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St. John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Church Of Nashville
Publish Date: 2021-10-17
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Announcements
Services Calendar
Saints and Feasts
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Archepiscopal Message
Ecumenical Patriarchate News
Archdiocese News
Allsaint
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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

stjohnnashville@gmail.com | (615) 957-2975

Services Schedule

* Visit our Facebook page for an archive of Services. 

Past Bulletins


Announcements

THIS WEEK...

Please offer your help at the Church, 9-11:30 AM this Saturday morning to assist with demolition work as we begin the renovation of the Church bathroom.

The bathroom will now be out of use for a few weeks. This will allow for better sound insulation, easier access, and a better diaper changing area.
 
Please reply to Tom Pappas (615) 482-2778, or Nate Phillips (615) 306-0911
 
Mid week updates:
  • Father and Presvytera are traveling this week, Fr. Michael Marcantoni will be serving this Sunday.
  • Please contact Denis Z. for questions/needs at the Church. (609) 937-3405
  • Save the date… Saturday, October 23,Church cleanup and bookstore organization.

A WORD TO REMEMBER...

Tradition is a way of life bringing people together, not only in place, but also in time.

Every living creature, great or small, expresses it’s unique beingness. It is a mystery to express oneself. It can relieve one from depression and enable communion with another being. Even greater a mystery it is, when many express themselves in unison. Music is a powerful tool for expressing oneself, and becomes majestically beautiful when used as an expression to the Creator. When people chant together, they are connecting not with those around them, but also with those of previous generations who partook in the handing down of this sacred tradition.

Vasilios Psilacos


CATECHISM AND OUR CHURCH

Koine/Biblical Greek instruction/ Saturday, 3:15 p.m.

Catechism/ Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

Traditionally, in the Church the instruction of inquirers was not solely the responsibility of the priest, but rather of everyone. This is why we have the need to learn more of our faith so that we may give a good answer to those who ask a question  of us. You may learn more at: 

Website- https://discoverorthodoxy.org/

Facebook Page- https://www.facebook.com/discovertheancientfaith

YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmcFD_VyktY0MzE39ldAa6w

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/discoverorthodoxy/ 

Twitter- https://twitter.com/DiscoverOrthod1

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for adult converts to Orthodoxy, please contact Fr. Parthenios at: stjohnnashville@gmail.com for more information.


ST. JOHN BOOKSTORE

We now have a good collection of Orthodox books, Icons, crosses, incense, etc. in the Bookstore.

Making your purchases at the Bookstore helps to support your Church.


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Services Calendar

  • MONTHLY CALENDAR

    October 17 to October 31, 2021

    Sunday, October 17

    8:30AM Matins/Orthros

    10:00AM DIVINE LITURGY

    Wednesday, October 20

    6:00PM Small Paraklesis Service

    Saturday, October 23

    5:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, October 24

    8:30AM Matins/Orthros

    10:00AM DIVINE LITURGY

    Wednesday, October 27

    6:00PM Small Paraklesis Service

    Saturday, October 30

    5:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, October 31

    8:30AM Matins/Orthros

    10:00AM DIVINE LITURGY

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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
October 17

Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council

On the Sunday that falls on or immediately after the eleventh of this month, we chant the Service to the 350 holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, which gathered in Nicaea in 787 under the holy Patriarch Tarasius and during the reign of the Empress Irene and her son, Constantine Porphyrogenitus, to refute the Iconoclast heresy, which had received imperial support beginning with the Edict issued in 726 by Emperor Leo the Isaurian. Many of the holy Fathers who condemned Iconoclasm at this holy Council later died as Confessors and Martyrs for the holy Icons during the second assult of Iconoclasm in the ninth century, especially during the reigns of Leo the Armenian and Theophilus.

Allsaint
October 17

Hosea the Prophet

According to some, Hosea, whose name means "God is help," was from the tribe of Issachar, or more likely, from that of Reuben; he was the son of Beeri. He is the first in order of the twelve minor Prophets and the most ancient of all. He prophesied in the days of the divided Kingdom; the Lord told him to take a harlot to wife (Hosea 1:2), and then an adulteress (ibid., 3:1). The harlot, a known sinner, was a figure of the Kingdom of Israel in Samaria, which openly worshipped idols; the adulteress, lawfully married yet sinning secretly with her lovers, was a figure of the Kingdom of Judah in Jerusalem, which, while having the Temple, and the priesthood, and the divine worship according to the Law, stealthily served the idols also. The Prophet Hosea prophesied for sixty years, and lived for some ninety years, from 810 to 720 B.C. His book is divided into fourteen chapters.

Allsaint
October 17

Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian of Arabia

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15

Titus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned.

When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful.

All who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
The Reading is from Luke 8:5-15

The Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience." As he said these things, he cried out "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

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Archepiscopal Message

Sunday of the Translation (Repose) of Saint John the Theologian

09/26/2021

What a pleasure it is to worship with you today, here at this precious Chapel of the Three Hierarchs. This wonderful Byzantine Church helps to form the core of the Center for Hellenic Studies Paideia here at the University of Connecticut.
https://www.goarch.org/-/homily-st-john-repose-2021
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Archdiocese News

Ionian Village Summer 2022 Program Dates

10/12/2021

The Office of Ionian Village announces the dates for its Summer 2022 programs. Ionian Village is the international camping ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America with campgrounds located in Peloponnesus, Greece.
https://www.goarch.org/-/ionian-village-2022-dates

Center for Family Care

10/12/2021

How can laity become more welcoming? Recognize that the priesthood can be very lonely and unhealthy if the Priest and Presvytera are not allowed friendships. One reason priest and family keep a distance in the parish is because if they are seen to be closer to one or two families there is a fear that others may begin to cry ‘favoritism.’
https://www.goarch.org/-/philoxenia-clergy-2021
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