Services

Services

All Sunday services begin at 10 am.

EXCEPT EASTER, which begins Saturday 11:30 pm.

There is no 10 am service on Easter Sunday

Schedule below

Vespers and Matins are served on all Saturdays and on the eve of feast days.

Evening services begin at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted

A P R I L    

  12 Sat.            6 p.m.            Eve of Palm Sunday. Vespers and Matins. (followed by the blessing of bushwillows)

  13 Sun.          10 a.m.            PALM SUNDAY – Divine Liturgy

 B  e  g  i  n  n  i  n  g    o  f    H  o  l  y     W  e  e  k 

  17 Thur.        7 p.m.             MAUNDY THURSDAY. Reading of THE TWELVE PASSION GOSPELS

  18 Fri.          11 a.m.             GOOD FRIDAY – Reading of Royal Hours

            aррrox.1 p.m.              Vespers & bringing out the WINDING SHEET

               after a break            Service of BURIAL OF OUR LORD

  19 Sat.           9 a.m.             HOLY SATURDAY – Vesp. & Div. Lit. of St. Basil the Great

Those desiring to partake of communion at the Paschal liturgy are urged to go to confession following the Saturday morning service, or else between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. Sat. Evening.

  19 Sat.           11:30 p.m.       FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION – Easter Service begins

                        12 midnight    Candlelight Procession, Paschal Matins, Divine Liturgy

** Blessing of Easter cakes, etc. – after the liturgy*** 

After the Easter service and the blessing of Easter cakes there will be a PASCHAL FEAST in the church hall. Those wishing to participate in our Paschal meal are asked to bring a dish, coordinating this with Liza Belikov (845-658-7065) or Valya Shatalova (845-303-4465). The Paschal meal will be served free of charge. (Everyone contributing a dish is asked to remember to take home any leftover part of this dish [as well as the containers used] at the conclusion of the Paschal meal.)

 27 Sun           10 a.m.            Apostle Thomas Sunday – Divine Liturgy,  following which Fr. Alexander will serve panikhidas at the Hyde Park cemetery – on request.

 M A Y

    4 Sun           10 a.m.            Divine Liturgy

  11 Sun.          10 a.m             Divine Liturgy

  22 Thur.     9:30 a.m.            FEAST DAY OF ST. NICHOLAS. Divine Liturgy. Hierarchical Service. Metropolitan Nikolai and Bp. Jerome arrive at 9:30 a.m.                                                Worshipers are asked to be present before their arrival.

 25 Sun.           10 a.m.            Divine Liturgy