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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
“…the
Disciples were called
Sunday
of the Myrrh-Bearing Women
Epistle: Acts 6:1-7 Gospel:
Mark
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
The Orthodox Church understands the Eucharist, or
Lord’s Supper, to be – among other things – the paramount expression of
Sunday -
No Teen Group
Monday - First Hour,
Tuesday - Third Hour,
- Men’s Lunch,
- Catechumen & Inquirers Class,
Wednesday - Third Hour,
- Vespers,
- Parish Meal,
- Wednesday Teaching,
- Parish Council Meeting,
Thursday - Third Hour,
- Women’s Teaching,
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,
Divine
Liturgy Friday, May 8th
,
PRIEST: Fr.
John HOMILY:
Fr. John
DEACONS: Dns. Tim & James READER:
Billy Srantom
HOLY BREAD: Mindy Williams USHER:
ALTAR SERVERS: Any who can
Divine
Liturgy Sunday,
May 10th ,
PRIEST: Fr.
John HOMILY:
Fr. John
DEACONS: Dns. Charles & Tim READER:
HOLY BREAD: Laura Graham USHER: Aaron White
ALTAR SERVERS: Caleb, Luke S., Misha,
Joe
Dates to remember: May 28 – Ascension
June 7 – Pentecost June 10-14 – Parish Life
Conference
FASTING NOTE: With the blessing of the Synod of Antioch, a katalysis for
fish, wine and oil is granted for all Wednesdays and Fridays of the Pentecostarion (the period between Pascha and Pentecost).
COMMEMORATIONS
May
3: Martyrs
Timothy the Reader and his wife Maura of Egypt; Peter, archbishop of Argolis; Ekumenios, bishop of Trikala;
Venerable Luke of Mt. Stirion; repose of Venerable Theodosios of the Kiev Caves, founder of Russian
Monasticism.
May 4: Venerable-martyr Palagia
of Tarsus; Athanasios, bishop of
May 5: Great-martyr Irene of Thessalonika;
Venerable Euthymios, bishop of Maditos
in
May 6: Righteous Job the long-suffering; Venerable Seraphim
of Mount Domvu; translation of the relics of Sabbas, first archbishop of
May 7: The commemoration of the apparition of the sign of
the Cross over Jerusalem (351 AD); Martyr Akakios the
centurion at Byzantium; Venerable Kodratos; Venerable
Neilos the myrrh-streaming of the Great Lavra on Athos; Venerable Neilos
of Sora; Venerable-martyr Pachomios
of Athos; repose of Venerable John of Beverly; Priest Alexis, confessor and
defender of Orthodoxy in America.
May 8: Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian;
Venerable Arsenios the Great.
May 9: Prophet Isaiah; Martyr Christopher of Lycia;
Venerable-martyr Nicholas; translation to
May 10: Apostle Simon Zelotes;
Venerable Laurence of
**For
reading material on the saints for this week, visit the display in the church
library.
DAILY SCRIPTURE
Sunday Acts
6:1-7 Mark
15:42-16:8
Monday Acts 6:8-7:5, 47-60 John 4:46-54
Tuesday Acts 8:5-17 John 6: 27-33
Wednesday Acts
Thursday Acts
Friday Acts
Saturday Acts
Sunday Acts
- ALMS-GIVING –
Diocese of
Michael Bittle Fund – Holy Trinity
Orthodox Church –
Pray for our catechumens: In
Please remember in your
prayers: His Eminence, Metropolitan
PHILIP, His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN, Archimandrite Roman Braga, Rev. Fr. Mikhail
& the faithful of Spaso-Pargolovo (St.
Petersburg), Buddy Taylor, Margaret Layman, Chris Hodges, Judy Smith (Julie Sanderlin’s mother), Shirley Gore (
Catechumen and
Inquirers’ class will meet this week
on Tuesday at
Church Website – We would like to be sure everyone knows that there is an up-to-date calendar on the church website. You can even click on a particular event and there will sometimes be additional details. http://www.stjohnmemphis.org/calendar.htm
Parish Life
Conference
– Several people are planning to attend.
It would be helpful to let Fr. John know if you are planning to do
so. If you have not contacted him
already, please let him know if you
are planning to be a participant at the conference.
Parish Life Conference assistance for Teens - As
Antiochian Women of St. John’s Calendar
Women’s Teaching ~ THIS Thursday, May 7th at
At the home of
Book Club – Monday, May
11th at
The Heart of the Family by Elizabeth Goudge
Upcoming Books:
June 8th ~ Hind’s
Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
July 13th ~ The
Bridal
Shower for Sally Elliott – May 17th,
LIBRARY LINES – Every Sunday between Pascha and Pentecost is a
special commemoration. Surprisingly not
every one is related to a person specifically mentioned in the account of the
Passion of the Lord. Read about them all
in Alexander Schmemann’s Celebration of Faith series,
The Church Year and Michel Quenot’s The Resurrection
and the Icon.
Can you name all of the Myrrhbearers? Do you know that Sts. Joseph of Arimathea (7/31) and Nicodemas
(8/2) are also numbered with the holy women? Do you know each of their
connections to Christ? Read their
stories in The Life of the Virgin Mary The Theotokos
and Married Saints of the Church. Look
for Alexander Schmenann’s chapter on the Sunday of
the Myrrhbearing Women in his Celebration of Faith
series, The Church Year.
Wednesday we remember Job (5/6). As we learned on Holy Friday, he was a fifth
generation descendent of Abraham. He is an icon to us of faith and patience in
the face of grief, poverty, rejection and bodily suffering. The Book of Job is
considered a masterpiece of world literature, and we rejoice in his story
because he is a picture of Christ. He is remembered at Pascha as the later
verses of the Book record that he will “rise again
with those whom the Lord resurrects.”
Saturday
we commemorate the Prophet Isaiah (5/9). On Holy Saturday and Pascha we sang,
“Isaiah saw the never-setting light of the compassionate manifestation to us as
God, O Christ. Rising early from the night he cried out, ‘The dead shall
arise.’ Those in the tombs shall awake.
All those on earth shall greatly rejoice.” He also prophesied the virgin
birth and the suffering of Christ which were gloriously put to music by George
Handel in “The Messiah.” Isaiah died a
martyr’s death and his relics are on
Teen Group Events
Today,
May 3rd – No meeting
Next
Week, May 10th – Meeting with Seniors
Pro-life Corner:
There has been no small outcry over President Obama’s selection as the keynote speaker to the 2009 Notre Dame graduating class. As an ardent supporter of abortion, his selection to receive an honorary degree and to speak has caused a great deal of consternation among the university’s alumni and supporters.
Mary Ann Glendon, the Learned Hand Professor of Law at
“A commencement . . . is supposed to
be a joyous day for the graduates and their families. It is not the right
place, nor is a brief acceptance speech the right vehicle, for engagement with
the very serious problems raised by Notre Dame’s decision—in disregard of the
settled position of the
Copies
of the entire letter are in the parish hall and on on
the bulletin board should you wish to read it.
Additionally, a Notre Dame alumni group is reporting that approximately 900 members
will not be giving $8.2 million in donations to the school in protest to the
Obama appearance. As of April 29, 2009, over 344,000 individuals had
signed the petition at NotreDameScandal.com — opposing the University
of Notre Dame’s decision to honor President Barack Obama at commencement, and
copies began to be delivered to Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins,
C.S.C., the Board of Trustees and the Board of Fellows as they prepared for
scheduled meetings on Friday, May 1, at Notre Dame.
Dear Parishioners,
Christ is risen,
As June approaches, and with it, the Parish Life Conference, the Teens are
making their plans to participate. As always, the cost is high, and we are
forced to try to find ways to offset the expense. To that end, we would like
once again to solicit donations from the faithful of the parish.
This year, every teen who benefits from the generosity of their fellow
parishioners will undertake to prepare an oration, and participate in the
Oratorical Festival at the Parish Life Conference. This is an excellent
opportunity for teenagers to grow to know their Faith better, by finding a way
to put into their own words the teachings of the Church. In addition, before
the teens present their orations at the PLC, they will also present them to our
parish, so that those here who are interested may see them speak.
Please consider helping us, either by sponsoring a particular youth and helping
to cover his/her costs, or by making a donation to Teen Group for the Parish
Life Conference.
Yours in our risen Lord,
The Women of
are invited to a Bridal Shower for
Sally Elliott
Sunday, May 17th from
at the home of
Sally & Jason are registered at:
Macy’s – Bed, Bath & Beyond - Target
If you are interested in participating in the group,
please contact
From
the Fathers
“Blessed
the one who is always full of spiritual joy and has not grown slack in bearing
the Lord’s good yoke, for he will be crowned with glory.” - St.
Ephraim the Syrian
“God
is not only to be known in His blessed and incomprehensible being, for this is
something which is reserved for His saints in the age to come. He is also to be
known from the grandeur and beauty of His creatures, from His providence which
governs the world day by day, from His righteousness and from the wonders which
He shows to His saints in each generation. . . When we consider that He numbers
the raindrops, the sand of the sea and the stars of heaven, we are amazed at
the grandeur of His nature and His wisdom.” -
St. John Cassian
“There
(in a book by St. Macarius of
“The
demons are sleepless and immaterial, death is at hand, and I am weak. Lord,
help me; do not let Thy creature perish, for Thou carest
for me in my misery.” -St. Peter of
“Where
poverty of spirit is perceived, there is also the sorrow that is full of joy.” - St. Symeon the New Theologian