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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, 6:00 p.m. Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Sunday,
10:00 a.m.
Antiochian Orthodox
“…the
Disciples were called
Eighth
Sunday after Pentecost
Epistle: I Corinthians 1:10-18 Gospel: Matthew
14:14-22
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, Meeting with Middlers
Monday - First Hour,
- Paraklesis,
Tuesday -
Third Hour,
- Men’s Lunch,
- Catechumen & Inquirers Class,
- No Choir this week
Wednesday - Third Hour,
- Great Vespers,
- Wednesday Dinner,
- Wed. Teaching,
Thursday -
Divine Liturgy for the feast of Transfiguration,
Friday - First Hour,
- Third Hour,
- Stay & Play group will meet after Third
Hour in the fellowship hall.
- Paraklesis,
- Paraklesis,
Saturday - Ninth
Hour and Great Vespers,
Sunday -
Orthros,
- Divine Liturgy,
-
Divine
Liturgy for Transfiguration Thursday, August 6,
PRIEST: Fr.
John HOMILY: Fr. John
DEACONS: Dns. Charles & Tim READER:
John McGee
HOLY BREAD: Mindy Williams
ALTAR SERVERS: Any who can
COFFEE HOUR: Kh. Susan Cushman
Divine
Liturgy Sunday, August 9,
PRIEST: Fr.
Basil HOMILY: Fr. Basil
DEACONS: Dns. Charles & James READER:
HOLY BREAD: Sue Ingram USHER:
ALTAR SERVERS: Ethan, Luke S., Luke L., Joe
COFFEE HOUR: Matt and Lynda Spinolo,
Upcoming
Weddings:
Barbara McWilliams & Mikael Santana on September 6
Upcoming
Chrismations:
COMMEMORATIONS
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.
Aug. 3: Venerable
Isaac, Dalmatos and Faustus of the Dalmaton monastery; Venerable Theoklites
and Theodora; Salome the myrrh-bearer; Venerable Anthony the Roman,
wonder-worker of
Aug. 4: The Seven
Sleepers of
Aug. 5: Martyr Eusignios of Antioch; New-martyr Habakkuk of Thessalonika.
Aug. 6: The
Transfiguration of Christ.
Aug. 7: Martyrs Dometios of
Aug. 8:
Aug. 9: Apostle
Matthias; translation of the relics of Venerable Herman of Alaska,
wonder-worker of
**For reading material on the
saints for this week, visit the display in the church library.
DAILY SCRIPTURE
Sunday I Cor
Monday I Cor
Tuesday I Cor
Wednesday I Cor
13:4-14:5 Matthew 20:1-16
Thursday I Cor
14:6-19 Matthew
Friday I Cor
Saturday Romans 14:6-9 Matthew
Sunday I Cor
3:9-17 Matthew
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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
There will be
NO choir practice this week.
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 NEXT SUNDAY, August 9th
at
TODAY – 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.
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
Celebrate with Barbara!
Sunday, August 16th
after coffee hour the AWSJ are invited to the home of
Anne Dugan to celebrate
Barbara’s Chrismation
and upcoming marriage to Mikael Santana.
If you would like any
further information, please contact Anne Dugan.
LIBRARY LINES – Now we are in
the last month of the Church Year. And it goes out “with a bang.” We will
celebrate and commemorate the Transfiguration and the Dormition, wonder-working
icons, people who slept for 200 years, prophets and apostles.
St.
Basil (8/2), a fool for Christ, was trained as a cobbler. When he was sixteen,
he began his calling from God in
Asleep
for 200 years! Tuesday we commemorate seven youths (8/4), friends from
childhood, who suffered martyrdom in the third century. Upon being denounced by
informants, they confessed their faith before Emperor Decius. He freed them,
hoping they would change their minds. Instead they hid in a cave and prayed and
prepared for martyrdom. The emperor found them, but before he sealed its
entrance, secret Christians placed a plaque in it inscribed with the names of
the youths and the story of their deaths. God then caused them to fall into a
miraculous sleep. Two hundred years later, a stone cutter happened to open the
cave and they awoke, unaware of the passage of time. The faithful rejoiced
seeing this even as a sign to the heretics that the bodies of the Faithful
would be raised. The Emperor journeyed to
See icons & stories of these men and their stories
as well as that of the Transfiguration in the St. John Library.
Remember – The Dormition Fast began yesterday. 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]).
Dinner Clubs – Don’t miss out on the
FUN! All current groups are encouraged to meet one last time
before the end of August. Dinner clubs are groups of 6-8
Parish Council Recommendations – Each year we have two parish council members cycle-off
the council, and two new ones take their place.
The council is made up of seven members, two of whom serve ex-officio,
the pastor (Fr. John) and the business manager (
Teen Group Events
TODAY, August 2, Meeting with Middlers
Next Sunday, August 9, Meeting with Seniors
Today is the
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.
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS!!
OUR
Monday, August
17th
We
meet at the pool at
Come ready to swim or just relax!
Katie Wilcoxson, who will be leaving in December for long term
missions for OCMC, will make a short presentation during coffee hour about her
work as a missionary nurse in
Many thanks
to all of you for your patience with my being gone so much lately! First we had the national convention a week
ago, and then this last week, Dn Tim and I (along
with our unbelievably supportive wives) moved our parents to