Saints Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church

Upcoming Week's Events


9th Hr/Gt. Vespers	Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 5:45pm
Orthros/Divine Liturgy	Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 9:00am
Evening Divine Liturgy for Mid Pentecost	Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 6:00pm

Calendar

Latest News Feeds


Work Begins on New Building for St. Patrick Church + Warrenton, VA Antiochian Archdiocese
Bishop Nicholas Participates in Historic Ecumenical Gathering Antiochian Archdiocese
Hogar Orphanage - Moving On Up! Ancient Faith Radio
IOCC Responds To Victims Of Oklahoma City Tornadoes IOCC News
Tornado in Oklahoma Ancient Faith Radio
The Crisis of Beauty and Living a Sacred Life in a Secular Culture Ancient Faith Radio
Oklahoma Tornado Update: AFR Audio, Reports from Parishes Antiochian Archdiocese

Recently Updated Content


Orthodox Worship - Preparation, Participation, and "Etiquette"	4 days 17 hours ago
Bp. Basil Visitis	4 days 18 hours ago
Great Vespers for Ss. Peter and Paul	4 days 18 hours ago
Orthros/Divine Liturgy for Ss. Peter and Paul	4 days 18 hours ago
Evening Divine Liturgy for Ss. Constantine and Helen	4 days 18 hours ago
Evening Divine Liturgy for the Beheading of the Forerunner	4 days 18 hours ago
Divine Liturgy for Dormition (6:20am)	4 days 18 hours ago
Great Vespers for Dormition	4 days 18 hours ago
Evening Divine Liturgy for Transfiguration	4 days 18 hours ago
Reader's Vespers for Transfiguration	4 days 18 hours ago

When you type a word in the search box, you will also automatically search other similar words. For example, typing in "feast" also searches words like feasts, feasting, feasted, etc. and vice versa.

WELCOME TO SAINTS PETER AND PAUL WEB SITE

"O first-enthroned of the Apostles,

Teachers of the Universe:

Entreat the Master of all

to grant peace to the world,

and great mercy to our souls."

Troparion to SS. Peter and Paul

Interested in Visiting

Saints Peter and Paul?

Click here for more information.

For Your Consideration

St. Theophan the Recluse-State of the true Christian

"The body at work, but the mind and heart with God: such should be the state of the true Christian."

St. Theophan the Recluse

Photo Galleries

Special Announcements

The Church Calendar has been updated through the end of August. Reserve time in your schedules for upcoming services.

Discover Orthodox Christianity

Each link below will take you to a series of articles pertaining to the selected topic. These are authored by various people . This series is hosted on the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese website.

Introducing Orthodoxy Come and See	What is the Church? The Church is the Body of Christ	Who is God? The Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Feasts and Fasts The Cycle of the Christian Year	Liturgy and Worship Service to Our Lord	Our Sacraments God Meets Us in the Physical
Our Scriptures The Bible in Orthodox Life	Entering God's Kingdom The Orthodox Spiritual Path	People of Faith Our Orthodox Role Models

Orthodox Worship - Preparation, Participation, and "Etiquette"

Saints Peter and Paul Bulletin, May 18, 2003

Preparing the Heart

The time spent prior to attending Church Services will have an effect on your ability to experience God's presence through the Liturgy and prayers of the Church. Whenever possible, one should begin to quiet one's heart in preparation for arrival at Church.