Metropolitan Apostolos of New Jersey will preside at Holy Week and Pascha services across multiple states this year, following a schedule that includes parishes in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Several of those services will take place in and around the Philadelphia area:
Tuesday, April 7 — Baltimore, MD (7:00 p.m.)
Orthros and Service of the Bridegroom (Hymn of Kassiani)
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Wednesday, April 8 — Baltimore, MD (3:00 p.m.)
Sacrament of Holy Unction
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Thursday, April 9 — Wilmington, DE (9:30 a.m.)
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Live coverage by Cosmos Philly via Facebook and YouTube.
Thursday, April 9 — Cherry Hill, NJ (6:30 p.m.)
Orthros and Service of the Lord’s Passion
St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church
Live coverage by Cosmos Philly via Facebook and YouTube.
Friday, April 10 — Media, PA (2:30 p.m.)
Vespers of the Unnailing of the Lord
St. George Greek Orthodox Church
Friday, April 10 — Upper Darby, PA (6:30 p.m.)
Orthros and Service of the Lamentations at the Tomb of the Lord
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Live coverage by Cosmos Philly via Facebook and YouTube.
Saturday, April 11 — Broomall, PA (10:00 a.m.)
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church
Following Pascha, the Metropolitan will also preside at:
Sunday, April 19 — Cherry Hill, NJ (9:00 a.m.)
Orthros and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy and
Diaconal Ordination of Mr. Charles Sandilos
St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church
These services follow the progression of Holy Week as it unfolds across different communities, from the Bridegroom service on Tuesday evening through Holy Unction, the Passion on Thursday night, and the Lamentations on Friday.
Across the region, the same sequence of services will take place in every parish. Over the course of the week, the Metropolitan’s presence in different communities traces that shared experience from one location to another.