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St. Thecla April 2021 Parish Schedule St. Thecla Orthodox Church April 2021 Parish Schedule 10335 Kensington Pkwy, Kensington MD 20895 (240) 776-2959 | www.st-thecla.org A Parish of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Schedule of Services and Events Fri Apr 2 Friday of the Third Week of Lent. Tone 1. Vespers with the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:30 PM. Vespers: Gen. 8:4-21; Prov. 10:31-11:12. Sat Apr 3 Vigil with the bringing out of the holy and precious Cross – 5:00 PM. Matins Gospel 10: John 21:1-14 (§66). Sun Apr 4 Third Sunday of Lent: Veneration of the Precious Cross. Tone 2. Hours and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great – 8:40 AM. Epistle: Heb. 1:10-2:3 (§304). Gospel: Mark 2:1-12 (§7). Sun Apr 4 Zoom Virtual Sunday School – 3:00 PM. Mon Apr 5 Church Reading Instruction – 6:30 PM. Tue Apr 6 Vigil – 6:30 PM. Matins Gospel: Luke 1:39-49, 56 (§4). Wed Apr 7 Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent. Tone 2. Hours and Typika – 6:40 AM. Sixth Hour: Isa. 26:21-27:9. Wed Apr 7 The Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady, Theotokos and Ever-Vir- gin Mary. Tone 2. Vesperal Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom – 6:30 PM. Vespers: Gen. 9:18-10:1; Prov. 12:23-13:9; Ex. 3:1-8; Prov. 8:22-30. Epistle: Heb. 2:11-18 (§306). Gospel: Luke 1:24-38 (§3). St. Thecla Orthodox Church Schedule April 2021 Fri Apr 9 Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent. Tone 2. Vespers with the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:30 PM. Vespers: Gen. 12:1-7; Prov. 14:15-26. Sat Apr 10 Vigil – 5:00 PM. Matins Gospel 11: John 21:15-25 (§67). Sun Apr 11 Fourth Sunday of Lent: Venerable John Climacus (of The Ladder). Tone 3. Hours and Divine Liturgy – 8:40 AM. Epistle: Sunday: Heb. 6:13-20 (§314); Saint: Eph. 5:9-19 (§229). Gospel: Sunday: Mark 9:17-31 (§40); Saint: Matt. 4:25-5:12 (§10). Sun Apr 11 Zoom Virtual Sunday School – 3:00 PM. Sun Apr 11 Holy Unction (Соборование) – 5:30 PM. Mon Apr 12 Church Reading Instruction – 6:30 PM. Wed Apr 14 Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Tone 3. Matins with the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete, and the reading of the Life of St. Mary of Egypt – 6:30 PM. Fri Apr 16 Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Tone 3. Matins with the singing of the Akathist Hymn – 6:30 PM. Sat Apr 17 Fifth Saturday of Lent: Saturday of the Akathist Hymn: Laudation of the Most Holy Theotokos. Tone 3. Hours and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom – 8:40 AM. Epistle: Saturday: Heb. 9:24-28 (§322); Akathist: Heb. 9:1-7 (§320). Gospel: Saturday: Mark 8:27-31 (§35); Akathist: Luke 10:38-42, 11:27- 28 (§54). Sat Apr 17 Vigil – 5:00 PM. Matins Gospel 1: Matt. 28:16-20 (§116). Sun Apr 18 Fifth Sunday of Lent: St. Mary of Egypt. Tone 1. Hours and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great – 8:40 AM. Epistle: Sunday: Heb. 9:11-14 (§321 mid); Saint: Gal. 3:23-29 (§208). Gospel: Sunday: Mark 10:32-45 (§47); Saint: Luke 7:36-50 (§33). — 2 — St. Thecla Orthodox Church Schedule April 2021 Epistle: Rom. 13:11-14:4 (§112). Gospel: Matt. 6:14-21 (§17). Sun Apr 18 Zoom Virtual Sunday School – 3:00 PM. Mon Apr 19 Church Reading Instruction – 6:30 PM. Wed Apr 21 Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Lent. Tone 4. Vespers with the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:30 PM. Vespers: Gen. 43:26-31, 45:1-16; Prov. 21:23-22:4. Fri Apr 23 Friday of the Sixth Week of Lent. Matins – 6:30 PM. Sat Apr 24 Commemoration of the Resurrection of Righteous Lazarus, the Four-days Dead. Tone 4. Hours and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysos- tom – 8:40 AM. Epistle: Heb. 12:28-13:8 (§333 mid). Gospel: John 11:1-45 (§39). Sat Apr 24 Vigil – 5:00 PM. Matins: Matt. 21:1-11, 15-17 (§83). During the Vigil, the blessing of palm fronds and pussy willows. After the Vigil, the blessing of Paschal care packages. Sun Apr 25 Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday). Hours and Di- vine Liturgy – 8:40 AM. Epistle: Phil. 4:4-9 (§247). Gospel: John 12:1-18 (§41). PASSION (HOLY) WEEK Sun Apr 25 Eve of Great and Holy Monday. Bridegroom Matins – 6:30 PM. Gospel: Matt. 21:18-43 (§84-88). Mon Apr 26 Eve of Great and Holy Tuesday. Bridegroom Matins – 6:30 PM. Gospel: Matt. 22:15-23:39 (§90). Tue Apr 27 Eve of Great and Holy Wednesday. Bridegroom Matins – 6:30 PM. Gospel: John 12:17-50 (§41 mid. to the start of §44). — 3 — St. Thecla Orthodox Church Schedule April 2021 Wed Apr 28 Eve of Great and Holy Thursday. Matins – 6:30 PM. Gospel: Luke 22:1-39 (§108 mid.-§109). Thu Apr 29 Great and Holy Thursday. Commemoration of the Mystical Supper. Hours and Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great – 8:00 AM. Vespers: Ex. 19:10-19; Job 38:1-23, 42:1-5; Isa. 50:4-11. Epistle: I Cor. 11:23-32 (§149). Gospel (composite): Matt. 26:1-20 (§107); John 13:3-17; Matt. 26:21-39; Luke 22:43-45; Matt. 26:40-27:2. Thu Apr 29 Eve of Great and Holy Friday. Matins with the Reading of the 12 Pas- sion Gospels – 6:00 PM. Gospels: (1st) John 13:31-18:1 (§46-§58); (2nd) John 18:1-28 (§58); (3rd) Matt. 26:57-75 (§109); (4th) John 18:28-19:16 (§59); (5th) Matt. 27:3-32 (§111); (6th) Mark 15:16-32 (§67); (7th) Matt. 27:33-54 (§113); (8th) Luke 23:32-49 (§111); (9th) John 19:25-37 (§61); (10th) Mark 15:43- 47 (§69); (11th) John 19:38-42 (§62); (12th) Matt. 27:62-66 (§114). Fri Apr 30 Great and Holy Friday. Commemoration of the Holy and Salvific Passion of our Lord. Royal Hours – 8:00 AM. First Hour: Zech. 11:10-13; Gal. 6:14-18 (§215 mid); Matt. 27:1-56 (§110-§113). Third Hour: Isa. 50:4-11; Rom. 5:6-11 (§88 mid); Mark 15:16-41 (§67- §68). Sixth Hour: Isa. 52:13-15, 53:1-12, 54:1; Heb. 2:11-18 (§306); Luke 23:32-49 (§111). Ninth Hour: Jer. 11:18-23, 12:1-5, 9-11, 14-15; Heb. 10:19-31 (§324); John 18:28-19:37 (§59-§61). Fri Apr 30 Vespers with the bringing out of the holy Epitaphios – 1:00 PM. Old Testament: Ex. 33:11-23; Job 42:12-17; Isa. 52:13-54:1. Epistle: I Cor. 1:18-2:2 (§125). Gospel: (composite) Matt. 27:1-38 (§110); Luke 23:39-43; Matt. 27:39- 54; John 19:31-37; Matt. 27:55-61. Fri Apr 30 Eve of Great and Holy Saturday. Matins with the reading of Psalm 118 and the Lamentations of the Theotokos – 6:30 PM. Old Testament: Ezek. 37:1-14. — 4 — St. Thecla Orthodox Church Schedule April 2021 Epistle: I Cor. 5:6-8 (§133); Gal. 3:13-14 (§206). Gospel: Matt. 27:62-66 (§114). May Sat May 1 Great and Holy Saturday. Hours and Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great – 8:40 AM. Vespers: Gen. 1:1-13; Isa. 60:1-16; Ex. 12:1-11; Jonah 1:1-4:11; Josh. 5:10-15; Ex. 13:20-22, 14:1-31, 15:1-19; Zeph. 3:8-15; I Kings 17:8-24; Isa. 61:10-11, 62:1-5; Gen. 22:1-18; Isa. 61:1-10; II Kings 4:8-37; Isa. 63:11-19, 64:1-5; Jer. 31:31-34; Dan. 3:1-88. Epistle: Rom. 6:3-11 (§91). Gospel: Matt. 28:1-20 (§115). Sat May 1 Midnight Office – 11:30 PM. SUNDAY, MAY 2 — SATURDAY, MAY 8: BRIGHT WEEK Sun May 2 PASCHA: The Bright and Glorious Resurrection of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. Paschal Matins, Hours, and Divine Liturgy – Midnight. Epistle: Acts 1:1-8 (§1). Gospel: John 1:1-17 (§1). Sun May 2 Paschal Vespers – 1:00 PM. Gospel: John 20:19-25 (§65). Mon May 3 Bright Monday. Paschal Matins, Hours, and Divine Liturgy – 8:40 AM. Epistle: Acts 1:12-17, 21-26 (§2). Gospel: John 1:18-28 (§2). Sat May 8 Vigil – 5:00 PM. Matins Gospel 1: Matt. 28:16-20 (§116). Sun May 9 Antipascha (Thomas Sunday). Tone 1. Hours and Divine Liturgy – 8:40 AM. Epistle: Acts 5:12-20 (§14). Gospel: John 20:19-31 (§65). Sun May 9 Zoom Virtual Sunday School – 3:00 PM. — 5 — .
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