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Our parish is a vibrant community of Orthodox Christians from a variety of backgrounds and walks of life, united by our shared commitment to worshiping our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ according to the Faith once delivered unto the Saints (Jude 1:3). We are a parish of the Eastern American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR); our ruling hierarch is His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York. We are also part of the broader Eastern Orthodox Church, which in total numbers some 250 million Christians worldwide and is present in a multitude of countries and on every continent.

While the parish is first and foremost the focal point of our worship of the One God in Trinity, it is also the arena within which we together strive to live a life in Christ according to His Commandments and in keeping with Holy Tradition.

Please join us for a service and experience worship with an unbroken connection to the early Church; come and see!

WEEKEND SERVICE SCHEDULE

  • Saturday, 5:00 PM – All-Night Vigil (Vespers, Matins, and First Hour)
  • Sunday, 8:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy
  • Following the Divine Liturgy – Trapeza (agape meal) and Sunday school

CONFESSIONS

  • Saturdays – during Matins, First Hour and after the Vigil
  • Sundays – from 8:00 to 8:45 AM
  • During the week by appointment
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    Apr

    Saturday
    13 April
    Bright Saturday
    5:00 PM – Vigil
    Fast free
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    Apr

    Sunday
    14 April

    Antipascha (Thomas Sunday)

    8:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy
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    Apr

    Tuesday
    16 April

    Radonitsa (Day of Rejoicing)

    6:45 AM – Divine Liturgy
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    May

    Saturday
    20 April
    5:00 PM – Vigil
  • 4

    May

    Sunday
    21 April

    Myrrh-bearers, Ss. Joseph & Nicodemus

    8:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy
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    May

    Saturday
    27 April
    5:00-7:30pm Vigil
  • 11

    May

    Sunday
    28 April
    8:45-10:45am Divine Liturgy
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    May

    Saturday
    4 May
    5:00-7:30pm Vigil
  • 18

    May

    Sunday
    5 May
    8:45-10:45am Divine Liturgy
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What is the Orthodox Church?

“The Orthodox Christian Church is evangelical, but not Protestant.
It is orthodox, but not Jewish. It is catholic, but not Roman.
It is not denominational, it is pre-denominational.
It has believed, taught, preserved, defended, and died for the
Faith of the Apostles since the Day of Pentecost nearly 2,000 years ago.”
– Our Life in Christ

St. Thecla Orthodox Church
11510 Georgia Avenue, Suite LLA | Wheaton, MD 20902
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