Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania Lenten service schedule
The Lenten service schedules for the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania deaneries are as follows.
Wilkes-Barre Deanery
Sunday, March 16 Sunday of Orthodoxy
Sunday of Orthodoxy Service, 5:00 p.m., Holy Resurrection Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre; His Grace, Bishop Tikhon celebrating and giving the sermon.
Sunday, March 23 St. Gregory Palamas
Lenten Vespers, 5:00 p.m., Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Berwick; Sermon: Fr. Martin Browne
Sunday, March 30 Veneration of the Holy Cross
Lenten Vespers, 5:00 p.m., St. Basil Orthodox Church, Simpson; Sermon: Fr. David Shewczyk
Sunday, April 6 St. John Climacus
Lenten Vespers, 5:00 p.m., St. Michael Orthodox Church, Jermyn; Sermon: Fr. John Soucek
Sunday, April 13 St. Mary of Egypt
Lenten Vespers, 5:00 p.m., St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, Edwardsville; His Grace, Bishop Tikhon celebrating; Sermon: Fr. John Kowalczyk
Sunday, April 20 Palm Sunday
Bridegroom Matins, 5:00 p.m., St. Tikhon’s Monastery, South Canaan; His Grace, Bishop Tikhon celebrating
Monday, April 23 Holy Wednesday
Holy Unction, 7:00 p.m., Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Wilkes-Bare; His Grace, Bishop Tikhon celebrating
Frackville Deanery
Sunday, March 16 Sunday of Orthodoxy
Sunday of Orthodoxy Service, 5:00 p.m., Holy Resurrection Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre; His Grace, Bishop Tikhon celebrating and giving the sermon.
Sunday, March 23 St. Gregory Palamas
Lenten Vespers, 5:00 p.m., Christ the Savior Orthodox Church, Harrisburg; Sermon: Fr. Michael Hatrak
Sunday, March 30 Veneration of the Holy Cross
Lenten Vespers, 5:00 p.m., St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Minersville; Sermon: Fr. Stephen Vernak
Sunday, April 6 St. John Climacus
Lenten Vespers, 5:00 p.m., St. Mary Orthodox Church, Coaldale; His Grace, Bishop Tikhon celebrating; Sermon: Fr. John Onofrey
Sunday, April 13 St. Mary of Egypt
Lenten Vespers, 5:00 p.m., St. Herman Orthodox Church, Shillington; Sermon: Fr. Timothy Hojnicki
Sunday, April 20 Palm Sunday
Bridegroom Matins, 5:00 p.m., St. Tikhon’s Seminary, South Canaan; His Grace, Bishop Tikhon celebrating
Monday, April 23 Holy Wednesday
Holy Unction, 7:00 p.m., Holy Ascension Orthodox Church, Frackville
Philadelphia Deanery
Sunday, March 16 Sunday of Orthodoxy
Sunday of Orthodoxy Service, 5:00 p.m., St. Stephen Cathedral, Philadelphia
Sunday, March 23 St. Gregory Palamas
Lenten Vespers, 5:00 p.m., St. Michael Orthodox Church, Wilmington; His Grace, Bishop Tikhon celebrating; Sermon: Fr. Timothy Hojnicki
Sunday, March 30 Veneration of the Holy Cross
Lenten Vespers, 5:00 p.m., St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Church, Philadelphia; Sermon: Fr. Stephen Siniari
Sunday, April 6 St. John of the Climacus
Lenten Vespers, 5:00 p.m., St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Bethlehem
Sunday, April 13 St. Mary of Egypt
Lenten Vespers, 5:00 p.m., St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Wilmington; Sermon: Fr. Constantine Christofis
Sunday, April 20 Palm Sunday
Bridegroom Matins, 5:00 p.m., St. Tikhon’s Monastery, South Canaan; His Grace, Bishop Tikhon celebrating