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ARCHANGEL MICHAEL COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH OPERATIONS OVERVIEW <br />REGULAR WEEKLY RELIGIOUS SCHEDULE AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES, RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS & PARISH EVENTS <br /> <br />Regular Weekly Schedule <br /> Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday <br />5:00 AM <br />Liturgy <br />5:00 AM – 7:00 AM <br /> <br />Liturgy <br />5:00 AM – 7:00 AM <br /> <br />5:30 AM <br />6:00 AM <br />6:30 AM <br />Liturgy in Arabic <br />6:30 AM – 9:00 AM <br /> <br />7:00 AM <br />Divine Liturgy <br />7:00 AM – 9:30 AM <br /> <br />Divine Liturgy <br />7:00 AM – 9:30 AM <br /> <br />7:30 AM <br />8:00 AM <br />Liturgy <br />8:00 AM – 10:00 AM <br /> <br />Devine Liturgy <br />8:00 AM – 10:00 AM <br />8:30 AM <br />9:00 AM <br />9:30 AM <br />Liturgy in English <br />9:30 AM – 12:00 PM <br /> <br />10:00 AM <br />Ladies Meeting <br />10:00 AM – 1:30 PM <br /> <br />10:30 AM <br />11:00 AM <br />11:30 AM <br />Senior Citizens Meeting <br />11:00 AM – 3:00 PM <br /> <br />12:00 PM College Meeting <br />12:00 PM – 1:00 PM <br /> <br />12:30 PM <br />1:00 PM <br />Scout Training <br />1:00 PM – 5:00 PM <br /> <br /> <br />1:30 PM <br />2:00 PM <br />2:30 PM <br />3:00 PM <br />3:30 PM <br />4:00 PM <br />4:30 PM <br />Choir Class <br />4:30 PM – 6:30 PM <br />5:00 PM <br />5:30 PM <br />6:00 PM English & <br />Citizenship <br />Classes <br />6 PM – 8:30 PM <br /> Hymns <br />Classes, <br />Youth Church <br />History <br />6 PM – 9 PM <br />6:30 PM Vespers & Adult <br />Bible Study <br />6:30 PM – 8:30 PM <br />7:00 PM <br />Bible Study <br />7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Adult Prayer <br />Meeting <br />7 PM – 8 PM <br />Youth Prayer <br />Meeting <br />7 PM – 8 PM <br />Bible Study <br />Meetings <br />7 PM – 9 PM <br /> <br />HS Bible Study <br />7 PM – 9 PM <br />Sunday School <br />7 PM – 9 PM <br />7:30 PM <br />Bible Study Meeting <br />7:30 PM – 9:30 PM <br />Youth Meeting <br />7:30 PM – 9:30 PM <br />8:00 PM <br />8:30 PM <br />9:00 PM Evening Praises <br />9 PM – 10:30 PM <br />Evening Praises <br />9 PM – 10 PM 9:30 PM <br />10:00 PM <br />10:30 PM <br />11:00 PM <br />11:30 PM <br /> <br />Additional Religious Services, Religious Celebrations & Parish Events <br />Weddings Wedding may only take place outside of Advent, Lenten, and similar periods during the year, totaling only approximately 20 weeks in a calendar year. Generally, wedding services take place on Saturdays and Sundays and last 2.5 hours. <br />Baptisms Baptisms may take place year round, except Holy week (Easter week). Baptisms often take place on Saturday before a liturgy. <br />Funerals Funerals may take place year round, except Holy week (Easter week). Funerals can take place any day of the week, and last 1.5 hours, typically between the hours of 10:30 AM and 12:00 PM. <br />Vigils Vigils reflect traditional and deeply cherished church rites that are centuries old and yet remain a part of a lasting identity of Egyptian Christians in the diaspora. They are a central practice of the Church. Overnight vigils take place on Saturdays during <br />Advent, the week preceding the Coptic Christmas. In the spring during Pascha week (Holy week), which culminates with the Feast of the Resurrection (Easter Sunday), the congregation spends that week's Friday evening and Saturday morning in a long <br />service. Additionally, on occasion throughout the year, nightlong vigils are also undertaken for certain feasts. <br />Religious Trainings Trainings for the deacons within the dioceses may occur four to five times a year. Approximately twenty to thirty deacons gather from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM to study hymns. The deacons remain in the Church’s sanctuary through the training. <br />Religious Counseling The parish’s priest are available for religious counseling for parishioner based the individual needs and requests. <br /> <br />4-44