{"id":6839,"date":"2018-05-02T10:31:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T14:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/?p=6839"},"modified":"2018-05-02T10:31:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T14:31:14","slug":"st-peter-newsletter-may-2-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/st-peter-newsletter-may-2-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter Newsletter May 2, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christ is Risen!<\/h2>\n

The Fifth Sunday After Pascha<\/h2>\n

The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman<\/h2>\n
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Jesus Speaks with the Woman of Samaria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Photine of Samaria<\/h4>\n

The holy and glorious Great-martyr Photine of Samaria (also Photini or Svetlana), Equal-to-the-Apostles, encountered Christ at the well of Jacob. Tradition relates that the Apostles baptized her with the name “Photine” meaning “enlightened one.” Her feast days are celebrated on February 26 with those who suffered with her (Greek tradition), March 20 (Slavic tradition), and the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman.<\/p>\n

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The Gospel of John (4:5-42) relates the encounter of Photine, the Samaritan woman, with Christ at Jacob’s well. She repented after a very gentle and wise conversation with Christ and went and told her townspeople that she had met the Christ. For this, she is sometimes claimed as the first to proclaim the Gospel of Christ.<\/p>\n

She converted her five sisters (Ss. Anatole, Photo, Photis, Paraskeve, and Kyriake) and her two sons (St. Photinos, formerly known as Victor, and St. Joses). They all became tireless evangelists for Christ.<\/p>\n

After the Apostles Paul and Peter were martyred, St. Photine and her family left their homeland of Sychar, in Samaria, to travel to Carthage to proclaim the Gospel of Christ there.<\/p>\n

In 66 AD, under the persecutions of Emperor Nero, they all achieved the crown of martyrdom, along with the Duke St. Sebastianos, the close friend of St. Photinos.<\/p>\n

Read more on the OrthodoxWiki website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Ascension Divine Liturgy on May 16, 2018 at 6:30pm<\/h2>\n

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The Ascension is when Jesus Christ ascended into heaven to resume his rightful place at the right hand of the Father. It is the completion of Christ’s earthly ministry. Following about two weeks later the Holy Spirit descends, the Church begins, and the era of the New Covenant (God’s new way of dealing with men) begins. <\/p>\n

We will commemorate Ascension with a Divine Liturgy on the Eve of Ascension on May 16, 2018 starting at 6:30pm.<\/p>\n

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Fr. Hans Out of Town May 17-31<\/h2>\n

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Fr. Hans will be traveling to Russia the last two weeks of May.<\/p>\n

We will still have church every Sunday. The substitute priest will be Fr. Kyrill Williams, an OCA priest and hospital chaplain working in St. Petersburg (Forida, not Russia). <\/p>\n

In case of pastoral emergencies please contact Fr. Paul Girgis from St. Paul’s at 509-845-4540. Fr. Paul has graciously consented to help us while Fr. Hans is out of town.<\/p>\n

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Interfaith Charites Needs More Help<\/h2>\n

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The shelves are bare. They need rice, canned vegetables, beans, and cereal. Please consider picking up a few extra items the next time you are shopping and bring them to Church. We will get to Interfaith Charities.<\/p>\n

Interfaith Charities is a coalition of churches and business that help the poor in the San Carlos and south Fort Myers area (view their website<\/a>). We partner with them to help the working poor in our area as part of our mission to serve the poor around us.<\/p>\n

Calendar At A Glance<\/h2>\n