We were created to be free On July 4 we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence,
St. Peter Orthodox Church featured in newspaper and website
The following article appeared on the web a few days ago. It will be published in the Estero/Bonita
St. Paul Orthodox Church invites all St. Peter friends and family to their summer barbecue!
When? Sunday, July 5 starting at noon. Where? St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church (Google map) (St. Paul website).
St. Peter Epistle — June 6, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009 Tomorrow we celebrate Pentecost. Pentecost (or "fifty days") was when the Holy Spirit descended
Christianity Without Pentecost
What happens when Orthodox Christian experience Ascension, but not Pentecost? by: Fr. Josiah Trenham The last ten days
Ascension Service at St. Paul’s on Wednesday, May 27 at 7:00pm
The season of Pentecost draws to a close this Thursday as we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord
The Christians of Dachau
By Fr. Hans Jacobse Pascha, 2009 Every Pascha, I repost two stories on OrthodoxyToday.org. that tell how Orthodox
The Word ‘God,’ The Divine Names, ‘Father’ As Divine Name
The words used to refer to ‘God’ in different languages are related to various concepts. The peoples of antiquity attempted to find in their languages a word to express their notion of God or, rather, their experience of encounter with the Divinity.
In the languages of Germanic origin the word Gott comes from a verb meaning ‘to fall to the ground’, to fall in worship. This reflects an experience similar to that of St Paul, who, when illumined by God on the road to Damascus, was struck by divine light and immediately ‘fell to the ground… in fear and trembling’ (Acts 9:4-6).
St. Peter Epistle (Newsletter) — May 7, 2009
Christ is Risen! Christos Anesti! El Messieh Kahm! Christos Voskress! Krishhti Unjall! Hristus A Inviat! Christus is Opgestaan!
Church on Sunday?
I came across this well-written, thoughtful, and thoroughly engaging article on what American Orthodoxy increasingly looks like. He