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November 4, 2012
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
 
Galatians 6:11-18:  In the conclusion of his letter to the Galatians, St Paul reminds them that to be cir­cumcised or uncircumcised is not the issue, but rather to be a new creation in Christ Jesus.
 
Luke 16:19-31:  In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, our Lord teaches us that giving mercy to others, regardless of the form, is essential to holiness.
 
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 Righteous Father Joannicus:  With the streams of thy tears, thou didst cultivate the barrenness of the desert; and by thy sighings from the depths, thou didst bear fruit a hundredfold in labours; and thou becamest a luminary, shining with miracles upon the world, O Joannicus our righteous Father.  Intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.
 
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, November 4   (Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.           — Orthros
            9:00 a.m.           — Christian Education   
         10:00 a.m.         — Divine Liturgy
            5:30 p.m.           — Youth Group
           
Monday, November 5   
Office Closed   — Father John’s Day Off
           
Tuesday, November 6   
            6:00 a.m.           — Daily Orthros
           
Wednesday, November 7 
6:30 p.m.           — Daily Vespers
7:30 p.m.           — Choir Practice
 
Thursday, November 8    (Archangels Gabriel and Michael)
NO Daily Orthros
 
Friday, November 9    (Nektarios the Wonder-worker of Aegina)
NO Daily Orthros
 
Saturday, November 10    
7:30 a.m.           — Bible Study with Breakfast
6:00 p.m.           — Ninth Hour Prayers followed by Great Vespers
 
Sunday, November 11   (Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.           — Orthros
            9:00 a.m.           — Christian Education   
         10:00 a.m.         — Divine Liturgy 
         12:00 p.m.         — Pot Luck Meal
         1:00 p.m.           — Young Adults
 
 
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Freundts for the Feast of St. Raphael yesterday and by the Fahmys for the Divine Liturgy this morning.
 
Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
                                    Eucharist Bread                      Coffee Hour
November 4                  Fahmy                                      Henderson/Baker/Lockhart
November 11                R. Root                                     POT LUCK MEAL     
                                                                                    (set-up:Morris/Algood/Willingham)
November 18                Baker                                       Jones/Stewart/Habeeb
November 20 (Tues pm)  Katool (Artoklasia bread)        No Meal
         (Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple)
November 25                Algood                                      Meadows/Lasseter/Greene
 
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#
November 4                    Tom Willingham                  Gal. 6:11-15                     198
November 11                  Tom Skirtech                         II Cor. 4:6-15                  163
November 18                  Walt Wood                           Eph. 2:14-22                   207
November 25                   Brenda Baker                       Gal. 3:23-29, 4:1-5          160-161
 
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.
 
Please remember the following in your prayers:  Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit and Sammie; Georgia Buchanan, George Johns (Georgia’s grandson) and his family; Mary Greene (Lee and Kh. Sharon’s sister); Fr. Stephen Tewfik; Sh. Gail Shannon; Dn. Sidney and Sh. Mary Elliot.
 
Please remember Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers. 
 
Please be reminded that the Sacristy/Vestry which is adjacent to and behind the altar in our church is considered by the Orthodox Church to be part of the Sanctuary (Altar area) and should not be entered without the blessing of the priest for a specific purpose.  If you need to speak with a member of the clergy while they are in the Sanctuary, please ask them to come to you in the nave.

Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
 
Father John will be having surgery on his hip on November 7th.  He will be out of commission for a few weeks afterwards and Fr. Leo and Fr. James will be filling in for him.  Please keep Fr. John and Kh. Janet in your prayers.
 
The Ladies of St. Peter will gather at the church on Saturday morning, November 17th at 10:00 a.m. to pray the Akathist to the Mother of God, Nurturer of Children.  There will also be a time of fellowship afterwards.  Please make plans to come, pray for our children and enjoy each other’s company.
 
The Deanery Youth Retreat is scheduled for February 15-17, 2013.  Sister Magdalene from the Monastery of St. John in England will be the speaker.  Sister Magdalene will also be speaking at St. Peter’s for two evenings around the time of the retreat.  More details will be available at a later date.  But be sure to mark your calendars now for the retreat and Sister Magdalene’s talks!!
 
Building Fund:  As we proceed with the plans for the approval by the City of Madison and Metropolitan PHILIP for our addition/renovation, we are reviewing our Building Fund.  We currently have over $150,000 in the fund and are regularly adding to it.  The Parish Council has decided to apply cash donations from the Sunday offering to the Building Fund – UNLESS it is specified or otherwise apparent that these are intended as a regular tithe/donation.  Of course, other donations by check, etc., specified for the Building Fund are always welcome!  So feel free to chip in a little (or lot!) extra as you are able.  With God’s grace, we look forward to this next phase of our building program and beyond to the next phase of building a new main church building/temple.
 
The Women of St. John’s Orthodox Church in Memphis are hosting their annual women’s retreat November 9-10.  Mother Melania of St. Barbara’s Monastery in Santa Paula, CA is this year’s speaker.  If you are interested in going, registration deadline in November 4th and you may call 907-274-4119 to register.
 
Coffee Hour guidelines have been posted on the refrigerator in the kitchen.  These list the items to be set out for Fasting and Non-fasting Coffee Hours along with guidelines for setting out the food and for storage afterwards.  Please be sure that the power switch on the dishwasher is turned off when you are through with clean-up.  (It has been left on the last two weeks).
 
When you host Coffee Hour or the meal for a Feast, please make sure that the oven, warmer, and coffee maker are turned off afterwards.  On several occasions in the past, the cleaning ladies have found the oven still on when they came in to clean later during the week.
 
Calendar Items:
*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
*    The Ladies of St. Peter will gather at the church on Saturday morning, November 17th, at 10:00 a.m. to pray the Akathist to the Mother of God, Nurturer of Children.
*    Stewpot schedule (together with Holy Resurrection) – December 29th.
*    Deanery Youth Retreat is scheduled for February 15-17, 2013.  More details later.
 
Fasting Discipline for November
The traditional fasting is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of the month.  Beginning November 15th, the first day of the Nativity Fast, the traditional fasting (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed each day of the week.  Note, however, through December 19th there is a katlysis on Tuesdays and Thursdays when wine and oil are permitted, and on Saturdays and Sundays when fish, wine and oil are permitted.
 
Major Commemorations for November
November 8            Archangels Gabriel and Michael
November 9            St. Nektarios the Wonder-worker
November 13          St. John Chrysostom (repose)
November 14          Apostle Philip
November 16          Apostle and Evangelist Matthew
November 21          Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
November 23          St. Amphilocios of Iconium
November 25          St. Catherine the Great-martyr
November 30          Apostle Andrew, the First-called
 
Happy Birthdays in November:
         November 5            —    Alexia Parker (#14!)
         November 11          —    Beth Ann Baker
                                       —    Lorencz Quirk
         November 13          —    Sophia Skirtech (#4!)
         November 16          —    Melissa Curtis (#19!)
         November 17          —    Karen Cooper
         November 21          —    Ken Jones
         November 24          —    Mildred Morris
         November 29          —    Mike Pigott
 
Happy Anniversaries in November:
         November 26          —    Glenn and Mildred Morris (#46!)
         November 28          —    Dn. Terry and Sh. Charlotte Algood (#41!)
 
Quotable:  “Do not grudge anything to your brother, but do unto him as unto the Lord; especially as you do not know in whom the Lord will come and visit you; be impartial to all, be kind to all, sincere and hospitable.”
                                                            St. John of Kronstadt
 
 
Worship:         Sunday, November 11, 2012 (Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost)
 
         Scripture:                              II Corinthians 4:6-15; Luke 10:25-37
         Celebrant:                             Father John
         Epistle Reader:                    Tom Skirtech
         Prosphora:                            R. Root
         Coffee Hour:                         POT LUCK MEAL
                                                         set-up:  Morris/Algood/Willingham             

10/28 announcements

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October 28, 2012
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
 
Galatians 2:16-20:  We hear from St Paul’s letter to the Galatians that we are justified by faith in Christ, not by works of the Law; and that we now live our lives by faith in the Son of God.
 
Mark 8:34-9:1:  In our reading from the gospel of Mark we hear our Lord tell His disciples that self-denial is required for true spirituality.
 
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 Martyrs:  Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God.  For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons= strengthless presumption.  O Christ our God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
 
Troparion of the Righteous One:  Guide of Orthodoxy, teacher of piety and holiness, luminary of the world, God-inspired adornment of hierarchs, O wise Stephen, by thy teachings thou hast enlightened all, O harp of the Spirit.  Intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.
 
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, October 28   (Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            9:00 a.m.         — Christian Education 
         10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
         1:00 p.m.         — Young Adults
           
Monday, October 29   
Office Closed   — Father John’s Day Off
           
Tuesday, October 30   
            6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
           
Wednesday, October 31  
6:30 p.m.         — Daily Vespers
7:30 p.m.         — Choir Practice
 
Thursday, November 1    
6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
              11:30 a.m.       — Men’s Lunch
 
Friday, November 2    
6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
 
Saturday, November 3    (Rapahel, Bishop of Brooklyn)
9:00 a.m.         — Orthos followed by Divine Liturgy
6:00 p.m.         — Ninth Hour Prayers followed by Great Vespers
 
Sunday, November 4   (Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            9:00 a.m.         — Christian Education 
         10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
            5:30 p.m.         — Youth Group
 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Bassingers for the Divine Liturgy this morning.
 
Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
                                    Eucharist Bread                     Coffee Hour
October 28                   Bassinger                                Schelver/Lavric
November 3 (Sat am)  Freundt                                    Sh. Margaret Root
         (Feast of St. Raphael of Brooklyn)
November 4                 Fahmy                                     Henderson/Baker/Lockhart
November 11               R. Root                                    POT LUCK MEAL     
                                                                                    (set-up:Morris/Algood/Willingham)
November 18               Baker                                       Jones/Stewart/Habeeb
November 20 (Tues pm)  Katool (Artoklasia bread)    No Meal
         (Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple)
November 25               Algood                                     Meadows/Lasseter/Greene
 
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#
October 28                       Alex Parker                          Gal. 2:16-20                    193
November 3 (Sat am)      Brenda Baker                      Heb. 7:26-8:2                  334
November 4                     Tom Willingham                 Gal. 6:11-15                    198
November 11                   Tom Skirtech                       II Cor. 4:6-15                  163
November 18                   Walt Wood                          Eph. 2:14-22                   207
November 25                   Sh. Charlotte Algood         Gal. 3:23-29, 4:1-5          160-161
 
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.
 
Please remember the following in your prayers:  Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit and Sammie; Georgia Buchanan, George Johns (Georgia’s grandson) and his family; Mary Greene (Lee and Kh. Sharon’s sister); Fr. Stephen Tewfik; Sh. Gail Shannon; Dn. Sidney and Sh. Mary Elliot.
 
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
 
Please remember Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers. 
 
Please be reminded that the Sacristy/Vestry which is adjacent to and behind the altar in our church is considered by the Orthodox Church to be part of the Sanctuary (Altar area) and should not be entered without the blessing of the priest for a specific purpose.  If you need to speak with a member of the clergy while they are in the Sanctuary, please ask them to come to you in the nave.
 
Father John will be having surgery on his hip on November 7th.  He will be out of commission for a few weeks afterwards and Fr. Leo and Fr. James will be filling in for him.  Please keep Fr. John and Kh. Janet in your prayers.
 
The Ladies of St. Peter will gather at the church on Saturday morning, November 17th at 10:00 a.m. to pray the Akathist to the Mother of God, Nurturer of Children.  There will also be a time of fellowship afterwards.  Please make plans to come, pray for our children and enjoy each other’s company.
 
Building Fund:  As we proceed with the plans for the approval by the City of Madison and Metropolitan PHILIP for our addition/renovation, we are reviewing our Building Fund.  We currently have over $150,000 in the fund and are regularly adding to it.  The Parish Council has decided to apply cash donations from the Sunday offering to the Building Fund – UNLESS it is specified or otherwise apparent that these are intended as a regular tithe/donation.  Of course, other donations by check, etc., specified for the Building Fund are always welcome!  So feel free to chip in a little (or lot!) extra as you are able.  With God’s grace, we look forward to this next phase of our building program and beyond to the next phase of building a new main church building/temple.
 
Coffee Hour guidelines have been posted on the refrigerator in the kitchen.  These list the items to be set out for Fasting and Non-fasting Coffee Hours along with guidelines for setting out the food and for storage afterwards.  Please be sure that the power switch on the dishwasher is turned off when you are through with clean-up.  (It has been left on the last two weeks).
 
When you host Coffee Hour or the meal for a Feast, please make sure that the oven, warmer, and coffee maker are turned off afterwards.  On several occasions in the past, the cleaning ladies have found the oven still on when they came in to clean later during the week.
 
Calendar Items:
*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
*    October is Teen Month in our Archdiocese.
*    The Ladies of St. Peter will gather at the church on Saturday morning, November 17th, at 10:00 a.m. to pray the Akathist to the Mother of God, Nurturer of Children.
*    Stewpot schedule (together with Holy Resurrection) – December 29th.
 
Fasting Discipline for October/November
The traditional fasting (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of the month.  Beginning November 15th, the first day of the Nativity Fast, the traditional fasting is observed each day of the week.  Note, however, through December 19th there is a katlysis on Tuesdays and Thursdays when wine and oil are permitted, and on Saturdays and Sundays when fish, wine and oil are permitted.
 
Major Commemorations for November
November 1           Sts. Cosmas and Damian of Asia
November 3           St. Raphael of Brooklyn
November 8           Archangels Gabriel and Michael
November 9           St. Nektarios the Wonder-worker
November 13         St. John Chrysostom (repose)
November 14         Apostle Philip
November 16         Apostle and Evangelist Matthew
November 21         Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
November 23         St. Amphilocios of Iconium
November 25         St. Catherine the Great-martyr
November 30         Apostle Andrew, the First-called
 
Happy Birthdays in October/November:
         October 28             —    Lamia Dabit
                                       —    Mona Fahmy
         October 29             —    Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver
         November 5           —    Alexia Parker (#14!)
         November 11         —    Beth Ann Baker
                                       —    Lorencz Quirk
         November 13         —    Sophia Skirtech (#4!)
         November 16         —    Melissa Curtis (#19!)
         November 17         —    Karen Cooper
         November 21         —    Ken Jones
         November 24         —    Mildred Morris
         November 29         —    Mike Pigott
 
Happy Anniversaries in November:
         November 26         —    Glenn and Mildred Morris (#46!)
         November 28         —    Dn. Terry and Sh. Charlotte Algood (#41!)
 
Quotable:  “While we are here, we have good hopes; when we depart to that place, we have no longer the option of repentance, nor of washing away our misdeeds.  For this reason we must continually make ourselves ready for our departure from here.”
                                                            St. John Chrysostom
 
 
Worship:         Sunday, November 4, 2012 (Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost)
 
         Scripture:                               Galatians 6:11-15; Luke 16:19-31
         Celebrant:                              Father John
         Epistle Reader:                      Tom Willingham
         Prosphora:                             Fahmy
         Coffee Hour:                          Henderson/Baker/Lockhart         

10/21 announcements

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October 21, 2012
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
 
Galatians 1:11-19:  St. Paul defends his ministry in his letter to the Galatians, telling them of how his former way of life was changed by a direct revelation from the Lord, and of his actions immediately afterwards.
 
Luke 8:27-39:  From the reading in St Luke, we see Jesus heal a man possessed by demons;  in do­ing so, Jesus demonstrates His authority over His creation, even when it rebels against Him.
 
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 Venerable Hilarion:  The barren wilderness thou didst make fertile with the streams of thy tears and by thy deep sighing thou hast given fruit through thy struggles a hundred-fold.  Accordingly, thou hast become a star for the universe, sparkling with miracles.  Therefore, O righteous Father Hilarion, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.
 
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, October 21   (Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.           — Orthros
            9:00 a.m.           — Christian Education   
         10:00 a.m.         — Divine Liturgy
            5:30 p.m.           — Youth Group
           
Monday, October 22   
Office Closed   — Father John’s Day Off
           
Tuesday, October 23   (Apostle James, Brother of the Lord)
            6:00 a.m.           — Daily Orthros
           
Wednesday, October 24  
6:30 p.m.           — Daily Vespers
7:30 p.m.           — Choir Practice
               7:30 p.m.           — Parish Council Meeting
 
Thursday, October 25    
6:00 a.m.           — Daily Orthros
 
Friday, October 26    (Great-martyr Demetrios)
6:00 a.m.           — Festal Orthros
 
Saturday, October 27    
2:00 p.m.           — Fall Festival and Square Dance at the church
6:00 p.m.           — Great Vespers
 
Sunday, October 28   (Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.           — Orthros
            9:00 a.m.           — Christian Education   
         10:00 a.m.         — Divine Liturgy
         1:00 p.m.           — Young Adults
 
 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Abrahams for the Divine Liturgy this morning.
 
Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
                                    Eucharist Bread                      Coffee Hour
October 21                   Abraham                                  R. Root/Abraham/Davis
October 28                    Bassinger                                Schelver/Lavric
November 3 (Sat am)   Freundt                                   Sh. Margaret Root
         (Feast of St. Raphael of Brooklyn)
November 4                  Fahmy                                     Henderson/Baker/Lockhart
November 11                Baker                                       POT LUCK MEAL     
                                                                                    (set-up:Morris/Algood/Willingham)
November 18                R. Root                                     Jones/Stewart/Habeeb
November 20 (Tues pm)  Katool (Artoklasia bread)       o Meal
         (Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple)
November 25                Algood                                     Meadows/Lasseter/Greene
 
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#
October 21                       Teen                                    Gal. 1:11-19                      188
October 28                       Teen                                    Gal. 2:16-20                      193
November 3 (Sat am)     Brenda Baker                      Heb. 7:26-8:2                    334
November 4                     Tom Willingham                Gal. 6:11-15                      198
November 11                   Tom Skirtech                       II Cor. 4:6-15                   163
November 18                   Walt Wood                         Eph. 2:14-22                     207
November 25                    Sh. Charlotte Algood       Gal. 3:23-29, 4:1-5            160-161
 
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.
 
Please remember the following in your prayers:  Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit and Sammie; Georgia Buchanan, George Johns (Georgia’s grandson) and his family; Mary Greene (Lee and Kh. Sharon’s sister); Fr. Stephen Tewfik; Sh. Gail Shannon; Dn. Sidney and Sh. Mary Elliot.
 
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
 
Please remember Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers. 
 
Please be reminded that the Sacristy/Vestry which is adjacent to and behind the altar in our church is considered by the Orthodox Church to be part of the Sanctuary (Altar area) and should not be entered without the blessing of the priest for a specific purpose.  If you need to speak with a member of the clergy while they are in the Sanctuary, please ask them to come to you in the nave.
 
Welcome and Many Years!! to Adelena Lavric who was baptized yesterday!  Please keep her, her parents (Denis and Tatiana) and her godparents (Dorin and Carolina) in your prayers.
 
Fall Festival/Square Dance:  We are planning a Fall Festival with Square Dancing for the month of October.  The date will be next Saturday, October 27th, beginning at 2:00 p.m. (Please note the change in time!!)   We will not have Ninth Hour Prayers that day and Great Vespers will begin at 6:00 p.m.
 
Building Fund:  As we proceed with the plans for the approval by the City of Madison and Metropolitan PHILIP for our addition/renovation, we are reviewing our Building Fund.  We currently have over $150,000 in the fund and are regularly adding to it.  The Parish Council has decided to apply cash donations from the Sunday offering to the Building Fund – UNLESS it is specified or otherwise apparent that these are intended as a regular tithe/donation.  Of course, other donations by check, etc., specified for the Building Fund are always welcome!  So feel free to chip in a little (or lot!) extra as you are able.  With God’s grace, we look forward to this next phase of our building program and beyond to the next phase of building a new main church building/temple.
 
Coffee Hour guidelines have been posted on the refrigerator in the kitchen.  These list the items to be set out for Fasting and Non-fasting Coffee Hours along with guidelines for setting out the food and for storage afterwards.  Please be sure that the power switch on the dishwasher is turned off when you are through with clean-up.  (It has been left on the last two weeks).
 
Parish Ministry Teams:  The Ladies of St. Peter are making a change to focus more on service and spirituality and away from administrative tasks.  Therefore we are forming Parish Ministry Teams to handle some of the tasks that have been handled by the Ladies of St. Peter in the past few years (as well as some other needs not handled by them).  We are looking for volunteers to serve on these teams and hope to have both men and women involved (especially our Young Adults).
 
When you host Coffee Hour or the meal for a Feast, please make sure that the oven, warmer, and coffee maker are turned off afterwards.  On several occasions in the past, the cleaning ladies have found the oven still on when they came in to clean later during the week.

Calendar Items:
*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
*    October is Teen Month in our Archdiocese.
*    Fall Festival and Square Dance – Saturday, October 27th, beginning at 2:00 p.m.
*    Stewpot schedule (together with Holy Resurrection) – December 29th.
 
Fasting Discipline for October
The traditional fasting (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of the month. 
 
Major Commemorations for October
October 23              Apostle James, Brother of the Lord
October 26              Great-martyr Demetrios
 
Happy Birthdays in October:
         October 1               —    Emily Parker
         October 3               —    Reader Basil Baker
         October 4               —    Rod Parker
         October 7               —    Glenn Morris
         October 8               —    Brantley Oliver
         October 10              —    Phillip Lasseter
         October 16              —    Jesse Milnor
         October 17              —    Max Baker
         October 20              —    Anna Kathryn Stewart
                                       —    Justyn Schelver
         October 23              —    Anne Habeeb
         October 24              —    Jean Kafoury
         October 25              —    Kathy Willingham
         October 28              —    Lamia Dabit
                                       —    Mona Fahmy
         October 29              —    Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver
 
Happy Anniversaries in October:
         October 17              —    Phillip and Nikki Lasseter (#3!)
         October 18              —    Oliver and Laura Yeatts (#4!)
         October 22              —    Walter and Charlotte Wood (#29!)
 
Quotable:  “The purpose and aim of the spiritual life is to allow God to heal us.  This opportunity presents itself in many forms and for many reasons.  The major rift between the body and the person is healed, by God’s grace, through participation in the Holy Mysteries of the Church.  The rift between the heart and the mind is healed through ‘ascetic labor’—prayerful effort—which begins with making the mind be quiet, and ends with wrapping the mind and the emotions in prayer and placing them in the heart, where they rightfully belong and where their final integration takes place.”
                                                 Archimandrite Meletios Webber, Bread and Water, Wine and
                                                             Oil: an Orthodox Christian Experience of God
 
 
Worship:         Sunday, October 28, 2012 (Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost)
 
         Scripture:                                Galatians 2:16-20; Luke 8:41-56
         Celebrant:                               Father John
         Epistle Reader:                       Teens
         Prosphora:                              Bassinger

      Coffee Hour:                  Schelver/Lavric

10/14 announcements

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October 14, 2012
Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh 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.
 
Luke 8:5-15:  Our Lord tells the parable of the sower in which he teaches us that the believer who perseveres with honest and good hearts will bear much fruit.
 
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 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, October 14   (Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council)
            8:50 a.m.           — Orthros
            9:00 a.m.           — Christian Education   
         10:00 a.m.         — Divine Liturgy
         12:00 p.m.         — Pot Luck Meal honoring Caroline Halley
 
Monday, October 15   
Office Closed   — Father John’s Day Off
           
Tuesday, October 16    
            6:00 a.m.           — Daily Orthros
           
Wednesday, October 17  
6:30 p.m.           — Daily Vespers
7:30 p.m.           — Choir Practice
 
Thursday, October 18    (Apostle Luke)
6:00 a.m.           — Daily Orthros
 
Friday, October 19   
6:00 a.m.           — Daily Orthros
 
Saturday, October 20    
            10:30 a.m.         — Baptism of Adelena Lavric
         5:45 p.m.           — Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
 
Sunday, October 21   (Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.           — Orthros
            9:00 a.m.           — Christian Education   
         10:00 a.m.         — Divine Liturgy
         5:30 p.m.           — Youth Group
 
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Yeatts for the Divine Liturgy this morning.
 
Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
                                    Eucharist Bread                      Coffee Hour
October 14                 Yeatts                                      POT LUCK MEAL
                                                                                        (set-up:  Algood/Bassinger/Yeatts)
October 21                 Abraham                                  R. Root/Abraham/Davis
October 28                  Bassinger                                Schelver/Lavric
 
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#
October 14                      Mildred Morris                   Titus 3:8-15                     322
October 21                      Phillip Lasseter                   Gal. 1:11-19                     188
October 28                       Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver          Gal. 2:16-20                     193
 
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.
 
Please remember the following in your prayers:  Pete and Maria Costas; Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit and Sammie; David Turner’s mother Mary Jean; Georgia Buchanan, George Johns (Georgia’s grandson) and his family; Dorin and Carolina Lavric and Victor (Carolina’s brother); Mary Greene (Lee and Kh. Sharon’s sister); Fr. Stephen Tewfik; Sh. Gail Shannon.
 
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
 
Please remember Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers. 
 
Please be reminded that the Sacristy/Vestry which is adjacent to and behind the altar in our church is considered by the Orthodox Church to be part of the Sanctuary (Altar area) and should not be entered without the blessing of the priest for a specific purpose.  If you need to speak with a member of the clergy while they are in the Sanctuary, please ask them to come to you in the nave.
 
Adelena Lavric will be baptized next Saturday morning, October 20th, at 10:30 a.m.  Please keep her, her parents and her godparents, Dorin and Carolina in your prayers.
 
Fall Festival/Square Dance:  We are planning a Fall Festival with Square Dancing for the month of October.  The date will be Saturday, October 27th, beginning at 2:00 p.m. (Please note the change in time!!)   We will not have Ninth Hour Prayers that day and Great Vespers will begin at 6:00 p.m.
 
Building Fund:  As we proceed with the plans for the approval by the City of Madison and Metropolitan PHILIP for our addition/renovation, we are reviewing our Building Fund.  We currently have over $150,000 in the fund and are regularly adding to it.  The Parish Council has decided to apply cash donations from the Sunday offering to the Building Fund – UNLESS it is specified or otherwise apparent that these are intended as a regular tithe/donation.  Of course, other donations by check, etc., specified for the Building Fund are always welcome!  So feel free to chip in a little (or lot!) extra as you are able.  With God’s grace, we look forward to this next phase of our building program and beyond to the next phase of building a new main church building/temple.
 
Coffee Hour guidelines have been posted on the refrigerator in the kitchen.  These list the items to be set out for Fasting and Non-fasting Coffee Hours along with guidelines for setting out the food and for storage afterwards.  Please be sure that the power switch on the dishwasher is turned off when you are through with clean-up.  (It has been left on the last two weeks).
 
Calendar Items:
*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
*    October is Teen Month in our Archdiocese.
*    Fall Festival and Square Dance – Saturday, October 27th, beginning at 2:00 p.m.
*    Stewpot schedule (together with Holy Resurrection) – December 29th.
 
Fasting Discipline for October
The traditional fasting (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of the month. 
 
Major Commemorations for October
October 18              Apostle Luke
October 23              Apostle James, Brother of the Lord
October 26              Great-martyr Demetrios
 
When you host Coffee Hour or the meal for a Feast, please make sure that the oven, warmer, and coffee maker are turned off afterwards.  On several occasions in the past, the cleaning ladies have found the oven still on when they came in to clean later during the week.
 
Parish Ministry Teams:  The Ladies of St. Peter are making a change to focus more on service and spirituality and away from administrative tasks.  Therefore we are forming Parish Ministry Teams to handle some of the tasks that have been handled by the Ladies of St. Peter in the past few years (as well as some other needs not handled by them).  We are looking for volunteers to serve on these teams and hope to have both men and women involved (especially our Young Adults).
 
Happy Birthdays in October:
         October 1               —    Emily Parker
         October 3               —    Reader Basil Baker
         October 4               —    Rod Parker
         October 7               —    Glenn Morris
         October 8               —    Brantley Oliver
         October 10              —    Phillip Lasseter
         October 16              —    Jesse Milnor
         October 17              —    Max Baker
         October 20              —    Anna Kathryn Stewart
                                          —    Justyn Schelver
         October 23              —    Anne Habeeb
         October 24              —    Jean Kafoury
         October 25              —    Kathy Willingham
         October 28              —    Lamia Dabit
                                          —    Mona Fahmy
         October 29              —    Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver
 
Happy Anniversaries in October:
         October 17              —    Phillip and Nikki Lasseter (#3!)
         October 18              —    Oliver and Laura Yeatts (#4!)
         October 22              —    Walter and Charlotte Wood (#29!)
 
Quotable:  “As with the Prophet Elias (Elijah), part of our spiritual path is to come to an awareness that God is not in the earthquake, the wind, or the fire, where we expect Him to be.  God is in the sound of silence (I Kings 19:12).  We listen to this silence by becoming intensely aware, intensely present, and we become intensely present by listening to the silence.  The Fathers use the word nepsis for this state—a sense of being completely ready, completely alert, totally conscious.  When we are lost in thought (so often mistaken for a deeply prayerful state), we are not alert, present, or aware.  We cannot be any of those things until we go beyond the mind, seeking a deeper and yet deeper silence indicative of the presence of God.”
                                                 Archimandrite Meletios Webber, Bread and Water, Wine and
                                                             Oil: an Orthodox Christian Experience of God
 
Worship:         Sunday, October 21, 2012 (Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost)
 
         Scripture:                                  Galatians 1:11-19; Luke 8:26-39
         Celebrant:                                 Father John
         Epistle Reader:                         Phillip Lasseter
         Prosphora:                                Abraham
         Coffee Hour:                             R. Root/Abraham/Davis                           

10/7 announcements

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October 7, 2012
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
 
II Corinthians 9:6-11:  Reading in II Corinthians we hear St Paul encourage the church to minister gen­erously to others, knowing this, that God will grant grace in abundant measure to those who serve oth­ers.
 
Luke 7:11-16:  In the reading from the Gospel of St Luke we see the Lord Jesus raise a woman’s son from death.
 
Troparion of the Resurrection:  The stone being sealed by the Jews, and thy pure body being guarded by the soldiers, thou didst arise on the third day, O Saviour, granting life to the world.  Wherefore, the heavenly powers acclaimed thee, O Giver of life, crying, Glory to thy Resurrection, O Christ! Glory to thy kingdom! Glory to thy gracious providence, O only Lover of mankind.
 
Troparion of the Martyrs:  Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God.  For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons= strengthless presumption.  O Christ our God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
 
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, October 7   (Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.           — Orthros
            9:00 a.m.           — Christian Education   
10:00 a.m.         — Divine Liturgy
           
Monday, October 8   
Office Closed   — Father John’s Day Off
           
Tuesday, October 9    (Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus)
            6:00 a.m.           — Daily Orthros
           
Wednesday, October 10  
6:30 p.m.           — Daily Vespers
7:30 p.m.           — Choir Practice
 
Thursday, October 11    
6:00 a.m.           — Daily Orthros
 
Friday, October 12   
6:00 a.m.           — Daily Orthros
 
Saturday, October 13    
7:30 a.m.           — Bible Study with Breakfast
5:45 p.m.           — Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
 
Sunday, October 14   (Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh
Ecumenical Council)
            8:50 a.m.           — Orthros
            9:00 a.m.           — Christian Education   
         10:00 a.m.         — Divine Liturgy
         12:00 p.m.         — Pot Luck Meal honoring Caroline Halley
 
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Meadows for the Divine Liturgy this morning.

Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
                                    Eucharist Bread                      Coffee Hour
October 7                   Meadows                                 Pigott/Freundt/Turner
October 14                 Yeatts                                       POT LUCK MEAL
                                                                                        (set-up:  Algood/Bassinger/Yeatts)
October 21                 Abraham                                   R. Root/Abraham/Davis
October 28                  Bassinger                                 Schelver/Lavric
 
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#
October 7                        Kh. Sharon Meadows        II Cor. 9:6-11                   179
October 14                      Mildred Morris                    Titus 3:8-15                     322
October 21                      Phillip Lasseter                    Gal. 1:11-19                      188
October 28                      Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver            Gal. 2:16-20                     193
 
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.
 
Please remember the following in your prayers:  Pete and Maria Costas; Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit and Sammie; David Turner’s mother Mary Jean; Georgia Buchanan, George Johns (Georgia’s grandson) and his family; Dorin and Carolina Lavric and Victor (Carolina’s brother); Mary Greene (Lee and Kh. Sharon’s sister); Fr. Stephen Tewfik; Sh. Gail Shannon.
 
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
 
Please remember Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers. 
 
Please be reminded that the Sacristy/Vestry which is adjacent to and behind the altar in our church is considered by the Orthodox Church to be part of the Sanctuary (Altar area) and should not be entered without the blessing of the priest for a specific purpose.  If you need to speak with a member of the clergy while they are in the Sanctuary, please ask them to come to you in the nave.
 
Fall Festival/Square Dance:  We are planning a Fall Festival with Square Dancing for the month of October.  The date will be Saturday, October 27th, beginning at 2:00 p.m. (Please note the change in time!!)   We will not have Ninth Hour Prayers that day and Great Vespers will begin at 6:00 p.m.
 
Building Fund:  As we proceed with the plans for the approval by the City of Madison and Metropolitan PHILIP for our addition/renovation, we are reviewing our Building Fund.  We currently have over $150,000 in the fund and are regularly adding to it.  The Parish Council has decided to apply cash donations from the Sunday offering to the Building Fund – UNLESS it is specified or otherwise apparent that these are intended as a regular tithe/donation.  Of course, other donations by check, etc., specified for the Building Fund are always welcome!  So feel free to chip in a little (or lot!) extra as you are able.  With God’s grace, we look forward to this next phase of our building program and beyond to the next phase of building a new main church building/temple.
 
Many Thanks!! to Anastasia Jones for her service as President of the Ladies of St. Peter this past year.  Thanks as well to Brenda Baker who will succeed her in the office of President.  Sandra Strain has agreed to remain as Treasurer.  Anyone willing to serve as Vice-president should contact Brenda.
 
The new Quarterly Schedule is available on the table in the hallway.  Please be sure to pick one up.  If you are unable to do Eucharist Bread or Coffee Hour on the Sunday you are assigned, please swap with someone else and be sure to let Kh. Sharon know so that the change can appear in the announcements.  If you are unable to read the Epistle on your Sunday, please swap with someone and let Reader Basil and Kh. Sharon know about the change.
 
Coffee Hour guidelines have been posted on the refrigerator in the kitchen.  These list the items to be set out for Fasting and Non-fasting Coffee Hours along with guidelines for setting out the food and for storage afterwards.  Please be sure that the power switch on the dishwasher is turned off when you are through with clean-up.  (It has been left on the last two weeks).
 
Parish Ministry Teams:  The Ladies of St. Peter are making a change to focus more on service and spirituality and away from administrative tasks.  Therefore we are forming Parish Ministry Teams to handle some of the tasks that have been handled by the Ladies of St. Peter in the past few years (as well as some other needs not handled by them).  We are looking for volunteers to serve on these teams and hope to have both men and women involved (especially our Young Adults).
 
When you host Coffee Hour or the meal for a Feast, please make sure that the oven, warmer, and coffee maker are turned off afterwards.  On several occasions in the past, the cleaning ladies have found the oven still on when they came in to clean later during the week.
 
Calendar Items:
*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
*    October is Teen Month in our Archdiocese.
*    Fall Festival and Square Dance – Saturday, October 27th, beginning at 2:00 p.m.
*    Stewpot schedule (together with Holy Resurrection) – December 29th.
 
Fasting Discipline for October
The traditional fasting (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of the month. 
 
Major Commemorations for October
October 9               Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus
October 18              Apostle Luke
October 23              Apostle James, Brother of the Lord
October 26              Great-martyr Demetrios
 
Happy Birthdays in October:
         October 1               —    Emily Parker
         October 3               —    Reader Basil Baker
         October 4               —    Rod Parker
         October 7               —    Glenn Morris
         October 8               —    Brantley Oliver
         October 10              —    Phillip Lasseter
         October 16              —   Jesse Milnor
         October 17              —   Max Baker
         October 20              —   Anna Kathryn Stewart
                                          —   Justyn Schelver
         October 23              —    Anne Habeeb
         October 24              —    Jean Kafoury
         October 25              —    Kathy Willingham
         October 28              —    Lamia Dabit
                                          —    Mona Fahmy
         October 29              —    Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver
 
Happy Anniversaries in October:
         October 17              —    Phillip and Nikki Lasseter (#3!)
         October 18              —    Oliver and Laura Yeatts (#4!)
         October 22              —    Walter and Charlotte Wood (#29!)
 
Quotable:  “While the mind often behaves as if the heart did not exist (indeed, it often behaves as if nothing else existed), the heart keeps a very close watch on the mind, acting as a hidden guardian, compensating and mending where possible, ministering, loving, nurturing.  The mind perhaps knows this to be the case, but seems not to care.  How often the heart is the only factor that saves the human person from total catastrophe is a matter that can only be discerned by the individual.”
                                                 Archimandrite Meletios Webber, Bread and Water, Wine and
                                                             Oil: an Orthodox Christian Experience of God
 
 
Worship:         Sunday, October 14, 2012 (Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council)
 
         Scripture:                             Titus 3:8-15; Luke 8:5-15
         Celebrant:                             Father John
         Epistle Reader:                    Mildred Morris
         Prosphora:                           Yeatts
         Coffee Hour:                        POT LUCK MEAL (honoring Caroline Halley)
                                                        set-up:  Algood/Bassinger/Yeatts