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560 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
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News and Notes for St. Anne
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Wednesday- November 6
Vespers - 6:30 pm
Class following - Divine Liturgy - Creed & Anaphora
Saturday - November 9
Great Vespers - 5 pm
Confession Following
Sunday - November 10
Divine Liturgy - 9:30 am
Sunday School
Class on St. Ignatius
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Apostles of the Seventy: Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, and Tertius
Read about these Apostles
here
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Here are some
guidelines for the upcoming Nativity Fast. Here are some
resources for the family to draw upon in preparing our hearts for this great feast of our Lord's birth!
Confessions during the Fast
The Church provides us with these times of more intense and focused prayer and fasting for our own salvation. A part of the Church's "program" for our spiritual life is regular confession. The four major fasts are perfectly timed for us to have a regular check-in with our Lord. So, please, schedule a confession with either Fr. Daniel or Fr. Stephen before the feast.
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St. Anne Orthodox Church
invites you to a
Retirement Dinner for Fr. Stephen Freeman
Friday, January 3, 2020
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
DoubleTree Hotel
215 S. Illinois Ave.
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
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Please join the parish of St. Anne's Church in Oak Ridge, TN, at a Retirement Dinner for Fr. Stephen Freeman to commemorate his retirement as Rector of the parish. The parish will be hosting a dinner for Fr. Stephen at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Ridge, TN, on Friday evening, January 3, 2020, from 6-10 p.m.
The cost for the dinner is $25/for adult or $5/for child menu (for 12-and-under - chicken nuggets & fries). Children 5-and-under are free. Reservations with payment are necessary.
A table for making reservations will be set up in the Parish Hall during the Sundays of November.
Assistance with the cost may be arranged through the church - contact Fr. Daniel for more information.
Archbishop Alexander will be with us for the weekend, from Friday evening through the Divine Liturgy of Theophany on Monday morning, January 6.
The DoubleTree Hotel has arranged a special room rate for this event, to be available until December 20 or until the block of rooms is taken. A link and instructions for making these reservations are provided below.
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Campfire and Birthday Party
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Join us at St. Anne's on
November 9th
after Great Vespers as we celebrate Fr. Stephen's birthday with an evening of fun around the fire! We will have BBQ, s'mores, banana pudding, outdoor games, and music. BYOB.
Here is a link to the Facebook event
page.
Please sign up
here to bring food!
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Pre-Party Cleanup!
At
3 pm on the 9th
, before the party I would like for us to gather and do a little bit of pre-party clean-up. Especially of all of the black walnuts that cover the back of our property!
If you are free before then to begin picking up these fellers, please do so! - Fr Daniel
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Update on St. Ignatius Class
We will be reading the Epistles to the Philadelphians, Smyrneans, and his letter to Polycarp for this upcoming Sunday. This means we will be finishing the epistles of St. Ignatius so that we may begin...
The Nativity Homilies of Pope Leo the Great. (Here is a sneak
peek). On the Sundays (beginning Nov 24) running up to the Feast of the Nativity we will read and discuss these homilies from this Roman Bishop and Saint!
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Men of St Anne's Gathering
Due to the impending loss of meat it has become apparent and pertinent that the men of St. Anne's gather to partake of grilled fleshmeats. We will also enjoy each other's company...
We will be gathering at the Prothros, if you need the address please message Fr Daniel. Please bring your own meat to grill, beer to drink, and any sides you manage to think of...
When:
Nov 10th from 5 till the stars shine brightly.
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Ladies Evening Out
Please join us for a time of socializing and fellowship with the women of St Anne's!
When:
Nov 14th 6-8 pm
Where:
Aubrey's Restaurant
9208 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37931
Thursday, October 10th
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Moms of Saint Anne's Meet Up
Moms of Saint Anne (and soon to be or hope to be moms), please join us for a time of fellowship and discussion. We will be getting together
to grow in our Orthodox Faith, and enjoy the company of other moms. Children are welcome to attend and play as well.
For our second meet up we will be continuing our discussion of the book,
The Ascetic Lives of Mother’s by Annalisa Boyd. We will have some discussion points to guide us, and you do not need to have read the book before joining us!
We will meet on
Saturday, November 16th at 11am at the Brays home. Please RSVP to
ashlindmbray@gmail.com for location details and so we know roughly how many to expect. Hope to see you there!
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Fasting Cooking Tips and Recipe Swap
Please join us on the
16th of November, following Great Vespers to share and discuss fast worthy meals and tips. The outcome of this event? A working
Google Doc with a series of recipes and tips for families to more fully engage with the fast with less headache!
Any questions, or any desire to partake? Please email
Paisios.
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Women's Book Discussion Group
The St. Anne's Women’s Book Discussion Group will meet on
Sunday, November 17th from 4-6 pm, at the Mattingly home.
The discussion will be a continuation of the last meeting's discussion of the novel,
Laurus, by Eugene Vodolazkin. Come and join us for discussion (even if you haven’t read -or finished - the book!)
Bring a snack to share if you wish and we will eat and socialize from 4 - 4:30. We will begin the book discussion promptly at 4:30 and end promptly at 6. All are welcome!
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Further Up and Further In
We will be continuing our reading of Olivier Clement's The Roots of Christian Mysticism by picking up on chapter 4 - God: Unity and Difference and moving forward..
We will meet at St. Anne's on
November 17th from 6-8.
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Coffee Hour Plan
All those
whose last names begin with E-K
please plan to bring food and to share in the clean up.
If you are not able to attend, please contact someone to fill in for you. Thank you for your generous service!
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REGIONAL ORTHODOX EVENTS
While we have a very robust life here at St. Anne's it is good for us to be connected with the broader Orthodox scene here in our region. From time to time I will be sharing with you all various events you may want to attend!
- Fr. Daniel
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Ancient African Christianity Conference
November 8-10th, 2019
Atlanta, GA
The Brotherhood of St Moses will be having their annual Ancient African Christianity Conference this November in Atlanta, GA. The Mission of the Brotherhood is to equip Orthodox Christians for the ministry of Racial Reconciliation, and to share the Orthodox Christian faith with African Americans and people of color. The theme of this year's conference is “Cloud of Many Witnesses: Honoring Our Ancestors”.
The conference fee is $100, payable at the conference by check, cash, or card. This registration fee includes five meals through the weekend: Friday dinner, all meals Saturday, and Sunday lunch.
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World Music Concert and Dance
Bulgarika
Bulgarian Bitov Ensemble
November 14th, 7:30-10:00 pm
St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Knoxville
Suggested Donation: $15 (any donation welcome)
For more information please read this
flyer.
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