Dear brothers and sisters, Holy Week is a time of the year when we particularly experience the limitations and feel the frustrations of being tenants under somebody else’s roof, and being unable to have the full complement of services celebrated publicly.
This is nothing new to us, but our return to St John’s, as a building that is much used for various activities, makes a heavy mark on our celebrations. Those using the building during the week do so as part of long-term bookings, with some of those users having held those slots for several years.
Because the limited availability of the building I will assist Father Luke in Llanelli in the earlier part of the week and the Holy Thursday evening service (the 12 Gospels) will have to be in St Mary Butetown. Unlike the last Holy Week in St John’s, the church will be in use until 18:00 on Saturday, so there is no possibility of celebrating the Vesperal Liturgy of Holy Saturday.
27th April – Lazarus Saturday: TBC
28th April – Palm Sunday morning: Divine Liturgy, 11:00, St John’s, in St John’s, Canton
28th April – Palm Sunday evening: Bridegroom Matins, 19:00 in Llanelli
29th April – Holy Monday: Bridegroom Matins, 19:00 in Llanelli
30th April – Holy Tuesday: Bridegroom Matins, 19:00 in Llanelli
1st May – Holy Wednesday: Small Compline, 19:00 in Llanelli
2nd May – Holy Thursday morning: Divine Liturgy, 10:00 in Llanelli
2nd May – Holy Thursday evening: Service of the Twelve Gospels, 19:00 in St Mary’s Butetown
3rd May – Holy Friday afternoon: Vespers and the bringing out of the winding-sheet, 16:00 in St John’s, Canton
3rd May – Holy Friday evening: Matins of Holy Saturday – Burial service of the Lord, 19:00 in St John’s, Canton
4th May – Holy Saturday: Midnight Office, 23:30, St John’s, Canton – immediately followed by…
5th May – Sunday of Pascha: midnight 00:00 Paschal matins and Divine Liturgy, followed by blessing of Paschal foods and Paschal Breakfast
5th May – Sunday of Pascha: Paschal Vespers, 12:30, St John’s, Canton
