Friday, March 27; 6:00pm – 8:15pm, Holy Unction Service

Blessed feast of Annunciation!

At least once a year during Great Lent, we have an Unction Service. This is a very special service that is looked forward to by Orthodox Christians. It will be:

Friday, March 27; 6:00pm – 8:15pm, Holy Unction Service

This service is for the healing of body and soul and the forgiveness of sins. When possible, the service calls for 7 priests and includes 7 separate anointings with the healing oil (with one Gospel reading for each anointing). However, for small parishes in remote places like ours, the service is done by one or two priests with those coming for anointing coming up at the end of the service.

As this is one of the 7 major Sacraments, only baptized Orthodox communicants may come up for anointing at the actual Unction service. All are invited to come and participate in the Unction service through their prayers, and those not yet baptized can arrange a time to come for anointing with the blessed oil at a later day. Many healings of both body and soul have been experienced at these unction services.

If you are coming up for anointing, you should be fasting from at least noon and preferably from breakfast on Friday if possible.

Please call Fr. Edward or Fr. Andrew if you have questions.