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The Entrance of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into Jerusalem
Palm Sunday<\/h2>\n

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom<\/h4>\n
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The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Palm Sunday<\/h4>\n

On the Sunday before the Feast of Great and Holy Pascha and at the beginning of Holy Week, the Orthodox Church celebrates one of its most joyous feasts of the year. Palm Sunday is the commemoration of the Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem following His glorious miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead. Having anticipated His arrival and having heard of the miracle, the people went out to meet the Lord and welcomed Him with displays of honor and shouts of praise. On this day, we receive and worship Christ in this same manner, acknowledging Him as our King and Lord.at the Virgin would show her. A voice replied to her from on high: “If you cross the Jordan, you will find rest.”<\/p>\n

The biblical story of Palm Sunday is recorded in all four of the Gospels (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-10; Luke 19:28-38; and John 12:12-18). Five days before the Passover, Jesus came from Bethany to Jerusalem. Having sent two of His disciples to bring Him a colt of a donkey, Jesus sat upon it and entered the city.<\/p>\n

People had gathered in Jerusalem for the Passover and were looking for Jesus, both because of His great works and teaching and because they had heard of the miracle of the resurrection of Lazarus. When they heard that Christ was entering the city, they went out to meet Him with palm branches, laying their garments on the ground before Him, and shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he that comes in the Name of the Lord, the King of Israel!”<\/p>\n

Read more about Palm Sunday on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lazarus Saturday Liturgy on Saturday, April 22, 2024<\/h2>\n
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The Raising of Lazarus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the year, the miracle of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ when he raised Lazarus from the dead after he had lain in the grave four days. Here, at the end of Great Lent and the forty days of fasting and penitence, the Church combines this celebration with that of Palm Sunday. In triumph and joy the Church bears witness to the power of Christ over death and exalts Him as King before entering the most solemn week of the year, one that leads the faithful in remembrance of His suffering and death and concludes with the great and glorious Feast of Pascha.<\/p>\n

Parents – Bring Your Children to the Saturday of Lazarus!<\/h4>\n

We will begin with the Liturgy (where Fr. Hans will explain the importance of the day to the children), a pancake breakfast, making palm crosses to be distributed the next day on Palm Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Palm Sunday Brunch Sunday April 23, 2024<\/h2>\n
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St. Peter’s will hold a Palm Sunday Brunch following the Liturgy on Palm Sunday, April 24, 2024. This is a great time of fellowship for all.<\/p>\n

Make sure to sign up in the Social Hall!<\/em><\/p>\n

Learn About Lent<\/h2>\n
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Click image to learn about Lent, Holy Week, and Pascha<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Check out the rich resources about Lent and Holy Week on the Antiochian website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Services and Events This Week<\/h2>\n