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Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church
Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church in America + Diocese of New York & New Jersey
855 Goodman Street South ~ Rochester NY 14620 Very Reverend Ken James Stavrevsky, Rector
Proto-Deacon Stephen Sweet Reverend Deacon Sean McNulty SaintJohnOrthodox.org [email protected] Fr. Ken: 585-770-3496
Birthdays this week and last . . . Gus Constantine Alexander Platas (August 20)
Martha Tella (August 21)
His Eminence, Archbishop Michael (August 29)
Peggy Ann Fedoruk (August 31)
Bobby Victor Marshall (September 1)
God grant you many years!
We’re taking our kids and young adults to Sea Breeze for a day of fun on SATURDAY ~ SEPTEMBER 9th
10 AM to 4 PM Sign-up at fellowship & coffee hour!
Abba Pimen (Poemen) lived at a monastery in Scetis, one of the first centers of early Christian monasticism. In 407 A.D. the monastery was overrun by raiders, scattering the monks. Abba Poemen and Abba Anoub, along with a handful of monks, fled to Terenuthis, on the river Nile. After leaving Scetis, Abba Poemen and his group first lived in an abandoned pagan temple. The various raids on Scetis were a turning point in desert monasticism. The ensuing diaspora resulted in Abba Poemen and his group keeping alive the collective wisdom of the monks of Scetis by creating the bulk of the “Sayings of the Desert Fathers.” Abba Poemen's personality was described as that of a wise shepherd more than a desert ascetic. He was known for his tolerance of the weakness of others. One apocryphal story recounts that some of the older monks approached Abba Poemen for his advice on how to treat monks who fell asleep during their prayers. They were inclined to wake the sleeping monk, while Abba Poemen took a more compassionate approach, advising, "For my part, when I have seen a brother who is dozing, I put his head on my knees and let him rest." Abba Poemen was typically opposed to giving harsh penances to those who slipped spiritually—when a monk came to him who had committed a "great sin", Abba Poemen reduced his penance from three years to three days.
TODAY
9:45 a.m. Reading of the Hours
10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 11:45 a.m. Fellowship/Coffee Hour
(hosted by Terry & Joe Guszcza)
Wednesday – August 30, 2017
Day after the Feast-Day of the
Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
7:15 a.m. Daily Matins with festal Gospel reading
5:45 p.m. Daily Vespers with festal Gospel reading
Friday – September 1, 2017
12:15 p.m. Akathist: “To Saint John the Baptist”
Saturday – September 2, 2017
5:00 p.m. Great Vespers
5:45 pm General Confession
Sunday – September 3, 2017 9:45 a.m. Reading of the Hours
10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 11:45 a.m. Fellowship/Coffee Hour
(hosted by ???)
Wednesday – September 6, 2017
7:15 a.m. Daily Matins
5:45 p.m. Daily Vespers
Thursday – September 7, 2017
Archbishop Michael will be with us
for a Vesperal Divine Liturgy on the
eve of the Feast-Day of the Nativity
of the Theotokos … THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 7th at 6:00 PM. Please
plan on joining us!
Friday – September 8, 2017
12:15 p.m. Akathist: “To the Theotokos” celebrated
by His Eminence, Archbishop Michael
Saturday – September 9, 2017
5:00 p.m. Great Vespers
5:45 pm Confessions
Sunday – September 10, 2017
ANNUAL PARISH PICNIC AT LION’S PARK
(The Liturgy will be celebrated in the park)
100 Kentucky Avenue ~ Rochester NY 14606 9:45 a.m. Reading of the Hours
10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 11:45 a.m. PICNIC
Invite a friend to church!