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St. John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Church Of Nashville
Publish Date: 2018-12-02
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Announcements
Weekly Calendar
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Hymns of the Day
Prayer Request
Saints and Feasts
Message from Archbishop Demetrios
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St. John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Church Of Nashville

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (615) 957-2975
  • Street Address:

  • 4602 Indiana Avenue

  • Nashville, TN 37209
  • Mailing Address:

  • P.O. Box 90162

  • Nashville, TN 37209

Contact Information

Father Parthenios Turner
Proistamenos

parthenios.turner@gmail.com | (615) 957-2975

Services Schedule

Saturday, Great Vespers 5:30 PM

Sunday Matins/Orthros 8:30 AM

Sunday Divine Liturgy 10 AM

Wednesday Paraklesis, and all weekday evening services, 6 PM

Past Bulletins


Announcements

THIS WEEKEND...

SATURDAY

  • Catechism this Saturday, 4:15 PM 
  • Great Vespers, 5:30 PM 
  • Confession by appointment before/after Vespers 

SUNDAY

  • Matins, 8:30 AM 
  • The Divine Liturgy, 10 AM 
  • Sunday School this Sunday (Children receive Communion first, then go with Teachers)
  • Baptism of Josh Barton following Divine Liturgy

LOOKING AHEAD...

St. Nicholas Vespers, Wednesday, Dec. 5th at 6 PM  

Come...  St. Nicholas may be there!  

 

Next Parish Council Meeting, Thursday, Dec. 6, 6:30 PM.

Parish Council Meetings are open meetings for Church members. Questions regarding Agenda, please contact Erik Lybeck, P.C. Chairman


Cleaning our Church

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Naomi Spaulding has volunteered to coordinate a Cleaning Schedule for the Fellowship Hall.  If we have enough volunteers, each person/family would have a scheduled week every couple of months, so one could plan in advance.

*Naomi says...

It would also be nice to do the cleaning with another family, for safety reasons, for fellowship, and for getting the work done faster. So, I am creating a cleaning schedule. The more people who volunteer, the more the burden will be shared. I will try to schedule two families/volunteers together, and when it's your week, you can chose any day before Sunday to do the cleaning, so that it fits into your plans. I will also try to have checklists so you will know what needs to be done, and cleaning supplies. 

If anyone has any suggestions for cleaning that needs to be done, how to organize things, or issues they have when cleaning, please email me and let me know. Please email me with your phone number and email, if you're willing to help. And finally, please let me know if you have any restrictions, such as only being able to come early in the month, or anything else. I want to make this as convenient as possible for everyone!

Thank you in advance for your help,

Naomi Spaulding

 


Policy regarding Confession and visitations...

* A Reminder: It has been our long-standing policy and practice that during Confession, House-calls, and Visitations, Father requires that a third adult to be present while still maintaining the appropriate privacy during Confession.  It is also our policy that during Confession we are not asked to reveal details of a personal or private nature.  It is possible to discuss issues that we may be struggling with, but the real intent is to try and identify the motivating factors that cause us to err, and then to seek reconciliation. This may also involve the recomendation to seek appropriate professional help.

If you would simply like to meet with Father for a visit outside of confession, a preffered place would be a local coffee shop :-)

For more information on the Sacrament of Confession, please see:  https://www.goarch.org/-/preparation-for-holy-confession


DIACONIA, WHICH IS OUR MINISTRY...

Emergency Preparedness

    • Candice Zamora will be coordinating our Emergency Preparedness service.  Please contact her for more information. 
    • We are also looking for someone to find training to be First Responders in the event of an emergency.

TITHES AND STEWARDSHIP

Thank you to each parishioner who has made a financial commitment to Stewardship, or is increasing their offering towards fulll Stewardship.  (*Stewardship is offering a tithe, or a tenth of our income to the Church.)

"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house.  Test me in this," says the Lord Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have enough room for it."  Malachi 3:10


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Weekly Calendar

  • Parish Calendar

    December 2 to December 16, 2018

    Sunday, December 2

    8:30AM Matins (Orthros)

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Wednesday, December 5

    6:00PM Vespers for St. Nicholas

    Thursday, December 6

    Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra

    Saturday, December 8

    4:00PM Choir (Kliros) Practice

    5:30PM Vespers (Hesperinos)

    Sunday, December 9

    8:30AM Matins (Orthros)

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Wednesday, December 12

    6:00PM Paraklesis

    Saturday, December 15

    9:00AM Men’s Breakfast

    4:00PM Choir (Kliros) Practice

    5:30PM Vespers (Hesperinos)

    Sunday, December 16

    8:30AM Matins (Orthros)

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

14th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 6:10-17

Brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand, therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace; besides all these, taking the shield of faith, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Gospel Reading

14th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 18:35-43

At that time, as Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging; and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." And he cried, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" And Jesus stopped, and commanded him to be brought to him; and when he came near, he asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Second Tone

When Thou didst descend unto death, O Life Immortal, then didst Thou slay Hades with the lightning of Thy Divinity. And when Thou didst also raise the dead out of the nethermost depths, all the powers in the Heavens cried out: O Life-giver, Christ our God, glory be to Thee.

Apolytikion for St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople in the Eighth Tone

Grace like a flame shining forth from thy mouth has illumined the universe, and disclosed to the world treasures of poverty and shown us the height of humility. And as by thine own words thou teachest us, Father John Chrysostom, so intercede with the Word, Christ our God, to save our souls.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Third Tone

On this day the Virgin cometh to the cave to give birth to * God the Word ineffably, * Who was before all the ages. * Dance for joy, O earth, on hearing * the gladsome tidings; * with the Angels and the shepherds now glorify Him * Who is willing to be gazed on * as a young Child Who * before the ages is God.

The translations of hymns are under copyright and used by permission. All rights reserved. These works may not be further reproduced, in print or on other websites or in any other form, without the prior written authorization of the copyright holder:

  • Resurrectional Apolytikion in Second Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
  • Seasonal Kontakion in the Third Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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    Prayer Request

    Prayers for Health and Salvation

    Ray, Melissa, Sam, and Loa, Katie K., Timothy S., Michael and Nancy Pittman, Debbra Ickes, John and Barbara Kelly, John and Linda Marchetti, Cerrito

    *Please send Father a note with any names that you would like to have included in this prayer list. 

     


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    Saints and Feasts

    Blindboy
    December 02

    14th Sunday of Luke

    Habbakuk
    December 02

    Habakkuk the Prophet

    This Prophet, whose name means "loving embrace," is eighth in order of the minor Prophets. His homeland and tribe are not recorded in the Divine Scriptures; according to some, he was of the tribe of Symeon. He prophesied in the years of Joachim, who is also called Jechonias, before the Babylonian captivity of the Jewish People, which took place 599 years before Christ. When Nabuchodonosor came to take the Israelites captive, Habakkuk fled to Ostrakine, and after Jerusalem was destroyed and the Chaldeans departed, Habakkuk returned and cultivated his field. Once he made some pottage and was about to take it to the reapers in the field. An Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and carried him with the pottage to Babylon to feed Daniel in the lions' den, then brought him back to Judea (Bel and the Dragon, 33-39): His book of prophecy is divided into three chapters; the third chapter is also used as the Fourth Ode of the Psalter. His holy relics were found in Palestine during the reign of Emperor Theodosius the Great, through a revelation to Zebennus, Bishop of Eleutheropolis (Sozomen, Eccl. Hist., Book VII, 29).

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