560 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
News and Notes for St. Anne
This Week's Schedule
Wednesday October 10
Vespers 6:30 pm
Orthodox Study Group and Youth Group following

Saturday, October 13
Great Vespers 5 pm
Confession follows

Sunday October 14
Divine Liturgy 9:30 am
Sunday School Following
Liturgy and Mysticism: The Experience of God in Orthodoxy

There was a great turnout for Fr. Daniel's class (in the Narthex after Liturgy) that is reading and discussing Archbishop Alexander's essay on Mysticism and Liturgy in the Orthodox Church. The conversation began by looking back to the revelation of God to Israel on Mt. Sinai.

The class will not meet this week in order to allow Fr. Daniel to fill in at St. Maria of Paris in Cleveland, TN. It will resume Sunday, October 21st, by digging into Exodus 19-20.

Please join us! Even if you have not had time to read the Archbishop's essay, you will enjoy the class. Our discussions will focus on the Biblical roots and dimensions of our liturgical and spiritual life. I am sure that there will be something for everyone! 

If you have any questions email Fr Daniel (  frdanielgreeson@gmail.com )


Some October Schedule/Travel Notes

Fr. Daniel will be filling in for Fr. Kevin Rigdon at St. Maria's in Cleveland this Sunday. On Friday and Saturday, October 19-20, Fr. Stephen will be in Miami, speaking at the Cathedral, but will be back for Sunday services.

Thanks be to God for having two priests!
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St. Macrina's Bakesale

St. Macrina's is a group committed to founding an Orthodox school for our area. They will be holding bakesales for the next few Sundays. Please support this important work and pray for their success!
October 18-21 -- Orthodox Campout in NC
The 2018 Area-wide Orthodox Campout in Hot Springs, NC is scheduled for Oct. 18-21. The campout is attended by Orthodox parishes in the Carolinas, Tennessee, Georgia and Kentucky.

This year, St. Anne's has reserved 3 tent camp-sites for our parish for the event in Hot Springs, NC, this year – we hope to be able to accommodate everyone from St. Anne’s who may want to attend. These are riverside, central campsites. Deluxe Site 459 has water and electricity – and can accommodate 2 or 3 tents for those with special needs for electricity (sleep machines). It will also serve as our communal kitchen. Site 461 can handle 2 or 3 tents and has good trees for hammocks, and Site 463 is a group site that can accommodate about 10 tents.
The sites are filling up fast, so If you want space in the St. Anne's reserved group sites, please sign up on the reservation sheet at church. The cost of the sites will be split by those attending. Other campsites are available directly from the Hot Springs Resort and Spa site: https://www.nchotsprings.com/accommodations/   

St. Anne Women's Book Study Group

St. Anne's Women's Book Discussion Group   will read the book  Time and Despondency  by Nicole Roccas for their next meeting  on Sunday, October 28:  

“A condition as old as the ancients, despondency thrives in today’s culture of leisure, anxiety, and digital distraction. Time and Despondency is a penetrating synthesis of ancient theology, spiritual memoir, and self-help practicality. It envisions despondency as the extension of a broken relationship with the experience of time. Driven by the fear of death and the anxiety of living, despondency drives us to abandon the present moment, forsaking the only temporal realm in which we have true fellowship with Christ . ”

We will meet at Debra Mattingly's house. Bring a snack to share if you wish - we will eat and socialize from 4‑4:30 and will end promptly at 6 pm. !
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