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
Synaxis of Archangels Michael and Gabriel
Epistle: Hebrews 2:2-10 Gospel: Luke 8:41-56
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 -
Teen Group – Last meeting with
Monday - First Hour,
- Women’s Crafts Club,
Tuesday -
Third Hour,
- Men’s Lunch,
- Catechumen & Inquirers Class,
- Choir,
Wednesday - Third Hour,
- Vespers,
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Children’s reading time to follow Vespers
- Wednesday Dinner,
- Wednesday Teaching,
- Parish Council Meeting,
Thursday -
Third Hour,
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Friday - First Hour,
- Divine
Liturgy for the Repose of
- Stay & Play group will meet in the parish
hall following Third Hour.
- Paraklesis,
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- Vespers for Women’s Retreat –
Saturday -
Workday at the Skete
- Ninth Hour and Great Vespers,
Sunday - Orthros,
- Divine
Liturgy,
Divine Liturgy for the Repose of
PRIEST: Fr.
John HOMILY:
Fr. John
DEACONS: Dns. James & Charles READER:
Owen White
HOLY BREAD: Sue Ingram USHER: Whoever can serve
ALTAR SERVERS: Whoever can serve
COFFEE HOUR: Mindy Williams, Elizabeth
Cameron
Divine
Liturgy Sunday, November 15,
PRIEST: Fr.
Nicholas HOMILY:
Fr. Nicholas
DEACONS: Dns. Tim & James READER:
Jack Turner
HOLY BREAD: Ellie Moore USHER:
ALTAR SERVERS: Ethan, Luke S., Luke L., Joe
COFFEE HOUR: Billy & Marjo
Labonte, Ethan & Claire Van Drimmelen
WELCOME TEAM: Claire Van Drimmelen, Brandon Maas
COMMEMORATIONS
Nov. 8: The synaxis of the
Archangels Michael and Gabriel and all the bodiless powers of heaven.
Nov. 9:
Martyrs Onesiphoros and Porphyrios
of Ephesos; Venerable Matrona
of Constantinople; Theoktista of Lesvos; Simeon the
Translator (Metaphrastes); Venerable Euthymios and Neophytos, founders
of Docheiariou monastery on Athos; Nektarios of Pentapolis, the
wonder-worker.
Nov. 10:
Apostles Olympas, Rodion,
Sosipater, Tertios, Erastos and Quartos of the Seventy; Great-martyr Orestes of
Cappadocia; Venerable Theostiriktos of Symbola.
Nov. 11:
Martyrs Menas of Egypt, Victor of Damascus,
Vincent and Stephanidos of Spain; Venerable Theodore
the Studite; Blessed Maximos
the fool-for-Christ; Martyr Stephen of Dechani, king
of Serbia; Stephen Urosh and Princess Milica; Martin the Merciful, bishop of Tours.
Nov. 12:
John the merciful, patriarch of Alexandria; Venerable Neilos the Faster Sinai; Venerable Neilos
the myrrh-streaming of the Great Lavra on Athos;
New-martyrs Sabbas and Nicholas of Constantinople.
Nov. 13:
John Chrysostom, archbishop of
Nov. 14:
Apostle Philip; Gregory Palamas, archbishop of
Thessalonika; New-martyr Constantine of Hydra;
Justinian the emperor and his wife Theodora.
Nov. 15:
Martyrs Gourias, Samonas
and Habib of
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DAILY SCRIPTURE
Sunday Galatians
Monday 1 Thessalonians
1:1-5 Luke
Tuesday 1 Thessalonians 1:6-10 Luke
Wednesday 1
Thessalonians 2:1-8 Luke 12:48-59
Thursday 1 Thessalonians 2:9-14 Luke 13:1-9
Friday 1 Thessalonians
Saturday 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 Luke
Sunday Ephesians 2:4-10 Luke
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 (
teen Group Events
TODAY, November 8 – final meeting
with seniors - dinner afterward
Next week, November 13-14 – lock-in
with franklin
Please remember to bring
Our time with him is running short!
Inquirers/Catechumen
Class Tuesday
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.
Sons of Thunder
– Our next meeting is Sunday, December 6,
Workday at the Skete
November 14 - All men are encouraged to come to help with various
projects around the skete, including the staining of
the chapels. Please contact Buddy Lyons if
you would like to volunteer. This is a
wonderful way to help
Icon order -
If there are specific icons you are interested in purchasin
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Sunday we commemorate the synaxis
of the archangels (11/8). Synaxis means a coming
together for a specific purpose.
Liturgically, it usually describes an assembly to honor someone
connected with an event that has just been celebrated. This feast day is in
November because we honor nine ranks of angels and this is the ninth month
after March, when the New Year began in ancient times. We commemorate them on the eighth because the
dread Day of Judgment is referred to as the Eighth Day when “the Son of Man
shall come in His Glory and all the holy Angels with Him.” Matthew 25:31. See
the library bulletin board for a brief explanation of their ranks, names and
traditions.
Monday we commemorate our beloved St. Nektarios (11/9). Saint
Nektarios of
This week we honor two lesser known saints who are
given the title, “the Merciful”, which show their greatness through humility.
Antiochian Women of
Crafts Club
We will meet at
Margaret McKelroy’s home on Monday, November 9 at
Feel free to bring
anything you’ve been working on and a snack to share!
Secret Sisters Potluck Dinner
We will have a potluck
dinner this Thursday, November 12 at
Fall Retreat
It’s not too late to
sign up! Please call or email Trish in
the office ASAP if you would
like to attend the retreat this weekend, November 13-14.
Please refer to the insert
for a full
retreat schedule.
Prayers for the Dead
The next Saturday
Prayers for the Dead will be December 5 at 8:30 a.m.
Antiochian Women of
November 13 – 14
Cost: $35
Father
Stephen Freeman of St. Anne Mission will be speaking on
“The Emptiness of God”
Full
Women’s Retreat Schedule:
Friday,
November 13
Saturday,
November 14
Contact
Call
Trish in the office to sign up.
Advent
What
is the PTFC?
The Protection of the Theotokos
Family Center (PTFC) was established as a joint project with the
Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) in
Needed Items:
For children from
3 months to 4 years old:
Toys – new and
gently used
Baby Clothes &
Shoes - new and gently used,
especially winter clothes
Baby products (new only) such as:
Baby bottles, children’s vitamins, infant drops –
fever reducer/pain reliever, infant nasal moisturizer, diaper rash ointment,
Gel-Fast Teething Pain Relief, baby oil, baby powder
Scrubs for
caregivers – all sizes, new and gently used are accepted
No diapers
are needed at this time
Please don't ship anything
heavy, like shampoo or hard cover books or toys with batteries. Stuffed animals
are light and very welcome. Both summer and winter items are needed but we tend
to concentrate on winter items as the winters are brutal, and children's winter
clothing is expensive and very hard to find.
Please leave your
donations in the marked hamper next to the food pantry. The deadline for donations is November 22. See the bulletin board in the parish hall or
speak to Kh. Jeanette for more information
From
the Fathers
“An
old man said, ‘Every time a thought of superiority or vanity moves you, examine
your conscience to see if you have kept all the commandments, if you love your
enemies and are grieved at their sins, if you consider yourself as an unprofitable
servant and the greatest sinner of all. Even then, do not pretend to
great ideas as though you were perfectly right, for this thought destroys
everything.’”
Apophthegmata Patrum
“In
His loving-kindness God has given us purifying commandments so that, if we
wish, we can by their observance be cleansed not only of sins but also of
passions themselves. For passions are one thing and
sins another. Passions are: anger, vanity, love of
pleasures, hatred, evil lust and the like. Sins are the actual operations of passions, when a man puts them into practice, that
is, performs with the body the actions to which his passions urge him. For it is possible to have passions and yet not to act from them.”
St. Abba Dorotheus
“For
an offense, whatever kind may have been given, one must not only not avenge
oneself, but on the contrary must all the more forgive from the heart, even
though it may resist this, and must incline the heart by conviction of the word
of God: If ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father
forgive your trespasses; and again, pray for them which despitefully use you
(Matt. 5:44). One must not nurse in one's heart malice or hatred towards
a neighbor who bears ill-will; but must strive to love him and, as much as
possible, do good, following the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ: Love your
enemies, do good to them that hate you. And thus, if we will strive, as much as
lies in our power, to fulfill all this, then we may hope that Divine light will
shine early in our souls, opening to us the path to the Jerusalem on High.”
St. Seraphim of Sarov