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Saint Peter Antiochian Orthodox Church
Madison, Mississippi
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
8/25 announcements
August 25, 2013
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
I Corinthians 3:9-17: In the reading from I Corinthians St Paul admonishes the Corinthian Church to give credit to the Lord for the work done by men in building the Church.
Matthew 14:22-34: In our reading from Matthew, we see Jesus' mastery over creation by walking on the Sea of Galilee; Peter's attempt to join Jesus shows us that our faith is weakened when we take our eyes off the Lord.
Troparion of the Resurrection: O compassionate One, thou didst descend from the heights; thou didst submit to the three-day burial, that thou might deliver us from passion. Thou art our Life and our Resurrection, O Lord, glory to thee.
Troparion of the Apostles: O Holy Apostles intercede with our merciful God to grant our souls 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 Nativity of the Theotokos: By thy holy birth-giving, O pure one, Joachim and Anne were delivered from the reproach of barrenness; and Adam and Eve were delivered from the corruption of death; thy people do celebrate it, having been saved from the stain of iniquity, crying unto thee, The barren doth give birth to the Theotokos, who nourisheth our life.
CALENDAR
Sunday, August 25 (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
12:00 p.m. -- Meal to Celebrate New Fellowship Hall
5:30 p.m. -- Youth Group
Monday, August 26
Office Closed -- Father John's Day Off
Tuesday, August 27
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
Wednesday, August 28
6:30 p.m. -- Daily Vespers
7:30 p.m. -- Choir Practice
7:30 p.m. -- Parish Council Meeting
Thursday, August 29 (Beheading of the Forerunner)
NO Daily Orthros
Friday, August 30
NO Daily Orthros
Saturday, August 31 (Deposition of the Belt of the Theotokos)
5:45 p.m. -- Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
Sunday, September 1 (Tenth Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Joneses for the Divine Liturgy this morning.
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
August 25 Jones Celebratory Meal by Costas Pavlou
(set-up: Morris/Katool)
September 1 Meadows Ellis/Zouboukos
September 8 Davis POT LUCK MEAL
(Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos) (Set-up: Fahmy/Brock/Pigott)
September 14 (Sat. a.m.) D. Root
(Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross)
September 15 Yeatts Skirtech/Skirtech/Parker
September 22 Abraham D. Root/Dansereau/Dale Cooper
September 29 Meadows Algood/Yeatts/Lasseter
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#
August 18 Kh. Be'Be' Schelver I Cor. 1:10-17 124
August 25 Brenda Baker I Cor. 3:9-17 130
September 1 Tom Willingham I Tim. 2:1-7 303
September 8 Walt Wood Gal. 6:11-18 198
September 14 (Sat. a.m.) Sh. Charlotte Algood I Cor. 1:18-24 311-312
September 15 Warren Strain Gal. 2:16-20 193
September 22 Kh. Sharon Meadows I Cor. 16:13-24 152
September 29 Mildred Morris II Cor. 1:21-2:1-4 158
Please remember Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers.
Please remember the following in your prayers: Steve, Sheryl and Stephen Chamblee; Amy and Brantley Oliver; Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Sam and Lamia Dabit and Sammie; Georgia Buchanan, George Johns (Georgia's grandson) and his family; Mary Greene (Lee and Kh. Sharon's sister); Fr. Stephen Tewfik; Sh. Gail Shannon; Dn. Sidney and Sh. Mary Elliot;
Fr. Alexander Atty, the Dean of St. Thikon's who is battling cancer.
Please keep Tom Willingham and his wife Kathy in your prayers. Tom is home from the hospital and continuing to recover following abdominal surgery to remove a tumor.
Continue to pray for Metropolitan Paul (who is also the brother of our Patriarch) and the Syriac Archbishop John of Aleppo who were abducted recently while on a humanitarian mission in Syria.
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
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.
Today we will bless the New Construction in the Fellowship Hall. Afterwards we will have a Celebratory Meal provided by Costas Pavlou. Please stay to enjoy the fellowship.
Calendar Items:
* The Men of the parish meet for lunch and fellowship on the first Thursday of the month.
* The remaining date for POT LUCK MEALS this quarter is September 8th (this Sunday is also the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos).
* The Ladies of St. Peter will have a fundraiser on Sunday, September 29th to replenish funds used for charitable activities. They will be auctioning off casseroles and baked goods during Coffee Hour that Sunday.
Many thanks to Tom Willingham for managing our bookstore for the last few years. Elizabeth Root has generously agreed to take over the management now. Many thanks to her as well.
Bible Study with Breakfast will resume on Saturday morning, October 5th from 7:30-9:00 a.m.
Fasting Discipline for August
The traditional fasting (no meat, dairy, fish, wine or oil) 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 25 Apostles Bartholomew and Titus
August 29 Beheading of the Forerunner
August 31 Deposition of the Belt of the Theotokos
Quarterly Schedule Update: When the Quarterly Schedule was compiled for July through September, the dates for POT LUCK MEALS were left off inadvertently. The remaining date for these meals is September 8th. Please make a note of this on your Quarterly Schedule.
Happy Anniversaries in August:
August 16 -- Rick and Kay Carlton (#38!)
August 17 -- Steve and Sheryl Chamblee (#22!)
August 18 -- Jesse and Sarah Milnor (#11!)
August 25 -- Nimr and Mona Fahmy (#39!)
August 27 -- Alfred and Christina Katool (#25!)
Happy Birthdays in August:
August 4 -- Simeon Root (#4!)
August 7 -- Joseph Katool
August 18 -- Virginia Stewart (#3!)
August 20 -- Suzi Fino
August 22 -- Anca Basinger
August 24 -- Anastasia Jones
August 26 -- Bob Buchanan
August 27 -- Eli Dabit (#3!)
August 31 -- Elizabeth Root
Quotable: "No unity with God is possible except by an exceedingly great love. This can be seen from the story of the woman in the Gospel, who was a sinner: God in His great mercy granted her the forgiveness of her sins and a firm union with Him, 'for she loved much' (Luke vii. 47). He loves those who love Him, He cleaves to those who cleave to Him, gives Himself to those who seek Him, and abundantly grants fullness of joy to those who desire to enjoy His love."
The Art of Prayer; an Orthodox Anthology compiled by Igumen Chariton of Valamo
Worship: Sunday, September 1, 2013 (Tenth Sunday after Pentecost; Indiction of the New Year)
Scripture: I Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 4:16-22
Celebrant: Father John
Epistle Reader: Tom Willingham
Prosphora: Meadows
Coffee Hour: Ellis/Zouboukos
