When:
Wednesday 10 April 2013: 9:00pm to 11:00pm
Where:
St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church
Allen Street, Kensington, W8 6UX
"Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care." Psalm 95:6,7
The Holy Week 2013 Schedule is included below.
Liturgy times during the Great Lent of 2013, which runs from 11 March 2013 to 26 April 2013 is provided below.
A full schedule for Holy Week is also now available: Holy Week Schedule
On Palm Sunday Christians celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the week before his death and resurrection. For many Christian churches, Palm Sunday, often referred to as "Passion Sunday," marks the beginning of holy week, which concludes on Easter Sunday.
The great lent for us is a great time, and the most important fast in our Coptic year. However, not all of us know the details of the Great Lent. Some of us just fast and pray, without knowing why. The great lent is the six week duration before Palm Sunday. Every Sunday, we discuss an important point and lesson that we can try to apply to our lives. Most of the messages are found in the gospels of Matthew and John.
The annunciation is an important feast in the Coptic Orthodox Church. It in fact is the first of the seven major feasts of the Lord; which are:
