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St. John The Baptist Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2024-03-24
Bulletin Contents
Welcome!
Saints and Feasts
Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
Calendar
Parish Activities
From The Metropolis of Denver
Announcements and Forms for Various Activities
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St. John The Baptist Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (817) 283-2291
  • Fax:
  • (817) 545-0302
  • Street Address:

  • 303 Cullum Drive

  • Euless, TX 76040

Contact Information

Office Administrator Cristina Korzun


office@stjohndfw.info | (817) 283-2291
Parish Priest Rev. Protopresbyter Vasile Tudora

vasile.tudora@gmail.com | (817) 283-2291
Parish Council President Zachary Reimer


president@stjohndfw.info | (817) 283-2291

Services Schedule

Small Paraklesis - Wednesday 6:00PM

Great Vespers - Saturday 5:00PM

Matins - Sunday 8:30AM

Divine Liturgy - Sunday 9:30 AM

Confessions - Saturday after Vespers or upon request

Past Bulletins


Welcome!

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We welcome all of you to St. John the Baptist and we give glory to God for your presence here today!

Our church is open to parishioners and visitors alike.

You can also visit http://stjohndfw.info for the latest updates 

If you want to watch our services online, please log in into:

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The texts for daily services are available here:

GOA DIGITAL CHANT STAND: https://dcs.goarch.org/goa/dcs/servicesindex.html

The schedule of on all our services can be found here:

http://stjohndfw.info/news/calendar-2/ 

Our Stewardship Drive for 2024 is curently on going. You can pledge ONLINE here: http://tinyurl.com/2y2vjyez.  

Your participation is critical to support the tremendous growth we see in your parish. Kindly pledge online or fill a new card for 2024 and don't forget to set-up your new payment plan in REALM (it's a separate process, see donations link below).

Our secure REALM Online Donation system is available from your home right now. You can make your donations here: https://onrealm.org/stjohndfw/give/joy or by sending a check to the parish. 

 Thank you all for your participating in the ministries of St. John's Parish!

 

 

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Saints and Feasts

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March 24

Sunday of Orthodoxy

For more than one hundred years the Church of Christ was troubled by the persecution of the Iconoclasts of evil belief, beginning in the reign of Leo the Isaurian (717-741) and ending in the reign of Theophilus (829-842). After Theophilus's death, his widow the Empress Theodora (celebrated Feb. 11), together with the Patriarch Methodius (June 14), established Orthodoxy anew. This ever-memorable Queen venerated the icon of the Mother of God in the presence of the Patriarch Methodius and the other confessors and righteous men, and openly cried out these holy words: "If anyone does not offer relative worship to the holy icons, not adoring them as though they were gods, but venerating them out of love as images of the archetype, let him be anathema." Then with common prayer and fasting during the whole first week of the Forty-day Fast, she asked God's forgiveness for her husband. After this, on the first Sunday of the Fast, she and her son, Michael the Emperor, made a procession with all the clergy and people and restored the holy icons, and again adorned the Church of Christ with them. This is the holy deed that all we the Orthodox commemorate today, and we call this radiant and venerable day the Sunday of Orthodoxy, that is, the triumph of true doctrine over heresy.

Annuncia
March 25

Annunciation of the Theotokos

Six months after John the Forerunner's conception, the Archangel Gabriel was sent by God to Nazareth, a town of Galilee, unto Mary the Virgin, who had come forth from the Temple a mature maiden (see Nov. 21). According to the tradition handed down by the Fathers, she had been betrothed to Joseph four months. On coming to Joseph's house, the Archangel declared: "Rejoice, thou Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." After some consideration, and turmoil of soul, and fear because of this greeting, the Virgin, when she had finally obtained full assurance concerning God's unsearchable condescension and the ineffable dispensation that was to take place through her, and believing that all things are possible to the Most High, answered in humility: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word." And at this, the Holy Spirit came upon her, and the power of the Most High overshadowed her all-blameless womb, and the Son and Word of God, Who existed before the ages, was conceived past speech and understanding, and became flesh in her immaculate body (Luke 1:26-38).

Bearing in her womb the Uncontainable One, the blessed Virgin went with haste from Nazareth to the hill country of Judea, where Zacharias had his dwelling; for she desired to find Elizabeth her kinswoman and rejoice together with her, because, as she had learned from the Archangel, Elizabeth had conceived in her old age. Furthermore, she wished to tell her of the great things that the Mighty One had been well-pleased to bring to pass in her, and she greeted Elizabeth and drew nigh to her. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, she felt her six-month-old babe, Saint John the Baptist, prophesied of the dawning of the spiritual Sun. Immediately, the aged Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and recognized her as the Mother of her Lord, and with a great voice blessed her and the Fruit that she held within herself. The Virgin also, moved by a supernatural rejoicing in the spirit, glorified her God and Savior, saying: "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour," and the rest, as the divine Luke hath recorded (1:39-55)

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March 30

John Climacus the Righteous, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent

This Saint gave himself over to the ascetical life from his early youth. Experienced both in the solitary life of the hermit and in the communal life of cenobitic monasticism, he was appointed Abbot of the Monastery at Mount Sinai and wrote a book containing thirty homilies on virtue. Each homily deals with one virtue, and progressing from those that deal with holy and righteous activity (praxis) unto those that deal with divine vision (theoria), they raise a man up as though by means of steps unto the height of Heaven. For this cause his work is called "The Ladder of Divine Ascent." The day he was made Abbot of Sinai, the Prophet Moses was seen giving commands to those who served at table. Saint John reposed in 603, at eighty years of age. See also the Fourth Sunday of the Fast.

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the First Mode

When the stone was sealed by the Jews and the soldiers were guarding Your immaculate Body, You rose on the third day, O Savior, granting life unto the world. For which cause, the powers of the Heavens cried out to You, O Life giver: Glory to Your Resurrection, O Christ. Glory to Your Kingdom. Glory to Your dispensation, O only Friend of man.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Gabriel Cremeens


Apolytikion for Sun. of Orthodoxy in the Second Mode

We worship Thine immaculate icon, O Good One, asking the forgiveness of our failings, O Christ our God; for of Thine own will Thou wast well-pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, that Thou mightest deliver from slavery to the enemy those whom Thou hadst fashioned. Wherefore, we cry to Thee thankfully: Thou didst fill all things with joy, O our Saviour, when Thou camest to save the world.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Monastery


Apolytikion of the Synaxis of John the Forerunner in the Second Mode

The memory of the just is celebrated with hymns of praise * but the Lord's testimony is sufficient for thee, O Forerunner, * for thou wast proved to be truly even more venerable than the Prophets * since thou wast granted to baptize in the running waters * Him Whom they proclaim. * Wherefore having contested for the Truth, * thou didst rejoice to announce the good tidings even to those in Hades * that God has appeared in the flesh * taking away the sin of the world * and granting us great mercy.


Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

To you, my Champion and Commander, I, your City, saved from disasters, dedicate, O Mother of God, Hymns of victory and thanksgiving. But as you have unassailable might, from every kind of danger now deliver me, that I may cry out to you: Hail, Bride, without bridegroom!

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Archimandrite Ephrem (Lash)


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Ninth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:19-31

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, even so I send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in His side, I will not believe." Eight days later, His disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see My hands; and put out your hand, and place it in My side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, you may have life in His name.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Daniel 3.26,27.
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
Verse: For you are just in all you have done.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40.

Brethren, by faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered abuse suffered for the Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he looked to the reward.

And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets -- who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign enemies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated -- of whom the world was not worthy -- wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of Orthodoxy
The Reading is from John 1:43-51

At that time, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."

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Wisdom of the Fathers

Peter, when after so many miracles and such high doctrine he confessed that, "Thou art the Son of God" (Matt. xvi. 16), is called "blessed," as having received the revelation from the Father;
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 21 on John 1, 1. B#58, pp. 72, 73, 4th Century

... while Nathanael, though he said the very same thing before seeing or hearing either miracles or doctrine, had no such word addressed to him, but as though he had not said so much as he ought to have said, is brought to things greater still.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 21 on John 1, 1. B#58, pp. 72, 73, 4th Century

And whence does this appear? From what he said after these words; for after, "Thou art the Son of God," he adds, "Thou art the King of Israel." But the Son of God is not "King of Israel" only, but of all the world.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 21 on John 1, 1. B#58, pp. 72, 73, 4th Century

What can be the reason of this? It is, that Peter and Nathanael both spoke the same words, but not both with the same intention. Peter confessed Him to be "The Son of God' but as being Very God; Nathanael, as being mere man.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 21 on John 1, 1. B#58, pp. 72, 73, 4th Century

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Calendar

  • STJB Calendar

    March 24 to April 7, 2024

    Sunday, March 24

    8:30AM Orthros

    9:30AM Divine Liturgy

    11:30AM Greek Independence Day Luncheon

    11:45AM SPRING GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    6:00PM Pan Orthodox Vespers at Holy Trinity GOC in Dallas

    Monday, March 25

    5:30AM Orthros and Divine Liturgy

    4:45PM Confessions

    6:00PM Great Compline

    Wednesday, March 27

    5:45PM Presanctified Liturgy

    7:00PM Book and Soup for the Soul

    Friday, March 29

    10:00AM Homeschool Co-op

    4:45PM Confessions

    6:00PM Salutations to the Theotokos (2)

    Saturday, March 30

    8:30AM Men's Fellowship Breakfast

    10:00AM Praxis Baking Class - Prosphora (I)

    10:00AM Volunteer at GRACEful Buys in Euless.

    4:00PM Confession

    5:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, March 31

    8:30AM Orthros

    9:30AM Divine Liturgy

    10:45AM Sunday School

    6:00PM Pan Orthodox Vespers at St. Barbara OCA church in Fort Worth

    Monday, April 1

    4:45PM Confessions

    6:00PM Great Compline

    Wednesday, April 3

    5:00PM Feed the Hungry - packing lunch bags for UGM

    5:45PM Presanctified Liturgy

    7:00PM Book and Soup for the Soul

    Friday, April 5

    9:00AM New Event

    10:00AM Homeschool Co-op

    4:45PM Confessions

    6:00PM Salutations to the Theotokos (3)

    7:00PM Lenten Soup Supper

    Saturday, April 6

    10:00AM Praxis Baking Class - Prosphora (II)

    4:00PM Confession

    5:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, April 7

    8:30AM Orthros

    9:30AM Divine Liturgy

    10:45AM Sunday School

    12:15PM Catechism Class

    6:00PM Pan Orthodox Vespers at St. John GOC in Euless

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Parish Activities

REGULAR HOURS OF SERVICES

Great Vespers Saturdays at 5:00 PM.  Sundays Orthros at 8:30 AM and Divine Liturgy at 9:30 AM.  A Paraklesis Service si served most Wednesdays at 6PM. Confessions are heard Saturday at 4PM before Vespers or other times by appointment. 

Please check the Calendar for services during the week or any change in the schedule.


INFORMATION ABOUT HOLY COMMUNION

Holy Communion is a Sacrament reserved for Orthodox Faithful in good ecclesiastical standing, who have prepared according to the Canons of the Church by fasting, prayer and regular Confession, and attend the entire Divine Liturgy.

Orthodox faithful are encouraged to participate regularly in the Eucharist.  Yet, we need to examine ourselves responsibly before receiving (I Cor.11:28). If you are not Orthodox or you have not prepared for Holy Communion today, you can still partake of the Blessed Bread (Antidoron) that is distributed as a blessing for all, at the end of the Service. For the Presanctified Liturgy, we fast 6 hours before.


Inquirers/ Faith Enrichment (CATECHISM) Classes

Our catechism class is ongoing. The program is intended for people from various backgrounds, Christian or not, and is aiming to familiarize you with the theology, traditions and daily life of Orthodox Christians.

Contact Fr. Vasile for details.

We meet at 12:15 pm, in the Parish Hall, in High School classroom


TODAY EVENTS

Special Services: Procession with icons around the church

 

2024 STEWARDSHIP and financials as of 3/22/2024

Goal:                                            $580,000

Pledged:                                          $397,777

Received To Date of Pledged:        $115,127

Pledges Submitted:                        151

 

TODAY, AFTER SERVICE:

  • NO Sunday School Class – procession with icons
  • NO Catechism Class. Classes will resume next Sunday
  • Greek Independence Day Luncheon
  • SPRING GENERAL ASSEMBLY

BOOKSTORE– Please check our Lenten selection!

  • The Ladder of the Divine Ascent by St. John Climacus $40
  • Great Lent – Journey to Pascha by Alexander Schmemann $17
  • The Festive Fast - a guide to olive and vegetarian cuisine - $30

COFFEE HOUR: Please join us for a luncheon in honor of the Greek Independence Day. Free will offering.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • Wed, March 27, 7:00 pm: Book & Soup for the Soul. Currently we are reading The Crucifixion of the King of Glory by Eugenia Constantinou, PhD – Chapters 1-9
  • Sat. March 30, 8:30-10:00 am: Praxis Class: Men's Fellowship Breakfast in the Parish Hall.
  • Sat. March 30, 10 am – 1:00 pm: Praxis Class: How to make Prosphora (I)
  • Sat. March 30, 10 am – 1:00 pm: Volunteer Oportunity at GRACEful Buys in Euless. GRACE is a Grapevine-based nonprofit relief agency that provides food, clothing, and financial assistance. GRACEful Buys is their resale store that funds a large portion of their budget. We need 10-15 volunteers. Volunteers will be asked to help with accepting donations, hanging up clothes, putting items on shelves for customers, cashiering, and moving items from the backlot to the store. Please contact Harriet Blake (214) 995-4290
  • Sun, March 31, 6 pm: Pan-Orthodox Vespers at St. Barbara OCA church in Fort Worth.
  • Fri, April 5: 2nd Lenten Souper, after the Akathist Service. Please call / text Anastasia Parsons (817) 253-8115 to sign up to bring a Lenten soup or bread or salad or dessert. Free will offering. All proceeds will benefit Holy Cross Seminary.
  • Sun, April 7, 6 pm: Pan-Orthodox Vespers at our church. Bring a dish to share and/or help serve the dinner for all our guests from the DFW Orthodox parishes (around 300 guests).

PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS:

  • Philoptochos Scholarship - Deadline to submit: March 31.
  • Philoptochos Annual Membership drive started. Look for a table in the Parish Center.

WEEKLY PRAYER REQUEST

Prayer Request – March 24, 2024

(Please use the baptismal names when commemorating.

If the baptismal name is not available, please use the first name.)

 

Members of our parish who are in hospital or rehab:

Name:                                           Baptismal name:

  • Leo Alexander                               Panteleimon
  • Tami Brugman                               

Members of our parish who are in assisted living or nursing home:

Name:                                           Baptismal name:

  • Kost Bosnakis                                Konstantinos
  • Joyce Hofland
  • Velva Johnson                                Heleni
  • Bernard Peter Korzun                      Bernard Peter
  • Donna Morris                                   Spyridona

Members of our parish who are ill / in recovery:

Name:                                           Baptismal name:

  • Wes Albaugh
  • Chrysanthi Andromalos                  Chrysanthi
  • Pat Ballas                                       Panayiota
  • Norma Balignot
  • Michael Bogdos                             Michael
  • Kassandra Bogordos                       Kassandra
  • Robin Boomstra
  • Olivia & Nathaniel Brugman           
  • Dennis Cannelis                             Kostantinos
  • Jason Caros                                    Jason
  • Barbara Chokas                              Barbara
  • Margaret Chokas                            Maria
  • Tim Cline                                       Timothy
  • Edward Tex Collins                        Taxiarxhon
  • Helen Dieb                                     Helen
  • Orest & Refije Duka                       Anesti & Katherine
  • Vickie Dunham                              Photinia
  • Ana Forcum                                   Ana
  • Gwendolyn Franklyn
  • Heather Gregoire                            Mary
  • Jennifer Hock                                 Zenobia
  • Slavica Ivovic                                Slavica
  • Michael Jeznach                             Michael
  • Virginia Karegeannes                      Catherine
  • Abraham Maayeh                           Abraham
  • Michel Mavias                               Michael
  • Themis & Zoe Mavrelli                  Euthymia & Zoe
  • Laura & Liliana Nicolescu              Laura & Liliana Gabriela
  • Konstantinos Papaioannou              Konstantinos
  • Mercy Parojinog
  • Arabella Parson                              Helena
  • Mario Reyes                                   Anthony
  • Nicholas Rodakis                           Nicholas
  • Ted Sarros                                      John
  • Robert Steffaro                               Rodion
  • Vasile & Madalina Tache                Vasile & Madalina
  • Oleg Tiganiuc                                 Oleg
  • Sarah Varvaris                               Sara
  • Georgia Vratinina                           Georgia
  • Ronald Warkentin

Members of our parish who have chronic illnesses:

Name:                                           Baptismal name:

  • Gabriel & Rita Abanoub                 Gabriel & Rita
  • Andrew Lucas Burlacu
  • Ashley Choate                                Maria Magdalena
  • Elizabeth Cronin                            Elizabeth
  • Samiha Gayed                                Samiha
  • Michael Genovezos                        Michael
  • Mavra Grimm                                Mavra
  • Harry Karegeannes                         Haralambos
  • Gregory Kerbow                            Gregory
  • John Koutsoufis                             Ioannis
  • Emilia Lueth                                  Emilia
  • George Manos                                George
  • Michaela Miller                              Michaela
  • Gail Poriotis                                   Evangelia
  • Georgia Souris                               Georgia
  • Ann & Amy Nicole Sullivan           Ana & Nicole
  • Jason Sullivan                                Jason
  • Dean Theophilou                            Constantine
  • Kristy Warkentin                            Parascheva
  • George Vittas                                 George, Reader

Members of our parish with limited mobility:

Name:                                           Baptismal name:

  • Dr. Lucille Howton                         Lucille
  • Marika Shackelford                        Maria

Members of our parish who fell asleep in the Lord in the last 40 days:

Name:                                           Baptismal name:

  • Besnik Duka
  • Eleanor Harris

 

As this information is not always easy to find, kindly let us know of anyone else that should be on this list. (817) 283-2291; office@stjohndfw.info. Thank you for your help!


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Announcements and Forms for Various Activities

    2024 Stewardship Card

    2024 Stewardship Card

    Please fill out the card and bring it / mail it to the church office

    Join the ADVOCATES+ Program

    Join the ADVOCATES+ Program

    "When we give from our blessings to the ADVOCATES+ Program of the Metropolis, we give knowing that the fund supports the ministries of the Church which help our spiritual growth. In other words, we give to the most important entity in our lives, the Church, which our Lord Jesus Christ established for our salvation in His coming Kingdom" - Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver

    Commemoration List

    Commemoration List

    Please fill out your new commemoration list for 2023. Remember to write the date and your family name. Only Baptismal names (or first names if non-Orthodox) are needed.

    Guide for Confession

    Guide for Confession

    Guide for Confession

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