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St. John the Theologian Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2018-08-26
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St. John the Theologian Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (281)554-7223
  • Street Address:

  • 202 North Walnut Street

  • Webster, TX 77598


Contact Information




Services Schedule

Saturday Vespers: 6:00pm Sunday: Orthros at 9am with the Divine Liturgy following Weeknight Services (according to calendar): Vespers 5:30pm, Divine Liturgy 6:30pm (Times are approximate)


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Announcements

* To help defray some of the costs associated with Metropolitan ISAIAH’s annual pastoral visit, a second tray will be passed today.

* Philoptochos will have a short meeting today after church to discuss preparations for Metropolitan ISAIAH's annual pastoral visit.

* CLEAN UP AFTER CHURCH TODAY. Wear your work clothes today! We’ll gather after the coffee hour and tackle organizing the garage, painting the outdoor shed, moving items from the garage into the shed, and repairing some exterior eaves. With everyone’s help, we should be able to knock these chores out in no time. Many thanks to Michael and Monica Savage for supplying paint, caulk and foam! 

* Please join us after the Liturgy for coffee hour in the Parish Home. This week’s coffee hour is sponsored by Team Blue. Thank You!

* Pack of pita bread for $1- below purchase price. See Maria Simeon. 

* Weddings, Baptisms, Memorials, Christenings—please send a note to the office at least one month in advance to reserve the date. Thank you.

 

METROPOLITAN ISAIAH'S ANNUAL  PASTORAL VISIT

Saturday & Sunday, September 8-9

Saturday Schedule

9:00 a.m.     Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy

11:30 a.m.   Light Luncheon sponsored by Philoptochos

5:00 p.m.     Hierarchical Vespers & Artoklasia

 

Sunday Schedule

9:00 a.m. Orthros followed by Hierarchical Divine Liturgy

12:00 p.m. Luncheon sponsored by the Parish

1:00 p.m.  His Eminence speaks with our youth

1:30 p.m. Blessing of the Intro to Orthodoxy Class

 In Our Prayers

Abigail Robertson, Alice Marinos, Colette Quinn, Eugenia (Dimitri’s cousin), Eleni Safos (Maria's cousin), Gherghina, Vish, Mihaela and Dorin, Robert and Keng (friends of Andreea D.), Evangelia Mourtakos, Kathi and Niko Parris (Phyllis’s daughter and grandson), Nuvia Murillo (Irma’s sister/Athena’s Aunt), Juliana and Nicole (Creighton's mother and daughter).

The servant of God Michael Brown, son of Marilyn Helm. May his memory be eternal.

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Ministries

Coffee Hour

The Coffee Hour program continues to be very successful!  This program ensures that we have coffee and after-Liturgy refreshments, not only for our Parishioners, but also as hospitality to our guests. The Coffee Hour can be the very important first contact for new members to our community, as well as an important fellowship time for all of our existing members. 

With this program, everyone who is a member gets the experience of hosting a Coffee Hour without the burden of doing it alone. It also provides a forum for the group of members each week to coordinate, work together and get to know one another better. It really can be a lot of fun!

Help support our coffee hour by adding your name to one of the teams listed below. Teams are called upon every 8 weeks or so, and each team member only has to bring one or two items. Email the office to add your name.

Parishioners, please allow only coffee hour team members to park in the driveway so they can have easier unloading access.

Yellow: Ashley, L. Rigas, A. & K. Tambourides 
Orange: Gazis, Marinos, Sokol, Suniga 
Purple: Agler, Loveless, McFalls, Richards, Savage 
Green: Metaxas, Saphos, Zachariades
White: Lyashman, Partlow, Ely, Mourtakos
Red: Gazaw, Padilla, Hammock, M. Tambourides, Zacharias 
Blue: Patelis, Rapos, Simeon, Yunakov 
Pink: Craioveanu, Quinn, Tsougarakis

Aug 26: Blue
Sep 2: Pink
Sep 9: Luncheon
Sep 16: Yellow
Sep 23: Orange
Sep 30: Purple

 

Philoptochos

Our Ladies will have a short meeting today after church to discuss preparations for Metropolitan ISAIAH's annual pastoral visit.

 

Introduction to Orthodoxy Class

Spread the Word! Registration forms for Introduction to Orthdoxy are available in the Narthex and online. Our first class will be on Sunday, Sep 9th after the coffee hour, with his Eminence Metropolitan ISAIAH offering some words of wisdom at the beginning of class. What a blessing! Completed forms may be turned in to Michael or Angela Loveless, or placed in the offering tray.

 

Sunday Church School

Our Sunday School will begin Sunday, September 9th.  We are in need of teachers and those who would be willing to help out occasionally when a teacher must be away. Please contact Mary Maxson if you can help. We wish all the students who have started school a very successful and blessed school year. 

Church School Registration Forms are available in the Narthex and online. Sunday School will begin on Sunday, Sep 9th. Please have registration forms completed as soon as possible so we can have everything ready for our first day. Forms may be turned in to Mary Maxson, or placed in the Sunday offering tray.

  

Narthex Rotation Schedule

Aug 26    Bill Gazis, Maria Simeon

Sep 2       Bill Gazis

Sep 9       Eric Richards

Sep 16     Demetrios Mourtakos, Eric Richards

Sep 23     Ross Leo, Demetrios Mourtakos

Sep 30     Michael Savage, Ross Leo

Oct 7        Bill Gazis, Maria Simeon

Oct 14     Maria Simeon, Georgios Rigas

Oct 21     Bill Gazis, Maria Simeon

 

Prosforo 

Of the many ways of supporting our Church, there are few which stand out as uniquely personal offerings of faith. The offering of Prosforo bread for the Divine Liturgy is one of them. We are thankful to the handful of ladies who have faithfully fulfilled this responsibility over the years and we invite more of our faithful - especially young families with children - to make this a part of their lives as well. Want to be added to our Prosforo list? Please see Maria Simeon.

Please make sure that Prosforo is in church before the start of the Orthros service on Sunday. Please write the date (or put a sticker with the date) on the plastic bags with the Prosforo. That way the oldest will be used first. Thank you for your help.

Aug 26 Anna Sharkey

Sep 2    Helen Gazaw

Sep 9    Lela Yunakou

Sep 16  Evangelia Gazis

Sep 23  Kika Tampouridou

Sep 30  McFalls Family

Oct 7    Maria Simeon

Oct 14  Zaneta Rapos

Oct 21  Andriana Tambourides

Oct 28  Ellie Ashley

Nov 4   Soula Koumbias

Nov 11 Metaxas Family

Nov 18 Maria Saphos

Nov 25 Cleopatra Nelson

 

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Greek School

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Classes are beginning to fill so don’t delay!

Registration forms are available on our website: http://stjohnclearlake.org/ministries/greek-language-school

Adult and children’s classes will begin the week of Sep 9th. Early registration discounts are available until Sep 11th. We are very excited to offer Greek Language classes to our parishioners and the surrounding community!

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Church Calendar

  • Church Calendar

    August 26 to September 10, 2018

    Sunday, August 26

    Parish Home Clean Up Day

    13th Sunday of Matthew

    9:00AM Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy

    11:30AM Coffee: Team Blue

    12:00PM Philoptochos Meeting

    Monday, August 27

    Holy Martyr Phanurius

    Tuesday, August 28

    Moses the Black of Scete

    5:30PM Beheading of St. John the Baptist

    Wednesday, August 29

    Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John

    Thursday, August 30

    Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner

    Friday, August 31

    The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos

    Saturday, September 1

    Ecclesiastical New Year

    Ecclesiastical New Year

    9:00AM Church Clean Up

    Sunday, September 2

    14th Sunday of Matthew

    14th Sunday of Matthew

    9:00AM Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy

    11:30AM Coffee: Team Pink

    Monday, September 3

    Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedea

    Tuesday, September 4

    Babylas the Holy Martyr

    Wednesday, September 5

    Holy Prophet Zacharias, Father of the Venerable Forerunner

    6:30PM Small Paraklesis

    Thursday, September 6

    The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Colossae (Chonae)

    Friday, September 7

    The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos

    Saturday, September 8

    Nativity of the Theotokos

    The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

    9:30AM Divine Liturgy w/Metropolitan ISAIAH presiding

    Sunday, September 9

    Sunday School Begins Today

    Sunday before Holy Cross

    8:30AM Orthros followed by Hierarchical Divine Liturgy

    11:45AM Luncheon to Honor our Metropolitan ISAIAH

    12:00PM Intro to Orthodoxy Class

    12:00PM AHEPA/DOP Meeting

    Monday, September 10

    Menodora, Metrodora, & Nymphodora the Martyrs

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Second Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Mark 16:1-8

When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back, for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.

Second Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 16:1-8

Καὶ διαγενομένου τοῦ σαββάτου Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ ᾿Ιακώβου καὶ Σαλώμη ἠγόρασαν ἀρώματα ἵνα ἐλθοῦσαι ἀλείψωσιν αὐτόν. καὶ λίαν πρωῒ τῆς μιᾶς σαββάτων ἔρχονται ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ ἡλίου. καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἑαυτάς· τίς ἀποκυλίσει ἡμῖν τὸν λίθον ἐκ τῆς θύρας τοῦ μνημείου; καὶ ἀναβλέψασαι θεωροῦσιν ὅτι ἀποκεκύλισται ὁ λίθος· ἦν γὰρ μέγας σφόδρα. καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκήν, καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν. ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐταῖς· μὴ ἐκθαμβεῖσθε· ᾿Ιησοῦν ζητεῖτε τὸν Ναζαρηνὸν τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον· ἠγέρθη, οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε· ἴδε ὁ τόπος ὅπου ἔθηκαν αὐτόν. ἀλλ᾿ ὑπάγετε εἴπατε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ Πέτρῳ ὅτι προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν· ἐκεῖ αὐτὸν ὄψεσθε, καθὼς εἶπεν ὑμῖν. καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου· εἶχε δὲ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις, καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον· ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ.


Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. 4th Mode. Psalm 103.24,1.
O Lord, how manifold are your works. You have made all things in wisdom.
Verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 16:13-24.

Brethren, be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Now, brethren, you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints; I urge you to be subject to such men and to every fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos, because they have made up for your absence; for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such men. The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. All the brethren send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. If any one has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Προκείμενον. 4th Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 103.24,1.
Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου Κύριε, πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας.
Στίχ. Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 16:13-24.

Ἀδελφοί, γρηγορεῖτε, στήκετε ἐν τῇ πίστει, ἀνδρίζεσθε, κραταιοῦσθε. Πάντα ὑμῶν ἐν ἀγάπῃ γινέσθω. Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί - οἴδατε τὴν οἰκίαν Στεφανᾶ, ὅτι ἐστὶν ἀπαρχὴ τῆς Ἀχαΐας, καὶ εἰς διακονίαν τοῖς ἁγίοις ἔταξαν ἑαυτούς - ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς ὑποτάσσησθε τοῖς τοιούτοις, καὶ παντὶ τῷ συνεργοῦντι καὶ κοπιῶντι. Χαίρω δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ παρουσίᾳ Στεφανᾶ καὶ Φουρτουνάτου καὶ Ἀχαϊκοῦ, ὅτι τὸ ὑμῶν ὑστέρημα οὗτοι ἀνεπλήρωσαν. Ἀνέπαυσαν γὰρ τὸ ἐμὸν πνεῦμα καὶ τὸ ὑμῶν· ἐπιγινώσκετε οὖν τοὺς τοιούτους. Ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς αἱ ἐκκλησίαι τῆς Ἀσίας· ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς ἐν κυρίῳ πολλὰ Ἀκύλας καὶ Πρίσκιλλα, σὺν τῇ κατʼ οἶκον αὐτῶν ἐκκλησίᾳ. Ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς οἱ ἀδελφοὶ πάντες. Ἀσπάσασθε ἀλλήλους ἐν φιλήματι ἁγίῳ. Ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρὶ Παύλου. Εἴ τις οὐ φιλεῖ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, ἤτω ἀνάθεμα. Μαρὰν ἀθά. Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μεθʼ ὑμῶν. Ἡ ἀγάπη μου μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Ἀμήν.


Gospel Reading

13th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 21:33-42

The Lord said this parable, "There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country. When the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit; and the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants, more than the first; and they did the same to them. Afterward he sent his son to them, saying 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?'"

13th Sunday of Matthew
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 21:33-42

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· ῎Αλλην παραβολὴν ἀκούσατε. ἄνθρωπός τις ἦν οἰκοδεσπότης, ὅστις ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα καὶ φραγμὸν αὐτῷ περιέθηκε καὶ ὤρυξεν ἐν αὐτῷ ληνὸν καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε πύργον, καὶ ἐξέδοτο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν. ὅτε δὲ ἤγγισεν ὁ καιρὸς τῶν καρπῶν, ἀπέστειλε τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς λαβεῖν τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτοῦ. καὶ λαβόντες οἱ γεωργοὶ τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ ὃν μὲν ἔδειραν, ὃν δὲ ἀπέκτειναν, ὃν δὲ ἐλιθοβόλησαν. πάλιν ἀπέστειλεν ἄλλους δούλους πλείονας τῶν πρώτων, καὶ ἐποίησαν αὐτοῖς ὡσαύτως. ὕστερον δὲ ἀπέστειλε πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ λέγων· ἐντραπήσονται τὸν υἱόν μου. οἱ δὲ γεωργοὶ ἰδόντες τὸν υἱὸν εἶπον ἐν ἑαυτοῖς· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος· δεῦτε ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτὸν καὶ κατάσχωμεν τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ. καὶ λαβόντες αὐτὸν ἐξέβαλον ἔξω τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος, καὶ ἀπέκτειναν. ὅταν οὖν ἔλθῃ ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος, τί ποιήσει τοῖς γεωργοῖς ἐκείνοις; λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· κακοὺς κακῶς ἀπολέσει αὐτούς, καὶ τὸν ἀμπελῶνα ἐκδώσεται ἄλλοις γεωργοῖς, οἵτινες ἀποδώσουσιν αὐτῷ τοὺς καρποὺς ἐν τοῖς καιροῖς αὐτῶν. λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς, λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας· παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη, καὶ ἔστι θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν;


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