Holy Week and Pascha 2026

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

​Some beautiful highlights from Holy Week and Pascha:

​Lazarus Saturday/Palm Sunday - Lazarus Saturday Procession, Parishioners gathered together to do traditional ethnic paschal crafts after Lazarus Saturday Liturgy, Fr Paul Tadros blessing child in the parish, Palm Sunday Procession, Holy Unction, FrDn Michael Luciuk holding the Holy Gospel during Holy Week.  A full cycle of services were held throughout Holy Week.  ​

Holy Friday/Holy Saturday/Pascha -  Epitaphios during Great and Holy Friday, Fr Timothy Mikhail, Fr Paul Tadros and Fr Bernard Funk during Holy Friday Burial Service, 10 Newly Illumined Christians (Jeremiah, Nektaria, Christina, Stefanie, Porphyrios, Elijah, Silouan, Macarius, Anthony and Martha) were Baptized and Received into the Holy Orthodox Church during Holy Saturday Vesperal Liturgy, Bay leaves thrown on parishioners during the singing of "Arise O God" during Holy Saturday Liturgy.

Pascha - The parish co-served Pascha with the upstairs St Cyril and Methody Bulgarian church with over 250+ attendees. After, a joyous feast was enjoyed by all into the early morning hours.  The local community was welcomed for Agape Vespers and a feast that afternoon.