Fourth Sunday of Great Lent St. John of the Ladder Hieromartyr Antypas, Bishop of Pergamum; Righteous Mothers Tryphaina and Matrona of Cyzicus St. John of the Ladder (Climacus) Our venerable and God-bearing Father John Climacus (ca. 579 - 649), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus, and John Sinaites, was a seventh century monk at St. Catherine's monastery at the base of … [Read more...]

Third Sunday of Great Lent Veneration of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross Venerable George of Mt. Maleon; Martyrs Theodoulos the Reader and Agathopodos the Deacon of Thessalonica; Venerable Theonas, archbishop of Thessalonica; Isidore, Bishop of Seville Elevation of the Precious and Life Giving Cross Each of the Sundays of Great Lent has its own special theme. This Sunday's theme … [Read more...]

Coming this Sunday: Dan Christopoulos, Development Director of Orthodox Christian Missions Center (OCMC) Following the first Divine Liturgy in our new Church and a Blessing of the Waters of the new Sanctuary, we will dismiss into our new social hall for fellowship and a presentation by Dan Christopoulos of the Orthodox Christian Missions Center. Yes, Orthodox Christians in America … [Read more...]

Second Sunday of Great Lent St. Gregory Palamas Venerable Hilarion the New; Apostle Herodion of the Seventy; Venerable Stephen of Triglia St. Gregory Palamas From “A Man Fully Alive” by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick. On the Second Sunday of Great Lent we celebrate St. Gregory Palamas, the archbishop of Thessalonica in Greece for a number of years in the 14th century, … [Read more...]

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We Need Your Help Tuesday and More Construction Pictures We need people to help unpack on Tuesday (tomorrow). The construction is almost done, the big stuff is coming (refrigerators, altar, tables -- everything too big for a car and too heavy to carry), and so the items in the boxes need to be put away. A lot has been done. All pews were cleaned and disinfected, the social hall is set … [Read more...]

Please note: SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY VESPERS IS CANCELLED The Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers scheduled ro 5:00pm at St. Paul's is cancelled. Please mark you calendar! Moving Day Tomorrow! All Hands on Deck! Work Begins at 8:30am! We need all the help we can get. Many hands make for light work. Here's the schedule: Saturday March 20, 2021 The small stuff. Move social hall tables … [Read more...]

First Sunday of Great Lent The Sunday of Orthodoxy The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil Venerable-Confessor James the New, bishop of Catania; Thomas, Patriarch of Constantinople; New-martyr Michael The Sunday of Orthodoxy The Sunday of Orthodoxy is the first Sunday of Great Lent. The dominant theme of this Sunday since 843 has been that of the victory of the icons. In that year the … [Read more...]

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the GardenSunday of Forgiveness (Cheese Fare) Venerable Benedict of Nursia; Euschemenos, Bishop of Lampsakos The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden The Sunday of Forgiveness, the last of the preparatory Sundays before Great Lent, has two themes: it commemorates Adam’s expulsion from Paradise, and it accentuates our need for … [Read more...]

Sunday of the Last Judgment The Hieromartyrs of Cherson: Basil, Ephraim, Eugene, Kapiton, Elpidios, Agathodoros and Aetherios; Venerable Laurence; Venerable Paul the Simple, Disciple of Anthony the Great The Last Judgment   The parable of the Last Judgment is about Christian love. Not all of us are called to work for “humanity,” yet each one of us has received … [Read more...]

Sunday of the Prodigal Son Martyr Pamphilos, Priest of Caesarea in Palestine and his companions; Venerable Flavian the Hermit; Venerable Martyr Romanos from Solovak of Carpenision   The Prodigal Son   The Sunday of the Prodigal Son is the second Sunday of pre-Lent, the weeks of preparation preceding Great Lent. It is the Sunday after the Sunday of the Publican and … [Read more...]

Seventeenth Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Venerable Timothy of Symbola; Eustathios, Archbishop of Antioch; Zachariah, patriarch of Jerusalem; George, bishop of Amastris The Publican and the Pharisee   What is a Publican and a Pharisee? A Pharisee was an externally decent and righteous man of religion. The Publican was a sinful tax-collector who was cheating … [Read more...]

Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostSeventeenth Sunday of Matthew Venerable Auxentios the priest of Bithynia; Venerable Abraham and Maron of Syria; New-martyrs Nicholas of Corinth and George the tailor of Mitylene; Venerable Cyril, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Enlightener of the Slavs Who is New Martyr George the Tailor of Mitylene, at Constantinople (1693)?   A tailor in the … [Read more...]

Sixteenth Sunday after PentecostSixteenth Sunday of Matthew After-feast of the Presentation (Meeting) of Christ St, Parthenios, bishop of Lampsakos; Venerable Luke of Hellas; New-martyr George of Crete Who is St. Parthenios the Wonderworker, Bishop of Lampsakos?   Saint Parthenios was the son of the deacon Christodoulos from Melitopolis on the Hellespont. Although … [Read more...]

With sadness we announcing the passing of John Katsigianopoulos, this early afternoon, January 28, 2021. John died peacefully under the care of his wife Georgia and close friends. John suffered with health issues this past year but his passing was painless, blameless and peaceful as we pray every liturgy. John asked for this and the Lord granted it to him. The funeral will be held at St. … [Read more...]

Click the image for more information on the St. Peter website.   What is DOMSE? The Antiochian Diocese of Miami and the Southeast. Since COVID stopped travel, the DOMSE Winter Retreat normally held in Atlanta has gone virtual! There are many offerings provided from adults to children. The activities are engaging and worth the time spent. Check the St. Peter's website for the … [Read more...]

Thirty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Fifteenth Sunday of Luke — The Sunday of Zaccheaus Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cyrus and John Martyrs Athanasia and her daughters Theodota, Theoktiste and Eudoxia of Egypt; New-Martyr Elias in the Peloponnesus; Nikita of the Kiev Caves, Bishop of Novgorod   The Sunday of Zacchaeus The Apostle Zacchaeus was a rich publican … [Read more...]

WE NEED YOUR HELP! As most of you know, our goal for the Capital Campaign is $750,000. We came to this number by calculating what it would take to get a mortgage for the new property. It turns out our calculations were right on the mark. So far we have raised $546,531. We are very grateful to everyone who has contributed so far. But it also leaves us $203,469 short of our goal. … [Read more...]

Thirty-first Sunday after Pentecost Fourteenth Sunday of Luke Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg, Fool for Christ Righteous Mother Xenia the merciful of Rome; Hieromartyr Babylas of Sicily; Venerable Philotheos, founder of Philotheou monastery on Athos   Who is Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg, Fool for Christ?     Our righteous Mother Xenia of Petersburg … [Read more...]