Orthodox Holy Week & Easter Services at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East Meadow

In the Orthodox Church, Easter is officially called Pascha (Greek for Passover). It is classified separately from other important holy days, the Twelve Great Feasts, and called the Feast of Feasts. Pascha commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after His Crucifixion. Pascha is preceded by Holy Week, which is preceded by Great Lent, forty days of fasting, prayer and good works.

Before Holy Week, we celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. The liturgical cycle proceeds from there to Jesus’s teaching in the Temple, the Mystical (Last) Supper with His disciples, the betrayal by Judas Iscariot, the Crucifixion, the deposition from the Cross, the placing of His body in the tomb by Joseph of Arimathea, and the Resurrection. This is a period of deep prayer and reflection for Orthodox Christians and the crown of the liturgical year.

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East Meadow invites the Long Island community to join us for Holy Week and Pascha. Come and experience the great joy of the Lord’s Resurrection. The Holy Week schedule is found below. All services are conducted in English. Holy Trinity is located at 369 Green Avenue in East Meadow (half block south of Cipriano Nursery & Garden Center). Contact information is as follows: telephone, 516-483-3649; email, info@htocem.org; and website, www.htocem.org.

April 24, Palm Sunday

9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy, followed by an outdoor procession and Lenten coffee hour

7:00 p.m. Bridegroom Matins

April 25, Holy Monday

9:30 a.m. Liturgy of Pre-sanctified Gifts

7:00 p.m. Bridegroom Matins

April 26, Holy Tuesday

9:30 a.m. Liturgy of Pre-sanctified Gifts

7:00 p.m. Bridegroom Matins

April 27, Holy Wednesday

9:30 a.m. Liturgy of Pre-sanctified Gifts

7:00 p.m. Matins of Holy Thursday

April 28, Holy Thursday

9:30 a.m. Vesperal Divine Liturgy

7:00 p.m. Matins/Twelve Passion Gospels

April 29, Holy Friday

9:00 a.m. Royal Hours

2:30 p.m. Great Vespers/Placement of the Holy Shroud in the Tomb

7:00 p.m. Matins/Praises to the Lord

April 30, Holy Saturday

9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

11:15 p.m. Paschal Vigil/Divine Liturgy, followed by a festive meal

May 1, Pascha Sunday

12:00 p.m. Paschal Vespers, followed by a children’s outdoor procession and Easter egg hunt

About Holy Trinity Church:

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, founded in 1924, was the first Orthodox Christian parish established in the Nassau/Suffolk area. Holy Trinity Church is a parish of the autocephalous Orthodox Church in America. Originally founded by Russian and Eastern European immigrants, the parish now encompasses Orthodox Christians of all traditional Orthodox ethnicities as well as many converts. All services are conducted in English. Holy Trinity Church proclaims the Gospel to all people on Long Island and has been engaged in many local and international philanthropic projects.