EASTER Orthodox churches

Nativity of Christ Orthodox Catholic Church, 727 Miller at Gibson, Youngstown. Thursday: Liturgy, 10 a.m.; Orthros with 12 Gospel lections, 6:30 p.m. Friday: Great Vespers, and the placing of the Epitaphion into the tomb, 3 p.m.; "Lamentations," procession with Epitaphion, 6:30 p.m. next Saturday: Liturgy, 10:30 a.m.; Blessing of the Paschal food, at 6 p.m. and after the Midnight Paschal Liturgy; Mesonictics, Paschal Orthros, procession and Paschal Liturgy, 10:30 p.m. May 5: Agape Vespers, procession, 11 a.m. May 5: Liturgy, 9 a.m. May 7: Liturgy, 9 a.m.
St. Mark Orthodox Church, 3560 Logan Way, Youngstown. Today: Liturgy, 10 a.m.; Great Vespers of Palms, 6:30 p.m. Palm Sunday: Matins and Blessing of Palms, 9:15 a.m.; Liturgy and Procession of Palms, 10 a.m.; Bridegroom Service, 6:30 p.m. Monday: Bridegroom Service, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday: Bridegroom Service, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Holy Unction Service, 6:30 p.m.; Service of Washing of Feet, 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Liturgy of St. Basil, 10 a.m.; Passions Gospels, 6:30 p.m. Friday: Royal Hours, 10 a.m.; Vespers and Descent of Christ from the Cross, 3 p.m.; Lamentations Service, 7 p.m. next Sunday: Liturgy of St. Basil, 10 a.m.; Resurrection Matins and Liturgy, 10 p.m. Easter Sunday: Agape Vespers, 11 a.m.
St. Michael's Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, 125 Steel St., Youngstown. Palm Sunday: Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday: Service of the Holy Unction, 7 p.m. Thursday: Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil, the Great, 7 p.m. Good Friday: Vespers Service, 7 p.m. May 4: Saturday: Resurrection Matins Service, 7 p.m. Easter: Divine Liturgy and Blessing of Paschal Baskets., 9:30 a.m.
Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Church, 626 Wick Ave., Youngstown. Palm Sunday: Denie, Great Compline, 7 p.m. Monday: Denie, Great Compline, 7 p.m. Tuesday: Denie, Great Compline, 7 p.m. Wednesday: Holy Unction, 7 p.m. Thursday: St. Basil Liturgy and Blessing of Pascal Bread and of Holy Communion for the sick, 10 a.m.; Twelve Gospels of the Passions of Our Lord, 7 p.m. Friday: Royal Hours, 9 a.m.; Fixing the Tomb of Our Lord, 11 a.m.; Vespers with Taking of the Body of Our Lord from the Cross, 5 p.m.; Lamentation of the Lord and procession around church, 7 p.m. May 4: Fixing the Pasti cups and the church for midnight service and changing into the color white, 9:30 a.m. midnight service, 11:30 p.m.; midnight Resurrection service, midnight. Easter: Second Resurrection Service Agape, 11 a.m.; Easter reception, noon. May 6: Holy Liturgy, 10 a.m. May 10: Life-Giving Fount, 7 p.m.
St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, 301 Struthers-Liberty Road, Campbell. Palm Sunday: Divine Liturgy, 10 a.m. Monday: Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts, 7 a.m.; Bridegroom Matins, 7 p.m. Tuesday: Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts, 9 a.m.; Bridegroom Matins, 7 p.m. Wednesday: Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts, 9 a.m. Holy Unction, 7 p.m. Thursday: Vespers/Liturgy of St. Basil, 9 a.m.; Matins with Passion Gospel Readings, 7 p.m. Friday: Royal Hours, 9 a.m.; Vespers with procession of Plashchanitsa, 3 p.m.; Matins and Lamentations of the Mother of God and procession with Plashchanitsa, 7 p.m. May 4: Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil, 4 p.m.; Matins of Pascha, 11:30 p.m. Easter: Resurrection of Jesus Christ Divine Liturgy, 10 a.m. May 6: Divine Liturgy with procession, Gospel read in several languages, 10 a.m. May 7: Divine Liturgy with procession, Gospel read in several languages, 10 a.m.