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July 31, 2011

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

 

Romans 15:1-7:  St Paul encourages us to deny ourselves on behalf of others for our own edification.  He reminds us that the Lord has brought salvation to the Gentiles, thus giving hope to those who were lost.

 

Matthew 9:27-35:  The Lord Jesus again demonstrates His mercy by healing two blind men and cast­ing out a demon from a man possessed.  We see that the Lord has compassion for all those who are op­pressed by sin, death and Satan.

 

Troparion of the Resurrection:  When Mary stood at thy grave looking for thy sacred body, angelic powers shone above thy revered tomb, and the soldiers who were to keep guard became as dead men.  Thou led hades captive and wast not tempted thereby.  Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst give life to the world; O thou who art risen from the dead!  O Lord, glory to thee.

 

Troparion of the Holy Cross:  O Lord, save thy people and bless thine inheritance, granting our believing kings victory over the Barbarians, and by the power of thy Cross preserving thy commonwealth.

 

Troparion of the Chains of St. Peter: O Holy Apostle, Peter, thou dost preside over the Apostles by the precious chains which thou didst bear.  We venerate them with faith and beseech thee that by thine intercessions we be granted the great mercy.
 

Kontakion of the Theotokos:  O undisputed intercessor of Christians, O mediatrix, who is unrejected by the Creator, turn not away from the voice of our petitions though we be sinners; come to us in time, who cry to thee in faith, for thou art good.  Hasten to us with intercessions, O Theotokos, who didst ever intercede for those who honor thee.

 

CALENDAR

Sunday, July 31   (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)

            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros

            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy

            1:00 p.m.         — Young Adults

           

Monday, August 1  (Procession of the Holy Cross)

            Office Closed  — Father John’s Day Off

            6:30 p.m.         —  Paraklesis Service

           

Tuesday, August 2  

            6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros

 

Wednesday, August 3   

5:00 p.m.         — Catechism Class

6:30 p.m.         — Paraklesis Service

 

Thursday, August 4   

6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros

11:30 a.m.       —  Men’s Lunch

 

Friday, August 5        

6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros

6:30 p.m.         — Great Vespers

 

Saturday, August 6  (Feast of the Transfiguration)

9:00 a.m.         — Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy

5:45 p.m.         — Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers

 

Sunday, August 7   (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday after Transfiguration)

            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros

            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy

            12:00 p.m.       — Ladies of St. Peter

            5:30 p.m.         — Youth Group

 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Algoods for the Divine Liturgy today.  

 

Please be reminded of the following:

Be very careful with the Blessed Bread when you take it after communion.  Because this bread has been blessed, we should take care not to let crumbs fall on the floor.  Parents, especially, please help your children to choose a small piece and treat it carefully.

         Also, at the end of the liturgy, maintain a prayerful disposition during the veneration of the cross as the prayers of thanksgiving after communion are still underway.  Please exchange your greetings with each other in the Fellowship Hall during Coffee Hour.

 

Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:

                                                      Eucharist Bread                     Coffee Hour

         July 31                                  Algoods                                   Hendersons

         August 6 (Sat. a.m.)              Morrises                                   Joanna/Rebecca

                  (Feast of the Transfiguration)

         August 7                               Jones                                       Schelvers

         August 14                             Meadows                                 Pigotts

         August 15 (Mon. a.m.)         Joanna Meadows                     Meadows

         August 21                             D. Roots                                  POT LUCK           

                                                                                                      Set-up Schelvers/Algoods

         August 28                             Dansereaus                              D. Roots/Dansereaus

        

Schedule for Epistle Readers – Page numbers refer to the Apostolos (book of the Epistles) located on the front pew.  Please be sure to use this book when you read.

                                    Reader                               Reading                                  Page#

July 31                        Walt Wood                          Rom. 15:1-7                            119

August 6 (Sat. a.m.)    Kh. Sharon Meadows         II Pet. 1:10-19                         401

August 7                     Warren Strain                      I. Cor. 1:10-17                         124

August 14                    Mildred Morris                   I Cor. 3:9-17                            130

August 15 (Mon. am)  Kh. Sharon Meadows         Phil. 2:5-11                              403

August 21                    Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver           I Cor. 4:9-16                            135

August 28                    Phillip Lasseter                    I Cor. 9:2-12                            141

 

Please remember the following in your prayers:  Maria Costas; Amy and Michael Surratt and Amy’s father;  Tom and Jennifer Skirtech and Jennifer’s parents;  Warren and Sandi Strain and Warren’s mother; Fr. Leo, Kh. Be’Be’, Stephen and Amy, Justyn and Jeffrey; Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit; David Turner’s mother Mary Jean; Fr. Joseph Bittle, Kh. Joanna, their daughter Abigail and the rest of their family.

 

Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.

 

Congratulations and Many Years!  On Sunday, August 21st  we will have a special POT LUCK meal in honor of Dorin and Carolina Lavric.  More information will be available shortly.

 

Breakfast and Bible Study:  we have begun a Bible Study of  I Peter.  The Bible Study will meet every 2-3 weeks on Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast. This is open to all who are interested.  Be sure to come and enjoy the fellowship.  

 

Calendar Items:

*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.

*    The Fast of the Dormition will begin tomorrow and last until the feast of the Dormition on August 15th.  During this time we will once again have the Paraklesis Service on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings (with the exception of August 5th) beginning at 6:30 p.m.  Please make an effort to attend these beautiful services.

*    We will celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord with Great Vespers on Friday evening August 5th and Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy on Saturday morning, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

*    The Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos will be celebrated on Monday morning, August 15th with Divine Liturgy only, beginning at 6:00 a.m.

*    The Annual Knucklehead Family Reunion (aka Men’s Fishing Trip) will be held in

      Arkansas, on September 16-23 this year.

*    We will be serving our next meal at the Stewpot in Jackson on November 19th.

*    His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN will be here the weekend of May 6, 2012 to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary as a parish.  The planning committee is working very hard to make our celebration a memorable one.  There will be an evening event at the MS Museum of Art on Saturday, May 6th.  Other events are being planned and more information will be available in the coming months.

 

Fasting Discipline for August

From August 1st  through 14th (the Dormition Fast), the traditional fasting (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed on all days, except on August 6th (the Feast of the Transfiguration) when fish and wine are permitted.  After the 15th, the traditional fasting is observed on the remaining Wednesdays and Fridays of the month.  August 29th is also a strict fast day in remembrance of the beheading of the Forerunner.

 

Major Commemorations during August

August 1          Procession of the Holy Cross

August 6          Transfiguration of our Lord

August 15        Dormition of the Theotokos

August 29        Beheading of the Forerunner

 

New Parish Directory:   The Parish Council has decided to implement a new Directory with family pictures.  If you have not yet had your picture taken, please make arrangements with Daniel Root.  A group picture will be taken at a later date for the cover of the Directory.

 

If you are the last to leave the building, please make sure that the heating and cooling unit in the Fellowship Hall is turned off.

 

Happy Birthdays in August:

         August 4                —    Simeon Root (#2!)

         August 7                —    Joseph Katool  (#20!)

         August 18              —    Virginia Stewart (#1!)

         August 20              —    Suzi Fino

         August 24              —    Anastasia Jones

         August 26              —    Bob Buchanan

         August 27              —    Eli Dabit (#1!)

         August 31              —    Elizabeth Root

 

Happy Anniversaries in August:

         August 16              —    Rick and Kay Carlton (#36!)

         August 17              —    Steve and Sheryl Chamblee (#20!)

         August 18              —    Jesse and Sarah Milnor (#9!)

         August 25              —    Nimr and Mona Fahmy (#37!)

         August 27              —    Alfred and Christina Katool (#23!)

 

Quotable:      “Sin is a great evil with immeasurably heavy consequences—eternal torments in hell!  But its cure, established by Jesus Christ, turns out to be so easy!  This is simply incredible—just as Jesus Christ told the ten lepers:  Go shew yourselves unto the priests (Luke 17:14), and when they went, were healed, so it is as if He were speaking to us, sinners:  ‘You are sick with spiritual leprosy?!  Do not be afraid!  You will be healed.  Just do this:  go show yourselves to the priests.'”

                                                                        Archimandrite Seraphim Aleksiev

 

 

Worship:         Sunday, August 7, 2011 (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday after

                                                Transfiguration)

 

         Scripture:                                I Corinthians 1:10-17; Matthew 14:14-22

         Celebrant:                               Father John

         Epistle Reader:                       Warren Strain

         Prosphora:                               Joneses

         Coffee Hour:                           Schelvers

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July 24, 2011

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

 

 

Romans 12:6-14:  In the reading from Romans, St Paul encourages us to practice the use of the gifts which the Lord has given to us and to serve the Lord with diligence.

 

Matthew 9:1-8:  Jesus demonstrates His authority by both healing the physical illness of a paralytic and by forgiving him of his sins.

 

Troparion of the Resurrection:  Let us believers praise and worship the Word, co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the Virgin for our salvation; for he took pleasure in ascending the Cross in the flesh, to suffer death, and to raise the dead by his glorious Resurrection.

 

Troparion of the Great Martyr Christina:  O Lord Jesus, unto Thee Thy lamb doth cry with a great voice: O my Bridegroom, Thee I love; and seeking Thee, I now contest, and with Thy baptism am crucified and buried.  I suffer for Thy sake, that I may reign with Thee; for Thy sake I die, that I may live with Thee:  accept me offered out of longing to Thee as a spotless sacrifice.  Lord, save our souls through her intercessions, since Thou art great in mercy.

 

Troparion of the Chains of St. Peter: O Holy Apostle, Peter, thou dost preside over the Apostles by the precious chains which thou didst bear.  We venerate them with faith and beseech thee that by thine intercessions we be granted the great mercy.

 

Kontakion of the Theotokos:  O undisputed intercessor of Christians, O mediatrix, who is unrejected by the Creator, turn not away from the voice of our petitions though we be sinners; come to us in time, who cry to thee in faith, for thou art good.  Hasten to us with intercessions, O Theotokos, who didst ever intercede for those who honor thee.

 

CALENDAR
 

Sunday, July 24   (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)

            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros

            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy

            5:30 p.m.         — Youth Group

           

Monday, July 25  (Dormition of Righteous Anna)

            Office Closed  — Father John’s Day Off

           

Tuesday, July 26  

            NO Daily Orthros

 

Wednesday, July 27   (Great-martyr Panteleimon)

NO Catechism Class

6:30 p.m.         — Daily Vespers

7:30 p.m.         — Choir Practice

 

Thursday, July 28   

NO Daily Orthros

 

Friday, July 29          

NO Daily Orthros

 

Saturday, July 30  

7:30 a.m.         — Bible Study at the Church

5:45 p.m.         — Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers

 

Sunday, July 31   (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)

            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros

            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy

            5:30 p.m.         — Youth Group

 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Katools for the Divine Liturgy today.  
 

Please be reminded of the following:

Be very careful with the Blessed Bread when you take it after communion.  Because this bread has been blessed, we should take care not to let crumbs fall on the floor.  Parents, especially, please help your children to choose a small piece and treat it carefully.

         Also, at the end of the liturgy, maintain a prayerful disposition during the veneration of the cross as the prayers of thanksgiving after communion are still underway.  Please exchange your greetings with each other in the Fellowship Hall during Coffee Hour.

 

Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:

                                                      Eucharist Bread                     Coffee Hour

         July 24                                  Katools                                    Algoods

         July 31                                  Algoods                                   Hendersons

         August 6 (Sat. a.m.)              Morrises                                  Joanna/Rebecca

                  (Feast of the Transfiguration)

         August 7                               Jones                                       Schelvers

         August 14                             Meadows                                 Pigotts

         August 15 (Mon. a.m.)        Joanna Meadows                     Meadows

         August 21                             D. Roots                                  POT LUCK           

                                                                                                      Set-up Schelvers/Algoods

         August 28                             Dansereaus                              D. Roots/Dansereaus

        

Schedule for Epistle Readers – Page numbers refer to the Apostolos (book of the Epistles) located on the front pew.  Please be sure to use this book when you read.

                                    Reader                               Reading                                  Page#

July 24                        Sh. Charlotte Algood          Rom. 12:6-14                          113

July 31                        Walt Wood                          Rom. 15:1-7                            119

August 6 (Sat. a.m.)    Kh. Sharon Meadows         II Pet. 1:10-19                         401

August 7                      Warren Strain                     I. Cor. 1:10-17                        124

August 14                    Mildred Morris                   I Cor. 3:9-17                           130

August 15 (Mon. am)  Kh. Sharon Meadows         Phil. 2:5-11                             403

August 21                    Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver           I Cor. 4:9-16                           135

August 28                    Phillip Lasseter                   I Cor. 9:2-12                            141

 

Please pray for Maria Costas who is recovering from heart surgery.

 

Please remember the following in your prayers:  Fr. Leo, Kh. Be’Be’, Stephen and Amy, Justyn and Jeffrey; Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Maria Costas; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit; David Turner’s mother Mary Jean; Fr. Joseph Bittle, Kh. Joanna, their daughter Abigail and the rest of their family.

 

Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.

 

Congratulations and Many Years!  On Sunday, August 14th we will have a special POT LUCK meal in honor of Dorin and Carolina Lavric.  More information will be available shortly.

 

Breakfast and Bible Study:  we have begun a Bible Study of  I Peter.  The Bible Study will meet every 2-3 weeks on Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast. This is open to all who are interested.  Be sure to come and enjoy the fellowship.  The next Bible Study will be Saturday, July 30th.

 

With Father John’s blessing, Carl Boschert has decided to pursue his catechesis at Holy Trinity and St. John the Theologian Orthodox Church in Jackson.  Please keep him in your prayers.

 

Calendar Items:

*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.

*    Father John will be out of town July 21-31st for the Archdiocese Convention in Chicago.

*    The next Bible Study of I Peter is scheduled for Saturday morning, July 30th at 7:30 a.m.

*    The Fast of the Dormition will begin August 1st and last until the feast of the Dormition on August 15th.  During this time we will once again have the Paraklesis Service on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings (with the exception of August 5th) beginning at 6:30 p.m.  Please make an effort to attend these beautiful services.

*    We will celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord with Great Vespers on Friday evening August 5th and Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy on Saturday morning, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

*    The Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos will be celebrated on Monday morning, August 15th with Divine Liturgy only, beginning at 6:00 a.m.

*    The Annual Knucklehead Family Reunion (aka Men’s Fishing Trip) will be held in

      Arkansas, on September 16-23 this year.

*    We will be serving our next meal at the Stewpot in Jackson on November 19th.

*    His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN will be here the weekend of May 6, 2012 to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary as a parish.  The planning committee is working very hard to make our celebration a memorable one.  There will be an evening event at the MS Museum of Art on Saturday, May 6th.  Other events are being planned and more information will be available in the coming months.

 

We are looking for new faces in the choir….anyone 7th grade or older who is interested should contact Karen or Sh. Margaret.
 

Fasting Discipline for July/August

The traditional fasting discipline (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of July.  From August 1st  through 14th (the Dormition Fast), the traditional fasting observed on all days, except on August 6th (the Feast of the Transfiguration) when fish and wine are permitted.  After the 15th, the traditional fasting is observed on the remaining Wednesdays and Fridays of the month.  August 29th is also a strict fast day in remembrance of the beheading of the Forerunner.
 

Major Commemorations during July/August

July 25             Dormition of Righteous Anna

July 27             Great-martyr Panteleimon

August 1          Procession of the Holy Cross

August 6          Transfiguration of our Lord

August 15        Dormition of the Theotokos

August 29        Beheading of the Forerunner

 

New Parish Directory:   The Parish Council has decided to implement a new Directory with family pictures.  If you have not yet had your picture taken, please make arrangements with Daniel Root.  A group picture will be taken at a later date for the cover of the Directory.

 

If you are the last to leave the building, please make sure that the heating and cooling unit in the Fellowship Hall is turned off.

 

Happy Birthdays in July/August:

         July 22                   —    Zachary Freundt

                                       —    Walt Wood

                                       —    Thomas Wood

                                       —    Amy Oliver

         August 1                —    Stephen Schelver

         August 4                —    Simeon Root (#2!)

         August 7                —    Joseph Katool  (#20!)

         August 14              —    John Algood

         August 15              —    Patti Buckles

         August 20              —    Suzi Fino

         August 24              —    Anastasia Jones

         August 31              —    Elizabeth Root

 

Happy Anniversaries in July/August:

         July 25                   —    Reader Basil and Brenda Baker (#30!)

         July 30                   —    Clyde and Mary Ellis (#17!)

         August 16              —    Rick and Kay Carlton (#36!)

         August 17              —    Steve and Sheryl Chamblee (#20!)

         August 18              —    Jesse and Sarah Milnor (#9!)

         August 25              —    Nimr and Mona Fahmy (#37!)

         August 27              —    Alfred and Christina Katool (#23!)

 

Quotable:      “How does the forgiving of sins occur?—through the Sacrament of Confession.  The Christian burdened with sins goes to the priest with deep repentance in his soul and with a sincere desire to change and reveals to him in a detailed, frank, and full confession the secrets of his heart and conscience.  The priest, convinced of the sincere repentance of the Christian and after  suitable introductory prayers, reads to him the sacramental prayer:  ‘May our Lord Jesus Christ, according to the grace and kindness of His love for man, forgive you, child [name], all your transgressions; and I, the unworthy priest, trough the power given to me by Him, forgive you and free you of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.’

                         In that moment, whatever the priest is forgiving on earth is also being forgiven in heaven!  Is there a greater mercy than this?  We would not have believed that this is possible, if it had not been told us by the One Who never spoke an empty word or a lie (cf. I Peter 2:22).”

                                                                        Archimandrite Seraphim Aleksiev

 

 

Worship:         Sunday, July 31, 2011 (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)

 

         Scripture:                                Romans 15:1-7; Matthew 9:27-35

         Celebrant:                               Father John

         Epistle Reader:                       Walt Wood

         Prosphora:                               Algoods

         Coffee Hour:                           Hendersons

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July 17, 2011

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council

 

Titus 3:8-15:  On this Sunday we read from St. Paul’s letter to Titus, whom he warns to avoid delv­ing into unprofitable and foolish questions about doctrine, and to reject heretics after two admonitions.

 

Matthew 5:14-19:  In this portion of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus teaches that we are to be Light in the darkness of this world, not hiding the glory of God from others, but rather, putting it where it can be seen.

 

Troparion of the Resurrection:  Having learned the joyful message of the Resurrection from the angel, the women Disciples cast from them their parental condemnation, and proudly broke the news to the Disciples, saying, Death has been spoiled.  Christ God is risen, granting the world Great Mercy.

 

Troparion of the Holy Fathers: Thou, O Christ, art our God of exceeding praise who didst establish our holy Fathers as luminous stars upon earth, and through them didst guide us unto the true Faith, O most merciful One, glory to thee.

 

Troparion of the Chains of St. Peter: O Holy Apostle, Peter, thou dost preside over the Apostles by the precious chains which thou didst bear.  We venerate them with faith and beseech thee that by thine intercessions we be granted the great mercy.
 

Kontakion of the Theotokos:  O undisputed intercessor of Christians, O mediatrix, who is unrejected by the Creator, turn not away from the voice of our petitions though we be sinners; come to us in time, who cry to thee in faith, for thou art good.  Hasten to us with intercessions, O Theotokos, who didst ever intercede for those who honor thee.

 

CALENDAR
 

Sunday, July 17   (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)

            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros

            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy

            1:00 p.m.         — Young Adults

           

Monday, July 18   

            Office Closed  — Father John’s Day Off

           

Tuesday, July 19  

            6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros

 

Wednesday, July 20   (Prophet Elias)

NO Catechism Class

6:30 p.m.         — Daily Vespers

7:30 p.m.         — Choir Practice

 

Thursday, July 21   

NO  Daily Orthros

 

Friday, July 22          

NO Daily Orthros

 

Saturday, July 23  

8:30 a.m.         — Workday at the Church

5:45 p.m.         — Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers

 

Sunday, July 24   (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)

            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros

            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy

            5:30 p.m.         — Youth Group

 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Schelvers for the Divine Liturgy today. 
 

Please be reminded of the following:

Be very careful with the Blessed Bread when you take it after communion.  Because this bread has been blessed, we should take care not to let crumbs fall on the floor.  Parents, especially, please help your children to choose a small piece and treat it carefully.

         Also, at the end of the liturgy, maintain a prayerful disposition during the veneration of the cross as the prayers of thanksgiving after communion are still underway.  Please exchange your greetings with each other in the Fellowship Hall during Coffee Hour.

 

Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:

                                                      Eucharist Bread                     Coffee Hour

         July 17                                  Schelvers                                 Woods

         July 24                                  Katools                                    Algoods

         July 31                                  Algoods                                   Hendersons

         August 6 (Sat. a.m.)              Morrises                                  Joanna/Rebecca

                  (Feast of the Transfiguration)

         August 7                               Jones                                       Schelvers

        

Schedule for Epistle Readers – Page numbers refer to the Apostolos (book of the Epistles) located on the front pew.  Please be sure to use this book when you read.

                                    Reader                               Reading                                  Page#

July 17                        Tom Skirtech                      Titus 3:18-15                           322

July 24                        Sh. Charlotte Algood          Rom. 12:6-14                          113

July 31                        Walt Wood                          Rom. 15:1-7                            119

August 6 (Sat. a.m.)    Kh. Sharon Meadows         II Pet. 1:10-19                         401

August 7                     Warren Strain                      I. Cor. 1:10-17                         124

August 14                   Mildred Morris                    I Cor. 3:9-17                            130

August 15 (Mon. am) Kh. Sharon Meadows          Phil. 2:5-11                              403

August 21                    Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver          I Cor. 4:9-16                            135

August 28                    Phillip Lasseter                   I Cor. 9:2-12                            141

 

Please remember the following in your prayers:  Fr. Leo, Kh. Be’Be’, Stephen and Amy, Justyn and Jeffrey; Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Maria Costas; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit; David Turner’s mother Mary Jean; Fr. Joseph Bittle, Kh. Joanna, their daughter Abigail and the rest of their family.

 

Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.

 

Many years! to Sophie Dansereau who was baptized yesterday!

 

Congratulations to Stephen and Amy Schelver (and, of course, grandparents Fr. Leo and Kh. Be’Be’) on the birth of Elizabeth Ann this past Monday.  She weighs 4 lbs 13 oz and is 17 ¾ inches long.  Mother and daughter are at home and doing well.
 

With Father John’s blessing, Carl Boschert has decided to pursue his catechesis at Holy Trinity and St. John the Theologian Orthodox Church in Jackson.  Please keep him in your prayers.

 

Breakfast and Bible Study:  we have begun a Bible Study of  I Peter.  The Bible Study will meet every 2-3 weeks on Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast. This is open to all who are interested.  Be sure to come and enjoy the fellowship.  The next Bible Study will be Saturday, July 30th.

 

Calendar Items:

*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.

*    Father John will be out of town July 21-31st for the Archdiocese Convention in Chicago.

*    The next Bible Study of I Peter is scheduled for Saturday morning, July 30th at 7:30 a.m.

*    The Fast of the Dormition will begin August 1st and last until the feast of the Dormition on August 15th.  During this time we will once again have the Paraklesis Service on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings (with the exception of August 5th) beginning at 6:30 p.m.  Please make an effort to attend these beautiful services.

*    We will celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord with Great Vespers on Friday evening August 5th and Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy on Saturday morning, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

*    The Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos will be celebrated on Monday morning, August 15th with Divine Liturgy only, beginning at 6:00 a.m.

*    The Annual Knucklehead Family Reunion (aka Men’s Fishing Trip) will be held in

      Arkansas, on September 16-23 this year.

*    We will be serving our next meal at the Stewpot in Jackson on November 19th.

*    His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN will be here the weekend of May 6, 2012 to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary as a parish.  The planning committee is working very hard to make our celebration a memorable one.  There will be an evening event at the MS Museum of Art on Saturday, May 6th.  Other events are being planned and more information will be available in the coming months.

 

We are looking for new faces in the choir….anyone 7th grade or older who is interested should contact Karen or Sh. Margaret.
 

Fasting Discipline for July

The traditional fasting discipline (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of the month.

 

Major Commemorations during July

July 17             Great-martyr Marina

July 20             Prophet Elias

July 25             Dormition of Righteous Anna

July 27             Great-martyr Panteleimon

 

New Parish Directory:   The Parish Council has decided to implement a new Directory with family pictures.  If you have not yet had your picture taken, please make arrangements with Daniel Root.  A group picture will be taken at a later date for the cover of the Directory.

 

If you are the last to leave the building, please make sure that the heating and cooling unit in the Fellowship Hall is turned off.

 

Happy Birthdays in July:

         July 2                     —    Irene N’Ser

         July 7                     —    Nimer Fino (1992)

         July 10                   —    Ramzi Kafoury

         July 13                   —    Abraham Dabit

         July 15                   —    Emad Fino

         July 17                   —    Jackie Rezk

         July 22                   —    Zachary Freundt

                                       —    Walt Wood

                                       —    Thomas Wood

                                       —    Amy Oliver

 

Happy Anniversaries in July:

         July 3                     —    Emad and Suzi Fino (#23!)

         July 25                   —    Reader Basil and Brenda Baker (#30!)

 

Quotable:  “The omnipotence of the Lord can forgive human sins.  Look how unfathomable is God’s mercy!  God has given His power of forgiving the sins of men to the Apostles and their successors in the persons of the bishops and priests.  Why has God done so?  To make repentance, and therefore the forgiveness of sin, even closer, more accessible, and more certain.  Receive ye the Holy Spirit, said Jesus Christ to His holy Apostles.  Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained (John 20:22-23).  Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven:  and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven (Matt. 18:18).”

                                                                        Archimandrite Seraphim Aleksiev

 

        

Worship:         Sunday, July 24, 2011 (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)

 

         Scripture:                                 Romans 12:6-14; Matthew 9:1-8

         Celebrant:                                Father John

         Epistle Reader:                        Sh. Charlotte Algood

         Prosphora:                               Katools

         Coffee Hour:                           Algoods

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July 10, 2011
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
 
Romans 6:18-23:  St Paul, writing to the Romans, explains that when we were freed from sin we
became slaves to righteousness;  therefore, we must resist enslavement to sin and instead become enslaved to God.
 
Matthew  8:5-13:  Jesus shows His great mercy to those who have faith in Him when He heals the servant of a centurion.
 
Troparion of the Resurrection:  Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad; for the Lord hath done a mighty act with his own arm.  He hath trampled down death and become the First-born from the dead. He hath delivered us from the depths of hades, granting the world the Great Mercy.
 
Troparion of the Chains of St. Peter: O Holy Apostle, Peter, thou dost preside over the Apostles by the precious chains which thou didst bear.  We venerate them with faith and beseech thee that by thine intercessions we be granted the great mercy.
 
Kontakion of the Theotokos:  O undisputed intercessor of Christians, O mediatrix, who is unrejected by the Creator, turn not away from the voice of our petitions though we be sinners; come to us in time, who cry to thee in faith, for thou art good.  Hasten to us with intercessions, O Theotokos, who didst ever intercede for those who honor thee.
 
CALENDAR
Sunday, July 10   (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
            12:00 p.m.       — Ladies of St. Peter
            5:30 p.m.         — Youth Group
           
Monday, July 11   (Euphemia the All-praised)
            Office Closed  — Father John’s Day Off
           
Tuesday, July 12  
            6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
 
Wednesday, July 13   
5:00 p.m.         — Catechism Class
6:30 p.m.         — Daily Vespers
7:30 p.m.         — Choir Practice
 
Thursday, July 14   
6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
 
Friday, July 15          
6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
 
Saturday, July 16  
11:15 a.m.       — Baptism of Sophie Elizabeth Dansereau
5:45 p.m.         — Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
 
Sunday, July 17   (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
            1:00 p.m.         — Young Adults
 
 
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Hendersons for the Divine Liturgy today.  
 
Please keep Walt and Charlotte Wood and their family in your prayers as Walt continues to recover from back surgery.
 
Please be reminded of the following:
Be very careful with the Blessed Bread when you take it after communion.  Because this bread has been blessed, we should take care not to let crumbs fall on the floor.  Parents, especially, please help your children to choose a small piece and treat it carefully.
         Also, at the end of the liturgy, maintain a prayerful disposition during the veneration of the cross as the prayers of thanksgiving after communion are still underway.  Please exchange your greetings with each other in the Fellowship Hall during Coffee Hour.
 
Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
                                                      Eucharist Bread                     Coffee Hour
         July 10                                  Hendersons                              Ellis/Zouboukos
         July 17                                  Schelvers                                 Woods
         July 24                                  Katools                                    Algoods
         July 31                                  Algoods                                   Hendersons
 
Schedule for Epistle Readers – Page numbers refer to the Apostolos (book of the Epistles) located on the front pew.  Please be sure to use this book when you read.
                                    Reader                               Reading                                  Page#
July 10                        Tom Willingham                    Rom. 6:18-23                          102
July 17                        Tom Skirtech                        Titus 3:18-15                           322
July 24                        Sh. Charlotte Algood            Rom. 12:6-14                          113
July 31                        Walt Wood                          Rom. 15:1-7                            119
 
Please remember the following in your prayers:  Fr. Leo, Kh. Be’Be’, Stephen and Amy, Justyn and Jeffrey; Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Maria Costas; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit; David Turner’s mother Mary Jean; Fr. Joseph Bittle, Kh. Joanna, their daughter Abigail and the rest of their family.
 
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
 
With Father John’s blessing, Carl Boschert has decided to pursue his catechesis at Holy Trinity and St. John the Theologian Orthodox Church in Jackson.  Please keep him in your prayers.
 
Breakfast and Bible Study:  we have begun a Bible Study of  I Peter.  The Bible Study will meet every 2-3 weeks on Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast. This is open to all who are interested.  Be sure to come and enjoy the fellowship.
 
New Parish Directory:   The Parish Council has decided to implement a new Directory with family pictures.  If you have not yet had your picture taken, please make arrangements with Daniel Root.  A group picture will be taken at a later date for the cover of the Directory.
 
Sophie Elizabeth Dansereau will be baptized next Saturday morning, July 16th at 11:15 a.m.
 
Calendar Items:
*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
*    Father John will be out of town July 21-31st for the Archdiocese Convention in Chicago.
*    The Annual Knucklehead Family Reunion (aka Men’s Fishing Trip) will be held in
      Arkansas, on September 16-23 this year.
*    We will be serving our next meal at the Stewpot in Jackson on November 19th.
*    His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN will be here the weekend of May 6, 2012 to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary as a parish.  The planning committee is working very hard to make our celebration a memorable one.  There will be an evening event at the MS Museum of Art on Saturday, May 6th.  Other events are being planned and more information will be available in the coming months.
 
We are looking for new faces in the choir….anyone 7th grade or older who is interested should contact Karen or Sh. Margaret.
 
Fasting Discipline for July
The traditional fasting discipline (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of the month.
 
Major Commemorations during July
July 11             Euphemia the all-praised
July 17             Great-martyr Marina
July 20             Prophet Elias
July 25             Dormition of Righteous Anna
July 27             Great-martyr Panteleimon
 
If you are the last to leave the building, please make sure that the heating and cooling unit in the Fellowship Hall is turned off.
 
Happy Birthdays in July:
         July 2                     —    Irene N’Ser
         July 7                     —    Nimer Fino (1992)
         July 10                   —    Ramzi Kafoury
         July 13                   —    Abraham Dabit
         July 15                   —    Emad Fino
         July 17                   —    Jackie Rezk
         July 22                   —    Zachary Freundt
                                       —    Walt Wood
                                       —    Thomas Wood
                                       —    Amy Oliver
 
Happy Anniversaries in July:
         July 3                     —    Emad and Suzi Fino (#23!)
         July 25                   —    Reader Basil and Brenda Baker (#30!)
 
Quotable:  ” ‘Nobody is as gracious and merciful,’ says St. Mark the Ascetic, ‘as the Lord is, but even He does not forgive the sins of the man who does not repent; … we are being condemned not because of the multitude of our evils, but because we do not want to repent.'”
                                                                        Archimandrite Seraphim Aleksiev
 
        
Worship:         Sunday, July 17, 2011 (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday of the Holy
Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council)
 
         Scripture:                                Titus 3:8-15; Matthew 5:14-19
         Celebrant:                               Father John
         Epistle Reader:                        Tom Skirtech
         Prosphora:                              Schelvers
         Coffee Hour:                           Woods

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July 3, 2011
Third Sunday after Pentecost
 
Romans 5:1-10:  In his letter to the Romans, St Paul establishes that our standing before God is the result of faith whereby we are justified and thus receive the benefits of His salvation.
 
Matthew 6:22-33:  Our Lord teaches us that striving for the things of God rather than the things of the world will enable us to be at peace about what we need to live in this world.
 
Troparion of the Resurrection:  When thou, O immortal Life, didst humble thyself unto death, then didst thou destroy death by the brightness of thy Godhead; and when thou didst raise the bowels of the earth, then all the heavenly powers exclaimed, O Christ, thou art the Giver of life!  Glory to thee, O our God!
 
Troparion of the Chains of St. Peter: O Holy Apostle, Peter, thou dost preside over the Apostles by the precious chains which thou didst bear.  We venerate them with faith and beseech thee that by thine intercessions we be granted the great mercy.
 
Kontakion of the Theotokos:  O undisputed intercessor of Christians, O mediatrix, who is unrejected by the Creator, turn not away from the voice of our petitions though we be sinners; come to us in time, who cry to thee in faith, for thou art good.  Hasten to us with intercessions, O Theotokos, who didst ever intercede for those who honor thee.
 
CALENDAR
Sunday, July 3   (Third Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
           
Monday, July 4   
            Office Closed  — Father John’s Day Off
           
Tuesday, July 5   (Athanasios of Athos)
            6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
            6:00 p.m.         — Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy and Meal
 
Wednesday, July 6   
5:00 p.m.         — Catechism Class
6:30 p.m.         — Daily Vespers
7:30 p.m.         — Choir Practice
 
Thursday, July 7   
6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
11:30 a.m.       — Men’s Lunch
 
Friday, July 8            
6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
 
Saturday, July 9  
7:30 a.m.         — Breakfast and Bible Study
11:00 a.m.       — Serving at the Stewpot
5:45 p.m.         — Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
 
Sunday, July 10   (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
            12:00 p.m.       — Ladies of St. Peter
            5:30 p.m.         — Youth Group
 
 
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Woods for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul this past Tuesday evening and by the Dn. Richard Roots for the Divine Liturgy today.  
 
Please be reminded of the following:
Be very careful with the Blessed Bread when you take it after communion.  Because this bread has been blessed, we should take care not to let crumbs fall on the floor.  Parents, especially, please help your children to choose a small piece and treat it carefully.
         Also, at the end of the liturgy, maintain a prayerful disposition during the veneration of the cross as the prayers of thanksgiving after communion are still underway.  Please exchange your greetings with each other in the Fellowship Hall during Coffee Hour.
 
Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
                                                      Eucharist Bread                     Coffee Hour
         July 3                                    R. Roots                                   Joneses/Stewarts
         July 10                                  Hendersons                              Ellis/Zouboukos
         July 17                                  Schelvers                                 Woods
         July 24                                  Katools                                    Algoods
         July 31                                  Algoods                                   Hendersons
 
Schedule for Epistle Readers – Page numbers refer to the Apostolos (book of the Epistles) located on the front pew.  Please be sure to use this book when you read.
                                    Reader                               Reading                                  Page#
July 3                          Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver             Rom. 5:1-11                            96
July 10                        Tom Willingham                    Rom. 6:18-23                          102
July 17                        Tom Skirtech                        Titus 3:18-15                           322
July 24                        Sh. Charlotte Algood            Rom. 12:6-14                          113
July 31                        Walt Wood                          Rom. 15:1-7                            119
 
Please keep Walt and Charlotte Wood and their family in your prayers as Walt continues to recover from back surgery.
 
Please remember the following in your prayers:  Fr. Leo, Kh. Be’Be’, Stephen and Amy, Justyn and Jeffrey; Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Maria Costas; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit; David Turner’s mother Mary Jean; Fr. Joseph Bittle, Kh. Joanna, their daughter Abigail and the rest of their family.
 
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
 
With Father John’s blessing, Carl Boschert has decided to pursue his catechesis at Holy Trinity and St. John the Theologian Orthodox Church in Jackson.  Please keep him in your prayers.
 
Breakfast and Bible Study:  Next Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. we will begin a Bible Study of  I Peter.  Breakfast will also be served. Be sure to come and enjoy the fellowship.
 
 
Calendar Items:
*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
*    We will be serving a meal at the Stewpot in Jackson on July 9th and November 19th.
*    Father John will be out of town July 21-31st for the Archdiocese Convention in Chicago.
*    The Annual Knucklehead Family Reunion (aka Men’s Fishing Trip) will be held in Arkansas, on September 16-23 this year.
*    His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN will be here the weekend of May 6, 2012 to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary as a parish.  The planning committee is working very hard to make our celebration a memorable one.  There will be an evening event at the MS Museum of Art on Saturday, May 6th.  Other events are being planned and more information will be available in the coming months.
 
Sophie Elizabeth Dansereau will be baptized on Saturday morning, July 16th at 11:15 a.m.
 
New Parish Directory:   The Parish Council has decided to implement a new Directory with family pictures.  If you have not yet had your picture taken, please make arrangements with Daniel Root.  A group picture will be taken at a later date for the cover of the Directory.
 
We are looking for new faces in the choir….anyone 7th grade or older who is interested should contact Karen or Sh. Margaret.
 
Fasting Discipline for July
The traditional fasting discipline (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of the month.
 
Major Commemorations during July
July 5               Athanasios of Athos
July 11             Euphemia the all-praised
July 17             Great-martyr Marina
July 20             Prophet Elias
July 25             Dormition of Righteous Anna
July 27             Great-martyr Panteleimon
 
If you are the last to leave the building, please make sure that the heating and cooling unit in the Fellowship Hall is turned off.
 
Happy Anniversaries in July:
         July 3                     —    Emad and Suzi Fino (#23!)
         July 25                   —    Reader Basil and Brenda Baker (#30!)
 
 
 
Happy Birthdays in July:
         July 2                     —    Irene N’Ser
         July 7                     —    Nimer Fino (1992)
         July 10                   —    Ramzi Kafoury
         July 13                   —    Abraham Dabit
         July 15                   —    Emad Fino
         July 17                   —    Jackie Rezk
         July 22                   —    Zachary Freundt
                                       —    Walt Wood
                                       —    Thomas Wood
                                       —    Amy Oliver
 
Quotable:  “There are earthly medicines for earthly diseases.  And there is an Omnipotent Heavenly Doctor and heavenly medicines for the most terrible disease called sin.  This Doctor is Jesus Christ.  Because every sin is a transgression of God’s holy law, only God can forgive sins with His wondrous omnipotence.  He can blot out sins as if they never existed.  Though your sins be as purple, I will make them white as snow; though they be as scarlet, I will make them white as wool (Is. 1:18), He promises.  But for this to happen, there is one requirement for us—to repent truly.”
                                                                        Archimandrite Seraphim Aleksiev
 
        
Worship:         Sunday, July 10, 2011 (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)
 
         Scripture:                                Romans 6:18-23; Matthew 8:5-13
         Celebrant:                               Father John
         Epistle Reader:                        Tom Willingham
         Prosphora:                              Hendersons
         Coffee Hour:                           Ellis/Zouboukos