St. Anthony Hours of Prayer - A windows utility that runs in the system tray and at the canonical hours, bells will sound and a Psalm relevant to that hour will be displayed.
Let Us Sing of John, the Hierarch of Christ - Holy Trinity Monastery and Seminary Choir has issued a CD of music in honor of St John (Maximovich, +1966) of Shanghai and San Francisco during the tenth anniversary of the saint's glorification.
Saint John the Wonderworker Parish is the first church in the world named
after Saint John (Maximovitch) of Shanghai and San Francisco. The
Church was formed and named in 1991, at the time called Blessed John
the Wonderworker as St. John was not yet canonized. When St. John was
canonized in 1994, the name was changed to St. John the Wonderworker.
The parish is located in Atlanta, Georgia and joined the OCA as part of
the Diocese of the South under Archbishop Dmitri of Dallas in September
of 2000.
Over the years the parish has been able to gather several items that this
beloved saint wore, including a thigh shield and two of his robes.
More recently the Church was given a bone relic from his foot, the only
part of his body that was not found to be incorrupt.
On this website you can find a great deal about the life of St. John by
clicking on one of the navigational buttons to the left under "The Life
of St. John". We also have a collection of testimonies to the ongoing
miraculous intercessions of our beloved Saint. Please feel free to
browse and learn of this great saint of our own century. We also have a
brand new special gift of a computer program written by one of our members
called the Menologion (3.0) which includes
a daily icon of the saint of the day with his or her troparion and kontakion
and his or her life, and also the daily Bible reading. This program is
written because of St. John's love of the Saints and because of his desire
that all Christians should pray daily and often.
***Russian Patriarchate Recognizes Canonization of St. John***
On July 2 the the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate issued a decree officially recognizing three Saints cannonized by the Russian Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) during the "inter-SOBOR" period, including St. John (Maximovitch) of Shanghai and San Francisco. You can read the decree here. Glory to God!
July 1, 2008 - Homily from the Vigil for St. John (Maximovitch) the Wonderworker
The Chicago Childen’s Choir singing in Church Slavonic "Lord Have Mercy".
Parish News
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Mother & Daughter Baptized - Lisa (Salome, Myrrh Bearing women) and Ivy (Mary, for the Mother of God) Saul were baptised on Saturday, August 16, on the Feast of the Napkin of Christ. Neither Lisa nor Ivy were brought up as Christians. Glory to God Who makes all things new! To the right, Lisa going into the water.
Travel Blessing - (August 10) A number of members of the parish receive prayers and a blessing as they embark on journeys. Bru (Sub-deacon Niphon) Wallace (kissing the cross) and his wife Theophila are leaving us as Bru takes a job with a college outside of Georgia. They will be sorely missed!
Saying Goodbye - (August 3) The parish says goodbye to Sister Helen, a sister of mercy from Belorussia who works with orphaned children, the elderly and other of "castaways". Sr. Helen gave us a short talk on the work she does and Fr. Jacob presented her with a donation to help with the work. Please remember Sr. Helen and the ministry she is a part of in your prayers.
Priests Visit - (August 10) We were blessed to have concelebrate Divine Liturgy this Sunday Fathers Thomas Alessandroni and Parthenious Turner. Fr. Parthenious and his Matushka came from Tennessee to bring their son, who will be a freshman at Georgia Tech this fall.
Computer Given - Loaves and Fishes gives Pamela Holt a computer. Pamela, who has 6 children, was given a computer from the Loaves and Fishes at Christmas time, but in the last storm Atlanta had, it was fried...so the Loaves and Fishes gives her a second computer.
Mary Evelyn is in remision and, through the prayers of the Theotokos, all the Saints and the faithful, living a normal life. You may click here to review the past updates on her.
See our News Page for previous items of interest of what is happening at St. John the Wonderworker parish.
Our Church is located at
543 Cherokee Avenue in Atlanta. It is 5 minutes from
Downtown Atlanta located on the Cherokee side of Grant Park
at the corner of Cherokee and Orleans, across from the park
(Grant Park) where Zoo Atlanta is located. We are two blocks
from the Zoo.
From north of Atlanta coming south Take either I85 or I75 South (they merge when you arrive in
downtown Atlanta). Take the Fulton Street Exit, which is the
exit where the Turner Field (the Braves Stadium) is located.
Make a left and stay right for 1 1/2 miles until you hit
Grant Park. You cannot go any further. The street is
Cherokee. Make a right and go down one block. Our church has
a large icon of Christ and a banner of St. John Maximovitch
out front.
From south of Atlanta coming north Take I85 or 75 North until you exit at Fulton Street. Take
a right and stay right for 1 1/2 miles until you hit Grant
Park. You cannot go any further. The street is Cherokee.
Make a right and go down one block. Our church has a large
icon of Christ and a banner of St. John Maximovitch out
front.
Parish Contacts
Father Jacob Myers, Rector 543 Cherokee Ave. Atlanta, GA 30312
404-577-6330 (Church phone number) e-mail:
frjacob@earthlink.net
Remember the Poor
Father Deacon Seraphim Diehl 543 Cherokee Ave. Atlanta 30312 e-mail:
rdlsg@aol.com
John Aldridge, Parish Council Warden 543 Cherokee Ave.
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