ST HERMAN'S ORTHODOX CHURCH
5355 38th Ave So - Minneapolis, MN 55417
(phone) 612.722.2506
APRIL 2017
SundaySun MondayMon TuesdayTue WednesdayWed ThursdayThu FridayFri SaturdaySat
Mar 26
St John Climacus
4th Sunday of Great Lent
9 am Church School & Adult Bible Study
945 am Hours
10 am Divine Liturgy St Basil
12 Noon Coffee Hour
4 pm Lenten Sunday Vespers at St Elizabeth (OCA) in Eagan
Fast: wine & oil
Mar 27
Fast
Mar 28
Fast
Mar 29
545 pm Confessions
630 pm PreSanctified Liturgy
Lenten Potluck Agape Meal
Fast
Mar 30
7 pm Small Compline with the Story of St Mary of Egypt from the Synaxarion
Fast
Mar 31
545 Confessions
630 pm PreSanctified Liturgy
Lenten Potluck Agape Meal
Fast
1
Saturday of Akathist to Theotokos
730 am Matins (with Akathist)
415 pm Confessions
5 pm Vigil
Fast: wine & oil
2
St Mary of Egypt
5th Sunday of Great Lent
845 am Baptism of Sophia & Eve
10 am Divine Liturgy of St Basil
12 Noon Coffee Hour
4 pm Lenten Sunday Vespers at St George Antiochian in West St Paul
Fast: wine & oil
3
Fast
4
Fast
5
545 Confessions
630 pm PreSanctified Liturgy
Lenten Potluck Agape Meal
Fast
6
Fast
7
545 Confessions
630 pm PreSanctified Liturgy
Lenten Potluck Agape Meal
Fast
8
LAZARUS SATURDAY
9 am Divine Liturgy of St JhnChrys
1030 am Pancake Breakfast
11 am - 4 pm Annual Church Spring Cleaning
5 pm Great Vespers
Fast: wine & oil
9
PALM SUNDAY
830 am Matins (Orthros)
Hours
10 am Divine Liturgy of St JhnChrys with Outdoor Procession of Palms
12 NOON Coffee Hour
4 pm Bridegroom Matins at St Herman's OCA
Fast: fish, wine, & oil
10
GREAT AND HOLY MONDAY
6 am PreSanctified Liturgy
6 pm Confessions
7 pm Bridegroom Matins
Fast
11
GREAT AND HOLY TUESDAY
6 am PreSanctified Liturgy
6 pm Confessions
7 pm Bridegroom Matins
Fast
12
GREAT AND HOLY WEDNESDAY
6 am PreSanctified Liturgy
7 pm Holy Unction
8 pm Bridegroom Matins for Holy Thursday
Fast
13
GREAT AND HOLY THURSDAY
9 am Vesperal Liturgy of St Basil for the Mystical Supper
7 pm Matins with 12 Passion Gospels
Fast
14
GREAT AND HOLY FRIDAY
8 am Royal Hours
930 am Decoration of the Tomb
2 pm Vespers with Burial of the Savior
Vigil at the Tomb begins after Vespers

7 pm Matins (for Holy Saturday) with Lamentations & Praises & Procession of the Shroud
Fast
15
GREAT AND HOLY SATURDAY
12 NOON - Altar Servers Review Workshop for HOLY PASCHA
1 pm Vesperal Liturgy of St Basil with 15 OT Readings
1130 pm Nocturns of PASCHA
1159 pm LIGHTS OUT

Fast: wine & oil
16
PASCHA
12 MIDNIGHT - Ringing of the Bell, Lighting of Candles from Candle on the Altar, Procession
1230 am Matins with Paschal Homily of St JhnChrys
130 am (or so) Divine Liturgy of St JhnChrys
245 am (or so) Blessing of Easter Baskets & Agape
4 pm Agape Vespers
5 pm Agape Feast resumes at Slaters
Fast free
17
Bright Monday
9 am Divine Liturgy of St JhnChrys

Fast free
18
8 am Matins
Fast free
19
8 am Matins
Fast free
20
8 am Matins
Fast free
21
8 am Matins
Fast free
22
5 pm Great Vespers
Fast free
23
830 am Matins
945 am Hours
10 am Divine Liturgy (St John Chrys)
12 NOON Coffee Hour
Fr Paul begins his vacation
24
25
26
Fast
27
28
Fast
29
Fr Paul & Presbytera on vacation
Fr Thaddeus Nielsen serves St Herman's while they are gone
30
Fr Thaddeus Nielson serves for vacationing Fr Paul
945 am Hours
10 am Divine Liturgy (St John Chrys)
12 NOON Coffee Hour
May 1
May 2
May 3
Fast
May 4
May 5
Fast
May 6
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