Parish Life
Welcome to the Parish Life section of Saint Peter Orthodox Church website. This is where we post news, events, photographs and more.
Welcome to the Parish Life section of Saint Peter Orthodox Church website. This is where we post news, events, photographs and more.
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
7/3 announcements
July 3, 2011
Third Sunday after Pentecost
Romans 5:1-10: In his letter to the Romans, St Paul establishes that our standing before God is the result of faith whereby we are justified and thus receive the benefits of His salvation.
Matthew 6:22-33: Our Lord teaches us that striving for the things of God rather than the things of the world will enable us to be at peace about what we need to live in this world.
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 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, July 3 (Third Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
Monday, July 4
Office Closed -- Father John's Day Off
Tuesday, July 5 (Athanasios of Athos)
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
6:00 p.m. -- Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy and Meal
Wednesday, July 6
5:00 p.m. -- Catechism Class
6:30 p.m. -- Daily Vespers
7:30 p.m. -- Choir Practice
Thursday, July 7
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
11:30 a.m. -- Men's Lunch
Friday, July 8
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
Saturday, July 9
7:30 a.m. -- Breakfast and Bible Study
11:00 a.m. -- Serving at the Stewpot
5:45 p.m. -- Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
Sunday, July 10 (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
12:00 p.m. -- Ladies of St. Peter
5:30 p.m. -- Youth Group
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Woods for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul this past Tuesday evening and by the Dn. Richard Roots for the Divine Liturgy today.
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
July 3 R. Roots Joneses/Stewarts
July 10 Hendersons Ellis/Zouboukos
July 17 Schelvers Woods
July 24 Katools Algoods
July 31 Algoods Hendersons
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#
July 3 Kh. Be'Be' Schelver Rom. 5:1-11 96
July 10 Tom Willingham Rom. 6:18-23 102
July 17 Tom Skirtech Titus 3:18-15 322
July 24 Sh. Charlotte Algood Rom. 12:6-14 113
July 31 Walt Wood Rom. 15:1-7 119
Please keep Walt and Charlotte Wood and their family in your prayers as Walt continues to recover from back surgery.
Please remember the following in your prayers: Fr. Leo, Kh. Be'Be', Stephen and Amy, Justyn and Jeffrey; Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Maria Costas; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit; David Turner's mother Mary Jean; Fr. Joseph Bittle, Kh. Joanna, their daughter Abigail and the rest of their family.
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
With Father John's blessing, Carl Boschert has decided to pursue his catechesis at Holy Trinity and St. John the Theologian Orthodox Church in Jackson. Please keep him in your prayers.
Breakfast and Bible Study: Next Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. we will begin a Bible Study of I Peter. Breakfast will also be served. Be sure to come and enjoy the fellowship.
Calendar Items:
* The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
* We will be serving a meal at the Stewpot in Jackson on July 9th and November 19th.
* Father John will be out of town July 21-31st for the Archdiocese Convention in Chicago.
* The Annual Knucklehead Family Reunion (aka Men's Fishing Trip) will be held in Arkansas, on September 16-23 this year.
* His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN will be here the weekend of May 6, 2012 to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary as a parish. The planning committee is working very hard to make our celebration a memorable one. There will be an evening event at the MS Museum of Art on Saturday, May 6th. Other events are being planned and more information will be available in the coming months.
Sophie Elizabeth Dansereau will be baptized on Saturday morning, July 16th at 11:15 a.m.
New Parish Directory: The Parish Council has decided to implement a new Directory with family pictures. If you have not yet had your picture taken, please make arrangements with Daniel Root. A group picture will be taken at a later date for the cover of the Directory.
We are looking for new faces in the choir….anyone 7th grade or older who is interested should contact Karen or Sh. Margaret.
Fasting Discipline for July
The traditional fasting discipline (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of the month.
Major Commemorations during July
July 5 Athanasios of Athos
July 11 Euphemia the all-praised
July 17 Great-martyr Marina
July 20 Prophet Elias
July 25 Dormition of Righteous Anna
July 27 Great-martyr Panteleimon
If you are the last to leave the building, please make sure that the heating and cooling unit in the Fellowship Hall is turned off.
Happy Anniversaries in July:
July 3 -- Emad and Suzi Fino (#23!)
July 25 -- Reader Basil and Brenda Baker (#30!)
Happy Birthdays in July:
July 2 -- Irene N'Ser
July 7 -- Nimer Fino (1992)
July 10 -- Ramzi Kafoury
July 13 -- Abraham Dabit
July 15 -- Emad Fino
July 17 -- Jackie Rezk
July 22 -- Zachary Freundt
-- Walt Wood
-- Thomas Wood
-- Amy Oliver
Quotable: "There are earthly medicines for earthly diseases. And there is an Omnipotent Heavenly Doctor and heavenly medicines for the most terrible disease called sin. This Doctor is Jesus Christ. Because every sin is a transgression of God's holy law, only God can forgive sins with His wondrous omnipotence. He can blot out sins as if they never existed. Though your sins be as purple, I will make them white as snow; though they be as scarlet, I will make them white as wool (Is. 1:18), He promises. But for this to happen, there is one requirement for us---to repent truly."
Archimandrite Seraphim Aleksiev
Worship: Sunday, July 10, 2011 (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)
Scripture: Romans 6:18-23; Matthew 8:5-13
Celebrant: Father John
Epistle Reader: Tom Willingham
Prosphora: Hendersons
Coffee Hour: Ellis/Zouboukos
Thursday, June 23, 2011
6/26 announcements
June 26, 2011
Second Sunday after Pentecost
Romans 2:10-16: In our reading from Romans we hear St Paul tell us that the Gentiles who obey the Law of God and yet are unbelievers do so out of knowledge of the Law written in their hearts and will be judged by the Lord.
Matthew 4:18-23: In the reading from Matthew we see our Lord begin His public ministry by settling in the region of Galilee and calling His first four disciples.
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 Righteous Father David of Thessalonika: In thee the image was preserved with exactness, O Father; for taking up thy cross, thou didst follow Christ, and by thy deeds thou didst teach us to overlook the flesh, for it passeth away, but to attend to the soul since it is immortal. Wherefore, O righteous David, thy spirit rejoiceth with the angels.
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, June 26 (Second Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
Monday, June 27
Office Closed -- Father John's Day Off
Tuesday, June 28
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
6:00 p.m. -- Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy and Meal
Wednesday, June 29 (Chief Apostles Peter and Paul)
5:00 p.m. -- Catechism Class
6:30 p.m. -- Daily Vespers followed by Parish Council Meeting
7:30 p.m. -- Choir Practice
Thursday, June 30 (Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles)
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
Friday, July 1 (Cosmas and Damian of Rome)
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
Saturday, July 2 (Deposition of the Robe of the Theotokos)
5:45 p.m. -- Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
Sunday, July 3 (Third Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Bakers for the Divine Liturgy today.
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
June 26 Bakers Morrises
June 28 Woods Schelvers
(Tues. p.m. – Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul)
July 3 R. Roots Joneses
July 10 Hendersons Ellis/Zouboukos
July 17 Schelvers Woods
July 24 Katools Algoods
July 31 Algoods Hendersons
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#
June 26 Phillip Lasseter Rom. 2:10-16 90
June 28 (Tues. p.m.) Brenda Baker II Cor. 11:21-33, 12:1-9 389
July 3 Kh. Be'Be' Schelver Rom. 5:1-11 96
July 10 Tom Willingham Rom. 6:18-23 102
July 17 Tom Skirtech Titus 3:18-15 322
July 24 Sh. Charlotte Algood Rom. 12:6-14 113
July 31 Walt Wood Rom. 15:1-7 119
Please keep Walt and Charlotte Wood and their family in your prayers as Walt recovers from back surgery.
Please remember the following in your prayers: Fr. Leo, Kh. Be'Be', Stephen and Amy, Justyn and Jeffrey; Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Maria Costas; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit; David Turner's mother Mary Jean; Fr. Joseph Bittle, Kh. Joanna, their daughter Abigail and the rest of their family.
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
We are looking for new faces in the choir….anyone 7th grade or older who is interested should contact Karen or Sh. Margaret.
Calendar Items:
* The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
* The Fast of the Apostles will run from June 20-28 this year. We will celebrate Orthros and Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul on Tuesday evening, July 28th, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
* We will be serving a meal at the Stewpot in Jackson on July 9th and November 19th.
* Father John will be out of town July 21-31st for the Archdiocese Convention in Chicago.
* His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN will be here the weekend of May 6, 2012 to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary as a parish. The planning committee is working very hard to make our celebration a memorable one. There will be an evening event at the MS Museum of Art on Saturday, May 6th. Other events are being planned and more information will be available in the coming months.
On Tuesday night, June 28th , we will be celebrating St. Peter's and St. Paul's Feast Day with Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy and a supper. Kh. Be'Be' is in charge of the meal, and there is a sign up list on the small bulletin board in the fellowship hall. Please take a second to volunteer to bring a dish. This will give us an idea of how many people will be coming. Thanks!
Sophie Elizabeth Dansereau will be baptized on Saturday morning, July 16th at 11:15 a.m.
New Parish Directory: The Parish Council has decided to implement a new Directory with family pictures. Pictures will be taken on the following Sundays: June 26th and July 3rd. A group picture will be taken at a later date for the cover of the Directory.
Fasting Discipline for June/July
The traditional fasting discipline (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed on all days during the Fast of the Apostles (June 20-28). In July, the traditional fasting is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of the month.
Major Commemorations during June/July
June 29 Chief Apostles Peter and Paul
June 30 Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles
July 1 Cosmas and Damian of Rome
July 2 Deposition of the Robe of the Theotokos
July 5 Athanasios of Athos
July 11 Euphemia the all-praised
July 17 Great-martyr Marina
July 20 Prophet Elias
July 25 Dormition of Righteous Anna
July 27 Great-martyr Panteleimon
If you are the last to leave the building, please make sure that the heating and cooling unit in the Fellowship Hall is turned off.
Happy Anniversaries in July:
July 3 -- Emad and Suzi Fino (#23!)
July 25 -- Reader Basil and Brenda Baker (#30!)
Happy Birthdays in June/July:
June 29 -- Jennifer Skirtech
July 2 -- Irene N'Ser
July 7 -- Nimer Fino (1992)
July 10 -- Ramzi Kafoury
July 13 -- Abraham Dabit
July 15 -- Emad Fino
July 17 -- Jackie Rezk
July 22 -- Zachary Freundt
-- Walt Wood
-- Thomas Wood
-- Amy Oliver
Quotable: "The Holy Sacrament of Confession can rightly be called 'the Forgotten Medicine.' The whole world is lying in evil. Every one of us is infected with the deadly disease of sin, and one can be cured from this disease! The medicine is provided, and it is miraculous at that. You are healed the moment you take it. But we do not reach for it, to be healed and to lighten our conscience. Why? Because we have forgotten and neglected it."
Archimandrite Seraphim Aleksiev
Worship: Sunday, July 3, 2011 (Third Sunday after Pentecost)
Scripture: Romans 5:1-10; Matthew 6:22-33
Celebrant: Father John
Epistle Reader: Kh. Be'Be' Schelver
Prosphora: R. Roots
Coffee Hour: Joneses/Stewarts