March 28
Bright Friday
St. Stephen Pro-cathedral
Liturgy with the New Bishop & the Priests of our Eparchy - Faithful is invited Liturgy & Continental Breakfast 09:00 am
April 30 / May 1
Wed - Thur
Ascension of our Lord
Holy Day of Obligation
Vesper/Liturgy

Divine Liturgy

7:00 pm

9:00 am

May 10 Saturday Fifth All Souls Saturday
Vigil for Sunday
Liturgy w/ Panachida
Vesper/Liturgy
9:00 am
5:00 pm
May 11 Sunday Pentecost Sunday Divine Liturgies 8:00 am
10:00 am
Jun 28/29 Sat & Sun
Holy Day of Obligation
Peter & Paul
Prime Apostles
6/28 Vesper/Liturgy
Divine Liturgy
5:00 pm
8 & 10 am
August 1 Friday Procession of the Cross & Lesser Blessing s of Water Divine Liturgy 9:00 am
August 5/6 Tuesday & Wednesday
Solemn Holy Day
Transfiguration of our Lord & Blessing of Fruits 8/5 Vesper/Liturgy
8/6 Divine Liturgy
7:00 pm
9:00 am
August 14/15 Thursday/ Friday
Holy Day of Obligation
Dormition of the Mother of God, Blessing of Flowers 8/14 Vesper/Liturgy
8/15 Divine Liturgy
7:00 pm
9:00 am
September 8 Monday
Solemn Holy Day
Nativity of Theotokos & Ever Virgin Mary Vesper/Liturgy
Divine Liturgy
7:00 pm
9:00 am
October 1 Monday
Solemn Holy Day
Protection of the Theotokos
Patronage of the Eparchy
Divine Liturgy 9:00 am
November 7/8 Friday & Saturday
Solemn Holy Day
Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & all Saints 11/7 Vesper/Liturgy
11/8 Divine Liturgy
7:00 pm
9:00 am
November 14   Friday Feast of St. Philip
Wed & Fri days of abstinence
Start of the Christmas Fast  
November 20/21 Thursday & Friday
Solemn Holy Day
Entrance of the Theotokos & Ever-Virgin into the Temple 11/20 Vesper/Liturgy
11/21 Divine Liturgy
7:00 pm
9:00 am
November 26/27 Wednesday & Thursday
Civil Holiday
Thanksgiving Day
Solemnized by our Eparchy
11/26 Vesper/Liturgy
11/27 Divine Liturgy
7:00 pm
9:00 am
December 5/6 Friday & Saturday
Solemn Holy Day
Holy Father Nicholas the Wonder Worker 12/5 Great Vespers
12/6 Divine Liturgy
12 Noon
9:00 am
December 8 Monday
Solemn Holy Day
Maternity of the Holy Anna Divine Liturgy 7:00 pm
December 13 Saturday Parish Dinner & Program for
St. Nicholas - GCU
Vesper Liturgy with Bishop & dinner 5:00 pm
December 24/25 Wednesday & Thursday
CHRISTMAS
Holy Day of Obligation
Nativity of our Lord, God & Savior, Jesus Christ

 

12/24 Vesper Liturgy
Divine Liturgy
8:00 pm
10:00 am
December 26 Friday
Solemn Holy Day
Synaxis of the Mother of God Divine Liturgy 9:00 am
December 27 Saturday
Solemn Holy Day
Holy Stephen & Protomartyr Divine Liturgy 9:00 am
December 31 - January 1
2009 - Wednesday & Thursday
Circumcision of our Lord & the Feast of St. Basil 12/31 Vesper Liturgy
1/1/09 Divine Liturgy
7:00 pm
9:00 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday Liturgy                8:00 A.M.  and  10:00 A.M.

Saturday Vesper/Liturgy    5:00 P.M.

Weekdays                        9:00  A.M.

Holy Day Vesper/Liturgy                 7:00  P.M.

Holy Days                          9:00  A.M.

 

Confessions heard 1/2 hour before the start of Liturgy or by appointment.