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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
\"The
The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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, March 31<\/h2>\n
\"The
The Raising of Lazarus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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

Read more on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese website<\/a>.<\/em><\/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 at Palm Sunday and confession for the kids.<\/p>\n

Please sign up in the Social Hall or on the website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Palm Sunday Brunch Sunday April 1, 2017<\/h2>\n

\"Palm<\/p>\n

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

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Lenten Service Books<\/h2>\n

Holy Week (Palm Sunday Evening through Agape Service)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Holy<\/p>\n

We will be using the Holy Week Service Book of the Antiochian Archdiocese during Holy Week. If you would like one for private use please order it from Ancient Faith Publishing<\/a>. The price is $35.00.<\/p>\n

Includes the three Bridegroom services, the three Liturgies of the Presanctified Gifts; the service of Holy Unction; the Vesperal Divine Liturgy and 12 Passion Gospels of Holy Thursday; the Royal Hours, Vespers, and Lamentations of Holy Friday; the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of Holy Saturday morning; Great and Holy Pascha; and the Agape Vespers of Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

We are still not able to provide Holy Week service books for parishioners. If you would like to follow along, be sure to order your copy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fr. Thomas Hopko on Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday<\/h2>\n

\"ClickLazarus Saturday:<\/strong> Fr. Thomas explores the ultimate Messianic sign from the Gospel of St. John.<\/p>\n

Palm Sunday:<\/strong> Fr. Thomas takes a closer look at the “Celebration of the Kingship of Christ.”<\/p>\n

Listen here:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Click<\/a><\/div>\n
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Final Lenten Supper Following Wednesday Presanctified Liturgy<\/h2>\n
\"Man<\/div>\n

On Wednesday evenings following Presanctified Liturgy we will share in a light Lenten supper of lentil soup, bread and fruit. This is a practice of many churches and provides rich fellowship and sharing.<\/p>\n

Thank you to Angela Long for hosting this final supper on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.<\/p>\n

Sign up for the Pascha Dinner!<\/h2>\n

\"Sign<\/p>\n

Following the Agape Vespers on Sunday, April 8, plan on attending our church wide Pascha celebration. The menu includes lamb, potatoes, and other items. This is a wonderful way to share fellowship and bread to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It was a huge success last year and will be a joy again this year. Please sign up with Thoma in the social hall after Liturgy if you plan to attend so we can prepare properly. Suggested donation is $15 per person with no cost for children.<\/p>\n

There’s a place for you at the table!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Donations for Holy Week flowers Needed<\/h2>\n

\"Help<\/p>\n

Flowers beautify the Church and are essential part of Orthodox worship during Holy Week and Pascha. Please give your donation for flowers to Angela Long who is overseeing this project this year.<\/p>\n

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Foreign Language Speakers…<\/h2>\n

We need foreign language speakers to read the Gospel in a language other than English for the Agape Vespers on Sunday, March 11, at 11:00am. This is the only day that laity read the Gospel and it represents the Gospel of Jesus going out into all the world after the Resurrection. Please sign your name and indicate your language on the sign-up sheet in the Social Hall bulletin board.<\/p>\n

Readings are divided into three sections. If we have more people than languages (2 or 3 speaking the same language), we will assign separate sections to each speaker.<\/p>\n

The passage to read will be John 20:19-25 <\/p>\n

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Interfaith Charities Needs Our Help!<\/h2>\n

\"Interfaith<\/p>\n

Interfaith Charities has asked us to help supply:<\/p>\n