The celebration of Holy Pascha

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Pascha 2013

by Fr. John on May 5, 2013

Dear friends,

Our parish has received so many blessings this year and we have so many, many reasons to be filled with joy.  Our greatest joy, however, is when we can gather together, all of us, as a family for the celebration of Our Lord’s Resurrection from the dead.  We thank you sincerely for being with us and making that joy complete.  And tonight we wish you a bright, holy, and blessed Pascha.

With Love,

Fr. John

Photo galleries from this week:

  1. Palm Sunday Procession
  2. Holy Wednesday (Sacrament of Holy Unction)
  3. Holy Saturday (Chrismation of Catechumen)
  4. Holy Pascha: The Feast of Feasts

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The Order of Services for Great & Holy Week

by Nilus on April 26, 2013

Let all mortal flesh keep silent, pondering nothing earthly minded. For lo, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords comes to be slain, to give Himself as food to the faithful. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

The order of services is as follows:

Sunday, April 28, 2013
Entrance into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
The Bridegroom Matins of Holy Monday, following Coffee Hour.

Monday, April 29, 2013
Great and Holy Monday
The Bridegroom Matins of Holy Tuesday, 7:00 PM

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Great and Holy Tuesday
The Bridegroom Matins of Holy Wednesday, 7:00 PM

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Great and Holy Wednesday
The Sacrament of Holy Unction, with Bp. Michael and visiting clergy, 7:00 PM

Thursday, May 2, 2013
Great and Holy Thursday
Vesperal Liturgy, 9:30 AM.
Bridegroom Matins of Holy Friday (with the 12 Gospels) 7:00 PM

Friday, May 3, 2013
Great and Holy Friday
Royal Hours, 9:30 AM.
Vespers and Veneration of the Winding-Sheet, 2:00 PM.
Bridegroom Matins of Holy Saturday (with the Lamentations) 7:00 PM

Saturday, May 4, 2013
Great and Holy Saturday
Vesperal Liturgy with Holy Chrismations, 9:30 AM
Nocturnes, beginning at 11:30 PM

Sunday, May 5, 2013
HOLY PASCHA – The Feast of Feasts
The Paschal Vigil & Liturgy, at MIDNIGHT; followed by a festive Agape
The Paschal Vespers, at NOON.

Monday, May 6, 2013
Bright Monday
Paschal Liturgy, followed by a Procession and Agape. 9:30 AM.

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St. Vladimir’s Octet Visits Dix Hills

April 2, 2013

On March 31, 2013, the St. Vladimir Seminary Choir Octet visited the parish of St. Andrew’s in Dix Hills, NY, for a parish visit, and to participate in the NYC Deanery’s Lenten Mission Vespers that evening. It was an overwhelming day of joy, prayer, and beauty as the choir ministered to the parish, revealing the [...]

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Sunday of Orthodoxy, 2013

March 25, 2013

On the evening of Sunday, March 24, Fr. John, with a group of faithful from St. Andrew’s Church (Mark, Maria, Kalvin, Richard, Tristyn, and Nilus) traveled to St. Vladimir Seminary to participate in the annual Pan-Orthodox Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers, hosted this year by the seminary. Photos of the Vespers can be viewed here.

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The Beginning of Great Lent, 2013

March 17, 2013

View the schedule of services for the beginning of Lent. The lenten spring has come – the light of repentance! O brothers, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil, crying out to the Giver of Light: Glory to Thee, O Lover of man. Let us begin the fast with joy! Let us prepare ourselves for [...]

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Art Show Held at St. Andrew’s

March 7, 2013

Thank you to all who attended our first-ever Art Show and Wine Tasting, especially to our artists who showed their work. And most of all, thank you to our Parish Council President Mark Guyer for all of his work conceiving and orchestrating this event, it was enjoyed by all! Photos of the event can be [...]

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Four Catechumen Begin the Journey to Pascha

February 5, 2013

On Sunday, February 3, 2013, Fr. John blessed three inquirers to join the ranks of the Catechumen of the Orthodox Faith, who together with our existing catechumen, will prepare through study and prayer for reception into the Church. We pray that, by the Grace of God, our catechumen will be prepared to receive the sacrament [...]

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The Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple

February 2, 2013

(The following text is excerpted from The Meaning of Icons by Vladimir Lossky and Leonid Ouspensky. You can read more about the book, or purchase it, here.  Above, Fr. John blesses the year’s candles during the Festal Liturgy, as is traditional on the feast.) The Presentation or “Meeting” (η Υπαπαντη) of our Lord Jesus Christ (February [...]

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Holy Theophany 2013

January 6, 2013

Christ is Baptized! In the Jordan! We wish you a joyous feast as we celebrate Holy Theophany – the revelation of Christ’s divinity through His Holy Baptism. On this feast, we join together to celebrate the Great Blessing of Water, in which we bless the year’s Holy Water, and thus realize water’s true and full [...]

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The Feast of the Holy Nativity

December 24, 2012

We greet you warmly in the joy of this Great and Holy Feast, the birth in the flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. The Vigil is served tonight at 7:00 PM. The Divine Liturgy is served tomorrow at 10:00 AM. We look forward to celebrating this feast with you, together as a [...]

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