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Fasting for Presanctified Liturgy should begin after consumption of Lunch. Fasting through Great Lent should include abstaining from meat after Meatfare Sunday, and dairy products as well after Cheesefare Sunday. We may eat shellfish at any time, and fish with back bones on Annunciation, and the Entry into Jerusalem. Fasting for Holy Saturday should be after breakfast on Saturday morning for the 1PM Divine Liturgy, and then after a small dinner after that liturgy in preparation for the Pascha Vigil Service at 11:30PM. All of us should regularly participate in Confession (once every three to four weeks) especially during Great Lent in preparation for Pascha. To facilitate regular Confession, we will continue to celebrate a General Confession after Vespers on the first Saturday of each month. Services of Great Lent 2010 January 24 (Sunday) 10AM Divine Liturgy, Sunday of the Publican and Pharasee (the beginning of the Lenten Triodian) February 7 Sunday) 10AM Divine Liturgy, Meatfare Sunday February 14, 10AM Divine Liturgy, Cheesefare Sunday February 15 (Monday) 6PM The Canon of St. Andrew of Create February 17 (Wednesday) 6PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (St. Gregory) with potluck to follow February 20 (Saturday) Vespers 6PM February 21 Sunday of Orthodoxy – Divine Liturgy 10AM, Vespers, 4PM by the Phila. Clergy Brotherhood, February 24 (Wednesday) 6PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts with potluck to follow February 28 (Sunday) Divine Liturgy Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas,10AM, Vespers, March 3 (Wednesday) 6PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts with potluck to follow March 6 (Saturday) Vespers 6PM March 7 (Sunday) 10AM Divine Liturgy Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, March 10 (Wednesday) 6PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts with potluck to follow, 1 year Memorial for John Pescatore March 25 March 13 (Saturday) Vespers 6PM March 14 (Sunday) Divine Liturgy 10AM Sunday of St. John of the Ladder March 17 (Wednesday) 6PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts with potluck to follow (and St. Patricks Holy Day for all our Irish Albanians) March 20 (Saturday) Vespers 6PM March 21 (Sunday) Divine Liturgy 10AM Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Vespers, March 24 (Wednesday) 6PM Liturgy for the Holy Day of the Anuunciation with potluck to follow March 27 (Saturday) 10AM Divine Liturgy – Lazarus Saturday, Vespers 6PM March 28 (Sunday) Divine Liturgy 10AM Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem March 30 (Tuesday) 6PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts with potluck to follow March 31 (Wednesday) 7PM Sacrament of Holy Unction – Healing Sacrament, open to all Orthodox Christians (no fasting required before) April 1 (Thursday) 7PM Matins with 12 Gospels April 2 (Friday) 3PM Vespers, 7PM Holy Friday Matins April 3 (Saturday) 1PM Holy Saturday Vesper/Liturgy (First Resurrection Liturgy) 11:30PM Holy Pascha Vigil (Nocturns, Matins, Divine Liturgy), April 4 (Sunday) 1PM Resurrection Vespers
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