Tag: Blessing of the palms

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!

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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:

Cleaning day and Palm Sunday

The tradition at Saint Innocent is to gather on the morning of Lazarus Saturday to set up the tent, clean the church, and do all beautifications tasks needed.
Here is a sample of everyone hard at work:

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Then we come back in the evening to celebrate Palm Sunday Vespers and for the Blessing of the palms:

And here are pictures of Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy:

You can listen to Father Jeremiah’s Homily here.

And finally, we shared a meal together: