(901)
274-4119
www.stjohnmemphis.org
V. Rev. Fr. Basil Cushman V.
Rev.
Assistant
Pastor Pastor
GREAT
VESPERS ORTHROS and
Saturday,
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
“…the
Disciples were called Christians first in
Commemoration of our Righteous Father Sisöes the Great
Third Sunday after Pentecost
Epistle: Romans 5:1-10 Gospel: Matthew 6:22-33
The Holy Bread for Eucharist is offered this morning by Claire
vanDrimmelen.
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
- No
Young Adult Group
Monday - First
Hour,
Tuesday - Third Hour,
- Choir
Practice,
- Catechumen/Inquirer’s
Class,
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,
- Divine Liturgy,
Schedule
for Divine Liturgy Sunday, July 13th
PRIEST: Fr. Basil HOMILY: Fr.
Basil
DEACONS: Dns. Tim
& James READER: Matt
Spinolo
HOLY BREAD: Christi Yadron USHER: Matt
Spinolo
ALTAR SERVERS: Matthew, Luke S., Alex, Deon
COFFEE HOUR: Matt & Lynda Spinolo, Alexander
& Alexandra Klimkowski
COFFEE HOUR
SCHEDULE – The schedule for coffee
hour for the months of July, August & September is in the parish hall.
Please take a moment to sign-up to serve.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
No Divine Liturgy on July 11 – We will not celebrate the liturgy for St. Ephemia originally scheduled on July 11 due to Fr. John’s
being out of the country.
Scheduling
change for the Men’s Lunch - The
Men’s Lunch will meet on Thursdays at
Fr John travel –
Fr John will be out of town quite a bit in the next several weeks:
July 1-16
July 21-25 Antiochian
Village Clergy
symposium
COMMEMORATIONS**
July 6: Venerable Sisoes the Great; Apostles Archippos,
Philemon and Onesimos of the Seventy; Martyrs Lucia, Epimachos and Alexander; Venerable-martyr Cyril.
**For reading material on the
saints for this week, visit the display in the church library.
July 7: Great-martyr Kyriaki of Nicomedia; Hieromartyr
Evangelos, bishop of Tomi (
July 8: Great-martyr Prokopios of Caesarea in
July 9: Hieromartyr Pankratios, bishop of
Taormina in Sicily; Methodios, bishop; New-martyr
Michael; Venerable Photios; Venerable Dionysios the Orator, first settler of Small St. Anne skete on Athos, and his disciple Venerable Metrophanes.
July 10: The 45
martyrs at Nikopolis in Armenia; Venerable Anthony of
the Kiev Caves; Venerable-martyrs Nikodemos the
Albanian and Nektarios of the St. Anne Skete on Athos; Hieromartyr
Joseph the Damascene and his companions.
July 11: Great-martyr Euphemia the all-praised; Olga (Helen), princess of
July 12: Martyrs Proklos and Hilarion of Ancyra;
Veronica, the woman with the issue of blood who was healed by our Lord.
July 13: The synaxis
of the Archangel Gabriel. Venerable Stephen of Mar Sabbas monastery
and Heliophotos; Martyr Golinduch.
DAILY
SCRIPTURE
Sunday Romans 5:1-10 Matthew
Monday Romans 9:6-19 Matthew
11:2-15
Tuesday Romans 10:11-11:2 Matthew 11:16-20
Wednesday Romans 11:2-12 Matthew 11:20-26
Thursday Romans 11:13-24 Matthew 11:27-30
Friday Romans 11:25-36 Matthew
12:1-8
Saturday Romans 6:11-17 Matthew 8:14-23
Sunday Romans 6:18-23 Matthew
8:5-13
Pray for our catechumens: In
Please remember in your
prayers: His
- ALMS-GIVING -
FOOD PANTRY -
Please remember that we give items from the food pantry to a few specific
families all year long and this is a wonderful way to give alms all throughout
the year. We will continue to keep a bin
just outside the parish hall for collection of these items.
HANDS-ON
ALMS-GIVING OPPORTUNITIES - Rachel’s Kids – Interested in tutoring one on one, or donating food,
drinks or paper serving items? Tuesday nights - Contact
OTHER CONTINUING ALMS-GIVING
OPPORTUNITIES
Diocese of
Michael Bittle Fund – Holy Trinity
Orthodox Church –
St. Barbara Monastery – for the benefit of Sister Thekla (Anne Marie Harrison)
Project
“A great many of those who 'debunk'
traditional...values have in the background values of their own which they
believe to be immune from the debunking process.”
C.S. Lewis
In the Fellowship Hall - There are two copies of the
Antiochian Orthodox
Antiochian Women of St. John’s Calendar
**New Event!! -
Monday, July 21st
in St. John Parish Hall – more details to follow
Upcoming dates ~ August
3rd
Women’s Teaching
Upcoming Dates ~
Thursday, August 7th,
Upcoming Book Club Dates:
We will not meet in
August
Monday, September 8th
– Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
Monday, October 6th
- Diary of a Country Priest by George Bernanos
Monday, November 3rd
– The Bishop’s Mantle
Rachels’s Kids – Many
thanks to all those who donated camper supplies for Rachel’s Kids going to
camp! This summer a total of 28 children will be able to participate in camp
and 2 of their older children will be counselors. Although attendance will be
lighter with many children going to camp, there will still be children at Rachel’s
Kids on Tuesdays from
LIBRARY
LINES – How rich is our Liturgical calendar! Some would say
it’s diverse and inclusive. Tuesday we remember St. Prokopios
of Ustag (7/8). He is one of a long list of saints
called Fools for Christ. Look on the bulletin board for information about this
kind of ascetism.
We also commemorate this
week two members of a royal family, Olga (7/11), princess of Kiev and her
grandson, Great Prince Vladimir of Keiv,
equal-to-the-Apostles. St. Olga was called “Olga the Wise” because she
conquered a city with the help of sparrows and pigeons. Prince Vladimir is
known as the “Baptizer of Russia.” (Rulers
of Nations/Servants of Christ) (HAG/---/BOB).
See the icons of these
saints and read their stories in St. John Library.
EXCITING
NEWS! – Please join me in welcoming Rev. Dn. Nicolai Meyers, Sh. Jeanette, and their daughter Anna
Marie Meyers to our parish. Dn.
Nicolai will be ordained to the
priesthood as Rev. Fr. Nicholas on July 20 at his home parish, St.
Andrew Orthodox Church in
The clergy, parish council, and I are very positive about
the possibilities and opportunities ahead.
May we all prove worthy of the gifts and callings given us by God.
Website information from
Teen Group Events
Sundays, July
6th – No Teen Group due to Camp St. Thekla
Sunday, July 13th – Pool Party!
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS!
Monday, July
14th –
July 28th – August 1st – VCS – Icon: Windows to Heaven
Please register your
children. There are forms in the fellowship hall.
Change in wording for
the Anaphora -- You may
have noticed that, in the Anaphora, we sing "It is fitting and
right...." but the priest expounds, "It is meet and
right...." This is a discrepancy we have been intending to
correct for a long time. At my suggestion, we will begin
singing "It is meet and
right" instead of "It is fitting and
right." The choir has rehearsed this change; it fits very
well and is completely natural with the setting we sing. -Fr. John Troy