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Petra News February 2015 Petra News February 2015 1 Table of Contents CONTACT INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS STS . P ETER & P AUL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH Contact Information 2 5640 Jay Road, Boulder, CO 80301 Spiritual Reflection 3 www.stspeterandpaulboulder.org Parish Council 4 303-581-1434 (Office) Stewardship 5 CLERGY Philoptochos 8 Lent: “Tithe of the Year” 9 FR. J ORDAN BROWN , P ROISTAMENOS 303-581-1434 (Office) ~ 503-705-7929 (Cell) St. Paisios of Mt. Athos 11 [email protected] Schedule of Services 14 February Calendar 15 PARISH COUNCIL News & Events 16 JIM AZAR ~ P RESIDENT OCF 26 [email protected] ~ 303-917-4846 Youth Ministries 27 JIM ZISSIMOS ~ V ICE PRESIDENT [email protected] ~ 303-427-7981 AARON WALL ~ S ECRETARY [email protected] ~ 720-400-6579 PETE STAMUS ~ T REASURER [email protected] ~ 303-579-9011 KIKI CHERONIS ~ P HILOPTOCHOS PRESIDENT [email protected] ~ 303-449-5589 TONY AZAR [email protected] ~ 303-877-3449 BRIAN GREGORY [email protected]~ 720-450-4933 PETRA NEWS PAUL VRANAS A ministry and monthly publication of [email protected] ~ 312-515-3818 Sts. Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church. Supported by the Stewards of the AMANDA NADER parish [email protected] ~ 303-710-5689 PAM TORRANCE [email protected] ~ 720-939-7870 Cover: Icon of The Prodigal Son 2 Spiritual Reflection “Love towards one’s brother cultivates love towards God” St. Porphyrios “And He shall come again in glory to judge the living and the dead; and whose Kingdom shall have no end...” (Creed) The subject of Christ’s return, the 2nd Coming of Christ, is the most mentioned teaching in the New Testament. It is mentioned 318 times in the 260 chapters of the New Testament. Jesus has promised His coming again to the judge the world. Christ said, (John 14:3), ...”when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also.” As we prepare for Great Lent, on the Sunday of Meatfare (February 15), one week prior to Lent, the gospel lesson shares the following, “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne... (Matthew 25:31). It is important not to get caught up with those who believe they can predict when Christ will come. Holy Scripture teaches that no one can predict the 2nd Coming of Christ. Jesus Himself shares with us, “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only ... watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming... (Matt 24:36). The message of Meatfare Sunday in not to be concerned whether Christ’s Coming is sooner or later, but to be always ready. The Church is patient with us and slowly prepares us for Great Lent by adjusting our lifestyle. Great Lent is a special time to grow closer to God. Meatfare Sunday is known as Judgement Sunday. The gospel lesson calls us not to be afraid of God, but to love Him and realize His love for us. St. Matthew reminds us that Christ is coming. He is coming to gather His sheep, in other words, those who have embraced His as their shepherd. “And He will separate them..” we read in the gospel. It is important to remember that we determine the judgement God will have on us. The Lord will judge us on the basis of love. The gospel lesson shares the message of the works of Christian charity. Works of Christian charity are especially emphasized during the Holy Lenten Fast. I remember His Eminence Metropolitan speaking to us that during lent we should make the effort to have simple meals in order to have more time to pray and help those in need. His Emi- nence encouraged us with the money you save during lent can be shared with the church, those in need or special charities like IOCC. Lent is a time for all us to cut back on the movies, restaurants, entertainment, and fill the time with prayer and charity. We must remember that the works of charity alone will not save us. Read carefully what St Matthew wrote. The works of charity, taking care of those in need, become true works of Christian charity when we see Christ in the per- son we are helping. Saint Porphyrios shared the story of an abbot concerned about two novices who desired to be- come monks. The abbot felt in his heart that the novices were not really making any progress in their spiritual life. The abbot prayed for a sign from God. An angel appeared on the back of the elder, and said, “The novices are not ready. They are not yet worthy of the Kingdom of God because they do not have love.” The Lord identifies with the hungry, thirsty, the naked and the captive to seek us out. We live in a spiritually danger- ous world. One can easily become selfish and self centered, thinking only of himself. The Lord identifies with those in need to help us. Christ knows that if we serve with His love our hearts will soften and always be open to Him. If we can not love our brothers and sisters, how can we love God? The evangelist John wrote, “For the person who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?” Let us focus during this special time of preparation for Lent to cultivate the love of God for our brothers and sisters. Father Jordan 3 Parish Council The 2015 Parish Council just wrapped up a very productive retreat on Saturday, January 24th, 2015. Father Jordan forced us to stay in a small, dark room with no food or water for 6 hours and wouldn’t let us leave until we went through the entire agenda! All joking aside, we had a very constructive meeting. I’ll spare you from some of the minor details (you can thank me later!), but will attempt to summarize some of the major objectives for 2015 and beyond. First, the Parish Council agreed on the need to continue the process of formalizing policies and procedures to help create a more cohesive and uniform means of facilitating parish administration. Over the years, we as a community have gradually made the transition from a small mission into a larger church body serving Boulder County and the Northwest Metro communities. Given our past growth as well as our anticipation of future growth and facility improvements, the Parish Council agreed that this is the time to put procedures and guidelines in place that will assist future administrators, PC executives, and church volunteers in executing their duties. Second, there was much discussion on how the Parish Council could better support the parish’s many ministries and outreach groups. As a result, we assigned a specific council member as a liaison to each of our parish minis- tries. This PC ministry liaison will be responsible for reaching out to committee heads and ministry groups to obtain updates on group activities and to determine how the PC can help them meet their mission objectives. We would also like to encourage ministry leaders to attend a Parish Council meeting once or twice a year to pro- vide updates and address committee/ministry questions or concerns. Last but not least, Fr. Jordan and the PC outlined our long term goals for the community. The Parish Council is looking forward to partnering with Fr. Jordan to fulfill our parish mission, to “ be a beacon of Orthodox Chris- tian spirituality in the greater Boulder area”. First and foremost, we must all recognize that we need to focus on our own spiritual growth, both as individuals and as members of the Orthodox Church. “For where two or three gather together in My Name, there am I in the midst of them” Matthew 18:20. We can do this through prayer (both in private and as a community), by frequent participation in the sacramental life of the Orthodox Church (i.e. communion, confession, etc.), and by regular participation in church services and community events. We can also fulfill our church mission by supporting and strengthening our parish ministries and encouraging outreach amongst the general community and our own church family. This might mean giving someone a ride to church, providing food and clothing for the less fortunate (thank you Philoptochos and Head Start Angels!), or even reaching out to a friend or family member that you haven’t seen at church for a while. Our passion for our church can be manifested in many different forms, and I encourage all of us to consider how we can better serve those around us. Together we can help support Fr. Jordan and the Parish Council in our efforts to grow our parish both physically and spiritually. Through the prayers of Sts. Peter & Paul, Lord Jesus Christ please bless our church and all of the faithful therein! Aaron Wall PC Secretary 4 Stewardship Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Building for the Future Committee has been going through a master planning effort to help define the long term needs for a community center. In next month’s article I will get into further de- tail about the developments and progress related to this effort. For this first article, I wanted to recap some of the information I presented to the parish before Christmas related to the importance of our stewardship and taking care of the Church.
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