Below is the 2021 Holy Week Schedule of Services for St. George - please note the additional information located at the bottom of this Announcement including Contact Information to reserve attendance.  Click onto the following link if you wish to download and print a copy of this year's schedule:  2021 St. George Holy Week Service Schedule

2021 Holy Week Schedule for St. George

Saturday, April 24th
Palm Sunday Vespers - 4PM     Palm Sunday Vespers Booklet 
Reservations for attendance required with Louise Gallagher by Sat, Apr 24th@ 3PM

Sunday, April 25th
Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy - 9:30AM      No Service Booklet available
Reservations for attendance required with Laura Chadwick by Sat, Apr 24th@ 3PM
 
Sunday, April 25th
Bridegroom Service - 7PM     Monday Bridegroom Matins Booklet (served Sunday evening)
Reservations for attendance required with Louise Gallagher by Sun, Apr 25th@ 3PM
 
Monday, April 26th
Bridegroom Service - 7PM     Tuesday Bridegroom Matins Booklet (served Monday evening)
Reservations for attendance required with Louise Gallagher by Mon, Apr 26th@ 3PM
 
Tuesday, April 27th
Bridegroom Service - 7PM     Wednesday Bridegroom Matins Booklet (served Tuesday evening)
Reservations for attendance required with Louise Gallagher by Wed, Apr 27th@ 3PM
 
Wednesday, April 28th
Unction - 7PM     Thursday Bridegroom Matins with Holy Unction Booklet (served Wednesday evening)
Reservations for attendance required with Louise Gallagher by Wed, Apr 28th@ 3PM
 
Thursday, April 29th
Liturgy of the Last Supper (at Holy Ghost Church) - 9AM     
Reservations for attendance required with Louise Gallagher by Wed, Apr 28th@ 3PM
 
Thursday, April 29th
Matins with Passion Gospel Readings - 7PM     Matins of Holy Friday with Passion Gospel Readings Booklet (served Thursday evening)
Reservations for attendance required with Louise Gallagher by Thurs, Apr 29th@ 3PM
 
Friday, April 30th
Vespers: Taking down from the Cross - 3PM     Vespers for Holy Friday Booklet                        
Reservations for attendance required with Louise Gallagher by Fri, Apr 30th @ 3PM
 
Friday, April 30th
Matins: Lamentations - 7PM     Matins for Holy Saturday with Lamentations (served Friday evening)
Reservations for attendance required with Louise Gallagher by Fri, Apr 30th @ 3PM
 
Saturday, May 1st
Midnight Paschal Liturgy - 11PM  Blessing of Pascha baskets after Liturgy.   No service booklet available.
Reservations for attendance required with Louise Gallagher by Sat, May 1st @ 3PM

Sunday, May 2nd
Paschal Prayers (Service held outside- weather permitting) - 11AM     Paschal Prayers Booklet for Outside
Eggs passed out to children.  Reservations for attendance are not being taken for this service because it is being held outside.  An email will be sent eaarly Sunday morning announcing any cancellation due to inclement weather.
 
Monday, May 3rd
Paschal Liturgy (w/ Holy Ghost at St. George Church) - 9:30AM     No service booklet available
Reservations for attendance required with Louise Gallagher by Sun, May 2nd @ 3PM

Additional information:
 
COVID Guidelines
Temperature checks upon entrance, wearing of face masks (Albanian language wear a mask poster), and maintaining 6 foot social distancing remains required for all services.  Although Connecticut does not have a headcount limit for church services, St. George does have a limit due to the requirement of 6-foot seating separation of family units in the pews.  Unfortunately at this time, the size and orientation of our pews limits our ability to allow unlimited attendance.

In order to accommodate the greatest number of attendees during Holy Week/Pascha Services while maintaining recommended distancing guidelines, we ask for your understanding with respect to seating arrangements. While parishioners may have certain seating preferences, our first priority will be to determine the seating that will allow for maximum attendance.  Thank you for your flexibility and cooperation.
 
Live-streamed services
All services at this time are planned to be Live-streamed on Facebook.  As we have been presenting over the past 6 weeks, you may view services on your smartphone or PC by going directly to the St. George Orthodox Church Facebook page, or to go to the link on the Home page of St. George’s website. 
 
Reservations for attendance
To reserve attendance for those services which require it, contact info follows:
            Laura Chadwick            203-218-1552 (Mobile)              lchad@att.net
            Louise Gallagher           203-268-3803 (Home)               jlgall103@aol.com
 
Service booklets
Due to COVID restrictions, we cannot hand out Service Booklets during Holy Week.  Unfortuanately, we do not have service booklets for each service to be held at St. George, however for those booklets we do have available, the link for a PDF version is located above with each appropriate listed service.  These are available for parishioners to use at home (when watching a Live-stream service), or to use electronically on your phone when attending a service in person.   Due to reading comfort, some may prefer to print out a copy at home for use in church.