St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church
Publish Date: 2025-04-27
Bulletin Contents
Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Holy Bread Offering:
Announcements
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Calendar
Saints and Feasts
Wisdom of the Fathers
Weekly Bulletin Inserts
service schedule

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St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (316) 264-1576
  • Street Address:

  • 344 S Martinson St.

  • Wichita, KS 67213-4044

Contact Information

Parish Priest: Fr Aaron Warwick


[email protected]

Fr. John Baize, Attached



Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America His Eminence Metropolitan Saba



Archiepiscopal Vicar Fr Calinic Berger



Past Bulletins


Hymns of the Day

Apolytikion for Thomas Sun. in the Seventh Tone

While the tomb was sealed, thou didst shine forth from it, O Light. While the doors were closed, thou didst come in to thy Disciples, O Christ God, Resurrection of all, renewing in us through them an upright spirit, according to the greatness of thy mercy.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Eighth Tone

When Thou didst descend into the grave, O Immortal, Thou didst destroy the power of hades. And in victory didst Thou arise, O Christ God; proclaiming 'Rejoice' to the myrrh-bearing women, granting peace to thine apostles and bestowing resurrection of the fallen.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Tone. Psalm 146.5;134.3.
Great is our Lord, and great is his power.
Verse: Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good.

The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 5:12-20.

In those days, many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high honor. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. But the high priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said, "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life."

Gospel Reading

Thomas Sunday
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.

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Holy Bread Offering:

HOLY BREAD

04/27/2025

Holy Bread (Prosphora) and Coffee Hour are offered by: T.C. Wallace and The Treehouse

Orthodox servants of God, that they may have mercy, life, peace, health, salvation and visitation: Thomas, Helen, Elizabeth, Dn. James & Family, Parish Council & Families, Cameron, Steven AND Tim, Megan, Jill, Makaila, Brenda, Curt, Frankie.

 

The Orthodox servants of God departed this life in the hope of resurrection unto life eternal: Charles, Helen, Daniel AND Kim, Marge, Floyd, Judy

 

Your prayers are requested: 

Nadia Abdelmaseh, Joan Aboud, George Augst, Kh. Cindy Baize, Dawneen Banks, Karl Beal, Dn. Stephen Beasley, Jim Buckler, Teresa C., Deana Carothers, Roy Clark, George Cochran, Elisabeth Esquivel, Maria Greene, Weine Habtemariam, Jacqueline Howk, Edwin Kerley & family, Mary Ann Khoury, Michael and Robin Khoury and family, Marlo and Sue Kinsey, Sean and Valerie Lehl & family, Matthew and Erica Lockwood, Linda Love, Donna Namee, Robbie Namee, Barbara Nassif, Ken Shaheen, Annalise Shearer, Bonita Somerhalder, Jacob Taylor, Corina, Cristian, and Iulian Todorache, Autumn and Kim Volhein, Glen Willett, Jadallah Wolf, Kouri Wolf, Marcia Pinkerton-Wolfe, Elena Zamfir, Aidan, Anthony, Briana, Carlynne, Emily, Luciana, Samantha, Valerica, Xenia 

May God remember all of them and us in His Kingdom.


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Announcements

ST MARY GUIDEBOOK

We recently released a St Mary Guidebook for our parishioners. The Guidebook helps to provide insight into our practices, traditions, and expectations at St Mary. A hard copy of the Guidebook is available in the church foyer. If you prefer an electronic copy, let Fr Aaron know and he will email it to you. Each week we will provide a brief snippet from the Guidebook to help familiarize everyone with it. See below for this week's section. 

 

REMEMBERING LOVED ONES

 

In the Orthodox tradition, requests for the Church's prayers were always accompanied by an offering of some kind. The many ways to have loved ones remembered in the divine services includes:

 

HOLY BREAD (PROSPHORA) FOR THE DIVINE LITURGY

 

This is the most common offering, which can be made for the health of the Living and/or in memory of the Departed. This can be done by either baking the bread (ask Father for who to contact for recipe and other details) or, more commonly, by making a donation to the Belles of St. Mary and using the bread they have prepared in advance for this purpose. If you wish to offer Holy Bread on a given Sunday, you simply fill out the page for the requested date in the “Holy Bread and Coffee Hour” binder located in the Church Hall. While not required, many parishioners also offer Coffee Hour in conjunction with the offering of Holy Bread. If you need help with Coffee Hour ideas, please contact the Parish Priest. Finally, please note it is acceptable for more than one person/family to offer the Holy Bread/Coffee Hour together as a team.


GRADUATION PARTY

05/04/2025

The Warwick family invites all parishioners, catechumens, and inquirers of St Mary to the graduation party of our oldest son, Adrian Warwick, on Sunday, May 4, from 4-6 pm. The party is at our neighborhood clubhouse (15892 W Sheriac St, Goddard). We look forward to celebrating with you! ~ Fr Aaron & Gwen


TEXT UPDATES/REMINDERS

Our new text message system through tithe.ly is now up and running. We need anyone who wants to receive text messages from the church to sign up for this service (even if you had already signed up using our previous Remind system). You can join by following these quick steps: 
 
- Text the phone number 855-516-9861 with the following phrase in the message box: STMARYTEXT 
 
- Click on the link sent back to you via text and fill out your name (having your name will make it much easier for us in the future to create separate groups, such as the Parish Council, the Belles of St Mary, etc.).

- Check the box giving permission to receive texts.

- Click the "Submit" button. 

Once you have done this, you should be automatically added to our text message list. Contact Fr Aaron if you have any issues. 


MEDITERRANEAN FESTIVAL

Mediterranean Festival 2025!

 

***TICKEST AVAILABLE!!! SEE PAULA ZARICH IN THE CHURCH HALL TO GET YOURS!!! WE ASK EVERY FAMILY TO TRY AND SELL 10 TICKETS! ***

 

The Mediterranean Festival is our parish’s largest fundraiser. Please help us make this year’s festival our best yet! We need EVERYONE’S help to pull off this huge event. There are lots of ways to help, including baking for the Mediterranean Market, joining us on cooking days, taking time off work to help the week prior to the festival (there is SO much to do the week of the festival that any extra hands are a big help!,) planning to work the day of the festival and, last but not least, selling tickets, sharing our Facebook posts and spreading the word.


ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS FOR LIFE

Some parishioners at St George Cathedral recently started a new Orthodox Christian for Life chapter in Wichita. They are inviting interested members of St Mary to join them for their next meeting on May 6 at 7:15pm at the St George parish house. The Parish House is located directly across from the northwest corner of the Cathedral parking lot. Please park in that corner, take the walkway up to the sidewalk on 13th Street, make an immediate left onto the sidewalk on the west side of the creek, and then through the gate and up the walkway to the rear entry to the house.


Christ the Savior Academy

04/27/2025

Christ the Savior Academy if seeking teachers for middle school mathematics, science, and Greek. For application, please visit  our website @: csawichita.org


HUMANITARIAN LENTEN PROJECT

04/27/2025

LENTEN PROJECT EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 4TH.

The Humanitarian Ministry Lenten Project for the Treehouse has been extended through May 4th.  Please see the insert in the bulletin for the list of items needed.  You may also donate money by giving it to Joni Ferris or Tracy Namee.  You may also donate online with the St. Mary online donation site.  Just be sure to earmark it " Humanitarian Lenten Project". 


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Birthdays and Anniversaries

Celebrations this week

04/27/2025

Amanda McMillin (4/27), Kh. Cindy Baize (5/02).

May God grant them many years!


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Calendar

  • St. Mary Parish Calendar

    April 27 to May 11, 2025

    Sunday, April 27

    Scroll in Foyer

    8:45AM Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Monday, April 28

    8:30AM MF Prep: Make Greek Cookies

    11:00AM MF Prep: Cut & Package Baklawa

    Tuesday, April 29

    9:00AM MF Prep: Make Hummus

    Wednesday, April 30

    9:00AM MF Prep: Green Beans Prep

    Thursday, May 1

    9:00AM MF Prep: Green Beans & Rice Prep

    Friday, May 2

    8:00AM MF Prep: Make Talamee (Bread), Setup Marketplace, Package Salads

    12:00PM MF Prep: Marketplace Prep & Item Pricing

    Saturday, May 3

    MEDITERRANEAN FESTIVAL

    4:30PM Confession

    5:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, May 4

    9:00AM Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:30AM Potluck Coffee Hour

    Tuesday, May 6

    6:00PM Belles Special Fundraising Meeting @ Namee's ( Sedgwick)

    Wednesday, May 7

    6:00PM Divine Liturgy ~ St John the Apostle & Theologian

    Saturday, May 10

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy ~ Apostle Simon the Zealot

    4:00PM Men's Prayer Group

    6:00PM 20/40 Fellowship Meeting @ Central Standard

    Sunday, May 11

    Mothers Day

    9:00AM Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

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Saints and Feasts

April 27

Thomas Sunday

Though the doors were shut at the dwelling where the disciples were gathered for fear of the Jews on the evening of the Sunday after the Passover, our Saviour wondrously entered and stood in their midst, and greeted them with His customary words, "Peace be unto you." Then He showed unto them His hands and feet and side; furthermore, in their presence, He took some fish and a honeycomb and ate before them, and thus assured them of His bodily Resurrection. But Thomas, who was not then present with the others, did not believe their testimony concerning Christ's Resurrection, but said in a decisive manner, "Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe." Wherefore after eight days, that is, on this day, when the disciples were again gathered together and Thomas was with them, the Lord Jesus came while the doors were shut, as He did formerly. Standing in their midst, He said, "Peace be unto you"; then He said to Thomas, "Bring hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and bring hither thy hand, and thrust it into My side: and be not unbelieving, but believing."

And Thomas, beholding and examining carefully the hands and side of the Master, cried out with faith, "My Lord and my God." Thus he clearly proclaimed the two natures - human and divine - of the God-man (Luke 24:36-49; John 20:19-29).

This day is called Antipascha (meaning "in the stead of Pascha," not "in opposition to Pascha") because with this day, the first Sunday after Pascha, the Church consecrates every Sunday of the year to the commemoration of Pascha, that is, the Resurrection.

May 01

Jeremiah the Prophet

This great Prophet of God, Jeremias, who loved his brethren and lamented for them greatly, who prayed much for the people and the Holy City, was the son of Helkias of the tribe of Levi, from the city of Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. He was sanctified from his mother's womb, as the Lord Himself said concerning him: "Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth from the womb, I sanctified thee; I appointed thee a prophet to the nations" (Jer. 1:5). He prophesied for thirty years, from 613 to 583 B.C. During the last captivity of the people in the reign of Sedekias, when only a few were left behind to cultivate the land, this Prophet remained with them by the permission of Nabuzardan, the captain of the guard under Nabuchodonosor. He wept and lamented inconsolably over the desolation of Jerusalem and the enslavement of his people. But even the few that remained behind transgressed again, and fearing the vengeance of the Chaldeans, they fled into Egypt, forcibly taking with them Jeremias and Baruch his disciple and scribe. There he prophesied concerning Egypt and other nations, and he was stoned to death in Taphnas by his own people about the year 583 B.C., since they would not endure to hear the truth of his words and his just rebukes. His book of prophecy is divided into fifty-one chapters, and his book of lamentation into five; he is ranked second among the greater Prophets. His name means "Yah is exalted."

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Weekly Bulletin Inserts

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