Save as PDFSchedule of Services & Events at St. Barbara’s Cathedral
March 2026
March 1, Sunday – 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy – First Sunday of the Great Lent: Triumph of Orthodoxy. Tone Five.
(At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy – Procession of the Icons inside the cathedral).
March 6, Friday – 9 a.m. Divine Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts.
March 7, Saturday – 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy – Parental (Soul) Saturday. After Liturgy Panachida.
March 7, Saturday – 6 p.m. All-Night Vigil (Vespers & Matins).
March 8, Sunday – 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy – Second Sunday of the Great Lent: St. Gregory Palamas. Tone Six.
Bible Hour (Russian/English) – after Liturgy.
March 8, Sunday – 6 p.m. Vespers & Akathist to the Divine Passion of Christ.
March 13, Friday – 9 a.m. Divine Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts.
March 14, Saturday – 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy – Parental (Soul) Saturday. After Liturgy Panachida.
March 14, Saturday – 6 p.m. All-Night Vigil (Vespers & Matins).
March 15 Sunday – 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy – Third Sunday of the Great Lent: Cross Veneration. Tone Seven.
March 15, Sunday – 6 p.m. Vespers & Akathist to the Divine Passion of Christ.
March 20, Friday – 9 a.m. Divine Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts.
March 21, Saturday – 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy – Parental (Soul) Saturday. After Liturgy Panachida.
March 21, Saturday – 6 p.m. All-Night Vigil (Vespers & Matins).
March 22, Sunday -10 a.m. Divine Liturgy – Four Sunday of the Great Lent: St. John the Ladder. The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. Tone Eight.
Bible Hour (Russian/English) – after Liturgy.
March 22, Sunday- 6 p.m. Vespers & Akathist to the Divine Passion of Christ.
March 25, Wednesday – 6 p.m. Lenten Matins. The full reading of the Great Canon of Repentance of St. Andrew of Crete.
March 26, Thursday – 9 a.m. Divine Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts.
March 28, Saturday – 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy – The Praise to the Mother of God.
March 28, Saturday – 6 p.m. All-Night Vigil (Vespers & Matins).
March 28, Sunday – 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy- Fifth Sunday of the Great Lent: St. Mary of Egypt. Tone One.
March 29, Sunday- 6 p.m. Vespers & Akathist to the Divine Passion of Christ.
April 2026
April 1, Wednesday. 6 p.m. – Holy Unction.
April 3, Friday. 6 p.m. – Divine Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts
April 4, Lazarus Saturday. 10 a.m.- Divine Liturgy. (Bake Sale to follow).
April 4, Saturday. 6 p.m. – All-Night Vigil (Vespers & Matins). Blessing of Willow Branches.
April 5, Sunday. 10 a.m.- Divine Liturgy. Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem. Palm Sunday.
(After Liturgy – Lunch and Bake Sale to follow).
April 6, Great Monday – 6 p.m. All-Night Vigil (Vespers & Matins).
April 7, Great Tuesday – 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy – The Annunciation of the Mother of God.
April 8, Great Wednesday. 9 a.m. – Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts.
April 9, Great Thursday. 9 a.m. – Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (Mystical Supper).
April 9, Great Thursday. 6 p.m. – The Holy Passion of Christ (Reading of the Twelve Gospels).
April 10, Great Friday. 7 p.m. – Vespers & Procession with the Holy Shroud (Plaschanitsa).
April 11, Great Saturday. 9 a.m. – Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. Blessing of Pascha.
April 11, Great Saturday. 11:20 p.m. – Pre-midnight Service “Polunoschnitsa”
April 12, Easter Sunday. 12:00 a.m. – RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. The Pascha of the Lord. Matins, Hours, Divine Liturgy & Blessing of Pascha.
April 12, Easter Sunday. 10 a.m. – Pro-Liturgy & Blessing of Pascha.
April 13, Bright Monday. 10 a.m.- Divine Liturgy.
(Bright week begins. No Fast All Week).
April 18, Bright Saturday. 10 a.m.- Divine Liturgy – Distribution of Artos.
April 18, Bright Saturday. 6 p.m. – All-Night Vigil (Vespers & Matins).
April 19, Sunday. 10 a.m. – Divine Liturgy – Second Sunday of Pascha: Antipascha, St. Thomas Sunday.
3 p.m. – Memorial Service at St. Barbara’s Cemetery.
April 21, Tuesday. 10 a.m.- Divine Liturgy – Radonitsa (Day of Rejoicing). Paschal Commemoration of the Dead.
April 25, Saturday. 6 p.m. – All-Night Vigil (Vespers & Matins).
April 26, Sunday. 10 a.m.- Divine Liturgy – Divine Liturgy – Third Sunday of Pascha: The Myrrh-bearing Women. Tone Two.
2 p.m. – Memorial Service at St. Michael’s Cemetery.
Confession: after Evening Service or before the Divine Liturgy at 9:00 a.m.
SCHEDULES OF GRAVEYARD MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR 2026
BARBARA’S CATHEDRAL, EDMONTON
**NOTE – ALL Grave Services will proceed from EAST to WEST**
Sunday April 19 3:00 P.M. – St. Barbara’s Cemetery, Nisku
Sunday April 26 2:00 P.M. – St. Michael’s Cemetery, Edmonton
Sunday May 3 2:00 P.M. – Evergreen Cemetery, Edmonton
Sunday May 10 2:00 P.M. – Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton
Sunday May 17 2:00 P.M. – Beechmount Cemetery, Edmonton
NEW CATHEDRAL MEMBERSHIP FEE SCHEDULE
Effective January 1, 2024 the membership will consist: Single—- $ 100.00; Family— $ 150.00.
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