ORTHODOX HOLY WEEK SERVICES In the Valley and elsewhere

Here is a list of area Orthodox services in observance of Palm Sunday, April 16; Holy Thursday, April 20; Good Friday, April 21; Holy Saturday, April 22; Pascha (Easter), April 23; and other services through May 7.
Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, 401 12th St., Campbell: Today, Saturday of Lazarus Matins and Divine Liturgy at 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. and great vespers at 6 p.m.; Palm Sunday, Matins and Divine Liturgy, 8:30 and 10 a.m. and bridegroom service and confession at 7 p.m.; Holy Monday, bridegroom service and confessions at 7 p.m.; Holy Tuesday, finale presanctified Divine Liturgy at 7 a.m. and bridegroom service and confessions at 7 p.m.; Holy Wednesday, Holy Unction service at 6 p.m.; Holy Thursday, vesperal Divine Liturgy (institution of the Lord's Supper) at 8 a.m. and the Passion of Christ service (12 Gospel readings) at 7 p.m.; Holy Friday, the Royal Hours at 8 a.m., vespers of the unnailing at 3 p.m. and Bright Lamentations at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, vesperal Divine Liturgy at 8:30 a.m., pre-Paschal canon at 11 p.m.; Easter, resurrection Matins and liturgy at midnight and Agape vespers at noon; and April 27, Paschal vespers at 6 p.m., Paschal Matins at 7 p.m. and Paschal liturgy at 8 p.m.
Nativity of Christ Orthodox Catholic Church, 727 Miller at Gibson, Youngstown: Palm Sunday, liturgy at 10 a.m. followed by a traditional dinner; Holy and Great Thursday, liturgy at 10 a.m. and Passions -- The 12 Gospels at 6:30 p.m.; Good Friday, vespers and placing the epitaphion (the shroud) in the tomb at 3 p.m. and the burial and procession at 6:30 p.m.; Holy Great Saturday, Resurrection anticipation Holy Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. and beginning of Paschal service at 10:30 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, Paschal agape vespers and procession at 11 a.m.; and April 24 and 25, Paschal liturgy at 9 a.m.
Old Holy Trinity Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church, 420 N. Raccoon Road, Youngstown: Today, Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy with procession around church and Holy Communion for children at 9 a.m.; Palm Sunday, Divine Liturgy and distribution of willows at 10 a.m.; Great and Holy Thursday, Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m. and Matins with the reading of the 12 Gospels at 7 p.m.; Great and Holy Friday, service with Plastanica (holy shroud) at 4 p.m. and burial service and procession at 7 p.m.; Great and Holy Saturday, Divine Liturgy with confession and Holy Communion at 9 a.m.; Easter, Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. with blessing and distribution of eggs; and April 24 and 25, Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m.
St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, 301 Struthers-Liberty Road, Campbell: Today, Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m. and vespers and blessing of pussy willows and palms at 6 p.m.; Palm Sunday, Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.; Holy Monday, liturgy of the presanctified gifts at 7 a.m. and bridegroom Matins at 7 p.m.; Holy Tuesday, liturgy of the presanctified gifts at 9 a.m. and bridegroom Matins at 7 p.m.; Holy Wednesday, liturgy of the presanctified gifts at 9 a.m. and Holy Unction at 7 p.m.; Holy Thursday, vespers and liturgy of St. Basil at 9 a.m. and Matins with Passion Gospel readings at 7 p.m.; Holy Friday, Royal Hours at 9 a.m., vespers with procession of Plashchanitsa (holy shroud) at 3 p.m. and Matins and lamentations of the Mother of God and procession with Plashchanitsa at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, vesperal liturgy of St. Basil at 4 p.m. and Matins of Pascha 11:30 p.m.; Easter Sunday, Pascha and resurrection of Jesus Christ Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.; April 24 and 25 (Bright Monday and Tuesday), Divine Liturgy with procession and Gospel read in several languages at 10 a.m.
St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Church, 4955 Glenwood Ave., Boardman: Today, Lasarus Saturday Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.; Palm Sunday, Orthros at 9 a.m., Divine Liturgy at 10, dinner at noon in the social hall and bridegroom service at 7 p.m.; Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday, presanctified liturgy at 10 a.m. and bridegroom service at 7 p.m.; Holy Wednesday, presanctified liturgy at 10 a.m, Holy Unction at 4 p.m. and Holy Unction and bridegroom service at 7 p.m.; Holy Thursday, Last Supper Divine Liturgy at 6:30 p.m. and Holy Passion, the reading of the 12 Gospels at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, Royal Hours at 9 a.m., Apokathilosis (unnailing of Christ from the cross) vespers at 4 p.m. and Epitaphios service at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, Proti Anastasi vesperal Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m., Resurrection Orthros at 10:45 p.m., Come Receive the Light at 11:45 p.m., Christ is Risen then the Divine Liturgy at midnight followed by a Resurrection breakfast in the social hall; and Easter, Agape vespers including the reading of the Pascha Gospel in several languages followed by an egg hunt.
St. Mark Orthodox Church, 3560 Logan Way, Liberty: Today, Lazarus Saturday, 10 a.m. liturgy and vespers of palms at 6:30 p.m.; Palm Sunday, Matins at 9:30 a.m., liturgy at 10:30 a.m. followed by procession of palms and bridegroom service at 6:30 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, bridegroom services at 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Holy Unction service at 6:30 p.m.; Holy Thursday, St. Basil's liturgy at 7 a.m. and Passion Gospels at 6:30 p.m.; Holy Friday, Royal Hours at 10 a.m., vespers at 3 p.m. and lamentation service at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, St. Basil's liturgy at 10 a.m. and resurrection service at 10 p.m.; Easter (Pascha) Agape vespers at 11 a.m. with the Gospel read in foreign languages; April 23, eve of the Feast of St. Mark vesperal liturgy at 6:30 p.m.; and April 25, Feast Day of St. Mark.
St. Michael's Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, 125 Steel St., Youngstown: Palm Sunday, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. with distribution of palms and pussy willows; Wednesday, Holy Unction service and anointing of healing oil at 5:30 p.m.; Holy Thursday, vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great and Holy Communion after confessions at 5:30 p.m.; Holy and Good Friday, vespers with the placing of the holy shroud of Christ into the sepulchre at 5:30 p.m.; Holy Saturday, Resurrection Matins with procession at 5:30 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and blessing of food at 9:30 a.m.
Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1025 N. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown: Today, Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m.; Palm Sunday, Divine Liturgy and Youth Sunday activities at 9:30 a.m.; Monday and Tuesday, bridegroom Matins at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, anointing service and distribution of holy oil at 7 p.m.; Holy Thursday, vespers and Divine Liturgy, The Holy and Last Supper, at 9:30 a.m. and the Passion Gospels at 7 p.m.; Great and Holy Friday, vespers with procession at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, church open for prayer from noon to 4 p.m. and blessing of baskets at 6 p.m. at the center; Easter, Holy Pascha with procession, Paschal Matins and Divine Liturgy, fellowship and blessing of baskets at 7 a.m.; April 24, Bright Monday with Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m.; April 30, St. Thomas Sunday Divine Liturgy, "Spilna Pascha" parish dinner and program and school egg hunt at 9:30 a.m.; and May 7, Sunday of myrrh-bearing women Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m.