Great & Holy Lent 2026


Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!


Metropolitan Nathanael's 2026 Paschal Encyclical

Patriarchal Encyclical for Holy Pascha 2026

Archiepiscopal Encyclical on Great and Holy Pascha

 

 

 

Ascension's Great Lent Schedule of Services

Holy Week & Paschal Service Schedule

 

 


 

Archpastoral Message at the Beginning of Holy and Great Lent
His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael

Archpastoral Exhortation on Kathara Deftera
Archbishop Elpidophoros

CATECHETICAL HOMILY For the Opening of Holy and Great Lent (2026)

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PARISH & METROPOLIS LENTEN EVENTS

Check back often as events will continually be updated

 

 

PASCHA GLENDI WEBPAGE


     

GOARCH RESOURCES

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Lenten Resources

Sunday Sermon Series

Holy Week Sermon Series

Kids' Holy Week Sermon Series

Pilgrimage to Pascha Lenten Package for Parishes Released by GOA Center for Family Care

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Preparation for Holy Confession

+ Preparing for Confession, Fr. James Kordaris

+ Our Lenten Journey

+ Comfort Food for Families Lenten Series


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Articles and Resources for the Paschal Season

And When You Fast, by Father Stavros N. Akrotirianakis

The Liturgical Cycle of the Great Lenten Period

Holy Week Resources for Families

Journey To Pascha, A Daily Guide Through Holy Week for Parents 

Great Lent:  Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese

Tending the Garden of our Hearts:  Meditations for Orthodox Families

Suggestions for hosting a Lenten Meal

Suggestions for hosting a Lenten Coffee Hour

 

REFLECTIONS BY FR. SOTIRI


Article:  On the Lenten Journey
Article:  On the Sacrament of Confession
Article:  The Salutations to the Theotokos


2026 PASCHA OFFERING

 

DONATIONS FOR LENT & HOLY WEEK


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PAST EVENTS


Lenten Lecture Series
Wednesday Evenings following Pre-Sanctified Liturgy
(Except for 3/25)


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Confession

Fr. Sotiri will hear confessions throughout Great Lent up until the Friday before Holy Week.



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PHILOPTOCHOS KOLIVA WORKSHOP


 




 



     



Once again this year, Koinonia Men’s Ministry will be offering the Parish the opportunity to extend Paschal greetings to fellow parishioners through its annual Pascha card fundraiser.
The deadline to participate in Friday, March 20th.

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Salutations to the Theotokos
Friday evenings @ 7 p.m. through March 27


PASCHA BAKE SALE

IT’S TIME TO ORDER SWEET TREATS for your Pascha table! Our Annual Pascha Bake Sale returns on Palm Sunday weekend! Learn more and place your order using the link below, or stop by the Philoptochos table during coffee fellowship on Sundays. And surprise your special little ones with a variety of traditional and battery-operated lambades. 

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