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<\/a><\/p>\nHis Grace Bishop Antoun will be making his first pastoral visit to St. Peter’s on Sunday, December 17. Plan to come!<\/p>\n
He has been looking forward to this visit for quite a while. We will have plenty of time to talk to him, ask him questions, and so forth.<\/p>\n
He will arrive on Saturday and meet with the Parish Council on Saturday evening. On Sunday he will preside over the Divine Liturgy. <\/p>\n
Afterwards we will have a brunch\/luncheon at the hotel where we can get to know our Bishop and he can get to know us. Cost for the lunch is $20. <\/p>\n
Signup instructions will be available soon.<\/p>\n
Potluck at Long’s on Saturday, November 16 at 6pm<\/h4>\n
We will meet at the home of Jack and Angela Long at 204 Cheshire Way, Naples, FL 34110 (in the Audubon neighborhood, entrance on Vanderbilt Drive) — get map<\/a>. <\/p>\n It starts at 6pm and of course everyone (and their friends) are welcome.<\/p>\n Mark you calendars and bring your questions. <\/p>\n If you have a friend who would like to attend bring them along!<\/p>\n Next scheduled bible study (after this one) is on December 3 at the Hansens.<\/p>\n Metropolitan Nicholas, an Orthodox Metropolitan from Georgia (the country bordering Turkey and Armenia) will be giving a talk in Naples on December 11 “The Orthodox Church in Georgia after the fall of Communism.” The Georgian Church suffered severe persecution under the Communists. It has nearly 2000 parishes in the 1920’s. Only 50 remained after the Communist era. <\/p>\n The public presentation starts at 7pm at Faith Lutheran Church (get map<\/a>). Faith Lutheran Church is located Goodletter-Frank Road about 1\/2 mile south of Pine Ridge on the south side (a few blocks past the Moorings). <\/p>\n The Orthodox Clergy Association of Southwest Florida is helping with the presentation. <\/p>\n We will collect and distribute through Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<\/a>Our potlucks are casual affairs where we just enjoy each other’s company. It’s provides good food and fellowship in the best sense of those terms! <\/p>\nBible Study next Tuesday, November 19 at the Hansen’s<\/h4>\n
<\/a>Bible studies resume this Tuesday, November 19 at Tom and Frieda Hansen’s home starting at 7pm (get map<\/a>).<\/p>\nGeorgian Metropolitan to Visit Naples<\/h4>\n
Food Drive Continues<\/h4>\n
<\/a>Every year we collect food for the poor in our area. This year we are starting early. Check your pantry and cupboards, but something extra at Publix, and bring it in strarting this Sunday. <\/p>\nCheck Out the St. Peter Facebook Page<\/h4>\n
<\/a>Did you know that St. Peter’s is on Facebook? Check us out at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StPeterOrthodoxChurch<\/a><\/p>\n