This year, Dormition hosted its second annual Vacation Church School (VCS): The Fruit of Thy Hands. The kids met from 5:30-8:00 P.M. for one week in which they shared a lenten dinner, rotated between a lesson, crafts, and music, and finished the night with Vespers. Each day's lesson centered around how we do good works with our hands in service to the church. We learned about vestments, icons and the Iconostasis, the church temple, and baking Prosphora. On Friday, the kids sang the Paraklesis service in preparation for our Patronal Feast of Dormition. 

Nocturns, Matins, & Divine Liturgy of Great & Holy Pascha. 

Pictures from the Vesperal Liturgy of Great & Holy Saturday. This year, 7 of the 15 Old Testament readings were read by children of the parish. 

Pictures from the Vespers of Great & Holy Friday and the Matins of Great & Holy Saturday. 

Pictures from the Matins of Great & Holy Friday (served on Holy Thursday evening). During this service we follow the voluntary Passion of Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ by reading the 12 Passion Gospels. 

Pictures from Palm Sunday 2022. 

This year, Dormition hosted their first annual Vacation Church School (VCS): Growing in Christ. The kids met from 5:30-8:00 P.M. for one week in which they shared a lenten dinner, rotated between a lesson, crafts, and music, and finished the night with evening prayers. Each day's lesson centered around Growing with God. The kids heard and learned about a Parable from the Bible: Parable of the Sower, the Wheat and the Tares, and the Fig Tree. On Thursday, the kids discussed the Fruits of the Holy Spirit and how they can connect what they learned to living a good Christian life. On Friday, the kids sang the Paraklesis service in preparation for our Patronal Feast of Dormition.