After the Divine Liturgy for Lazarus Saturday we had a church cleaning morning to spruce up the building for Holy Week and Pascha. I took some photos of people at work.
Jim Cunningham #2 
Robert with hoover 
Nadia with hoover #1 
Nadia with hoover #2 
2 faves, Miho & Nadia 
Making crosses for Palm Sunday 
More Crosses being made Diane & Chris 
Bruce Garber
Palm Sunday
Mainly the procession of children with palms.
Deacon David reading gospel 
Fr Gregory with the Palm Sunday homily 
Reader David Beleny leads the procession 
Palm Sunday procession Palm Sunday procession #2 
Dcn David & Fr Gregory 
Palm Sunday procession #3 More children 
Children with Palms 
Finishing the procession at the Great Entrance 
The choir with Bill, Miho, Wenday & Brian 
Deacon David
Holy Thursday
In the evening of Holy Thursday the Matins for Holy Friday with 12 gospels is served.
Procession with the Cross 
Procession at Holy Friday Matins with 12 Gospels served Thursday evening 
Placing the Cross Censing the Cross 
Five chapters from St John’s gospel are read taking 20 minutes! 
12 Gospels service, part of Holy Friday Matins
Holy Friday
In the afternoon of Holy Friday the Vesperal Liturgy for Holy Saturday is served.
Procession with Shroud #1 Procession with Shroud #2 
Procession with Shroud #3 
Fr Gregory address
Lamentations
Lamentations with procession of the Shroud is served in the early evening of Holy Friday.
Before the shroud Censing the shroud 
The choir with Miho, Wendy & Brian Flower bearing girls waiting for the procession 
Fr Gregory returning from censing outside 
Procession with shroud & flower bearing girls 
The shroud under which the whole assembly filed. 
Trail of tears / flowers 
Approaching the front door Waiting to process under the shroud 
Repositioning the Shroud 
Reading the Gospel
Holy Saturday
Before the Vesperal Liturgy of St Basil with its 15 Old testament readings there was the Chrismation of two Catechumens.
Sean and Jim with their sponsors 
the Chrismation 
the blessing 
Fr Gregory reading the prayers
Following this was Vespers for evening of Holy Saturday and then Divine Liturgy of St Basil.
Listening to the Old Testament readings 
Fr Gregory gives the homily 
Some attentive listeners 
Soffit icon of the Myrrhbearing Women 
Sean’s first communion Jim’s first communion 
Communion of the faithful #2 Communion of the faithful #1
PASCHA!
Such a joyful celebration with people in the nave, the Fellowship Hall and outside in the tent on the patio.
Paschal Midnight Procession 
Paschal Midnight Procession 
This is the Day that the Lord hath made 
the doors are shut! the choir singeth ‘Christ is Risen!’ People try to keep the candles lit Miho directs the choir 
now we process into the church the lads Христосъ воскресе! Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! 
The tent people with prompt sheets 
Folks attempt to keep candles lit 
Censing the tent outside Children enjoying Pascha 
Children enjoying Pascha 
Fr Gregory reads the Paschal homily of St John Chrysostom 
The choir continueth to sing! 
Dcn David reads the gospel at the Divine Liturgy 
Dcn David from the tent Miho & Fr Gregory after the service 
Fr Gregory & Dcn David after the service
