SUNDAY, 8/21 APRIL: FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST; (Tone 5); Saint Mary of Egypt (commemorated on the 5^th Sunday of the Great Fast); Apostles of the Seventy: Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufus, Phlegon, Hermes, and those who suffered with them (+1^st C); Saint Niphont, Bishop of Novgorod (+1156); Saint Rufus, Recluse of the Kiev Caves (+14^th C); Martyr Pausilipus (+117-138); Saint Celestine, pope of Rome (+432); Hieromartyr Sergius Rodakovsky, presbyter (+1933):

9:40AM-   Hours,   Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great

                  Epistle:  Heb.9,10-14                                               Gospel:  Mk.10,32-45

                  Blessing of new, gold chalice covers (with icon of Apostles Peter and Paul)

                 in memory of + Mitered Archpriest Dimitri S. Kudrikoff,  + Matushka Olga Kudrikoff

                and + Stephen Kudrikoff  offered by  Andrea Kudrikoff Slaugh.

Wednesday, 11/24 April: Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamus (+c68); Saints James of Zhelezny Borok (+1442) and James his disciple (+15^th C); Saint Barsanuphius, Bishop of Tver (+1576); Martyrs Processus and Martinian (+c67); Hieromartyr Nicholas Gavarin, presbyter (+1938):

9:30AM-   Third, Sixth, Ninth Hours;  Typical Psalms

                  At 6^th Hour:  Isaiah 58,1-11

Saturday, 14/27 April: Lazarus Saturday – Raising of Righteous Lazarus; Saint Martin the Confessor, pope of Rome (+655); Martyrs Anthony, John and Eustathius of Vilnius (+1347); Martyr Ardalion the actor (+305-311); The  One Thousand Martyrs of Persia, and with them Azat the eunuch (+c341); Saint Alexander Orlov, presbyter, confessor (+1941):

9:40AM-   Hours,  Divine Liturgy

                  Epistle:  Heb.12,28;-13,8                               Gospel:  Jn.11,1-45

                  In the dining hall caviar is allowed.

SUNDAY, 15/28 APRIL: Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem;  Palm/Willow Sunday; Apostles of the Seventy – Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus (+c67); Martyrs Basilissa and Anastasia in Rome  (+c68); Martyrs Sukia and his  companions Andrew, Anastasius, Thalaleus, Theodoretus, Ivchirion, Jordan, Quadratus, Lucian, Mimnaeus, Nerangius, Polyeuctus, James, Pjocas, Domentianus, Victor, Zosimus (+beginning 2^nd C); Martyr Sabbas the Goth (+372); Hieromartyr Alexander Gnevushev, presbyter (+1930):

9:30AM-   Blessing of Willows,  Hours,

                  Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom

                  Epistle:   Phil.4,4-9                                              Gospel:  Jn.12,1-18

                 In the dining hall fish is allowed.