{"id":7374,"date":"2019-01-15T05:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/?p=7374"},"modified":"2019-01-15T05:00:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T10:00:39","slug":"st-peter-newsletter-january-15-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/st-peter-newsletter-january-15-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter Newsletter January 15, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
Euthymius was born during the reign of king Gratian in 377 A.D. He came from Melitine in Armenia (now Makatya, Turkey), and was the son of pious and faithful parents called Paul and Dionysia.<\/p>\n
Though Euthymius’ mother was barren, his parents prayed fervently to God to grant them a child. Then they had a vision: they heard the voice of an angel who told them to be cheerful because with the child’s birth every heresy was going to be abolished and universal peace was going to be granted to the Church of God. For this reason this saint was called Euthymius (meaning good cheer).<\/p>\n
When the saint’s father died, his mother offered him to Eutrojos, bishop of Melitine, by whom he was counted with the order of clerics. Because he was intelligent in his studies and surpassed all men in virtue and asceticism, he was forced to be ordained a priest and to look after the holy hermitages and monasteries. When he was twenty-nine years old, he went to Jerusalem and lived with St. Theoktistos in a cave on the mountain. While he was there, St. Euthymius liberated many men from the terrible chains of disease.<\/p>\n
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When Euthymius was ninety-six years old (in A.D. 473), he departed to the Lord. He had established religious communities throughout Palestine.<\/p>\n
Source: OrthodoxWiki<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Fr. Hans has started house and business blessings.<\/p>\n You can schedule your blessing by:<\/p>\n Phone calls are fine too but only as a last resort please. <\/p>\n Please a several available dates ready. The schedule fills up fast but Fr. Hans will make every possible accommodation to meet it.<\/p>\n Cathechumen\/New Member class started on Monday, January 14 at 7:00pm. Catechumens are required to attend but anyone seeking a better understanding of the Orthodox faith is encouraged to attend as well. <\/p>\n General and Mens Bible studies on alternating Wednesdays beginning on Wednesday, January 16. The Mens Study will not begin until February 6 because Fr. Hans will be out of town on January 23 attending the Miami Diocese Retreat in Atlanta.<\/p>\n St. Demetrios Brotherhood meetings (for young men) moved to Thursdays beginning January 17.<\/p>\n Please return your Stewardship Support of St. Peter’s for 2019.<\/p>\n We are responsible to increase what God has given us. In the Parable of the Talents, the master gave his servants talents that they are expected to nurture and grow. This is a responsibility we cannot avoid.<\/p>\n The Church is both a place where the increase begins on the inside of us, and to which we much give some our increase. This too is a responsibility we must take on.<\/p>\n A contribution form will be included in the letter you receive. Our goal this year is $200,000. We must meet this goal to avoid using our reserves. If we spend our reserves, we will not be able to obtain a mortgage to buy or build when the time comes to do so (and it will come sooner than later). <\/p>\n All of us may have to squeeze a bit to meet this goal. But if give, the Church flourishes and that flourishing spills over into our lives as well and the lives of our families. <\/p>\n We must increase what we have been given by God.<\/p>\n The walk will start around 8:30am or 9:00am in the morning with a light breakfast before the walk. Water and energy drinks and coffee fresh fruit offered during the walk. A light lunch will be provided after the walk with some entertainment<\/p>\n If anyone would like to join Bill and Mary’s Copeland’s team please contact us in church or call 239-498-1331.<\/p>\n We are asking our church family to support NAMI financially with a small contribution to help fund local activities for the mentally challenged individuals that live in Collier and Lee County.<\/p>\n Join us for a St. Valentine Day potluck and dance on Saturday, February 16, 2019 starting at 5:00pm. More information coming.<\/p>\n A lot of work has been done behind the scenes updating our record keeping, parish lists, and financial tracking. <\/p>\n One area that has been improved is record keeping of our members.<\/p>\n To bring everything up to date we need current information. Please fill in the form on the website<\/a>, fill in a paper form at Church, or complete the stewardship form you will be receiving shortly.<\/p>\nHouse and Business Blessings for 2019<\/h2>\n
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New classes and bible studies are starting!<\/h2>\n
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Our Stewardship to St. Peter’s: The Tree Must Bear Fruit<\/h2>\n
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Mark Your Calendar!<\/h2>\n
NAMI Walk on February 26, 2019<\/h2>\n
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St. Valentine’s Day Potluck & Dance on Saturday Evening February 26, 2019<\/h2>\n
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Please Help on Church Directory Updates<\/h2>\n
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