St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Church 1500 Route 376 Wappinger Falls, NY 12590 Phone: (845)462-3887 Website: https://www.stgregoryny.org/ Archpriest Eric G. Tosi, Rector Cell: (516)314-0836 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Sunday, April 11, 2021 – Tone 3, St. John Climacus Hieromartyr Antipas of Pergamum WeSt. welcome James allthe those Confessor visiting with us today and invite you to attend the social hour after the services! Please contact Fr. Eric if you would like to speak to a priest. Scripture Readings for Today Epistle: Heb 6:13-20; Eph 5:9-19 (Saint) For when God made a promise to Abraham, (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, because He could swear by no one greater, He righteousness, and truth), finding out what is swore by Himself, saying, “Surely blessing I acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply with the unfruitful works of darkness, but you.” And so, after he had patiently endured, rather expose them. For it is shameful even to he obtained the promise. For men indeed swear speak of those things which are done by them by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is in secret. But all things that are exposed are for them an end of all dispute. Thus God, made manifest by the light, for whatever determining to show more abundantly to the makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: heirs of promise the immutability of His “Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two and Christ will give you light.” See then that immutable things, in which it is impossible for you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as God to lie, we might have strong consolation, wise, redeeming the time, because the days are who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but set before us. This hope we have as an anchor understand what the will of the Lord is. And do of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; enters the Presence behind the veil, where the but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, another in psalms and hymns and spiritual having become High Priest forever according songs, singing and making melody in your to the order of Melchizedek. heart to the Lord, “The first stage of this tranquility consists in silencing the lips when the heart is excited. The second, in silencing the mind when the soul is still excited. The goal is a perfect peacefulness even in the middle of the raging storm.” St. John Climacus Scripture Readings for Today Gospel: Mark 9:17-31; Matt 4:25-5:12 Then one of the crowd answered and said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are throws him down; he foams at the mouth, the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed it out, but they could not.” He answered him are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. and said, “O faithless generation, how long Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they you? Bring him to Me.” Then they brought him shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. you when they revile and persecute you, and So He asked his father, “How long has this say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My been happening to him?” And he said, “From sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for childhood. And often he has thrown him both great is your reward in heaven, for so they into the fire and into the water to destroy him. persecuted the prophets who were before you. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” Jesus said to him, “If you Prayer List can believe, all things are possible to him who Living Protopresbyter Leonid believes.” Immediately the father of the child Archpriest Daniel cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; Newly Born Angelo James help my unbelief!” When Jesus saw that the Anna people came running together, He rebuked the Anthony unclean spirit, saying to it: “Deaf and dumb Child of God Aurora, Katherine & Bogdhan spirit, I command you, come out of him and Darlis enter him no more!” Then the spirit cried out, David convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. Dominic And he became as one dead, so that many said, Dorothy “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand Dorothy Eleanor and lifted him up, and he arose. And when He Matushka Elizabeth had come into the house, His disciples asked Faraze Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” Gregory So He said to them, “This kind can come out Georgene by nothing but prayer and fasting.” Then they Kobra departed from there and passed through Maria Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know Marie it. For He taught His disciples and said to them, Mary “The Son of Man is being betrayed into the Matthew, Lindsey and the child to be born hands of men, and they will kill Him. And after Michael Olga He is killed, He will rise the third day.” Olga Peter, Talia and the child to be born Great multitudes followed Him – from Galilee, Raymond and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and Tereze beyond the Jordan. And seeing the multitudes, Newly Born Thaddeus Vera He went up on a mountain, and when He was Virginia seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: Departed Newly Departed Mitered Archpriest Basil Roman Notes and Events This week we celebrate the birthdays of Diane Dychewich, Sue Thompson, Eva Czukkermann, Liam O’Dell and Lali Hoernes. May God Grant Them Many Years! The guidance for Holy Week and Pascha will be posted on the parish website this week. The sign-up sheets for the services will also be posted. His Eminence Archbishop Michael will join us for the Presanctified Liturgy on Friday, April 23 at 6:30 PM. We look forward to him celebrating with us. The Presanctified Liturgy will be at 3:00 PM on Wednesday and 6:30 PM on Friday. The final Canon of St. Andrew will be on Thursday at 6:30 PM. The Akathist to the Theotokos will be on Saturday morning at 9:00 AM. Great Vespers will be on Saturday at 5:00 PM and Divine Liturgy on Sunday at 9:00 AM. There will be no Orthodoxy 101 this Thursday due to the Canon of St. Andrew. If you have any pussy willows starting to bloom and want to donate them to the church, please let Fr. Eric know. Remember to come to the Sacrament of Confession prior to Pascha. Fr. Eric is available before and after services except Sunday Liturgy or by appointment. .