Four Parish Lenten Mission

All are welcome for our Four‐Parish Lower Mainland Lenten Mission with Right Reverend Lawrence George Stephen Gosselin. Father Lawrence is a priest of the Melkite Greek-Catholic Eparchy of Newton in the United States and a hieromonk. He is a retired military chaplain and presently serves as the chaplain to the Romanian Greek-Catholic nuns of Holy Theophany Monastery in Olympia, Washington.

SCHEDULE

Monday, February 15th, at the Dormition of the Mother of God parish, Richmond.

6:00pm – 6:30pm: Time for Confessions

6:30pm – 7:00pm: Vespers Service

7:00pm – 1st Session (Followed by refreshments)

Tuesday, February 16th, at the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish, Vancouver.

6:00pm – 6:30pm: Time for Confessions

6:30pm – 7:00pm: Akathist to the Sufferings of Jesus Christ

7:00pm – 2nd Session (Followed by refreshments)

Wednesday, February 17th, at the Exaltation of the Holy Cross parish, Surrey.

6:00pm – 7:00pm: Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts (Confession during the Service)

7:00pm – 3rd Session (Followed by refreshments)

Thursday, February 18th, at the Holy Eucharist Cathedral, New Westminster.

6:00pm – 6:30pm: Time for Confessions

6:30pm – 7:00pm: Service of the 9th Hour

7:00pm – 4th Session (Followed by refreshments)

SCHEDULE OF CHRISTMAS SERVICES 2015-2016

SCHEDULE OF CHRISTMAS SERVICES DECEMBER 2015

We encourage Parishioners to make their Confession before Christmas

December 24, Thursday: Eve of Nativity of our Lord – CHRISTMAS EVE (Day of Abstinence)
9:15 p.m. – NATIVITY VIGIL SERVICE followed by SOLEMN DIVINE LITURGY and Myrovannia December 25, Friday: Nativity of our Lord –

CHRISTMAS DAY (Holy Day of Obligation)
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy
December 26, Saturday: Synaxis of the Blessed Mother of God and St. Joseph
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy

December 27, Sunday: The Holy First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen
8:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy 10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy, sung

December 31, Thursday: New Year’s Eve “End of Year Celebration”
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy of Thanksgiving and “We praise you, O God”
JANUARY 2016

January 1, Friday: Feast of Circumcision of our Lord, and Feast of St. Basil the Great
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy, sung

January 5, Tuesday: Eve of the Feast of THEOPHANY (Day of Abstinence)
– 7:00 p.m. – Divine Liturgy and Blessing of Water

January 6, Wednesday: Feast of THEOPHANY (Holy Day of Obligation)
10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy and Blessing of Water 7:00 p.m. – Divine Liturgy

January 10, Sunday: Sunday after THEOPHANY
8:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy 10:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy, sung
12:00 noon – Parish Christmas Dinner – you are invited!