Programme of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia for Holy Week and Pascha

During the blessed and reverent period of Holy and Great Week, the Week of the Passion of our Lord, which will culminate in the joyous event of His Glorious Resurrection, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia will conduct pastoral visits to Parishes in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, where he will officiate and preside over the Holy Services according to the following schedule:

27 APRIL – SATURDAY OF LAZARUS

Morning:        Matins and the Divine Liturgy
Cemetery Church of Saint Athanasios
Corner Weekes and Carpenter Avenues, Rookwood, N.S.W.,
from 7.30 – 10.00 am.

28 APRIL – PALM SUNDAY

Morning:        Matins and the Divine Liturgy
Holy Church of Saint Paraskevi and Saint Barbara
49 Balmoral Street, Blacktown, N.S.W.,
from 7.30 – 10.30 am.

Evening:         Service of the Bridegroom
Holy Church of All Saints
Corner Isabel and Cecilia Streets, Belmore, N.S.W.,
from 7.00 – 8.30 pm.

29 APRIL – HOLY MONDAY

Evening:         Service of the Bridegroom
Holy Church of Saint Euphemia
10-12 East Terrace, Bankstown, N.S.W.,
from 7.00 – 8.30 pm.

30 APRIL – HOLY TUESDAY

Evening:         Service of the Bridegroom
Holy Church of Saint Spyridon
78 Gardeners Road, Kingsford, N.S.W.,
from 7.00 – 8.30 pm.

1 MAY – HOLY WEDNESDAY

Afternoon:      Service of Holy Unction
Holy Church of Saint Nicholas
Corner Telopea Park and Wentworth Avenue, Kingston, A.C.T.,
from 3.30 – 5.30 pm.

2 MAY – HOLY THURSDAY

Morning:        Vespers Service and Saint Basil’s Divine Liturgy
Holy Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady
242 Cleveland Street, Redfern, N.S.W.,
from 7.30 – 10.00 am.

Evening:         Service of the Holy Passion – Reading of the Twelve Gospels
Holy Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady
242 Cleveland Street, Redfern, N.S.W.,
from 6.30 – 10.00 pm.

3 MAY – HOLY FRIDAY

Afternoon:      Vespers Service of the Apokathelosis
Holy Church of the Presentation of Our Lord to the Temple
23-29 Victoria Street, Coburg, Vic.,
from 3.00 – 4.30 pm.

Evening:         Service of The Lamentations
Holy Church of the Presentation of Our Lady to the Temple
3-7 Macedon Avenue, North Balwyn, Vic.,
from 7.00 – 10.30 pm.

4 MAY – HOLY SATURDAY

Morning:        Vespers Service and Saint Basil’s Divine Liturgy
Holy Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
45 Poplar Street, Thomastown, Vic.,
from 6.30 – 9.00 am.

Night:             The Service of the Resurrection and the Divine Liturgy
Holy Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord
20 Belgrave Street, Kogarah, N.S.W.,
from 11.00 pm.

5 MAY – SUNDAY OF PASCHA

Morning:        THE VESPERS OF LOVE
Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady
242 Cleveland Street, Redfern, N.S.W.,
from 11.00 am – 12.30 pm.

6 MAY – RENEWAL MONDAY

Morning:        Matins and the Divine Liturgy
Holy Monastery of Saint George of the Mountian
316 Singles Ridge Road, Yellow Rock, N.S.W.,
from 7.30 – 10.30 am.

7 MAY – RENEWAL TUESDAY

Morning:        Matins and the Divine Liturgy
Holy Church of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene
29 Forbes Street, Liverpool, N.S.W.,
from 7.30 – 10.30 am.