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
3rd Sunday after Pentecost
Epistle: Romans 5:1-10 Gospel: Matthew 6:22-33
The Holy Bread for Eucharist is offered by Karen Bell.
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 – All Teen Meeting,
Monday
-
First Hour,
-
St. John Pool Party at
Tuesday - Third Hour,
- Men’s Lunch,
- Catechumen/Inquirers Class
- Choir,
Wednesday - Third
Hour,
- Vespers,
- Children’s reading time immediately following
Vespers
- NO Wednesday
Teaching
Thursday - Third Hour,
Friday - First Hour,
- Third Hour,
- Paraklesis,
Saturday - Ninth Hour and Great Vespers,
Sunday - Orthros,
- Divine
Liturgy,
Divine Liturgy Sunday,
June 20,
PRIEST: Fr. John HOMILY: Fr. John
DEACONS: Dn. Tim
& James READER:
HOLY BREAD: Mary Ann
Coccaro USHER:
ALTAR SERVERS: Ethan, J.
Morgan, Luke L., Deon, Pavel
COFFEE HOUR: Alex &
Alexandra Klimkowski, Dianna Hildebrand
WELCOME TEAM:
Fr John’s out of town dates:
June 16-20 –
July 19-23 –
*APOSTLES
COMMEMORATIONS
June 13: Martyr Aquilina of Byblos in
June 14: Prophet
Elisha; Methodios the Confessor, patriarch of
June 15: Prophet Amos;
Apostles Achaikos, Stephen and Fourtunatos
of the Seventy; Venerable Jerome of Stridonium and
Augustine, bishop of Hippo; Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow; Martyr Lazarus,
Serbian prince.
June 16: Tikhon the wonder-worker, bishop of Amathos
in
June 17: Martyrs Isauros, Basil, Innocent, Hermes, Felix and Peregrinos of Athens; Martyrs Manuel, Sabel
and Ismael of
June 18: Martyrs Leontios, Hypatios and Theodoulos of Tripoli in
June 19: Apostle Jude
(Thaddeus), brother of the Lord; Venerable Paisios
the Great and Zenon; Martyr Zosimas
the Soldier at
June 20: Hieromartyr Methodios, bishop of Patara; Kallistos Xanthopoulos, patriarch of
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DAILY SCRIPTURE
Sunday Romans 5:1-10 Matthew
Monday Romans
Tuesday Romans
Wednesday Romans 11:2-12 Matthew
Thursday Romans
Friday Romans
Saturday Romans
Sunday Romans
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Teen Group Events
TODAY - June 13– All Teen Meeting,
NEXT WEEK
June 16-20 Parish Life Conference
Upcoming Events
July 11-15 Teen Camping Trip –
See insert for more information
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Catechumen/Inquirers class will meet Tuesday at
Choir Practice, Tuesday at
Priests out of town - Both Fr John and Fr Nicholas will be at the Parish Life
Conference in Jacksonville, FL Wednesday through Friday of the coming
week. Please remember them and all the
others who will be traveling to attend the conference, including a number of
our teens.
Congratulations, Graduates! – With thankfulness to God, we want to recognize the
following new graduates today:
High School Irene
Hodges
Zach Lyons
Ethan Sanderlin
Patrick Sudduth
Kristianna White
College
Myron Klimkowski
Graduate school
Law school
Medical school Tom
Stickle Univ.
of Tennessee
May God continue to watch over and guard
them!
Upcoming
Wednesday Night
Teachings:
June 16 – No teaching – PLC
June 23 –
June 30 –
Future Icons in the church - Several have asked about approved subjects for the
remaining icons to be added in the church.
There is a list available in the parish hall containing the individual
saints already present in the iconography in the church, as well as those which
are “approved” or under consideration.
Kroger & Schnucks cards are available in the office for those
interested. Each time you use your
Schnucks card or Kroger Gift Card,
TOMORROW
MONDAY, JUNE 14
What to Bring: What
NOT to bring:
Meat or vegetarian equivalent Glass
bottles/containers
Drinks Alcoholic beverages
Side or dessert to share
Serving utensils
Come relax and enjoy good
food and fellowship by the pool!
A Wedding Shower honoring
Sunday, June 27 during Coffee Hour
Please contact
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Tuesday we commemorate the Prophet Amos (6/15).
Unlike most prophets, he came from a family of shepherds and was
unschooled. He also was a dresser of sycamore trees. Accordingly, he
employs in his writing vivid imagery – wagons, grasshoppers, birds, and
cattle. He spoke well, using poetic devices and picturesque speech to
prophesy the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Christ. In some of his
icons he is shown as an old man who resembles
As we remember our earthly fathers next week, it is
appropriate that the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Jude (6/19)
Saturday. We often think of the saints as perfect, solitary, and far
removed from our struggles. However, St. Jude was one from among
us. We call him the brother of the Lord, because he was the son of Joseph
the Betrothed. Actually, in his youth, he was very possessive of his
inheritance from him. In his later years, through humility and awareness of his
lack of faith and love for Christ, he would refer to himself as the brother of
James, who willingly shared his inheritance with Jesus. St. Jude was
married with children and the cousin of the Forerunner. He exhorts
us in his short epistle to persevere in faith and good works.
Pray for our catechumens:
Please remember in your prayers: His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP, His Grace, Bishop
ANTOUN, Dn. Sidney & Sh. Mary Elliott and family, Buddy Taylor, Margaret
Layman, Chris Hodges, Judy Smith (
From
the Fathers
On the need to teach children virtue at
a young age.
“Let no one tell me that our children ought not to
be occupied with these spiritual things; they ought not only to be occupied
with them, but to be zealous about them only. And although on account of your
infirmity I do not assert this, nor take them away from their worldly learning,
just as I do not draw you away either from your civil business; yet of these
seven days I claim that you dedicate one to the common Lord of us all…it is this
very young age that most of all needs the hearing of these spiritual things;
for from its tenderness it readily stores up what is said; and what children
hear is impressed a seal on the wax of their minds. Besides, it is then that
their life begins to incline to vice or virtue; and if from the very gates and
portals one lead them away from iniquity, and guide them by the hand to the
best road, he will fix them for the time to come in a sort of habit and nature,
and they will not, even if they be willing, easily change for the worse.” ~
on the Gospel of
An old man said, “If you say to
someone, ‘Forgive me’ in humiliating yourself you are burning the demons.”
“He who relies on theoretical knowledge alone is not yet
a faithful servant: a faithful servant is one who expresses his faith in Christ
through obedience to His commandments.”
~St. Kosmas Aitolos
“When you cultivate prayer the
Tempter's blusterings will not trouble you. Prayer
diminishes his strength, he cannot do anything to us.”
~Elder Amphilochios
Makris