May 2023 Newsletter
Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who helped with the Holy Week services. Just to name a few..
Fr Madai for coming to serve us and working so tirelessly to give us a beautiful and truly memorable Holy Week;
Dan for all the behind-the-scenes work;
Gordon, Natasha, Rusty, Eisley, Patrick F, Patrick M, Isaac, Kimmy, Scarlett, Dan, Ed, John, and Kam for cleaning the parish;
Dan and Arlo for cleaning and serving in the altar;
Natasha for making the prosphora;
Rania, George, and Diana for the flowers and roses;
Scarlett, Julie, and Natasha for decorating the kouvouklion and icons;
Tim, Eisley, and Natasha for peeling rose petals;
Tim for picking up the lamb;
Dwayne, Scarlett, and Natasha for bringing breakfast foods for the midnight service;
Scarlett for dyeing eggs;
Rez, Rex, and Julie for cooking the lamb;
Faye, Jerry, Julie, and Rex for serving and cleaning up;
Svetlana for your amazing on-the-spot translating;
All the mothers who brought their children to church, even when the services were long and the evenings were late.
Thank you to each and every one of you, and to anyone that we may have missed.
Thank you to Rusty Hanson, John Stell,and Patrick Mickey for their chanting this month. Special thanks to Rusty, who worked diligently to prepare for Holy Week. Your commitment is so appreciated.
Announcements
- Fr Madai Maamdi came to serve us for Holy Week from the Georgian Orthodox Monastery of Saint Iakovos in Oklahoma. It was a blessing to have him and we had an amazing week!
- We have 13 newly illumined here at St John’s! Patrick Freeman, Gordon Schaad, the Whitener family, the White family, and baby Kyrian Wallace. Congratulations and MANY YEARS to all of you!
- Parish Council Meetings are open to everyone. We discuss building maintenance, building improvements, and church growth.
May Birthdays
Christelle Hajje - May 8th
Evie Boston - May 18th
Natasha Hanson - May 24th
Degen Tessema - May 28th
May God grant all of you many years!
Services for Month of May
https://www.stjohnprodromos.org/news/calendar
Sunday, April 30th
9am - Reader’s Orthros
10am - Typika
General Assembly
Saturday, May 6th
6pm - Great Vespers
Sunday, May 7th
9am - Orthros
10am - Divine Liturgy
Sunday, May 14th
9am - Reader’s Orthros
10am - Typika & Bible Study
Friday, May 19th
6pm - Great Vespers
Saturday, May 20th
9am - Orthros
10am - Divine Liturgy
Sunday, May 21st
9am - Reader’s Orthros
10am - Typika & Bible Study
12pm - Parish Council Meeting
Sunday, May 28th
9am - Reader’s Orthros
10am - Typika & Bible Study
For a complete and updated schedule, please see our church calendar: https://www.stjohnprodromos.org/news/calendar
Reader Services
Our Reader services are done when we do not have a priest. It begins with Orthros at 9am, followed by Typika generally around 10am. Afterwards we have Bible Study and discussion in the community hall. This is a great time for any questions that anyone may have. We invite everyone to attend!
Prayer for Catechumens
O Lord our God, who dwells in the heavens, and looks down upon all thy works, look down upon thy servants, the catechumens, who have bowed their necks before thee, and grant them a light yoke. Make them honorable members of thy holy Church and vouchsafe unto them the laver of regeneration, the forgiveness of sins and the robe of incorruption, unto the knowledge of thee, our true God.
Orthodox Prayer for the Priesthood
O Lord Jesus Christ, enkindle the hearts of all Thy priests with the fire of zealous love for Thee, that they may labor unceasingly in Thine earthly vineyard for the salvation of our souls and the glory of Thine All-Honorable and Majestic Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
How to find us:
Our website – stjohnprodromos.org
Facebook – Saint John Greek Orthodox Church Amarillo - fb.me/OrthodoxAmarillo
Gab - https://gab.com/OrthodoxAmarillo
Discord - for an invite to our Parish server, please contact Kameron or Rusty.
Our physical address and phone number:
1101 S. Bell Street
Amarillo TX 79106
806-355-0683
If you have any questions or would like to add any content to the monthly newsletter, please feel free to contact us at stjohnprodromos@gmail.com or send a Facebook message to our church page. Natasha or Rusty will get back to you ASAP.
