(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
Elevation of the Holy Cross
Epistle: I Corinthians 1:18-24
Gospel: John 19:6-35
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 Meeting at the church,
- No
Young Adult Group
Monday - First
Hour,
Tuesday - Third Hour,
- Choir
Practice,
- No
Catechumen/Inquirer’s Class (Classes will resume Sept. 30th)
Wednesday - Third
Hour,
-
Small Paraklesis,
-
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 21st
PRIEST: Fr.
Nicholas HOMILY: Fr. Nicholas
DEACONS: Dn. Charles READER: Billy Scrantom
HOLY BREAD:
ALTAR SERVERS: Ethan, J. Morgan, Luke L., Benji
COFFEE HOUR:
Mark your calendars!
Soup
Kitchen, Sunday, September 21st from
Life Chain,
October 5, from
Patronal Feast – Repose of St. John the Theologian – We will celebrate the Feast
of St. John’s repose by praying vespers
Thursday night, September 25 at 6:30 PM (not on earlier schedules) and by
celebrating the Divine Liturgy Friday,
September 26, at 9:00 AM. Since this
is our patronal feast, we can have fish, wine and oil
that day. Come pray and worship with us!
COMMEMORATIONS
Sept.14: The Elevation of the precious and life-giving
Cross. Repose of John
Chrysostom, archbishop of
Sept.15: Great-martyr Nikita the Goth; Martyr Porphyrios; Vissarion, bishop of
Larisa; New-martyr John; Venerable Philotheos and Gerasimos; Joseph the New of Partos,
the wonder-worker, metropolitan of Timisoara.
Sept.16: Great-martyr Euphemia the
all-praised; Martin the bishop; New-martyrs Isaac and Joseph of Georgia; Martyr
Ludmilla, grandmother of Wenceslaus prince of the
Czechs; Venerable Prokopios of Sazava
in Bohemia.
Sept.17: Martyrs Sophia and her daughters Faith, Love and
Hope; Hiermartyr Herakleidos
of
Sept.18: Eumenios the
wonder-worker, bishop of Gortyna; Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia.
Sept. 19: Martyrs Trophimos, Dorymedon, Savvatios and Susanna;
Hieromartyr Januarios of
Sept.20: Great-martyr Eustathios
and his family; Venerable-martyr Hilarion of St. Anne
Skete on Athos; Venerable John of Crete; Martyrs
Michael, prince of Chernigov, and his councilor Theodore.
Sept.21: Apostle Quadratos of the
Seventy; Prophet Jonah; uncovering of the relics of Demetrios,
bishop of
**For reading material on the
saints for this week, visit the display in the church library.
DAILY
SCRIPTURE
Sunday I Corinthians 16:13-24 Matthew 21:33-42
Monday II Corinthians 12:10-19 Mark
4:10-23
Tuesday II Corinthians 12:20-13:2 Mark 4:24-34
Wednesday II Corinthians
13:3-13 Mark 4:35-41
Thursday Galatians 1:10, 20-2:5 Mark 5:1-20
Friday Galatians 2:6-10 Mark
5:22-24, 35-6:1
Saturday I Corinthians 4:1-5 Matthew 23:1-12
Sunday Galatians 2:16-20 Mark
8:34-9:1
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. Canned items (fruit, soups,
vegetables & meat), toiletries and other non-perishable items are all
appreciated. We will continue to keep a bin just outside the parish hall for
collection of these items.
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 21 ~
Mary Allison Callaway & 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, 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 Dates:
October 2 ~ November 13
~ December 4
Our classes are as follows:
3 years old-Kindergarten -
1st-3rd grade - Khouriya Pamela
Mashburn
4th-5th grade -
6th-8th -
SAVE
THE DATE!! Saturday,
October 18th
ST. JOHN PICNIC
At
Stay tuned, more details to follow…..
If anyone is
interested in volunteering for the picnic planning committee, (organizing
group games/activities for children & adults, decorations, set-up/clean-up,
etc.) please contact Karen Bell.
Soup Kitchen – Join us NEXT
SUNDAY, September 21, as we serve at the soup kitchen at First Presbyterian
Church. We will meet at the church about
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. The service begins
that evening at
Teen Group Events Today,
September 14th – Meet at the church, Next
Sunday, September 21st – Soup Kitchen
LIBRARY
LINES –
Part of the richness of our
church calendar is that it reflects a family, the living body of Christ.
Tuesday we commemorate a saint connected with Advent. The Holy Martyr Ludmilla,
a Czech princess, was the grandmother of St. Wenceslaus. (Remember the
Christmas carol, Good King Wenceslaus went out on the feast of Stephan …)
St. Euphenmia
the All-praised (9/16) is best known for a miracle occurring after her
death. The Fourth Ecumenical Council was
held in a church which housed her relics. It was convened to establish the
nature of Christ. The Monophysites opposed the
doctrine of His two natures, divine and human asserting Jesus was divine and
not human. The Patriarch proposed that
the two views be written down, her tomb opened and the scrolls placed on her
bosom. The tomb was then sealed and
guarded by the emperor’s soldiers. After
three days of prayer and fasting, the tomb was opened. The scroll of the
Orthodox confession was in her right hand and that of the heretics was at her
feet.
Wednesday we honor St.
Sophia. She endured the greatest pain a
mother can endure. Her three daughters,
Faith, Hope and Love were tortured and beheaded in her sight. She buried them and stayed by their graves
for thee days and gave her soul to God. Believers buried her there beside her
children.
See the stories and icons
of these women in
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.
9/14 – Due
to the congestion of having the food & drinks in the same place last week,
we are trying something different this week. Please be patient as we continue
to try new things to encourage fellowship during the coffee hour.
OCF –
Orthodox
Will meet every Thursday from
For this
week’s location please contact
Ethan vanDrimmelen - 901.517.8520