Birthdays this week and last . . . Gus Constantine Alexander Platas (August 20)

Martha Tella (August 21) Orthodox Church His Eminence, Archbishop (August 29) Orthodox Church in America + Diocese of New York & New Jersey Peggy Ann Fedoruk (August 31)

Bobby Victor Marshall (September 1) 855 Goodman Street South ~ Rochester NY 14620 God grant you many years! Very Reverend Ken James Stavrevsky, Rector

Proto-Deacon Stephen Sweet Reverend Deacon Sean McNulty SaintJohnOrthodox.org [email protected] Fr. Ken: 585-770-3496

We’re taking our kids and young adults to Sea Breeze for a day of fun on th SATURDAY ~ SEPTEMBER 9 10 AM to 4 PM Sign-up at fellowship & coffee hour!

Abba Pimen (Poemen) lived at a monastery in Scetis, one of the first centers of early . In 407 A.D. the monastery was overrun by raiders, scattering the . Abba Poemen and Abba Anoub, along with a handful of monks, fled to Terenuthis, on the river Nile. After leaving Scetis, Abba Poemen and his group first lived in an abandoned pagan temple. The various raids on Scetis were a turning point in desert monasticism. The ensuing diaspora resulted in Abba Poemen and his group keeping alive the collective wisdom of the monks of Scetis by creating the bulk of the “Sayings of the .” Abba Poemen's per sonality was described as that of a wise shepherd more than a desert ascetic. He was known for his tolerance of the weakness of others. One apocryphal story recounts that some of the older monks approached Abba Poemen for his advice on how to treat monks who fell asleep during their prayers. They were inclined to wake the sleeping , while Abba

Poemen took a more compassionate approach, advising, "For my part, when I have seen a brother who is dozing, I put his head on my knees and let him rest." Abba Poemen was typically opposed to giving harsh penances to those who slipped spiritually—when a monk came to him whoSaint had committed John a "greatthe Bsin",aptist Abba Poemen Orthodox reduced his penance Church from three years to three days.

Thursday – September 7, 2017

TODAY Archbishop Michael will be with us 9:45 a.m. Reading of the Hours 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy for a Vesperal Divine Liturgy on the 11:45 a.m. Fellowship/Coffee Hour eve of the Feast-Day of the Nativity (hosted by Terry & Joe Guszcza) of the … THURSDAY, th Wednesday – August 30, 2017 SEPTEMBER 7 at 6:00 PM. Please

plan on joining us! Day after the Feast-Day of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist Friday – September 8, 2017 12:15 p.m. Akathist: “To the Theotokos” celebrated by His Eminence, Archbishop Michael 7:15 a.m. Daily Matins with festal Gospel reading 5:45 p.m. Daily Vespers with festal Gospel reading Saturday – September 9, 2017 5:00 p.m. Great Vespers Friday – September 1, 2017 5:45 pm Confessions

12:15 p.m. Akathist: “To Saint John the Baptist”

Saturday – September 2, 2017 Sunday – September 10, 2017 5:00 p.m. Great Vespers ANNUAL PARISH PICNIC 5:45 pm General Confession AT LION’S PARK Sunday – September 3, 2017 9:45 a.m. Reading of the Hours (The Liturgy will be celebrated in the park) 100 Kentucky Avenue ~ Rochester NY 14606 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 11:45 a.m. Fellowship/Coffee Hour 9:45 a.m. Reading of the Hours (hosted by ???) 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 11:45 a.m. PICNIC Wednesday – September 6, 2017

7:15 a.m. Daily Matins 5:45 p.m. Daily Vespers Invite a friend to church!