Christ the Savior ~ Holy Spirit Orthodox Church; V. Rev. Steven Kostoff, Rector

Orthodox Church in America

| Midwest Diocese

'The Ladder' of St John Climacus

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GREAT LENT ~ RESOURCES FOR THE JOURNEY

G R E A T L E N T

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The Fifth Week

Wed, Mar 17, 6:00pm, Presanctified Liturgy
Thu, Mar 18, 7:00pm, Great Canon, w/Life of St Mary of Egypt
Fri,    Mar 19, 7:00pm, Akathist Hymn
Sat,   Mar 20, 10:00am, Baptism of Isaac and Eve Haloulas

12:00 Noon, Parish Cleanup for Holy Week/Pascha
6:00pm, Great Vespers w/Confessions

Sun, Mar 21, St Mary of Egypt

9:10am, Hours

9:30 am, Liturgy of St Basil

Scroll down for full Great Lent/Holy Week/Pascha schedule on our pop-up/printable calendar, and our Lord's Day cycle of services.

PARISH CALENDAR FOR 2009-2010 (Major feasts and important parish dates - subject to changes and additions - does not include all services)

LEARN ABOUT THE SAINTS! The OCA website has excellent and detailed summaries of the lives of the saints for each day.

Lives of Saints - Search by saint's name or by date of commemoration.
AbbaMoses.com - wonderful summaries of the lives of the Saints.
Saints of North America - Icons, Lives and Troparia/Kontakia for our beloved saints of North America
Akathist Hymn to St Herman of Alaska (PDF format)
Saint of the Day Podcast on Ancient Faith Radio
The Weeping Icon of St Anna (of Joy Of All Who Sorrow Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia)

THE LORD'S DAY - Regular Cycle of Services

Sunday
9:10am	- Hours - Third and Sixth Hours of Prayer
9:30am	- Divine Liturgy - The Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great (celebrated on Sundays of Great Lent)

Saturday
6:00pm	- Great Vespers - Begin the Lord's Day with the beautiful and holy traditional evening service of the Church.