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, 6:00 p.m. Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Sunday,
10:00 a.m.
Antiochian Orthodox
“…the
Disciples were called
Acts 11:26
Twentieth
Sunday After Pentecost
Epistle: Galatians
1:11-19 Gospel: Luke 8:26-39
The Holy Bread for Eucharist is offered this morning by Karen Wells.
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 – Sports
Night,
- Sons of Thunder –
Monday - First Hour, 6:45 a.m.
Tuesday -
Third Hour, 9:00 a.m.
- Men’s Lunch,
- Catechumen & Inquirers Class,
- Choir,
Wednesday - Third Hour, 9:00 a.m.
- Vespers,
-
Children’s reading time to follow Vespers
- Wednesday Dinner,
- Wednesday Teaching,
Thursday -
Third Hour, 9:00 a.m.
Friday - First Hour, 6:45 a.m.
- Third Hour,
- Stay & Play group will meet in the
parish hall following Third Hour.
- Paraklesis,
Saturday - Workday at St. Paul Skete
- Teen Group – Fuller’s Ranch
- Ninth Hour and Great Vespers,
- Chili Potluck Dinner
Sunday -
Orthros, 9:00 a.m.
- Divine
Liturgy,
Divine
Liturgy Sunday, November 1, 10:00 a.m.
PRIEST: Fr.
John HOMILY:
Fr. John
DEACONS: Dns. James & Charles READER:
HOLY BREAD:
ALTAR SERVERS: Ethan, Luke S., Luke L., Joe
COFFEE HOUR: Matt &
WECLOME TEAM: Gary Karnaghon & Clifford McWhorter
New
Arrival!
Shanna
and Rawad Massouh are the
proud parents of a new little boy, Noah
Anthony.
He was born on Thursday, October 22,
2009, about 3:00 p.m., and weighed 6 pounds and 12 ounces.
Many years, Noah!
COMMEMORATIONS
Oct.
25: Martyrs Marcian and Martyrios
the notaries; Martyrs Chrisaphos and Chrisanthe; Tabitha the merciful, raised from the dead by
the Apostle Peter; translation of the relics of Venerable Sabbas
the Sanctified; translation of the relics of Venerable John of Beverly.
Oct. 26: Great-martyr Demetrios
the myrrh-streaming of Thessalonika; Venerable-martyr
Joasaph of Dionysiou
monastery on Athos.
Oct. 27: Martyr Nestor of Thessalonika; Procla the wife of
Pontius Pilate; Kyriakos, patriarch of
Constantinople; Venerable Nestor the Chronicler of the
Oct. 28: Martyrs Terence and Neonilla and their children; Athanasios
I, patriarch of Constantinople; New-martyrs Angelis, Manuael,
George and Nicholas of Crete; Venerable Stephen of Mar Sabbas
monastery in
Oct. 29: Venerable-martyr Anastasia the
Roman; Venerable Abraham and his niece Mary of Mesopotamia; New-hieromartyr Athanasios of Sparta;
Venerable-martyr Timothy of Esphigmenou monastery on
Athos; Abraham, bishop of Rostov.
Oct. 30: Martyrs Zenobios,
bishop of Aegae, and his sister Zenobia
in Cilicia; Apostles Cleopas and Artemas
of the Seventy; Venerable Joseph and Kyriakos,
patriarchs of Constantinople; Therapont and John the
wonder-workers; Milutin, Serbian king.
Oct. 31: Apostles Stachios,
Apellos, Amplias, Urban, Aristoboulos and Narcissos of the
Seventy; Martyr Epimachos of Alexandria; New-martyr
Nicholas of Chios.
Nov. 1:
The holy wonder-working unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia and their mother Theodota; Venerable-martyr James and his disciples James
the deacon and Dionysios of Prodromou
Skete on Athos; Venerable David.
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DAILY SCRIPTURE
Sunday Galatians
Monday Philippians
Tuesday Colossians 1:1-2, 7-11 Luke 11:1-10
Wednesday Colossians 1:18-23 Luke 11:9-13
Thursday Colossians
Friday Colossians 2:1-7 Luke
Saturday 2 Corinthians
Sunday Galatians
Pray for our catechumens: In Memphis - Maria Cartagena,
Please remember in your
prayers: His Eminence,
Metropolitan PHILIP, His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN, 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
Choir
will meet Tuesday evening at
2009 Parish Business Meeting & Parish
Council Meeting Minutes can be found in the parish hall for your
review.
Bookstore News – There is a new black payment box on the icon shelf for purchases made
in the bookstore.
Sons of Thunder
– Our next meeting is TONIGHT,
Workday at the Skete,
October 31 – All are encouraged to
come and help with various projects around the skete
including the staining of the chapels.
We will be done in plenty of time to make it to Vespers and the
following Chili Potluck! Please contact
teen Group Events
TODAY, October 25 – sports night –
Next weekend, October 31 - November 1 – fuller’s ranch
Iconography Update - Dimitry Shkolnik, our
iconographer, is scheduled to arrive November 30 with two workers to do the
bulk of phase two of our icon plan. This
includes a great deal of work in the altar, as well as putting gold leaf on the
current blue areas of the Pantacrator. Please remember him in your prayers.
Antiochian Women of
November 13 – 14
Cost: $35
Father
Stephen Freeman of St. Anne Mission will be speaking on
“The Emptiness of God”
Flyers
can be found in the parish hall. Please
turn in your registration by
November 6.
Contact
if you would like to volunteer to help.
Contact
Trish in the church office if you are willing to host out of town participants.
You
can find Fr. Stephen’s blogsite at http://fatherstephen.wordpress.com
Antiochian Women of
Women’s Teaching
Our next teaching will
be at
on Thursday, November 5
at
Women’s Book Club
Our next book club
meeting will be Monday, November 2 at
We will be discussing Gentian Hill by Elizabeth Goudge.
Prayers for the Dead
The next Saturday Prayers
for the Dead will be December 5.
Wedding Shower
Join Joyce King and
Michael Grossman during coffee hour today
for a shower celebrating
their upcoming marriage.
LIBRARY LINES
Today we commemorate one who reminds us of our much
loved Urania. St. Tabitha(10/25),
also known as Dorcas, was raised from the dead by St.
Peter. Her icon shows women surrounding her bier and showing the Apostle the
many garments she had sewed for them and their families. She lived out her
faith by showing her love to those around her.
This week and next, we honor two sets of sibling
saints. As often occurs in our
Tradition, they were offspring of pious parents.
Sts. Zenobios (10/30) lived
during the reign of the emperor Diocletian, a great persecutor of Christians.
Upon seeing her brother tortured, Zenobia confessed
her faith to the governor and joined him in martyrdom. They were beheaded after
much suffering and buried in a single grave.
See the icons and stories of this holy woman and these
devoted siblings in St. John Library.
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Chili Potluck dinner
October 31
Join us after Great
Vespers for a
chili potluck dinner and
family fun!
Friendly Costumes Scavenger Hunt Cookie decorating
contact Mindy Williams if you
are planning on attending so we can have an accurate count.
We are asking each participating family to donate
a
bag of candy for prizes.
Joyce Ann King
and
Michael Alan Grossman
request the honor of your
presence
as we are joined together
in the Sacrament of
marriage
Sunday, the first of
November
Two thousand and nine
Reception to follow in
church hall