Bulletin for Holy Week 2023

Schedule of Services

Sat, 20 Apr 2024
  • 🍇 5th Saturday of Lent: The Akathist Hymn

  • 8:45 am Matins and Divine Liturgy with ordination

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sun, 21 Apr 2024
  • Beuno, abbot of Clynnog Fawr

  • 🍇 Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

  • 12:00 pm Children’s Catechesis | Varangian Guard Youth Club

Wed, 24 Apr 2024
  • 7:00 pm Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Thu, 25 Apr 2024
  • Mark the Apostle and Evangelist

  • 10:30 am Lenten Vespers & Scripture Study

    The Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Fri, 26 Apr 2024
  • 7:00 pm Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sat, 27 Apr 2024
  • 🍇 Lazarus Saturday

  • 9:00 am Matins

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers, SY2 6FB

  • 10:00 am Divine Liturgy

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

  • 7:00 pm Receptions into the Church

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sun, 28 Apr 2024
  • 🐟 Palm Sunday

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

  • 7:00 pm Matins of Holy Monday

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Mon, 29 Apr 2024
  • ☦️ Holy Monday

  • 7:00 pm Matins of Holy Tuesday

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Tue, 30 Apr 2024
  • James the Apostle and brother of St. John the Theologian

  • ☦️ Holy Tuesday

  • 7:00 pm Matins of Holy Wednesday

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Wed, 01 May 2024
  • ☦️ Holy Wednesday

  • 10:30 am Church cleaning

  • 7:00 pm Holy Unction

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Thu, 02 May 2024
  • Removal of the Relics of St. Athanasius the Great

  • 🍇 Holy Thursday

  • 10:30 am Liturgy for the Last Supper

  • 7:00 pm Matins of Holy Friday (Twelve Gospels)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Fri, 03 May 2024
  • ☦️ Holy Friday

  • 8:30 am Royal Hours

  • 4:30 pm Confessions

  • 5:30 pm Vespers (The Apokatheleos, taking down from the Cross)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

  • 7:00 pm Matins of Holy Saturday (The Lamentations)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sat, 04 May 2024
  • ☦️ Holy Saturday

  • 10:00 am Vesperal Liturgy

  • 11:30 pm Resurrection Service

Sun, 05 May 2024
  • 12:00 am Matins and Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

  • Great and Holy Pascha

  • 11:00 am Vespers of Love

Mon, 06 May 2024
  • Renewal Monday

Tue, 07 May 2024
  • Renewal Tuesday: The Commemoration of Saints Raphael, Nicholas, Irene, and the Other Newly-revealed Martyrs of Lesbos

Wed, 08 May 2024
  • Synaxis of the Holy Powder (or manna) which emitted from the tomb of Saint John the Theologian

  • Synaxis of the Holy manna which emitted from the tomb of Saint John the Theologian

  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

Thu, 09 May 2024
  • Renewal Thursday

  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Fri, 10 May 2024
  • Renewal Friday: Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring

  • Simon the Zealot & Apostle

Sat, 11 May 2024
  • Renewal Saturday

  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sun, 12 May 2024
  • Thomas Sunday

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

Wed, 15 May 2024
  • 7:00 pm Scripture Study via Zoom

Thu, 16 May 2024
  • Brendan the Navigator (d577)

  • 10:30 am Morning Prayer & Scripture Study

  • 7:00 pm Chant training

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sat, 18 May 2024
  • 6:00 pm Great Vespers (Evening Prayer)

    Church of the 318 Holy Fathers

Sun, 19 May 2024
  • Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women

  • 9:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

  • 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Eucharist)

    St Julian's Church, Fish St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UH

  • 12:00 pm Children’s Catechesis | Varangian Guard Youth Club

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