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Saint Peter Antiochian Orthodox Church
Madison, Mississippi
Saturday, July 28, 2012
7/29 announcements
July 29, 2012
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
I Corinthians 1:10-17: St. Paul appeals to the Corinthians to put away their divisions and to be joined together in Jesus Christ.
Matthew 14:14-22: In the reading from St Matthew we hear about Jesus' feeding the five thousand with five loaves of bread and two fish. In this miracle we see that Jesus is the Bread of Life.
Troparion of the Resurrection: Thou didst shatter death by thy Cross; thou didst open paradise to the thief; thou didst turn the mourning of the ointment-bearing women into joy, and didst bid thine Apostles proclaim warning that thou hast risen, O Christ, granting the world Great Mercy.
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 Transfiguration: Thou wast transfigured on the mount, and thy Disciples, in so far as they were able, beheld thy glory, O Christ our God; so that, when they should see thee crucified, they would remember that thy suffering was voluntary, and could declare to all the world that thou art truly the effulgent Splendor of the Father.
CALENDAR
Sunday, July 29 (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
12:00 p.m. -- Ladies Luncheon and Teaching at Anastasia's
5:30 p.m. -- Youth Group
Monday, July 30
Office Closed -- Father John's Day Off
Tuesday, July 31
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
Wednesday, August 1 (Procession of the Holy Cross)
FAST OF THE DORMITION BEGINS
6:30 p.m. -- Paraklesis
Thursday, August 2
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
11:30 a.m. -- Men's Lunch
Friday, August 3
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
6:30 p.m. -- Paraklesis
Saturday, August 4
7:30 a.m. -- Breakfast with Bible Study
9:00 a.m. -- Annual Parish Planning Meeting
5:45 p.m. -- Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
Sunday, August 5 (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost; Forefeast of the Transfiguration)
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 Abrahams for the Divine Liturgy this morning.
Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
Eucharist Bread Coffee Hour
July 29 Abraham MEN of the Parish
August 5 Bassinger Henderson/Baker/Lockhart
August 6 (Mon. a.m.) Freundt Kh. Sharon Meadows
Feast of the Transfiguration
August 12 Fahmy POT LUCK MEAL
(set-up: Jones/Stewart/Habeeb)
August 14 (Tues. p.m.) Baker
August 19 Katool Morris/Katool/Willingham
August 26 R. Root Ellis/Zouboukos
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 29 Brenda Baker I Cor. 1:10-17 124
August 5 Kh. Be'Be' Schelver I Cor. 3:9-17 130
August 6 (Mon. a.m.) Kh. Sharon Meadows II Pet. 1:10-19 401
August 12 Warren Strain I Cor. 4:9-16 135
August 14 (Tues. p.m.) Sh. Charlotte Algood Phil. 2:5-11 403
August 19 Mildred Morris I Cor. 9:2-12 141
August 26 Phillip Lasseter I Cor. 15:1-11 146
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.
Welcome and Many Years to Alexander Andrei, the son of Silviu and Anna Marie Andrei, who was baptized yesterday!
We will be doing a forty day Memorial Service for Fr. Peter Gillquist on Sunday morning, August 12th.
Membership Transfers: Desi Roehner and her daughter Renee Brinkerhoff along with her children Kiersten and Emma Rose have transferred their membership to Holy Trinity and St. John the Theologian Orthodox Church with a blessing. Also Bill and Lynn Vallas have transferred their membership to St. Ignatius Orthodox Church in Franklin, TN (also with a blessing). We will miss them all.
Our Annual Church Planning Meeting will be held next Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. following Breakfast with Bible Study. We will be discussing our plans for the Parish for the upcoming liturgical year. Please make plans to attend and offer your input. We will also be presenting a budget for consideration.
Fall Festival/Square Dance: We are planning a Fall Festival with Square Dancing for the month of October. The tentative date is either Saturday, October 20th or Saturday, October 27th. If you have any interest in this, please let Sh. Charlotte Algood know. Please give her your feedback also on the proposed dates.
Calendar Items:
* The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
* The Ladies will meet at Anastasia's for lunch and a teaching from Father John following the Liturgy next Sunday, July 29th. The Men of the parish will handle Coffee Hour that morning.
* The Fast of the Dormition begins on Wednesday, August 1st and runs through the Feast of the Dormition on August 15th. As is our custom at St. Peter's, we will have Paraklesis Services on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings during the Fast beginning at 6:30 p.m.
* We will celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration with Divine Liturgy (only) on Monday morning, August 6th beginning at 6:00 a.m.
* The Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos will be celebrated with Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy on Tuesday evening, August 14th beginning at 6:00 p.m.
* Stewpot schedule (together with Holy Resurrection) – December 29th.
Fasting Discipline for August
From August 1st through 14th (the Dormition Fast), the traditional fasting (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, wine and oil) is observed on all days, except on August 6th (the Feast of the Transfiguration) when fish and wine are permitted. After the 15th, the traditional fasting is observed on the remaining Wednesdays and Fridays of the month. August 29th is also a strict fast day in remembrance of the beheading of the Forerunner.
Major Commemorations for August
August 1 Procession of the Holy Cross
August 6 Transfiguration of our Lord
August 15 Dormtion of the Theotokos
August 29 Beheading of the Forerunner
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/August:
July 30 -- Clyde and Mary Ellis (#18!)
August 16 -- Rick and Kay Carlton (1975)
August 17 -- Steve and Sheryl Chamblee (1991)
August 18 -- Jesse and Sarah Milnor (2002)
August 25 -- Nimr and Mona Fahmy (1974)
August 27 -- Alfred and Christina Katool (1988)
Happy Birthdays in August:
August 4 -- Simeon Root (2009)
August 7 -- Joseph Katool (1991)
August 18 -- Virginia Stewart (2010)
August 20 -- Suzi Fino
August 24 -- Anastasia Jones
August 26 -- Bob Buchanan
August 27 -- Eli Dabit (2010)
August 31 -- Elizabeth Root
Quotable: "The mind is judgmental in everything it does. To demonstrate this point, I often recommend an exercise that consists in taking notice of people (although not in such a way as to make them feel uncomfortable). The catch is to notice people without mentally labeling them in any way. Sit quietly at an airport or a bus terminal and notice people without giving them any labels. It is actually quite a difficult thing to do. As we walk down a crowded street, those people we notice are labeled one by one, and often not in the most flattering manner. The ones we ignore are implicitly labeled unworthy of a label."
Archimandrite Meletios Webber, Bread and Water, Wine and
Oil: an Orthodox Christian Experience of God
Worship: Sunday, August 5, 2012 (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost; Forefeast of the Transfiguration)
Scripture: I Corinthians 3:9-17; Matthew 14:22-34
Celebrant: Father John
Epistle Reader: Kh. Be'Be' Schelver
Prosphora: Bassinger
Coffee Hour: Henderson/Baker/Lockhart
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
7/22 announcements
July 22, 2012
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Romans 15:1-7: St Paul encourages us to deny ourselves on behalf of others for our own edification. He reminds us that the Lord has brought salvation to the Gentiles, thus giving hope to those who were lost.
Matthew 9:27-35: The Lord Jesus again demonstrates His mercy by healing two blind men and casting out a demon from a man possessed. We see that the Lord has compassion for all those who are oppressed by sin, death and Satan.
Troparion of the Resurrection: When Mary stood at thy grave looking for thy sacred body, angelic powers shone above thy revered tomb, and the soldiers who were to keep guard became as dead men. Thou led hades captive and wast not tempted thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst give life to the world; O thou who art risen from the dead! O Lord, glory to thee.
Troparion of St. Mary Magdalene: Thou didst follow Christ who was born of the Virgin for our sakes, O Mary Magdalene, keeping his precepts and statutes. Wherefore, as we celebrate today thy holy memorial, we receive, through thy prayers, forgiveness of sins.
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 22 (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
1:00 p.m. -- Young Adults
Monday, July 23
Office Closed -- Father John's Day Off
Tuesday, July 24
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
Wednesday, July 25
6:30 p.m. -- Daily Vespers followed by Parish Council Meeting
7:30 p.m. -- Choir Practice
Thursday, July 26
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
Friday, July 27
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
Saturday, July 28
10:30 a.m. -- Alexander Andrei's Baptism
5:45 p.m. -- Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
Sunday, July 29 (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
12:00 p.m. -- Ladies Luncheon and Teaching at Anastasia's
5:30 p.m. -- Youth Group
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Yeatts for the Divine Liturgy this morning.
Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
Eucharist Bread Coffee Hour
July 22 Yeatts R. Root/Lavric
July 29 Abraham MEN of the Parish
August 5 Bassinger Henderson/Baker/Lockhart
August 6 (Mon. a.m.) Freundt Kh. Sharon Meadows
Feast of the Transfiguration
August 12 Fahmy POT LUCK MEAL
(set-up: Jones/Stewart/Habeeb)
August 14 (Tues. p.m.) Baker
August 19 Katool Morris/Katool/Willingham
August 26 R. Root Ellis/Zouboukos
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 29 Walt Wood Rom. 15:1-7 119
July 29 Brenda Baker I Cor. 1:10-17 124
August 5 Kh. Be'Be' Schelver I Cor. 3:9-17 130
August 6 (Mon. a.m.) Kh. Sharon Meadows II Pet. 1:10-19 401
August 12 Warren Strain I Cor. 4:9-16 135
August 14 (Tues. p.m.) Sh. Charlotte Algood Phil. 2:5-11 403
August 19 Mildred Morris I Cor. 9:2-12 141
August 26 Phillip Lasseter I Cor. 15:1-11 146
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 remember Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers.
Memory Eternal! Our condolences and prayers go to Kh. Janet and to Sheryl Chamblee on the falling asleep in the Lord of their father, Robert "Bubba" Stone this past Monday evening. Bubba was a dear friend of many here at St. Peter and will be sorely missed. Please keep Kh. Janet, Sheryl and their families 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 continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
Alexander Andrei, the son of Silviu and Anna Marie Andrei, will be baptized next Saturday morning, July 28th at 10:30 a.m. Friends and family (many from Romania) will be here to celebrate the event.
We will be doing a forty day Memorial Service for Fr. Peter Gillquist on Sunday morning, August 12th.
Calendar Items:
* The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
* Stewpot schedule (together with Holy Resurrection) – December 29th.
* Alexander Andrei's Baptism is Saturday, July 28th at 10:30 a.m.
* The Ladies will meet at Anastasia's for lunch and a teaching from Father John following the Liturgy next Sunday, July 29th. 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 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: "Why is this process so destructive? The answer lies mainly in the way the mind is set up to operate. The mind is the great defense system we need to process all the information we receive. However, in so doing, the mind is self-centered, judgmental, and fearful of attack. It expects and assumes the worst from the world, from other people, and ultimately from God. Every detail in the universe is measured by the mind against its usefulness to the mind's story of the self, the ego. The mind attempts to replace the real center of being, the heart, with a center of its own creation."
Archimandrite Meletios Webber, Bread and Water, Wine and
Oil: an Orthodox Christian Experience of God
Worship: Sunday, July 29, 2012 (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost)
Scripture: I Corinthians 1:10-17; Matthew 14:14-22
Celebrant: Father John
Epistle Reader: Brenda Baker
Prosphora: Abraham
Coffee Hour: MEN of the Parish
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
7/15 announcements
July 15, 2012
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council
Titus 3:8-15: On this Sunday we read from St. Paul's letter to Titus, whom he warns to avoid delving into unprofitable and foolish questions about doctrine, and to reject heretics after two admonitions.
Matthew 5:14-19: In this portion of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus teaches that we are to be Light in the darkness of this world, not hiding the glory of God from others, but rather, putting it where it can be seen.
Troparion of the Resurrection: Let us believers praise and worship the Word, co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the Virgin for our salvation; for he took pleasure in ascending the Cross in the flesh, to suffer death, and to raise the dead by his glorious Resurrection.
Troparion of the Holy Fathers: Thou, O Christ, art our God of exceeding praise who didst establish our holy Fathers as luminous stars upon earth, and through them didst guide us unto the true Faith, O most merciful One, glory to thee.
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 15 (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday of the Holy Fathers
of the Fourth Ecumenical Council)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
12:00 p.m. -- Ladies of St. Peter
5:00 p.m. -- Youth Group/Young Adults/Young at Heart – Baseball Outing
Monday, July 16
Office Closed -- Father John's Day Off
Tuesday, July 17 (Great-martyr Marina)
NO Daily Orthros
Wednesday, July 18
6:30 p.m. -- Daily Vespers
7:30 p.m. -- Choir Practice
Thursday, July 19
NO Daily Orthros
Friday, July 20
NO Daily Orthros
Saturday, July 21
NO Bible Study with Breakfast
11:30 a.m. -- Serving Meal at the Stewpot
NO Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
Sunday, July 22 (Seventh 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 Meadows for the Divine Liturgy this morning.
Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
Eucharist Bread Coffee Hour
July 15 Meadows Schelver/Abraham/Davis
July 22 Yeatts R. Root/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 15 Tom Skirtech Titus 3:8-15 322
July 29 Walt Wood 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).
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.
Congratulations to Phillip and Nikki Lasseter on the birth of Titus (7 pounds, 12 ounces) this past Tuesday night! Mother and baby are doing well.
Father John is at the Clergy Symposium at the Antiochian Village this coming week. He will be returning on Saturday evening, July 21st. Since Father Leo and Father James will also be out of town that day, we will NOT have Ninth Hour and Great Vespers that evening. We WILL have Orthros and Divine Liturgy as usual on Sunday morning, July 22nd.
Alexander Andrei, the son of Silviu and Anna Marie Andrei, will be baptized on Saturday morning, July 28th 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.
* A baseball night at Trustmark Park has been planned this evening for the Youth Group, Young Adults and those who are young at heart!
* Stewpot schedule (together with Holy Resurrection) – July 21st and December 29th.
* Alexander Andrei's Baptism is Saturday, July 28th 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 29th. 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 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: "It is as if a person has a personal computer he uses for all his work: correspondence, appointments, contacts, finances, and whatnot. One day the computer goes on the Internet and starts to communicate with others as if it were the person who owns it—as if a computer of mine were able to get on the Internet and converse with other people, calling itself Father Meletios. This is almost exactly what the human mind has done. Estranged from the heart, the mind has set up an independent operation; it begins to act with a sense of independence which, if unchecked, ultimately brings ruin and destruction to everything it touches."
Archimandrite Meletios Webber, Bread and Water, Wine and
Oil: an Orthodox Christian Experience of God
Worship: Sunday, July 22, 2012 (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)
Scripture: Romans 15:1-7; Matthew 9:27-35
Celebrant: Father John
Epistle Reader: Walt Wood
Prosphora: Yeatts
Coffee Hour: R. Root/Lavric