Anthea Tuefel, a parishioner of St. Peter's, loves children. She volunteers at the Children's Hospital in Fort Myers. When Anthea was passing out stuffed bears last week she heard, as she put it, "a little voice telling her bring some of the toys to church on Sunday to give to the kids." They sure liked them. Thank you Anthea! … [Read more...]

When man forgets God, he will believe in anything If you are like me, it is hard to put the Colorado shootings out of mind. This act, while certainly the act of a very distressed and disturbed person, also touches on a deeper cultural sickness. Something is wrong but it is hard to put our finger on exactly what it is. There are a lot of ways to analyze this. One is that young men are not … [Read more...]

Feast Day of St. Peter and Paul Today is the Feast Day of St. Peter and Paul. St. Peter as we know was the first bishop of Antioch and then moved to Rome. St. Paul was the "apostle born out of due season" which means he was not an original disciple but was called to be an apostle after the resurrection of Christ. St. Peter was the brother of Andrew, also an apostle of Jesus. Peter stayed in … [Read more...]

We Do What We Can, But When We Do It for Each Other a Lot Gets Done The response to help Yianni and Lucia help pack up their restaurant was good. A lot got done Thursday and they are very appreciative for the help. Those who came could, and it helped lighten Yianni and Lucia's load. We do what we can, but when enough of us do it, tangible good is the result. Not everyone could help of course, … [Read more...]

Sunday of Pentecost This Sunday we celebrate the Pentecost -- the "50 Days" after the Resurrection of Christ. Pentecost is when the Holy Spirit first came down on the disciples and then on the people. It is the final step of Christ's salvation for us. To understand this we have to back into the scriptures a bit. It starts with Adam and Eve. Adam was created to know God, to live in Him, to … [Read more...]

Don't forget that on Wednesday evening, May 23, 2012 we will celebrate the Liturgy of the Ascension of our Lord and Savior Jesus starting at 6:30pm at St. Paul's (get map). This Liturgy official mark the end of the Paschal season (no more "Christos Anesti!" -- it sure went fast, didn't it?). Next stop is Pentecost where we await the descent of the Holy Spirit. A couple of … [Read more...]

Christ is Risen! Here's how we frame the question, at least at first: How do I keep the special feeling I had during Holy Week and Pascha? Here's the question we really should ask: Is the sense I had of being closer to God just something I experience during Holy Week and Pascha? Here's the answer: No. The scriptures are very clear: "Draw near to God and He will draw near to … [Read more...]

We will join with St. Paul's Orthodox Church (get map) on the Eve of Epiphany on January 5, 2012, for Divine Liturgy and the blessing of the waters. Liturgy begins at 6pm.We will also do the shorter blessing of the waters this Sunday following Divine Liturgy at our usual place of worship at the Holiday Inn (get map).Have a blessed and grace-filled New Year.Fr. Hans … [Read more...]

Our bible study resumes Tuesday, October 25 at 7pm at the home of John and Frieda Hansen (get map). We will continue with the book of John where we left off in the spring. The studies are open to everyone and held every other week. They were well attended last year and you are invited. We will hold them every other week. We pick up at John 14. … [Read more...]

St. Peter's sends $25 each month to Michael Pegadus, missionary in Tanzania. Barbara Zeena made the first donation on the month of her birthday. The Copelands, Jarvis and Long Families have made a donation through October -- all to mark the month on their birthdays. If you would like to give a donation to help it would greatly be appreciated. $25 might not seem like much, but it goes a long way … [Read more...]

Once again it is time to renew our stewardship commitment for next year, 2012. Please prayerfully consider how you can support St. Peter in the coming year. You can download and print the forms here, and mail or bring them to church. … [Read more...]

Once again you can help sponsor our the St. Peter Parish Christmas card. This is a great way to offer your best wishes to other members of our parish family and support your church at the same time. Kindly print out the form below and give it to Mary Copeland or Mary Jarvis or mail it to the address provided. Suggested minimum donation is $15. We want to thank Fr. Anthony Salzman of Image and … [Read more...]

Our fledgling parish wants more fellowship so we decided to start holding monthly pot-luck dinners where we can spend time together and get to know each other better. Our first will be hosted by Bob and Mary Jarvis (get map) on Saturday, October 29 starting at 4pm. The theme is Italian. Please sign up at church to bring an appetizer, entree, salad, bread, or dessert or contact us through the … [Read more...]

Co-Chairs Mary Houlares Copeland and Mary Jarvis would like to thank all that gave of their time and donations for the 1st White Elephant Sale for our parish. It was a tremendous success. We made $1,100 for St Peter's Mission Church. A special thanks to Robert Jarvis and Bill Copeland for helping set up, take down and deliver the goods to these organizations. We were able to help 4 other local … [Read more...]

This Sunday, on Pascha, CBS is airing a program on the Orthodox monasteries and monks of Mt. Athos! Don't miss this important program! NEW YORK, NY [GOARCH] -- The Holy Mountain Athos, which for over 1000 years has been a sanctuary of Orthodox Christian monasticism, and which is directly under the spiritual jurisdiction of His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, will be featured on … [Read more...]

St. Peter Orthodox Mission White Elephant Sale When? Saturday and Sunday, April 9-10 from 9am - 3pm Where? Sunshine Plaza, 9220 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs, FL (1/2 mile east of US 41 on Bonita Beach Road (get map) next to Zorba's Restaurant) Lots of good items, housewares, furniture, and more. Great bargains. Need more info? Care to help?Please call Mary Jarvis (239-263-9292) or Mary … [Read more...]

Mark Your Calendars! On Sunday, March 6, 2011, Dr. Zanos Grekos will be speaking to us on his work with adult stem cell research. Dr. Grekos is a pioneer in adult stem cell research and his talk will leave you amazed at what he and his staff are doing in bringing more healing into the world. We'll have more information in the next few days, but we will follow the same format that we used when … [Read more...]

Epiphany Liturgy Tomorrow (January 5, 2011) We have received an invitation from St. Paul's (get map) to attend the Epiphany Vesperal Liturgy starting at 7pm. It will be followed by a blessing of the waters. As I mentioned on Sunday, the true season of Christmas is the 12 days between Christmas and Epiphany. We see the birth of Christ, and then we see the beginning of Christ's public ministry. The … [Read more...]