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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
Fourth
Sunday of the Great Fast
St. John Climacus
Epistle: Hebrews 6:13-20 Gospel: Mark
The Holy Bread for Eucharist is offered this morning by Sarah Hodges.
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, Bible Bowl Meeting, following the Liturgy
- Vespers,
Monday - First
Hour,
-
Great Compline,
Tuesday - Third Hour,
- Men’s Lunch,
- Catechumen/Inquirer’s Class,
Wednesday - Third Hour,
- Small Compline with Great Canon,
There will be no meal this evening.
Thursday - Third Hour,
Friday -
First Hour,
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Third Hour,
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Stay & Play Group will meet in the fellowship hall after third hour.
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Sixth Hour,
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Akathist,
Saturday -
Church Spring Cleaning –
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Ninth Hour and Great Vespers,
Sunday - Orthros,
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Divine Liturgy,
Schedule
of Divine Liturgy Sunday, April 5th
PRIEST: Fr.
Basil HOMILY: Fr.
Basil
DEACONS: Dns. Charles & Tim READER:
HOLY BREAD: Ellie Moore USHER:
ALTAR SERVERS:
COFFEE HOUR: Ethan & Claire vanDrimmelen,
Dates to remember:
April 12 – Palm Sunday June
7 – Pentecost
April 19 – PASCHA June
10-14 – Parish Life Conference
May 28 – Ascension
A REVISED SCHEDULE of Lenten services is
in the parish hall.
PLEASE NOTE: We have moved
the start time for the Paschal service
back to
COMMEMORATIONS
March 29: Mark, Bishop of Arethusa; Martyr Cyril the deacon of
March 30: Venerable John of Sinai, author of ‘The Ladder;’
New-hieromartyr Zachariah, bishop of
March 31: Hypatios the
wonder-worker, bishop of Gangra; Venerable Akakios the Confessor, bishop of Melitene;
Prophet Joel; repose of Innocent, metropolitan of Moscow, enlightener of the
Aleuts and apostle to America; repose of Jonah, metropolitan of Moscow.
April 1: Venerable Mary of
April 2: Venerable Titos the
wonder-worker; Virgin-martyr Theodora of Palestine; Martyrs Aidesios
and Panayiotis.
April 3: Venerable Nikita the Confessor and Joseph the Hymnographer; New-martyrs Paul and John.
April 4: Venerable George of the Peloponnesos;
Martyrs Theodoulos the reader and Agathopodos
the deacon of Thessalonika; Venerable Thonas, archbishop of Thessalonika;
Isidore, bishop of
April 5: Martyrs Claudios, Didymos and Diodoros; New-martyr
George of New Ephesos; Venerable Theodora of Thessalonika.
**For reading material on the
saints for this week, visit the display in the church library.
DAILY SCRIPTURE
Sunday Hebrews 6:13-20 Mark 9:17-31
Monday Genesis
Tuesday Genesis 15:1-15 Proverbs
15:7-19
Wednesday Genesis 17:1-9 Proverbs
Thursday Genesis
Friday Genesis 22:1-18 Proverbs
17:17-18:5
Saturday Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 8:27-31
Sunday Hebrews 9:11-14 Mark 10:32-45
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ALMS-GIVING –
Diocese of
Michael
Bittle Fund – Holy Trinity Orthodox Church –
Pray for our catechumens: In
Please remember in your
prayers: His
Catechumen and Inquirers’ classes – Will meet this week at our regular time,
Wednesday night we will pray Small Compline with
the
entire Great Canon and the Life of St.
Mary of
This is a long service, but beautiful. Come for what you can.
***There will NOT be a Lenten Meal this
week***
SOUP KITCHEN – Mark your calendars! We will
serve at the soup kitchen on Western Easter, April 12. This will be the Sunday we celebrate the Triumphal Entry
and there will be a potluck lunch after the Liturgy. Have lunch here at the
church and then come help us help others!
Church Spring cleaning – we will again have a church cleaning day on April 4
from
There is a very nice note of thanks on the bulletin
board from Judy Blackburn, Murphy
George’s mother.
Antiochian Women of St. John’s Calendar
Friday, April 4 –
This Friday is our next
together and then enjoy lunch
together in the fellowship hall.
Worship and liturgical reminders:
Remember
that it is customary for all Orthodox
FOOD FOR HUNGRY PEOPLE – There are Food for Hungry People coin collection boxes
available in the parish hall for you to take home and collect loose change.
When you see a poor
person, remember the words of our Lord Jesus Christ by which He declared that
it is He, Himself who is fed. For though that which appears
be not Christ, yet in that person’s form, it is Christ Himself who receives and
begs.
–
Lenten Alms-Giving –
For the remaining weeks of the Great Fast we have an
opportunity to add to the food pantry. There is a bucket just outside the food
pantry door in which to leave these specific items:
Week 1 – Sunday, March 15th – Jars of Peanut
Butter & Boxes of Crackers
Week 2 – Sunday, March 22nd – Canned Goods -
Soup, Chili, Meat & Beans
Week 3 – Sunday, March 29th – Cans of Fruit and
Individual Serving Fruit/Applesauce
Week 4 – Sunday,
April 5th – Toiletry Items – Toilet Paper, Lotion, Soap
Week 5 – Sunday, April 20th – Rice, Beans, Pasta & Boxed Meals
If you have missed any of the previous weeks and would like to bring other items than the ones highlighted for the week, please feel free to do so. Our food pantry is in greater need lately and will continue to be so during these tough economic times. Please consider giving alms in this way.
LIBRARY
LINES – Today is the Sunday of John
Climacus; his feast day is tomorrow. This is a
moveable feast day, as are the other Sundays of Lent. The days on which we
celebrate them are determined by the date of Pascha. Sts. John Climacus, Gregory Palamas and
Mary of Egypt all have their own feast days as well. Typically a saint is
commemorated on the day of his death.
Wednesday
is the feast day of St. Mary of
This
week we sing the complete canon of St. Andrew of
St.
Andrew created the canon which was then an unknown liturgical form. He also
wrote canons for the Nativity, Palm Sunday and other feasts days. His poetic
tradition was followed by Sts. John of Damascus, Cosma of Maium and Joseph the Melodist. He died around 720 A.D.
Teen Group Events
TODAY,
Sunday, March 29th – Bible Bowl Meeting
After
the Liturgy in the church library
ALSO
TODAY!!! Meeting for Seniors,
ATTENTION SHOPPERS!
The bookstore has been moved (again) to the fellowship hall
area. Please remember this is a great resource for Lenten reading, Pascha
gifts, CDs and even DVDs.
Pro-life Corner: The most profound event in eternity was just celebrated by the Church at the Great Feast of the Annunciation! God became a man in the womb of the blessed Theotokos. The Son of God became the Son of man, at first as a single cell. With that reality as part of our dogmatic, theological, and pious Holy Tradition, how can we do other than decry abortion?
From
the Fathers
“Let us strive to enter by
the narrow gate. Just as the trees, if they have not stood before the winter's
storms cannot bear fruit, so it is with us, this present age is a storm and it
is only through many trials and temptations that we can obtain an inheritance
in the kingdom of heaven.” - Amma Theodora
“He who is traveling the path
of heedfulness should not trust only his own heart, but should verify the
workings of his heart and his life with the law of God and with the active life
of ascetics of piety who have passed through such endeavor. By this means one
may the more easily both save oneself from the evil one and more clearly behold
the truth.” - St. Seraphim of Sarov
“In Job there was no trace of
avarice; therefore, when he lost everything, he remained undisturbed.” - St. John Climacus
“Dispassion does not mean
that a man feels no passions, but that he does not accept any of them.” - St.
Isaac of
“If zeal had been appropriate
for putting humanity right, why did God the Word clothe himself in the body,
using gentleness and humility in order to bring the world back to his Father?” - St. Isaac the Syrian