{"id":7014,"date":"2018-07-17T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T09:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/?p=7014"},"modified":"2018-07-17T05:00:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T09:00:32","slug":"st-peter-newsletter-july-17-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/st-peter-newsletter-july-17-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter Newsletter July 17, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
\nEighth Sunday of Matthew
\nMary Magdalene, Myrrh-Bearer and Equal to the Apostles<\/h2>\n

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Saint Mary was from Magdala in Galilee on the Sea of Tiberias, and for this was named Magdalene. When the Lord Jesus cast out seven demons from her, from which she had been suffering, she became His faithful and inseparable disciple, following Him and ministering unto Him even to the time of His crucifixion and burial. Then, returning to Jerusalem together with the rest of the Myrrh-bearers, she prepared the fragrant spices for anointing the body of the Lord. <\/p>\n

And on the Lord’s day they came very early to the tomb, even before the Angels appeared declaring the Resurrection of the Lord. When Mary Magdalene saw the stone taken away from the tomb, she ran and proclaimed it to Peter and John. And returning immediately to the tomb and weeping outside, she was deemed worthy to be the first of the Myrrh-bearers to behold the Lord arisen from the dead, and when she fell at His feet, she heard Him say, “Touch Me not.” <\/p>\n

After the Lord’s Ascension, nothing certain is known concerning her. Some accounts say that she went to Rome and later returned to Jerusalem, and from there proceeded to Ephesus, where she ended her life, preaching Christ. Although it is sometimes said that Saint Mary Magdalene was the “sinful woman” of the Gospel, this is nowhere stated in the tradition of the Church, in the sacred hymnology, or in the Holy Gospels themselves, which say only that our Lord cast seven demons out of her, not that she was a fallen woman. “Madeleine” is a form of Magdalene.<\/p>\n

Read the entire history on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese<\/a> website.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fr. Hans is Attending Antiochian Clergy Symposium This Week<\/h2>\n

Every two years a week long Clergy Symposium is held for all Antiochian Clergy held at Antiochian Village. This is geared toward clergy continuing education as well as providing opportunity for clergy to get to know each other. Fr. Hans will be attending from Monday, July 16 to Friday, July 20.<\/p>\n

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Can You Help Cliff Tewis Get to Kenya?<\/h2>\n

Cliff Tewis (Jeremiah’s brother) is a member of our parish. He was baptized at St. Peter’s and attended often until he moved to Boca Raton to start college. <\/p>\n

Cliff is going to Kenya this August to provide medical aid to Kenyans in need through the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC). OCMC is the overseas medical and missionary arm of the Orthodox Church and sends teams all over the world.<\/p>\n

His days will consist of clinic work and health education in nearby schools. The team consists of doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals and is led by a priest that was a medic in the army. Cliff was selected because of some extra work he did in the medical field as a pre-med student.<\/p>\n

Please contribute. Team members raise their own funds. Click the image below to be taken to his Go Fund Me page.<\/p>\n

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Plans on the Purchase of the Building Have Changed<\/h2>\n

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Plans have changed. We will not be purchasing the new building. Two factors contributed to our decision. First is that not all the money that needed to be raised was raised in time. Second was that the building inspection revealed some problems with the building that would have be expensive to correct. We don’t want to assume any responsibility for any cost of the repairs if the seller is not willing to reduce the price of the building equal to the cost of the repairs. The seller indicated he would only consider paying for a portion of the repairs and we are not willing to enter into this agreement.<\/p>\n

Those who have contributed to the building will be contacted to see how you want the Parish Council to handle your donation. If you would like to have the Church keep your donation for the future, we will do so. If you would like it returned we will do that as well.<\/p>\n

We thank everyone for their support. Although this building is clearly not the one meant for us, it is still necessary to forge plans for the future. This is a good problem to have and we trust in God to lead us as He has so far.<\/p>\n

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Calendar At A Glance<\/h2>\n