(901)
274-4119
www.stjohnmemphis.org
V. Rev. Fr. Basil Cushman V.
Rev. Fr. John Troy Mashburn, Jr. Rev. Fr. Donald Berge
Assistant
Pastor Pastor
GREAT
VESPERS ORTHROS and
Saturday,
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
“…the
Disciples were called Christians first in
Sunday
of the Samaritan Woman
Epistle: Acts
The Holy Bread for Eucharist is offered this morning by the Nathan
& Jodi Elliott .
Welcome
to all those visiting St. John Orthodox Church.
We are honored by your presence.
It is our sincere desire that your participation today in the Divine
Liturgy will draw you closer to Christ and His Church.
If you are from a non-Orthodox background you may
see new things such as icons, incense, the sign of the
cross, the veneration of saints, and a great deal of standing. These can be perplexing to the uninitiated
eye. Rest assured that everything we do
has a solid biblical foundation and a long history among Christian people. Please feel free to participate where you
feel comfortable, and feel equally as free only to observe when you prefer.
The Orthodox Church understands the Eucharist, or Lord’s supper, to be – among other things – the paramount
expression of
Sunday - Teen Group, meet after
Liturgy
- No Young Adult meeting
Monday
-
First Hour Prayer,
Tuesday -
Feast of
- Men’s
Lunch,
- Inquirer’s Class,
- Choir,
Wednesday - Third Hour,
- Ninth Hour and Vespers,
Thursday - Third Hour,
- Men’s Lunch,
Friday - First Hour,
- Third Hour,
- Sixth Hour,
Saturday - Ninth Hour and Great
Vespers,
Sunday - Orthros
and
- Divine
Liturgy,
Schedule for Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, May 8
PRIEST: Fr. John
HOMILY: Fr. John
DEACONS: Dcns.
Tim & James
ALTER SERVERS: Any who can
HOLY BREAD: Anne Dugan
READER: Mickey
Hodges
USHER: John
Sneed
COFFEE HOUR: Damon
& Madeleine Bowles, Susan Cushman
Schedule for Divine Liturgy Sunday,
May 13
PRIEST: Fr. Basil
HOMILY: Fr. John
DEACONS: Dcns.
Charles & Tim
ALTER SERVERS: Ethan, Zach, Justin, J. Morgan
HOLY BREAD: The Hodges Family
READER: John
McGee
USHER: John
McGee
COFFEE HOUR: Mickey
& Sarah Hodges, the Harants, David & Kera White
*FASTING
NOTE:
With the
blessing of the Synod of
Fr John will
be out of town and the office Thursday and Friday. He will return Saturday and serve great
vespers that night.
COMMEMORATIONS*
May 6: Righteous Job the long-suffering; Venerable Seraphim
of Mount Domvu; translation of the relics of Sabbas, first archbishop of
May 7: The commemoration of the apparition of the sign of
the Cross over Jerusalem (351 AD); Martyr Akakios the
centurion at Byzantium; Venerable Kodratos; Venerable
Neilos the myrrh-streaming of the Great Lavra on Athos; Venerable Neilos
of Sora; Venerable-martyr Pachomios
of Athos; repose of Venerable John of Beverly; Priest Alexis, confessor and
defender of Orthodoxy in America.
May 8: Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian;
Venerable Arsenios the Great.
May 9: Prophet Isaiah; Martyr Christopher of Lycia;
Venerable-martyr Nicholas; translation to
May 10: Apostle Simon Zelotes;
Venerable Laurence of
May 11: Hieromartyr Mokios, priest in
May 12: Germanos, patriarch of
Constantinople, Epiphanios, bishop of
May 13: Virgin-martyr Glykeria of Heraklea; Sergios the Confessor;
Venerable John the Georgian, founder of Iviron
monastery on Athos and Venerable Euthymios, George
and Gabriel of Iviron monastery; Venerable-martyrs of
Iviron monastery.
*For reading material on the
saints for this week, visit the display in the church library.
DAILY
SCRIPTURE
Sunday Acts
Monday Acts
Tuesday I
John 1:1-7 John
Wednesday Acts
Thursday Acts
Friday Acts
15:5-34 John
10:17-28
Saturday Acts
Sunday Acts
Pray for our catechumens:
James
Pritchard, Murphy & Beauvais George, Shane Davis, Tina & Claire McKelvey,
Dianna Hildebrand, Amy Clithero, Jeremy Gill, Jason & Shea Guntharp, Anna-Sarah Farha, and
Trent Terry.
Please remember in your
prayers: His
Alms Giving Opportunities:
The Alms Fund
– used for a variety of uses throughout the year.
Food
for Hungry People – add to the food pantry
Diocese of
Michael Bittle Fund – Holy Trinity Orthodox Church –
Worship and liturgical reminders and explanations:
Over the past several months we have had an increasing
problem with the crumbs from the Blessed Bread (evlogia)
distributed during Liturgy. After the service, fragments of the bread are
found on the floor all over the nave, they must be cleaned up by the ushers and
altar servers. Since this bread is
blessed, it should be treated with proper reverence and does not belong on the
ground!
Please,
when you take a piece of bread, be sure to hold it in, and eat it over, the
hollow of your hand. If you have children, instruct them to do the same.
Children five and under should no longer take the bread from the bowls held by
the altar servers; rather, their parents should take it for them, and then help
them to eat it carefully. It is best to take a small piece for small children,
one they can eat in one or two bites. The bread is given after Communion as a
means to help swallow all of the Precious Gifts we have just received, so a
large piece is not required.
Remember,
if we are faithful in small things, we learn to be faithful in large
things. Please, take care to treat the
things blessed by God with due reverence. - Fr John
Pro-life Corner
“The life in the womb may not be
destroyed.” - Tertullian
Sunday, May
6 Bridal Shower for Amy Clithero at Katherine
Thames’ home,
Monday, May
7 Book Club – Year of Wonders by
Geraldine Brooks
Thursday,
May 17 Women’s Teaching at Urania’s,
Monday,
June 4 Book Club – Bird in the Tree by
Elizabeth Goudge
Thursday,
June 14 Women’s Teaching at Urania’s,
Monday,
July 16
Book Club – Best of Families by Ellin
Book club meetings are
on Monday nights at the home of
Urania Alissandratos, from
Parish Life Conference – Information for the Parish Life
Conference (June 20-24, 2007), for
our diocese is in the parish hall, including 1) Hotel information, 2)
Registration information, 3) Conference schedule of events, 4) Souvenir journal
submission forms. Hotel information is
also included in these announcements. In
addition, a personalized Web site for Diocese has been created for making hotel
reservations. Guests can access the site
to learn more about the event and to book, modify, of cancel a reservation from
Teen Group Events This
Sunday, May 6th – TBA
(meet after Liturgy; Ranch trip postponed). Next
Sunday, May 13th – Meeting
@ church “Violence in schools”
.
Note – There
is NO YOUNG ADULT MEETING TONIGHT
(May 6).
Icon Workshops
are filling - there are only 2 spots left in the Beginner Class (8 have
registered). Remember to call Kh. Susan before sending your $50 deposit in to
the church office, to be sure there are places left.
Dates for the classes are: May 31 - June 3 (Beginner Workshop) and August
2-5 (Advanced Workshop). Contact Kh.
Library Lines –
Today we commemorate St. Photini. She is so loved and revered that she has two
feast days, today and February 26. What
many don’t know about her is that she was martyred with her five younger
sisters, two sons and others. How well
this speaks of her great faith and God’s healing that a woman with such a
troubled past enters
For all to consider – Life is a journey to the
THE WOMEN OF
are invited to a BRIDAL SHOWER in
honor of
AMY CLITHERO
TODAY,
May 6th at
Amy Clithero &
Jeremy Gill are registered at Macy’s, Bed, Bath & Beyond,
and crateandbarrel.com
If you are interested
in a group gift please contact
Jennifer and
LOST AND FOUND
Over the past couple of weeks we have been finding
items that are no longer being used all over the church and have put them in
the room next to the kitchen. We have
combined them with our growing pile of lost and found items. We ask that you please take a look and
reclaim what is yours or take anything that you can use. These
items will be given away this week.
Our new lost and found location is in the food pantry on the left.
Mark
Your Calendar:
May 8 – Divine Liturgy for
May 16 – Divine Liturgy for Ascension,
May 20 – Chrismation of Jeremy Gill and Amy Clithero
&
May 20 – Marriage of
May 26 – Divine Liturgy for Saturday of Souls,
May 27 – Pentecost
May 27 – Marriage of Jeremy Gill and Amy Clithero
June 4 – Apostles Fast begins
June 20-24 – Parish life conference,
July 23-29 – Archdiocese Convention,
OUR BODIES, OUR SOULS -
Thank You – Rawad and
Shanna Massouh would like to extend a warm thank you
to all the families who brought meals to their home after the birth of
Edmund. Also, a big
thank you to Anna-Sarah Farha for her efforts in
coordinating the meals.
Many, many thanks to those who helped us at the work party a week ago. It has already been a great help to the staff
and clergy, and several mothers have commented on liking the placement of the
nursery much better.