orthodox holy week Services in the area

Orthodox Holy Week begins today and the Easter observance continues to April 21. Palm Sunday is April 12; Holy Thursday, April 16; Holy Friday, April 17; Holy Saturday, April 17; and Easter Sunday, April 18. Other services are planned at the beginning of the week.

Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, 401 12th St., Campbell: Saturday of Lazarus, Orthos and Divine Liturgy at 8:30 and 9:30 a.m.; Palm Sunday, Orthos and Divine Liturgy at 8:30 and 10 a.m. and bridegroom service and confessions at 7 p.m.; Holy Monday and Tuesday, 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, royal hours at 8 a.m., vespers of the unnailing at 3 p.m. and bright lamentations at 7; Holy Saturday, vesperal Divine Liturgy at 8:30 a.m. and canon “Kymati thalasi” at 10:45 p.m.; Easter Sunday, “Anastasi” Resurrection service at midnight and agape vespers at noon; and April 24, Paschal orthros and Divine Liturgy at 8:30 and 9:30 a.m.

Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, 53 Laird Ave., Youngstown: Palm Sunday, Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.; Great Thursday, great vigil with 12 Passion Gospels at 7 p.m.; Great Friday, vespers with placing of the holy shroud, Plastanica, in the tomb at 7 p.m.; Great Saturday, Easter matins with procession around the church at 11 p.m.; and Pascha, Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.

St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, 301 Struthers-Liberty Road, Campbell: Lazarus Saturday, Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. today with vigil and blessing of willows and palms at 6 p.m.; Palm Sunday, Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.; Holy Monday, liturgy of the pre-sanctified gifts at 7 a.m. and bridegroom matins at 7 p.m.; Holy Tuesday, liturgy of the pre-sanctified gifts at 9 a.m. and bridegroom matins at 7 p.m.; Holy Wednesday, liturgy of the pre-sanctified gifts at 9 a.m. and Holy Unction healing service 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 at 3 p.m. and matins and lamentations with procession of Plashchanitsa at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, vesperal liturgy of St. Basil at 4 p.m. and matins of Pascha at 11:30 p.m.; Pascha Sunday, Resurrection of Jesus Christ Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. followed by blessing of food baskets; and Bright Monday and Brightt Tuesday, Divine Liturgy Resurrection Gospel read in several languages at 9 a.m.

St. Mark Orthodox Church, 3560 Logan Way, Liberty: Lazarus Saturday, liturgy at 10 a.m. and great vespers of palms at 6 p.m.; Palm Sunday, matins at 9:30 a.m., liturgy at 10:30 with procession of palms and bridegroom service at 6:30 p.m.; Monday, bridegroom service at 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, pre-sanctified liturgy at 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Holy Unction service at 6:30 p.m.; Holy Thursday, Last Supper liturgy at 9 a.m. and Passion Gospels at 6:30 p.m.; Holy Friday, royal hours at 10 a.m., vespers of taking Christ from the cross at 3 p.m. and lamentation service at 7; Holy Saturday, liturgy at 8 a.m. on Christ’s descent into Hades and Resurrection matins and liturgy at 10 p.m.; and Resurrection Sunday, agape vespers at 11 a.m.; and April 25, Feast Day of St, Mark, liturgy at 10 a.m.

St. Michael’s Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, 125 Steel St., Youngstown: Palm Sunday, Divine Liturgy and distribution of palms and pussy willows at 9:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Holy Unction with healing oil service at 6:30 p.m.; Holy Thursday vespers with Divine Liturgy of St. Basil and Holy Communion at 6:30 p.m.; Good Friday vespers with the placing of the shroud of Our Lord in the sepulchre at 6:30 p.m.; Holy Saturday and the Resurrection matins at 6:30 p.m.; and Easter Sunday with the Divine Liturgy of St. John and the blessing of Easter food baskets at 9:30 a.m.

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 220 N. Walnut St., Youngstown: Today, Divine Liturgy of the Resurrection of Lazarus from 10 to 11 a.m. with Holy Communion for children of Sunday school and Greek school; Palm Sunday, liturgy of St. John Chrysostom at 10:30 a.m. and palm distribution with luncheon to follow by the Ladies Philoptochos Society and divine service of the bridegroom and procession of the holy icon at 7 p.m.; Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday, divine services of the bridegroom at 7 p.m.; Holy Wednesday, sacraments of Holy Unction (anointment with holy oil) at 7 p.m.; Holy Thursday, Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great and Holy Communion from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and reading of the 12 Gospels and procession of the crucifix at 7 p.m.; Holy Friday, reading of the royal hours and the decoration of the sepluchre, 9 a.m. to noon, disposition of the Saviour’s body in canopy at 3 p.m. and divine service of lamentation at 7:30 with procession of the sepulchre following with hymns of praise in Greek and English; Holy Saturday, great vespers and divine service with liturgy of St. Basil and Holy Communion from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and midnight services with the evening vigil starting at 11 p.m., the Paschal sermon at 11:40, “Come and Receive the Light” at 11:55, the Resurrection at midnight followed by the Holy Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ending at 1:30 a.m. Easter eggs will be distributed to all and there will be an Easter festival snack in the church hall sponsored by the parish council and Ladies Philoptochos Society to break the Holy Week fast; and Easter Sunday, great vespers of the Resurrection and reading of the Bible in four languages from 1 to 2 p.m.

Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1025 N. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown: Holy Monday, pre-sanctified liturgy at 10 a.m.; Holy Tuesday, bridegroom matins at 7 p.m.; Holy Wednesday, Holy Unction service at 7 p.m.; Holy Thursday, service of the 12 Passion Gospels at 7 p.m.; Great Friday, royal hours at 10 a.m. and vespers and burial procession at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, blessing of Paschal food baskets at 6 p.m. in the Orthodox Center; and Sunday of Pascha, service of nocturnes, Paschal procession and matins and Divine Liturgy, blessing of artos bread at 7 a.m. followed by food baskets blessing with agape in the Orthodox Center.