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St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2017-09-03
Bulletin Contents
Lectionary & Typicon
Church Services and Events
Parish Stewardship
Announcements
Saints and Feasts
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
Bulletin Inserts
Diocesan Stewardship Blog
ACROD News
Assembly of Bishops News
Diocesan Resources
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St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (203) 375-2564
  • Street Address:

  • 1240 Broadbridge Avenue

  • Stratford, CT 06615

Contact Information

Very Rev. Protopresbyter Peter Paproski


rppaproski@gmail.com | 203-375-2564

Services Schedule


Divine Liturgy - Sundays and Feast Days : 9:00 am

Great Vespers - Saturday Evenings: 5:00 pm

Great Vespers - Eve of Great Feasts: 7:00 pm

Moleben to St. Nectarios - Second Tuesday 7:00 pm 

Past Bulletins


Lectionary & Typicon

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THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

 After-Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
The Holy Holy Apostle Thaddaeus

September 3, 2017


    Epistle : 1 Corinthians 16:13-24
  Gospel: Matthew 21:33-42

Resurrectional  Tone 4

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Church Services and Events

  • Calendar

    September 3 to September 17, 2017

    Sunday, September 3

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Friday, September 8

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy +John Pataky - Cambridge Manor

    Saturday, September 9

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy - Repose of The Soul of Marion Fallon

    Sunday, September 10

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Monday, September 11

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy - The Beheading of St. John The Baptist

    Tuesday, September 12

    7:00PM Moleben to St. Nectarios

    7:30PM Parish Council Meeting

    Saturday, September 16

    5:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, September 17

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    10:45AM Church School

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Parish Stewardship

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Date Coffee Hour  Host Hours Epistle Church Cleaner

Sept 10

 Porter/LeClerc Pani Carol Bill Cleaning Service
Sept 17 Ryan/Nucifora Holly Matt Cleaning Service
         
2017 Parish Stewardship Offering (As of 08/27/17)
YTD: $44,042.00 Goal: $68,000.00
 
Be a Good Steward Help Your Parish Carry Out Its Vital Mission!

 

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Announcements

ADULT EDUCATION DISCUSSION - Our Orthodox Boot Camp Adult Education will resume on Wed June 20, 2017.  We will be studying the  Assembly of Bishop Study on best practices for growing parishes.  Please let Fr. Peter know if you are unable to physically attend the class, but would like to participate via video conferencing or by telephone. 

CHURCH SCHOOL - The  2017-2018 Church School Year begins on Sunday Sept 17.  Class list  and schedule has been sent to all parents.   The First Monthly Teen Clergy Rap with Fr. Peter is also on Sunday Sept 17.

ADULT/TEEN CATECHISM CLASS - We will have a weekday  Adult/Teen refresher catechism class on the basics of Orthodoxy.   Tentative schedule is Wed afternoons from 5:45 pm to 6:30 pm.   All adults and teens interested in attending are kindly asked to contact Fr. Peter. 

FUND DRIVE FOR AIRCONDITIONING & PARKING LOT - At  our parish annual meeting, we decided to allocate the necessary funds to complete the Church Parking Lot  and install central airconditioning in the Church.  While there is sufficient funds in the Church Treasury to cover the costs, we have decide to have a special fund drive  to defray the cost of these projects to allow a bigger cash reserve in case of unforseen expenses or shortfalls in the parish budget.  To date,   $2985.00 has been already raised for the airconditioning and $10,000 for the  Onofrey Parking Lot.  If you would like to make a donation please see Fr. Peter or any parish council officer.  Thank you for  your consideration of this request.

COMMUNITY SUPPER - Our next meals will be  Sept 18, 2017 at Christ Church in Stratford.   Please See Mary or Eve to help.

CHURCH PICNIC  - Our Church Picnic will be on Sept 24th.  Please RSVP on the sign up sheet in the Church Hall.  There is no charge but donations, including raffle prizes are being requested.  Also some help is needed setting up and cleaning up, working the grill and serving as greeters.

PARISH TAG SALE -  We will hold a tag sale on our church grounds on Fri/Sat Sept 29/30th.  Help is needed at the sale.  Please add your name to the sign-up sheet in the Church Hall if you are able to help.   

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES 
Sept 3  Robert Birthday
Sept 11 Josh Alderman , Cody Bilcheck Birthday
 
FINANCIAL STATISTICS  08/27/17
Pew Collection             784.00
7 Day Candles                 0.00
Dues                 0.00
Church Cleaning Donation            120.00
Offering at Door                5.00
 TOTAL          $909.00
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Saints and Feasts

Holy12ap
September 03

The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus

The Apostle Thaddaeus was from Edessa, a Jew by race. When he came to Jerusalem, he became a disciple of Christ, and after His Ascension he returned to Edessa. There he catechized and baptized Abgar (see Aug. 16). Having preached in Mesopotamia, he ended his life in martyrdom. Though some call him one of the Twelve, whom Matthew calls "Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus" (Matt. 10:3), Eusebius says that he is one of the Seventy: "After [Christ's] Resurrection from the dead, and His ascent into Heaven, Thomas, one of the twelve Apostles, inspired by God, sent Thaddaeus, one of the seventy disciples of Christ, to Edessa as a preacher and evangelist of Christ's teaching" (Eccl. Hist. 1: 13).

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September 03

The Holy Martyr Bassa and Her Sons: Theognis, Agapius, and Pistus

The Martyrs were from Edessa of Macedonia. Bassa was the wife of a certain Valerian, a priest of the idols, to whom she bore three sons and raised them in piety. She was betrayed with her sons to the proconsul by her own husband; each of her sons was tormented before her and beheaded. For refusing to worship the idols, she was imprisoned, cast into water and then fire, was stoned, and remaining unharmed, was brought to the temple to worship the idols. Laying hold upon the idol of Zeus, she overturned it and broke it to pieces. After being preserved through further torments, she was beheaded, about the year 290, in the reign of Maximian.

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

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.

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?'"

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Wisdom of the Fathers

Many things does He intimate by this parable, God's providence, which had been exercised towards them from the first; their murderous disposition from the beginning; that nothing had been omitted of whatever pertained to a heedful care of them;...
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 68 on Matthew 21, 4th Century

And observe also both His great care, and the excessive idleness of these men for what pertained to the husbandmen, He Himself did ... and He left little for them to do; to take care of what was there, and to preserve what was given to them.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 68 on Matthew 21, 4th Century

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Diocesan Stewardship Blog

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On Stewardship and the Orthodox Life - Part 152: Bad Excuses (6/25/17)

05/02/2017

http://acrod.org/ministries/stewardship/stewarship-blog/stewardship-152
"Honor the Lord with your substances and with the first fruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.” (Proverbs 3: 9-10 RSV)

We tend to shy away from a discussion involving money when it comes to stewardship. The reason lies in the fact that the Western church has put such an emphasis on it in America that even the Orthodox Church has adopted the “westernization of stewardship.” We have tried very hard to present the true biblical connotation of stewardship through the Diocesan Stewardship Commission. Stewardship of your treasure/wealth is an important factor in the church. Without it, the church cannot pay the mortgage, priest salary, utilities and most importantly, outreach efforts.

On Stewardship and the Orthodox Life - Part 151: Giving Away the Kingdom (6/18/17)

05/02/2017

http://acrod.org/ministries/stewardship/stewarship-blog/stewardship-151
“Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it.” (Matthew 21: 43 RSV)

The New Testament is full of parables which Christ attempts to teach us using common day examples. We see in Matthew, Chapter 21, several parables. The parable of the two sons (versus 28 -32) and the parable of the wicked tenants (versus 33- 41) both teach us that we are not guaranteed a place in the Kingdom of God. Eternal life is truly a gift that God has given us but how we experience that gift depends entirely on how we use the gifts that God has given us as well as expressing our gratitude for those gifts.

On Stewardship and the Orthodox Life - Part 150: Fairness and Credibility (6/11/17)

05/02/2017

http://acrod.org/ministries/stewardship/stewarship-blog/stewardship-150
"I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me. You know that I have served your father with all my strength; yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, but God has not permitted him to harm me.”.” (Genesis 31: 5-7 RSV)

Jacob was deceived several times by La’ban. It was not fair how La’ban had treated him yet Jacob persisted until God instructed him to take his wives, children and flocks and leave. I think that most of us at one time or another and to one degree or another have had something happen to us that was just not fair. Most of us took it in stride and continued with other lives. There is an ever increasing movement in this country that there must be an equality of outcomes.
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Assembly of Bishops News

Response to Racist Violence in Charlottesville, VA

08/18/2017

http://assemblyofbishops.org/news/2017/response-to-racist-violence-charlottesville-va
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America stands with all people of good will in condemning the hateful violence and lamenting the loss of life that resulted from the shameful efforts to promote racial bigotry and white supremacist ideology in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Diocesan Resources

Diocesan Website:  http://www.acrod.org Camp:  http://www.campnazareth.org
Facebook:   http://www.facebook.com/acroddiocese
  Twitter: https://twitter.com/acrodnews
You Tube: https://youtube.com/acroddiocese
  National ACRY: http://www.acry.org

 

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