West Michigan Orthodox ChurchesThese are upcoming Pan-Orthodox services and special parish events which all are invited to attend. Click an event for the location and more information. (For regular service schedules, please see the websites of individual churches.)
Known as the "12 Gospels Service" or the "Passion Service." In what is perhaps the most intense service of Holy Week, we read the twelve Gospel accounts of Christ’s Passion and Crucifixion. Interspersed with hymns that reach a climax with the procession of the Cross, we venerate the Wood on which the Lord suffered and […]
The Eucharist is not celebrated on Holy Friday, as Christ said: "When the Bridegroom has gone, then they will fast." It is traditional to eat and drink nothing on this day. At the Royal Hours, we listen to selections from the Passion Gospels, together with reflective psalmody and hymns.
The Eucharist is not celebrated on Holy Friday, as Christ said: "When the Bridegroom has gone, then they will fast." It is traditional to eat and drink nothing on this day. At the Royal Hours, we listen to selections from the Passion Gospels, together with reflective psalmody and hymns.
The Eucharist is not celebrated on Holy Friday, as Christ said: "When the Bridegroom has gone, then they will fast." It is traditional to eat and drink nothing on this day. At the Royal Hours, we listen to selections from the Passion Gospels, together with reflective psalmody and hymns.
The Eucharist is not celebrated on Holy Friday, as Christ said: "When the Bridegroom has gone, then they will fast." It is traditional to eat and drink nothing on this day. At the Royal Hours, we listen to selections from the Passion Gospels, together with reflective psalmody and hymns.
The Eucharist is not celebrated on Holy Friday, as Christ said: "When the Bridegroom has gone, then they will fast." It is traditional to eat and drink nothing on this day. At the Royal Hours, we listen to selections from the Passion Gospels, together with reflective psalmody and hymns.
The Eucharist is not celebrated on Holy Friday, as Christ said: "When the Bridegroom has gone, then they will fast." It is traditional to eat and drink nothing on this day. At the Royal Hours, we listen to selections from the Passion Gospels, together with reflective psalmody and hymns.
The Eucharist is not celebrated on Holy Friday, as Christ said: "When the Bridegroom has gone, then they will fast." It is traditional to eat and drink nothing on this day. At the Royal Hours, we listen to selections from the Passion Gospels, together with reflective psalmody and hymns.
Also known as the "Un-nailing Service." In this most dramatic service, we commemorate the burial of Christ. The icon of the Lord is removed from the Cross, wrapped in a shroud, and symbolically entombed on the altar. The epitaphios or plaschanitsa, a special icon representing the tomb of Christ, is carried out and venerated by […]
The Eucharist is not celebrated on Holy Friday, as Christ said: "When the Bridegroom has gone, then they will fast." It is traditional to eat and drink nothing on this day. At the Royal Hours, we listen to selections from the Passion Gospels, together with reflective psalmody and hymns.
Also known as the "Un-nailing Service." In this most dramatic service, we commemorate the burial of Christ. The icon of the Lord is removed from the Cross, wrapped in a shroud, and symbolically entombed on the altar. The epitaphios or plaschanitsa, a special icon representing the tomb of Christ, is carried out and venerated by […]
The Eucharist is not celebrated on Holy Friday, as Christ said: "When the Bridegroom has gone, then they will fast." It is traditional to eat and drink nothing on this day. At the Royal Hours, we listen to selections from the Passion Gospels, together with reflective psalmody and hymns.
This calendar may not reflect last-minute schedule changes. Please see the website of the host parish for the most up-to-date information.