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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, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Sunday,
10:00 a.m.
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
“…the
Disciples were called Christians first in
All Saints Sunday – First Sunday after
Pentecost
Epistle: Hebrews 11:33-12:2 Gospel:
Matthew
The Holy Bread for Eucharist is offered this morning by Ellie Moore.
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 - No Teen Group Meeting
-
Young Adult Meeting, at Fr. John & Kh. Pamela’s,
Monday
-
First Hour Prayer, 6:45 a.m.
Tuesday -
Men’s Lunch,
- No Inquirer’s Class
- No Choir Practice
Wednesday - Third
Hour, 9:00 a.m.
-
Ninth Hour & Vespers,
-
Parish Council Meeting,
Thursday - Third Hour, 9:00 a.m.
- Men’s Lunch,
Friday - First Hour, 6:45 a.m.
- Third Hour,
- Sixth Hour,
Saturday - Ninth Hour and Great
Vespers, 6:50 p.m.
Sunday - Orthros
and
- Divine
Liturgy,
Schedule for Divine Liturgy Sunday,
June 10
PRIEST: Fr. John
HOMILY: Fr. John
DEACONS: Dcns.
Charles & Tim
ALTER SERVERS: Weston, J. Morgan, Luke L., Adam
HOLY BREAD: Judy Terry
READER: Mickey
Hodges
USHER:
COFFEE HOUR: Chris
&
Schedule
for Divine Liturgy Monday,
June 11
PRIEST: Fr. John
HOMILY: Fr. John
DEACONS: Dcns.
James & Charles
ALTER SERVERS: Any who can
HOLY BREAD: Kerry Sneed
READER: John
McGee
USHER: John
McGee
COFFEE HOUR: Deb
Mashburn,
Mark
Your Calendar:
June 4 – Apostles Fast begins
June 20-24 – Parish life conference,
July 23-29 – Archdiocese Convention,
COMMEMORATIONS*
June 3: Martyr Lukyllian of Byzantium; Virgin-martyr Paula; Venerable Athanasios the wonder-worker of
June 4: Metrophanes, first patriarch of
June 5: Hieromartyr Dorotheos, bishop of Tyre; Martyr Nicander of Egypt;
New-martyr Mark of Smyrna; repose of Theodore Yaroslavich,
brother of Alexander Nevsky; Peter Korishki.
June 6: Venerable Hilarion the New, of the Dalmaton
monastery; Venerable Vissarion of Egypt and Attalos the wonder-worker.
June 7: Hieromartyr Theodotos, bishop of
Ancyra; Venerable Sebastian the wonder-worker; Venerable Cedd,
bishop of
June 8: The translation of the relics of Great-martyr
Theodore the General (“Stratelates’); Martyrs Nicander and Kalliope; New-martyr
Theophanes of Constantinople.
June 9: Cyril, patriarch of
June 10: Martyr
Alexander and Virgin-martyr Antonina of
Constantinople; Venerable Theophanes the monk of
*For reading material on the
saints for this week, visit the display in the church library.
DAILY
SCRIPTURE
Sunday Hebrews
Monday Romans
Tuesday Romans
4:4-12 Matthew
Wednesday Romans
4:13-25 Matthew
7:21-23
Thursday Romans
5:10-16 Matthew
8:23-27
Friday Romans
Saturday Romans
Sunday Romans
2:10-16 Matthew
4:18-23
Pray for our catechumens:
James
Pritchard, Murphy & Beauvais George, Shane Davis, Tina & Claire McKelvey,
Dianna Hildebrand, Jason & Shea Guntharp,
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:
Copies of little Compline, the canon for the receipt of Communion, and the
preparatory prayers for receiving Communion are in the parish hall for anyone
to take and use.
Please Note: Today is the 4th and final day of another icon
workshop being held in the rooms next to the kitchen. Please do not go into
these rooms during coffee hour unless one of the participants invites you to go
with them. Especially, please do not allow your children to go in unattended,
as there are electrical cords crossing the floors and unfinished icons and
supplies within reach of small hands. The workshop will resume at
The APOSTLES
FAST begins tomorrow – The traditional fasting discipline is observed during the Apostles Fast which lasts from the
Monday after All Saints Sunday through June 28th (with katalysis for wine and oil on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and for fish, wine and
oil on Saturdays and Sundays).
Monday,
June 4 Book Club – Bird in the Tree by
Elizabeth Goudge
Monday,
July 16
Book Club – Best of Families by Ellin
Sunday,
July 22 Bridal Shower for Sarah Mashburn
Book Club Meetings are
on Monday nights
For the months of June
& July the meetings will be at the home of
from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Volunteers -
Urania's move date has been changed to June 29. Kh.
Teen Group Events
This Sunday, June 3rd – No meeting
Next Sunday, June 10th – Game Night
Today is our annual Graduate
Sunday. Congratulations to all our graduates from high school and
college. The current list
of graduates include:
High school - Michalea Schommer
College -
Andrauous
Jahshan
From Joseph Weaver:
Friends,
After
a very full but good leave in the States, we are beginning our journey back to Jagdeeshpur. We have received word from the hospital that
it is indeed hot, with temperatures soaring to over 120 degrees during mid day.
Supplies of electricity and water have become severely limited and
erratic. Please pray for us as we return. Please pray especially for the
children, including the little one whom Sima is
carrying.
There have also been
increasing acts of violence against believers in our vicinity in the
recent months, some directed against westerners passing through
Trusting
in His sovereignty and grace, and thanking you for your prayers,
The
Weaver Family
To better serve those who come - Thanks be to God, we continue to have many
visitors, serious inquirers, and Orthodox people moving into town who want to
join our parish. To help welcome and
serve those individuals, for lack of a better term, a “newcomers committee” would be a great aid to the continued development
of the parish. If you are interested in
becoming involved, please call Fr. John.
News from St. Paul Skete – Mother Nektaria will
celebrate the patronal feast for the Skete on the morning of June 29 (Feast of Ss Peter and
Paul). Fr. John will celebrate the liturgy there that morning. The
full schedule of services includes readers’ services on Thursday evening June
28, beginning at
LIBRARY LINES –
This
week we commemorate several saints who pique our interest on more than one
account. Sts. Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus, encourage us all to
service and worship. A hymn of praise to
them is on the bulletin board at St. John Library. See also the story of St. Sophia, a mother of six and caregiver of orphans and widows,
who prayed ceaselessly. St. Kalliope,
a Greek name meaning the beautiful-voiced, suffered great tortures for the
Faith. Three saints from the British Isles and one from ancient Gaul are also
remembered - Venerable Kevin of Ireland(6/3),
Venerable Cedd
of Essex(6/7), Venerable Columba of
Scotland(6/9), and Queen Clotilde of the Franks(6/3). Those of us senior citizens will enjoy
looking through "The Legend of Saint Columba" by Padric
Colum and iillustrated by E. Mackenstry. This old book will bring back memories of
books enjoyed in elementary school.
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