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Holy Week & Pascha Throughout The Diocese 2019
Views from the photographer's lens of Holy Week and Pascha 2019 in the Parishes of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of North America.
Photos are organized by Deanery.
Updated: 5/15/19
View Photo Gallery of Holy Week and Pascha at Christ The Saviour Cathedral in Johnstown here:
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Photos are organized by Deanery.
Updated: 5/15/19
View Photo Gallery of Holy Week and Pascha at Christ The Saviour Cathedral in Johnstown here:
www.acrod.org/multimedia/photos/?setID=72157678010855467
The faithful kneel in prayer at the Unction service on Great and Holy Wednesday
(Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church, Ottawa, ON, Canada)
(Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church, Ottawa, ON, Canada)
Fr. Maxym brings the Plaschanitsa (Epitaphios) to the centre of the church - Great and Holy Friday
(Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church, Ottawa, ON, Canada)
(Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church, Ottawa, ON, Canada)
"Come Receive the Light" - Resurrection Matins (Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church, Ottawa, ON, Canada)
Imitating Christ - washing the feet of the poor during Holy Week.
(St.John The Compassionate Mission, Toronto, ON)
(St.John The Compassionate Mission, Toronto, ON)
Japanese cheery blossoms adding to the brightness of Pascha
(St.John The Compassionate Mission, Toronto, ON)
(St.John The Compassionate Mission, Toronto, ON)
Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest
(St.John The Compassionate Mission, Toronto, ON)
(St.John The Compassionate Mission, Toronto, ON)
Holy Unction Service (St Alexis Church, Battleground IN)
Pascha (St Alexis Church, Battleground IN)
Father Alexis Miller and Subdeacon Timothy Eads place the shroud and the gospel
on the bier at Vespers of Holy Friday: (Holy Transfiguration Mission, Crawfordsville Indiana)
on the bier at Vespers of Holy Friday: (Holy Transfiguration Mission, Crawfordsville Indiana)
Altar boys Jacob and Peter Miller stand with candles at the cross on Holy Friday
(Holy Transfiguration Mission, Crawfordsville, Indiana )
(Holy Transfiguration Mission, Crawfordsville, Indiana )
Preparing to decorate the Lord's Tomb following the Reading of the Passion Gospels on Holy Thursday
(St. Michael's Church, Niles, IL)
(St. Michael's Church, Niles, IL)
Chanting during the veneration of the Holy Shroud on Good Friday (St. Michael's Church, Niles, IL)
Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! (St. Michael's Church, Niles, IL)
Receiving the light during Resurrection Matins on Saturday evening.
(Christ the Saviour Church, Rockford, IL)
(Christ the Saviour Church, Rockford, IL)
Children helping each other light candles on Pascha morning. (Christ the Saviour Church, Rockford, IL)
Due to the snow, baskets and people were blessed on the front steps of the church!
(Christ the Saviour Church, Rockford, IL)
(Christ the Saviour Church, Rockford, IL)
Great and Holy Friday - Children of the Parish prepare to participate in the Burial Procession
(Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Schererville, IN)
(Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Schererville, IN)
Great and Holy Saturday - Resurrection Matins (Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Schererville, IN)
Great and Holy Pascha - Reading of the Holy Gospel (Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Schererville, IN)
Those in attendance for Resurrection Matins and Divine Liturgy (Holy Trinity Church, Spring Hill, FL)
Gospel Reading in Various Languages - Hungarian by Father Robert Woytek, Finnish by Riitta Onishenko, Russian by Alex Onishenko, Greek by Father Bill Mattis and English by Father Michael Shuster
(Holy Trinity Church, Spring Hill, FL)
(Holy Trinity Church, Spring Hill, FL)
Fr. Michael Shuster blesses the Paschal Foods. (Holy Trinity Church, Spring Hill, FL)
Fr. Demetri Glimidakis and Fr. Frederick Watson read the 12 Gospels during the Holy Thursday evening service as Subdeacon Joseph lights the candles for each of the readings (St. Nectarios Church,Lakeland, FL)
Fr. Frederick Watson chants and Fr. Demetri Glimidakis reads the Gospel held by Subdeacon Joseph Brown before the bells are rung sounding Christ’s Resurrection (St. Nectarios Church,Lakeland, FL)
Fr. Demetri Glimidakis is reading a story for the children before their egg hunt and the importance of the empty egg - reminding them the importance of the empty tomb. (St. Nectarios Church,Lakeland, FL)
Holy Week Wednesday (Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Johnstown, PA)
Holy Thursday Passion Gospel Service (Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Johnstown, PA)
Holy Friday (Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Johnstown, PA)
Placing of the Shroud in the Tomb. (Protection of Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Allentown, PA)
Fr. Robert Offers A Homily on Holy Friday. (Protection of Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Allentown, PA)
Venerating the Tomb of Our Lord (Protection of Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Allentown, PA)
Holy Friday Procession (Holy Ghost Church, Phoenixville, PA)
"Come Receive the Light!" (Holy Ghost Church, Phoenixville, PA)
Blessing of Paschal Foods (Holy Ghost Church, Phoenixville, PA)
The Tomb on Holy Friday (St. John The Baptist Church, Bridgeport, CT)
Pascha (St. John The Baptist Church, Bridgeport, CT)
Fr. David Cochran and Family Following Paschal Divine Liturgy (St John The Baptist Church, Bridgeport, CT)
Resurrection Matins Procession (Holy Trinity Church, Danbury, CT)
Paschal Gospel Reading (Holy Trinity Church, Danbury, CT)
Reading of Passion Gospels (St. John The Baptist Church, Stratford, CT -Silver Lane)
Holy Friday Vespers (St. John The Baptist Church, Stratford, CT -Silver Lane)
The Lord's Tomb (St. John The Baptist Church, Stratford, CT -Silver Lane)
Resurrection Matins Procession (Holy Ghost Church, Manville, NJ)
Resurrection Matins (Holy Ghost Church, Manville, NJ)
Resurrection Matins (Holy Ghost Church, Manville, NJ)
Good Friday Procession (St. Nicholas Church , NYC)
Procession Before Resurrection Matins (St. Nicholas Church, NYC)
Sunday Blessing of Pascha Baskets (St. Nicholas, NYC)
Reading of the Paschal Gospel (St. John the Baptist Church - Perth Amboy, NJ)
Censing at the Cherubic Hymn at Paschal Liturgy (St. John the Baptist Church - Perth Amboy, NJ)
Children’s Easter egg Hunt (St. John the Baptist Church - Perth Amboy, NJ)
Altar Servers Vladimir and Dmitri Lee at the Great Entrance of the Paschal Divine Liturgy
(St. John The Baptist Church, Rahway, NJ)
(St. John The Baptist Church, Rahway, NJ)
Very Rev Andrew Fetchina blessing the Artos on Pascha
(St. John The Baptist Church, Rahway, NJ)
(St. John The Baptist Church, Rahway, NJ)
Very Reverend Alexandr Ioukliavskikh blessing Pascha Baskets (St. John The Baptist Church, Rahway, NJ)
The Reading of the Paschal Gospel. (Saints Peter and Paul Church, Rockaway, New Jersey)
Children assist with the blessing of the Artos following the Paschal Divine Liturgy.
(Saints Peter and Paul Church, Rockaway, New Jersey)
(Saints Peter and Paul Church, Rockaway, New Jersey)
Blessing of Paschal Foods (St. John The Baptist Church, Nesquehoning, PA)
Gospel Reading at Paschal Liturgy (St. John The Baptist Church, Nesquehoning, PA)
Reading of Paschal Gospel (St. John The Baptist Church, Nesquehoning, PA)
“The angel stood by the tomb, and to the women bearing spices he cried aloud: Myrrh is
fitting for the dead, but Christ has shown Himself a stranger to corruption.”
(St Nicholas Church, Scranton, PA)
fitting for the dead, but Christ has shown Himself a stranger to corruption.”
(St Nicholas Church, Scranton, PA)
The reading of the Paschal Gospel in Greek, Slavonic, and English. (St Nicholas Church, Scranton, PA)
Some of the Youth participating in the Easter Egg Hunt following Divine Liturgy.
(St Nicholas Church, Scranton, PA)
(St Nicholas Church, Scranton, PA)
Great Friday Vespers and Burial Service (St George Church, Taylor, PA)
Resurrection Matins Receiving the Light of Christ (St George Church, Taylor, PA)
PASCHA Feast of the Resurrection Divine Liturgy (St George Church, Taylor, PA)
Beautiful Sanctuary on Pascha (St. John The Baptist Church, E. Pittsburgh, PA)
Approaching the Chalice on Pascha (St. John The Baptist Church, E. Pittsburgh, PA)
Blessing Paschal Foods (St. John The Baptist Church, E. Pittsburgh, PA)
Children Marching Good Friday (St. Nicholas Church Homestead)
Passing the Paschal Light on Holy Saturday (St. Nicholas Church, Homestead, PA)
Outside on Holy Saturday (St. Nicholas Church, Homestead, PA)
Paschal Divine Liturgy (St Michael Church, Binghamton, NY)
Paschal Divine Liturgy (St Michael Church, Binghamton, NY)
Holy Friday (St Nicholas Church, Barton, OH)
Pascha (St Nicholas Church, Barton, OH)
Paschal Gospel Reading (St Nicholas Church, Barton, OH)
Fr. Pehanich blessing the pussywillows and palms with the Sunday School children. (St. Nicholas Church, Monongahela, PA)
Fr. Pehanich blessing the Pascha baskets on Holy Saturday. (St. Nicholas Church, Monongahela, PA)
Egg Hunt. (St. Nicholas Church, Monongahela, PA)
Holy Wednesday - Holy Unction (Holy Resurrection Church, Potomac, MD)
Fr Peter Zarynow and Fr John Fedornock prepare for Basket Blessings
(Holy Resurrection Church, Potomac, MD)
(Holy Resurrection Church, Potomac, MD)
Starting Gate for the Easter Egg Hunt (Holy Resurrection Church, Potomac, MD)
Paschal Liturgy (St Thomas Church, Waldorf, MD)
Choir During Paschal Liturgy (St Thomas Church, Waldorf, MD)
Bright Monday Liturgy (St Thomas Church, Waldorf, MD)
Cherubic Hymn with Sub-Deacon Gregory Zuder on Pascha (Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Akron, OH)
Blessing of Baskets on Pascha (Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Akron, OH)
Granddaughters with blessed baskets and Baba Zuder (Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Akron, OH)
Before the start of Resurrection Matins, two new members of the parish were
received into Holy Orthodoxy through the Sacrament of Chrismation.
(St John The Baptist Church, Hermitage, PA)
received into Holy Orthodoxy through the Sacrament of Chrismation.
(St John The Baptist Church, Hermitage, PA)
The clergy and faithful in procession at the beginning of Resurrection Matins. The men carry processional
crosses adorned with floral wreaths--a very old custom from Carpatho-Rus which the parish still maintains.
(St John The Baptist Church, Hermitage, PA)
crosses adorned with floral wreaths--a very old custom from Carpatho-Rus which the parish still maintains.
(St John The Baptist Church, Hermitage, PA)
Fr. David blessing baskets of Paschal foods following Resurrection Matins
(St John The Baptist Church, Hermitage, PA)
(St John The Baptist Church, Hermitage, PA)