Velykden: Ukrainian Easter Service at St. Michael's Church Mount Dinham (1)

Join the Ukrainian community on the 20th April to celebrate the Ukrainian Orthodox Easter! 

In Ukraine, Easter is called Velykden, or The Great Day.  As in many cultures, Velykden is both a religious and secular holiday combining Christian and ancient traditional practices and symbolism.

At 14:00, the Ukrainian Orthodox Easter service and the blessing of Easter cakes and Easter eggs according to the Ukrainian tradition will be held in Exeter at St Michael's Church Mount Dinham.

The service will be celebrated by Father Achilles and conducted in Ukrainian and Old Church Slavonic, following the traditions of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

Father Achilles is a clergyman of the Kyiv Metropolis of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, headed by Metropolitan Epifaniy.

A prayer for Ukraine and the Ukrainian army will be read during the service.