ST. THECLA ORTHODOX CHURCH
11510 Georgia Avenue, Suite LLA - Wheaton, MD 20902
(phone) 240-776-2959
JANUARY 2025
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Dec 29 (Dec 16)
27th Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday of the Holy Forefathers. Tone 2. 
8:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy

Meal Team #2
Fast: wine & oil
Dec 30 (Dec 17)
Fast
Dec 31 (Dec 18)
6:00 PM – Moleben – Civil New Year
Fast
1 (Dec 19)
Fast
2 (Dec 20)
7:00 PM – Choir rehearsal
Fast
3 (Dec 21)
Fast
4 (Dec 22)
5:00PM Vigil
Fast: wine & oil
5 (Dec 23)
28th Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, of the Fathers. Forefeast of the Nativity of the Lord. Tone 3. 
8:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy

Meal Team #3
6:00 PM – Small Compline
Fast: wine & oil
6 (Dec 24)
Eve of the Nativity of Christ. Tone 3. 
6:45 AM – Royal Hours, Typika, and Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
6:00 PM – Great Compline (with Litia), Matins, and First Hour
Fast
7 (Dec 25)
The Nativity of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. The Adoration of the Magi: Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar. Tone 3. 
8:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy
followed by a Celebratory Potluck
8 (Dec 26)
Fast free
9 (Dec 27)
Fast free
10 (Dec 28)
Fast free
11 (Dec 29)
5:00PM Vigil
Fast free
12 (Dec 30)
29th Sunday after Pentecost. Commemoration of the Holy & Righteous
Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, & James the Brother of the Lord.
8:45AM Hours and Divine Liturgy

Meal Team #4
followed by Festive Sunday School Presentation
Fast free
13 (Dec 31)
6:00 PM – Vigil
Fast free
14 (Jan 1)
Circumcision of the Lord Tone 4
6:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy
Fast free
15 (Jan 2)
7:00 PM – Meeting of the Parish Council
Fast free
16 (Jan 3)
7:00 PM – Choir rehearsal
Fast free
17 (Jan 4)
Friday of the 30th Week after Pentecost. Tone 4. Forefeast of Theophany.

6:45 AM – Royal Hours
Fast free
18 (Jan 5)
Saturday before Theophany. Saturday ofthe 30th Week after Pentecost. Tone
4. 
12:00 PM – Vespers and Great Blessing of the Waters
5:00PM Vigil
Fast: wine & oil
19 (Jan 6)
THEOPHANY: Baptism of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. 30th
Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 5.
8:45 AM – Hours, Divine Liturgy, and Great Blessing
of the Waters
followed by a
Celebratory Potluck Meal
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20 (Jan 7)
Synaxis of the Baptist
21 (Jan 8)
22 (Jan 9)
Fast
23 (Jan 10)
7:00 PM – Choir rehearsal
24 (Jan 11)
Fast
25 (Jan 12)
5:00PM Vespers
6:00 PM – Adult Instruction
26 (Jan 13)
31st Sunday after Pentecost. Afterfeast of Theophany. Martyrs Hermylus
and Stratonicus of Belgrade (†c.315). Tone 6.

8:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy

Meal Team #5
27 (Jan 14)
6:00 PM – Moleben – St. Nina, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Enlightener of Georgia (†335)
28 (Jan 15)
29 (Jan 16)
Fast
30 (Jan 17)
St. Anthony the Great
7:00 PM – Choir rehearsal
31 (Jan 18)
Fast
Feb 1 (Jan 19)
5:00PM Vigil
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