On March 8th, 9th, and 10, His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH will be visiting Grand Rapids for the first time.
The schedule has now been finalized, and we look forward to an historic weekend with His Eminence, Metropolitan JOSEPH and His Grace, Bishop ANTHONY. The weekend will be filled with beautiful and important occasions.
Friday, March 8, 2019
6:00 PM – Vespers at St. George with all five Antiochian West Michigan parishes
Saturday, March 9, 2019
5:00 PM – Great Vespers at St. Nicholas
6:00 PM – An Evening to Remember Banquet (Registration required, see below*)
Sunday, March 10, 2019 (all at St. Nicholas)
8:50 AM – Orthros/Matins (at the conclusion of which, the new Holy Table will be Consecrated)
10:00 AM – Hierarchical Divine Liturgy (with the ordination of Subdeacon Theodore Sirotko to the Diaconate), followed by a special Coffee Hour Reception, with a Q & A with Metropolitan JOSEPH
*On Saturday after Vespers, there will be a cocktail reception followed by a banquet. Reservations are required for this event. If you are interested in attending the reception and banquet and hearing the Metropolitan speak, you may purchase your tickets by visiting An Evening to Remember.