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Bulletin 8.15.21 From the Fathers and others: I have been amazed that some are utterly in doubt as to whether or not the Holy Virgin is St. John Orthodox Church able to be called the Mother of God. For if our Lord Jesus Christ is God, how should the A Parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Holy Virgin who bore him not be the Mother of God?" -St. Cyril of Alexandria "Come, let us wonder at the virgin most pure, wondrous in herself, unique in creation, she gave birth, yet knew no man; her pure soul with wonder was filled, daily her mind gave praise in joy at the twofold wonder: her virginity preserved, her child most dear. Blessed is He who shone forth from her!" -St. Ephraim the Syrian "And since the holy Virgin hath borne after the Flesh God united personally to the Flesh, therefore we do say that she is also Mother of God, not as though the Nature of the Word had the beginning of Its existence from flesh, for It was in the beginning and the Word was God, and the Word was with God [John 1:1], and is Himself the Maker of the ages, Co- eternal with the Father and Creator of all things." -St. Cyril of Alexandria "I cannot describe to you how much our Panagia likes chastity and purity. Since she is the only pure Virgin, she wants and loves everyone to be like that. As soon as we cry out to her she rushes to our help. You don't even finish saying, 'All-holy Theotokos, help me' and at once, like lightning, she shines through the nous and fills the heart with illumination. She draws the nous to prayer and the heart to Love." -Elder Joseph the Hesychast "How honored and magnified is mankind through the Holy Virgin Mother of God, for it has been made worthy of renewal and sonship by God; She herself was made worthy by her immeasurable humility and exceedingly great purity and holiness to be the Mother of the God-man!" -St. John of Kronstadt "When God became known to us in the flesh, He neither received the passions of human nature, nor did the Virgin Mary suffer pain, nor was the Holy Spirit diminished in any way, nor was the power of the Most High set aside in any manner, and all this was because all was accomplished by the Holy Spirit. Thus, the power of the Most High was not abased, and the child was born with no damage whatsoever to the mother's virginity." -St. Gregory of Nyssa "The Most Holy Mother of God prays for us ceaselessly. She is always visiting us. Whenever we turn to her in our heart, she is there. After the Lord, she is the greatest ~ August 15, 2021 ~ protection for mankind. How many churches there are in the world that are dedicated to the Most Holy Mother of God! How many healing springs where people are cured of their Dormition of the Mother of God ailments have sprung up in places where the Most Holy Theotokos appeared and blessed those springs to heal both the sick and the healthy! She is constantly, by our side, and all too 8th Sunday after Pentecost often we forget her." -Elder Thaddeus ST. JOHN CALENDAR August 15 - 22 (Wed. & Fri. Fast) ST. JOHN ORTHODOX CHURCH 1663 TUTWILER AVENUE MEMPHIS, TN 38107 Sunday -Orthros, 9am (901) 274-4119 -Divine Liturgy, 10am Enrollment www.stjohnmemphis.org Monday -First Hour, 6:45am Aug. 15 Tuesday -Third Hour, 9am His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH John Rojcewicz Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America -Men’s Lunch, 12pm, Dino’s Janell Gill His Grace Bishop NICHOLAS -Orthodoxy 101, 7pm Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Miami and the Southeast Wednesday -Third Hour, 9am -AWSJ Women’s Teaching, 10am V. Rev. Fr. Philip Rogers, Pastor V. Rev. Fr. Basil Cushman, Associate Pastor V. Rev Fr. John Troy Mashburn, Jr., Pastor Emeritus V. Rev. Fr. Donald Berge, Attached -Vespers, 6pm Thursday -Third Hour, 9am GREAT VESPERS ORTHROS and CHURCH SCHOOL DIVINE LITURGY Friday -First Hour, 6:45am Saturday, 6:00 p.m. Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Sunday, 10:00 a.m. -Third Hour, 9am Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America -Sixth Hour, 12pm “…the Disciples were called Christians first in Antioch!” Saturday -9th Hour & Vespers, 5:50pm Acts 11:26 Sunday -Orthros, 9am 8th Sunday after Pentecost -Divine Liturgy, 10am Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11 Gospel: Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28 The Holy Bread for Eucharist is offered by Anne Castrodale. Welcome to all those visiting St. John Orthodox Church. We are honored by your presence. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Namedays It is our sincere desire that your participation today in the Divine Liturgy will draw you closer to Christ and His Church. Sunday, 8/15 Thursday, 8/19 If you are from a non-Orthodox background you may see new things such as icons, incense, Mickey Hodges Anne Katherine Vanlandingham, Calen the sign of the cross, the veneration of saints, and a great deal of standing. These can be perplexing to Verbist the uninitiated eye. Rest assured that everything we do has a solid biblical foundation and a long Monday, 8/16 Anniversary: Joel & Sarah Finley history among Christian people. Please feel free to participate where you feel comfortable and feel Marjo Labonte equally as free only to observe when you prefer. The Orthodox Church understands the Eucharist, or Lord’s Supper, to be – among other things Friday, 8/20 – the paramount expression of Christian unity. While it is our deepest hope that Christendom will one Tuesday, 8/17 day fulfill Christ’s desire for true unity among all those who claim His name (John 17:21), the Nidal Salloum, Mark Ibrahim Saturday, 8/21 unfortunate reality of our day is that the various segments of Christendom are not unified with the historic Orthodox faith. Since participation in the Eucharist expresses a unity with all the dogma and Wednesday, 8/18 practice of the Orthodox Church, non-Orthodox guests do not receive Holy Communion. The Holy Ethel Smith Eucharist is reserved for those members of the Orthodox Church who have prepared themselves by prayer, fasting, and recent confession. All visitors and unprepared Orthodox are invited to partake of the blessed bread as they come forward to venerate the cross at the end of the Liturgy. Thank you for your understanding. Commemorations Aug. 15: The Dormition of the Theotokos. ST. JOHN COMMUNITY Aug. 16: The commemoration of the icon-not-made-by-hands of our Lord in Edessa. Martyrs Diomedes the physician of Tarsus in Cilicia and Alkiviades; Venerable Gerasimos the New Ascetic Orthodoxy 101 will return on August 17, following the Dormition Fast, with a brief overview of of Kephalencia; Timothy, bishop of Epiros; New-martyrs Nikodemos of Meteora and Apostolos iconography. (Stamatios) of St. Laurence; the New-martyrs of Megaris. Aug. 17: Venerable Myron of Kyzikos, Eutychios, Eutychian, and Kassiane; Martyrs Thyrsos, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Assistants – We are looking for catechist assistants to help with Cyprian and Juliana; Venerable Alypios the iconographer of the Kiev Caves; Theodoretos of the children during atrium this year! Assistants typically assist the children with their work as Solovky, enlightener of the Lapps. needed, take kids to the restroom, and generally help the catechists manage the classroom. It’s a Aug. 18: Martyrs Floros and Lauros of Illyria; Venerable Sophronios of St. Anne skete on Athos; wonderful opportunity to watch our youngest parishioners learn and grow in their faith. If you are Venerable Barnabas and Christopher of Mt. Mela; new-martyr Demetrios; Venerable Arsenios the interested, please contact Kh. Pamela, Sarah Finley, Claire van Drimmelen, or Trish Ratliff. New of Paros; repose of Venerable John of Rila. Aug. 19: Martyr Andrew the General (“Stratelates”); Venerable Theophanes of Docheiariou Men’s Book Club - The Sons of Thunder men's book club will meet at 6pm, Sunday, September 5 monastery on Athos. at the church to discuss The Beer Option by R. Jared Staudt. All men are welcome. Aug. 20: Prophet Samuel; Martyrs Heliodoros of Persia and Photeini of Blachernae. Aug. 21: Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy; Martyrs Bassa, Theognios, Agapios, and Pistos of Coffee Hour – Coffee hour has returned to St. John! As you know, we are currently just offering Edessa; Venerable Abraham of Smolensk and his disciple, Venerable Ephraim. coffee and water which make set up and clean up very easy! Please consider signing up (link in Aug. 22: Martyr Agathonikos of Nicomedia and those with him. email) to help keep this ministry going. There are plenty of experienced hosts more than willing to _______________________________________________________________________________________ show new arrivals the ropes and plenty of people happy to help watch your kiddos. Take a look at DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS the sign up and instructions to see which Sunday fits best in your schedule! Sunday Philippians 2:5-11 Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28 Parish Council Update - Thank you for your continued love and care for one another in all things. Monday 1 Timothy 3:13-16; 4:1-5 Luke 9:51-57, 10:22- As was brought up last week, we are asking the faithful to wear a mask at this time. While this is 24, 13:22 not where any of us desire to be at this time, it is the best that we can do in order to ensure that we Tuesday 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 Matthew 18:18-22; 19:1-2, are doing what we can to protect our community and keep the Church open during this 13-15 unprecedented time.
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