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St. John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Church Of Nashville
Publish Date: 2021-02-21
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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




Services Schedule

Services are live-streamed via our Facebook page: St. John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Nashville, TN.

Please see our online Calendar for the schedule of Services.


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Announcements

REQUIRED SIGNUP TO ATTEND SERVICES

Please use the following link to signup to attend services...

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084EADAC2FA0FF2-stjohn

(If you do not signup, you will be asked to wait until room is available.)

Please ask the Usher for help to find your place for the Service.

While there are no restrictions for families with children, we respectfully ask that children stay with their families.

Prior to signing up, all first-time visitors are kindly asked to contact Fr. Parthenios Turner at: stjohnnashville@gmail.com

Please be aware that we are following standard protocols to wear a mask, and allow a minimum 6' distance between individuals/families while attending services. Thank you.


ONGOING FINANCIAL SUPPORT

In order to ensure the continuation of Services and ministry to others, it is necessary to have the financial support of members, friends, and visitors to St  John's.

For monthly budgeting purposes, it is necessary to receive yearly pledges for financial support of the Church.

We invite your support. Please email an intended weekly/monthly pledge amount to: stjohnnashville@gmail.com

Sending Financial Contributions? Please mail to:

St. John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Church

P.O. Box 90162

Nashville, TN 37209

Thank you!


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Weekly Calendar

  • WEEKLY CALENDAR

    February 21 to March 7, 2021

    Sunday, February 21

    8:30AM Matins (Orthros)

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Wednesday, February 24

    5:30PM Small Paraklesis (Prayers of supplication in times of distress).

    Saturday, February 27

    5:30PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, February 28

    8:30AM Matins (Orthros)

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Wednesday, March 3

    5:30PM Small Paraklesis (Prayers of supplication in times of distress).

    Saturday, March 6

    5:30PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, March 7

    8:30AM Matins (Orthros)

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today
The Reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15

TIMOTHY, my son, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at Antioch, at lconion, and at Lystra, what persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.


Gospel Reading

Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today
The Reading is from Luke 18:10-14

The Lord said this parable, "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."


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Saints and Feasts

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February 21

Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today

The Pharisees were an ancient and outstanding sect among the Jews known for their diligent observance of the outward matters of the Law. Although, according to the word of our Lord, they "did all their works to be seen of men" (Matt. 23:5), and were hypocrites (ibid. 23: 13, 14, 15, etc.), because of the apparent holiness of their lives they were thought by all to be righteous, and separate from others, which is what the name Pharisee means. On the other hand, Publicans, collectors of the royal taxes, committed many injustices and extortions for filthy lucre's sake, and all held them to be sinners and unjust. It was therefore according to common opinion that the Lord Jesus in His parable signified a virtuous person by a Pharisee, and a sinner by a Publican, to teach His disciples the harm of pride and the profit of humble-mindedness.

Since the chief weapon for virtue is humility, and the greatest hindrance to it is pride, the divine Fathers have set these three weeks before the Forty-day Fast as a preparation for the spiritual struggles of virtue. This present week they have called Harbinger, since it declares that the Fast is approaching; and they set humility as the foundation for all our spiritual labors by appointing that the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee be read today, even before the Fast begins, to teach, through the vaunting of the Pharisee, that the foul smoke of self-esteem and the stench of boasting drives away the grace of the Spirit, strips man of all his virtue, and casts him into the pits of Hades; and, through the repentance and contrite prayer of the Publican, that humility confers upon the sinner forgiveness of all his wicked deeds and raises him up to the greatest heights.

All foods are allowed the week that follows this Sunday.


Allsaint
February 21

Timothy the Righteous

Saint Timothy took up the monastic life from his youth, became a vessel of the Holy Spirit, and reposed in deep old age.


Allsaint
February 21

Zachariah, Patriarch of Jerusalem


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