St Peter Orthodox Christian Church
Serving Fort Myers and Naples, Florida
You can support St. Peter’s and wish your fellow parishioners a very Merry Christmas too!. Sign up for our parish Christmas Card. For a donation of $15 (or more if you would like), you can add your name to a beautiful card with an original icon written by Fr. Anthony Salzman. Fr. Anthony has graciously [...]
Today, Fr. Thomas Hopko reflects on the nature of our thoughts and emotions in this fallen world. It’s more complex than we think, but also understandable and we have more control than we think. Listen here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
From the Antiochian Archdiocese website. The Orthodox Christian Fellowship of UMBC, in collaboration with the Secular Student Association of UMBC, is excited to present to the campus community and the general public a debate entitled, “The Source of Human Morality: Interfaith Debate.” How do we define morality? Do people need God to be moral? If [...]
By. Fr. Hans Jacobse This essay appeared on the Preachers Institute website. I used to preach at the end of the Liturgy. It was a pragmatic decision. A good portion of my congregation didn’t arrive until after the Gospel reading. The sloppy behavior was ingrained in parish life for decades and wasn’t likely to change [...]
Orthodox Christians held the first Divine Liturgy in almost 90 years at an ancient monastery on the side of a Turkish mountain Sunday, after the government allowed worship there in a gesture toward religious minorities. At least 1,500 pilgrims, including from Greece and Russia, traveled to the Byzantine-era monastery of Sumela for the service led [...]
The following letter from an Orthodox nun to a troubled layman is a warm, sane and usable remedy for anyone troubled with doubts about the mercy and compassion of God. Dear P., Christ is Risen! I was glad you called this weekend and let me know how you are doing. It sounds like you have [...]
by Fr. Gregory Jensen Troparion of St George As the deliverer of captives and defender of the poor, healer of the infirm and champion of kings, victorious great martyr George intercede with Christ our God for our souls salvation. Our last conversation focused on the macro-level of the Church’s moral witness on matters of war [...]
I apologize for this late notice but I was informed earlier today that a Vesperal Liturgy commemorating the Nativity of the Theotokos will be held at St. Paul Antiochian Church tomorrow, Tuesday, September 7 at 6:30pm (get map to St. Paul’s). Some background (from: Orthodoxwiki): The Nativity of the Theotokos is one of the Great [...]
Liturgy tomorrow (Tuesday, September 7, 6:30pm) – Nativity of the Theotokos I apologize for this late notice but I was informed earlier today that a Vesperal Liturgy commemorating the Nativity of the Theotokos will be held at St. Paul Antiochian Church tomorrow, Tuesday, September 7 at 6:30pm (get map to St. Paul’s). Some background (from: [...]
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