April 13, Palm Sunday

• Matins 8:30, Divine Liturgy, 9:30 A.M.

  • Our youth will participate in the palms' blessing by re-enacting the young children's spreading palms on the road as Christ entered Jerusalem.
  • Our Parish Council invites everyone to our Palm Sunday Family Luncheon (see poster below).

• Matins of Holy Monday "behold! the Bridegroom is coming", 7 P.M.

April 14, Holy Monday

• Matins of Holy Tuesday "behold! the Bridegroom is coming", 7 P.M.

April 15, Holy Tuesday

• Matins of Holy Wednesday "behold! the Bridegroom is coming", Hymn of Kasiani, 7 P.M.

April 16, Holy Wednesday.

• Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, 10 A.M.

• Sacrament of Holy Anointing, 4 P.M.

  • Although the 4 ^PM service is provided for young children, everyone is welcome!
  • We need our youth to actively participate in our worship services by reading the Psalms and Epistles during Holy Week's many services.  To be included, please contact George Dalagelis at office@anngoc.org.

• Sacrament of Holy Anointing (seven epistle & gospel lessons), 7 P.M.

April 17, Holy Thursday

• Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil, 10 A.M.

  • Our Philoptochos will dye the Easter Eggs.

• The Holy Passion of Our Lord (twelve gospel lessons), Matins of Great Friday, 7 P.M.

April 18, Holy Friday

• The Royal Hours of the Holy Passion, 10 A.M.

  • We will host a Holy Friday Youth Retreat starting at the Royal Hours of the Holy Passion and ending with the Vespers of Apokathelosis. We encourage all children in grades K-6 to join us in prayer, learning, and fun (see poster with registration link below). For questions or to offer help, please contact Jacinda Ojeda at catechism@anngoc.org or Effie Patounas at hopejoy@anngoc.org.
  • The church office, office@anngoc.org, can provide students and teachers with a Holy Friday School Release Letter upon request.
  • We invite Sunday School Girls, 8-12 years old, to participate as Myrrh-bearers on Holy Friday afternoon and evening services (see poster with registration link below). 
  • Our Philoptochos will decorate the Epitaphios.
  • Our GOYAns will set up the luminaries for the evening service.

• Great Friday Vespers. The Apokathelosis (Un-nailing from the Cross), 3 P.M.

• Matins of Great Saturday, Encomia (Lamentations) & the Procession of the Epitaphios, 7 P.M.

April 19, Holy Saturday

• Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (Christ’s descent into Hades), 10 A.M.

• Vigil, Matins, and Divine Liturgy of the Resurrection, 11 P.M.

  • Please bring your Paschal Basket with your favorite “breaking of the fast” food items to be blessed and shared after the midnight Anastasis /Resurrection Liturgy (see posters below).

April 20, Great and Holy Pascha Sunday

• Agape Vespers. Gospel reading in various languages, 11 A.M.

  • We will again proclaim the Holy Gospel in many languages at the 11 ^AM Agape Vespers, signifying the universal message of the resurrection! We invite all polyglots to participate by reading in the language of your choice from the Gospel of John, 20:19-25.  For details and participation, please contact Maria Sandilos at mariasandilos@gmail.com.
  • Easter Egg Hunt for children follows (see poster below).