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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 & Anniversaries this week and last . . .
Matushka Heather Ann McNulty (June 30)
Larry Demetrios Crum (July 3)
Janell Margaret Bekauri (July 6)
Elliotte “Ellie” Macrina Heise (July 11)
Terry & Joe Guszcza (June 30) God grant you many years!
The enemy of mankind tried to arouse in Saint Athanasius hatred for the place chosen by him, and assaulted him with constant suggestions in thought. The ascetic decided to suffer it out for a year, and then wherever the Lord should direct him, he would go. On the last day of this year’s length of time, when Saint Athanasius set about to prayer, a heavenly light suddenly shone upon him, filling him with an indescribable joy, all the thoughts dissipated, and from his eyes welled up graced tears. From that moment Saint Athanasius received the gift of tenderness, and he became as strongly fond of the place of his solitude as he had formerly loathed it. Brethren flocked to the monastery from everywhere, not only from Greece, but also from other lands, simple people and illustrious dignitaries, desert-dwellers having labored in asceticism for long years in the wilderness, monks from many monasteries and bishops wanting to become simple monks in the Athos Lavra of Saint Athanasius. The saint established at the monastery a cenobitic (community) monastic Rule on the model of the old Palestinian monasteries. Divine services were served with all strictness, and no one was so bold as to talk during the services, nor to come late or leave the church without necessity.
“What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord!” ~ Saint Paul (Romans 6)
TODAY
10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
(maximum 50 parishioners)
12:00-12:15 p.m.
Distribution of the Holy Eucharist
(maximum 10 persons at a time)
SUNDAY ~ July 12, 2020
10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
(maximum 50 parishioners)
12:00-12:15 p.m.
Distribution of the Holy Eucharist
(maximum 10 persons at a time)
Archbishop Michael was scheduled be with us
today, however the current state of affairs dictate
that we postpone and reschedule his Archpastoral
visit to our parish. He sends you his love and
upholds all of us through his intercessory prayer.
Bobby Marshall is working diligently with
Father Ken to improve the quality, especially
the audio, of the weekly on-line live video
stream of our Divine Liturgy.
Can’t come to church? The entire Divine Liturgy will be live-streaming on
our YouTube channel. Please visit the channel and
“SUBSCRIBE” so you’ll have email reminders when
something of importance is being broadcast live …
and you’ll be able to view older videos anytime! Keep
the link!
youtube.com/channel/UCW7y8zQlbDEocn8N2pJwf9g
Liturgy will begin at 10:00 AM, as usual. For those
60+ years of age, or anyone with a condition
placing them at risk of infection, the Holy
Eucharist will be distributed (with only 10 people
in church at a time) from 12:00 Noon to 12:15 PM.
We are ready to expand our participation and resume a
modified fellowship/coffee hour, hopefully soon.