It occurred to me that many might be interested in finding out which services various parishes are having during Holy Week. If you reply with your list, please be sure to include which jurisdiction your parish is a part of. It will make it easier for people to understand how you come to have the services you will have.

My own parish in Gilbert (Ruthenian, Byzantine Catholic, Van Nuys eparchy) is planning:

Holy Monday & Tuesday: Bridegroom Matins
Holy Wednesday: Presanctified Liturgy with Anointing
Holy Thursday: Vespers & Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Good Friday: Strasti Matins (12 Gospels);
Solemn Vespers
Holy Saturday: Vespers & Divine Liturgy of St. Basil
Pascha: Resurrection Matins & Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Jim Sprinkle, Cantor
St. Thomas Church, Gilbert AZ

The schedule many Archeparchy parishes will follow:

Mon-Presanctified
Tues-Presanctified
Wed-Presanctified
Thurs-Vesperal Liturgy
Fri-Morning, Matins with 12 Gospels
Evening, Vespers
Sat-Morning (or Afternoon), Vesperal Liturgy
Evening, Paschal Matins
Sun-Divine Liturgy

Dear Jim,
At Annunciacion of the Mother of God in Homer Glen IL we do not have services on Monday-Wednesday. We have All of the services you have listed with the addition of Royal Hours on Good Friday (around noon) and Jerusalem Matins on Saturday morning. I like to call it an "Action Packed" Weekend.

In Christ,
Katie g

Our schedule looks very much like Cantor Jim's parish with the exceptions that we don't have Bridegroom Matins on Tuesday and Resurrection Matins and Liturgy occur Great Saturday evening.

And we are in the Eparchy of Passiac, no less!

Add Liturgies on Bright Monday and Bright Tuesday and a Liturgy after First Confessions on Lazarus Saturday, and you get a very busy couple of weeks. The best part of the entire year!

Palm Sunday
Morning – Orthros/Liturgy
Evening – Bridegroom Matins

Great and Holy Monday/Tuesday

Can’t use the space we rent

Great and Holy Wednesday

Evening – Liturgy and Holy Unction

Great and Holy Thursday

Late afternoon – Foot washing and Liturgy
Evening – Twelve Gospels

Great and Holy Friday

Late afternoon – Burial Vespers (one of my absolute favorite services, I knew I would be Orthodox after attending this for the first time)
Evening – Lamentation Matins

Great and Holy Saturday

Morning – Liturgy
Evening – Resurrection Matins
Evening to Morning – Paschal liturgy and Paschal Meal/Basket Blessing

Pascha

Afternoon – Agape Vespers

Too bad there are only 4 posters so far who are sharing information about what their parishes are planning to do during Holy Week. I hope more folks will find this sharing to be enlightening and educational.

Jim,

Most I think are just getting their paschal schedules. I know that I just sent out our schedules this week. We are going to be doing all the services from Lazarus Saturday to Paschal Agape Vespers including the Bridegroom Services and a Presanctified Liturgy on Holy Wednesday morning. The only service we will not be doing is Royal Hours on Holy Friday morning. The reason why is that the ladies are decorating the tomb, and the racket they make is quite disturbing to the fostering of any prayer.

In IC XC,
Father Anthony+

Now, now, Father...you can't have it all!

As one who has been one of those women who donates her free time to decorate the tomb-- albeit in a different parish from yours--I have to remind you that you can't realistically expect so many women, brought together to do a task that takes a few hours, to take a vow of silence -- now can you?!? (hehehe)

Respectfully,
In Christ,
Alice

Dear Friends,
Christ is among us!
Here is the Schedule for one of the local BCC parishes:

Lazarus Saturday
10 AM Divine Liturgy
5 PM Vespers

Palm Sunday
8 AM Matins & Blessing of Palms and Willows, Procession
9 AM Divine Liturgy

Great and Holy Monday through Wednesday
9 AM Bridegroom Matins
7 PM Presanctified Liturgy (Wed. Holy Anointing)

Great & Holy Thurday
9 AM Matins
7 PM Vespers & Divine Liturgy

Great & Holy Friday
9 AM Matins with 12 Gospels
12 NOON Royal Hours
7 PM Vespers with Burial Service
10 PM Jersusalem Matins

Great & Holy Saturday
5 PM Vespers & Liturgy (Blessing of Paschal Foods)

Pascha
11 PM (Sat.) Midnight Office, Procession, Resurrection Matins, and Divine Liturgy
(Blessing of Paschal Foods)

Pascha
12 NOON AGAPE Vespers

Now that priest and cantors will be hard at work and get examples of celebrating Pascha on the New Calendar.

I don’t know if this is complete, but the parish I will be attending has the following schedule for the end of Great and Holy Week:

Great and Holy Wednesday
7:00 PM – Service of Holy Anointing (the complete service with 7 epistles and 7 Gospels)

Great and Holy Thursday
11:00 AM - Vespers & Liturgy of Saint Basil
7:00 PM – Strasti Matins, 12 Passion Gospels

Great and Holy Friday
12:00 Noon – Royal Hours
7:00 PM – Vespers of the Lord’s Burial (followed by the watching of the tomb until midnight)
11:00 PM – Jerusalem Matins

Great and Holy Saturday
11:00 AM – Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (including baptisms and confirmations)
9:00 PM – Procession, Paschal matins, Divine Liturgy & Blessing of Baskets, Agape Feast

Pascha
9:00 AM - Divine Liturgy & Blessing of Baskets

At Saint Michael's in Allentown PA and Ss. Peter & Paul in Palmerton PA we will be having the following:

Tuesday 7PM Allentown - Presanctified

Wednesday 7PM Allentown - Office of Holy Anointing

Thursday 7PM Allentown - Vespers & Divine Liturgy of St. Basil

Good Friday 3PM Palmerton - Vespers
Good Friday 7PM Allentown - Vespers

Holy Saturday 5PM Allentown - Matins
Holy Saturday 8PM Palmerton - Matins

Pascha 8:30AM Palmerton - Divine Liturgy
Pascha 11:00AM Allentown - Divine Liturgy

Dormition parish (Windber, PA Ruthenian Archeparchy) and Sts. Peter and Paul parish (Jerome, PA Ruthenian Archeparchy):

Great & Holy Thursday:

7:00 P.M. (W)-Great Vespers w/Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great For the Institution of the Eucharist and Priesthood.

Great & Holy Friday:

9:00 A.M. (W)-Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels
7:00 P.M. (W)- Great Friday Vespers w/ Solemn Procession and Entombment of the Plashchanica.

Great & Holy Saturday:

10:00 A.M. (W)- St. Basil Liturgy.
7:00 P.M. (W)-Resurrection Matins,followed by Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, followed by The Blessing of the Pascha Baskets.

Pascha Sunday:

8:00 A.M.(J)- Resurrection Matins,followed by Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, followed by The Blessing of the Pascha Baskets.

11:00 A.M. (W)- Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

Ungcsertezs

St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church
Marblehead, Ohio, USA
(Eparchy of Parma)


Here is the schedule for Holy Week and Easter Services, 2006, from the parish bulletin.


April 8 -- Saturday -- Lazarus Saturday
9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
5:00 p.m. Vigil Divine Liturgy and blessing of pussy willows and palms

April 9 -- Sunday -- Palm (Flowery) Sunday
10 a.m. Divine Liturgy and blessing of pussy willows and palms

April 10 -- Monday -- Great and Holy Monday
8:30 a.m. First and Third Hours of Great Lent & Eucharist

April 11 -- Tuesday -- Great and Holy Monday
8:30 a.m. Sixth and Ninth Hours of Great Lent & Eucharist

April 12 -- Wednesday -- Great and Holy Wednesday
5 p.m. Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts and Annointing

April 13 -- Thursday -- Great and Holy Thursday
7:00 p.m. Vespers and Liturgy of Holy Thursday

April 14 -- Friday -- Great and Holy Friday
9, 10, 11 a.m. and 12 noon Royal Hours for Great and Holy Friday
9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Confession
4:00 p.m. Vespers for Great Friday & Burial Service with the Shroud

April 15 -- Saturday -- Great and Holy Saturday
9:00 a.m. Jerusalem Matins
11 a.m. - 12 noon Confessions
7:00 p.m. Vigil Liturgy of St. Basil and Vespers, followed by blessing of Easter food

April 16 -- Sunday -- Easter-Resurrection Sunday
9:00 a.m. Resurrection Matins and Divine Liturgy immediately afterwards (approximatley 9:45 a.m.), followed by blessing of Easter food


Blessed and Happy Easter !


-- John

Resurrection parish Monroeville PA (Ruthenian Archeparchy)

Great and Holy Wednesday:

7:00 P.M.- Presanctified Liturgy w/ Holy Unction Annointing.

Great and Holy Thursday: The Institution of the Eucharist and Holy Priesthood

7:00 P.M.-Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great


Great and Holy Friday: Decollation of Our Lord from the Cross.

9:00 A.M.- Chanting of the 12 Passion Gospels, Matins.

7:00 P.M.-Great Vespers w/ Procession of the Plashchanica.

Great and Holy Saturday: Commemoration of our Lord Resting in the Tomb.

12:00 P.M.- Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great.

The Vigil of Pascha

8:00 P.M.-Resurrection Matins w/ Procession, followed by Paschal Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, followed by the Blessing of the Pascha Baskets, followed by the Parish Family Agape.

Pascha Sunday:

10:00 A.M. Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, followed by the Blessing of the Pascha Baskets.

Ungcsertezs

Assumption Russian Orthodox Cathedral,Ferndale,MI,Eve of Lazarus Saturday,Matins-6:30 PM.Lazarus Saturday,9:40 AM-Hours and Liturgy.6:30 PM-Great Vespers.Palm Sunday,8;00 AM-Matins,10:00 AM-Hours,10:30 AM-Liturgy.Holy Wednesday,7:00 PM-Unction(St. Vladimir Church in Ann Arbor).Holy Thursday,8:00 AM-Matins,9;15 AM-Hours followed by Vesperal Liturgy,6:30 PM-Matins with 12 Passion Gospels.Good Friday,11:00 AM-Royal Hours, 1:00 PM-Vespers,7:30 PM-Matins,Holy Saturday,11:00 AM-Vesperal Liturgy followed by Blessing of Paschal Foods,11:30 PM-Midnight Service. Pascha,12:00 MIDNIGHT,Paschal Procession,Matins,Liturgy, followed by Blessing of Paschal Foods,3:00 PM-Paschal Vespers.Bright Monday,10:30 AM-Liturgy(At Serbian Church to give Choirmaster a break),6:30 PM-Vespers.Bright Tuesday,9:00 AM-Matins followed by Liturgy.