Sts. Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church, Boulder, CO PUBLISH DATE: February 7, 2010

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2

Brethren, food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.  ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 25:31-46
Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)

The Lord said, "When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the holy angels with him, then he ...Read Full Text >

Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)
February 7 ...Read Full Text >

Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr
February 8 ...Read Full Text >

Nicephoros the Martyr of Antioch
February 9 ...Read Full Text >

Haralambos the Holy Martyr
February 10 ...Read Full Text >

Vlassios the Holy Martyr of Sebaste
February 11 ...Read Full Text >

Meletios, Archbishop of Antioch
February 12 ...Read Full Text >

Martinianos the Righteous
February 13 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion Second Tone
When you descended to the realm of death You as life immortal rendered to Hades a mortal blow by Your all radiant dignity. And when You from infernal depths and the darkness below did raise the dead. All the hosts of heaven's powers did proclaim and cry out, O life giving Christ and our God we give glory.

Apolytikion of the Church
O leaders of the Apostles and teachers of the world, intercede with the Master of all that He may grant peace unto the world and to our souls His great mercy.

Kontakion of Sunday of the Final Judgement
When Thou, O God, wilt come to earth with glory, and all things tremble, and the river of fire floweth before the Judgment Seat, and the books are opened and the hidden things made public, then deliver me from the unquenchable fire, and deem me worthy to stand at Thy right hand, O most righteous Judge.
He indicates the dispositions of each, calling the one kids, the other sheep, that He might indicate the  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily on Matt. XXV, 4th Century


"Christian love is the 'possible impossibility' to see Christ in another man, whoever he is..."
-Alexander Schmemann, Great Lent, 20th Century

Vespers
5:00pm Saturday

Matins
9:00am Sunday

Liturgy
10:00am Sunday

Parish Information
Sts. Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church
5640 Jay Road
Boulder, CO 80301

Phone: 303-581-1434
Website: www.stspeterandpaulboulder.org
Email: parishcouncil@stspeterandpaulboulder.org

Proistamenos: Reverend Father George Dokos, Proistamenos
Email: FatherGeorge@stspeterandpaulboulder.org

 
February 1, 2010
Encyclical Of Archbishop Demetrios For The Feast Of Saint Photios And Saint Photios National Shrine Day - February 6, 2010
February 6, 2010
Feast of Saint Photios
Saint Photios National Shrine Day

                              
To the Most Reverend ...Read Full Text >
SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
JUDGEMENT SUNDAY
LAST DAY TO EAT MEAT OR FISH
11:30am Sunday School
MONDAY
FAST STARTS TODAY
5:30pm Greek School
TUESDAY
7:00am Divine Liturgy @ Brotherhood of St. George
6:30pm OCF Meeting (CU Campus) ...Read Full Text >

THEOPHANY HOUSE BLESSINGS
If you would like to have your house blessed by Fr. George following Theophany, please return one of the house blessing forms available in the Narthex of the Church. The form (& some general guidelines for house blessings) is also available in the January edition of the Petra News.

CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Fr. George who successfully defended his PhD thesis last Thursday. He will return to Boulder on February 11th. If you are in need of a priest, the contact information for local priests is currently listed on the Church's voicemail (303-581-1434).

FR. DINO
Please welcome Fr. Dino from St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church, who will be serving this Sunday while Fr. George is out of town.

RECEIVING COMMUNION
When coming up to receive communion, please wait in your pew until directed by the myrrhbearers. This allows for a more orderly process for everyone involved. Please also remove any lip balm or lipstick you may be wearing before communing.

SATURDAY OF SOULS
The Second Saturday of Souls service will take place at Sts. Peter & Paul this Saturday, February 13. Orthros at 9:00am. Divine Liturgy at 10:00am.

CHOIR PRACTICE
Every Saturday at 4:00pm (immediately preceding Vespers) there will be a choir practice. If you are interested in joining the choir or learning Byzantine music, then please see Presbytera Kedrann for more details.

PARISH FEEDBACK SUNDAYS
Starting Sunday, February 21st, the Parish Council will be soliciting feedback from the community during fellowship. Some of you may remember this activity from a few years ago. It starts by breaking into small groups and brainstorming ideas which are recorded and given to the Parish Council.
On ...Read Full Text >

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
In these difficult economic times, many of us may know of families in our Parish who are in need of financial assistance in order to pay rent/mortgage or utility bills. If you know of someone who needs help, please either contact Father George or have the family contact him. God Bless!

SERVICES AT BROTHERHOOD OF ST. GEORGE
Through February 11th:
Tuesday morning div. lit. @ 7am.
Thursday morning div. lit. @ 7am.

BOOKSTORE
We now have more bibles for little children, stop by and look and shop at what we now have in stock. February book club will be reading Ascending the Heights, by Father John Mack. Kiki will be ordering soon, stop by and let her know if you need to order a book.

IOCC HAITI APPEAL
The IOCC has asked parishes to help with the disaster in Haiti and other parts of the world by putting together “clean up” buckets. Please pick up what you can from the list below and place them in the large box in the fellowship hall marked IOCC. These items must be unused and in packaging. We will also ...Read Full Text >

GROCERY CARDS
Philoptochos is selling grocery gift cards in $25, $50, & $100 denominations for Safeway & King Soopers.  The cards are used like cash when groceries are purchased. Philoptochos makes money from the sale of the cards which is used for national, metropolis and local (church & Boulder County) philanthropic ...Read Full Text >

WEBSITE UPDATE
As there are many new items being added to our website, we've added a What’s New? section to the lower left-hand side (beneath links to the Parish Calendar, etc.) and an option to  ...Read Full Text >

FELLOWSHIP HOSTS
February 7: Steve & Ashley Dzilvelis (Meatfare)
February 14: Philoptochos & Parish Council (Cheesefare)
February 21: Open
February 28: Open

MYRRHBEARERS
February 7: Hannah Melina Sophie Evie
February 14: Anna Elizabeth Marianna Melina
February 21: Annalisa Sophie Evie Elizabeth
February 28: Brianna Marianna Melina Sophie

USHERS
If you are unable to usher on your assigned day, please try to swap with someone else or arrange alternate cover. Recently there have been several occasions where no-one has been here to greet our visitors. Thank you!

February 7: John & Sharon Dzilvelis
February 14: Steve & Ashley ...Read Full Text >

TO OUR VISITORS
Thank you for visiting! Please come to greet the priest and receive a piece of blessed bread (called Antidoron – meaning "in place of the gifts" in Greek) at the end of the service. You are welcome to worship with us this morning, but please be aware that unless you are a baptized and chrismated ...Read Full Text >
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