Sts. Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church Petra News April/May 2017 Christ is Risen: Trampling Death by Death.... Petra News A ministry and monthly publication of Sts. Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church. Supported by the stewards of the parish. “Trampling death by death.... thanato, thana- ton patesas.” What are we singing? The most beautiful night of the church year is the Ana- stasi, the ‘Resurrection of our Lord and Sav- ior.’ What is the meaning of the hymn we will chant and greet each other with for forty days? The bible teaches us that death is the consequence of the sin of Adam (Romans 5:12). The Orthodox Church teaches us that “death” is the state of living in separation from God, that is, in a state of sin. Father Stanley Harakas, respected professor at Holy Cross for many years, wrote, “That is why the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). And St John the The- ologian verifies that “He who does not love abides in death” (1 John 3:14), here referring both to love for God and love for neighbor. Our patron saint Paul, wrote “Through His Death and Resurrection Christ redeems the world from sin” (1 Cor 15:20-22). The meaning of the Resurrection hymn, ‘Christ is Risen...’, in addition, describes Christ’s descent into Hades. This is what we celebrate on Holy Friday as we process around the church with the kouvlokion (tomb of Christ) and His Epitaphio (icon of Christ in the tomb). St John Damascus wrote, “Christ did shatter the bonds eternal which held the prisons in captivity.” The purpose of Christ’s descent into Hell was to break the gates of Hell and destroy death and the power of the devil. We will hear the Paschal sermon of St John during the mid- night Resurrection Liturgy, ....”when Hades encountered Christ it was angered .... it was abolished ... mocked ... slain ... over- thrown ... through Christ’s death on the cross, Hades took a mortal body, and found itself face to face with God.” St John Chrysostom reminds us that, “Christ did not open the bronze gates, but that He broke them so that the prison would be- come useless.” Why did Christ descend into Hades? He entered Hades in order to fill all things with the light of His Divinity. The church teach- es us that following His Crucifixion, Jesus Christ descended into Hades and preached the gospel of salvation to all those who had previously died (read Matthew 27:51-53). The gospel is clear that those who respond- ed to the preaching entered into the King- dom of God, and those who did not, re- mained in Hades, or in other words, ‘prison.’ The mystery of the Cross shares the mean- ing of Jesus’ suffering and why He de- scended into Hades for all of us. We will hear the following words during Holy Week, and especially on Holy Thursday, the words of Jesus Christ on the Cross, “My God, my God, why has Thou forsaken Me?” Jesus is reciting Psalm 21 upon the Cross just before His death. These words can cause confusion. Jesus did not experi- ence abandonment by God. The mission of Christ was to bring God to humanity. St Paul comments on the mystery of the death in the human nature of the crucified God, Inside this issue: Spiritual Message 1 Parish Council 3 Stewardship 4 Dome Update 6 News/Events 7 Youth Ministry 9 Service Schedule 12 Monthly Calendar 13 On Fasting 15
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Sts . Pet er
& Pau l
Greek
Or thodox
Church
Petra News A p r i l / M a y 2 0 1 7
Christ is Risen: Trampling Death by Death....
Petra News A ministry and
monthly publication of
Sts. Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox
Church. Supported by the stewards of
the parish.
“Trampling death by death.... thanato, thana-ton patesas.” What are we singing? The most beautiful night of the church year is the Ana-stasi, the ‘Resurrection of our Lord and Sav-ior.’ What is the meaning of the hymn we will chant and greet each other with for forty days? The bible teaches us that death is the consequence of the sin of Adam (Romans 5:12). The Orthodox Church teaches us that “death” is the state of living in separation from God, that is, in a state of sin. Father Stanley Harakas, respected professor at Holy Cross for many years, wrote, “That is why the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). And St John the The-ologian verifies that “He who does not love abides in death” (1 John 3:14), here referring both to love for God and love for neighbor. Our patron saint Paul, wrote “Through His Death and Resurrection Christ redeems the world from sin” (1 Cor 15:20-22). The meaning of the Resurrection hymn, ‘Christ is Risen...’, in addition, describes Christ’s descent into Hades. This is what we celebrate on Holy Friday as we process around the church with the kouvlokion (tomb of Christ) and His Epitaphio (icon of Christ in the tomb). St John Damascus wrote, “Christ did shatter the bonds eternal which held the prisons in captivity.” The
purpose of Christ’s descent into Hell was to break the gates of Hell and destroy death and the power of the devil. We will hear the Paschal sermon of St John during the mid-night Resurrection Liturgy, ....”when Hades encountered Christ it was angered .... it was abolished ... mocked ... slain ... over-thrown ... through Christ’s death on the cross, Hades took a mortal body, and found itself face to face with God.” St John Chrysostom reminds us that, “Christ did not open the bronze gates, but that He broke them so that the prison would be-come useless.” Why did Christ descend into Hades? He entered Hades in order to fill all things with the light of His Divinity. The church teach-es us that following His Crucifixion, Jesus Christ descended into Hades and preached the gospel of salvation to all those who had previously died (read Matthew 27:51-53). The gospel is clear that those who respond-ed to the preaching entered into the King-dom of God, and those who did not, re-mained in Hades, or in other words, ‘prison.’ The mystery of the Cross shares the mean-ing of Jesus’ suffering and why He de-scended into Hades for all of us. We will hear the following words during Holy Week, and especially on Holy Thursday, the words of Jesus Christ on the Cross, “My God, my God, why has Thou forsaken Me?” Jesus is reciting Psalm 21 upon the Cross just before His death. These words can cause confusion. Jesus did not experi-ence abandonment by God. The mission of Christ was to bring God to humanity. St Paul comments on the mystery of the death in the human nature of the crucified God,
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News/Ev e n t s 7
You t h
M i n i s t r y 9
S e rv i c e
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Mont h l y
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On F a s t i ng 1 5
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by saying Christ “emptied Him-self,” (Greek ‘kenosis’), Phil 2:7). Jesus took upon Himself all the suffer-ings and weaknesses that man is subject to since the fall, except sin. This in-cludes the absence of God. Sin drives God away and death is the final conse-quence of sin. Jesus on the Cross al-lowed God to enter everywhere there is human suffering, even into the abyss of death. Christ entered the depths of suf-fering in order to accompany man so as to raise him up again and bring him back to life. Jesus Christ experienced the anguish of God’s absence from hu-manity. Jesus experienced voluntarily the pain of God’s absence so that all men who die might recover the pres-ence of God. This is salvation! We profess in our Creed of Faith “and He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried.” God loves us, even in our sinful condi-tion. The Cross of our Lord began the process to lift us out of our sinful con-dition. Jesus Christ would be the one to redeem and save sinful humanity from its fallen condition. Our Lord had to be involved because it was God who was sinned against. A human being would have to be involved. A human being without sin. The only perfect human being without sin is Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man. Jesus was the only one to bring the ‘human’ and the ‘divine’ together once again. Jesus vol-untarily took upon Himself the sins of the world and willingly gave Himself up to suffering and death for the sake of salvation. When we chant ‘Christ is Risen,’ let us never forget the sufferings and death of Christ. He became a slave for us. This is the meaning of redemption. We were
bought with a price, the great price of the Cross. How will we respond to Christ? Let us respond like Mary, and not Judas. With-out saying a word, Mary pours the costly ointment not only on the Lord’s head, but pours the rest onto His feet. The cost was more that 300 days wages for the common laborer. Mary let her hair down. She did not care about the law. Her only care was for Jesus. Mary knew who Jesus was, and her actions prepare the Lord for His burial. She knew in her heart that Jesus had come to free us from sin. On Palm Sunday, Jesus comes to us seated on a lowly animal. This is a symbol of His humility and meekness. Jesus did not come storming into Jerusalem with an army, but laid aside His power and majesty. He came not to conquer or build a kingdom. Jesus entered Jerusalem for only one reason, to reign in the hearts of the people. The church is called the ‘New Jerusalem.’ Jesus came for us. Let us hold the palm branches and enter the holiest week of church year in remembrance of His victory and His peace. Let us truly chant “Christ is Risen” with belief in Jesus, and that He is always pre-sent in His church, at every Eucharist, eve-ry prayer, sacrament, and every act of love and kindness. This Holy Week can be a turning point for all of us who believe and begin to embrace true life, a life with Jesus who is the Resurrection. Kali Anastasi, Blessed Resurrection and Holy Week Father Jordan
“When we chant ‘Christ is Risen,’ let us never forget the sufferings and death of Christ. He became a slave for us. This is the meaning of redemption.”
Trampling Down Death by Death
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We are stewards of God’s Kingdom, of His Church upon our planet earth. Saint Paul reminds us of this in his letter to the Corinthians: “Now concerning the contribution for the saints ... on the first day of the week each one of you is to put something aside and store it up as he may prosper, so that contributions need not to be made when I come” (1 Cor 16:1-2). The faith of the early Christians as they followed this directive of Saint Paul is a model for stewardship today. Saint Paul spoke to them about proportionate giving, setting aside part of their weekly earnings for the establish-ment and edification of Christian Churches. As Christians, we are asked to make the same commitment to our Community of Faith. The early Christians had the Church as the center of their lives. We appeal to you to make Christ and His Church the very center of your life. We kindly ask you to dedicate to our Church a generous portion of your time, talents, and treasure to pro-mote God’s Kingdom upon our planet earth. God offered His Son for our salvation. Now He asks us to offer to Him ourselves and return to Him a portion of His blessings to us. The Bible asks us to respond to God’s appeal to us cheerfully. “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor 9:7). Your generous giving will be blessed, and it will be returned generously to you. “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, al-ways having all sufficiency in all things, may have abundance for every good work ... Now may He who supplies seed to the sower and bread of food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness ...” (2 Cor 9:8-10). The true Christian life contains in it the element of sacrifice in all its aspects, including giving. Jesus praised the widow who gave for the poor of the Temple the little she had. He wants us to give to His Church not leftover income, but the fruits of our income. In earlier times, Christians gave the first fruits from their wheat, wine, and oil for the needs of the Church, as the Bible teaches us. Today, we call this offering proportionate giving. Let us pledge to our Church a generous por-tion of our income as Stewards of Christ and His Church. Today, the Lord Jesus holds the only light that can dispel the world’s darkness. The call
of Stewardship is for us to help Him keep holding up that light.
Please take the time to prayerfully consider your Stewardship Commitment.
It costs around $700 per day to keep Sts Peter & Paul Church doors open.
$3000 pledge / $60 per week $2000 pledge / $40 per week $1000 pledge / $20 per week $700 pledge / $14 week
Stewardship is a way of life, which acknowledges accountability, reverence, and responsibility before God. The
primary goal of Stewardship is to promote spiritual growth and strengthen faith.
2017 Stewardship Program
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List of Stewards
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Anastas, Christie & Emil
Artemis, Steve & Marybeth
Ashmun, Joanne
Azar, Tony & Rimona
Barbu, Ileana & McDonald, Thomas
Brewer, Nicole & Joshua
Brown, Fr. Jordan & Pres. Marika
Cheronis, Dion & Alekie
Conis, Pete & Lynda
Dageenakis, John & Elayne
DeGeorge, Tony & Rola
Dotson, Presbytera Kedrann
Dzilvelis, Steven & Ashley
Elias, Eric & Keity
Ferguson, David & Alexandra
Garrity, Jane
Gehmeyr, Michael & Olympia Bakalis
Georgis, Maria
Georgis, Steve and Yoana
Gregory, Brian
Hamilton, Joanne & Darryle
Huskey, Oliver & Melanie
Jacky, Tom & Tamsin
Kallan, Nick & Danielle
Kapatayes, Gaby & Odeta
Kapatayes, Nuha
Kelly, John & Mary
Kolovos, Michael & Youli
Krol, Effie & Rick
Kurtz, Kevin & Susan
Lymberopoulos, Mary
Marose, John
Melonakis, Mathew
Melonakis, Terry
Mooney, Thomas & Elene
Nader, Jacques & Amanda
Pagratis, Maria
Palmer, Tom & Vaso
Palmos, Leo
Panas, Jim & Fannie
Pappas, Bill
Pappas, George & Charleen
Pappas, Nick
Pappas, Nick & Joanna Johnson
Piper, Ted & Sophia
Politis, Takis & Kathy
Powers, Jim & Julie
Saliba, George
Sammoury, Tony & Christiane
Sampson, Earl
Sarris, Juli
Serougi, Eissa & Samira
Serougi, Sam & Adma
Shearin, Patrick
Skodras, Nick
Skodras, Voula
Soulakis, Manuel & Candice
Stamus, Peter & Cynthia
Swiszcz, Paul & Marose-Swiszcz, Jan
Theodosis, Anthoula
Vlachos, Virginia
Voris, Angelos
Wall, Aaron & Viktoria
Welker, Julie & David
Zarifa, Sonia
Zaronias, Dimitrios & Diangy
Zissimos, Jim & Sheila
Zwierzynski, Zoe
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Planning is already underway for this year’s Taste of Orthodoxy – our 14th annual! We have a steering committee
that meets about every three weeks right now; we will meet more frequently as the date gets closer. If you are
interested in being on the committee, please see Nicole Tsiouvaras or Joanne Ashmun.
Booths/Jobs
We have started contacting people about chairing a booth or a task for the festival. Being the chairperson in-
volves being responsible for inventory, set-up, staffing and clean-up of your booth (or task). Here are some areas
Every year we look for ways to improve our festival, whether it is changing up the menu, tweaking the layout or
adding a new feature. This year, we had several great suggestions that we need help researching to determine if
we want to add them. If any of these ideas grabs your attention, please see Nicole or Joanne to find out
how you can help!
Shuttle Service: on Friday/Saturday nights, a shuttle running from a nearby parking lot would allow for
more people to attend the festival without being limited by our small parking lot.
50/50 Raffle: What would it take for us to hold a raffle where half the proceeds go to the winner and
half stay with the church?
Relocating the play structure: What’s involved in moving our current swing set to another location? Two
reasons: 1) safety concerns for kids playing during the festival and 2) moving the playset would
allow for a revamped layout of festival tents that would add efficiency and improve the flow of
visitors walking through the grounds.
Watch this space for more news every month! We are looking forward to another great festival!
Taste of Orthodoxy 2017
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Pascha 2017
Dear Philoptochos Sisters in Christ, On April 16, Orthodox Christians around the world will celebrate the most joyous event of the year…. the Res-urrection of our Lord! With a powerful voice, each one of us will proclaim “Christ is Risen”. We must keep that joy of the Resurrection in our hearts and minds all year. Pascha does not end as we exit the doors of the church. We know that Christ gave His life willingly so that we may be free and inherit eternal life. The Resurrection of our Lord is a result of His selflessness and unconditional love for every single person in the world. One way we can remember is to love our neighbor and give to those in need. We can donate food, clothing, monetary assis-tance to the poor, donate our time or help a friend by listening to their concerns and much more. Giving of our time and talents in even the smallest way honors the sacrifice that God made for all mankind. We must offer faith and the will to serve Him. This Pascha, let us find strength to meet all challenges. Let us go forward serving our families and all those in need always knowing that the Lord has cleared the way before us. Let us reflect up-on His immeasurable love and rejoice in the proclamation of His Resurrection. Love within the heart of one, moves the hearts of others all around. Moving towards Easter, is moving towards a loving God shining light up-on the world. This Pascha, I offer to you and your families, warmest wishes for a beautiful day of celebration and fellowship. May your souls, hearts and minds be filled with peace and love. Your Sister in Christ, Barbara Vittas, President Metropolis of Denver Philoptochos
Philoptochos News
Bookstore Please remember the bookstore this Pascha! We have so many great books, icons, and other treasures. These items make great gifts! We also have Holy Week books for sale. Help us stock our lending little library! Please take an Orthodox book to read and please leave one for someone else. See Sharon Dzilvelis, our bookstore coordinator, if you have any questions or would like to order any books. We are also looking for some volunteer help at the bookstore on Sundays! If this is something you may be inter-ested in please see Sharon, or anyone on the Philoptchos board. This is a great way to give back to Philoptochos and the church. Pascha Cookie Basket Fund Raiser - If you are looking for ethnic cookies for Pascha, look no more! Philoptochos is selling baskets of ethnic cookies for $27. Deadline to order is April 2nd. See attached flyer for details. Gift Card Fund Raiser - Don't forget to stop by the Philoptochos gift card table in the hall to purchase your weekly grocery gift cards or Old Chicago Pizza Palz gift cards. We have King Soopers reloadable gift cards at $2.50 each, where you take the card to King Soopers and BEFORE the cashier scans your transaction, ask the cashier to put any denomination you wish on the card (or you could go to Customer Service to do this). With reloadable King Soopers cards, you can pay with a credit card, check, or cash when you add money to the card! Philoptochos will receive 5% of your sale. Philoptochos also sells the following gift cards in $25, $50, and $100 denominations: King Soopers, Safeway, Sprouts, Whole Foods, Vitamin Cottage, and Lucky's. Old Chicago Pizza Palz - Pizza Palz have been around forever! You purchase a gift card for $11 at the Philoptochos gift card table in the hall and take it to Old Chicago Restaurants in Longmont, Arvada, or Superior. Present the card to the wait staff and receive a large pizza valued up to $25! You can dine in or carry it out. Kolyva - If you are thinking of having a memorial service for your loved one, please consider asking the Philoptochos to prepare the Kolyva. We will prepare the Kolyva and bring it to the church the Sunday of your service. We ask for a minimum donation of $35.
_________# of Cookie Baskets @ $27.00 each = $_______Total
Paid: Check #________ or Cash $________
Please make checks payable to Philoptochos - Thank you for your support!
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News & Events Lazarus Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, April 8 Divine Liturgy 9 am (Pancake Breakfast to follow)
See flyer on next page.
Pascha Easter Picnic Sunday, April 16, 1 pm
Please join us for the best lamb luncheon in Boulder. We will celebrate the Agape Vespers @ 12 noon. There will be plenty of delicious food, games, music, dancing, and activities for the children.
(Evening Liturgy 6 pm) We welcome all men to join us on Bright Wednesday for a delicious BBQ Dinner. This is a great opportunity to develop new friendships and strengthen old ones.
Wednesday Morning Bible Study, 10 am Scheduled: April 26, May 17, May 24, May 31
The Bible Study is a wonderful opportunity to discuss the meaning of Holy Scripture and how it applies to our own life. Please bring your Holy Bible (Orthodox Study Bibles are available).
Metropolis Clergy Laity Conference
May 3 - 6, 2017 Hosted by St Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Church (Greenwood Village)
Father Jordan and members of the Parish Council and Philoptochos will be participating in the Clergy Laity.
General Assembly Sunday, May 7th
(Assembly will take place after Sunday Services)
Mother’s Day Lunch Sunday, May 14th
The men will be preparing a special lunch for the women of Sts Peter Paul on Sunday, May 14. Lunch will take place immediately after service.
Sunday School Graduation and Picnic Sunday, May 21st
Youth Ministry Camp Emmanuel registration is open (June 11-17, Senior GOYA, June18 - 24, Junior GOYA). Father Jordan will be serving at the Senior Camp, and will be driving the senior GOYANS to camp. If you have any questions about camp, please contact Father Jordan. We are planning a family hike on Saturday, June 3, 10 am. We will be leav-ing from the church. We will be working with our sister parishes this summer for a Vacation Church School. The VCS is open to grade school children and will take place the St Spyridon’s Church located in Loveland, Au-gust 1-4.
News & Events
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News & Events Lazarus Saturday
Community Event
April 8, 2017
9:00am Divine Liturgy
10:30am Pancake Breakfast
Palm Folding
Church Decorating
Sunday School Confessions
Join your Sts. Peter and Paul family for this fun-filled event! Learn how to fold palms for
Palm Sunday. Help decorate the church for
Holy Week and Pascha.
Fr. Jordan will be offering confession for Sunday school kids this day also.
Please join us for a picnic in celebration of the Resurrection of Christ!
There will be delicious food (plenty of Greek lamb), hot dogs & burgers, games for the children, an Easter egg hunt, baklava ice-cream sundaes, and Greek dancing. Please bring
The OCF of CU welcomes all college students to join the OCF Ministry. The annual Winter Retreat is coming up in a few weeks. Father Jordan will be on campus for our Tuesday Evening Fellowship. The St Thomas Catholic Center is located on the cor-ner of 15th and Euclid. If you have any questions or need a ride, please contact our OCF President, Elias EJ Katsoulas at [email protected] or Father Jordan, OCF CU chaplain at [email protected].
April Schedule
*Tuesday, April 4 at 7 pm at the St Thomas Catholic Center
(Evening prayer, dinner, & fellowship)
Holy Thursday, April 13 at 6 pm At Sts. Peter & Paul
with Metropolitan Isaiah
Pascha Easter Picnic at Sts. Peter & Paul, Sunday, April 16 at 1 pm Delicious Greek Lamb Lunch, Dancing & Games
Tuesday, April 18 at 7 pm at the St Thomas Catholic Center
Greek Pascha Dinner! Come hungry! Greek Lamb & Chicken
Sunday, April 30, End of the Year Lunch
Divine Liturgy 9:30 am at Sts. Peter & Paul BBQ Lunch at the Home of
Fr Jordan & Presbytera Marika, 12:30 pm
Schedule of Services Feast Days in April & May
Bright Wednesday / Evening Liturgy, April 19
Orthros 5 pm, Evening Liturgy 6 pm
Bright Friday / Feast Life-Giving Spring, April 21
8 am Orthros / 9 am Divine Liturgy
Feast of St George / Saturday, April 22 Celebrated at the Brotherhood of St George 361 Forest Street, Denver (303) 316-7407 8 am Orthros / 9:30 am Divine Liturgy
(Luncheon to follow services)
Paraclesis Service Wednesday Evening 6 pm April 26, May 17, May 31
Leave-taking Pascha Service
Tuesday, May 23, 6 pm
Ascension, Evening Service Wednesday, May 24, Orthros 5 pm, Evening Liturgy
6 pm
Pentecost Sunday, June 4th
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Holy Week Service Schedule
Saturday of Lazarus, April 8
8 am Orthros; 9 am Divine Liturgy; 5 pm Great Vespers Lazarus Parish Retreat
Pancake Breakfast & Making of the Palms
Palm Sunday, April 9 8:15 am Orthros; 9:30 am Divine Liturgy
(Fish Luncheon after service) Bridegroom Nymphios Service, 7 pm
Holy Monday , April 10
9 am Presanctified Liturgy; 7 pm Bridegroom Service
Holy Tuesday , April 11 9 am Presancfied Liturgy; 7 pm Bridegroom Service
Holy Wednesday, April 12
7 am Presanctified Liturgy; 6 pm Holy Unction (Efheleon Service)
Holy Thursday, April 13
8 am Vesperal Liturgy (St Basil) Mystical Supper 6 pm Twelve Gospels (Passion) Service with
Metropolitan Isaiah
Holy Friday, April 14
8 am Great and Royal Hours; 2 pm Unnailing (Apokathelosis) Service
7 pm Lamentations Service (Epitaphios / Lord’s Tomb)
Holy Saturday, April 15 9 am Vesperal Liturgy (St Basil) - First Resurrection
11:30 pm Canon
Midnight Resurrection Anastasi Service - Pascha
Holy Pascha, April 16
12 noon Agape Vespers; 1 pm Pascha Easter Picnic
April 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Shaded Days = Fasting Days Visit www.calendar.goarch.org for specific fasting criteria
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5p Great
Vespers
2 St. Mary of
Egypt
8:15a Orthros
9:30a Divine
Liturgy
12p Orthodox
Faith Q&A
5p Vespers
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6p Great Com-
pline
6:30p Parish
Council
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7p OCF
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7p Dinner/
Class
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8a Orthros
9a Divine Liturgy
10:30a Lazarus
Retreat
5p Great Vespers
9 Palm
Sunday
8:15a Orthros
9:30a Divine
Liturgy
7p Bridegroom
Service
10 Holy
Monday
9a Presanctified
Liturgy
7p Bridegroom
Service
11 Holy
Tuesday
9a Presanctified
Liturgy
7p Bridegroom
Service
12 Holy
Wednesday
7a Presanctified
Liturgy
6p Holy
Unction
13 Holy
Thursday
8a Divine
Liturgy
6p Twelve
Gospels with
Met. Isaiah
14 Holy
Friday
8a Royal Hours
2p Taking Down
of the Cross
7p Lamentations
15 Holy
Saturday
8a Orthros
9a Divine
Liturgy
11:30p Canon
16 Pascha
12a Anastasi
Resurrection
12p Agape
Vespers
1p Picnic
17 Bright
Monday
18 Bright
Tuesday
6p OCF Greek
Dinner
19 Bright
Wednesday
6p Divine
Liturgy
7:30p Men’s
Fellowship
20 Bright
Thursday
21 Life-giving
Spring
8a Orthros
9a Divine
Liturgy
22 St. George
9a Feastday
Celebration at
Brotherhood of
St. George
5p Great Vespers
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8:15a Orthros
9:30a Divine
Liturgy
12p Orthodox
Faith Q&A
24 25 26
10a Bible Study
6p Paraclesis
27 28 29
3p Marriage
Prep Seminar
5p Great Ves-
pers
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8:15a Orthros
9:30a Divine
Liturgy
12p OCF Lunch
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6:30p Parish
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Clergy/Laity
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Clergy/Laity
5 Metropolis
Clergy/Laity
6 Metropolis
Clergy/Laity
5p Great
Vespers
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8:15a Orthros
9:30a Divine
Liturgy
11:30a General
Assembly
8 9 Prophet
Isaiah
10 11 12 13
5p Great
Vespers
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Day
8:15a Orthros
9:30a Divine
Liturgy
15 16 17
10a Bible Study
6p Paraclesis
18 19 20
3p Marriage
Prep Seminar
5p Great
Vespers
6p Parish
Fundraiser
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8:15a Orthros
9:30a Divine
Liturgy
22 23
6p Leave-taking
Pascha Service
24 Ascension
10a Bible Study
6p Divine
Liturgy
25 26 27
5p Great
Vespers
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8:15a Orthros
9:30a Divine
Liturgy
29 Memorial
Day
30 31
10a Bible Study
6p Paraclesis
The mission of Sts. Peter and Paul is to be a beacon of Orthodox Christian spirituality in the greater Boulder area. Our diverse church family encompasses many converts to the Faith, as well as Greek, Arab, Romanian, Serbian, and Russian Orthodox members. We strive together to live our Orthodox Christian Faith by having a devoted pray-er life, through fasting and almsgiving, and by participating regularly in the services and Sacraments of the Holy Or-thodox Church. We welcome everyone to visit our parish to experience the ancient forms of worship that existed in the early centuries of the Christian Church - which we continue to practice unchanged today. Please take a moment to look through our website to learn more about our parish and our Faith, and if you have any questions, feel free to call Fr. Jordan at 303-581-1434.
