Summer is hard for all parishes, but it is especially difficult for start-ups like St. Peters. In the spring contributions matched expenses. We were making it month to month. Now we we won’t make it through the end of this month unless we come up with more funding. How much does it cost to run [...]
St. Peter Orthodox Church featured in newspaper and website
June 19, 2009 By
The following article appeared on the web a few days ago. It will be published in the Estero/Bonita section of the Ft. Meyers News-Press newspaper on Friday, June 26, 2009. Orthodox Christian church starts in San Carlos Park BY CHRISTINA CEPERO • ccepero@news-press.com • June 11, 2009 Father Hans Jacobse welcomes all to his startup [...]
St. Paul Orthodox Church invites all St. Peter friends and family to their summer barbecue!
June 9, 2009 By
When? Sunday, July 5 starting at noon. Where? St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church (Google map) (St. Paul website). Cost: Free! What do you need to do? Let St. Paul’s know that you plan to attend before June 26. They need a count to know how many goodies to prepare. RSVP to St. Paul’s at: (239) [...]
St. Peter Epistle — June 6, 2009
June 6, 2009 By
Saturday, June 6, 2009 Tomorrow we celebrate Pentecost. Pentecost (or "fifty days") was when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles. This was the fulfillment of Christ's promise that he would send them a "Comforter" who "knows all things" and would "lead them into all truth." The icon of Pentecost shows fire above the heads [...]
Christianity Without Pentecost
June 6, 2009 By
What happens when Orthodox Christian experience Ascension, but not Pentecost? by: Fr. Josiah Trenham The last ten days in the Church have been unusual. In some sense we have been living between two realities. On the leave-taking of Pascha we ceased the sustained celebration of the Holy Resurrection of the Lord as well as our [...]
