(901)
274-4119
www.stjohnmemphis.org
V.
Rev.
Pastor Assistant
Pastor
V. Rev. Fr. Basil Cushman
Rev. Fr. Donald Berge
Associate
Pastor Attached
GREAT
VESPERS ORTHROS and
Saturday,
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
“…the
Disciples were called Christians first in
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Epistle: Hebrews 9:1-7 Gospel: Matthew 18:23-35
The Holy Bread for Eucharist is offered this morning by
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 – Games at church, after Liturgy (all teens)
- Young
Adult Group at Fr. John & Kh. Pamela’s home,
Monday - First
Hour,
Tuesday - Third Hour,
- Choir
Practice,
- Catechumen/Inquirer’s
Class,
Wednesday - Third
Hour,
- Vespers,
-
Wednesday Dinner,
Thursday - Third
Hour,
- Men’s Lunch,
- OCF,
Friday - First Hour,
-
Third Hour,
-
Stay & Play Group, will meet in the fellowship
hall after third hour.
-
Sixth Hour,
Saturday -
Ninth Hour and Great Vespers,
Sunday - Orthros,
- Divine Liturgy,
Schedule
for Divine Liturgy Sunday, September 7th
PRIEST: Fr. Nicholas HOMILY: Fr. Nicholas
DEACONS: Dns.
Charles READER:
HOLY BREAD:
ALTAR SERVERS: Caleb, J. Morgan, Misha,
Joe
COFFEE HOUR: Ethan vanDrimmelen, Mitchell
Childress
Wednesday Night Service and Meal
We continue our Wednesday
night meals this Wednesday. You will need to sign up on Sunday or call
the office Monday and let us know how many in your family will plan to eat.
The cost is $3.50. Vespers begins that
evening at
Mark your calendars!
Soup
Kitchen, Sunday, September 21st from
Life Chain,
October 5, from
COMMEMORATIONS
Aug. 31: The commemoration of the placing of the Belt of the
Theotokos in the Church of the Virgin in Halkoprateia-Constantinople.
Sept. 1: The beginning of the Indiction
or the ecclesiastical New Year. Forty
Virgin-martyrs and Ammon the deacon; Venerable Simeon
the Stylite and his mother Martha; Venerable Euanthia; Righteous
Sept. 2: Martyr Mamas
and his parents, Martyrs Theodotos and Rufina; John the Faster, patriarch of
Sept. 3: Hieromartyr Anthimos of Nicomedia; Martyr Chariton; New-martyr Polydoros of Cyprus; Venerable Theoktistos,
fellow-faster with Euthymios the Great; Phoebe the
deaconess; uncovering of the relics of Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonder-worker; Ionikios
I, patriarch of Serbia.
Sept. 4: Hieromartyr Babylas of Antioch;
Prophet Moses the God-seer; Martyrs Jerusalem, Sekendos,
Sekendios and Kegouros in Sleppo; Martyr Hermione, daughter of the Apostle Philip the
deacon; uncovering of the relics of Joasaph, bishop
of Belgorod; Venerable Anthimos the New; New-hieromartyr Gorazd, bishop of
Bohemia and Moravia-Silesia.
Sept. 5: Prophet Zachariah and Elizabeth, parents of the
Forerunner; Obadiah, bishop of
Sept. 6: The commemoration of the miracle of the Archangel
Michael in
Sept. 7: Martyr Sozon of Cilicia;
Apostles Euodos and Onesiphoros of the Seventy; New-martyr Athanasios; John, archbishop of
**For reading material on the
saints for this week, visit the display in the church library.
DAILY
SCRIPTURE
Sunday I Corinthians 9:2-12 Matthew
Monday II Corinthians 5:10-15 Mark
1:9-15
Tuesday II Corinthians 5:15-21 Mark 1:16-22
Wednesday II Corinthians 6:11-16 Mark 1:23-28
Thursday II Corinthians
7:1-10 Mark 1:29-35
Friday II Corinthians 7:10-16 Mark
2:18-22
Saturday I Corinthians 1:26-28 Matthew 20:29-34
Sunday I Corinthians 15:1-11 Matthew
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
Lynda Spinolo.
OTHER CONTINUING ALMS-GIVING
OPPORTUNITIES
Diocese of
Michael Bittle Fund – Holy Trinity
Orthodox Church –
Project
Candles - There
are now six-day candles available for purchase in the narthex in addition to
the beeswax candles. They are in purple glass sleeves and are available to be
offered before the icons along the side of the church. Once the six-day candle
has burned out the glass sleeve will be refilled and available again in the
narthex for future offerings.
Upcoming
Memorials
September 7 ~
Kitty Gilliland
October 12 ~ Urania Alissandratos
Pro-life
Corner - Mark
your calendar for the annual “Life Chain,” October 5.
Antiochian Women of St. John’s Calendar
Upcoming Book Club Dates:
Monday, September 8th
– Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
In September we will
meet at
Monday, October 6th
- Diary of a Country Priest by George Bernanos
Monday, November 3rd
– The Bishop’s Mantle
In October & November we will meet
at the home of Kh. Pamela Mashburn
Women’s Teaching:
This
Thursday, September 4th at
At the home of
Upcoming Dates:
October 2 ~ November 13
~ December 4
New Phone Directory – Last Sunday to get your changes, corrections and additions in. I will print a new church directory next week. Please
look over your entry in the current directory and send any changes to me or
call me in the church office, 274-4119. Meribeth
Our classes are as follows:
3 years old-Kindergarten -
1st-3rd grade - Khouriya Pamela
Mashburn
4th-5th grade -
6th-8th -
By the mercy and willingness
of God, Dn. James, Subdeacon
LIBRARY LINES – Monday is the beginning
of the Liturgical New Year! And we begin this week by commemorating the parents
of the Forerunner, Moses the God-seer and an Old Testament hero,
Teen Group Events
Today,
August 31st – Games at church, after Liturgy (all teens)
Sundays,
September 7th & 14th – No meetings (
Soup Kitchen
– We will serve at the soup kitchen on Sunday, September 21. Since we will be the only group assisting
that day, it is important that we have a good turnout. We will need 24 volunteers, teens and adults. This is a good alms activity for individuals
and families.
Pray for
Welcome, Elijah Andrew! Elijah was born to Maria Brackey
early Sunday morning, 8/24, and weighed 8lbs7oz. Maria and he are now
home and doing well. If you are able to provide a meal
for Maria and her family (
Small changes in Coffee Hour
At the July 30 Parish Council meeting, a proposal was
made to the council to consider making some modifications to coffee hour. The catalyst for the proposal was a feeling
among a number of parishioners that coffee hour was becoming a bit unwieldy and
chaotic. Some of the problems cited
included crowded space, wasted food (many times children particularly take
substantially more than they consume), longer time commitment for cleanup for
host families, due to food left many places in the church and large messes, and
a bit of a chaotic atmosphere which many find unappealing. The proposal stated that the focus of coffee
hour should be fellowship, not food, upon which there was unanimous agreement.
The proposal, which was slightly modified and approved by
the council, suggested removing some of the tables from the hall and
simplifying and downsizing the food offered, thus reducing preparation and
cleanup. While no one thinks these
changes will solve all the issues, there was a feeling it will help alleviate
several. Our ultimate goal is to make
coffee hour a time of comfortable fellowship and to ease the setup/cleanup
process. We will begin the new plan
September 7 with the beginning of the new Church Year.
This is a good dilemma for our parish! Our parish hall space is limited, but our
parishioners want to visit with one another and meet our visitors. We hope these small changes will enhance our
“people time” and make the hosting issues, particularly clean up, simpler.
OCF –
Orthodox
Will meet every Thursday from
For this
week’s location please contact
Ethan vanDrimmelen