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
6th Sunday after Pentecost
Epistle: Romans 12:6-14 Gospel: Matthew 9:1-8
The Holy Bread for Eucharist is offered 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 – The Last
Airbender,
Monday
-
First Hour,
Tuesday - Third Hour,
- Men’s
Lunch,
- Choir,
- Catechumen/Inquirers class,
Wednesday - Third
Hour,
- Vespers,
- Children’s reading time immediately following
Vespers
- Wednesday
Teaching,
Thursday - Third Hour,
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Friday - First Hour,
- Third Hour,
- Stay & Play Group will meet after Third Hour
- Paraklesis,
Saturday - Ninth Hour and Great Vespers,
Sunday - Orthros,
- Divine
Liturgy,
Divine Liturgy
Sunday, July 11,
PRIEST: Fr. John HOMILY: Fr.
John
DEACONS: Dns. Charles & Tim READER:
HOLY BREAD: Priscilla
Neale USHER: Matt
Spinolo
ALTAR SERVERS: Caleb, Luke S. Misha, Alex, Joe and Jake
COFFEE HOUR:
WELCOME TEAM: Clifford McWhorter
and
Fr John’s out of town dates:
July 19-23 –
Trisagion prayers for the Departed
We will pray the forty day memorial service today at the
end of the liturgy for Esther Tylavsky,
Fran’s mother. May her memory be
eternal!
COMMEMORATIONS
July 4: Andrew,
bishop of
July 5: Venerable Athanasios the Athonite, founder
of the Great Lavra on Athos; Venerable hieromartyr Cyprian of St. George kelli
on Athos; Venerable Lampados of Irenoupolis;
the synaxis of the 23 martyrs of Lesvos; uncovering
of the relics of Venerable Sergios the wonder-worker
of Radonezh.
July 6: Venerable Sisoes the Great; Apostles Archippos,
Philemon and Onesimos of the Seventy; Martyrs Lucia, Epimachos and Alexander; Venerable-martyr Cyril.
July 7: Great-martyr Kyriaki of Nicomedia; Hieromartyr
Evangelos, bishop of Tomi
(Constanta) in Romania; New-martyr Polycarp; Venerable Thomas of Mt. Maleon; Eudokia, princess of
Moscow.
July 8: Great-martyr Prokopios of Caesarea in
July 9: Hieromartyr Pankratios, bishop of
Taormina in Sicily; Methodios, bishop; New-martyr
Michael; Venerable Photios; Venerable Dionysios the Orator, first settler of Small St. Anne skete on Athos, and his disciple Venerable Metrophanes.
July 10: The 45
martyrs at Nikopolis in Armenia; Venerable Anthony of
the Kiev Caves; Venerable-martyrs Nikodemos the
Albanian and Nektarios of the St. Anne Skete on Athos; Hieromartyr
Joseph the Damascene and his companions.
July 11: Great-martyr Euphemia the all-praised; Olga (Helen), princess of
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DAILY
SCRIPTURE
Sunday Romans 12:6-14 Matthew
9:1-8
Monday I Corinthians 5:9-6:11 Matthew
Tuesday I
Corinthians
Wednesday I
Corinthians
Thursday I
Corinthians
Friday I
Corinthians
Saturday Romans 12:1-3 Matthew
Sunday Romans 15:1-7 Matthew
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- ALMS-GIVING OPPORTUNITIES –
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Rachels’ Kids, Inc. |
Diocese of
Michael Bittle Fund – Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
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Catechumen/Inquirers class will meet Tuesday at
Choir Practice, Tuesday at
Archdiocese Annual Financial Report - Copies of the Archdiocese Annual Financial Report
for the year ended January 31, 2010 are in the parish hall for your review.
Parish Life Conference Creative Arts awards – We had two award winners in the creative arts
festival:
Congratulations to our award
winners and all who participated!!
Antiochian Women of
Calendar
Upcoming Book Club Titles
July 12th – The
Scent of Water by Elizabeth Goudge
We will meet at
Women’s Teaching
Summer Dates: July
8, & August 5
Next
Meeting - Thursday, July 8th at
July 26 at
Kroger & Schnucks cards are available in the office for those
interested. Each time you use your
Schnucks card or Kroger Gift Card,
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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.
July 26 & August 7
Our
Come relax and enjoy good food and
fellowship by the pool!
ST. JOHN TEEN GROUP
SUMMER CAMPING TRIP
July 11 – 15
COST: $70
CAMP CANOE CASTLE CAVERNS
Sign up downstairs or by emailing
Fr. Nicholas at
FrNMeyers@gmail.com
aa LIBRARY LINES aa
Have you ever wondered how
people get to be saints in the Orthodox Church?
Read chapter 5 in Selected Essays (CAT/GEN/POM) by Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky. He tells us the development of the process
and the reason for it, which he says, “is among the most important activities
of the Church.”
This week on July 4th,
we commemorate two
St. Andrew Rublev, also a monk at an early age, painted the famous
icon of the Holy Trinity, the Hospitality of Abraham. See their icons and the accounts of their
lives on display at St. John Library.
Upcoming
Wednesday
Night Teachings:
July 7 –
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 (