St. Peter Orthodox Church will hold Mass for the Feast of the Annunciation tonight at 6:30 PM. "Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” - Gospel of St. Luke 1 : 26 - 28

St. Peter Orthodox Church is honored to host this week's Lenten Pan-Orthodox Vespers for the DFW area Orthodox Churches. Vespers begins at 6:00 PM followed by a Lenten meal and wonderful fellowship. Let us all come together to pray and encourage one another toward Christ during this great and holy Season of Lent.

Every Lent, St. Peter Orthodox Church has two extra weekly services designed to aid us in our journey with Christ through this blessed Season of the Church. Wednesdays 6 PM: On Wednesdays we begin Vespers at 6 PM which is followed by a Lenten Pot Luck Supper and a Lenten themed teaching series. This year the series will be "The Kingdom of God is Like..." The focus of this series is upon a number of parables told by our Lord in the Gospels where He begins with those very words and begins to tell a parable describing the Kingdom of God to those who have ears to hear. It is through this series that we will endeavor to learn the truth about His Kingdom and adjust our lives to what He teaches

St. Peter Orthodox Church will hold their Ash Wednesday Services tomorrow, March 13th. The service schedule is as follows: Noon - Blessing and Imposition of Ashes 6:30 PM - Mass for Ash Wednesday beginning with the Blessing and Imposition of Ashes.

St. Peter Orthodox Church will celebrate the annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper tomorrow night, March 12th, from 6 PM - 7:30 PM. What is Shrove Tuesday and why do we eat pancakes the day before Ash Wednesday? The word shrove comes from the word shrive which means to engage the Sacrament of Confession where we receive Absolution (the forgiveness of all that we have confessed) from our Lord Jesus Christ. Shrove Tuesday, then, is all about setting ourselves in the most appropriate direction heading into Great Lent. The tradition of the pancake supper comes from the physical preparation of those in the Church to enter into Lent. In a time when eggs and fats as well as meats were put away and