O Christ God, You have ascended in Glory, / Granting joy to Your disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit. / Through the blessing they were assured / That You are the Son of God, / The Redeemer of the world!
Troparion for the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord
Please join us on June 5th as we celebrate the Vigil for the Feast of the Ascension. The vigil will begin at 7PM.
Christ is Risen!
Please note that as of this coming Sunday, May 5th, and every first Sunday of each month, coffee hour will be changed to a pot luck coffee hour fellowship. We are asking that our parishioners, particularly those who aren’t a part of the current coffee hour donor rotation, bring something to eat and also stay a few minutes to help clean up after eating.
This change is necessary to reduce the amount of times those people who donate their time and food, sometimes twice per month, would otherwise have to do so during the year. It will also permit those who aren’t regular coffee hour contributors an opportunity to participate and bring some different foods/drinks to break the fast. Paper products and coffee will be provided by the church. We hope that everyone can be creative and join in this fellowship.
As always, if bringing food for this is a financial challenge, you can be reimbursed confidentially for the food you bring, just let Lia or Father Gregory know. A new coffee hour list will be published reflecting this change. Contact Lia Krowzow with any questions or concerns at 410-652-2822. Thank you for your understanding.
On Great and Holy Pascha 2019, parishioners, family, and friends of Four Evangelists Orthodox Church celebrated the glorious Feast of Our Lord’s Resurrection with much anticipation, joy, and excitement. You can view a few pictures of the night from the Midnight Office, the procession, Paschal Matins, and the Festal Divine Liturgy, concluding with the blessing of Pascha baskets, by clicking on our photo page.
Having completed the forty days that bring profit to our soul, we beseech You in Your love for man: Grant us also to behold the Holy Week of Your Passion, that in it we may glorify Your mighty acts and Your ineffable dispensation for our sakes, singing with one mind: O Lord, glory to You.
Aposticha, Friday Matins in the 6th week of Great Lent
Glory to Jesus Christ! We have made our way through Great Lent and now with Lazarus Saturday / Palm Sunday behind us, we find ourselves in Holy Week.
Please join us for the following services as we seek to enter into the Passion of Our Lord and then into the joy of His glorious Resurrection. All are welcome!
Great & Holy Wednesday, April 24
7PM Service of Holy Unction
Great & Holy Thursday, April 25
7PM Passion Gospels Service
Great & Holy Friday April 26
2PM Vespers of the Cross
7PM Jerusalem Matins w/ Procession
Great & Holy Saturday, April 27
10AM Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
11:30PM Midnight Office (Rush Service)
Great & Holy Pascha, April 28
12AM Procession and Paschal Matins, Festal Divine Liturgy, Blessing of Pascha Baskets, Agape Feast
Thanks to our own parishioner Connor Seeley, along with help from Boy Scout Troop #777, we have a new front sidewalk! Connor is working hard on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and this sidewalk project is part of that endeavor.
The new walkway runs parallel to the entry ramp and connects the side parking-lot sidewalk with the front entrance steps. The sidewalk will be great asset to our property and comes at a perfect time, as we will be using the sidewalk to process around the church on several occasions during Holy Week and Pascha.
Thank you Connor! And thanks to Troop #777 for helping!
By raising Lazarus from the dead before Your passion, / You did confirm the universal Resurrection, O Christ God! / Like the children with the palms of victory, / We cry out to You, O Vanquisher of death; / Hosanna in the Highest! / Blessed is He that comes in the Name of the Lord!
Troparion for the Feast of the Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
Please join us on Sunday, April 21, for the Great Feast of the Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday). The blessing of palm branches will follow the Divine Liturgy. Vespers for the feast begins at 6PM on Saturday, April 20th, and the Divine Liturgy begins at 9AM on Sunday, April 21, with the Prayers of the Hours immediately preceding.
The readings from Holy Scripture are: Genesis 49:1-2, 8-12 (Vespers, 1st reading), Zephaniah 3:14-19 (Vespers, 2nd reading), Zachariah 9:9-15 Vespers, 3rd reading), Matthew 21:1-11, 15-17 (Matins Gospel), Philippians 4:4-9 Epistle, and John 12:1-18 (Gospel).
Of this day we are told:
This day together with the raising of Lazarus are signs pointing beyond themselves to the mighty deeds and events which consummate Christ’s earthly ministry. The time of fulfillment was at hand. Christ’s raising of Lazarus points to the destruction of death and the joy of resurrection which will be accessible to all through His own death and resurrection. His entrance into Jerusalem is a fulfillment of the messianic prophecies about the king who will enter his holy city to establish a final kingdom. “Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of an ass” (Zech 9:9).
Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
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