ST.
JOHN
ORTHODOX CHURCH
1663 TUTWILER AVENUE
(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
“…the
Disciples were called
Acts 11:26
Fourth
Sunday after Pentecost
Epistle: Romans
6:18-23 Gospel:
Matthew 8:5-13
The Holy Bread for Eucharist is offered this morning by Lynda Spinolo.
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,
- No Catechumen & Inquirers Class – will resume July 14th.
- Choir,
Wednesday - Third Hour,
- Vespers,
- Wednesday Dinner,
- Wednesday Teaching,
Thursday -
Third Hour,
- Women’s Teaching at the home of
Friday - First Hour,
- Third Hour,
- Stay & Play group will meet after Third
Hour in the fellowship hall.
- Sixth Hour,
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Saturday - Ninth
Hour and Great Vespers,
Sunday -
Orthros,
- Divine Liturgy,
Divine Liturgy Sunday, July 12th,
PRIEST: Fr.
Basil HOMILY: Fr. Basil
DEACONS: Dns. James & Charles READER:
Owen White
HOLY BREAD:
ALTAR SERVERS: Ethan, Luke S., Luke L., Joe
COFFEE HOUR: Mickey & Sarah Hodges, John
Cameron
Out
of town dates for Fr. John:
July 20 – July 25 – Archdiocese convention,
Upcoming
Weddings:
Sally Elliott & Jason Boyle on July 19
Barbara McWilliams & Mikael Santana on September 6
COMMEMORATIONS
July 5: Venerable Athanasios the Athonite, founder
of the Great Lavra on Athos; Venerable hieromartyr Cyprian of St. George kelli
on Athos; Venerable Lampados of Irenoupolis;
the synaxis of the 23 martyrs of Lesvos; uncovering of the relics of Venerable Sergios the wonder-worker of Radonezh.
July 6: Venerable Sisoes the Great; Apostles Archippos,
Philemon and Onesimos of the Seventy; Martyrs Lucia, Epimachos and Alexander; Venerable-martyr Cyril.
July 7: Great-martyr Kyriaki of Nicomedia; Hieromartyr
Evangelos, bishop of Tomi
(Constanta) in Romania; New-martyr Polycarp; Venerable Thomas of Mt. Maleon; Eudokia, princess of
Moscow.
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.
**For reading material on the
saints for this week, visit the display in the church library.
DAILY SCRIPTURE
Sunday Romans
Monday Romans 12:4-5, 15-21 Matthew 12:9-13
Tuesday Romans 14:9-18 Matthew 12:14-16, 22-30
Wednesday Romans 15:7-16 Matthew 12:38-45
Thursday Romans 15:17-29 Matthew 12:46-13:3
Friday Romans 16:1-16 Matthew 13:4-9
Saturday Romans 8:14-21 Matthew 9:9-13
Sunday Romans 10:1-10 Matthew
Pray for our catechumens: In Memphis - Maria Cartagena,
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 (
- ALMS-GIVING –
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Rachels’ Kids,
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Diocese of
Michael Bittle Fund – Holy Trinity
Orthodox Church –
Catechumen and Inquirers’ class will NOT
meet this week on.
Class will resume Tuesday, July 14th at
Sons of
Thunder - Our next meeting for the
men’s book club will be held at the home of Deacon James Elliott on Monday,
July 13th at
Church
Directory – With new additions & many updates we will be printing new directories
at the beginning of August. Please check your information in the directory and
contact Meribeth if you have any corrections to be made.
Omitted Graduate! – We inadvertently omitted Billy Labonte from the list of
graduates recognized last Sunday. Billy
graduated from nursing school last December and is now working actively in his
new profession! We have given Billy a
nice gift, but he said the greatest gift was that he did not have to go to the solea! We’ll let you
off the hook this time – but not the next!
Many years, Billy!
Antiochian Women of
First Friday Lunch
We usually meet the
first Friday of each month to pray sixth hour together and then enjoy our brown
bag lunches in the fellowship hall. Due to the holiday weekend on July 3rd,
our next First Friday
Lunch will be on Friday, July 10th.
Please join us!
Book Club
July 13th ~ The
We will meet at Kh.
Women’s Teaching
THIS Thursday,
July 9th at
We meet at the home of
wonderful time of teaching and
fellowship.
Upcoming dates: August
13th, September 10th & October 8th
BOOKSTORE
– New CD! A new recording has been released, entitled The Voice
of the Lord: Selected Hymns from the Feast of Theophany. The hymns are sung
in English by a choir, in a clear and beautiful Byzantine arrangement. This
recording will be a fine addition to the music library of anyone who loves the
ancient music of the Orthodox Church. The CD can be ordered on-line; in
addition, there are a few copies available in the bookstore.
Also, summer is a great time for little ones
to be learning Orthodox children’s hymns. There are a couple of children’s CDs
available in the bookstore. Please feel free to contact Sh.
A
new Bittle on the way! - Kh Johanna and
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 two members of a royal family, Olga (7/11), princess of
See
the icons of these saints and read their stories in St. John Library.
St. John Library has
new books! They are on the display cart.
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (Jeremiah and Lamentations)
Do Something Beautiful For God by Anthony Coniaris
The Life in Christ by Nicholas Cabasilas
Teen Group Events
Sundays, July 5th & 12th – No Teen Group
(Joshua at Camp St. Thekla)
Trip to Holy Cross Hermitage – Last chance to join the group of
men traveling to Holy Cross Hermitage in
Those
who joined us last Monday night found out what a fabulous time can be had at a
St. John Pool Party. There are two more this summer…make plans to be there!
Mark your calendars! - July 27th & August 17th
Personal
and Home Security
The
following are “Good Practices” as distributed in Evergreen
Historic District Association’s weekly email:
· Program 545-COPS (545-2677) into your cell phone.
· Look up and down the alleys every day as you walk, bike
or drive by - immediately report suspicious activity to the police.
· Don’t leave intriguing items visible in your car.
Stow it, don't show it!
· Lock your doors when you are in your yard.
· Discourage walk-up workers by never hiring them –
Hire folks recommended by your neighbors.
· Use porch and other outdoor lights at night. Lights on motion
detectors can help with security AND save energy.
· Don’t look like a victim. Keep your head up, be alert, make
eye contact.
· Close blinds where possible so would-be burglars can’t see
potential loot.
· Report street lights that are not working properly - http://www.mlgw.com/SubView.php?key=res_streetlight
Cyberwatch: https://kiosk.memphispolice.org/cyberwatch
Keep up with the latest
security issues around Midtown - Midtown Security Community - http://www.midtownsecurity.blogspot.com/
The new phone numbers for
Union Police Station:
Front Desk/Officer on
Duty………………………...….636-4631
Kate Sides, Neighborhood
Watch Coordinator….……..636-4625
All requests for extra patrols & vacation watches
MUST be given to the Officer at the Front Desk.
GROWING FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
Apples,
AGES: Age 4 – Rising 4th graders
WHEN: July 20th – July 24th
TIME:
Join us for a week of fruit-filled
fun!!