LENTEN SCHEDULE
St. Martin of Tours service schedule from the Cheesefare Sunday through Pascha.
Services in blue will be held at our normal meeting place – (Deacon Stephen’s office)
Services in red will be someplace else.
February 25 – Saturday – Vigil @ 4 pm
February 26 – Sunday of Forgiveness – Hours @ 9:40 am, Liturgy @ 10 am, Forgiveness Vespers after Liturgy
*Last day for dairy
Great Lent Begins
February 27 – Monday – Compline and Canon of St. Andrew @ 6 pm
February 28 – Tuesday – Compline and Canon of St. Andrew @ 6 pm
March 1 – Wednesday – Compline and Canon of St. Andrew @ 6 pm
March 2 – Thursday – Compline and Canon of St. Andrew @ 6 pm
March 3 – Friday – Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts @ 6 pm
March 4 – Saturday – Hours @ 9:40 am, Liturgy @ 10 am, Vigil @ 4 pm *St. Theodore Saturday
March 5- Sunday of Orthodoxy – Hours @ 9:40, Liturgy @ 10 am *Bring icons for Sunday of Orthodoxy procession,
*Vespers @ 4 pm, spiritual talk after Vespers *Vespers and meal hosted by St. John Cassian
Orthodox Chapel 1731 13th Street North, Bessemer, AL 35020
March 8 – Wednesday – Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts @ 6 pm
March 11 – Saturday – Hours @ 9:40 am, Liturgy @ 10 am *Memorial for Departed, blessing of koliva,
Vigil @ 4 pm
March 12 – Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas – Hours @ 9:40 am, Liturgy @ 10 am
March 15 -Wednesday – Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts @ 6 pm
March 18 – Saturday – Hours @ 9:40 am, Liturgy @ 10 am *Memorial for Departed, blessing of koliva, Vigil @ 4 pm
March 19 – Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross – Hours @ 9:40 am, Liturgy @ 10 am
March 22 -Wednesday – Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts @ 6 pm
March 26 – Sunday of St. John Climacus – Hours @9:40 am, Liturgy @10 am
March 28 – Tuesday – Mystery of Holy Unction – 6 pm
March 29 -Wednesday – Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts @6 pm
March 30 – Thursday – Matins with Great Canon of St. Andrew @6 pm
March 31 – Friday – Matins with Akathist @7 pm *at St. Mary of Egypt Church in Roswell, GA
April 1st – Saturday – Hierarchical Divine Liturgy @9:30 am *Our Lady Joy Church in Cumming, GA
April 2 – Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt – Hours @9:40 am, Liturgy @10 am
(From April 3rd-5th Fr. Elias will attend the Lenten Pastoral Conference in Atlanta)
April 7 – Friday – Vespers and Liturgy @ 6 am *Feast of Annunciation (fish allowed)
April 8 – Lazarus Saturday – Baptisms @ 8 am, Hours @9:40 am, Liturgy @ 10 am,
Vigil/blessing of palms @ 4 pm
April 9 -Palm Sunday – Hours 9:40am, Liturgy @ 10 am, *fish allowed Bridegroom Matins @ 4 pm
April 10 – Great and Holy Monday – Bridegroom Matins @ 6 pm
April 11 – Great and Holy Tuesday – Bridegroom Matins @ 6 pm
April 12 – Great and Holy Wednesday – Bridegroom Matins @ 6 pm
April 13 – Great and Holy Thursday – Vespers with Divine Liturgy @ 6 am 12 Passion Gospels @ 6 pm
April 14- Great and Holy Friday – Vespers/bringing out of the Shroud @ 6 pm Matins/procession with the Shroud @ 8 pm
April 15 – Great and Holy Saturday – Vespers with Divine Liturgy @ 9 am
Reading of Acts @ 9 pm Midnight Office @11:45 pm
April 16 – PASCHA – Resurrection Matins/Divine Liturgy @Midnight Agape Vespers @4 pm