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Divine Liturgy Group Schedule and Group Assignments
Divine Liturgy Group Schedule through the Coming Week If you
know you will be absent or want to attend a Liturgy you’re not
assigned to, contact Fr. Marc ([email protected]) or Deborah Stallman
([email protected]).
This Week v Saturday, February 6, Liturgy at 9:15am – Group JK v
Saturday, February 6, Vespers at 7:15pm – ALL – Live-Streamed v
Sunday, February 7, Matins/Liturgy at 9:30am - Group LAF –
Live-Streamed v Wednesday, February 10, Liturgy at 6:15pm – ALL
Next Week v Saturday, February 13, Liturgy at 9:15am – Group BC
v Saturday, February 13, Vespers at 7:15pm – ALL – Live-Streamed v
Sunday, February 14, Matins/Liturgy at 9:30am - Group DE –
Live-Streamed v Wednesday, February 17, Liturgy at 6:15pm – ALL
Postfeast Meeting of the Lord Tone 2
~~~~~~~ 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Matthew 25: 14-30
~~~~~~~ Homily by
Fr. Marc Dunaway
Epistle Reader:
Jennifer Medders
St. John Orthodox Cathedral
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Weekly Bulletin
Sunday, February 7, 2021
And the Days Following
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O Apostle John, speaker of Deity, the beloved of Christ our God,
hasten to deliver your people powerless in speech, for He on Whose
bosom you lean accepts you as an intercessor. Beseech Him,
therefore, to disperse the darkness of
ignorance and pray for peace and great mercies to be shown upon
us.
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Parish Events and News
Church Cookbook Team Members Needed One more request to see if
anyone wants to be on my team to create a new church cookbook. I
have some team members and would love to have 2 or three more.
—Jennifer Gillquist (I can be reached at
[email protected])
Donations Being Collected for Heart to Heart Pregnancy Resource
Center
Since the beginning of the Pandemic, which has significantly
altered the way we have come to interact with others, individuals
and groups have still found a way to be a voice of comfort to
others in addition to providing help in a variety of ways when
needed. At this time, St Johns would like to fill our Good Works
Basket with donations for Heart to Heart Pregnancy
Resource Center. As you know, the Center is a Christian based
nonprofit organization offering support to women and men in
pregnancy and family crisis situations. At this time many of their
clients have newborns and many more deliveries are expected in the
next couple of months.
Collection Needs Premie and newborn clothing and other items to
assist the Center in providing for the practical needs of these
families. Due to concerns over the virus new clothing is preferred.
(If donating a gently used blanket, it must be washed and bagged
separately.)
sleepers, booties, onesies, wash cloths, bottles, pacifiers,
diapers, receiving and baby blankets, etc.
A special thank you to the American Heritage Girls who will
collect St. John’s donations, assemble individual family boxes and
deliver them to the Pregnancy Center for distribution. If you have
any questions or would like more information about this
organization please give Elisa Betson a call. For volunteer
opportunities at the Center contact their office at 694-1747.
Newsletter from Antiochian Women Link for the Newsletter: For
your reading enjoyment is the Winter edition of our Diocese of LA
& the West (DLAW) Antiochian Women's Newsletter. Inside the
pages of this edition is an inspiring message from Metropolitan
JOSEPH, who exhorts his readers: "...let us be encouraged that
neither pandemic nor economic instability nor tragedy can destroy
us if we always realize that God is in control of our lives and of
the world. Let us go forward as we come out of the pandemic
retaining as much as we can of this simpler life we have been
blessed with during this time. Let us refrain from bringing back to
our lives all the busyness, the nuisances, and the worldly spirit
that dominated us for so long. If we can accomplish this, then the
pandemic will have ultimately been for our salvation, and we will
come out a stronger Church." Additionally, our Spiritual Advisor -
Fr. David Hovik writes about "The Reign of Heaven." Kh. Joanna
Townsend shares an engrossing account of her battle with COVID, and
the grandmothers of St George in Phoenix explored the world of
Harley Davidson motorcycles! Plus MUCH MORE from all corners of our
DLAW! In HIS Service, Charmaine Darmour DLAW AW President
Good Works Basket
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St. John’s School Weekly News
Saint John's School Inaugurates 10-Month "Teach in Alaska"
Program This exciting new program is described below. Please help
us spread the word. Share this link from our website:
https://www.stjohnalaska.org/saint-johns-school/fellowship Saint
John Orthodox Christian School in Eagle River, Alaska is offering a
10-month, residential fellowship/internship for a full-time,
primary teacher. Saint John’s School has 90 students in grades
Preschool through 8th grade, who come from a variety of religious
backgrounds. The School is part of the campus of Saint John
Cathedral and sits at the base of the Chugach Mountains, 10 miles
outside of Anchorage. We are looking for an energetic teacher ready
to offer direct classroom instruction, who is also ready to have an
Alaskan adventure. The School will provide on-campus housing, a
reliable, 4-wheel drive car, travel expenses to Alaska, and a
stipend of $1,200 per month. Applicants can read our Mission
Statement and learn more about our School on the Cathedral website
or on the School website. We are offering this as a “Fellowship” to
someone who has teaching experience and can be a lead teacher, or
as an “Internship” to someone who has a college degree or teaching
experience and will work alongside another teacher. This is an
exciting new venture for our School and we hope it might be an
exciting adventure for you.
Qualifications • A love of working with children and an ability
to interact with parents and co-workers in a confident, and
respectful manner • College-level training with a bachelor’s
degree, or significant experience as a successful teacher. • Good
classroom management skills • An Orthodox Christian in good
standing with the Church, or a serious Christian willing to learn
and be
supportive of the Orthodox Christian faith and way of life Steps
to apply 1. Fill-out online application which will include contact
information, a few short questions, a written
paragraph, and professional and personal references. 2. Submit a
resume to [email protected] with academic history and work
experience. 3. Phone interview (30 minutes) where you can introduce
yourself and ask questions about our School. 4. Second interview
via zoom with members of School Administration where you can share
more of your
teaching experiences. 5. Final Review which will also include a
criminal background check.
Deadline for online application is April 15 Apply
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Notes and Pictures from Parishioners
“Checking In” with Each Other Since we are unable to see much of
each other – Is there something you’d like to share about what your
family is up to this summer? Please email [email protected] Hope
to hear a little something from you – it might help us feel a
little more connected.
Fr. Matthew, Kh. Anastasia and Family Moving to Wasilla Fr.
Matthew, Kh. Anastasia and family are moving from Eagle River,
which all of them, except Fr. Matthew, have called ‘home’ all their
lives.
Fr. Matthew is the pastor of Saint Herman Church in Wasilla and
his family has purchased a home there to be close to their parish.
Their departure will leave a hole in the neighborhood of Monastery
Drive.
Still, may God bless them in in this move! At the same time
Anastasia’s parents, Eric and Diana Truelson, will be moving to
Wasilla as well. Photo - L to R - Hannah, Luke, Fr. Matthew, Kh.
Anastasia, Lydia, Emma, Cassiane (and poodle Penny in front)
Meet Josef & Effie Candelario, OCMC Missionaries to Sweden
Michael Jones is hosting a Zoom meeting on Friday with the
Candelario family - OCMC missionaries who will soon be deploying to
their chosen mission field in Scandinavia
The Candelarios will give a short (15 minutes) presentation
about:
• their calling to serve as missionaries • their multi-year
preparations for the mission field, and • what they hope to
accomplish during their service. • Plus, there will be time for
questions
When: Friday, February 12 @ 7pm (Alaska Time) How Long? 30-40
minutes
Where: Free Zoom Meeting - Register in advance using the link
below:
Register Now
To learn more about the Candelarios visit their blog:
www.candlesabroad.wordpress.com If you have any questions, please
contact Michael Jones at 907-942-1230 or
[email protected]
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In Response From Fr. Marc’s ‘Reflections on Covid’ A Poem Keith
Haley
Afraid/Frayed New World
by Keith Haley
An abrupt awakening, to what we already knew, That we are
mortal, amplified by a pandemic flu. A world where our attention is
daily consumed, Our lives on pause, waiting to resume. What has
really changed? Is our hope now in science? Has that become our
only reliance? For science is merely the revelation of what already
was. Where it came from, is the Great Because. No storm lasts
forever, each has an end. Our faith is questioned, on what shall we
depend? Many things are different, but One remains unchanged.
Through all our trials, God remains the same. Has this new catalyst
become our only frame? That something so small could dominate our
minds, But One so great, we struggle to find. When we look back at
history, Our ancestors seemly figured out, What appears to us now,
a complete mystery, They endured an entire world at war. A time
when death was always near, FDR was right, what he said about fear.
So how do we move forward, in this afraid, frayed new world? As we
are pulled apart and our plans unfurled? Are we no longer brother,
sister, father, mother? Or merely a potential danger to each other?
Shall we embrace aggravation, agitation, isolation and mutations?
How about a little reorientation, compassion and consolation? The
sun will continue to rise in the sky. Maybe it’s time to pause, and
ponder the Reason why.
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Dates to Remember
Birthdays This Week
February 7 – Natasha Haines February 10 – Jared Lindblom
February 7 – Christian Kies February 10 – Lina Curry February 7 –
Liam Gonzalez February 12 – Zoe Labrecque February 9 – Bethany
Peters February 13 – Elijah Jones February 10 – Bob Dyal February
14 – Vincent Coverdell
M A N Y Y E A R S !
Anniversaries This Week Tom & JoAnn Webster – February 11,
1956 (65 years)
M A N Y Y E A R S !
Clare House Meal – 4th Saturday of Each Month For the Month of
February – our scheduled meal that we provide Clare House is:
February 27th. Contact Cara Fletes to see how you can help.
Remembering in Prayer…
Tom Johnson Jan Northey
Fr. John Downing Helen Gillquist Elisa Betson Susan Kamkoff
Preston Collier Gwyn Jones Matt Komar Sparks Family
Peter Bernstein Those with Covid 19
Remembering Those Who Have Fallen Asleep This Month * Steven
Primis – February 3, 2001 * Archpriest Jack Sparks – February 8,
2010 * Phyllis Webster – February 12, 1992 * Lynn Guio – February
17, 2019 * Dn. Chris Sorensen – February 23, 2000
M E M O R Y E T E R N A L !
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THE SYNAXARION
On February 7, in the Holy Orthodox Church we continue to
celebrate the Meeting (or Presentation) of our Lord Jesus Christ in
the Temple. On this day, we also commemorate our righteous Father
Parthenios, bishop of Lampsakos.
Verses
Parthenios has forsaken his earthly body to the city of
Lampsakos, As a lamp he blazed with fervent brightness.
On the seventh, Parthenios entered the long slumber from this
earthly life.
As a child, Parthenios remembered well the words of the
Gospel
and endeavored to fulfill them. He settled in the area of a lake
where he fished and sold his catch and distributed the money to the
poor. As the first known bishop of the ancient Greek city of
Lampsakos, he cleansed the town of paganism, closed the idolatrous
temples, built many churches and strengthened the faithful in the
true Faith. Through prayer, he healed every manner of illness and
he was particularly powerful over
evil spirits. At one time he wanted to cast out an evil spirit
from an insane man, but the spirit begged him not to do so.
Parthenios told the spirit to enter into himself instead, and it
fled away in fear. Parthenios reposed in the fourth century.
On this day, we also commemorate Venerable Luke of Hellas;
and New-martyr George of Crete. On the Sunday which falls during
the After-feast of the
Meeting of our Lord, we commemorate the Holy and Righteous
Mothers of the Three Great Hierarchs: Emmelia, mother of Saint
Basil the Great, Anthousa, mother of Saint John Chrysostom and
Nonna, mother of Saint Gregory the Theologian.
By the intercessions of Your Saints, O Christ God, have mercy
upon us. Amen.
Saint John Orthodox Cathedral P.O. Box 771108 18936 Monastery
Drive Eagle River, Alaska, 99577
(907) 696-2002 Fax: (907) 696-5555 Website: stjohnalaska.org
Diocesan Website: http://www.antiochianladiocese.org
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Pastor: Fr. Marc
Dunaway Assistant Priests: Fr. Robert Polson / Fr. Thomas Frizelle
/ Fr. John Rogers
