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 for the Holy Martyrs, the Grand Duchess Elizabeth, the Novice Barbara and those with them: Emulating the Lord's self-abasement on the earth, thou didst forsake royal mansions to serve the poor and disdained, overflowing with compassion for the suffering.  And taking up a martyr's cross, thou in meekness didst perfect the Saviour's image within thee.  Wherefore, with Barbara, entreat Him to save us all, O wise Elizabeth.

 

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 for Usual Sundays:  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 5
 8:50 a.m. –  Orthros
 10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
 5:30 p.m. –  Youth Group

 

Monday, July 6
 Office Closed – Father John's Day Off

 

Tuesday, July 7
 6:00 a.m. – Daily Orthros
 6:30 p.m. – Choir Practice
  
Wednesday, July 8
 5:00 p.m. – Catechism Class
 6:30 p.m. – Daily Vespers followed by Clergy Meeting

 

Thursday, July 9
 6:00 a.m. – Daily Orthros

 

Friday, July 10
 6:00 a.m. – Daily Orthros
        
Saturday, July 11 (Great-martyr Euphemia the All-praised)
 6:30 p.m. – Great Vespers
 
Sunday, July 12 (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)
 8:50 a.m. – Orthros
 10:00 a.m. – Divine Liturgy
 6:00 p.m. – Young Adults

 

 

 

Eucharist Bread: ...was offered by the Daniel Roots for the Divine Liturgy this morning.

 

Travels:  Father John is serving at St. Anthony Church in Pensacola this weekend.  Please contact Father James for any pastoral needs.  Father Leo will be at Camp St. Thekla for two weeks, beginning June 26th, along with some of our youth who will be counselors and campers.

Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
             Eucharist Bread    Coffee Hour
 July 5         D. Roots             R. Roots
 July 12       Dansereaus         Algoods
 July 19       Freundts             Hendersons
 July 26       Fahmys              Chamblees

 

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 5    Brenda Baker      Rom. 6:18-23          102
July 12  Tom Willingham   Rom. 10:1-10          108
July 19  Tom Skirtech       Titus 3:8-15             322
July 26  Walt Wood          Gal. 3:23-29; 4:1-5  160

 

Please remember the following in your prayers: Amy and Brantley Oliver (they will be moving to Monroe in July); Jack and Ginny Henderson (Fr. John's parents) and their family; Reader Basil's family (Dad, Bill; Mom, Cleo; sister Betty; and uncle and aunt, James and Sarah Powell), Ken Jones' mother (recovering from hip surgery), Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family, Penny and Dean Bruner and their family, Deborah and Paul Finley, Effie Johnson (Kh. Susan Cushman's mother) and the Cushman family (St. John's in Memphis), Jared and Stacy Autrey and their daughter Olivia Kate (St. Ignatius in Franklin).

 

Please remember Sally Dubose and Matthew Baker in your prayers as they prepare for their wedding on July 25, 2009.

 

Father John will be traveling to California on July 16th for the Archdiocese Convention.  He will be traveling directly from there to South Carolina for Matthew and Sally's wedding and will be returning home late on the 25th .  There will be no catechism class or daily Orthros services during his absence, but daily vespers services will be held as usual on Wednesday evenings.

 

There will be no Great Vespers service on Saturday, July 25th due to the absence of our clergy for Matthew and Sally's wedding in South Carolina.  However, Father John will be returning Saturday night and services will be held as usual on Sunday morning.

 

St. Peter shirts....several of you placed an order for one of the shirts with our name on them.  They have arrived and the cost is $30.  If you ordered one of these, please see Fr. John.  We do have a few extras if someone wanted one but was unable to order it.

 

Please supervise your children to avoid spills, ink stains or marks from their writing and drawing on our new chairs.  We also ask that you not allow them to stand on the kneelers.  Thank you for your help with this.

 

 
 * Along with Holy Resurrection, we will be serving a meal at the Stewpot next Saturday, July 11th .  Cheryl Pigott is co-ordinating our efforts.  Please contact her to find out what you can do to help.

 
 * The fast of the Dormition will begin August 1st and continue through the feast on the 15th .  As usual we will be celebrating the Paraklesis service on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings during this time.  Please make plans to attend as many of these beautiful services as possible.

 
 * We will celebrating the feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord with Orthros and Divine Liturgy beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening, August 5th .

 
 * The feast of the Dormition falls on Saturday this year.  We will be having Great Vespers on Friday evening, August 14th at 6:30 p.m. and Orthros and Divine Liturgy on Saturday morning, August 15th , beginning at 9:00 a.m.

 
 * Future dates for Stewpot meals are September 5th and October 31st .

 

Fasting Discipline for July
The traditional fasting (no meat, fish, dairy, wine or oil) is observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays of July.

Major Commemorations During July
 July 5   Venerable Athanasios of Athos
 July 11   Great-martyr Euphemia the All-praised
 July 17   Great-martyr Marina
 July 20   Prophet Elias
 July 25   Dormition of the Righteous Anna, Mother of the Theotokos
 July 27   Great-martyr and Unmercenary Panteleimon
 July 31   Forefeast of the Procession of the Precious Cross
   
Those hosting Coffee Hour or feasts MUST be sure to place fresh trash bags in the trash cans when cleaning up afterwards.  If this is not done, items get thrown into the empty trash cans and then dumped as is into the cans outside.  The trash people will NOT pick up loose trash from the cans and have even dumped it out in the past.  This means that Father John has to pick these items up by hand and bag them!  Please help us with this!!

 

If you are the last to leave the building, please make sure that the heating and cooling unit in the Fellowship Hall is set to the optimum temperature for the building when unoccupied.

If you have overridden the programmed setting, please be sure to restore it to the original setting.  We are trying to keep our utility costs down.  If you do not know how to operate the thermostat, please consult with either Father James or Deacon Richard for instruction.       
 
Quotable: "Let simplicity accompany you everywhere.  Be especially simple in your faith and love.  For God is the eternally worshipped Unity, and so is our soul simple.  But the flesh hinders this simplicity when we gratify it."
    - St. John of Krondstadt   

 

    - St. Thalassios the Lybian

 

 Scriptures:  Romans 10:1-10; Matthew 8: 28-34; 9:1
 Celebrant:  Father John
 Homily:  Father John
 Deacon:  Deacon Terry
 Epistle Reader:  Tom Willingham
 Prosphora:  Dansereaus
 Coffee Hour:  Algoods

 

June 7, 2009
Pentecost Sunday
 
  In several senses, Pentecost marks for us the end of many months of anticipation, commemoration, and celebration and the beginning of the fullness of the life and faith we share.  It is a day bringing our focus on the Holy Spirit, the embodiment of divine grace, the supreme gift, the ongoing presence of God in our lives; yet, it is a day directing us to the praise of the Trinity, the three divine persons, and the historical and spatial relationship God's people have with Him.  For the disciples, the day marks their spiritual maturity.  Their faith began in their nationality, for they were of the nation that God the Father chose to glorify Him.  The faith was completed in their confrontation with God the Son, through His presence and the nourishment He gave.  The fullness of the faith came with the coming in power of God the Spirit.  The disciples had grown in spirit and were ready for their work; the birth of the Church was imminent; the Bride was to be made ready.  In the cycle of the calendar, we now stand ready to do likewise, and all weeks from now until our preparation for Advent are the weeks of Pentecost.  In the picture of the birth of the Church there are symbols beyond mention here; the unity in the common tongue, the Light that shines brighter than day, the bold proclamation to all men of the Gospel.  We look forward from this day to weeks without special celebrations, to days without reference to past days of enormous import--to normal, uneventful days.  But these are not uneventful days; they are the days for which we have prepared, the days of the Church, the days of our maturity and growth, the days when, through the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit, we run the good race and cross the finish to bring praise and glory to our glorious God, the eternal Trinity.

 

Acts 2:1-11:  In the reading from Acts we see the pouring out of God's Spirit on the apostles, the fulfillment of Joel's prophecy, and the beginning of the Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.

 
John 7:37-52, 8:12:  Our Lord calls those thirsting for righteousness to Himself, promising to eternally quench their thirst by the gift of the Holy Spirit.  The Pharisees, however, view Jesus as a threat to their authority and seek for ways to undermine His authority.

 

Troparion of Pentecost:  Blessed art thou, O Christ our God, who hast revealed the fishermen as most wise, having sent upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them thou hast fished the universe, O Lover of mankind, glory to thee.

 

Kontakion of Pentecost:  When the high One descended, confusing tongues, he divided the nations.  And when he distributed the fiery tongues he called all to one unity.  Wherefore, in unison we glorify the most Holy Spirit.

 

 

Sunday, June 7
 8:50 a.m. –  Orthros
 10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy, followed by PICNIC
 6:30 p.m. -- Kneeling Vespers of Pentecost

 

Monday, June 8
 Office Closed – Father John's Day Off

 

Tuesday, June 9
 6:00 a.m. – Daily Orthros
  
Wednesday, June 10  --  PARISH LIFE CONFERENCE BEGINS.  All the events listed for the remainder of the week will take place at the Jackson Hilton.  There will be NO services here at St. Peter's until after the Conference.
 6:00 p.m. – Vespers
 7:30 p.m. – Teen Gathering & Pizza Party

 

Thursday, June 11   (Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas)
 8:00 a.m. – Orthros
 9:00 a.m. – Divine Liturgy
 5:00 p.m. – Vespers
 6:00 p.m. – Dinner Buffet
 8:00 p.m. – Bible Bowl (come support our Teen and Adult teams)

 

Friday, June 12
 8:00 a.m. – Orthros
 9:00 a.m. – Divine Liturgy
 12:00 p.m. – AOCWNA Luncheon (Meeting begins at 10:30 and will continue
    through lunch)
 5:00 p.m. – Vespers
 6:00 p.m. – St. Ignatius Reception
 7:00 p.m. – Dinner Buffet
 9:00 p.m. – Dance

Saturday, June 13 
 8:00 a.m. – Orthros (NO Divine Liturgy this day)
 9:30 a.m. – Oratorical Competition and Creative Arts Awards
 12:00 p.m. – St. Ignatius Luncheon
 2:00 p.m. – Father Michael Dahulich speaking
 5:00 p.m. – Vespers
 7:30 p.m. – Grand Banquet
 
Sunday, June 14
 9:00 a.m. – Orthros
 10:00 a.m. – Hierarchical Divine Liturgy

 

The only events listed in the Calendar above are the liturgies, meals, competitions and evening events.  Please see the schedule posted on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall for all other activities (i.e. Choir practice, Teen outings, Organizational meetings, Workshops and Childcare). 

 

 

 

Eucharist Bread: ...was offered by the Joneses for the Divine Liturgy this morning and by the Morrises for the Liturgy of Saturday of the Souls yesterday.

 

Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
               Eucharist Bread               Coffee Hour
 June 14 PARISH LIFE CONFERENCE
 June 21         Milnors                              Pigotts
 June 28         Joanna Meadows               Dansereaus
 June 29 (Monday Morning) Meadows       Meadows
                Feast of Ss Peter and Paul

 

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 7                    Warren Strain              Acts 2:1-11                   77
June 14   PARISH LIFE CONFERENCE
June 21                   Kh. Sharon Meadows  Rom. 2:10-16                 90
June 28                   Mildred Morris             Rom. 5:1-10                   96
June 29 (Mon. a.m.) Kh. Sharon Meadows   II Cor. 11:21-33; 12:6-9   389
 
Please remember the following in your prayers: Jack and Ginny Henderson (Fr. John's parents) and their family; Reader Basil's family (Dad, Bill; Mom, Cleo; sister Betty; and uncle and aunt, James and Sarah Powell), Ken Jones' mother (recovering from hip surgery), Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family, Penny and Dean Bruner and their family, Deborah and Paul Finley, Effie Johnson (Kh. Susan Cushman's mother) and the Cushman family (St. John's in Memphis) Jared and Stacy Autrey and their daughter Olivia Kate (St. Ignatius in Franklin).

 

St. Peter shirts....several of you placed an order for one of the shirts with our name on them.  They have arrived and the cost is $30.  If you ordered one of these, please see Fr. John.  We do have a few extras if someone wanted one but was unable to order it.

 

 * We will have the Kneeling Vespers of Pentecost tonight , beginning at 6:30 p.m.

 
 * Parish Life Conference at the Hilton, June 10-14!! (See below)

 
 * The Fast of the Apostles begins next Monday, June 15th and continues through June 28th.

 
 * We will celebrate the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul with Divine Liturgy (only) beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Monday morning, June 29th .  There will be a coffee hour following the liturgy.

 

The Parish Life Conference is here!!  Today is the last day that you can register for meals!!  You may do so by check and one of the registration forms on the table in the hall, or by going to our website www.stpeterorthodox.com and registering online.  We must turn in our final numbers to the hotel tomorrow. If you cannot come to all the events, please come to as many as you can, especially the Grand Banquet on Saturday evening.  Also, there are the Bible Bowl on Thursday evening and the Oratorical contest on Saturday morning.  There is a mandatory registration fee of $10 that we must send to the archdiocese.  Otherwise, there is no cost to attend these two events or the daily liturgies.  We are hosting this conference and it is important that our members support it too.

 

We apologize for the delay in getting out the new Directories.  We will be printing them as soon as possible following the Parish Life Conference.  There are several families that have not turned in their updated information. When we print the new Directories we will be using the old information for any that have not been returned.

 

Fasting Discipline for June:
The traditional fasting (no meat, fish, dairy, wine or oil) is observed on Wednesdays and Fridays of June,  apart from the week following the Feast of Pentecost on Sunday, June 7th, during which there is no fasting.  The Apostles' Fast this year extends from Monday, June 15th until the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul on Monday, June 29th.

 

Major Commemorations During June
 June 7   Feast of Pentecost
 June 8   Monday of the Holy Spirit
 June 24  Nativity of the Forerunner
 June 29  Apostles Peter and Paul
 June 30  Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles

 

Please supervise your children to avoid spills, ink stains or marks from their writing and drawing on our new chairs.  We also ask that you not allow them to stand on the kneelers.  Thank you for your help with this.

Those hosting Coffee Hour or feasts MUST be sure to place fresh trash bags in the trash cans when cleaning up afterwards.  If this is not done, items get thrown into the empty trash cans and then dumped as is into the cans outside.  The trash people will NOT pick up loose trash from the cans and have even dumped it out in the past.  This means that Father John has to pick these items up by hand and bag them!  Please help us with this!!

 

If you are the last to leave the building, please make sure that the heating and cooling unit in the Fellowship Hall is set to the optimum temperature for the building when unoccupied.  If you have overridden the programmed setting, please be sure to restore it to the original setting.  We are trying to keep our utility costs down.  If you do not know how to operate the thermostat, please consult with either Father James or Deacon Richard for instruction.  
   
Quotable: An elder was teaching his grandson about life:
 "A fight goes on inside me," he said to the boy.  "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.  One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, lies, false pride, doubt and ego.  The other is good – he is peace, joy, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.  This same fight goes on inside you – inside every person, too."
 The grandson thought about his grandfather's words for a minute and asked: "Which wolf will win, Grandfather?"
 The grandfather simply replied, "The one you feed."
    - Selected

 

    - St. Diadochus of Photike

WORSHIP: Sunday, June 14, 2009
  Scriptures:  From Website
 Celebrant:  Bishop ANTOUN
 PARISH LIFE CONFERENCE 

  Today is the Sunday of the Blind Man.  Though the Gospel account of the healing of the blind man touches many subjects, there is but one theme:  Christ is the divine Light which illuminates the hearts of those who behold Him in faith.  Despite the intimidation of the authorities, despite the confusion of the people who know him, despite the fear of his parents, the blind man given sight refuses to deny what he knows is the truth:  Jesus has given him sight, has healed the affliction he has born from birth, and one who does such good is from God.  To deny his healer is to deny the truth, and he prefers persecution and rejection to that denial.  More than his eyes have been opened; his heart has been opened to true and eternal Light.  As were the Israelites cast into the dark despair of his fear, as are we all blinded by the frustration of sin and of our weakness, so this man was trapped by his closed eyes; and, as may all be, he was freed by the coming of the Messiah.  In faith we open our eyes to the radiant glory of our Lord and King.

 

Acts 16:16-34:  In our reading from Acts we see Paul and Silas imprisoned unjustly;  but the Lord uses the circumstances to bring the jailer to Himself by means of a dramatic rescue.

 

John 9:1-38:  After Jesus heals a man born blind, we see the hypocrisy and unbelief of the Pharisees as they seek to learn how the man came to see.  After being put out of the temple, the formerly blind man again encounters Jesus, whom he worships as his savior.

 

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 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 Pascha: When Thou didst descend into the grave, O Immortal, Thou didst destroy the power of hades.  In victory didst Thou arise, O Christ God, proclaiming "Rejoice" to the myrrh-bearing women, granting peace to Thine apostles and bestowing resurrection on the fallen.

 

 

 

Sunday, May 24  (Sunday of the Blindman)
 8:50 a.m. –  Orthros
 9:00 a.m. –  Sunday School (last day until fall)
 10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
 5:30 p.m. -- Youth Group

 

Monday, May 25   (Discovery of the Head of the Forerunner)
 Office Closed – Father John's Day Off

 

Tuesday, May 26   (Leave-taking of Pascha)
 6:00 a.m. – Daily Orthros
 6:30 p.m. – Paschal Vespers
  
Wednesday, May 27
 5:00 p.m. – Catechism Class
 6:00 p.m. – Orthros, followed by Divine Liturgy (Feast of the Ascension)

 

Thursday, May 28  (Feast of the Ascension)
  The fortieth day after Easter is the day of the Ascension, the liturgical end to the celebration of the Resurrection and the opening of the season observing the glory of the Messiah.  This is a day too often associated with the sadness of departure; yet this day brought great joy to the Disciples.  They saw not the departure of one dear to them, but the glorious entry of their King to His heavenly throne.  They saw not the loss of their Intercessor, but the Father accepting the eternal sacrifice and blessing the completion of man's salvation.  They saw not their separation from Christ but their assumption with Him into glory through the Incarnation.  They saw not the removal of the blessed One but the promise from Him of further blessings.  This day is another step in our procession into eternity, a remembrance of heavenly things, a reminder that the essence of our lives is the heavenly, a refreshing of the image of our God in all His glory.

 

 NO Daily Orthros

 

Friday, May 29
 6:00 a.m. – Daily Orthros
        
Saturday, May 30
 5:00 p.m. – Great Vespers
 NOTE SPECIAL TIME – A SHOWER FOR MATTHEW BAKER AND SALLY DUBOSE WILL FOLLOW VESPERS

 

Sunday, May 31  (Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council)
 8:50 a.m. –  Orthros
 10:00 a.m. -- Divine Liturgy
 6:00 p.m. -- Young Adults

 

 

 

Eucharist Bread: ...was offered today by the Dc Richard Roots for the Divine Liturgy.

 

Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
                 Eucharist Bread      Coffee Hour
May 24           R. Roots                 Freundts
May 28 (Wed. evening) Algoods     Dansereaus/Morrises
May 31           Katools                   Fahmys

 

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 #
May 24                       Tom Willingham   Acts 16:16-34              58
May 28 (Wed. evening) Tom Skirtech      Acts 1:1-12                  63
May 31                       Walt Wood          Acts 20:16-18,28-36     66
 
Please remember the following in your prayers: Jack and Ginny Henderson (Fr. John's parents) and their family; Reader Basil's family (Dad, Bill; Mom, Cleo; sister Betty; and uncle and aunt, James and Sarah Powell), Ken Jones' mother (recovering from hip surgery), Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family, Penny and Dean Bruner and their family, Deborah and Paul Finley, Effie Johnson (Kh. Susan Cushman's mother) and the Cushman family (St. John's in Memphis) Jared and Stacy Autrey and their daughter Olivia Kate (St. Ignatius in Franklin).

 

In preparation for the upcoming Parish Life Conference we will be having a workday at the church next Saturday morning, May 30th, starting at 9:00 a.m.  We need volunteers – men, women and teens – to stuff hospitality bags (gentlemen??); to make prosphora for the Divine Liturgies and cookies for the registration table.  This should be a fun time and will go much faster, the more hands that we have.  We need everyone's help.  Please mark it on your calendar and plan to participate!!

 

St. Peter shirts....several of you placed an order for one of the shirts with our name on them.  They have arrived and the cost is $30.  If you ordered one of these, please see Fr. John.  We do have a few extras if someone wanted one but was unable to order it.

 

Please remember Sally Dubose and Matthew Baker in your prayers as they prepare for their wedding on July 25, 2009.  Next Saturday, May 30th there will be a shower for them (which includes a light supper) following vespers, which will be moved up to 5:00 p.m. for that day.  All adults in the parish are invited.

 

June 7 is Pentecost Sunday. Laura Yeatts and Be'Be' Schelver are in charge of the feast, which will be a "Picnic" after the worship service. There is a sign up list on the corner table in the fellowship hall. Please sign up for an item or two to bring. Thanks!

 

 
 * Great Vespers for the leave-taking of Pascha will be celebrated Tuesday evening, May 26th, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

 
 * The Feast of Ascension – May 28th will be celebrated with Orthros and Divine Liturgy on the evening of Wednesday, May 27th, beginning at 6:00 p.m.

 
 * PLC workday at the church – next Saturday, May 30th , at 9:00 a.m.

 
 * The next meeting for the PLC 2009 Planning Committee will Thursday, June 4th  at 7:00 p.m.

 
 * The Feast of Pentecost – June 7th.

 
 * Parish Life Conference at the Hilton, June 10-14!! (See below)

 

The Parish Life Conference is almost here!!  There are registration forms on the table in the hall or online at our website.  Since we are hosting this event, it is important for our members to be there.  If you can't come for all the events, try to make as many as you can, in particular the Saturday evening Grand Banquet, and the liturgies.

 

If you have not turned in your Directory update, please do so as soon as possible.  There are several that are still outstanding.  We will be printing the new ones in the next week or two and will be using the old information for any that have not been returned.

 

Fasting Discipline for May:
The traditional fasting (no meat, fish, dairy, wine or oil) is observed on Wednesdays and Fridays of April and May.

 

Major Commemorations During May
 May 28  Leavetaking of Pascha
 May 29  Feast of the Ascension
 May 31  Sunday of the Holy Forefathers

 

Those hosting Coffee Hour or feasts MUST be sure to place fresh trash bags in the trash cans when cleaning up afterwards.  If this is not done, items get thrown into the empty trash cans and then dumped as is into the cans outside.  The trash people will NOT pick up loose trash from the cans and have even dumped it out in the past.  This means that Father John has to pick these items up by hand and bag them!  Please help us with this!!

Please supervise your children to avoid spills, ink stains or marks from their writing and drawing on our new chairs.  We also ask that you not allow them to stand on the kneelers.  Thank you for your help with this.

 

If you are the last to leave the building, please make sure that the heating and cooling unit in the Fellowship Hall is set to the optimum temperature for the building when unoccupied.  If you have overridden the programmed setting, please be sure to restore it to the original setting.  We are trying to keep our utility costs down.  If you do not know how to operate the thermostat, please consult with either Father James or Deacon Richard for instruction.  
   
Quotable: "Could the leaves exist without the tree, and could the tree exist without the earth, air, water and warmth?  Likewise, no soul can exist without God, without His Son, without the Holy Spirit.  God is my being, my breath, my light, my strength, my drink, my food.  He carries me as a mother carries her infant in her arms.  More than this – carrying me, my soul and body, He dwells in me, and is united to me."

    - St. John of Krondstadt

 

    - St. John Climacus

 

 

 Scriptures:  Acts 20:16-18, 28-36; John 17:1-13
 Celebrant:  Father John
 Homily:  Father James
 Deacon:  Deacon Terry
 Epistle Reader:  Walt Wood
 Prosphora:  Katools
 Coffee Hour:  Fahmys 

 

 

 

"Unique and holy day, King and lord of days, feast of feasts, solemnity of solemnities. . ."  Thus we celebrate the Great Feast because of the resurrection of our Lord and begin the season of celebration which lasts through Pentecost.  The paschal solemnities (of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday) are joined to the feast of the resurrection to endow the mystery of Christmas and the Incarnation with the fulness of its meaning and are the prerequisite condition for Pentecost.  Easter, therefore, is the center, the heart of the Christian Year.

 

"Come, take light from the Light that has no evening, and glorify Christ, risen from the dead."  The Church again represents the Christian mystery in terms of light; this Light, whose birth was marked by the star of Bethlehem, is shining among us with growing intensity; the darkness of Golgotha could not extinguish it.  The physical Resurrection of Jesus would be without value to us if the divine light did not shine at the same time among us, within us.  But the good news of the Resurrection is that the light brought by the Saviour now completely overcomes the darkness of our sins!

 

"Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down Death by death, and to those in the tomb He has given life!"

 

Acts 1:1-8:  From our reading in Acts we are reminded that following the Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord, the Church would receive the Holy Spirit to empower Her in spreading the eternal gospel to all parts of the Earth.

 

John 1:1-17:  Reading in the Gospel of John we see Jesus Christ as the eternally Begotten Son of The Father with Whom He has always existed.  We also see John the Baptist coming to prepare the way for our Lord's ministry.

 

Paschal Troparion: Christ is risen from the dead; by Death has he trodden death, and upon those in the tombs, hath he bestowed life.

 

Hypakoe of Easter:  They who were with Mary came before the dawn, found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, and heard the angels say unto them,  Why seek ye him as man with the dead, who dwelleth in light eternal?  Behold the grave wrappings; make haste and declare to the world that the Lord is risen, and hath caused death to die; for he is the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind.

 

Kontakion of Pascha: When Thou didst descend into the grave, O Immortal, Thou didst destroy the power of hades.  In victory didst Thou arise, O Christ God, proclaiming "Rejoice" to the myrrh-bearing women, granting peace to Thine apostles and bestowing resurrection on the fallen.

 

 

 

Sunday, April 19  (Easter Sunday)
 3:00 p.m. – Agape Vespers – Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Clinton, MS 

 

NO FASTING DURING BRIGHT WEEK

Monday, April 20
 Office Closed – Father John's Day Off

 

Tuesday, April 21
 6:00 a.m. – Bright Week Orthros
 6:30 p.m. – Choir Practice
  
Wednesday, April 22
 5:00 p.m. – Catechism Class
 6:30 p.m. – Great Vespers with Paschal Format

 

Thursday, April 23  (Great-Martyr George)
 6:00 a.m. – Festal Orthros with Paschal Format
 
Friday, April 24  (Apostle and Evangelist Mark)
 6:00 a.m. – Bright Week Orthros
        
Saturday, April 25
 5:00 p.m. – Sandwich and Ice Cream Social
 6:30 p.m. – Great Vespers

Sunday, April 26  (Thomas Sunday) 
 8:50 a.m. – Orthros
 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
 10:00 a.m. – Divine Liturgy
 6:00 p.m. – Young Adults

 

 

 

Eucharist Bread: ...was offered today by the Bakers for the Vesperal Liturgy this morning and by the Hendersons for the Paschal service this evening.

 

Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
                                     Eucharist Bread              Coffee Hour
April 18 (Sat. night) PASCHA Hendersons            Wood/Pigott/Turner
April 26                                Joanna Meadows     R. Roots
May 3  NO Services due to wedding
May 10                                Freundts                 Hendersons
May 17                                Woods                    Chamblees
May 24                                R. Roots                 Freundts
May 28 (Wed. evening)         Algoods                   Dansereaus/Morrises
May 31                               Katools                    Fahmys

 

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 #
April 18 (Sat. night)     Warren Strain          Acts 1:1-8               25
April 26                      Mildred Morris          Acts 5:12-20           32
May 3  NO Services due to wedding
May 10                      Kh. Be'Be' Schelver  Acts 9:32-42           45
May 17                      Brenda Baker          Acts 11:19-30          52
May 24                      Tom Willingham      Acts 16:16-34          58
May 28 (Wed. evening) Tom Skirtech         Acts 1:1-12             63
May 31                      Walt Wood             Acts 20:16-18,28-36 66

 

Welcome and Many Years! to Ben Brock who was chrismated this morning!

 

Except for services, Father John will be off for the whole of Bright Week.  If you need a priest, please call Father Leo or Father James.

 

Congratulations to Max Baker! ...who has been accepted into Job Corps, and is now in training in Crystal Springs.

 

There will be no services at St. Peter's on May 2-3 (for this weekend only) since all the clergy will be at Jordan Henderson's wedding in Florida.  You are encouraged to attend one of the other Orthodox churches in the area.

 

Information concerning Paschal meals and activities:
 * Holy Resurrection has requested that we bring deserts as our contribution towards the Agape Feast. They are also asking for monetary donations to help with their food costs. Please contact Christina Katool by e-mail or at 601-594-4885 and let her know if you are planning on bringing a dessert.
 * If you have a child or children that want to go Easter Egg hunting at Holy Resurrection, they will need to bring a basket and a dozen filled plastic eggs.
 * Bright Week... We will have an Ice Cream Social on Saturday, April 25th at 5:00 pm, followed by Vespers. We will have sandwiches and ice cream.
 
Please remember the following in your prayers: Reader Basil's family (Dad, Bill; Mom, Cleo; sister Betty; and uncle and aunt, James and Sarah Powell), Karen Cooper (recovering from knee surgery), Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family, Penny and Dean Bruner and their family, Deborah and Paul Finley, Effie Johnson (Kh. Susan Cushman's mother) and the Cushman family (St. John's in Memphis) Jared and Stacy Autrey and their daughter Olivia Kate who has been in the hospital at Vanderbilt Medical Center (St. Ignatius in Franklin).

 

 * Tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 p.m., we will celebrate Agape Vespers at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Clinton.   
 

 * The next meeting for the PLC 2009 Planning Committee will Thursday, April 23rd at 7:00 p.m.
 

 * Parish Life Conference at the Hilton, June 10-14!! (See below)

 

Registration for the Parish Life Conference has begun!!  Be sure to register to attend the conference.  Registration forms are available on the table in the hallway and online at our website (thanks to Daniel Root!!).  On the website you can also find the schedule of events for the conference.  If you cannot afford to attend all the meals and events, be sure to register for as many as you can, especially the Grand Banquet on Saturday evening.  Come, also, for the services.  The Very Rev. Fr. Michael Dahulich, Dean of St. Tikhon's Seminary will be the speaker this year.  You will also hear many wonderful homilies by the visiting priests.  The Bible Bowl is lots of fun (as anyone who has ever seen one will tell you) and the Oratorical Contest is a chance to hear the thoughts of some of our young people on spiritual issues.  This conference will be attended by those from our sister parishes throughout the diocese and is an opportunity to showcase our parish.  So make plans now to attend.

 

Help needed for PLC 2009 Souvenir Journal!!   The PLC committee is starting to sell ads for the souvenir journal for the Parish Life Conference and we need your help! Our goal is to sell $20,000 of ads by May 1. Please consider talking to your employer about donating for a corporate ad, and if you have any suggestions of businesses to go to or people to talk to, please let Anna Kathryn know.

 

Directory Updates have been mailed to each household.  Most of these have been returned, but several are still missing.  Please correct these if needed (or place a check mark on the form if the information is already correct) and mail or bring them to the church office as soon as possible. We hope to be able to have updated directories available in a few weeks, but this will only be possible if everyone does their part.  Thank you for your assistance in this task.

 

The Ladies of St. John Orthodox Church in Memphis are hosting a bridal shower for Sally Elliott on Sunday, May 17th from 4-6 p.m.  All of our ladies are invited.

 

Please supervise your children to avoid spills, ink stains or marks from their writing and drawing on our new chairs.  We also ask that you not allow them to stand on the kneelers.  Thank you for your help with this.

 

Fasting Discipline for April:
There is no fasting during Bright Week following Pascha.  Starting on April 27th traditional fasting will resume on Wednesdays and Fridays.

 

Major Commemorations During April
 April 19  PASCHA
 April 23  Great-martyr George
 April 24  Apostle and Evangelist Mark 
 April 26  Thomas Sunday

 

The Christmas Village (a pregnancy intervention ministry located in Canton) is hosting a fund-raising mother-daughter tea next Sunday afternoon, April 26th.  This worthwhile organization ministers to women who are unwed or have difficulties, but do not want to have an abortion.  Many of our ladies have helped staff their bakery at Christmastime.  Informa-tion about the tea  is posted on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall.

 

Those hosting Coffee Hour or feasts MUST be sure to place fresh trash bags in the trash cans when cleaning up afterwards.  If this is not done, items get thrown into the empty trash cans and then dumped as is into the cans outside.  The trash people will NOT pick up loose trash from the cans and have even dumped it out in the past.  This means that Father John has to pick these items up by hand and bag them!  Please help us with this!!

 

If you are the last to leave the building, please make sure that the heating and cooling unit in the Fellowship Hall is set to the optimum temperature for the building when unoccupied.  If you have overridden the programmed setting, please be sure to restore it to the original setting.  We are trying to keep our utility costs down.  If you do not know how to operate the thermostat, please consult with either Father James or Deacon Richard for instruction. 

  
Quotable: "The Son of God assumed human nature, and in it He endured all that belongs to the human condition.  This is a remedy for mankind of a power beyond our imagining."

    - St. Augustine of Hippo

 

Weekly Quote:  "The Savior becomes all things to all, according to the need of each: to those who ask for joy, He becomes the vine; to those who wish to enter, He becomes the door; to those who are under the weight of sin, He becomes a lamb, a lamb slain for them.  He becomes all things to all, but He remains nonetheless what He is.  He is called by a twofold name: Jesus because He gives us salvation, and Christ because He is priest."

    - St. Cyril of Jerusalem

 

 Scripture:  Acts 5:12-20; John 20:19-31
 Celebrant:  Father John
 Homily:  Father James
 Deacon:  Deacon Terry
 Epistle Reader  Mildred Morris
 Acolytes:  TBA
 Prosphora:  Dansereaus
 Coffee Hour:  Algoods
 Teen Hosts:  TBA

 

 

 

 

 

    Palm Sunday begins the observance of the eight days that encapsulate all of time and eternity as relates to man.  The days begin with the proclamation on earth of the entry of the Messiah into Jerusalem and end with the Eternal King rising in incomprehensible victory to establish the heavenly Jerusalem and His eternal reign.  On Palm Sunday, we begin the days of the full exhibition of the awful corruption sin has spread in mankind and the measureless love that heals and deifies our humanity.  Today we thrill at the picture of Christ and the praises of the people, the object of adoration yet the perfection of humility.  The imagery of the scene is beyond description:  the King amidst His people, the palm and olive branches symbolizing His victory, His anointing, His peace; the cloaks and garments cast before Him symbolizing our complete submission to His will; the cries of adoration, of "Hosanna," the coming of the Lord.  Yet, on this day we are also near enough to feel acutely the dread of His passion, the desolation of the trial and Golgotha.  This day also begins the week of the Eighth Day, the entry to eternity.  As we observe Palm Sunday, we observe all history and the fulfillment of all history.

 

Philippians 4:4-9:  The Apostle Paul encourages us in the reading from his letter to the Philippians;  we are to rejoice in the Lord and to let our concerns and desires be made known to God in prayer and supplication.  By doing so, he tells us that the peace of God will guard our hearts and minds.

 

John 12:1-18:  In anticipation of her Lord's passion, Mary anoints Jesus' feet with costly ointment, foreshadowing His coming death.  Jesus then enters Jerusalem shortly before Passover in fulfillment of Zechariah's prophecy.
Troparion of Lazarus:  O Christ God, when thou didst raise Lazarus from the dead before thy Passion, thou didst confirm the universal resurrection.  Wherefore, we, like babes, carry the insignia of triumph and victory, and cry to thee, O Vanquisher of death, Hosanna in the highest.  Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord.

 

Troparion of Palm Sunday:  O Christ God, when we were buried with thee in Baptism, we became deserving of thy Resurrection  to immortal life.  Wherefore, we praise thee, crying, Hosanna in the highest, blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord.

 

Kontakion of Palm Sunday: Seated upon Thy throne in heaven, and a foal on earth, O Christ our God, Thou didst receive the praise of the angels and the hymns of the children: Blessed is He that cometh to recall Adam.

 

 

 

Sunday, April 12 (Palm Sunday)
 8:50 a.m. – Orthros
 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
 10:00 a.m. – Divine Liturgy, followed by Palm Sunday Meal (Fish Fry)
 6:30 p.m. – Bridegroom Matins  

 

Monday, April 13 (Great and Holy Monday)
 Office Closed – Father John's Day Off
 6:30 p.m. – Bridegroom Matins

 

Tuesday, April 14 (Great and Holy Tuesday)
 6:30 p.m. – Bridegroom Matins
  
Wednesday, April 15 (Great and Holy Wednesday)
 5:00 p.m. – Catechism Class
 6:30 p.m. – Service of Holy Unction

 

Thursday, April 16 (Great and Holy Thursday)
 6:00 a.m. – Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
 6:30 p.m. – Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels
 
Friday, April 17 (Great and Holy Friday)
 6:00 a.m. – Royal Hours
   ...followed by the Preparation of the Bier
 3:00 p.m. – Vesper Service (Taking Down from the Cross)
 6:30 p.m. – Lamentations Service
        
Saturday, April 18 (Great and Holy Saturday)
 9:00 a.m. – Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
 10:30 p.m. – Rush Matins and the Divine Liturgy of Pascha, followed by Paschal Feast

 

Sunday, April 19 (Great and Holy Pascha)
 3:00 p.m. – Agape Vespers at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church

 

 

 

Eucharist Bread: ...was offered today by the Fahmys and yesterday by the Daniel Roots for Lazarus Saturday.

 

Eucharist Bread and Coffee Hour Schedule:
                                 Eucharist Bread          Coffee Hour
April 12 Palm Sunday     Fahmys                 Freundt/Meadows/Joanna
April 16 (Thurs. a.m.)      Meadows               Meadows
April 18 (Sat. a.m.)         Bakers                  Meadows
April 18 (Sat. night) PASCHA Hendersons    Wood/Pigott/Turner
April 26                         Joanna Meadows    R. Roots

 

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 #
April 12                    Tom Skirtech                 Philippians 4:4-9         294
April 16 (Thurs. a.m.) Kh. Sharon Meadows     I Cor. 11:23-32            295
April 18 (Sat. a.m.)   Sh. Charlotte Algood       Rom. 6:3-11               300
April 18 (Sat. night)   Warren Strain                Acts 1:1-8                   25
April 26                   Mildred Morris                 Acts 5:12-20               32

 

Ben Brock will be chrismated at the Vesperal Liturgy next Saturday morning.  His sponsor will be Ken Jones.  Please keep them in your prayers. A light reception will be held in his honor following the liturgy.

 

Congratulations to Max Baker! ...who has been accepted into Job Corps, and is now in training in Crystal Springs.

 

 * For the Paschal feast Saturday night, the church will be providing ham & turkey for sandwiches, dessert, and drinks. Please bring a basket of "side items" that your own family will enjoy. 
 * Holy Resurrection has requested that we bring deserts as our contribution towards the Agape Feast. They are also asking for monetary donations to help with their food costs. Please contact Christina Katool by e-mail or at 601-594-4885 and let her know if you are planning on bringing a dessert.
 * If you have a child or children that want to go Easter Egg hunting at Holy Resurrection, they will need to bring a basket and a dozen filled plastic eggs. 
 * Bright Week... We will have an Ice Cream Social on Saturday, April 25th at 5:00 pm, followed by Vespers. We will have sandwiches and ice cream.

 

There will be no services at St. Peter's on May 2-3 (for this weekend only) since all the clergy will be at Jordan Henderson's wedding in Florida.  You are encouraged to attend one of the other Orthodox churches in the area.

 

Please remember the following in your prayers: Reader Basil's family (Dad, Bill; Mom, Cleo; sister Betty; and uncle and aunt, James and Sarah Powell), Karen Cooper (recovering from knee surgery), Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family, Penny and Dean Bruner and their family, Deborah and Paul Finley, Effie Johnson (Kh. Susan Cushman's mother) and the Cushman family (St. John's in Memphis) Jared and Stacy Autrey and their daughter Olivia Kate who has been in the hospital at Vanderbilt Medical Center (St. Ignatius in Franklin).

 

 * The schedule of services for Holy Week are as follows:
   Sun.-Tues. Apr. 12-14 Bridegroom Matins at 6:30 p.m.
   Wed. April 15 Service of Holy Unction at 6:30 p.m.
   Thurs. April 16 Vesperal Liturgy (Holy Thursday) at 6:00 a.m.
   Thurs. April 16 Twelve Passion Gospels at 6:30 p.m.
   Fri. April 17 Royal Hours at 6:00 a.m.
   Fri. April 17 Taking down from the Cross at 3:00 p.m
   Fri. April 17 Lamentations Service at 6:30 p.m.
   Sat. April 18 Vesperal Liturgy (Holy Saturday) at 9:00 a.m.
   Sat. April 18 Paschal Service at 10:30 p.m.
   Sun. April 19 Agape Vespers at Holy Resurrection at 3:00 p.m.

 * The next meeting for the PLC 2009 Planning Committee will Thursday, April 23rd at 7:00 p.m.

 * TODAY we will have a catfish fry following the Divine Liturgy.  Catfish Haven will be providing the food again this year.  The cost will be $8 for adults and $5 for children.

 * Parish Life Conference at the Hilton, June 10-14!! (See below)

 

Registration for the Parish Life Conference has begun!!  Be sure to register to attend the conference.  Registration forms are available on the table in the hallway and online at our website (thanks to Daniel Root!!).  On the website you can also find the schedule of events for the conference.  If you cannot afford to attend all the meals and events, be sure to register for as many as you can, especially the Grand Banquet on Saturday evening.  Come, also, for the services.  The Very Rev. Fr. Michael Dahulich, Dean of St. Tikhon's Seminary will be the speaker this year.  You will also hear many wonderful homilies by the visiting priests.  The Bible Bowl is lots of fun (as anyone who has ever seen one will tell you) and the Oratorical Contest is a chance to hear the thoughts of some of our young people on spiritual issues.  This conference will be attended by those from our sister parishes throughout the diocese and is an opportunity to showcase our parish.  So make plans now to attend.

 

Help needed for PLC 2009 Souvenir Journal!!   The PLC committee is starting to sell ads for the souvenir journal for the Parish Life Conference and we need your help! Our goal is to sell $20,000 of ads by May 1. Please consider talking to your employer about donating for a corporate ad, and if you have any suggestions of businesses to go to or people to talk to, please let Anna Kathryn know.

 

Directory Updates have been mailed to each household.  Please correct these if needed (or place a check mark on the form if the information is already correct) and mail or bring them to the church office as soon as possible. We hope to be able to have updated directories available in a few weeks, but this will only be possible if everyone does their part.  Thank you for your assistance in this task.

 

Fasting Discipline for April:
During Great Lent the traditional fasting discipline is observed on all days of the week until Pascha (except Palm Sunday on April 12th, when fish, wine and oil are permitted).  On days when the Holy Eucharist will be received at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, no food or drink should be taken until after the Liturgy.  There is no fasting during Bright Week following Pascha.  Starting on April 27th traditional fasting will resume on Wednesdays and Fridays.

 

Major Commemorations During April
 April 12  Palm Sunday
 April 13  Great and Holy Monday
 April 14  Great and Holy Tuesday
 April 15  Great and Holy Wednesday
 April 16  Great and Holy Thursday
 April 17  Great and Holy Friday (Good Friday)
 April 18  Great and Holy Saturday
 April 19  PASCHA
 April 23  Great-martyr George
 April 24  Apostle and Evangelist Mark 
 April 26  Thomas Sunday

 

The Ladies of St. John Orthodox Church in Memphis are hosting a bridal shower for Sally Elliott on Sunday, May 17th from 4-6 p.m.  All of our ladies are invited.

 

The Christmas Village (a pregnancy intervention ministry located in Canton) is hosting a fund-raising mother-daughter tea on Sunday afternoon, April 26th.  This worthwhile organization ministers to women who are unwed or have difficulties, but do not want to have an abortion.  Many of our ladies have helped staff their bakery at Christmastime.  Informa-tion about the tea  is posted on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall.

 

Please supervise your children to avoid spills, ink stains or marks from their writing and drawing on our new chairs.  We also ask that you not allow them to stand on the kneelers.  Thank you for your help with this.

 

Those hosting Coffee Hour or feasts MUST be sure to place fresh trash bags in the trash cans when cleaning up afterwards.  If this is not done, items get thrown into the empty trash cans and then dumped as is into the cans outside.  The trash people will NOT pick up loose trash from the cans and have even dumped it out in the past.  This means that Father John has to pick these items up by hand and bag them!  Please help us with this!!

 

If you are the last to leave the building, please make sure that the heating and cooling unit in the Fellowship Hall is set to the optimum temperature for the building when unoccupied.  If you have overridden the programmed setting, please be sure to restore it to the original setting.  We are trying to keep our utility costs down.  If you do not know how to operate the thermostat, please consult with either Father James or Deacon Richard for instruction. 

 

Quotable: "Whenever the Holy Spirit is present, He makes men of gold out of men of clay."

    - St. John Chrysostom

 

 

 (Beginning at 10:30 p.m. Saturday Evening)
 Scripture:  Acts 1:1-8; John 1:1-17
 Celebrant:  Father John
 Homily:  Father John
 Deacon:  Deacon Terry, Deacon Richard
 Epistle Reader  Warren Strain
 Acolytes:  TBA
 Prosphora:  Hendersons
 Coffee Hour:  Paschal Feast (Woods/Pigotts/Turners)
 Teen Hosts:  N/A (Agape Vespers)