St. Peter Orthodox Church

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George Washington Thanksgiving Proclamation

Thanksgiving Liturgy Scheduled on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday November 23 at 6:30pm

St. Peter’s will hold a Thanksgiving Liturgy on November 23, Thanksgiving Eve starting at 6:30pm. Although there technically is no Thanksgiving in the Orthodox Calendar, Thanksgiving is as close as

Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

St. Peter Newsletter November 16, 2016 — Forefeast of the Theotokos, Christmas Fast, Supporting NAMI…more

Ninth Sunday of Luke Sunday Forefeast of the Entrance of the Theotokos The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple, also called The Presentation, is one of the Great Feasts

“A Personal Call to Holiness” — Christmas Lent Retreat This Saturday 9am-3pm

St. Peter’s First Annual Christmas Lent Retreat Saturday, November 12, 9am-3pm From Fr. Hans: I encourage everyone to attend this retreat. It is structured not take your entire day, and

St. John Chrysostom Interpreting Epistles of Paul

St. Peter Newsletter November 8, 2016 — St. John Chrysostom, A Personal Call to Holiness, Helping NAMI

Eighth Sunday of Luke SundaySt. John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople He was born in Antioch of noble parents: his father was a high-ranking military officer. His father died soon after

St. Peter Newsletter November 1, 2016 — St. Paul the Confessor, Interfaith Charities Needs Food, A Personal Call to Holiness

Twentieth Sunday after PentecostSeventh Sunday of Luke SundayPaul the Confessor, archbishop of Constantinople Saint Paul was from Thessalonica. He became the secretary of Alexander, Patriarch of Constantinople (see Aug. 30),

A Personal Call to Holiness — St. Peter Christmas Lent Retreat, November 12, 2016

All of us are called to a life of holiness through a life of prayer, fasting, almsgiving and manual labor. And, for all of us, monastic life remains for us

Interfaith Charities needs our help!

St. Peter Newsletter October 28, 2016 — Interfaith Charities Needs Cereal and Canned Soup and Vegetables

Interfaith Charities is a coalition of churches and business that help the poor in the San Carlos and south Fort Myers area (view their website). They reached out to St.

The Martyrdom of St. Zenobius and Zenobia

St. Peter Newsletter October 25, 2016 — St. Demetrios Liturgy Tonight, The Martyrs Zenobios and Zenobia

The Hieromartyr Zenobius, Bishop of Aegea, and his sister Zenobia suffered a martyr’s death in the year 285 in Cilicia. From childhood they were raised in the holy Christian Faith

St. Demetrios

St. Demetrios Divine Liturgy Tuesday, October 25, 6:30pm

We will celebrate a Divine Liturgy on the eve of the feast day of St. Demetrios starting at 6:30pm. Who was St. Demetrios? The holy, glorious and right-victorious Great-martyr Demetrius

Prayer Ropes

The three prayers ropes Fr. Stephanos recommended in his talk on the Jesus Prayer are: 100 knot with cross Order this prayer rope from St. Paisios Monastery 50 knot with

Bea Chionis - May her memory be eternal

Final Details for Bea Chionis Funeral

The visitation and funeral will be held at St. Peter Orthodox Church. Public visitation begins at 9:30am (no visitation the evening before). Funeral begins at 11:00am. Internment at Palm Royal

Apostles James Brother of the Lord Jesus

St. Peter Newsletter October 18, 2016

The Holy Apostle James the Brother of Our Lord The Sixth Sunday of Luke St. James Brother of Our Lord Saint James was the son of Joseph the Betrothed from