Author: stiroc

Great Week and Pascha 2023

Here are a few pictures of Great Week 2023 at Saint Innocent.
As usual, to see each picture bigger, click on the first in each gallery
and then use the arrow on the right side of a picture to access the next one.

Great Tuesday – Bridegroom service

Great Thursday
which happened to be also the Feast of Saint Innocent this year

Great Friday services:

And you can listen to Father Jeremiah’s homily here.

Great Saturday
Elizabeth and her son Michael
were received in the Orthodox Church during the service.
See more pictures here, especially of their chrismations.

Pascha night:

And our social celebration afterward:

A very joyful gathering, but exhausting for some:

You can see more pictures and videos here.

2023 cleaning day and Palm Sunday

As is the tradition at Saint Innocent, we gathered on April 8, on the morning of Lazarus Saturday, to set up the tent, clean the church, garden, and do all beautifications tasks needed.
Many parishioners came and worked together to make our parish church and grounds even more beautiful.
Here are a few pictures to give you an idea, but the best is of course for you to come and see!

Click on a picture to see it bigger,
then use the arrow to go to the following pictures

Then we came back later to celebrate Palm Sunday Vespers
and for the Blessing of the palms:

The next day, on Sunday April 9, we celebrated the Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy.
You can listen to Father Jeremiah’s homily here.

And we enjoyed our tent for the first time this season for our meal afterward: