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September 1, 2013
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Indiction of the Ecclesiastical Year
 
I Timothy 2:1-7:   From our reading in St. Paul=s first letter to Timothy, we hear him exhort Timothy to offer intercessory prayers for all without partiality, and to give special attention to prayer for those in authority.
 
Luke 4:16-22:  In a synagogue in Nazareth, Jesus reads from the prophet Isaiah concerning the anointing of the Christ and the blessings that he will bring to the Jewish people.  Then He tells them that He is the fulfillment of that prophecy.
 
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 for the Indiction: O Maker of all creation, Who hast established the times and seasons in Thine own power:  bless the crown of this year with Thy goodness, O Lord, and keep our rulers and Thy flock in peace, by the intercessions of the Theotokos, and save us.
 
 
Troparion for the Righteous Simeon the Stylite: Thou becamest a pillar of patience and didst emulate the Forefathers, O righteous one:  Job in his sufferings, Joseph in temptations, and the life of the bodiless while in the body.  O Simeon, 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 Nativity of the Theotokos:  By thy holy birth-giving, O pure one, Joachim and Anne were delivered from the reproach of barrenness; and Adam and Eve were delivered from the corruption of death; thy people do celebrate it, having been saved from the stain of iniquity, crying unto thee, The barren doth give birth to the Theotokos, who nourisheth our life.
 
 
CALENDAR
 
Sunday, September 1   (Tenth Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
 
Monday, September 2   
            Office Closed — Father John’s Day Off
           
Tuesday, September 3   
            6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
                       
Wednesday, September 4    
            6:30 p.m.         — Daily Vespers
            7:30 p.m.         — Choir Practice
           
Thursday, September 5         
            NO Daily Orthros
            11:30 a.m.       — Men’s Lunch
 
Friday, September 6   (Miracle of the Archangel Michael)
            NO Daily Orthros
 
Saturday, September 7   
            10:00 a.m.       — Ladies Gathering for Akathist to the Mother of God
            5:45 p.m.         — Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
 
Sunday, September 8   (Nativity of the Theotokos)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            9:00 a.m.         — Christian Education
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
            12:00 p.m.       — Pot Luck Meal
            5:30 p.m.         — Youth Group
 
 
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Meadows for the Divine Liturgy this morning.
 
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
September 1                 Meadows                                 Ellis/Zouboukos
September 8                 Davis                                        POT LUCK MEAL
         (Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos)             (Set-up:  Fahmy/Brock/Pigott)
September 14 (Sat. a.m.)     D. Root                           
         (Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross)                 
September 15               Yeatts                                       Skirtech/Skirtech/Parker          
September 22               Abraham                                  D. Root/Dansereau/Dale Cooper
September 29               Meadows                                 Algood/Yeatts/Lasseter
 
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#
September 1                       Tom Willingham                   I Tim. 2:1-7                    303
September 8                       S. Charlotte Algood             Gal. 6:11-18                   198
September 14 (Sat. a.m.)   Warren Strain                        I Cor. 1:18-24               311-312
September 15                     Kh. Sharon Meadows          Gal. 2:16-20                   193
September 22                     Mildred Morris                     I Cor. 16:13-24               152
September 29                     Phillip Lasseter                     II Cor. 1:21-2:1-4           158
 
Please remember Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers. 

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;
Fr. Alexander Atty, the Dean of St. Thikon’s who is battling cancer.
 
Please keep Tom Willingham and his wife Kathy in your prayers.  Tom is home from the hospital and continuing to recover following abdominal surgery to remove a tumor.
 
Also, please keep Amy and Michael Surratt in your prayers, along with Amy’s mother, Becky Ballard who is in hospice care.
 
Continue to pray for Metropolitan Paul (who is also the brother of our Patriarch) and the Syriac Archbishop John of Aleppo who were abducted recently while on a humanitarian mission in Syria.
 
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
 
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.
 
Sam Habeeb will be heading up Christian Education and will be serving on the Parish Council as well.  Many thanks to Sh. Charlotte Algood for her years of service with the Christian Education program.
 
Christian education will resume next week at 9:00 a.m.  Parents please be sure to have your children arrive on time.  Also, we are in need of volunteers to help with the Pre-school Group.  If you would like to help with this, please get in touch with Sam Habeeb.
 
Calendar Items:
*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
*    The Ladies will meet to pray the Akathist to the Mother of God, Nourisher of Children next Saturday, September 7th at 10:00 a.m.  They will hold ashort business meeting afterwards.
*    The remaining date for POT LUCK MEALS this quarter is September 8th (this Sunday is also the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos).
*    The Ladies of St. Peter will have a fundraiser on Sunday, September 29th to replenish funds used for charitable activities.  They will be auctioning off casseroles and baked goods during Coffee Hour that Sunday.
 
Many thanks to Tom Willingham for managing our bookstore for the last few years.   Elizabeth Root has generously agreed to take over the management now.  Many thanks to her as well.
 
Bible Study with Breakfast will resume on Saturday morning, October 5th from 7:30-9:00 a.m.
 
Canned food drive:  The Christian Education classes will once again be collecting canned good s for the needy. 
 
Fall Festival:  We have tentatively set a date for this year’s Fall festival on Saturday, October 26th.  However, this is contingent upon a volunteer or volunteers to head up the festival.  If you are interested in helping to plan this, please let Father John know.
 
Camping trip for Youth Group:  A camping trip to Louisville is planned for the Teens on Friday and Saturday, November 1-2.  (Rain date will be November 8-9).
 
Fasting Discipline for September
The traditional fasting (no meat, dairy, fish, wine or oil) is observed all Wednesdays and Fridays of the month.  September 14th is also a strict fast day in remembrance of the Elevation of the Holy Cross.
 
Major Commemorations for September
September 1           Indiction of the Ecclesiastical Year
September 6           Miracle of the Archangel Micahel
September 8           Nativity of the Thetokos
September 9           Righteous Joachim and Anna
September 13         Dedication of nthe Church of the Anastasis
September 14         Elevation of the Holy Cross
September 23         Conception of the Forerunner
September 24         Proto-martyr Thekla
September 26         Apostle John the Theologian (repose)
September 28         Venerable Chariton
 
Happy Anniversaries in September:
         September 4           —    Ben and Jenna Skirtech (#12!)
         September 6           —    Richard and Vickie Curtis (#27!)
         September 15         —    Tom and Kathy Willingham (#23!)
         September 26         —    Rod and Emily Parker (#9!)
 
Happy Birthdays in September:
         September 3           —    Lee Greene
                                       —    Hannah Strange (#7!)
                                       —    Geraldine Quirk
         September 4           —    Fr. John Henderson
         September 8           —    Nikki Lasseter
         September 9           —    Rebecca Dansereau
         September 10         —    Dorin Lavric
         September 12         —    Alvin Buckles
         September 15         —    Lynda Costas
         September 17         —    Jeffrey Schelver
         September 18         —    Carolina Lavric
         September 25         —    Rick Carlton
         September 27         —    Jeffrey Schelver
         September 30         —    Laura Yeatts
 
 
Quotable:  “To kindle in his heart such a divine love, to unite with God in an inseparable union of love, it is necessary for a man to pray often, raising the mind to Him.  For as a flame increases when it is constantly fed, so prayer, made often, with the mind dwelling ever more deeply in God, arouses divine love in the heart.  And the heart, set on fire, will warm all the inner man, will enlighten and teach him, revealing to him all its unknown and hidden wisdom, and making him like a flaming seraph, always standing before God within his spirit, always looking at Him within his mind, and drawing from this vision the sweetness of spiritual joy.”
 
                  The Art of Prayer; an Orthodox Anthology compiled by Igumen Chariton of Valamo
 
 
 
Worship:         Sunday, September 8, 2013 (Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross;
                                                Nativity of the Theotokos)
 
         Scripture:                             Galatians 6:11-18; John 3:13-17
         Celebrant:                            Father John
         Epistle Reader:                    Sh. Charlotte Algood
         Prosphora:                           Davis
         Coffee Hour:                        POT LUCK MEAL (set-up:  Fahmy/Brock/Pigott)

8/25 announcements

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August 25, 2013
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
 
I Corinthians 3:9-17:  In the reading from I Corinthians St Paul admonishes the Corinthian Church to give credit to the Lord for the work done by men in building the Church.
 
Matthew 14:22-34:  In our reading from Matthew, we see Jesus’ mastery over creation by walking on the Sea of Galilee;  Peter’s attempt to join Jesus shows us that our faith is weakened when we take our eyes off the Lord.
 
Troparion of the Resurrection:  O compassionate One, thou didst descend from the heights; thou didst submit to the three-day burial, that thou might deliver us from passion.  Thou art our Life and our Resurrection, O Lord, glory to thee.
 
Troparion of the Apostles: O Holy Apostles intercede with our merciful God to grant our souls forgiveness of sins.
 
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 Nativity of the Theotokos:  By thy holy birth-giving, O pure one, Joachim and Anne were delivered from the reproach of barrenness; and Adam and Eve were delivered from the corruption of death; thy people do celebrate it, having been saved from the stain of iniquity, crying unto thee, The barren doth give birth to the Theotokos, who nourisheth our life.
 
 
CALENDAR
 
Sunday, August 25   (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
            12:00 p.m.       — Meal to Celebrate New Fellowship Hall
            5:30 p.m.         — Youth Group
 
Monday, August 26   
            Office Closed — Father John’s Day Off
           
Tuesday, August 27   
            6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
                       
Wednesday, August 28    
            6:30 p.m.         — Daily Vespers
            7:30 p.m.         — Choir Practice
            7:30 p.m.         — Parish Council Meeting
 
Thursday, August 29  (Beheading of the Forerunner)
            NO Daily Orthros
 
Friday, August 30    
            NO Daily Orthros
 
Saturday, August 31   (Deposition of the Belt of the Theotokos)
            5:45 p.m.         — Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
 
Sunday, September 1   (Tenth Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
 
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Joneses for the Divine Liturgy this morning.

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
August 25                    Jones                                      Celebratory Meal by Costas Pavlou
                                                                                       (set-up:  Morris/Katool)
September 1                 Meadows                                 Ellis/Zouboukos
September 8                 Davis                                       POT LUCK MEAL
         (Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos)        (Set-up:  Fahmy/Brock/Pigott)
September 14 (Sat. a.m.)     D. Root                           
         (Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross)                 
September 15               Yeatts                                      Skirtech/Skirtech/Parker          
September 22               Abraham                                  D. Root/Dansereau/Dale Cooper
September 29               Meadows                                 Algood/Yeatts/Lasseter
 
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#
August 18                          Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver             I Cor. 1:10-17                 124
August 25                          Brenda Baker                         I Cor. 3:9-17                   130
September 1                       Tom Willingham                   I Tim. 2:1-7                     303
September 8                       Walt Wood                           Gal. 6:11-18                    198
September 14 (Sat. a.m.)    Sh. Charlotte Algood          I Cor. 1:18-24                 311-312
September 15                     Warren Strain                        Gal. 2:16-20                    193
September 22                     Kh. Sharon Meadows           I Cor. 16:13-24               152
September 29                     Mildred Morris                      II Cor. 1:21-2:1-4            158
 
Please remember Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers. 
 
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;
Fr. Alexander Atty, the Dean of St. Thikon’s who is battling cancer.
 
Please keep Tom Willingham and his wife Kathy in your prayers.  Tom is home from the hospital and continuing to recover following abdominal surgery to remove a tumor.
 
Continue to pray for Metropolitan Paul (who is also the brother of our Patriarch) and the Syriac Archbishop John of Aleppo who were abducted recently while on a humanitarian mission in Syria.
 
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
 
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.
 
Today we will bless the New Construction in the Fellowship Hall.  Afterwards we will have a Celebratory Meal provided by Costas Pavlou.  Please stay to enjoy the fellowship.
 
Calendar Items:
*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
*    The remaining date for POT LUCK MEALS this quarter is September 8th (this Sunday is also the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos).
*    The Ladies of St. Peter will have a fundraiser on Sunday, September 29th to replenish funds used for charitable activities.  They will be auctioning off casseroles and baked goods during Coffee Hour that Sunday.
 
Many thanks to Tom Willingham for managing our bookstore for the last few years.   Elizabeth Root has generously agreed to take over the management now.  Many thanks to her as well.
 
Bible Study with Breakfast will resume on Saturday morning, October 5th from 7:30-9:00 a.m.
 
Fasting Discipline for August
The traditional fasting (no meat, dairy, fish, wine or oil) 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 for August
August 25              Apostles Bartholomew and Titus
August 29              Beheading of the Forerunner
August 31              Deposition of the Belt of the Theotokos
 
 
Quarterly Schedule Update:  When the Quarterly Schedule was compiled for July through September, the dates for POT LUCK MEALS were left off inadvertently.  The remaining date for these meals is September 8th.  Please make a note of this on your Quarterly Schedule.
 
Happy Anniversaries in August:
         August 16              —    Rick and Kay Carlton (#38!)
         August 17              —    Steve and Sheryl Chamblee (#22!)
         August 18              —    Jesse and Sarah Milnor (#11!)
         August 25              —    Nimr and Mona Fahmy (#39!)
         August 27              —    Alfred and Christina Katool (#25!)
 
Happy Birthdays in August:
         August 4                —    Simeon Root (#4!)
         August 7                —    Joseph Katool 
         August 18              —    Virginia Stewart (#3!)
         August 20              —    Suzi Fino
         August 22              —    Anca Basinger
         August 24              —    Anastasia Jones
         August 26              —    Bob Buchanan
         August 27              —    Eli Dabit (#3!)
         August 31              —    Elizabeth Root
 
Quotable:  “No unity with God is possible except by an exceedingly great love.  This can be seen from the story of the woman in the Gospel, who was a sinner:  God in His great mercy granted her the forgiveness of her sins and a firm union with Him, ‘for she loved much’ (Luke vii. 47).  He loves those who love Him, He cleaves to those who cleave to Him, gives Himself to those who seek Him, and abundantly grants fullness of joy to those who desire to enjoy His love.”
 
                  The Art of Prayer; an Orthodox Anthology compiled by Igumen Chariton of Valamo
 
Worship:         Sunday, September 1, 2013 (Tenth Sunday after Pentecost; Indiction of the New Year)
 
         Scripture:                              I Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 4:16-22
         Celebrant:                             Father John
         Epistle Reader:                    Tom Willingham
         Prosphora:                           Meadows
         Coffee Hour:                        Ellis/Zouboukos

8/18 announcements

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August 18, 2013
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday after the Dormition
 
I Corinthians 1:10-17:  St.  Paul appeals to the Corinthians to put away their divisions and to be   joined together in Jesus Christ.
 
Matthew 14:14-22:  In the reading from St Matthew we hear about Jesus’ feeding the five thousand with five loaves of bread and two fish.  In this miracle we see that Jesus is the Bread of Life.
 
Troparion of the Resurrection: Thou didst shatter death by thy Cross; thou didst open paradise to the thief; thou didst turn the mourning of the ointment-bearing women into joy, and didst bid thine Apostles proclaim warning that thou hast risen, O Christ, granting the world Great Mercy.
 
Troparion of the Dormition:  In thy birth-giving, O Theotokos, thou didst keep and preserve virginity; and in thy falling-asleep thou hast not forsaken the world; for living thou wast translated, being the Mother of Life.  Wherefore, by thine intercessions, deliver our souls from death.
 
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 Dormition:  Verily, the Theotokos, who is ever watchful in intercessions, who is never rejected, neither tomb nor death could control.  But being the Mother of Life, he who dwelt in her ever-virgin womb didst translate her to life.
 
 
CALENDAR
 
Sunday, August 18   (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
            1:00 p.m.         — Young Adults
 
Monday, August 19   
            Office Closed — Father John’s Day Off
           
Tuesday, August 20   
            6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
                       
Wednesday, August 21    
            6:30 p.m.         — Daily Vespers
            7:30 p.m.         — Choir Practice
 
Thursday, August 22 
            NO Daily Orthros
 
Friday, August 23    
            NO Daily Orthros
 
Saturday, August 24   
            5:45 p.m.         — Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
 
Sunday, August 25   (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
            12:00 p.m.       — Meal to Celebrate New Fellowship Hall
            5:30 p.m.         — Youth Group
 
 
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Eucharist Bread …was offered by Costas Pavlou  for the Feast of the Dormition this past Wednesday evening and by the Morrises for the Divine Liturgy this morning.

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
August 18                  Morris                                      Jones/Stewart/Habeeb
August 25                  Jones                                       Celebratory Meal by Costas Pavlou
                                                                                     (set-up:  Morris/Katool)
 
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#
August 18                       Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver            I Cor. 1:10-17                 124
August 25                       Brenda Baker                        I Cor. 3:9-17                   130
 
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 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;
Fr. Alexander Atty, the Dean of St. Thikon’s who is battling cancer.
 
Please keep Tom Willingham and his wife Kathy in your prayers.  Tom is home from the hospital and continuing to recover following abdominal surgery to remove a tumor.
 
Continue to pray for Metropolitan Paul (who is also the brother of our Patriarch) and the Syriac Archbishop John of Aleppo who were abducted recently while on a humanitarian mission in Syria.
 
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
 
Next Sunday we will bless the New Construction in the Fellowship Hall.  Afterwards we will have a Celebratory Meal provided by Costas Pavlou.  Families are asked to bring desserts to share.
 
Calendar Items:
*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
*    The remaining date for POT LUCK MEALS this quarter is September 8th (this Sunday is also the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos).
*    The Ladies of St. Peter will have a fundraiser on Sunday, September 29th to replenish funds used for charitable activities.  They will be auctioning off casseroles and baked goods during Coffee Hour that Sunday.
 
Many thanks to Tom Willingham for managing our bookstore for the last few years.   Elizabeth Root has generously agreed to take over the management now.  Many thanks to her as well.
 
Directory correction:  We recently welcomed Dr. Simon Karam and his wife Rula.  However, Rula’s last name was incorrectly spelled.  It should read Dr. Rula Abi-Saleh (not Abi-Salett).
 
Bible Study with Breakfast will resume on Saturday morning, October 5th from 7:30-9:00 a.m.
 
Fasting Discipline for August
The traditional fasting (no meat, dairy, fish, wine or oil) 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 for August
August 25              Apostles Bartholomew and Titus
August 29              Beheading of the Forerunner
August 31              Deposition of the Belt of the Theotokos
 
Palm Sunday Feast:  If you have not yet paid for your meal at Cock of the Walk on Palm Sunday, please do so as soon as possible.  Make checks payable to St. Peter and designate Palm Sunday Feast on the memo line.
 
Quarterly Schedule Update:  When the Quarterly Schedule was compiled for July through September, the dates for POT LUCK MEALS were left off inadvertently.  The remaining date for these meals is September 8th.  Please make a note of these on your Quarterly Schedule.
  
Happy Anniversaries in August:
         August 16              —    Rick and Kay Carlton (#38!)
         August 17              —    Steve and Sheryl Chamblee (#22!)
         August 18              —    Jesse and Sarah Milnor (#11!)
         August 25              —    Nimr and Mona Fahmy (#39!)
         August 27              —    Alfred and Christina Katool (#25!)
 
Happy Birthdays in August:
         August 4                —    Simeon Root (#4!)
         August 7                —    Joseph Katool 
         August 18              —    Virginia Stewart (#3!)
         August 20              —    Suzi Fino
         August 22              —    Anca Basinger
         August 24              —    Anastasia Jones
         August 26              —    Bob Buchanan
         August 27              —    Eli Dabit (#3!)
         August 31              —    Elizabeth Root
 
Quotable:  “First of all it must be understood that it is the duty of all Christians—especially of those whose calling dedicates them to the spiritual life—to strive always and in every way to be united with God, their creator, lover, benefactor, and their supreme good, by whom and for whom they were created.  This is because the centre and the final purpose of the soul, which God created, must be God Himself alone, and nothing else—God from whom the soul received its life and its nature, and for whom it must eternally live.  For all visible things on earth which are lovable and desirable—riches, glory, wife, children, in a word everything of this world that is beautiful, sweet, and attractive—belong not to the soul but only to the body, and being temporary, will pass away as quickly as a shadow.  But the soul, being eternal by its nature, can attain eternal rest only in the Eternal God:  He is its highest good, more perfect than all beauty, sweetness, and loveliness, and He is its natural home, whence it came and whither it must return.  For as the flesh coming from the earth returns to the earth, so the soul coming from God returns to God and dwells in Him.  For the soul was created by God in order to dwell with Him for ever; therefore in this temporary life we must diligently seek union with God, in order to be accounted worthy to be with Him and in Him eternally in the future life.”
 
                  The Art of Prayer; an Orthodox Anthology compiled by Igumen Chariton of Valamo
 
 
Worship:         Sunday, August 25, 2013 (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)
 
         Scripture:                              I Corinthians 3:9-17; Matthew 14:22-34
         Celebrant:                             Father John
         Epistle Reader:                     Brenda Baker
         Prosphora:                            Jones
         Coffee Hour:                         Celebratory Meal by Costas Pavlou
                                                         (set-up:  Morris/Katool)

8/11 announcements

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   August 11, 2013
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday after the Transfiguration
 
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 Transfiguration:  When, O Christ our God, thou wast transfigured on the mountain, thou didst reveal thy glory to thy Disciples in proportion as they could bear it.  Let thine everlasting light also enlighten us sinners, through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Bestower of light, 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 Transfiguration: Thou wast transfigured on the mount, and thy Disciples, in so far as they were able, beheld thy glory, O Christ our God; so that, when they should see thee crucified, they would remember that thy suffering was voluntary, and could declare to all the world that thou art truly the effulgent Splendor of the Father.
 
CALENDAR
 
Sunday, August 11   (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
            12:00 p.m.       — Pot Luck Meal
            5:30 p.m.         — Youth Group
 
Monday, August 12   
            Office Closed — Father John’s Day Off
            6:30 p.m.         — Paraklesis Service
           
Tuesday, August 13   
            6:00 a.m.         — Daily Orthros
                       
Wednesday, August 14    
            6:00 p.m.         — Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
 
Thursday, August 15  (Feast of the Dormition of the Theoeokos)
    We celebrate this month the Feast of the Dormition (or “Falling Asleep”) of the Theotokos.  Church Tradition states that the Virgin Mary died in her early fifties.  The icon shows her lying upon her funeral bier.  On either side of the bier stand the Apostles; the group on the left is led by St. Peter who stands at the head of the bier; the group on the right is led by St. Paul who stands at the foot of the bier.  At the time of her death many of the Apostles were scattered throughout the world preaching the Gospel.  However, they all returned to Jerusalem upon learning of her death.  All arrived in time for the burial except St. Thomas.  Standing by the bier is her Son, who had come to receive His Mother’s soul into heaven.  He holds in His arms an infant in white symbolizing the soul of the Theotokos.  The Orthodox Church, although it has never had the need to make it a dogma (as has the Roman Catholic Church), also believes in the Virgin Mary’s “assumption” or bodily resurrection into heaven.  Tradition relates that when the other disciples showed St. Thomas (who arrived in Jerusalem after the burial) the tomb in Gethsemane where the Theotokos had been buried near her parents, they discovered that the tomb was empty.
            NO Daily Orthros

Friday, August 16    
            NO Daily Orthros
 
Saturday, August 17   
            5:45 p.m.         — Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
 
Sunday, August 18   (Eighth 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 Schelvers for the Feast of the Transfiguration last Monday evening and by the Algoods for the Divine Liturgy this morning.
 
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
August 11                            Algood                                     POT LUCK MEAL
                                                                                   (Set-up:  Meadows/Baker/Lockhart)
August 14 (Wed. p.m.)         Katool 
         (Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos)
August 18                            Morris                                      Jones/Stewart/Habeeb
August 25                               Jones                                       Morris/Katool
 
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#
August 11                       Mildred Morris                    Rom. 15:1-7                   119
August 14 (Wed. p.m.   Phillip Lasseter                    Phil. 2:5-11                     403
August 18                       Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver            I Cor. 1:10-17                 124
August 25                       Brenda Baker                        I Cor. 3:9-17                   130
 
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 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;
Fr. Alexander Atty, the Dean of St. Thikon’s who is battling cancer.
 
Please keep Tom Willingham and his wife Kathy in your prayers.  Tom is still hospitalized following abdominal surgery to remove a tumor.
 
Continue to pray for Metropolitan Paul (who is also the brother of our Patriarch) and the Syriac Archbishop John of Aleppo who were abducted recently while on a humanitarian mission in Syria.
 
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
 
Calendar Items:
*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
*    The Fast of the Dormition runs through the 14th of the month.  As is our parish custom we will have the Paraklesis Service to the Mother of God during this time.  The remaining service will be August  12th, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
*    The Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos will be celebrated with Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy on Wednesday evening, August 14th, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
*    The remaining dates for POT LUCK MEALS this quarter are August 11th and September 8th (this Sunday is also the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos).
*    The Ladies of St. Peter will have a fundraiser on Sunday, September 29th to replenish funds used for charitable activities.  They will be auctioning off casseroles and baked goods during Coffee Hour that Sunday.
 
We welcome Abby Sayeg to St. Peter’s.  Abby is teaching (and living) in Lexington.  She is originally from Cambridge , MA.   Welcome, Abby!
 
Many thanks to Tom Willingham for managing our bookstore for the last few years.   Elizabeth Root has generously agreed to take over the management now.  Many thanks to her as well.
 
Directory correction:  We recently welcomed Dr. Simon Karam and his wife Rula.  However, Rula’s last name was incorrectly spelled.  It should read Dr. Rula Abi-Saleh (not Abi-Salett).
 
Bible Study with Breakfast will resume on Saturday morning, October 5th from 7:30-9:00 a.m.

Fasting Discipline for August
From August 1st through 14th (the Dormition Fast), the traditional fasting is observed on all days.  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 for August
August 15              Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
August 25              Apostles Bartholomew and Titus
August 29              Beheading of the Forerunner
August 31              Deposition of the Belt of the Theotokos
 
Palm Sunday Feast:  If you have not yet paid for your meal at Cock of the Walk on Palm Sunday, please do so as soon as possible.  Make checks payable to St. Peter and designate Palm Sunday Feast on the memo line.
 
Quarterly Schedule Update:  When the Quarterly Schedule was compiled for July through September, the dates for POT LUCK MEALS were left off inadvertently.  The remaining dates for these meals are August 11th and September 8th.  Please make a note of these on your Quarterly Schedule.
 
Happy Birthdays in August:
         August 4                —    Simeon Root (#4!)
         August 7                —    Joseph Katool 
         August 18              —    Virginia Stewart (#3!)
         August 20              —    Suzi Fino
         August 22              —    Anca Basinger
         August 24              —    Anastasia Jones
         August 26              —    Bob Buchanan
         August 27              —    Eli Dabit (#3!)
         August 31              —    Elizabeth Root
 
Happy Anniversaries in July/August:
         July 30                   —    Clyde and Mary Ellis (#19!)
         August 16              —    Rick and Kay Carlton (#38!)
         August 17              —    Steve and Sheryl Chamblee (#22!)
         August 18              —    Jesse and Sarah Milnor (#11!)
         August 25              —    Nimr and Mona Fahmy (#39!)
         August 27              —    Alfred and Christina Katool (#25!)
 
Quotable:  “Man needs to enclose himself in the inner closet of his heart more often than he need go to church:  and collecting all his thoughts there, he must place his mind before God, praying to Him in secret with all warmth of spirit and with living faith.  At the same time he must also learn to turn his thoughts to God in such a manner as to be able to grow into a perfect man.”
 
                  The Art of Prayer; an Orthodox Anthology compiled by Igumen Chariton of Valamo
 
 
Worship:         Sunday, August 18, 2013 (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday after the
                                     Dormition)
 
         Scripture:                          I Corinthians 1:10-17; Matthew 14:14-22
         Celebrant:                         Father John
         Epistle Reader:                 Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver
         Prosphora:                        Morris

       Coffee Hour:                 Jones/Stewart/Habeeb                          

8/4 announcements

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August 4, 2013
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 Seven Youths:  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 Transfiguration: Thou wast transfigured on the mount, and thy Disciples, in so far as they were able, beheld thy glory, O Christ our God; so that, when they should see thee crucified, they would remember that thy suffering was voluntary, and could declare to all the world that thou art truly the effulgent Splendor of the Father.
 
CALENDAR
 
Sunday, August 4   (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
            1:00 p.m.         — Young Adults
 
Monday, August 5   
            Office Closed — Father John’s Day Off
            6:00 p.m.         — Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
           
Tuesday, August 6   (Feast of the Transfiguration)
  Before His Passion, Jesus ascended Mount Tabor with His disciples Peter, James and John, for the purpose of prayer.  There the three disciples beheld Him transfigured and saw a vision in which Moses the Lawgiver (shown on the icon on the right holding the tablets of the Law) and Elijah the Prophet appeared and spoke with Him.  “And He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as light.  And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with Him” (Matt. 17:2-3).  The fact that Moses and Elijah appeared at the Transfiguration is very significant in that these two men were the leading figures of the Old Testament – which confirms the fact that Jesus is the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets (see Matthew 5:17).  Their presence confirmed that Jesus was indeed the Christ, the Messiah whom the people of the Old Testament had been anticipating.  The Gospel account also says that a voice from a bright cloud said “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased, listen to Him” (Matt. 17:5), further confirming the person of Jesus as the divine Messiah.  When the three disciples saw and heard these things they fell on their faces and were filled with awe (this is shown on the icon by the way Peter, James and John are depicted at the foot of the mount).  When they came down the mountain Jesus told His disciples to “tell no one the vision, until the Son of man is raised from the dead” (Matt. 17:9).  Jesus did not want everyone to know what had happened until the time was right.  The Kontakion of the feast gives understanding as to why Jesus allowed Peter, James and John to be present at His transfiguration: “On the mountain wast Thou transfigured, O Christ God, and Thy disciples beheld Thy glory as far as they could see it; so that when they would behold Thee crucified, they would understand that Thy suffering was voluntary, and would proclaim to the world that Thou art truly the Radiance of the Father.” 
 
            NO Daily Orthros
                       
Wednesday, August 7    
            6:30 p.m.         — Paraklesis Service
 
Thursday, August 8   
            NO Daily Orthros
           
Friday, August 9    
            NO Daily Orthros
            6:30 p.m.         — Paraklesis Service
 
Saturday, August 10   
            5:45 p.m.         — Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
 
Sunday, August 11   (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)
            8:50 a.m.         — Orthros
            10:00 a.m.       — Divine Liturgy
            12:00 p.m.       — Pot Luck Meal
            5:30 p.m.         — Youth Group
 
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Dn. Richard Roots for the Divine Liturgy this morning.
 
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
August 4                      R. Root                                    R. Root/Abraham/Davis
August 5 (Mon. p.m.)  Algood                                    
         (Feast of the Transfiguration)
August 11                    Katool                                      POT LUCK MEAL
                                                                             (Set-up:  Meadows/Baker/Lockhart)
August 14 (Wed. p.m.)                                                Schelver          
         (Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos)
August 18                    Morris                                      Jones/Stewart/Habeeb
August 25                    Jones                                       Morris/Katool/Tom Willingham

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#
August 4                         Warren Strain                       Rom. 12:6-14                  113
August 5 (Mon. p.m.)    Kh. Sharon Meadows         II Pet. 1:10-19                 401
August 11                       Mildred Morris                      Rom. 15:1-7                   119
August 14 (Wed. p.m.)  Phillip Lasseter                     Phil. 2:5-11                     403
August 18                        Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver            I Cor. 1:10-17                 124
August 25                        Brenda Baker                        I Cor. 3:9-17                   130
 
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 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;
Fr. Alexander Atty, the Dean of St. Thikon’s who is battling cancer.
 
Continue to pray for Metropolitan Paul (who is also the brother of our Patriarch) and the Syriac Archbishop John of Aleppo who were abducted recently while on a humanitarian mission in Syria.
 
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
 
Calendar Items:
*    The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
*    The Fast of the Dormition runs through the 14th of the month.  As is our parish custom we will have the Paraklesis Service to the Mother of God during this time.  The remaining dates for the services this year are August  7th, 9th, and 12th, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
*    On Monday evening, August 5th we will celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration with Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
*    The Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos will be celebrated with Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy on Wednesday evening, August 14th, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
*    The remaining dates for POT LUCK MEALS this quarter are August 11th and September 8th (this Sunday is also the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos).
*    The Ladies of St. Peter will have a fundraiser on Sunday, September 29th to replenish funds used for charitable activities.  They will be auctioning off casseroles and baked goods during Coffee Hour that Sunday.

We welcome Abby Sayeg to St. Peter’s.  Abby is teaching (and living) in Lexington.  She is originally from Cambridge , MA.   Welcome, Abby!
 
Directory correction:  We recently welcomed Dr. Simon Karam and his wife Rula.  However, Rula’s last name was incorrectly spelled.  It should read Dr. Rula Abi-Saleh (not Abi-Salett).
 
Bible Study with Breakfast will resume on Saturday morning, October 5th from 7:30-9:00 a.m.
 
Fasting Discipline for August
From August 1st through 14th (the Dormition Fast), the traditional fasting is observed on all days, except August 6th (the Feast of the Tansfiguration) 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 for August
August 6                Feast of the Transfiguration
August 15              Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
August 25              Apostles Bartholomew and Titus
August 29              Beheading of the Forerunner
August 31              Deposition of the Belt of the Theotokos
 
Palm Sunday Feast:  If you have not yet paid for your meal at Cock of the Walk on Palm Sunday, please do so as soon as possible.  Make checks payable to St. Peter and designate Palm Sunday Feast on the memo line.
 
Quarterly Schedule Update:  When the Quarterly Schedule was compiled for July through September, the dates for POT LUCK MEALS were left off inadvertently.  The remaining dates for these meals are August 11th and September 8th.  Please make a note of these on your Quarterly Schedule.
 
Happy Birthdays in August:
         August 4                —    Simeon Root (#4!)
         August 7                —    Joseph Katool 
         August 18              —    Virginia Stewart (#3!)
         August 20              —    Suzi Fino
         August 22              —    Anca Basinger
         August 24              —    Anastasia Jones
         August 26              —    Bob Buchanan
         August 27              —    Eli Dabit (#3!)
         August 31              —    Elizabeth Root
 
Happy Anniversaries in July/August:
         July 30                   —    Clyde and Mary Ellis (#19!)
         August 16              —    Rick and Kay Carlton (#38!)
         August 17              —    Steve and Sheryl Chamblee (#22!)
         August 18              —    Jesse and Sarah Milnor (#11!)
         August 25              —    Nimr and Mona Fahmy (#39!)
         August 27              —    Alfred and Christina Katool (#25!)
 
Quotable:  “The material closet of a man who is silent embraces only the man himself, but the inner spiritual closet also holds God and all of the Kingdom of Heaven, according to the Gospel words of Christ Himself:  ‘The kingdom of God is within you’ (Luke xvii. 21).  Explaining this text, St. Makarios of Egypt writes:  ‘The heart is a small vessel, but all things are contained in it; God is there, the angels are there, and there is also life and the Kingdom, the heavenly cities and the treasures of grace.'”
                  The Art of Prayer; an Orthodox Anthology compiled by Igumen Chariton of Valamo
 
 
Worship:         Sunday, August 11, 2013 (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)
 
         Scripture:                              Romans 15:1-7; Matthew 9:27-35
         Celebrant:                             Father John
         Epistle Reader:                     Mildred Morris
         Prosphora:                            Katool
         Coffee Hour:                         POT LUCK MEAL
                                                         (set-up:  Meadows/Baker/Lockhart)