St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church
A Patriarchal Parish in the USA
335 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia in Northern Liberties
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Great Lent/Holy Week Schedule 2026

Great Lent
• Sunday March 8– Second Sunday of Great Lent, St. Gregory of Palamas Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am
• Wednesday March 11– Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts – 6:00 pm
• Sunday March 15 – Third Sunday of Great Lent, Adoration of the Precious Cross– 10:00 am
• Wednesday March 18– Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:00 pm
• Saturday March 21 – Soul Saturday Divine Liturgy – 9:00 am
• Sunday March 22 – Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, St. John Climacus Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am
• Wednesday March 25– Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:00 pm
• Thursday March 26  – St. Andrew of Crete canon service – 6:00 pm
• Sunday March 29 – Fifth Sunday of Great Lent, St. Mary of Egypt Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am
• Wednesday April 1- Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:00 pm
• Saturday April 4– Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am
• Sunday April 5– Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am

Holy Week and Bright Week
• Tuesday April 7 – Feast of the Annunciation Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
• Wednesday April 8– Holy Wednesday Unction Service – 6:00 pm
• Thursday April 9– Holy Thursday Vesperal Liturgy – 10:00 am
• Thursday April 9– Matins of the Holy Friday/Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels – 6:00 pm
• Friday April 10 – Holy Friday vespers – 2:00 pm
• Friday April 10– Matins of Holy Saturday – 6:00 pm
• Saturday April 11 Holy Saturday Vesperal Liturgy – 10:00 am
• Pascha baskets will be blessed after Vesperal Liturgy
• Saturday April 11- Sunday April 12 – Nocturne and Pascha Matins and Divine Liturgy – 11:20 pm
• Pascha baskets will be blessed after Matins/Liturgy
• Monday April 13 – Bright Monday Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am
• Sunday April 19  – St. Thomas Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am
• Blessing of Graves at Oakland Cemetery following Liturgy

 

Lenten Triodion and Reading List: We have begun the march toward Great Lent and then toward Holy Pascha. Visit the Saint Innocent Orthodox Reading Society page for links to the Lenten Triodion and suggested reading list. 

2026 New Year Ball (Novogodny Ball)

Dear Brothers and Sisters:   
 
We at St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church wish you a Blessed New Year of 2026!
  
Here is a link to a wonderful and robust photo album from our New Year Ball (Novogodny Ball) that was held at our Church on January 16 in conjunction with  Our Lady Joy of All Sorrows Russian Orthodox Church of Philadelphia.   We thank Fr. Valeriy and Matushka Elena of Our Lady  for all of their work and donations to make the Ball a success, as well as their parishioners Maxim (pianist) and Ivan (DJ) for their creative musical stylings!    Photos are courtesy of Ms. Olga Podgorskaya of Our Lady, fine arts photographer.  We thank Olga for all these professionally done and beautiful  remembrances of the event. 
 
Also here's a link to a video of the Ball professionally as well  provided by our own St. Michael videographer in chief Anastasia Olololyeva. Thank you Anastasia not just for your movie making skills but also for all of your work along with our own Geneieve Veres in planning and carrying out our first ever Ball. 
 
And thanks to all who attended and donated to our event. 
 
In Christ, Matushka Anna and  Fr. Gregory
 
PS:   2027?
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