This sunday we celebrate the Dormition of Righteous Anne (transferred from July 25), the patron of our parish. Read more about her here and here.
Coffee Hour this Sunday: L through Z
Wednesday
6:30 pm Vespers, tea with Deacon following
Thursday
7:00 pm Men's Supper
Saturday
5:00 pm Vigil
Sunday
9:10 Hours
9:30 am Divine Liturgy
1:00 pm Parish Party
4:00 pm Parish party BBQ
Tuesday
6:45 am Hours and Jesus Prayer
11:30 am Akathist
Feast of St. Anne
Sunday, July 24, we will be celebrating our Patronal Feast, The Dormition of Righteous Anne (transferred from July 25).
After Divine Liturgy we will go to the Wolf Creek subdivision club house in Oak Ridge. There is a pool for swimming, a pond for fishing, a trail for walking, a grill for cooking, and an air conditioned club house for chilling. Bring your guitars and games!
The party starts at 1 pm and we’ll eat at 4pm.
We’ll have BBQ pork for everyone. (Donations appreciated to cover the cost.)
Please bring sides and desserts to share.
Please bring your own drinks and chairs.
Third Thursday Men’s Supper
Starting July 21st, we will be having a men’s gathering on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. For this first one, just bring your own supper and plan on getting to know each other a little better.
Sunday School Teachers Needed
We're going to need 1-2 new teachers for the 5-12 year old Sunday School class beginning in September. Teachers should meet the following requirements:
Orthodox for 3 years/at St Anne for 1
able to attend consistently
pass background check/youth safety training.
Contact Stina Heise, the Sunday School Director, at csanfor2@vols.utk.edu if interested.
Women’s Book Discussions
The July meeting has been canceled due to the Parish Patronal celebration. The discussion of Lights on the Mountain will be on Aug. 21.
Catechism / Inquirer’s Class
The next class will be Aug 31 after coffee hour. We continue discussingThe Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapters 5-7).
Coffee Hour Connections--Mini Farms
Mini farmers, serious gardeners, animal raisers, seasoned Tennesseeans, and newcomers:
Gather at one big table during the coffee hour of Sunday, July 31, to meet, share answers, questions, successes, "next year will be better"s.
If you would like, you could share contact information to keep in touch.
Welcoming Baby Ruth!
As a belated baby shower (which we missed out on during Lent), and to honor Josh and Kayla Enderle's daughter Ruth on her Baptism, we will have a mini celebration during coffee hour on July 31st. The Enderles are well supplied with many things for Ruth already but if you would like to provide any Orthodox baby/children's books or toys they would be glad to have them. Also, Amazon gift cards and diapers (Pampers size 2 or larger) are always appreciated. Thank you for your love and support of this sweet family!
Righteous Anne Pray for us!
Departed: Patricia
Shut-in: Frances, Suzie
Health & Misc: Jasmine, David, Jonathan, Maci - Matrona, Scott, Christina, Daniela, Dymphna, George, Daria, Amelia, Angelo
Pregnant: Stina, Victoria, Alecia, Catherine
Catechumens: Isaac (and Worth), Jordan, Tim, Andrew, Michael, Peyton, Claire, Peyton, Natalie, Brad, Alecia, Stephen , Maria