HYMNS OF THE FEAST OF PASCHA Welcome to Troparion – Tone 1: Christ is risen from the dead, / Sts. Theodore Orthodox Church trampling down death by death, // and upon those in the 96 Los Robles St., Williamsville NY 14221 Tel: 716-634-6712 tombs bestowing life. www.ststheodore.org Kontakion - Tone 8: Forestalling the dawn, the women Priest John Boddecker came with Mary, / and found the stone rolled away from Deacon Andrew Hammond the Sepulchre, and heard from the angel: / Why seek ye among the dead, as though He were mortal, Him Who We are a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, and all are welcome to worship with us! Our services are in liveth in everlasting light? / Behold the grave-clothes. English. Please join us for lunch downstairs after the service. Go quickly and proclaim to the world that the Lord is risen and hath slain death. // For He is the Son of God CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! Who saveth mankind. ХРИСТOСЪ ВОСКРEСЕ! ВОИСТИНУ ВОСКРЕСЕ! Hypakoe- Tone 6: Being borne upon a throne in heaven, April 3/16, 2017 and upon a colt on the earth, / O Christ God, Thou didst Sunday of Great and Holy Pascha accept the praise of the angels / and the laudation of the children as they cry to Thee: // Blessed is He that cometh This Week’s Schedule Today Agape Vespers 1:00 pm to recall Adam. Paschal Meal in Trapeza & Egg Hunt afterwards PARISH NEWS Mon-Fri Bright Week Matins 7:00 am  Christ is Risen! Христoсъ Bоскрeсе! Christ is Mon-Thurs Bright Week Vespers 6:00 pm risen from the dead, trampling down death by death Friday Bright Week Vespers 6:00 pm Matins of Bright Saturday and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! Saturday Morning Services at Sts. Peter and Paul OCA  Agape Vespers and Paschal Meal: Please join us on Paschal Hours 9:45 am Sunday afternoon at 1:00 pm for the Agape Vespers Bright Saturday Divine Liturgy 10:00 am and Paschal Meal. There will be an Easter Egg hunt Evening Services at Sts. Theodore Church Confession 4:00 pm for the children as well. All-Night Vigil 5:00 pm  Bright Week Services: Our Paschal celebration do Sunday Hours and Divine Liturgy 9:00 am not end tonight or tomorrow. There will be services, Fracturing of the Artos Meal in Trapeza after Services morning and evening each day this week and a Bright Saturday Liturgy at Sts. Peter and Paul Church Today’s Readings (OCA) at 45 Ideal Street, Buffalo NY. Please see the Epistle: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-8 Gospel: John 1:1-17 schedule for more details. Priest: Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered, Let all the earth worship Thee and chant unto Thee; let and let them that hate Him flee from before His face. them chant unto Thy name, O Most High. (Refrain) Troparion: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy down death by death, and upon those in the tombs Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of bestowing life. ages. Amen. (Refrain) Priest: As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish, as THE SECOND ANTIPHON wax melteth before the fire. (Repeat Troparion) God be gracious unto us and bless us, and cause Thy face Priest: So let the sinners perish at the presence of God, to shine upon us and have mercy on us. and let the righteous be glad. (Repeat Troparion) Refrain: O Son of God Who didst rise from the Priest: This is the day which the Lord hath made; let us dead, save us who sing to Thee: Alleluia. rejoice and be glad therein. (Repeat Troparion) That we may know upon the earth Thy way, among all Priest: Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the the nations Thy salvation. (Refrain) Holy Spirit. (Repeat Troparion) Let all the peoples give Thee praise, O God, let all the Priest: Both now and ever, and unto the ages of peoples praise Thee. (Refrain) ages. Amen. (Repeat Troparion) Glory, both now. O only-begotten Son … Priest: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down THE THIRD ANTIPHON death by death. Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered, and let Choir: And upon those in the tombs bestowing life. them that hate Him flee from before His face. THE FIRST ANTIPHON Troparion: Christ is risen from the dead, Shout with jubilation unto the Lord all the earth; chant ye trampling down death by death, and upon those in unto His name, give glory in praise of Him. the tombs bestowing life. Refrain: Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish, as Savior, save us. wax melteth before the fire. (Troparion) Say unto God: How awesome are Thy works! In the So let the sinners perish at the presence of God, and let multitude of Thy power shall Thine enemies be the righteous be glad, let them rejoice in the presence proved false unto Thee. (Refrain) of God. (Troparion)