St. John’s Sunday Bulletin
November 16, 2014 ✤ 23rd Sunday after Pentecost
Holy Evangelist Matthew
I Corinthians 4:9-16 ✤ Matthew 9:;9-13 ✤ Tone 6
Reader: Kevin Dougherty
Homily by: Fr. Marc Dunaway
Entrance Of The Mother of God Into The Temple
Feast Day - November 21
Vesperal Divine Liturgy – Thursday Evening, November 20
We will have a Vesperal Divine Liturgy to celebrate this Feast on November 20,
Thursday Evening at 6:15pm.
St. John’s Wednesday Family Night
6:00pm - Dinner in the Church basement.
6:35pm – 8:00pm Classes for all ages – See Flyer on Bulletin Board for Details
A Parenting Study Group – 7-8 pm - Instructional content from Focus on the
Family’s “Your Child: The Essentials of Discipline”
Good Works Basket - through November 23
Our Annual Thanksgiving Stuffing Collection
163 Boxes of Stuffing are still needed by Nov. 23 for Eagle River Community
Thanksgiving Dinner Boxes. So please remember, "Let's get Stuffing!" (Check for store
coupons for stuffing in the newspaper and grocery store.) 30 Holiday Backpacks for
The Downtown Soup Kitchen Are being filled with some basic and essential items for
winter and will be due Nov. 19.
A thank you from the IOCC (International Orthodox Christian Charities) for our
Cathedral families' donations of Baby Kits is on the Bulletin Board downstairs! Thank
you. Sisters of Mary and Martha
Folk Dance Night – Sunday, November 30
6:30pm in the Cathedral Basement
We will be having a “Fold Dance Night” featuring live music by some of St. John’s own
talents. There will be instructions given for every dance – so come, learn the steps, or
brush up on a few. All Teens and adults are welcome. See the Flyer downstairs for info.
Bazaar Update
This year’s Christmas Bazaar raised $2,334.10 for the Sisters of Mary and Martha.
Thanks you everyone who worked so hard to make the day a success!
His Eminence, Metropolitan JOSEPH’s West Coast
Enthronement Gala, Saturday, January 31, 2015
SAVE THE DATE! By the grace of the Holy Spirit, we are prayerfully
anticipating the upcoming Enthronement of His Eminence Metropolitan
Joseph. Since many will not be able to attend the event in New York, we are
blessed to announce an official West Coast Diocese event celebrating the
Enthronement on Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Los Angeles, California,
with the proceeds to benefit Camp St. Nicholas and Youth Education Programs.
We are praying for enthusiastic participation by all churches in the Diocese to
honor our beloved Metropolitan Joseph. This is the only celebration taking
place on the West Coast - do not miss this historic celebration in the life of our
Archdiocese. Please note that there will be a Commemorative Program Book
that will include memorable images from the actual enthronement. Ticket and
program book information will be available shortly. For further information,
contact co-chairs: Rose Samore: [email protected] or Jasminka Gabrie:
[email protected]
Liturgy Baby-sitting Available
Today: Helen G. & Sloan M./ Next Week: Rose F. & Kathleen S.
Local Community News
and Personal Notes
Moving Help
Mary Greene will be moving on Monday, December 1 from her apartment on Monastery
(Zink’s) to her new apartment on Darby Road (Morrison’s). If you can help her with this
move, please let her know soon. Her number is 696-8482.
Birthdays This Week
Nov.
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17 – Eric Johnson
17 – Megan Rogers
19 – Russell Clodfelter
20 – Timothy Terrell
M A N Y
Nov. 20 – Jennifer Richardson
Nov. 21 – Dolph Ihde
Nov. 22 – Joe Streff
Y E A R S !
St. John’s Reading Group
Wednesday Readers: 10am to 11:30am in Reading Room.
3rd Sunday (11/16) - ‘L’ through ‘R’
Hosting – K & J Medders & A. Picon
4th Sunday (11/23) - ‘S’ through ‘Z’
Hosting – Wells & V & L Temple
Clare House Meal
Fourth Saturday of Each Month
For the Month of November our scheduled meal is 11/22. – Sign up on the
Downstairs Bulletin Board.
Apartment on Monastery Dr. - Available December 1
Al Zink has a two-bedroom cozy apartment available December 1. It is a daylight
basement apartment and includes utilities for $850/month. Please call him if interested
at 632-0394.
“One Accord”
Excerpts from Christian Writers Past and Present
“We have a sacred obligation to prepare our youth and new members to receive the
power of God. If we teach our children to do their homework but not to pray, we are
only preparing them for misery. Good grades cannot save us from a tormented
conscience. We cannot prepare a catechumen just by getting him to memorize dogmas.
We must help him to be healed from the wounds of sin”.
—His Eminence, Metropolitan JOSEPH
Saint John Orthodox Cathedral
P.O. Box 771108 18936 Monastery Drive Eagle River, Alaska, 99577
(907) 696-2002 Fax: (907) 696-5555 Website: stjohnalaska.org
Diocesan Website: http://www.antiochianladiocese.org
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Pastor: Fr. Marc Dunaway
Assistant Priests: Fr. John Downing / Fr. Robert Polson
Fr. Thomas Frizelle / Fr. John Rogers
Schedule of Regular Services: Saturdays: Great Vespers-7:15pm
Sundays: Matins-9am/Divine Liturgy-10am
Wednesdays: Vespers 7:15pm / Thursdays: Divine Liturgy 8:15am (On School Days)
Wednesdays and Fridays 6th Hour Prayers – 12:00 noon (On School Days)
Confession Times: Fr. Marc, Fr. Robert & Fr. Thomas after Great Vespers on Saturdays