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July 1, 2012

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Sts. Cosmas and Damian

I Corinthians 12:27-31;13:1-8: In our reading from St. Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, we are reminded that although we all have received gifts from the Holy Spirit, they are meaningless without love.

Matthew 8:5-13: Jesus shows His great mercy to those who have faith in Him when He heals the servant of a centurion.

Troparion of the Resurrection: Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad; for the Lord hath done a mighty act with his own arm. He hath trampled down death and become the First-born from the dead. He hath delivered us from the depths of hades, granting the world the Great Mercy.

Troparion of Sts Cosmas and Damian: O holy unmercenaries and wonder-workers Cosmas and Damian, visit our infirmities. Freely have ye received, freely give to us.

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 1 (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost; Sts. Cosmas and Damian)

10:00 a.m. -- Typica Service with Communion

11:30 a.m. -- Pot Luck Meal

5:30 p.m. -- Youth Group

Monday, July 2 (Deposition of the Robe of the Theotokos)

Office Closed -- Father John's Day Off

Tuesday, July 3

6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros

Wednesday, July 4

6:30 p.m. -- Daily Vespers

7:30 p.m. -- Choir Practice

Thursday, July 5

6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros

11:30 a.m. -- Men's Lunch

Friday, July 6

6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros

11:00 a.m. -- Ladies' Outing to Eudora Welty House

Saturday, July 7

7:30 a.m. -- Bible Study with Breakfast

5:45 p.m. -- Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers

Sunday, July 8 (Fifth 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 Morrises for the feast of the Chief Apostles Peter and Paul this past Thursday evening.

Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:

Eucharist Bread Coffee Hour

July 1 POT LUCK MEAL

July 8 Davis Algood/Bassinger/Yeatts

July 15 Meadows R. Root/Abraham

July 22 Yeatts Schelver/Lavric

July 29 Abraham MEN of the Parish

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 1 Phillip Lasseter I Cor. 12:27 -13:8 329

July 8 Tom Willingham Rom. 10:1-10 108

July 15 Tom Skirtech Titus 3:8-15 322

July 29 Kh. Be'Be' Schelver Rom. 15:1-7 119

July 29 Brenda Baker I Cor. 1:10-17 124

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.

Please remember the following in your prayers: Pete and Maria Costas; Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit and Sammie; David Turner's mother Mary Jean; Georgia Buchanan, George Johns (Georgia's grandson) and his family; Dorin and Carolina Lavric and Victor (Carolina's brother); Mary Greene (Lee and Kh. Sharon's sister); Fr. Stephen Tewfik; Dn. Howard and Sh. Gail Shannon; Robert and Betsy Stone (Kh. Janet and Sheryl's dad).

Father Peter Gillquist has been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma. He is currently in hospice care. Please keep them in your prayers.

Please keep Father James in your prayers as he is home recovering from gall bladder surgery this past Friday.

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 Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers.

Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.

Memory Eternal! Our condolences go to the family of Sam Leonard (Holy Resurrection) who died unexpectedly after surgery this past Tuesday evening. Please pray for her husband Tim and her sons, Shaun and Todd, and daughter, Kim.

Alexander Andrei, the son of Silviu and Anna Marie Andrei, will be baptized on Saturday morning, July 28^th at 10:30 a.m. Friends and family (many from Romania) will be here to celebrate the event.

Calendar Items:

* The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.

* The Ladies of St. Peter will meet at the Eudora Welty House on Friday, July 6^th for a tour beginning at 11:00 a.m.

* A baseball night at Trustmark Park is being planned in July for the Youth Group, Young Adults and those who are young at heart! Date is TBA.

* Stewpot schedule (together with Holy Resurrection) – July 21^st and December 29^th.

* Alexander Andrei's Baptism is Saturday, July 28^th at 10:30 a.m.

* The Ladies will meet at Anastasia's for lunch and a teaching from Father John following the Liturgy on Sunday, July 29^th. The Men of the parish will handle Coffee Hour that morning.

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 for July

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 the Righteous Anna

July 27 Great-martyr Panteleimon

When you host Coffee Hour or the meal for a Feast, please make sure that the oven, warmer, and coffee maker are turned off afterwards. On several occasions in the past, the cleaning ladies have found the oven still on when they came in to clean later during the week.

Happy Anniversaries in July:

July 3 -- Emad and Suzi Fino (#24!)

July 25 -- Reader Basil and Brenda Baker (#31!)

July 30 -- Clyde and Mary Ellis (#18!)

Happy Birthdays in July:

July 10 -- Ramzi Kafoury

July 14 -- Emil Ellis (#16!)

July 15 -- Emad Fino

July 22 -- Zachary Freundt

-- Amy Oliver

-- Thomas Wood

-- Walt Wood

July 25 -- Vickie Curtis

July 26 -- George Curtis (#13!)

Quotable: "In particular, emotion is of little importance in establishing or developing our contact with God, and yet almost everyone alive is tempted to use emotion in just that way. Unfortunately, this makes the presence of God nothing more important than a feeling, on a level with being happy or sad—if our conscious contact with God is not radically different from our experience in a theater or auditorium—then the mind has won a decisive battle. God is then exiled to the past or the future, where He is totally powerless—He is completely at the mercy of the human mind which imprisons Him there."

Archimandrite Meletios Webber, Bread and Water, Wine and

Oil: an Orthodox Christian Experience of God

Worship: Sunday, July 8, 2012 (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)

Scripture: Romans 10:1-10; Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1

Celebrant: Father John

Epistle Reader: Tom Willingham

Prosphora: Davis

Coffee Hour: Algood/Bassinger/Yeatts

posted by Daniel Root at 8:46 AM Parish Life

6/24 announcements

June 24, 2012

Third Sunday after Pentecost; Nativity of the Forerunner

Romans 13:11-14:4: As we read from his letter to the Romans, St Paul encourages us to walk in the light and put aside the deeds of darkness, knowing that the time of salvation is near at hand. He also encourages us to accept those who are weak in faith and not to make personal judgments.

Luke 1:1-25; 57-68; 80: In the Gospel of St. Luke we read of how the Lord blessed Elizabeth and Zechariah with a child and named him John. The child came to be known as John the Baptist, whom our Lord Jesus Christ referred to as the greatest born of women. On this feast day when we celebrate his, let us remember him who was called The Forerunner and prepared the way for our Lord's Incarnation.

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 St. John: We who eagerly honor thee are unable, O Prophet, Forerunner of the presence of Christ, to extol thee as it is meet to do; for by thy noble and solemn nativity, the barrenness of thy mother was undone, and the tongue of thy father was loosened, and to the world was proclaimed the Incarnation of the Son of 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, June 24 (Third Sunday after Pentecost; Nativity of the Forerunner)

8:50 a.m. -- Orthros

10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy

1:00 p.m. -- Young Adults

Monday, June 25

Office Closed -- Father John's Day Off

Tuesday, June 26

6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros

Wednesday, June 27

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 28

6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros

6:00 p.m. -- Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy

Friday, June 29 (Chief Apostles Peter and Paul)

NO Daily Orthros

Saturday, June 30 (Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles)

5:45 p.m. -- Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers

Sunday, July 1 (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost; Sts. Cosmas and Damian)

8:50 a.m. -- Orthros

10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy

11:45 a.m. -- Pot Luck Meal

5:30 p.m. -- Youth Group

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Schelvers for the Divine Liturgy today.

Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:

Eucharist Bread Coffee Hour

June 24 Schelver Fahmy/Pigott

June 28 (Thurs. p.m.) Morris

July 1 Jones POT LUCK MEAL

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 24 Mildred Morris Rom. 13:11-14:1-4 279

(reading is for the Forerunner)

June 28 (Thurs. p.m.) Kh. Sharon Meadows II Cor. 11:21-33; 12:1-9 389

July 1 Phillip Lasseter I Cor. 12:27 -13:8 329

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.

Please remember the following in your prayers: Pete and Maria Costas; Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit and Sammie; David Turner's mother Mary Jean; Georgia Buchanan, George Johns (Georgia's grandson) and his family; Dorin and Carolina Lavric and Victor (Carolina's brother); Mary Greene (Lee and Kh. Sharon's sister); Fr. Stephen Tewfik; Dn. Howard and Sh. Gail Shannon.

Father Peter Gillquist has been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma. He survived a diagnosis of stage 3 melanoma in 1999 and another bout in 2010. He, Kh. Marilyn, and family await test results to determine treatment options in the management of this aggressive cancer. Please keep them 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 Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers.

Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.

Alexander Andrei, the son of Silviu and Anna Marie Andrei, will be baptized on Saturday morning, July 28^th at 10:30 a.m. Friends and family (many from Romania) will be here to celebrate the event.

Calendar Items:

* The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.

* The Fast of the Apostles runs through June 28^th.

* We will celebrate the feast of the Chief Apostles, Peter and Paul with Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy on Thursday evening, June 28^th.

* Stewpot schedule (together with Holy Resurrection) – July 21^st and December 29^th.

* Alexander Andrei's Baptism is Saturday, July 28^th at 10:30 a.m.

Fasting Discipline for June

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 11-28).

Major Commemorations for June

June 24 Nativity of the Forerunner

June 29 Chief Apostles Peter and Paul

June 30 Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles

When you host Coffee Hour or the meal for a Feast, please make sure that the oven, warmer, and coffee maker are turned off afterwards. On several occasions in the past, the cleaning ladies have found the oven still on when they came in to clean later during the week.

Happy Birthdays in June/July:

June 29 -- Jennifer Skirtech

July 10 -- Ramzi Kafoury

July 14 -- Emil Ellis (#16!)

July 15 -- Emad Fino

July 22 -- Zachary Freundt

-- Amy Oliver

-- Thomas Wood

-- Walt Wood

July 25 -- Vickie Curtis

July 26 -- George Curtis (#13!)

Happy Anniversaries in June/July:

June 31 -- Denis and Tatiana Lavric (#2!)

July 3 -- Emad and Suzi Fino (#24!)

July 25 -- Reader Basil and Brenda Baker (#31!)

July 30 -- Clyde and Mary Ellis (#18!)

Quotable: "The movement of emotion further clouds the way the mind works as our bodies react to thoughts the mind is producing. Whether felt physically as a tightening in the chest, a knot in the solar plexus, or stomach pains, or just vaguely experienced as a sort of cloud, emotions get our attention quickly. Unfortunately, they tend to be rather vapid, easily manipulated, rapidly changing, and often undifferentiated. On being asked, many people know that they have a lot of feelings—they just don't know which ones."

Archimandrite Meletios Webber, Bread and Water, Wine and Oil: an Orthodox Christian Experience of God

Worship: Sunday, July 1, 2012 (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost; Ss. Cosmas and

Damian)

Scripture: I Corinthians 12:27-13:8; Matthew 8:5-13

Celebrant: Father John

Epistle Reader: Phillip Lasseter

Prosphora: Jones

Coffee Hour: POT LUCK MEAL

posted by Daniel Root at 4:40 PM Parish Life

6/17 announcements

June 17, 2012

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 Holy Martyrs: 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 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 17 (Second Sunday after Pentecost)

8:50 a.m. -- Orthros

10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy

Monday, June 18

Office Closed -- Father John's Day Off

Tuesday, June 19

6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros

Wednesday, June 20

5:00 p.m. -- Catechism Class

6:30 p.m. -- Daily Vespers

7:30 p.m. -- Choir Practice

Thursday, June 21

6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros

Friday, June 22

6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros

Saturday, June 23

7:30 a.m. -- Bible Study with Breakfast

5:45 p.m. -- Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers

Sunday, June 24 (Third Sunday after Pentecost; Nativity of the Forerunner)

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 Katools for the Divine Liturgy today.

Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:

Eucharist Bread Coffee Hour

June 17 Katool Ellis/Zouboukos

June 24 Schelver Fahmy/Pigott

June 28 (Thurs. p.m.) Morris

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 17 Warren Strain Rom. 2:10-16 90

June 24 Mildred Morris Rom. 13:11-14:1-4 279

(reading is for the Forerunner)

June 28 (Thurs. p.m.) Kh. Sharon Meadows II Cor. 11:21-33; 12:1-9 389

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.

Please remember the following in your prayers: Pete and Maria Costas; Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit and Sammie; David Turner's mother Mary Jean; Georgia Buchanan, George Johns (Georgia's grandson) and his family; Dorin and Carolina Lavric and Victor (Carolina's brother); Mary Greene (Lee and Kh. Sharon's sister); Fr. Stephen Tewfik; Dn. Howard and Sh. Gail Shannon.

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 Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers.

Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.

Alexander Andrei, the son of Silviu and Anna Marie Andrei, will be baptized on Saturday morning, July 28^th at 10:30 a.m. Friends and family (many from Romania) will be here to celebrate the event.

Calendar Items:

* The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.

* The Fast of the Apostles runs through June 28^th.

* We will celebrate the feast of the Chief Apostles, Peter and Paul with Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy on Thursday evening, June 28^th.

* Stewpot schedule (together with Holy Resurrection) – July 21^st and December 29^th.

* Alexander Andrei's Baptism is Saturday, July 28^th at 10:30 a.m.

Fasting Discipline for June

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 11-28).

Major Commemorations for June

June 24 Nativity of the Forerunner

June 29 Chief Apostles Peter and Paul

June 30 Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles

When you host Coffee Hour or the meal for a Feast, please make sure that the oven, warmer, and coffee maker are turned off afterwards. On several occasions in the past, the cleaning ladies have found the oven still on when they came in to clean later during the week.

Happy Anniversaries in June:

June 8 -- Nader and Lily Dabit (#4!)

June 10 -- Dorin and Carolina Lavric (#1!)

June 14 -- Ken and Anastasia Jones (#42!)

-- Saliba and Lamia Dabit (#48!)

June 22 -- Fr. Leo and Kh. Be'Be' Schelver (#38!)

June 31 -- Denis and Tatiana Lavric (#2!)

Happy Birthdays in June:

June 1 -- Fr. James Meadows

June 5 -- George Wood

June 12 -- Ellie Yeatts (#14!)

June 13 -- Lou Turner

June 17 -- Sh. Margaret Root

June 21 -- Sandra Strain

June 29 -- Jennifer Skirtech

Quotable: "The mind attempts to be almost completely absent from the present moment—this ia actually what we experience when we lie awake early in the morning. All anxiety, all fear, all disturbance come from memory or from anticipation, from the past or from the future, but not from the present. The present rarely (perhaps never) poses a problem; it just presents a situation."

"In our society it is not uncommon to meet people who carry huge burdens of pain around with them, all of which exists either in the past (as unhappy memories) or in the future (as anxiety). Society in general and their minds in particular do not announce to them that carrying this burden is actually an optional activity. We are not our thoughts. The pain such people feel is real enough, but actually exists only in their thought processes and absolutely nowhere else. It certainly does not exist in the present moment, the only part of their life that is 'real in all its dimensions. The present moment has many special qualities, but it is almost always full of joy. However, this joy, which is available to everyone, is for many people completely obliterated by the pain of the past or the future, urged on by the mind."

Archimandrite Meletios Webber, Bread and Water, Wine and Oil: an Orthodox Christian Experience of God

Worship: Sunday, June 24, 2012 (Third Sunday after Pentecost; Nativity of the

Forerunner)

Scripture: Romans 13:11-14:1-4; Luke 1:1-25, 57-68, 80

Celebrant: Father John

Epistle Reader: Mildred Morris

Prosphora: Schelver

Coffee Hour: Fahmy/Pigott

posted by Daniel Root at 1:43 PM Parish Life