St. Peter Orthodox Church

Newsletter

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).

November 7 Pilgrimage to St. Nicholas Monastery with Presentation on St. Nektarios

On Saturday, November 7, some parishioners are making a pilgrimage to Saint Nicholas Monastery in Ft Myers. We will depart caravan style from St Peter at 10am and return at 5pm. There are many unique Holy Relics to venerate.

Philo of Alexandria (25 BC – 50AD)

St. Peter Newsletter — October 23, 2015

Bishop Antoun will be with us on Sunday November 1. You may remember that during our last visit he pushed us to find a more suitable location for St. Peter’s and here we are! This is his first visit to our new location.

Announcements

Orthodoxy 101 Begins Tomorrow (October 21) Orthodoxy 101 begins on Wednesday, October 21 starting at 7pm. Complete information and course syllabus can be found on the website. Parish Assembly Meeting

Food for the Hungry

As we do ever year, the months approaching Christmas is when we collect foor for neighborhood foodshelves. Please bring a canned item to Church with you on Sundays. Bins will

Bp. Antoun Brunch

On Sunday November 1, 2015 at 12:30pm we will hold a celebratory brunch with Bp. Antoun at the Holiday Inn (I75 and Alico road, our former location, get map). This

The Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

Mary Spiropoulos – May Her Memory Be Eternal

With sadness we announce the death of Mary Spiropoulos, mother of Joan Simon and mother-in-law of John Simon. Mary went to be with her Savior yesterday afternoon (October 12).

The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke

St. Peter Newsletter — October 13, 2015

The Apostle Luke was an Antiochean, a physician by trade, and a disciple and companion of Paul. He wrote his Gospel in Greek after Matthew and Mark, after which he wrote the Acts of the Apostles, and dedicated both works to Theophilus, who, according to some, was Governor of Achaia.