7:30 p.m. – Commemoration of the Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus Christ.

Bible readings from the Old and New Testaments show how the Prophets foretold the death of Christ.

On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. This is the culmination of the observance of His Passion by which our Lord suffered and died for our sins. This commemoration begins on Thursday evening with the Matins of Holy Friday and concludes with a Vespers on Friday afternoon that observes the unnailing of Christ from the Cross and the placement of His body in the tomb.
A tomb like wooden structure is placed in the middle of the chancel and the Evening Vesper service begins. The tomb is adorned with flowers and during the services is taken in procession around the church.  The service has its own proper prayers and hymns and ends with the Order of the Veneration of the Holy Cross where after the faithful approach and, kissing the cross, takes a flower from the tomb.