St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church
Publish Date: 2025-08-03
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 Seventh Tone

Thou didst shatter death by thy Cross; thou didst open paradise to the thief; thou didst turn the sadness of the ointment-bearing women into joy, and didst bid thine Apostles proclaim warning that thou hast risen, O Christ, granting the world Great Mercy.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Seventh Tone

Thou wast transfigured on the mount, O Christ our God; and thy Disciples, in so far as they were able, beheld thy glory; so that when they should see Thee crucified, they would remember that Thy suffering was voluntary, and could declare to all the world that Thou art truly the radiant Splendor of the Father.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Seventh Tone. Psalm 28.11,1.
The Lord will give strength to his people.
Verse: Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-17.

Brethren, I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius; lest any one should say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Gospel Reading

8th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 14:14-22

At that time, Jesus saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." And he said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

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Holy Bread Offering:

HOLY BREAD

08/03/2025

Holy Bread (Prosphora) and Coffee Hour are offered by: Mary Ann Khoury

Orthodox servants of God, that they may have mercy, life, peace, health, salvation and visitation: Mary Ann, Jadallah Jr., Jad Albert AND Kandace, Michael, Robin, Makena, Marlee, Mikey, Matthew, Kouri, Jim, Joe, Sue, Marlo.

The Orthodox servants of God departed this life in the hope of resurrection unto life eternal: Deeb Joseph, Jadallah, Sadie, Leveeta, Joseph, Louise AND Julia, Royal, Julia Pauline, Gary, Victor, Victor Jr., Nick.

Trisagion Prayers of Mercy: will be offered today for the repose of the souls of the servants of God, Jadallah, Deeb Wolf, Louise Casey, Julia Lockwood.

May their memories be eternal!

 

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, Lee Rosenbaum, Ken Shaheen, Annalise Shearer, Brian Smith, Bonita Somerhalder, Rod & Becky Steven, 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. 

MINISTRY TEAMS

At St. Mary we have numerous Ministry Teams within our church, in which members can offer their time and talent for the support of the church and its witness. In addition to offering financial resources, all members are encouraged to offer a portion of their time to be involved in at least one of these teams, as part of the mutual support of all members in doing the work of the Church. For more information on joining any Ministry Teams, ask for the team's coordinator or see the Parish Priest for more information. For the next several months we will be highlighting a ministry team each week. 

CHANTERS/READERS

Our Chanters are trained in the art of Byzantine Chant. They lead most of our Divine Services except for Sunday Divine Liturgy. If you are interested in learning how to chant, you should first speak with the Parish Priest, who will then help make arrangement for you to be trained. It is important to note that a person must become proficient in chanting before they will be allowed to participate fully in chanting the Divine Services. This approach helps to ensure that all services are done decently and in order. While most of our chanters are also tonsured Readers, we also allow non-tonsured readers to participate in reading the Sunday Epistle reading once they have been properly trained.  


ONLINE GIVING OPTION

Many of our parishioners and friends have asked for an online option to make contributions to our parish. We now have this option on our website. You can make donations online for any reason: pledges, memorial gifts and special collections. You simply need to earmark your donation if it is for a memorial/special collection. If you choose to give online, we respectfully request you cover the associated fees. To give, you may visit the following webpage: Donate to St. Mary


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. 


FAMILY PROMISE

07/20/2025

FAMILY PROMISE

Thank You for Your Generous Support!

We are grateful for the incredible response to our recent Family Promise hostin weeks.  Thanks to your generous donations of time, home-cooked meals, overnight stays, financial support, transportation and most importantly, your presence with the families. We were not only able to host for one week but two!  The pantry and refridgerator were fully stocked. The meals wer delicious and the warm interactions created a welcoming and supportive environment for our guests. Your kindness and commitment truly made a difference.  Mark your calendars: Our next hosting week is October 6-12.  We hope you'll join us again in making it just as impactful.


TEEN SOYO PANCAKE BREAKFAST

08/03/2025

TEEN SOYO PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER

Teen SOYO will host a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Sunday, August 17th.

In order to prepare, I am asking the teens to sign up for different jobs on the 17th, such as making egg casseroles, mixing the pancake batter, fipping pancakes, setting up, cleaning up and anything else that comes up. See Laura in the Fellowship Hall after Liturgy. 


ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS FOR LIFE

08/03/2025

ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS FOR LIFE

The local Wichita chapter of Orthodox Christians for Life (OCFL) is meeting on Wednesday, August 6th, at 7:15 pm (after Vespers) at the St. George Cathedral Parish House (at the northwest corner of the St. George parking lot). Anone interested for St. Mary is welcome to attend this meeting and any future meetings. Please contact Fr. Aaron if you would like more detailed instructions about how to get to the St. George Parish House. 


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Birthdays and Anniversaries

Celebrations this week

08/03/2025

Brendan Wagner (8/3), Thomas Wallace (8/5), Susan Almy-Hernandez (8/6), Barrett Schmidt (8/6), Luke Gilstrap (8/9), EJ Lessman (8/9). Taylor & Amanda McMillin (8/9).

May God grant them many years!


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Calendar

  • St. Mary Parish Calendar

    August 3 to August 17, 2025

    Sunday, August 3

    9:00AM Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:30AM Potluck Coffee Hour

    Monday, August 4

    6:00PM Paraklesis to the Mother of God

    Tuesday, August 5

    4:45PM Festal Matins ~ Transfiguration

    6:00PM Divine Liturgy ~ Transfiguration

    Wednesday, August 6

    6:30PM Belles Meeting @ St Mary

    Friday, August 8

    6:00PM Paraklesis to the Mother of God

    Saturday, August 9

    4:00PM Men's Prayer Group

    4:30PM Confession

    5:00PM Great Vespers

    6:00PM Chant Class

    Sunday, August 10

    9:00AM Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    5:00PM 20/40 Fellowship @ White Crow (1236 E Waterman)

    Monday, August 11

    6:00PM Paraklesis to the Mother of God

    Wednesday, August 13

    6:00PM Paraklesis to the Mother of God

    Thursday, August 14

    4:45PM Festal Matins ~ Dormition

    6:00PM Divine Liturgy ~ Dormition

    Saturday, August 16

    4:30PM Confession

    5:00PM Great Vespers

    6:00PM Biblical Greek Class

    Sunday, August 17

    9:00AM Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    10:30AM Catechism Class

    11:30AM Teen SOYO Pancake Breakfast

    5:00PM Lord's Diner

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Saints and Feasts

August 06

Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

Our Lord had spoken to His disciples many times not only concerning His Passion, Cross, and Death, but also concerning the coming persecutions and afflictions that they themselves would endure. Since all these evils were near at hand, but the enjoyment of good things which they hoped to receive in their stead was yet to come, our Savior desired to give them full assurance, evidently and openly, concerning that glory which is prepared for those who endure to the end. Therefore, fulfilling that which He had promised shortly before, that "there be some standing here which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in His Kingdom" (Matt. 16:28), He took His three foremost disciples and ascended Mount Tabor, where He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became white as the light. Suddenly, together with this dread and marvelous effulgence of light, there appeared those pinnacles of the Prophets, Moses and Elias, who spoke with the Lord Jesus concerning His saving Passion which was about to take place. Standing before Him as reverent servants, they showed that He is the Lord of both the living and the dead, for Moses came forth from Hades, having died many centuries before, and Elias, as it were from heaven, whither he had been taken up while yet alive. After a little while a radiant cloud overshadowed them and out of the cloud they heard that same voice which had been heard at the Jordan at the Baptism of Christ, testifying to the Divinity of Jesus and saying: "This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well-pleased; hear ye Him" (Matt. 17: 5).

Such are the marvels, truly worthy of God, celebrated in this present feast, which is an image and prefiguring of the future state of the righteous, whose splendor the Lord spoke of, saying: "Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun" (Matt. 13:43). It is because of this that the Kontakion of this Feast is said daily (when there is not a great feast) in the Service of the Typica in perpetual commemoration of the glory that will be the lot of the Saints. According to tradition, the Lord's Transfiguration came to pass forty days before His Crucifixion; this is why the Transfiguration is celebrated forty days before the Exaltation of the Cross.

August 09

Matthias, Apostle of the 70

After Judas by transgression fell from his apostleship (Acts 1: 25), and hanging himself out of despair ended his life with a wretched and shameful death (Matt. 27: 5), then, that the number of the Twelve not be lacking, all the disciples gathered in one place after the Ascension of the Savior (the number of men and women being 120), and they chose two men from among them, Joseph, called Barsabas, who was also surnamed Justus, and Matthias, and they set them in the midst. Then they prayed to God and cast lots, "and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles" (Acts 1: 15-26). And thus, having taken the place of Judas, Matthias fulfilled the work of apostleship and the prophecy concerning Judas, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David: "And his bishopric let another take" (Ps. 108(109):8). After this, it is said, Matthias preached the Gospel in Ethiopia, and completed his life there in martyrdom.

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Weekly Bulletin Inserts

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