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Mark your Calendars SCHEDULE OF GREAT & AND PASCHA St. Nicholas of Myra Great & March 29 ………………No Service Great & March 30 ………………No Service Byzantine Catholic Great & March 31 9112 Oleander Avenue, **Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts Fontana, CA 92335 and Anointing of the Sick…………………………………7:00 pm Served by Fr. Stephen G Washko Great & Holy Thursday April 1 714-533-6292 Annunciation Parish **Vesper/Liturgy of St Basil the Great……………………7:00 pm [email protected] April 2 Fr. James Lane in Residence ** with the 12 Passion Gospels……………….……12 Noon Parish Advisory/Finance Council: **Great with the Candlelight with the Holy Shroud Patricia Olmos, of our Lord………………….……………………….……..7:00 pm John Coffman, Lance Flambures, Lora Lopez Carson Great & Holy April 3 ______**Jerusalem Matins………………………………….……..9:00 am 5th Sunday of Great Tone 1 March 21, 2021 Pascha () SUNDAY-THE RESURRECTION OF OUR EASTER LILLIES (or make a donation for flowers) for the Tomb of our LORD AND SAVIOR, CHRIST. Lord we are asking that each family bring a potted Easter Lilly in **9:00 AM The Resurrection Matins/ of Saint John remembrance of your deceased loved ones. Leave the flowers on the table in the parish hall. Chrysostom with the Blessing of the Paschal Foods and the children’s Easter baskets after the Holy Services. SERVICES DAILY AT 9:00 AM & WEDNESDAY 7:30 PM AND Next Saturday is SUNDAY LITURGIES ARE LIVE-STREAMED FROM By Sr. Vassa ANNUNCIATION PARISH —facebook.com/stephen.washko We welcome Our Lord does not actually need help, when it comes to “taking away your comments. the stone” from a tomb. Because, as G.K. Chesterton famously said, we have “a God who knew the way out of a grave.” But here Christ enlists the help of HELP MAKE OUR PARISH WELCOMING please help set up for the the people, allowing them to open the tomb, and indeed open their hearts, to Coffee & Doughnut Social which will take place right after the Liturgy. We faith in, and vision of, “the glory of God.” He also prays aloud to the Father, need volunteers who will help every week. Your Free Will Donations are just “so that they may believe.” He then has the people “unbind” the welcomed to cover the cost. resurrected Lazarus, further engaging them, involving them, in the mystery of bodily resurrection. He’s effectively inviting them to “touch” Lazarus, as CONFESSIONS are heard one half hour before all Holy Services and He will later invite the disciples to “touch Him and see,” after His own also after the Holy Services as needed. Confessions are NOT heard on resurrection (Lk 24: 39). Easter Sunday. Today our Lord raises His friend, Lazarus, from the dead, introducing us to the mystery that is yet more fully to unfold, and to expand we will use Olive branches along with our palm branches. to all of us, in His own glorious resurrection. Let me hear His call to me We will have the palm branches at the church on Tuesday but we need about today, to “take away the stone,” or any other obstacle in my heart, to the light 50 12 niche olive branches to be tied up with the palm branches. You may and truth He wants to bring me. Let me “unbind” myself of any anxiety, want to make your own personal branches for your home. Give Father despondency, or indifference, preparing to greet Him in faith, as He enters Stephen a call. Jerusalem. “Hosanna. Blessed is He who comes, the King of Israel.” THE (Greek for bread) which is blessed on Easter Sunday—we need someone to bake a large round loaf—Give Father Stephen a call if you HEBREW SCRIPTUES can help prepare it for the parish. Genesis 49: 1-2, 8-12, Zephaniah 3: 14-19 & Zechariah 9: 9-15

28 PALM SUNDAY Tone 8. p. 161 & 225 Scheduled of Holy Services Before the liturgy blessing of the Palms & Branches on the Patio, 20 AKATHISTOS SATURDAY Procession with the Branches and the Liturgy of St. John TO THE …………………..9:15 am Chrysostom…………………………………………………………10:00 am Liturgy of St. John Chrysosto………….……………….9:30 am For our parish members and friends God’s blessing on American & Canadian People by MacKenzie COME EARLY & BRING YOUR OWN BRANCHES for the blessing and for HEBREW SCRIPTURES the Divine Liturgies. You may bring your old blessed branches and leave 1 Judges 9: 1-25, 50-56 & Isaiah 53: 7-12 them in the parish hall. Father will dispose of them properly.

21 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT & MEMORY OF OUR HOLY SPECIAL PRAYER REQUESTS We join with the Saints in heaven to MOTHER MARY OF EGYPT, Tone 1. p. 230 & 125 prayer for those in need. Request Prayers: [email protected] Special Liturgy of St. Basil the Great…………………………10:00 am Intention, Paul Bruckler, Gloria Brissette, Paul Basay, Margaret Geluso, For our parish members and friends Edward Lopez, Lupe Nevaré, Beatriz Perez. Thank you Lord for hearing us and sending the snow and rain this week. SIXTH WEEK OF THE GREAT FAST During this week, we go from the of Lazarus, the poor man abused by the rich, and follow Christ on his way to to give life to Lazarus, his friend, the promise of resurrection to all. On Friday we conclude the fast of 40 days and begin the fast of holy week. At Vespers, we read the OUR TITHING AND GIFTS TO THE LORD’S HOLY story of Joseph and his brothers. Joseph is a type of Jesus the Messiah, who died and Our Stewardship for March 14 is risen. 30 Souls in Attendance 22 Monday NO HOLY SERVICES Tithes: $459.00 Candles: $5.00 23 Tuesday Venerable Martyr Nicon & his students Church Maintenance: 5$5.00 Service……………………………………………………7:00 pm We depend on you to support our parish. We also need your time and talents to grow as disciples of the Lord and to form a Parish Family for you and your 24 Wednesday (Sixth Week) (abstinence from meat) family. Thank you for mailing your tithes to the parish office. Presanctified Liturgy………………………………………….……..7:00 pm Scoot Preiss

25 Thursday THE SOLEMN FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION—No BISHOP’S APPEAL 2021 UPDATE Today Our parish goal is $5,850.71. VESPER/LITURGY.………………………………………….…….7:00 pm Pledged to date $1,300.00 American & Canadian People by MacKenzie Balance………… $4,550.71 3 households have responded: Andrew & Ophelia Gaydos, John Phillips and 26 Friday Leave-taking of Annunciation Lusyana Sandoval. THANK YOU. Please give what you can to help our Matins with Holy Communion…………………………….………..9:30 am Eparchy. For on-line use your browser, type ephx.org, on Home page, choose Giving, then choose Donate. 27 LAZARUS SATURDAY Liturgy of St. ……..…………….……….………9:00 am Our Service Men & Women by MacKenzie Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him Forever!