Prayer & Worship
Our Bookstore has various books, icons, incense, and other items to help you grow in your faith. Available Sundays in the social hall after Divine Liturgy.
Fellowship
Community Coffee Hour: Sept. 27th - help us make coffee hour a warm and welcoming time of fellowship by signing up to bring one item to share. Suggested donations include bagels, raisin bread, cream cheese, fresh fruit, desserts, or another favorite contribution. Please add your name and donation to the sign-up sheet in the social hall. Every contribution, large or small, is warmly welcomed and appreciated as we come together to enjoy this special monthly gathering.
Sponsor a Coffee Hour to welcome visitors and encourage fellowship. Please contact the church office if you can host.
Giving
Stewardship is as old as the Church itself. Paul reminded the Corinthians that those who labor in ministry are entitled to be supported by the community they serve, writing that "the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel" (1 Cor 9:14). That same spirit sustains us today. It costs about $1,150 to keep our church running for a single day— utilities, staff, and the countless small things that make this our church a place of worship and welcome. Would you consider sponsoring a day? Speak with the church office if you'd like to give in honor of a loved one or in thanksgiving for God's blessings.
Accessibility Project: An ADA lift to allow access up to the church and down to the Social Hall to ensure that our church is open to all. A grant from Leadership 100 is providing funds to assist this effort, but we still need your support and generosity to make this vision a reality. Donate at stspeterpaul.net/give
Youth
Thank you for your patience as we finish cleaning up the upstairs balcony. The space will be available again next Sun, 9/20.
Pastoral Reminders
- Parking: Due to the increased attendance at services, please do not leave an empty space in front of you when parking. If you park behind someone, you may be asked to move your vehicle at the end of service to let someone out. Note that Scottish Alley is not available for parking.
- Please blot or remove lip products before receiving Holy Communion or venerating icons.
- Holy Communion, Unction, and other sacraments are reserved for baptized/chrismated Orthodox Christians in good-standing. Please contact Fr. John if you have any questions.
- The upstairs balcony area is for calming and quieting infants. Once they are calm, please bring them back into the Nave so that they can worship with the rest of the community.
- Contact the church office to schedule:
- Confession with Fr. John
- Visitation for someone in the hospital or long-term care
- Memorial services for departed loved ones
All announcements must be submitted to the office by end of day Tuesday to be included in the upcoming weekly newsletter.
Join a Ministry
- Youth Ministries, contact Christina Summers at [email protected].
- Acolytes (altar servers), contact Fr. John.
- Young Adult Ministry (ages 18-35), contact Nick Tax.
- Philoptochos (ministry to the poor), contact Shannon Nerantzis at [email protected].
- Stewardship Ministry: If you can help us plan for and encourage stewardship (time, talent, treasure), contact Greg Nerantzis: [email protected].
- Outreach/Evangelism Ministry: Help welcome visitors and usher on Sundays during Divine Liturgy. Contact Elizabeth Kostas-Polston.
- Fellowship Ministry: Help set up and clean up for coffee hour on Sundays. Please contact Fr. John if you can help.
