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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
Seventh
Sunday after Pentecost
Epistle: I Timothy 3:13-4:5 Gospel: Matthew
9:27-35
The Holy Bread for Eucharist is offered this morning by Mary Ann
Coccaro.
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 - Teen Group – Dinner and Movie
Monday - First Hour,
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Tuesday -
Third Hour,
- Men’s Lunch,
- Catechumen & Inquirers Class,
- Choir,
Wednesday - Third Hour,
- Vespers,
- Wednesday Dinner,
- Wed. Teaching,
Thursday -
Third Hour,
Friday - First Hour,
- Third Hour,
- Stay & Play group will meet after Third
Hour in the fellowship hall.
- Paraklesis,
Saturday - Ninth
Hour and Great Vespers,
Sunday -
Orthros,
- Divine Liturgy,
Divine
Liturgy Sunday, August 2,
PRIEST: Fr.
John HOMILY: Fr. John
DEACONS: Dns. Tim & James READER: Caleb McGee
HOLY BREAD: Laura Graham USHER: Matt Spinolo
ALTAR SERVERS: Caleb, J. Morgan, Alex, Deon
COFFEE HOUR: Frank & Betsy Larker, Kim
Boone
Upcoming
Weddings:
Barbara McWilliams & Mikael Santana on September 6
Upcoming
Chrismations:
Remember – The Dormition Fast approaches. The traditional fasting discipline (no meat,
poultry, eggs, dairy, fish, wine and oil) is observed during the fast which lasts from August 1st
through 14th (with katalysis for wine and oil on Saturdays and Sundays, and for
fish, wine and oil on the Transfiguration [August 6th]).
COMMEMORATIONS
July 26: Venerable
Virgin-martyr Paraskeva of Rome; Hieromartyr
Hermolaos of Nicomedia;
Venerable Gerontios, first settler of St. Anne skete on Athos; Moses the
Hungarian; Sabbas III, archbishop of Serbia; Priest Jabob, enlightener of the peoples of Alaska.
July 27: Great-martyr
and healer Panteleimon; New-martyr Christodoulos; Clement of Ochrid,
bishop of greater
July 28: Prochoros, Nikanor, Timon and Parmenoas, deacons and
Apostles of the Seventy; Venerable Paul, founder of Xeropotamou
and St. Paul monasteries on Athos; Venerable Irene Chrysovalantou; Pitirim, bishop
of Tambov.
July 29: Martyrs Kallinikos of Gangra in Asia
Minor and Theodota of Bithynia; Theodosios
the pious emperor; Constantine, patriarch of Constantinople; Lupos the Confessor, bishop of
July 30: Apostles
Silas, Silvanos (Silouan), Crescens, Epenetos and Andronikos of the Seventy; Hieromartyr
Valentine, bishop of Terni in Italy; John the
Warrior; uncovering of the relics of Venerable Herman of Solovsky;
Venerable Angelina of Serbia.
July 31: Righteous Eudokimos of Cappadocia;
Righteous Joseph of Arimathea; Germanos,
bishop of Auxerre.
Aug. 1: The
Procession of the Cross. The seven Maccabean youths, their mother Solomonia and Eleazar their
teacher, martyrs; Venerable-martyr Elessa of Kythera.
Aug. 2: The
translation of the relics of the Proto-martyr Stephen the Archdeacon; Venerable
Photeini; New-martyr Theodore; Blessed Basil the
fool-for-Christ, wonder-worker of Moscow.
**For reading material on the
saints for this week, visit the display in the church library.
DAILY SCRIPTURE
Sunday Romans 15:1-7 Matthew
Monday I Cor
Tuesday I Cor
10:5-12 Matthew 16:6-12
Wednesday I Cor
Thursday I Cor
Friday I Cor
11:8-22 Matthew
Saturday Romans 13:1-10 Matthew
Sunday I Cor
- ALMS-GIVING –
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Rachels’ Kids,
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Diocese of
Michael Bittle Fund – Holy Trinity
Orthodox Church –
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 (
Catechumen and Inquirers’ class will meet this week on
Tuesday evening at
Sons of
Thunder - After a great discussion of
Charlie Wilson's War last week, it was decided to meet again sooner than normal
to honor one of our founders, Matthew Snowden. Since he will be returning
to seminary August 17th we will meet on SUNDAY, August 9th
at
Coffee Hour – Sunday, August 2 – Next Sunday, August 2, Katie Wilcoxson
will be leaving in December for long term missions for OCMC. She will be visiting and make a short
presentation about work as missionary nurse in
Remember the community bulletin board – there is always new information going up – most
recently sale items.
We have recently received some good donations to the
food pantry. However, at the moment we are low on crackers, peanut butter and
canned fruit. Please consider giving alms in this way.
LOST item: small silver
cross necklace in Ziploc bag belonging to Lisa Berge Catlett. If found, please return to church office.
Antiochian Women of
***DATE CHANGE*** ~
We will have a brief
meeting in the room next to the kitchen on Sunday, August 9th during coffee hour. We will have an important discussion
regarding
Women’s Teaching
We meet at the home of
Upcoming dates: August
13th, September 10th & October 8th
LIBRARY LINES – Monday (7/27)
we honor the Great martyr and Unmercenary Panteleimon whose icon is in our nave. He studied medicine under a famous physician,
and his skill brought him to the attention of the emperor and a band of
Christians who taught him about Christ. He was baptized and healed all who came
to him in the name of Jesus. Since he did not charge them for his services,
many pagan physicians lost patients to him. Out of jealousy they conspired to
tell the emperor that he was healing Christian prisoners. When he cured a
paralytic in front of the emperor, he ordered the healed man executed and
subjected Panteleimon to many tortures. Witnesses to
his tortures were converted and finally the saint was beheaded.
Tuesday (7/28) we
commemorate the icon “Directress” painted by St. Luke. It has traveled to many places, and there
have been at least 2 exact copies made of it. It has lead Russian soldiers to
victory and has healed wounded and sick soldiers. The Hodigitra
(She who leads the way) icon is one of the most important holy objects of the
Russian Orthodox Church, and believers have received grace from it throughout
history.
Friday
(7/31) is the feast day of St. Joseph of Arimathea,
the noble Joseph of our Paschal hymns. Most of us know very little of his life
after the Crucifixion. Tradition tells us that he accompanied Mary Magdalene, Lazarus
and Phillip on a missionary journey through
See
these men’s icons and the stories of their lives in St. John Library.
Mark your calendar
for our last pool party on August 17th
More bittersweet news – Most of you are already aware, but for those who
are not – Charlie and
So . . . with the bitter comes the sweet – I am happy to announce that Trish Ratliff has agreed to become our church secretary! She and Rod and their children are
catechumens and well on their way to being received into the Church. Trish has lots of business experience in
dealing with all types of folks, and that is who we are – all types – and
wonderful folks, at that! For those of
you who have met her, I am confident you are thrilled. For who have not yet, you have a treat in
store. I was very blessed to have had a
number of very qualified people in the church to inquire, and would that we
could hire all of you! Thank you for you
serious interest. As much as I regret
seeing Meribeth go, I am equally excited to see Trish jump into her seat. May God bless us all with these changes!!
Teen Group Events
TODAY, July 26th – Dinner & a Movie
Next Sunday, Meeting with Middlers
From
the Fathers
“My soul, seek the Only One .
. . My soul; you have no part with the earth; for you are from heaven. You are
the image of God: seek your First Image.
For like strives after like. Each object finds
its rest in its center and element—fish in water, fire in its upward movement
everything strives to its center. My soul, you are an immaterial spirit,
immortal. . . In Him alone you will find your rest.” - St. Tikhon of
Grace has been given
mystically to those who have been baptized into Christ; and it becomes active
within them to the extent that they actively observe the commandments. Grace
never ceases to help us secretly; but to do good - as far as lies in our power
- depends on us. - St. Mark the Ascetic
Wherefore on no account
suffer any evil habit to master thee; but, while it is yet