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Mar 26 
4th Sunday of Great Lent - of St. John Climacus. Leavetaking of the Feast of the Annunciation
9:10 am - Hours and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil. Church School. Coffee Hour
5:00 pm - Vespers hosted by Christ the Savior, Ballston Lake
Fast: wine & oil
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Mar 27
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Mar 30
6:00 pm - Great Compline with the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
Fast
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Mar 31
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Cemetery Spring Clean-up
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Youth Retreat hosted by St. Basil's in Troy, followed by Dinner and Vespers.
No vespers at St. Basil's in Watervliet
Fast: wine & oil
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5th Sunday of Great Lent - of St. Mary of Egypt
9:10 am - Hours and Divine Liturgy. Church School. Coffee hour
5:00 pm - Vespers hosted by St. George, Troy
Fast: wine & oil
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Lazarus Saturday
9:10 am - Hours and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
5:30 pm - Great Vespers with Blessing of Loaves. Blessing of Palms/Pussy Willows. Confession
Fast: wine & oil
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PALM SUNDAY
9:10 am - Hours and Divine Liturgy. Blessing of Palms/Pussy Willows. Coffee hour. No Church School. Spring Break
5:00 pm - St. Andrew's Brotherhood Lenten Vespers hosted by New Skete, Cambridge, NY
Fast: fish, wine, & oil
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Commemoration of the Anointing of the Lord
6:00 pm - Mystery of Holy Unction
Fast
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Commemoration of the Mystical Supper and the first Eucharist
9:30 am - Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil
6:00 pm - Commemoration of the Crucifixion of Christ. Matins with the reading of the 12 Passion Gospels
Fast
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Commemoration of the Death and Burial of the Lord
5:00 pm - Vespers - The Descent from the Cross
Matins for Holy Saturday with procession and Burial Service of our Lord
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Great and Holy Saturday - Strict Fast ~ The Descent into Hades
10:00 am - Vespers with the Liturgy of St.Basil. 15 Old Testament readings. 1:00 pm - Blessing of Pascha baskets in the Church Hall
11:30 pm - Midnight Service and Procession
Fast: wine & oil
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PASCHA
12:00 am - Paschal Matins and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Blessing of Pascha baskets and fellowship in the Church Hall.
Fast free
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St. Thomas Sunday
Great-martyr George the trophy-bearer
9:10 am - Hours and Divine Liturgy. Church School. Coffee Hour
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Radonitsa (Day of Rejoicing)
11:00 am - Panikhida at St. Basil's Cemetery (Elm St)
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5:00 pm - Parish Council Meeting
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5:30 pm - Great Vespers. Confession
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Holy Myrrhbearing Women
Apostle James, brother of St. John the Theologian
9:10 am - Hours and Divine Liturgy. Church School. Coffee hour
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May 4
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May 5
Bible Study
6:00 pm - First Corinthians. In the rectory. Everyone welcome! Bring a Bible!
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May 6
5:00 pm - Panikhida
5:30 pm - Great Vespers. Confession
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