SAINT EDWARD’S SERVICES: APRIL 2021

Wed 1 / 14 Apr f3 § ¶ Ven. ; Ven. Procopius of Sazava; Just Ahaz, King of Judah; Es. 41:4-14; Gen. 17:1-9; Prov. 15:20-16:9; Great of St at 7 p.m. (Thursday’s )

Thu 2 / 15 Apr f3 § ¶ Thursday of the Great Canon; Ven. Titus the Wonder-

worker; Holy Virgin Musa of Rome; Es. 42:5-16; Gen. 18:20-33; Prov.

16:17-17:17; Presanctified Liturgy at 1 p.m; Compline at 7 p.m. Fri 3 / 16 Apr f3 § ¶ µ Ven. Nicetas the Confessor; Ven. Joseph the Hymnographer; Esaias 45:11-17; Gen. 22:1-18; Prov. 17:17-18:5; Akathist Hymn on Matins for Saturday at 7 p.m. Sat 4 / 17 Apr f2 ✣ Saturday of the Akathist Hymn; Ven. George of Mount Maleon; Ven. Zosimas of ; St Theonas, Abp of Thessalonica; Ven. Joseph the Much-Suffering of the Kievan Caves; Heb. 9:24-28; & 9:1-7; Mk 8:27-31; Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28; Divine Liturgy: 9.30 a.m.

Sun 5 / 18 Apr f2 ✣ Sunday of St Mary of Egypt; M. Claudius, &c; Ven. Ethel- burga of Lyminge; Rght. Probus & Grace; Tone 4; MG 1 – Matt. 28: 16-20; Heb. 9:11-14; Mark 10:32-45

Mon 6 / 19 Apr f3 § Saint Evtyches, Patriarch of C’ple; Holy Peer of the Apostles Methodius, teacher of the Slavs; Ven. Gregory of Sinai; Esaias 48:17- 49:4; Gen. 27:1-41; Prov. 19:16-25 Tue 7 / 20 Apr f3 § M. Calliopius of Perga; Ven. Finan of Kinnitty; Ven. Neil of Sora; Esaias 49:6-10; Gen. 31:3-16; Prov. 21:3-21 Wed 8 / 21 Apr f3 § ¶ App. Herodion, , Rufus, &c; St Celestine, Pope of Rome; St Tilbert of Hexham; St Niphon of Novgorod; Esaias 58:1-11; Gen. 43:26-31, 45:1-16; Prov. 21:23-22:4 Thu 9 / 22 Apr f3 § M. Evpsychius; Ven. Mm. Theodore & Hedda the abbots & the many slain with them by the Danes; New the Archi- mandrite, Nicolas the Hierodeacon & Eirene the Newly-Appeared Martyrs of Lesbos; Esaias 65:8-16; Gen. 46:1-7; Prov. 23:15-24:5 Fri 10 / 23 Apr f3 § ¶ Last Day of ; Holy Martyrs of Carthage; Martyred Nuns of Barking; New Hm. Gregory V, Patriarch of C’ple; Esaias 66:10-24; Gen. 49:33-50:26; Prov. 31:8-32 Sat 11 / 24 Apr f2 ✣ Lazarus Saturday; Appearance of ΜΘ at Pochaev; Hm. Antipas of Pergamum; Ven. Guthlac of Croyland; Heb. 12:28-13:8; John 11:1-45

VIGIL FOR at 6 p.m.

Sun 12 /25 Apr f1 ✣ PALM SUNDAY; Gen. 49:1-2, 8-12; Soph. 3:14-19; Zach. 9:9-15; MG – Matt. 21:1-11, 15-17; Phil. 4:4-9; John 12:1-18; Palms blessed at Vigil; Divine Liturgy 10 a.m.

Mon 13 /26 Apr f3 § ¶ Great Monday; MG – Matt. 21:18-43; Ezek. 1:1-20; Exod. 1: 1-20; Job 1:1-12; Matt. 24:3-35; Matins at 7 a.m; Hours with the reading of the Four , Typica, & Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at 10 a.m; Compline 7 p.m. Tue 14 / 27 Apr f3 § ¶ Great Tuesday; MG – Matt. 22:15-23:39; Ezek. 1:21-2:1; Exod. 2:5-10; Job 1:13-22; Mt. 24:36-26:2; Services as on Monday Wed 15 / 28 Apr f3 § ¶ Great Wednesday; MG – John 12:17-50; Ezek. 2:3-3:3; Exodus 2:11-22; Job 2:1-10; Matt. 26:6-16; Services as on Monday EXCEPT we have Compline at 7 p.m., followed by the Mysterion of Holy Unction. Those who wish to be anointed must prepare by having been to confession during Lent & having a blessing.

Thu 16 /29 Apr f2 ✣ GREAT THURSDAY; Matins at 7 a.m. Vespers & Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great at noon; Service of the Holy & Saving Passion (the Twelve Gospels Service) at 7.30 p.m.

Fri 17 / 30 Apr f3 GREAT (GOOD) FRIDAY; Royal Hours at 9.30 a.m. Vespers & the Bringing out of the Winding Sheet: 4 p.m; Service of Lamentations & Procession around the Church at 8 p.m.

Sat 18 A / 1 May f3 ✣ THE GREAT SABBATH; Hours at 9.30 a.m. Vespers & Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great at 1 p.m. Reading of the at 9 p.m. Nocturns & the Return of the Winding Sheet at 11.30 p.m.

MIDNIGHT PROCESSION around the Church, & then ….

Sun 19 A / 2 May nf ✣ The LORD’S PASCHA

The Resurrection of Our Saviour

The Blessing of the Artos (Thomas Bread) & the Paschal Foods will follow the Divine Liturgy.

The Parish Breakfast around the Bonfire.

AGAPE VESPERS SERVICE & the Reading of the in many languages at 4 p.m. (If you speak a foreign language, please bring the Gospel in that language with you to read for us)

Mon 20 A / 3 May nf ✣ Bright Monday; Acts 1:12-17, 21-26; John 1:18-28; Matins at 8.30 a.m. Liturgy at 9.15 a.m; Vespers at 6 p.m. Tue 21 A / 4 May nf ✣ Bright Tuesday, Portaitissa Icon of the ΜΘ; New Mm. Raphael, Nicolas & Eirene of Lesbos; Acts 2:14-21; Luke 24:12-35 Matins at 8.30 a.m. Liturgy at 9.15 a.m; Vespers at 6 p.m. Wed 22 A / 5 May nf ✣ Bright Wednesday; Acts 2:22-36; John 1:35-51; Matins at 8.30 a.m. Liturgy at 9.15 a.m; Vespers at 6 p.m. Thu 23 A / 6 May nf ✣ Bright Thursday; Holy Great George the Trophy-Bearer; Acts 2:38-43; Acts 12:1-11; John 3:1-15; John 15:17-16:2; Matins: 8.30 a.m. Liturgy: 9.15 a.m; Vespers: 6 p.m. Fri 24 A / 7 May nf ✣ Bright Friday; Feast of the ΜΘ, the Life-Giving Spring; Acts 3:1-8; Phil. 2:5-11; John 2:12-22; Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28 Services as on Thursday & Lesser Blessing of Waters Sat 25 A / 8 May nf ✣ Bright Saturday; Holy Apostle & Evangelist Mark; Acts 3:11-16; 1 Ptr 5:6-14; John 3:22-33; Mark 6:7-13 Matins at 8.30 a.m. Liturgy at 9.15 a.m; Vespers at 6 p.m.

Sun 26 A / 9 May nf ✣ Thomas Sunday; MG 1 – Matt. 28:16-20; Acts 5:12-20; John 20:19-31; Return to Normal Service Schedule: Matins 8 a.m; Divine Liturgy at 9.45 a.m; Vespers at 2 p.m.

Mon 27 A / 10 May nf Holy Hm. , the Kinsman of the Lord, Bishop of Jerusalem; Rght. Evlogius the Hospitable; Acts 3:19-26; John 2:1-11 Tue 28 A / 11 May nf µ Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus; Acts 4:1-10; John 3:16-21 Wed 29 A / 12 May f2 Holy App. Jason & , &c; Ven. Endelienta of Cornwall; St Basil of Ostrog; Rom. 16:17-24; John 5:17-24 Thu 30 A / 13 May nf ✣ Holy Apostle James, son of ; Saint Ignatius of the Caucasus; Acts 4:23-31; Acts 12:1-11; John 5:24-30; Matt. 4:18-22 Fri 1 / 14 May f2 ✣ Holy Prophet Jeremias; Bl. Isidora the Fool-for- of Egypt; Rb. Queen Tamara of Georgia; New Ven. Mm Evthymius, Ignatius & Acacius of Athos; Acts 5:1-11; John 5:30-6:2 Sat 2 / 15 May nf St Athanasius the Great (transl.); Heb. 13:7-16; Matt. 5:14-19

Sun 3 / 16 May nf ✣ Sunday; Holy Mm. Timothy & Maura; Ven. Theodosius of the Kievan Caves; New M. Ahmet the Calligrapher; Tone 2; MG 4 – Luke 24:1-12; Acts 6:1-7; Mark 15:43-16:8

Mon 4 / 17 May nf V. M. Pelagia; Rght. Monica, mother of St Augustine; Holy New Martyrs of Batak; Acts 6:8-15, 7:1-5, 47-60; John 4:46-54 Tue 5 / 18 May nf ✣ µ Great Martyr Eirene; Hm. Ephraim the Newly-Appeared; Saint Hilary of Arles; Acts 8:5-17; John 6:27-33 Wed 6 / 19 May f2 Rght. Job the Much-Suffering; Saint Edbert of Lindisfarne; Acts 8:18-25; John 6:35-39 Thu 7 / 20 May nf ✣ Appearance of the Holy Cross over Jerusalem; Saint John of Beverley; Ven. Nil Sorsky; Acts 8:26-39; 1 Cor. 1:18-24; John 6:40- 44; John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30 Fri 8 / 21 May f2 ✣ Icon of the ΜΘ of Cassiopeia; Holy, Glorious & All-famed Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian; Ven. Arsenius the Great; Righteous Emily, mother of St Basil; Ven. Ida of Nivelles; 1 John 3:21-4:6; 1 John 4:11-16; 1 John 4:20-5:5; Acts 8:40-9:19; 1 John 1:1-7; John 6:48-54; John 19:25-27, 21:24-25 Sat 9 / 22 May nf Holy Prophet Esaias; Holy M. Christopher; Ven. Joseph of Optina; Ven. Shio of Mghvime, Georgia; Acts 9:19-31; John 15:17-16:2

Sun 10 / 23 May nf ✣ Sunday of the Paralytic; Holy Apostle ; Bl. Isidora the Fool; Ven. Comgall of Bangor; V. M. Basil of Mangazea; Ven. Mm of Prevlaka; New M. Eugene the Soldier; Tone 3: MG 5 – Luke 24:12-35; Acts 9:32-42; John 5:1-15

Mon 11 / 24 May nf Holy Hm. Mocius; Holy Peers of the Apostles Methodius & Cyril, teachers of the Slavs; Acts 10:1-16; John 6:56-69 Tue 12 / 25 May nf ✣ Sts Epiphanius of Cyprus & Germanus of C’ple; St Aethelheard, Arcbp of Canterbury; Holy Hm Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow; New Martyr John of Wallachia; Acts 10:21-33; John 7:1-13 Wed 13 / 26 May f1 ✣ Mid-Pentecost; Holy M. Glyceria; Ven. Mael of Bardsey; Ven. Evthymius, John, George & of Iveron Monastery; Acts 14:6-18; John 7:14-30; Lesser Blessing of Waters Thu 14 / 27 May nf M. Isidore of Chios; Acts 10:34-43; John 8:12-20 Fri 15 / 28 May f2 ✣ Ven. ; M. Dymphna of Gheel; Slain Prince Dimitri of Moscow; Acts 10:44-11:10; John 8:21-30 Sat 16 / 29 May nf Ven. Theodore the Sanctified; Holy Mm. Vitus, Modestus & Crescentia of Lucania; Acts 12:1-11; John 8:31-42

Sun 17 / 30 May nf ✣ Sunday of the Samaritan Woman; Holy Apostles Andronicus & Junia; Ven. Maildulf of Malmesbury; Tone 4: MG 7 – John 20:1-10; Acts 11:19-30; John 4:5-42; Repose in 2013 of Metropolitan Cyprian the Elder.

FASTING GUIDELINES: (See marginal references in calendar above): f3 - Strict vegan diet, no animal products, no oil or alcohol (other than fish itself, sea foods are permitted on f3 days); f2 - as f3, but wine (alcohol) & oil also permitted; f1 - as f2, but fish also permitted; nf - no fasting enjoined, all foods permitted

Key to Symbols above No Symbol – usual weekday schedule: Matins at 7 a.m , & Vespers at 6 p.m. ✣ - Mondays to Saturdays: the Divine Liturgy also follows Matins at 8.30 a.m; Vespers at 6 p.m. ✣ - Sundays: Matins is at 8 a.m. and the Divine Liturgy begins at 9.45 a.m: Vespers at 2 p.m. µ - Supplicatory Canon to the Mother of God after Vespers on Tuesdays, or in Great Lent the Akathist Hymn on Compline. § - Lenten weekday schedule – Matins at 7 a.m; Compline at 7 p.m. ¶ - As above, plus Quiet Hour at Noon & Presanctified Liturgy at 1 p.m., or as indicated

Lockdown Relaxation The lockdown has now been relaxed somewhat, but there are still restrictions that we have to observe. We have posted the notice reproduced here on our website.

If, as true Christians, we have love and concern for others, let us display it by refraining from behaving heedlessly, tiresomely, or even dangerously towards them.

The UK Government has announced that from Monday, 12th April outdoor hospitality may reopen again in England. We are pleased to announce that St. Edward's church will be open again from this date. Please note the following: • Attendance at services is restricted to those members of our parish who have an appointment. • The mortuary building, kitchen and exhibition room will be closed. • If anyone in your household has a fever, a new continuous cough or a loss of taste and smell you MUST ALL STAY AT HOME. Don't forget to book a test! • If you have been notified by NHS Test and Trace of a positive test result you must complete your full isolation period.

The Prayers of the Faithful are asked for:-

Newly Departed: Antonios, Valentina, Victor, Ioanna, Evgenia, Maria, Anna, Ekaterina - O; Rachel, Freddie – non O: The Sick: Bishop Victor, Abbess Xenia & sisterhood, Presbytera Helena; Robert, Helen, Ghiorghi, Mariea, , Aksinia – O; Eyke, Sue, Ian, Joanna – non O; Special Needs: Paul, Stefaniya, Cecelia – O; Henry, John, Sarah – non O.

Our Thanks to:- Nun & Natalia Pourichko – sensible provisions; Presbytera Marina Popova – church flowers, apple crumble & pickles; Elena Matthews – prosphoras, church flowers, accounting, provisions; Alla Sion – prosphoras, meal; Navenka Nelson, Georgette Turcu – prosphoras; the family of the Newly-illumined Constantine Adochitei – a mass of sensible provisions; & Margaret Woodrow – communion wine, coliva wheat, charcoal; Elizabeth Castle, communion wine, monitoring, old newspapers; the Turcu family – communion wine, church flowers; Benjamin & Elaine Waterhouse – communion wine, pro- visions; George Giannopoulos – beeswax candles; Anthony & Procla Bell – proofreading, church flowers; Larisa Bouaka – church flowers, meals, provisions, church perch for an invalid; Constantin & Alexandra Militaru – church flowers, flowers, provisions; Lucie Brazil, Evelin Dimova, Volodymyr & Teodoziya – church flowers, provisions; Melanie Swan – church flowers, live stamps; Aquilina Steel, Ivan & Nedelya Nenov, Valentina Merritt, Alexander & Maria Rattray, Pilgrims from Ennismore Gardens, Basil & Evphi Calcanteras – church flowers; Madeline Antoiniazzi – palm crosses; Nicholas Gray – drainage advice; Ludmila Belokopytova, Natalia Jew- ell, Odyseos Apostolou, Katerina Spiroglou – meals; David Jewell, Flopsy & Mopey – delivering same; Jim & Eileen Lane – homemade cakes & marmalade; Jenny Graveson – homemade malt loaf; Hristo, Marina & Lyubka – homemade bread; Julie Fuller, Jenny Graveson – homemade cake; Russian woman from Camberley – fruit; Anne van der Lee – nuts; the Bondarenko family – provisions, briquettes; Jim & Carole Gibbons, Elena Stanbridge, Stephen Bennett, John & Elena Morton, Tiger Aldersley, Kishikov family, Latham family, David & Bonita Knott, Avril Kirby, Plamen Monovski – provisions; the Merritt family – shopping voucher; Elena Holden – candle stubs; Mother Theologia, Andrew & Ekaterina Lahiff – live stamps; Peter & Sue Budding – magazine article; and to all who have supported us by their prayers, labours and almsgiving. May God bless you all and bring you to the celebration of Pascha with hearts and minds prepared to experience its great joy.