St. Peter Orthodox Church

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St. Peter’s Parish Christmas Card

Once again you can help sponsor our St. Peter Parish Christmas card. This is a great way to offer your best wishes to other members of our parish family and

55 Maxims for Christian Living

Fr. Thomas Hopko: 55 Maxims for Christian Living

Fr. Thomas Hopko, Dean Emeritus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary and teacher of seminarians and priests for decades passed away in 2015. Fr. Tom was first a pastor, a man with a generous heart and burning love for Christ who directed many towards our Lord.

Jesus and the Rich Young Ruler

St. Peter Newsletter — November 26, 2015

The Rich Young Ruler, Orthodoxy 101, St. Nicholas Vespers and Pot Luck, Demolition begins in our new space.

St. Katherine of Alexandria the Great Martyr

St. Peter Newsletter — Thanksgiving 2015

Help the working poor on Wednesday morning and celebrate Liturgy for St. Katherine and Thanksgiving on Wednesday evening.

The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke

St. Peter Newsletter — November 19, 2015

Join us to help feed the working poor and homeless on the day before Thanksgiving.

Helping the Poor in Bonita Springs

And the King shall answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, you

The Good Samaritan

St. Peter Newsletter — November 12, 2015

Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost Eighth Sunday of Luke This Sunday we read the Parable of the Good Samaritan. The parable has many layers of meaning. Below is one layer about

Building up the Church

IMPORTANT: Parish Meeting this Sunday, November 8

St. Peter’s is growing and it is clear that we will soon exceed our seating capacity if something is not done.

Learn How to Make Prosphora

Want to learn how make prosphora, the bread from which Holy Communion is given every Divine Liturgy?

The Synaxis of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

St. Peter Newsletter — November 7, 2015

St. Nektarios is a Saint who heals, especially cancer. His feast day is celebrated on November 9 every year. At 7pm will will celebrate a Divine Liturgy for St. Nektarios. Afterward we will read the healing prayers and offer annointing with holy oil from St. Nektarios’ Monastery in Aegina Greece.

Helping the Homeless

At St. Peter’s we take the command from our Lord to help the poor very seriously. We know that at the Last Judgment we will be asked if we feed

Sts. Cosmas and Damian

St. Peter Newsletter – October 27, 2015

Sunday St. Cosmas and Damian of Asia Minor The Fifth Sunday of Luke Sts. Cosmas, Damian and their mother St Theodota were natives of Asia Minor (some sources say Mesopotamia).