St. Nicholas Bulletin for Week of July 8 through 14, 2023
Published: Thu, 07/06/23
Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church |
A Western-Rite Parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America 1325 E. Queen Ave.
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FIRST VESPERS JULY 8 2023 St. Dunstan's (StD) Psalter: Ordinary of the Office - p. 247 |
Opening Versicles | (StD 245-246) Simple (or Ferial) Tone |
First Vespers Psalms | 41-43 (StD 54) |
Vesper Hymn | (MD 144) O Lux Beata Trinitas Meter LM |
Hymn Versicle | (MD 144) V. Let our evening prayer come up before thee, O Lord. R. And let Thy mercy dawn on us. |
Old Testament | 1 Maccabees 1:1, 7-15 |
Antiphon to Magnificat: (MD 556) | (MD 422; Noted 237) Ye mountains + of Galboa, let there be neither dew nor rain upon you; for there the shield of the mighty is viley cast away; the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil, How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan was slain upon thy high places! Saul and Jonathan were lovely and exceeding pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided. |
Magnificat | St. Dunstan's Psalter p.460 |
New Testament Lesson | Acts 15: 22-35 |
Nunc Dimittis | St. Dunstan's Psalter p.475 |
Apostles' Creed | St. Dunstan's Psalter p. 248 |
Kyrie Eleison & Pater Noster | St. Dunstan's Psalter p. 249 |
Collects | Fourth Sunday after Trinity Sunday [9 July] (MD 431) O God, the protector of all that trust... Collects of the Office (StD 251) |
Closing Versicles Salve Regina |
(StD 252) St. Dunstan's Psalter p. 496 |
The Fourth Sunday in the Season of Trinity Matins - St. Dunstan's Psalter Ordinary of the Office - p. 247
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Opening Versicles | (StD 245-246) Simple (or Ferial) Tone |
Antiphon on Venite | (MBM4) Let us worship the Lord, for He is our Maker. |
Venite Adoramus | Come, let us sing unto the Lord |
Matins Hymn | (MBM 4) Nocte Surgentes Meter 11 11 11 5 |
Matins Psalms | 44 - 46 (StD 57) |
Old Testament Lesson | Genesis 12:1-9 |
Canticle Hymn Te Deum laudamus | (StD 351) Te Deum laudamus |
New Testament Lesson | Luke 1:26-38 |
Antiphon on Benedictus | Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful, saith the Lord. (MD 557) |
Canticle | (StD 418) Benedictus Dominus |
Apostle's Creed | St. Dunstan's Psalter p. 248 |
Kyrie Eleison & Pater Noster | St. Dunstan's Psalter p. 249 |
Collects of the Day Collects of the Office |
Fourth Sunday After Trinity Sunday [9 July] (MD 431) O God, the protector of all that... St. Dunstan's Psalter p. 251 |
Closing Versicles | St. Dunstan's Psalter p. 252 |
Salve Regina | St. Dunstan's Psalter p. 496 |
KEY: StD, St Dunstans Psalter; MD, Monastic Diurnal; Noted, Monastic Diurnal Noted; MBM, Monastic Breviary Matins |
ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Please Remember to Pray for... Your parish, Diocese, Archdiocese and Fr. Mark, Kh. Karen and Barbara Myers. |
Sad News Sadly we must share the news that Fr. David and Khouriya Mona Cook have retired from the priesthood. Unfortnuately Fr. David's final mass for the Spokane St. Nicholas Orthodox Church was Sunday, June 25, 2023. While we await our new Father, Metropolitan Saba approved a deacon to serve "Presanctified Masses" at St. Nicholas periodically until a new priest is assigned to the parish. This is wonderful news and not generally granted. |
Keeping You Updated It is our intention to send out a bulletin each week to keep you abreast of the Vespers, Matins, and Presanctified Mass schedules. Please refer to the latest bulletin to know when the Deacon(s) will be at the parish to distribute the Holy Gifts. |
Fellowship While we are in transition mode, let us continue to fellowship and share ideas of how to grow church membership during coffee hour scheduled right after Sunday Matins. Coffee hour is the best way to stay connected. Bring food of your choice; and help with clean-up afterwards is needed and appreciated. Last Sunday's Coffee hour was pleasant with two guests and a chance to talk about the Western Rite and the Church. Like all Sundays it was good to visit and get the chance to catch up with those in attendance. We also enjoyed the temperate cool temperature of the parish hall (always nice on hot Sunday days). |
SUGGESTED BIBLE COMMENTARIES |
Several parishioners have asked for suggestions of Bible commentaries. Here is a selection of commentaries that Fr. David uses:
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Church Etiquette
St. Nicholas is a well mannered and polite parish. Here are some basic etiquette rules to live by at Church so we remain as such:
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Holy Communion - is received by intinction only: Only duly-prepared Orthodox Christians may receive the sacrament of Holy Communion. Preparation includes the pre-communion fast (see below) and confession to a priest of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. All others may receive a blessing by crossing their arms and bowing their head. |
Pre-communion Fast - Unless you are under a doctor's care, all of those between 21-60 are expected to fast from drinking and eating from midnight on Saturday until after communion on Sunday. However, you can have water up until an hour before communion. If we are having a scheduled evening Mass, please eat and drink as close to noon as possible. You can have water up until about an hour before communion. There are exceptions to these rules. If you have any questions, please contact us at pastor@spokaneorthodox.org. |
Confession -- TBD |
Scripture Readings for the Week - Please visit English Office website for the daily offices. This site is run by the Brown family and is an excellent resource for when you want to pray the parochial daily offices and you don't have your Psalter and/or Bible handy. It renders very nicely on your phone or tablet devices. |
OTHER NEWS, REQUESTS AND/OR RESOURCES
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St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
1325 E Queen Ave
Spokane WA 99207
USA
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Spokane WA 99207
USA
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