Saint Peter's Greek Orthodox Church

09/07/2026

Schedule of services for September 2026:

The Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on:

Sunday, September 13th at 10:30 AM,

and

Sunday, September 27th at 10:30 AM.

We look forward to seeing you there!

09/07/2026

Mental health challenges only become heavier when they are carried alone.

Today is the first day of Su***de Prevention and Awareness Week.

During the month of September, we invite you to join us in our commitment to have more courageous conversations about mental wellbeing so that we may carry one another burdens and invite the compassionate light of Christ into moments of darkness and suffering.

Attending to mental wellbeing is an essential aspect of attending to the whole person and the whole flock. One of the greatest challenges to this ministry, and to all of us as individuals, is the discomfort and fear to discuss mental health openly.

Stay connected with us all month as we continue the conversation online. Together, we can break the stigma about mental health and help bring awareness.

To learn more about how you can be involved contact [email protected]

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09/07/2026

Every donation to OCPM directly impacts the men and women we serve in prison.

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09/07/2026

Faithful are invited to join His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America from Monday, October 19 through Friday, October 23, 2026 as he leads a historic pilgrimage commemorating the 35th anniversary of the enthronement of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

His Eminence will be joined by Archon National Commander Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis and the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Plans for this special pilgrimage are currently being finalized, with additional details to be announced in the coming weeks.

🇬🇷 Στο ιστορικό προσκύνημα που θα πραγματοποιηθεί από τη Δευτέρα 19 έως την Παρασκευή 23 Οκτωβρίου 2026, με επικεφαλής τον Σεβασμιώτατο Αρχιεπίσκοπο Αμερικής κ. Ελπιδοφόρο, καλούνται να συμμετάσχουν οι πιστοί, τιμώντας την 35η επέτειο από την ενθρόνιση της Α.Θ. Παναγιότητος του Οικουμενικού Πατριάρχη κ. Βαρθολομαίου.

Τον Σεβασμιώτατο θα συνοδεύσουν ο Διοικητής του εν ΗΠΑ Τάγματος του Αγίου Ανδρέου, Δρ Αντώνιος Ι. Λυμπεράκης (Anthony J. Limberakis), καθώς και Άρχοντες Οφφικιάλιοι της Μεγάλης του Χριστού Εκκλησίας.

Το πρόγραμμα του προσκυνήματος βρίσκεται στο τελικό στάδιο της κατάρτισής του, ενώ περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες θα ανακοινωθούν τις επόμενες εβδομάδες. Σημειώστε τις ημερομηνίες!

09/07/2026

The premiere episode of "Come and Sign with Deacon Tigran" is out now! Head over to the Ancient Faith Kids YouTube channel to watch.

“Lord, have mercy.” There are many reasons for us to ask God for His mercy! When we ask God for His mercy, we are asking for healing, forgiveness, and peace. Learn to sign this important phrase with Deacon Tigran!

All content for Ancient Faith Kids is carefully created and reviewed to align with Eastern Orthodox teachings. We are excited to create this resource for the very small orthodox deaf community, and hope to inspire our followers to get involved in the incredible work being done by the OCDA! https://www.orthodoxchristiandeafassociation.org/

09/01/2026

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09/01/2026

08/27/2026

Did you know that God has endowed us with free will?

Free will may seem difficult to reconcile with God’s omniscience and omnipotence. If God knows everything, how can we be in control of our lives? Simply, God’s foreknowledge does not preclude our free will. Just because God knows what we’re going to do does not preclude us from being able to freely do what we want, whether good or bad. Both things are true. God knows what we’re going to do, and he still allows us to do it.

Likewise, simply because God is in control of everything does not mean that he inhibits our free will. God creates us and sustains us, so naturally, we depend on him for everything. Dependency, however, does not preclude free will. Simply because God creates and sustains everything does not mean that we do not have free will; it simply means that the Divine Will permits us to have autonomy in our own willing.

God’s plan for every human being is salvation, but God allows us to freely determine for ourselves whether we wish to accept that salvation or not, as he himself says, “For many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14). God calls all of us to be saved, but we are free to reject the salvation which he freely and generously dispenses unto all of us.

God gives us the free will to determine whether we wish to love him as he has loved us. Freedom is a prerequisite to love, because love, by definition, is the act of freely choosing to will good unto someone. God cannot force us to love him because anything which is not done freely is coercion, and love can never be coerced.

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