Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God DIOCESE of SOUROZH - RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God DIOCESE OF SOUROZH - RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

67 Ennismore Gardens, London SW7 1NH. Тel.: (020) 7584 0096 Fax: (020) 7584 9864 [email protected] www.londonsobor.info www.sourozh.org Bank account for the donations: Cathedral of the Dormition, Moscow Patriarchate, Lloyds TSB Bank, Kensington High Street, A/N 02561894 Sort Code 30-94-65

The church is open from 9.00am to 8.00pm

You can purchase prosphoras and request Sacraments of Baptism and Marriage, Molebens, Panikhidas and long-term remembrance etc. in the bookshop or the candle desk. For information please call – 0779 305 5388, [email protected]

CATHEDRAL TIMETABLE APRIL 2018

1 Sun ENTRY OF THE LORD INTO JERUSALEM. Palm Sunday 09:30 Confession 09:30 Hours 10:00 Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers. Matins. 1st Hour 2 Mon Great Monday 09:30 Confession 09:30 3rd, 6th, 9th Hours. Typica. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 18:00 Matins. 1st Hour 3 Tues Great Tuesday 09:30 Confession 09:30 3rd, 6th, 9th Hours. Typica. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 18:00 Matins. 1st Hour 4 Wed Great Wednesday 09:30 Confession 09:30 3rd, 6th, 9th Hours. Typica. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 18:00 Matins. 1st Hour. Holy Unction 5 Thur Great Thursday 09:30 Confession 1 09:20 3rd, 6th, 9th Hours. Typica 10:00 Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great 18:00 Matins with the Twelve Passion Gospels 6 Fri Great Friday 09:30 Royal Hours. Typica 14:00 Vespers with the Procession of the Shroud 18:00 Matins with the Burial Service of the Lord. 1st Hour 7 Sat Great Saturday. The ANNUNCIATION to the Mother of God 09:15 Confession 09:15 3rd, 6th, 9th Hours. Typica 10:00 Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great The blessing of Easter foods 22:00 Acts of the Apostles 23:40 Midnight Service 8 Sun PASKHA of the Lord. The Glorious Resurrection of Christ. EASTER 00:00 Easter Matins and Divine Liturgy. The blessing of Easter foods 10:00 Easter Hours. Late Divine Liturgy. The blessing of Easter foods 18:00 Agape Vespers 9 Mon Bright Monday 09:30 Easter Hours. Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers. Matins 10 Tues Bright Tuesday. Iveron icon of the Mother of God 09:30 Easter Hours. Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers. Matins 11 Wed Bright Wednesday 09:30 Easter Hours. Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers. Matins 12 Thur Bright Thursday 09:30 Easter Hours. Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers. Matins 13 Fri Bright Friday. ‘The Life-giving Spring of the Mother of God’ 09:30 Easter Hours. Divine Liturgy. Moleben with the blessing of water 18:00 Vespers. Matins 14 Sat Bright Saturday 09:30 Confession 09:30 Easter Hours. Divine Liturgy 2 16:30 A talk about Christening 18:00 Confession 18:00 Vigil 15 Sun Thomas Sunday. Anti-Pascha 09:30 Confession 09:30 Hours 10:00 Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers with the Akathist to the Resurrection of Christ 16 Mon NO SERVICES 17 Tues Radonitsa. Commemoration of the Departed 09:30 Confession 09:30 Hours 10:00 Divine Liturgy. Panikhida 14:00 Panikhida at the grave of Metropolitan Anthony 18:00 Vespers. Matins

18 Wed Martyr Theodulus the Reader, and those with him, at Thessalonica 09:30 Confession. Hours. Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers. Matins 19 Thur Martyr Eupsychius 09:30 Confession. Hours. Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers with the Akathist to St Nicholas

20 Fr St. George the Confessor the Bishop of Mytilene 09:30 Confession. Hours. Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers. Matins 21 Sat Apostles of the Seventy: Herodion and those with them 09:30 Confession 09:30 Hours. Divine Liturgy 16:30 A talk about Christening 18:00 Confession 18:00 Vigil 22 Sun 3rd Sunday of Pascha, of the Myrrh-bearers 09:30 Confession 09:30 Hours 10:00 Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers with the Akathist to the Resurrection of Christ

3 23 Mon NO SERVICES 24 Tues Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamon in Asia 09:30 Confession. Hours. Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers. Matins 25 Wed Venerable Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium 09:30 Confession. Hours. Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers. Matins 26 Thur Hieromartyr Artemon 09:30 Confession. Hours. Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers with the Akathist to St Nicholas 27 Fr Saint Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome 09:30 Confession. Hours. Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers. Matins 28 Sat Apostles Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus 09:30 Confession 09:30 Hours. Divine Liturgy 16:30 A talk about Marriage 18:00 Confession 18:00 Vigil 29 Sun 4th Sunday of Pascha, of the Paalysed Man 09:30 Confession 09:30 Hours 10:00 Divine Liturgy 18:00 Vespers with the Akathist to the Resurrection of Christ 30 Mon NO SERVICES