St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church
Publish Date: 2025-06-01
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

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Sixth Tone

When Mary stood at thy grave looking for thy sacred body, angelic powers shone above thy revered tomb, and the soldiers who were to keep guard became as dead men. Thou led hades captive and wast not tempted thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst give life to the world. Thou who art risen from the dead, O Lord, glory to Thee.

Apolytikion for Holy Ascension in the Fourth Tone

Thou hast ascended in glory, O Christ our God, and gladdened thy Disciples with the promise of the Holy Spirit, having assured them with the blessing. Verily, thou art the Son of God, and Deliverer of the world.

Apolytikion for Fathers of the 1st Council in the Eighth Tone

Thou, O Christ, art our God of exceeding praise who didst establish our holy Fathers as luminous stars upon earth, and through them didst guide us unto the true Faith, O most merciful One, glory to thee.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Sixth Tone

When thou didst fulfill the dispensation for our sake and unite earth to heaven, thou didst ascend in glory, O Christ our God, in no way parted from those who love thee but remaining with them and crying: I am with thou and no one will be against thou.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Tone. 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 Acts of the Apostles 20:16-18, 28-36.

IN THOSE DAYS, Paul had decided to sail past Ephesos, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. And from Miletos he sent to Ephesos and called to him the elders of the church. And when they came to him, he said to them: "Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'it is more blessed to give than to receive.' " And when he had spoken thus, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

Gospel Reading

Fathers of the 1st Council
The Reading is from John 17:1-13

At that time, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work which you gave me to do; and now, Father, you glorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the world was made.

"I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world; yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you; for I have given them the words which you gave me, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you did send me. I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are mine; all mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves."

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Holy Bread Offering:

HOLY BREAD

06/01/2025

Holy Bread (Prosphora) and Coffee Hour are offered by: Taylor & Amanda McMillin

Orthodox servants of God, that they may have mercy, life, peace, health, salvation and visitation: Taylor, Amanda, Calum, Steven, Mabel & Family, Maren & Family, Jason, Anna & Family AND  Steve, Saundra, Crista, Elijah.

The Orthodox servants of God departed this life in the hope of resurrection unto life eternal: AND Edward, Debbie

Your prayers are requested: 

Nadia Abdelmaseh, Joan Aboud, George Augst, Kh. Cindy Baize, Dawneen Banks, Karl Beal, Dn. Stephen Beasley, Brenda Bertog, Anita Bourgerie, Dennis Bourgerie, 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, Brain Smith, Bonita Somerhalder, Jerry Stitt, 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. 

 

THE SACRAMENTS OF CONFESSION AND COMMUNION

 

The sacramental life of all Orthodox Christians involves the regular participation in the sacraments of Confession and Communion. While different standards have been practiced in different eras and places, the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America encourages frequent reception of Holy Communion.

 

Receiving Holy Communion assumes that we have prepared for it, including a fast being maintained (see "Fasting" section below), prayers of preparation being said, and a recent offering of one's Confession. "Recent" can best be defined as a Confession being offered during or around the current or previous fasting season. There are four fasting seasons each year so generally one's confession should be offered approximately four times each year. At a bare minimum, to continue receiving Holy Communion, a person should confess at least once annually.

 

At St. Mary, we maintain the early Church's practice of a time for fellowship following the celebration of the Divine Liturgy on Sunday mornings with our Coffee Hour in the Church Hall.  Coffee Hour can be simple or elaborate depending on the desire and financial means of the host. The most important aspect of Coffee Hour is that we attend to share in a time of fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ. During Coffee Hour, we should make an effort to greet any visitors, newcomers, and/or people we have not previously met. Coffee Hour is not a time to sit exclusively with our family and friends. It is a time for us, as a community, to share with one another so we may learn to “rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep” (Romans 12:15). Unless we establish relationships with other members in our parish, we are unable to uplift and support them—and conversely, to be uplifted and supported by them—in times of need.


VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be held June 2-5 from 1-4pm each day. Our theme for VBS this year is "Feasts of Christ the Lord".  We invite all those age 4 by September 2024-those completing 5th grade to register! Registration for this year's VBS can be found here: tinyurl.com/StGeorgeVBS2025.  


SATURDAY OF SOULS

Our pre-Pentecost Saturday of Souls service, at which we commemorate all of the departed from time immemorial, is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, at 9:00 am. If you wish to submit names of departed loved ones to be remembered, please submit their FIRST and LAST names to Fr Aaron directly (not to the parish office) at [email protected] by Wednesday, June 4. If you sent your list of names to Fr Aaron previously, they have been saved and will be used on June 7. You only need to submit any new names you wish to be commemorated.


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. 


Christ the Savior Academy

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


LOST & FOUND

There will be a  table set up in the Parish Hall for lost & found items. If any of these things are your's please feel free to pick them up. 


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Birthdays and Anniversaries

Celebrations this week

06/01/2025

Jude Bennett (6/1), Sheila Cairns (6/1), Edmond Wagner (6/1), Anna Ewertt (6/3), Maria Tiemeyer (6/4), Mike Zarich ( 6/4), Alexus Parrott (6/6), Elena Tiemeyer (6/6).  Matthias & Laura Oller (6/2), Fr. Aaron & Kh. Gwen Warwick (6/2).

May God grant them many years!


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Calendar

  • St. Mary Parish Calendar

    June 1 to June 16, 2025

    Sunday, June 1

    9:00AM Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:30AM Potluck Coffee Hour

    Monday, June 2

    VBS @ St George (1-4 pm each day)

    Wednesday, June 4

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    Saturday, June 7

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy ~ Saturday of Souls

    11:00AM Blessing of Graves @ Old Mission

    4:30PM Confession

    5:00PM Great Vespers

    6:00PM Biblical Greek Class

    Sunday, June 8

    PENTECOST

    8:45AM Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy w/Kneeling Prayers

    Monday, June 9

    No Fasting All Week

    Wednesday, June 11

    Parish Life Conference - Norman, OK

    Saturday, June 14

    4:00PM Men's Prayer Group

    4:30PM Confession

    5:00PM Great Vespers

    6:00PM Chant Class

    Sunday, June 15

    Father's Day

    9:00AM Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    10:30AM Catechism Class

    5:00PM Lord's Diner

    Monday, June 16

    Apostles Fast Begins (June 16 - 28)

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Saints and Feasts

June 01

Fathers of the 1st Council

The heresiarch Arius was a Libyan by race and a protopresbyter of the Church of Alexandria. In 315, he began to blaspheme against the Son and Word of God, saying that He is not true God, consubstantial with the Father, but is rather a work and creation, alien to the essence and glory of the Father, and that there was a time when He was not. This frightful blasphemy shook the faithful of Alexandria. Alexander, his Archbishop, after trying in vain to correct him through admonitions, cut him off from communion and finally in a local council deposed him in the year 321. Yet neither did the blasphemer wish to be corrected, nor did he cease sowing the deadly tares of his heretical teachings; but writing to the bishops of other cities, Arius and his followers requested that his doctrine be examined, and if it were unsound, that the correct teaching be declared to him. By this means, his heresy became universally known and won many supporters, so that the whole Church was soon in an uproar.

Therefore, moved by divine zeal, the first Christian Sovereign, Saint Constantine the Great, the equal to the Apostles, summoned the renowned First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, a city of Bithynia. It was there that the shepherds and teachers of the Church of Christ gathered from all regions in the year 325. All of them, with one mouth and one voice, declared that the Son and Word of God is one in essence with the Father, true God of true God, and they composed the holy Symbol of Faith up to the seventh article (since the remainder, beginning with "And in the Holy Spirit," was completed by the Second Ecumenical Council). Thus they anathematized the impious Arius of evil belief and those of like mind with him, and cut them off as rotten members from the whole body of the faithful.

Therefore, recognizing the divine Fathers as heralds of the Faith after the divine Apostles, the Church of Christ has appointed this present Sunday for their annual commemoration, in thanksgiving and unto the glory of God, unto their praise and honour, and unto the strengthening of the true Faith.

June 01

Justin the Philosopher and Martyr and his Companions

This Saint, who was from Neapolis of Palestine, was a follower of Plato the philosopher. Born in 103, he came to the Faith of Christ when he was already a mature man, seeking to find God through philosophy and human reasoning. A venerable elder appeared to him and spoke to him about the Prophets who had taught of God not through their own wisdom, but by revelation; and he led him to knowledge of Christ, Who is the fulfillment of what the Prophets taught. Saint Justin soon became a fervent follower of Christ, and an illustrious apologist of the Evangelical teachings. To the end of his life, while preaching Christ in all parts, he never put off his philosopher's garb. In Rome, he gave the Emperor Antoninus Pius (reigned 138-161) an apology wherein he proved the innocence and holiness of the Christian Faith, persuading him to relieve the persecution of Christians. Through the machinations of Crescens, a Cynic philosopher who envied him, Saint Justin was beheaded in Rome in 167 under Antoninus' successor, Marcus Aurelius (reigned 161-180). Besides his defense of Christianity (First and Second Apologies), Saint Justin wrote against paganism (Discourse to the Greeks, Hortatory Address to the Greeks), and refuted Jewish objections against Christ (Dialogue with Trypho).

June 04

Our Father Metrophanes, Archbishop of Constantinople

Saint Metrophanes was born of pagan parents, but believed in Christ at a young age, and came to Byzantium. He lived at the end of the persecution of the Roman Emperors, and became the Bishop of Byzantium from about 315 to 325, during which time Saint Constantine the Great made it the capital of the Roman Empire, calling it New Rome. Saint Metrophanes sent his delegate, the priest Alexander, to the First Ecumenical Council in 325, since he could not attend because of old age. He reposed the same year and was buried by Saint James of Nisibis (celebrated Jan. 13), one of the Fathers present at the First Ecumenical Council. The Canons to the Trinity of the Octoechos are not the work of this Metrophanes but another, who was Bishop of Smyrna about the middle of the ninth century, during the life of Saint Photius the Great.

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