SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES at Saint Nicholas’ Orthodox Church, Wallsend (Newcastle)

2rd April Friday Matins 6.00pm 3rd April 8.00am Matins with blessing of palms & pussy-willow 2.30pm 4th April Sunday ENTRY OF THE LORD INTO JERUSALEM Matins 7.00pm 6th April Tuesday All-night vigil 6.00pm 7th April Wednesday ANNUNCIATION Hours, typica, and with Divine Liturgy 8.00am 8th April Thursday Great Thursday Matins with reading of the 12 Gospels 9.00pm 9th April Friday Great Friday Vespers with the bringing out of the shroud 3.00pm Matins with lamentations before the tomb 6.00pm 10 th April Saturday Great Saturday Vespers with Divine Liturgy 8.00am Midnight office, and Paschal matins 7.00pm Blessing of kulichi 11 th April Sunday THE BRIGHT RESURRECTION OF CHRIST Paschal Vespers 6.00pm 12 th April Monday Bright Monday Paschal Divine Liturgy and procession 9.00am 16 th April Friday Bright Friday Paschal Matins 6.00pm 17 th April Saturday Bright Saturday Paschal Divine Liturgy with cutting of the 8.00am 19 th April Monday Matins 6.00pm 20 th April Tuesday Divine Liturgy 8.00am General pannikhida at church Litias at Wallsend, Sandgate & Maitland cemeteries 24 th April Saturday All-night vigil 6.00pm 25 th April Sunday Sunday of the Holy Myrrh-Bearers 9.00pm Divine liturgy 8th May Saturday All-night vigil 6.00pm 9th May Sunday Sunday of the Samaritan Woman 9.00am Divine Liturgy 19 th May Wednesday All-night vigil 6.00pm 20 th May Thursday THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD 9.00 am Divine liturgy 22 nd May Saturday Saint Nicholas Transferred to Sunday 23 rd May All-night vigil 6.00pm 23 rd May Sunday THE TRANSLATION OF THE RELICS OF SAINT NICHOLAS Patronal Feast of our parish Lesser blessing of water 8.00am Hierarchical Divine Liturgy 9.00am 30 th May Sunday Vespers with kneeling prayers 5.00pm 7th June Beginning of the Apostles’ Fast 12 th June Saturday All-night vigil 6.00pm 13 th June Sunday Sunday of All Saints of Russia 9.00am Divine Liturgy 26 th June Saturday All-night vigil 6.00pm 27 th June Sunday Divine Liturgy 9.00am 2nd July Friday Matins 6.00pm 3rd July Saturday Saint John of Shanghai and San-Francisco Divine Liturgy 8.00am 6th July Tuesday Matins 6.00pm 7th July Wednesday Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Divine Liturgy 8.00am 10 th July Saturday All-night vigil 6.00pm 11 th July Sunday Divine Liturgy 9.00am All-night vigil 6.00pm 12 th July Monday Holy Apostles Peter & Paul Divine Liturgy 9.00am 16 th July Friday Matins 6.00pm 17 th July Saturday Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia Divine Liturgy 8.00am 24 th July Saturday All-night vigil 6.00pm 25 th July Sunday Divine Liturgy 9.00am