Liturgy Schedule
SUNDAYS at 11 a.m.
* Sunday Divine Liturgy is followed by coffee and refreshments and fellowship.
WEEKDAYS at 8:30 am
The Sacrament of Confession
is available before Divine Liturgy on Sundays or weekdays, or by appointment.
Please refer to the current weekly bulletin for the schedule each week, as the schedule may change due to Father's schedule.
Tuesday-Thursday at 8:30 am
* Tuesday Divine Liturgy is followed by coffee, refreshments and discussion
** Weekday schedule is subject to change. Please refer to the weekly bulletin.
HOLY DAYS at 8:30 am (unless otherwise noted.) Please check the current Bulletin for any changes.
_______________________________________
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, 2020
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts - Fridays during Great Lent at 6 pm
___________
Friday February 28 at 6 pm
Friday March 6 at 6 pm
Friday March 13 at 6 pm
Friday March 20 at 6 pm
Friday March 27 at 6 pm
Friday April 3 at 6 pm
Tuesday April 7 at 7 pm, with Holy Anointing
___________
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a service unique to the Eastern Church and the Byzantine Rite. It is celebrated during the Great Fast, and provides the faithful with the opportunity to receive Holy Communion on those days when then the Eucharistic Sacrifice is not celebrated. The word "presanctified" indicates that the "gifts" (the Body and Blood of Christ) which are distributed at the service are those consecrated at a previous Eucharist. Historically, we know for a fact that the per-sanctified liturgy itself was used as early as 692 when it was decreed by the Council of Trullo that the liturgy would be served during the weekdays of Lent. We also have record of pre-sanctified being celebrated as early as the early 600s in writings of St. Gregory the Diologist.
_______________________________________