Birthdays & Anniversaries this week and last . . . Matushka Heather Ann McNulty (June 30)

Larry Demetrios Crum (July 3) Saint Johnthe Baptist Orthodox Church Janell Margaret Bekauri (July 6) Orthodox Church in America + Diocese of New York & New Jersey

Sara Shebeshie (July 10) Elliotte Macrina Heise (July 11) 855 Goodman Street South ~ Rochester NY 14620 Very Reverend Ken James Stavrevsky, Rector Terry & Joe Guszcza (June 30) Proto-Deacon Stephen Sweet Reverend Deacon Sean McNulty God grant you many years! SaintJohnOrthodox.org [email protected] Fr. Ken: 585-770-3496

Our parish host this year’s Diocesan Youth Day (ages 7-19)! Event highlights will include a Pancake Breakfast/Brunch and a day of fun and fellowship at

SeaBreeze Amusement & Water Park!

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https://nynjoca.wixsite.com/nynjocayouth/upcoming-events

Saint Kyriake was the only child of Dorotheus and Eusebia. Since she was born on a Sunday (Kyriake, in Greek), she was named Kyriake. One day a wealthy magistrate wished to betroth Kyriake to his son. Not only was she young and beautiful, but her parents were wealthy, and the magistrate wished to control that wealth. The magistrate went to her parents to request her hand, but Saint Kyriake told him that she wished to remain a virgin, for she had dedicated herself to Christ. The magistrate was angered by her words, so he went to the emperor to denounce the saint and her parents as Christians who mocked the idols, and refused to offer to them. Diocletian sent soldiers to arrest the family and have them brought before him. He asked them why they would not honor the gods which he himself honored. They told him that these were false gods, and that Christ was the one true God. Dorotheus was beaten until the soldiers grew tired and were unable to continue. Since neither flattery nor torment had any effect, Diocletian sent Dorotheus and Eusebia to Melitene on the eastern border between and Armenia. Then he sent Saint Kyriake to be interrogated by his son-in-law and co-ruler Maximian at . Maximian urged her not to throw her life away, promising her wealth and marriage to one of Diocletian’s relatives if she would worship the pagan gods. Saint Kyriake replied that she would never renounce Christ, nor did she desire worldly riches. Enraged by her bold answer, Maximian had her flogged. READ MORE HERE >

“Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhapsaint for a goodohn man someonethe wouldaptist even dare torthodox die. But God demonstrates hurch His S J B O C own love toward us, that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” ~ Saint Paul

Saturday – July 20, 2019

TODAY 5:00 p.m. Great Vespers 9:45 a.m. Reading of the Hours Sunday – July 21, 2019 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:45 a.m. Reading of the Hours 11:45 a.m. Fellowship and Coffee Hour

10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Wednesday – July 10, 2019 11:45 a.m. Fellowship and Coffee Hour

7:15 a.m. Daily Matins

5:45 p.m. Daily Vespers MEMORY ETERNAL

Friday – July 12, 2019 Garsevan 12:15 p.m. Akathist: Bekauri “In Preparation for Holy Communion”

O Lord, Saturday – July 13, 2019 grant rest eternal in blessed 5:00 p.m. Great Vespers repose to Your

newly departed servant, Sunday – July 14, 2019 Garsevan 9:45 a.m. Reading of the Hours 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Our hearts are filled with sorrow with the tragic 11:45 a.m. Fellowship and Coffee Hour news that the servant of God, Garsevan Bekauri,

was tragically killed in an accidental fall while Wednesday – July 17, 2019 hiking in the Adirondacks; he was 23