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Please congratulate Cooper and Juliana Breeden on the birth of their new little baby girl, Fable Evelyn. Congratulations, and glory be to God!
Please remember Melissa Ghikas in your prayers for safe travel this weekend.
In consideration of the sanctity of the Divine Liturgy and the privacy of those attending, we will now only be Livestreaming what is known as the Liturgy of the Catechumens, including the Gospel reading and Homily. After that, the Anaphora including Holy Communion will no longer be Livestreamed.
In order to ensure the offering of Services and Sacraments at St. John, it is critical to have financial support from parishioners and visitors.
We ask that Parishioners (Members and Catechumens) make a commitment of financial support to the Church so that we may be in the position to cover our expenses and thereby keep our doors open to all who wish to come and worship. The submission of your commitment allows us to ascertain where we stand in meeting these needs.
You may submit your commitment via email with an intended weekly/monthly Pledge amount to: stjohnnashville@gmail.com. There are also paper forms available in the Church Narthex.
Sending Financial Contributions? Please mail to:
St. John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Church
P.O. Box 90162
Nashville, TN 37209
As a general rule, we do not encourage the use of Venmo or Paypal as it complicates the bookkeeping system and incurs additional fees born by St. Johns. For better bookeeping purposes and financial management, checks or cash are the preferred method of giving financial support to the church.
Thank you!
St. John Bookstore
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8:30AM Matins/Orthros
10:00AM DIVINE LITURGY
6:00PM Small Paraklesis Service
5:00PM Great Vespers
8:30AM Matins/Orthros
10:00AM Procession of the Cross DIVINE LITURGY
6:00PM Small Paraklesis Service
6:00PM Great Paraklesis Service
6:00PM Small Paraklesis Service
6:00PM Holy Transfiguration Divine Liturgy
The Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
5:00PM Great Vespers
8:30AM Matins/Orthros
10:00AM DIVINE LITURGY
According to tradition, Anna, the ancestor of God, lived for sixty-nine years, and her spouse Joachim, for eighty; according to one account, Saint Joachim died two years before Saint Anna. The Theotokos had been orphaned of both her parents already when she was eleven years of age, when she was living in the Temple (see Sept. 8 and Nov. 21). Saint Anna is invoked for conceiving children, and for help in difficult childbirth.
Dormition of St. Anna, mother of the Theotokos
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27
Brethren, Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in travail; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married."
5th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1
At that time, when Jesus came to the country of the Gergesenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one would pass that way. And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine." And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the waters. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, and what had happened to the demoniacs. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their neighborhood. And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.
Being with you again here on this Eve of your Patronal Feast – just as we were last year – I cannot help but reflect on the difference just one year can make.
We commenced our worship last evening at the setting of the sun and the start of this new day – the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council in Chalcedon.
Thank you for your warm welcome. I truly feel blessed to be among you today and to be for the first time in this wonderful city of Salt Lake City. As I stand in your presence among this diverse group of religious leaders, I cannot help but tell myself how important a type of gathering such as this one is in today’s world.
Father Nicholas Lionas was ordained to the Holy Priesthood on Saturday, July 17, 2021 by His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit.
The Metropolis of San Francisco Stewardship Ministry invites you to join us for a special presentation by Rev. Father John Kocolas (Nativity of Christ – Novato, CA), and Thomaida Hudanish (Metropolis Director of Missions and Evangelism) where they will share strategies and ideas for “Fostering Community Outreach and Evangelism”.
On July 15, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, accompanied by Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, received a private tour of the Museum of the Bible from Dr. Jeffrey Kloha, Chief Curatorial Officer at the Museum.
Over 60% of young people fall away from the Church as they grow into young adults...
Yet “Effective Christian Ministry” has helped hundreds of clergy and lay ministry workers make a positive difference in their parish ministries.
Sunday July 25, 2021 is Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday in all US Orthodox Parishes.
When we speak of our rebuilt Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero as a National Shrine, we mean more than an institution only of, and only for, our national Archdiocese of America.