All Saints Orthodox Church - Service Schedule

A parish of the Orthodox Church in America

Orthodoxy in America

March to June 2010
March 3 Wed. 5-5:45 Confession; 6 p.m. Pre-sanctified Liturgy
March 5 Fri. 6 p.m. Panikhida
March 6 Sat. 4 p.m. Great Vespers; 4:30 p.m. Confession.
March 7 Sunday of Veneration of the Cross; 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy;
FORCC Vespers St.
John the Baptist Church, Bridgeport.
March 10 Wed. 5-5:45 p.m. Confession; 6 p.m. Pre-sanctified Liturgy; Lenten supper.
March 12 Fri. 6 p.m. Panikhida.
March 13 Sat. 4 p.m. Great Vespers; 4:30 p.m. Confession; .
March 14 Sunday of St. John Climacus, 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy; 4 p.m. Deanery Vespers, St. Alexis of Wilkes-Barre Church, Clinton.
March 17 Wed. 5 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Confession; 6 p.m. Canon of St. Andrew
March 19 Fri. 6 p.m. Akathist to the Theotokos
March 20 Sat. 4 p.m. Great Vespers; 4:30 p.m. Confession.
March 21 Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy; 4 p.m. Deanery Unction Service, Three Saints Church, Ansonia.
March 24 Wed. Forefeast of Annunciation to the Most Holy Theotokos, 4:45-5:30 p.m. Confession; 6 p.m. Vesperal Liturgy. (Last individual confession before Pascha.)
March 27 Lazarus Saturday, 9 a.m. Children’s Confession; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy; Lenten brunch;
4 p.m. Great Vespers, Litya, blessing, distribution of palms, pussy willows.
March 28 Sun of our Lord’s Entry Into Jerusalem, 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy; distribution of pussy willows, palms; 4 p.m. Deanery Bridegroom Matins, Holy Trinity Church, New Britain.
                 HOLY WEEK
March 29--Great and Holy Monday
March 30--Great and Holy Tuesday
March 31--Great and Holy Wednesday
April 1--Great and Holy Thursday: 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. Basil; 6 p.m. Matins with Reading of 12 Passion Gospels.
April 2--Great and Holy Friday: 2 p.m. Vespers with Entombment of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; 6 p.m. Matins of Burial with Procession.
April 3--Great and Holy Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil; by small blessing of food.
2 p.m. small blessing of food
9:30 p.m. Nocturns
10 p.m.--Procession, Resurrection Matins, Divine Liturgy, Great Blessing of Food, Agape Meal and Fellowship in Church Auditorium; distribution of candy to children.
April 19 RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR Jesus Christ
April 4 Pascha 11:30 a.m. Paschal Vespers followed by Egg Hunt for Children.
April 5--BRIGHT MONDAY 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy with Procession and reading of four Gospels and Blessing of faithful, followed by Agape Meal. (Everyone is encouraged to participate in this Liturgy, continuing our celebration of THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST, a feast that cannot be contained in one day!)
April 10 Bright Saturday 4 p.m. Great Vespers. (On this day the Royal Doors are closed for the first time since Pascha.)
April 11 St. Thomas Sunday, 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
April 17 Sat. 4 p.m. Great Vespers
April 18 Sunday of Myrhh-bearing Women 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 .m. Divine Liturgy
April 24 Sat. 4 p.m. Great Vespers.
April 25 Sunday of the Paralytic, 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy.
May 1 Sat. 4 p.m. Great Vespers.
May 2 Sunday of Samaritan Woman, 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy.
May 8 Sat. 4 p.m. Great Vespers.
May 9 Sunday of the Blind Man, 9 a.m. Hours, 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy.
May 12 Wed. Leave-taking of Pascha. Eve of Ascension, 6 p.m. Great Vespers.
May 13 Ascension of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
May 15 Sat. 4 p.m. Great Vespers
May 16 Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council; 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
May 21 Leave-taking of Ascension
May 22   Sat. 4 p.m. Great Vespers
May 23 Pentecost, 9 a.m. Hours, 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy; Vespers with kneeling prayers.
May 29 Sat. Leave-taking of Pentecost, 4 p.m. Great Vespers.
May 30 Sunday of All Saints, Patronal Feast Day of Parish, 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy.
May 31—Memorial Day Pilgrimage to St. Tikhon’s, South Canaan, PA.
June 5 Leave-taking of Ascension
June 5 Sat. 4 p.m. Great Vespers.
June 6 Sun. All Saints of America and Russia,   9 a.m. Hours; ,9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy; All Saints Picnic.
June 12 Sat. 4 p.m. Great Vespers.
June 13, Sun. 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy.
June 19 Sat. 4 p.m. Great Vespers.
June 20 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy.
June 27 Sat. No Vespers
June 28 Sun. 9 a.m. Hours; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
PLEASE READ WEEKLY BULLETIN FOR CHANGES.
BLESSING OF GRAVES
April 10 Bright Saturday
12:15 pm, Hillside, East Hartford
April 11 Sunday of St. Thomas
1 p.m. Rose Hill;
2 p.m. Cedar Hill;
3 p.m. Zion Hill.

Divine Liturgy is celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Sundays and Feast Days, or as announced. Church School is held at 10:45 a.m. Vespers on Saturdays are celebrated at 4 p.m. or as announced. When celebrated weekdays, Vespers are at 6 p.m. or as announced. Please check weekly bulletin for changes to this schedule.

Note: If it is excessively hot in the Church proper, we will have the service in the auditorium until we can complete the air conditioning of the Church.

Confessions are heard before and after Vespers or by arrangement with Fr William DuBovik, Pastor.

Please call the rectory at 860-523-0334 for times of other services, or to arrange Baptisms, Weddings, etc, before making any plans.

BLESSING OF GRAVES