St. Peter Orthodox Church

09/06/2026

What a wonderful time we had today at our annual Labor Day Parish Family Hamburger Lunch hosted by the Men's Ministry of the Parish. Great food and fantastic fellowship!

09/06/2026

Matins & Mass at St. Peter Orthodox Church 9/6/2026

09/06/2026

The newly illumined at St. Peter Orthodox Church. Tonight before Vespers we had the Baptism of Guendi Martinez. Daniel Garcia, John Fenimore, and Jon Scotton were received by Holy Chrism. Welcome home, all of you!

09/05/2026

The live stream links to Matins & Mass on 9/6 at St. Peter Orthodox Church are now online.

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09/02/2026

Excerpt from Fr. William Ryerson from his homily: Ephphatha - The Mystery of Opening

"In the healing of the deaf man, Christ’s command “Ephphatha”-“Be opened” reveals something deeper than the restoration of physical hearing and speech: it points toward the restoration of humanity’s communion with God. Echoed in the ancient Western baptismal rite and described by St. Ambrose as the “mystery of opening,” this Gospel sign recalls how sin gradually closed humanity’s ears to God and reduced our speech about Him to a stammer. In Christ, the divine Word enters creation to reopen what had been closed, and in baptism He gives us anew the capacity to hear Him, speak to Him, and truly pray. Yet the opened ears of baptism must be continually trained through the life of the Church-through Scripture, Liturgy, fasting, almsgiving, and the lives of the saints-especially in an age filled with the constant noise of information and distraction. Christ continues to say Ephphatha to each of us, calling us toward the restored communion of Eden and ultimately the New Creation; the question is whether we will cultivate the ears to hear Him.

Fr. Ryerson is a Priest at St. Peter Orthodox Church in Forth Worth, Texas, USA
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09/02/2026

The latest sermon from the mass of 8/30 at St. Peter Orthodox Church is now online:

Ephphatha- The Mystery of Opening

In the healing of the deaf man, Christ’s command “Ephphatha”-“Be opened” reveals something deeper than the restoration of physical hearing and speech: it points toward the restoration of humanity’s communion with God. Echoed in the ancient Western baptismal rite and described by St. Ambrose as the “mystery of opening,” this Gospel sign recalls how sin gradually closed humanity’s ears to God and reduced our speech about Him to a stammer. In Christ, the divine Word enters creation to reopen what had been closed, and in baptism He gives us anew the capacity to hear Him, speak to Him, and truly pray. Yet the opened ears of baptism must be continually trained through the life of the Church-through Scripture, Liturgy, fasting, almsgiving, and the lives of the saints-especially in an age filled with the constant noise of information and distraction. Christ continues to say Ephphatha to each of us, calling us toward the restored communion of Eden and ultimately the New Creation; the question is whether we will cultivate the ears to hear Him.

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In the healing of the deaf man, Christ’s command “Ephphatha”-“Be op...

08/30/2026

08/30/2026

The live stream links to Matins & Mass on 8/30 at St. Peter Orthodox Church are now online.

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08/25/2026

Excerpts of Fr. Mark McNary on the Jesus Prayer in his homily: The Need for Divine Mercy at All Times.

"In our Faith, we are taught that one of the foundational prayers of the Christian in fellowship with God is, "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." We know this as the Jesus Prayer. And, why is this prayer known to us to be such a foundational prayer for the one in Christ? Because of our need for the mercy of God always. But to understand this prayer for mercy, we must consider the true scope of the God's mercy. We tend to think of mercy as the covering of our sins, an unearned forgiveness by a merciful God. And, while this is a wondrous layer of God's mercy. God's mercy is even far more vast than that. There is more to God's mercy than even the blessed gift of His forgiveness. Today, we seek to gain a greater understanding of the mercy of God. As we do, we will find that we are in need of His mercy at every moment of our lives."

Fr. McNary is a Priest at St. Peter Orthodox Church in Forth Worth, Texas, USA
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08/25/2026

The latest sermon from the mass of 8/23 at St. Peter Orthodox Church is now online:

The Need for Divine Mercy at All Times

"In our Faith, we are taught that one of the foundational prayers of the Christian in fellowship with God is, "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." We know this as the Jesus Prayer. And, why is this prayer known to us to be such a foundational prayer for the one in Christ? Because of our need for the mercy of God always. But to understand this prayer for mercy, we must consider the true scope of the God's mercy. We tend to think of mercy as the covering of our sins, an unearned forgiveness by a merciful God. And, while this is a wondrous layer of God's mercy. God's mercy is even far more vast than that. There is more to God's mercy than even the blessed gift of His forgiveness. Today, we seek to gain a greater understanding of the mercy of God. As we do, we will find that we are in need of His mercy at every moment of our lives."

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In our Faith, we are taught that one of the foundational prayers of...