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Saint Peter Antiochian Orthodox Church
Madison, Mississippi
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015
6/28 announcements
June 28, 2015
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Romans 6:18-23: St Paul, writing to the Romans, explains that when we were freed from sin we
became slaves to righteousness; therefore, we must resist enslavement to sin and instead become enslaved to God.
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 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 28 (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
5:30 p.m. -- Youth Group
Monday, June 29 (Chief Apostles Peter and Paul)
6:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy (only)
Office Closed -- Father John's Day Off
Tuesday, June 30 (Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles)
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
11:30 a.m. -- Ladies Lunch at High Biscuits
Wednesday, July 1 (Cosmas and Damian of Rome)
6:30 p.m. -- Daily Vespers
7:15 p.m. -- Choir Practice
Thursday, July 2 (Deposition of the Robe of the Theotokos)
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
8:30 a.m. -- Vacation Church School (see further info below)
11:30 a.m. -- Men's Lunch
Friday, July 3
8:30 a.m. -- Vacation Church School (see further info below)
Saturday, July 4
8:30 a.m. -- Vacation Church School (see further info below)
5:45 p.m. -- Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
Sunday, July 5 (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
5:00 p.m. -- Young Adults
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Brocks for the Divine Liturgy today.
Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
Eucharist Bread Coffee Hour
June 28 Brock Henderson/Baker/Lockhart
June 29 (Mon. a.m.) Fahmy Kh. Sharon Meadows
(Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul)
July 5 Baker Karam/Stewart/Meadows
July 12 Wood POT LUCK MEAL
(Set-up: Ellis/Zouboukos/Fahmy)
July 19 R. Root Pigott/Strain/Osborne
July 26 Algood D. Root/Dansereau
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 28 Phillip Lasseter Rom. 6:18-23 102
June 29 (Mon. a.m.) Kh. Sharon Meadows II Cor. 11:21-33, 12:6-9 389
July 5 Kh. Sharon Meadows Gal. 5:22-6:2 222
July 12 Mildred Morris Rom. 12:6-14 113
July 19 Phillip Lasseter Titus 3:8-15 322
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.
As we are approaching the hot days of summer, please remember to dress appropriately for the services of the Church. Throughout the ages, the Church has called all to show reverence and love for the Christian Faith through modest, but respectable dress. Please do not wear shorts, tank tops or revealing clothing at our services.
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.
Continue to pray for Metropolitan Paul (who is also the brother of our Patriarch) and the Syriac Archbishop John of Aleppo who were abducted while on a humanitarian mission in Syria.
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
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;
Walt and Charlotte Wood and their family; Tom and Jennifer Skirtech and their family; Tom and Kathy Willingham; Athena and Anthony Zouboukos and their family.
Please remember Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers.
Congratulations to Ben and Meghan Brock on the birth of Mary Zita (9 lbs. 5oz.) this past Tuesday morning! Mother and daughter are doing well. May God grant them all Many Years!!
At our Monthly Pot Luck Meal on Sunday, July 12th, we will also be collecting donations to aid the family of Fr. Matthew Baker, Ian Jones' friend who died in an auto accident while returning from a Sunday of Orthodoxy service in March.
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 10:00 a.m. on the second Saturday of the month to pray the Akathist to the Mother of God, Nurturer of Children. Those who are able will go out for lunch and fellowship afterwards.
* The Fast of the Apostles will last through June 28th. We will celebrate the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul with Divine Liturgy (only) tomorrow morning, beginning at 6:00 a.m.
* Vacation Church School will be held Thursday, July 2nd through Saturday, July 4th.
* The Ladies Lunch in August will be held at the Meadows' home on Saturday morning, August 29th, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Fr. John will also be giving a short teaching.
* Father-son Prayer Breakfast at the church, Saturday morning, September 12th, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Fr. John will be attending the Archdiocese Convention in Boston July 17-25. If you need a priest during this time, please contact Fr. Leo or Fr. James.
Vacation Church School will be held in the Fellowship Hall July 1-4. The complete schedule will be as follows:
8:00 a.m. -- Teachers and Volunteers Arrive
8:15-8:30 a.m. -- Sign in and Drop off of Children
12:15-12:30 p.m. -- Sign out and Pick up of Children.
Father-son Prayer Breakfast: The men of the parish will begin meeting at the church once each quarter for a Saturday morning Father-son Prayer Breakfast. The first prayer breakfast is scheduled for Saturday morning, September 12th, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Young Adults Study Group: The Young Adults agreed to begin meeting twice a month. One of these meetings will feature a teaching by Fr. John on various aspects of the Orthodox Christian faith. Topics will include education, ethics and parenting children. The next meetings will be Sunday, July 5th and 19th.
Fasting Discipline for June/July
The Fast of the Apostles begins on Monday, June 8th and continues through the 28th. During this time the traditional fasting discipline (no meat, dairy, eggs, fish wine or oil) is observed on all days of the week. In July the traditional fasting discipline is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of the month.
Major Commemorations for 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 Prophert Elias
July 25 Dormition of Righteous Anna
July 27 Great-martyr Panteleimon
Parents, please supervise your children with food in the Fellowship Hall. We are getting stains on the new carpet (and also the chairs in the nave).
Thermostats in the Fellowship Hall: There are two thermostats in the Fellowship Hall—one in the main room to control the air in the main room, and a second one in the Nursery room that controls the air in all four of the Sunday School rooms. Please be sure when you leave the building that both thermostats are set to 80 degrees in warm weather or 60 degrees in cold weather.
Happy Birthdays in June/July:
June 29 -- Jennifer Skirtech
July 10 -- Ramzi Kafoury
July 11 -- Titus Lasseter (#3!)
July 14 -- Emil Ellis (#19!)
July 15 -- Emad Fino
July 22 -- Amy Oliver
-- Thomas Wood
-- Walt Wood
Happy Anniversaries in June/July:
June 31 -- Denis and Tatiana Lavric (#5!)
July 3 -- Emad and Suzi Fino (#27!)
July 25 -- Reader Basil and Brenda Baker (#34!)
July 30 -- Clyde and Mary Ellis (#21!)
Quotable: "How Should We Conduct Ourselves in Relation to the Lord God?
To love God with all thy heart means to try to the greatest extent possible to learn the will of God, or that which is pleasing to God and that which offends Him, and then as readily, diligently, and joyfully as possible to do what is pleasing to the Lord God, and as attentively and thoughtfully as we can to avoid what offends Him. For it is an attribute of the love of our heart that we try to the greatest extent possible to know the will of whomever we sincerely love and to fulfill it with all diligence and pleasure, no matter how difficult that may be. "
How to Live a Holy Life by Metropolitan GREGORY of
St. Petersburg
Worship: Sunday, July 5, 2015 (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)
Scripture: Galatians 5:22-6:2; Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1
Celebrant: Father John
Epistle Reader: Kh. Sharon Meadows
Prosphora: Baker
Coffee Hour: Karam/Stewart/Meadows
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Dr. Veniamin Talks on Salvation
In Feburary we were honored to have Dr Veniamin come and speak to us on the Orthodox view of salvation. Video of these excellent talks are below.
Dr C Veniamin Feb 02 2015 Part 1
Dr C Veniamin Feb 02 2015 Part 2
Dr C Veniamin Feb 03 2015 Part 1
Dr C Veniamin Feb 03 2015 Part 2
Dr C Veniamin Feb 04 2015 Part 1
Dr C Veniamin Feb 04 2015 Part 2
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
6/21 announcements
June 21, 2015
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, June 21 (Third Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
5:00 p.m. -- Young Adults
Monday, June 22
Office Closed -- Father John's Day Off
Tuesday, June 23
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
Wednesday, June 24 (Nativity of the Forerunner)
6:30 p.m. -- Daily Vespers
7:15 p.m. -- Choir Practice
7:30 p.m. -- Parish Council Meeting
Thursday, June 25
6:00 a.m. -- Daily Orthros
Friday, June 26
Saturday, June 27
5:45 p.m. -- Ninth Hour followed by Great Vespers
Sunday, June 28 (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 a.m. -- Orthros
10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
5:30 p.m. -- Youth Group
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eucharist Bread …was offered by the Karams for the Divine Liturgy today.
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.
Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
Eucharist Bread Coffee Hour
June 21 Karam Algood/Lavric/Turner
June 28 Brock Henderson/Baker/Lockhart
June 29 (Mon. a.m.) Fahmy Kh. Sharon Meadows
(Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul)
July 5 Baker Karam/Stewart/Meadows
July 12 Wood POT LUCK MEAL
(Set-up: Ellis/Zouboukos/Fahmy)
July 19 R. Root Pigott/Strain
July 26 Algood D. Root/Dansereau
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 21 Warren Strain Rom. 5:1-11 96
June 28 Phillip Lasseter Rom. 6:18-23 102
June 29 (Mon. a.m.) David Turner II Cor. 11:21-33, 12:6-9 389
July 5 Kh. Sharon Meadows Gal. 5:22-6:2 222
July 12 Mildred Morris Rom. 12:6-14 113
July 19 Phillip Lasseter Titus 3:8-15 322
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.
As we are approaching the hot days of summer, please remember to dress appropriately for the services of the Church. Throughout the ages, the Church has called all to show reverence and love for the Christian Faith through modest, but respectable dress. Please do not wear shorts, tank tops or revealing clothing at our services.
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;
Walt and Charlotte Wood and their family; Tom and Jennifer Skirtech and their family; Tom and Kathy Willingham; Athena and Anthony Zouboukos and their family.
Continue to pray for Metropolitan Paul (who is also the brother of our Patriarch) and the Syriac Archbishop John of Aleppo who were abducted while on a humanitarian mission in Syria.
Please continue to pray for the health of His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN.
Please remember Fr. Joseph and Kh. Joanna Bittle, and their daughter Abigail, in your prayers.
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 10:00 a.m. on the second Saturday of the month to pray the Akathist to the Mother of God, Nurturer of Children. Those who are able will go out for lunch and fellowship afterwards.
* The Fast of the Apostles will last through June 28th. We will celebrate the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul with Divine Liturgy (only) on Monday morning, June 29th, beginning at 6:00 a.m.
* Vacation Church School will be held Thursday, July 2nd through Saturday, July 4th.
Young Adults Study Group: The Young Adults agreed to begin meeting twice a month. One of these meetings will feature a teaching by Fr. John on various aspects of the Orthodox Christian faith. Topics will include education, ethics and parenting children. The next meetings will be Sunday, June 21st and July 5th and 19th.
Fasting Discipline for June
The Fast of the Apostles begins on Monday, June 8th and continues through the 28th. During this time the traditional fasting discipline (no meat, dairy, eggs, fish wine or oil) is observed on all days of the week.
Major Commemorations for June
June 24 Nativity of the Forerunner
June 29 Chief Apostles Peter and Paul
June 30 Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles
Fr. John will be attending the Archdiocese Convention in Boston July 17-25. If you need a priest during this times, please contact Fr. Leo or Fr. James.
Thermostats in the Fellowship Hall: There are two thermostats in the Fellowship Hall—one in the main room to control the air in the main room, and a second one in the Nursery room that controls the air in all four of the Sunday School rooms. Please be sure when you leave the building that both thermostats are set to 80 degrees in warm weather or 60 degrees in cold weather.
Parents, please supervise your children with food in the Fellowship Hall. We are getting stains on the new carpet (and also the chairs in the nave).
Happy Birthdays in June:
June 1 -- Fr. James Meadows
-- Irina Osborne
June 5 -- George Wood
June 6 -- Michel Root (#3!)
June 7 -- Simon Karam
June 12 -- Ellie Yeatts (#17!)
June 13 -- Lou Turner
June 17 -- Sh. Margaret Root
June 21 -- Sandra Strain
June 22 -- Isabelle Goss (#5!)
June 29 -- Jennifer Skirtech
Happy Anniversaries in June:
June 8 -- Nader and Lily Dabit (#7!)
June 10 -- Dorin and Carolina Lavric (#4!)
June 14 -- Ken and Anastasia Jones (#45!)
-- Saliba and Lamia Dabit (#51!)
June 22 -- Fr. Leo and Kh. Be'Be' Schelver (#41!)
June 31 -- Denis and Tatiana Lavric (#5!)
Quotable: "How Should We Conduct Ourselves in Relation to the Lord God?
To love God with all thy heart means to speak about the Lord God as often, as long, and as readily as we can. Because it is an attribute of the love of our heart that we speak as often, as long, and as willingly as possible about whomever we sincerely love, for you speak of whatever lies deepest in your heart: for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh (Matt. 12:34). "
How to Live a Holy Life by Metropolitan GREGORY of
St. Petersburg
Worship: Sunday, June 28, 2015 (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)
Scripture: Romans 6:18-23; Matthew 8:5-13
Celebrant: Father John
Epistle Reader: Phillip Lasseter
Prosphora: Brock
Coffee Hour: Henderson/Baker/Lockhart