{"id":5949,"date":"2017-05-31T09:33:30","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T13:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/?p=5949"},"modified":"2017-05-31T09:33:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T13:33:30","slug":"st-peter-newsletter-may-31-2017-st-peter-newsletter-may-31-2017-pentecost-sunday-pentecost-prayers-honoring-graduates-coming-through-the-bible-in-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/st-peter-newsletter-may-31-2017-st-peter-newsletter-may-31-2017-pentecost-sunday-pentecost-prayers-honoring-graduates-coming-through-the-bible-in-one-year\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter Newsletter May 31, 2017 — St. Peter Newsletter May 31, 2017 — Pentecost Sunday, Pentecost Prayers, Honoring Graduates, Coming: Through the Bible in One Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fiftieth Day After Pascha<\/h2>\n

The Great Feast of Pentecost<\/h2>\n
\n\"Pentecost<\/p>\n

Pentecost — The Descent of the Holy Spirit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated each year on the fiftieth day after the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter) and ten days after the Feast of the Ascension of Christ. The Feast is always celebrated on a Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Feast commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the day of Pentecost, a feast of the Jewish tradition. It also celebrates the establishment of the Church through the preaching of the Apostles and the baptism of the thousands who on that day believed in the Gospel message of salvation through Jesus Christ. The Feast is also seen as the culmination of the revelation of the Holy Trinity.<\/p>\n

Read more on the Orthodox Church in America website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Pentecost Saturday of the Souls, June 3, 2017 at 9:30am<\/h2>\n

Saturday of the Souls liturgy for Pentecost will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017 starting at 9:30am.<\/p>\n

\"Saturday\n<\/div>\n

Saturday of Souls is a day set aside for commemoration of the dead within the liturgical year of the Orthodox Church. Saturday is a traditional day for prayer for the dead, because Christ lay dead in the Tomb on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Bring kollyva (boiled wheat) if you can but even if you can’t bring the names of your deceased loved ones anyway. We will hold a memorial service for them after the Divine Liturgy.<\/p>\n

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Pentecost Kneeling Prayers<\/h2>\n

The Kneeling Prayers for Pentecost will be said following the Divine Liturgy this Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Honoring Graduates This Sunday<\/h2>\n

Congrats to our grads! We will honor them this Sunday. Our graduates include:<\/p>\n

College<\/strong>
\nDionysia Katerina Grekos-Rollins College<\/p>\n

High School<\/strong>
\nSophia Shagoury — Dunbar High School to attend University of Florida
\nZannos Giorgios Grekos — Community School of Naples to attend University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
\nChristos Thomas Venetis — Community School of Naples to attend University of Alabama<\/p>\n

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Coming in September: Through the Bible in One Year<\/h2>\n
\n\"Read\n<\/div>\n

Would you like to read the entire bible? Would you like to take on this challenge with friends for encouragement and support?<\/p>\n

On September 1, the start of the new Church Year, St. Peter’s will start a program to read the bible in one year. Information will be posted on the website in August.<\/p>\n

Start thinking about it now.<\/p>\n

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Calendar At A Glance<\/h2>\n