Why a Holy Week Blog?

The Events of Holy Week and Pascha in the Orthodox Church.

Greetings all!

On Lazarus Saturday, April 7th, our Church begins a journery with Christ. We travel with Him to Jerusalem, listen to His last teachings with the disciples, are with Him at the cross, watch over Him at the tomb, and finally rejoice in His glorious third day Resurrection! We don't just remember the events, we mystically participate in them.

Mat. Sarah and Fr. Philip started this blog in 2012 as a way to help the Sunday School students of St. George Church in Lawrence, MA to understand what happens in our Church during Holy Week. Since Fr. and Mat. Begley have moved to NY we've expanded our blog to include what is going on at  St. George Church in South Glens Falls.

Because many of our children have school during the day or are too young to go out at night they miss participating in some of the more exciting liturgical celebrations of the Church year. It is hard to talk to children about Holy Week; its better if they see and participate in it. To that end, we will be hosting this blog in order to let them know what is happening at the church, even if they are unable to attend.

What you'll see:
- A description of where we are in the Holy Week/Paschal Journey
- Daily Gospel readings
- Pictures (and maybe even video) of liturgical services
- Links to activities for children and some interesting articles for parents
- Q&A

Be sure to check your local Churches Holy Week schedule, which can be found in your weekly bulletin, as a reminder of what's coming.

**Last year's blog posts are still on this website, so if you want to get a feeling of what a certain service might be like, check it out!

Hopefully what you see here will move you to come participate with us! As wonderful as it might be to see pictures and descriptions, it is even more wonderful for everyone to be present and praying together. 

God Bless!


P.S. This blog is not just for children! Though helping Sunday school students was the original impetus  for starting this blog, it can be just as useful if you are an adult. Due to work schedules and other commitments many adults don't see all that happens at our Churches during Holy Week. Check us out and see what you are missing, or better yet, come to Church and be a part of this Holy Week with us!