St. Nicholas Orthodox Church

April 5, 2026

ENTRY OF OUR LORD INTO JERUSALEM. Palm Sunday. Martyrs Agathopodes the Deacon and Theodulus the Reader at Thessalonica (ca. 303). Ven. Publius of Egypt (4th c.). Ss. Theonas, Simeon and Phorbinus, of Egypt (4th c.). Ven. Mark the Anchorite, of Athens (400). St. Plato the Confessor, of Studion (814). Ven. Theodora of Thessalonica (892). Translation of the Relics of St. Job, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1652).


Schedule of Services and Events

Friday, April 3 – 5:00 PM – Presanctified Liturgy
Saturday, April 4 - 8:30 AM – Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy with the Chrismation of Jack Ralbovsky
                                             – 5:00 PM – Vespers with Litya
Sunday, April 5– The Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem - Palm Sunday
                                    No Adult Education
                                    -9:10 AM Blessing of Pussy Willows
                                    -9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
                                     No Sunday School.
Monday, April 6 – 5:00 PM – Bridegroom Matins
Tuesday, April 7 – 5:00 PM – Bridegroom Matins
Wednesday, April 8 – 8:30 AM – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
                                   - 5:00 PM – Service of Holy Unction
Thursday, April 9 – 8:30 AM – Divine Liturgy of Holy Thursday – Institution of the Holy Eucharist.

5:00 PM – Matins of Holy Friday with the reading of the Twelve Passion Gospels.

Friday, April 10 – 8:30 AM – Royal Hours of Holy Friday
                            - 3:00 PM – Vespers of Holy Friday with Procession
               - 7:00 PM – Matins of Holy Saturday with Procession
Saturday, April 11 - 9:00 AM – Vesperal Divine Liturgy with the 15
                                                     Old Testament Readings
                                 - 11:30 PM – Midnight Office of Holy Pascha with Procession
Sunday, April 12 – 12:00 AM - Matins and Festal Divine Liturgy of Holy Pascha
                             -11:00 AM – Paschal Vespers with Procession and
Easter Egg Hunt
Monday, April 13 – 8:30 AM – Divine Liturgy of Bright Monday with Procession for the Blessing of the Four Corners of the Church.
Wednesday, April 15 – 8:30 AM – Divine Liturgy of Bright Wednesday
Saturday, April 18 – 9:30 AM – Paschal Divine Liturgy of Bright Saturday with Archbishop Michael at St. Andrew’s Camp
                               - 5:00 PM - Vespers
Sunday, April 19 – 9:30 AM – Divine Liturgy of St. Thomas Sunday

April 5 Bulletin

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