June 29 - Peter and Paul, the Holy Apostles![]()
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In the Orthodox Church, Sts. Peter and Paul are venerated together as the “Chief Apostles” and foundational “pillars” of the Church. Their joint feast day celebrates their immense missionary work, their martyrdom in Rome, and their role in establishing the Christian faith across diverse cultures. The Orthodox perspective highlights several key aspects of these apostles: Peter, a fisherman, is viewed as the leader of the original Twelve Apostles and primarily ministered to the Jewish people. Paul, formerly a scholar and persecutor of Christians, became the “Apostle to the Gentiles,” spreading the Gospel throughout the Greek and Roman world. ![]()
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They are celebrated not as flawless figures, but as human beings who grew through profound trial and repentance. Peter famously denied Christ three times but repented, while Paul transformed from a fierce persecutor into the Church’s greatest missionary. Unlike Western traditions that emphasize Peter’s distinct supremacy, Orthodox theology teaches that the apostles shared equal spiritual authority. Both men were martyred in Rome under the Emperor Nero. Paul was beheaded, and Peter was crucified upside down, both giving their lives for the faith. The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul is celebrated annually on June 29. This day marks the end of the Apostles’ Fast, a period of spiritual preparation, prayer, and reflection. ![]()
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Χρόνια Πολλά and God Bless all who celebrate today! ❤️☦️🙏🏼
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And that’s a wrap on our 2025/2026 Sunday School year!! ![]()
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Thank you to all our teachers and volunteers who helped make this yet another wonderful year for our kids, God bless and have a great summer! ☦️🙏🏼
June 7, 2026 - The Sunday of All Saints![]()
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Honouring the friends of God with much reverence, the Prophet-King David says, “But to me, exceedingly honourable are Thy friends, O Lord” (Ps. 138:16). And the divine Apostle, recounting the achievements of the Saints, and setting forth their memorial as an example that we might turn away from earthly things and from sin, and emulate their patience and courage in the struggles for virtue, says, “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every burden, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us” (Heb. 12:1).![]()
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This commemoration began as the Sunday (Synaxis) of All Martyrs; to them were added all the ranks of Saints who bore witness (the meaning of “Martyr” in Greek) to Christ in manifold ways, even if occasion did not require the shedding of their blood.![]()
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