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St. Peter Newsletter — February 9, 2016 — The Mission of St. Peter’s

By God’s grace we are building a parish not for ourselves, but for others. Our mission is to build a parish so that those who are seeking Christ as He is understood and worshiped in our Orthodox faith can find Him.

Christ the Bridegroom

St. Peter Newsletter — February 2, 2016

Sixteenth Sunday of Matthew Lent is approaching and the time to start preparing is now. Lent takes effort, and the beginning of all effort is mental preparation, to become aware

Potluck Sign-up

Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 13 at 6:00 St. Peter’s Valentine’s Day potluck. Our potlucks are great. Everyone loves them. They are low-key affairs with great fellowship and camaraderie.

The Sunday of Zacchaeus

St. Peter Newsletter — January 26, 2016

Fifteenth Sunday of Luke – The Sunday of ZacchaeusThe Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cyrus and John The Apostle Zacchaeus was a rich publican at Jericho. Since he was short of

St. Xenia of St. Petersburg

St. Peter Newsletter – January 20, 2016

Thirty-first Sunday after Pentecost Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg, Fool-for-Christ Little is known of her early life. Neither the dates of her birth nor of her death are known. Her

St. Anthony the Great

St. Peter Newsletter — January 13, 2016

Saint Anthony the Great is known as the Father of monasticism, and the long ascetical sermon in The Life of St Anthony by St Athanasius (Sections 16-34), could be called the first monastic Rule.

Schedule a House Blessing

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The Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

St. Peter Newsletter — January 2, 2016 – Sunday before Theophany

Theophany (or Epiphany) means shining forth or manifestation. The feast is often called, as it is in the Orthodox service books, Theophany, which means the shining forth and manifestation of God. The emphasis in the present day celebration is on the appearance of Jesus as the human Messiah of Israel and the divine Son of God, One of the Holy Trinity with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

St Basil

Divine Liturgy for St. Basil on January 1 at 9:30am

This is also a great way to start the New Year.

Helping the Working Poor

St. Peter Newsletter — December 26, 2015

Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Today is born of the Virgin Him Who holdeth all creation in the hollow of His hand.

The Genealogy of Christ According to Luke

St. Peter Newsletter — December 15, 2015

Genealogy of Christ, Christmas schedule, Christmas Eve Day Feed the Poor, Potluck pictures, and more.