Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church http://ssppoc.org/ 60 NEWLY-DEPARTED CHARLES KACHEK http://ssppoc.org/news_100310_1.html Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 On March 9th, Tuesday, Charles (Basil) Kachek a long time parishioner reposed in the Lord.  The Funeral for Basil will be Saturday, March 13th at 11:00a.m. in the church.  On Friday, March 12th, Viewing will be held at Fucillo &amp; Warren Funeral Home in Manville from 2-4 and 7-9.  A Memorial Service will be served at the Funeral Home at 8:00p.m.  Memory Eternal! Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church http://ssppoc.org/news_100310_1.html MAR. 21 - DEANERY VESPERS AT 4:00P.M. http://ssppoc.org/news_100301_2.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 On Sunday, March 21st, the clergy and faithful of the New Jersey Deanery will gather for the celebration of Vespers at 4:00p.m.. Following the service, a light lenten meal will be held in the parish hall.  All are invited to join us in worship and fellowship. Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church http://ssppoc.org/news_100301_2.html MOVIE: "RETURN OF THE ICON" MAR. 14 & MAR. 16 http://ssppoc.org/news_100301_1.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">&quot;The Return of the Icon&quot;<br /></span></span></span>In the Summer of 2004, the Icon of the Tikhvin Mother of God - one of several attributed to the hand of the Apostle Luke - was returned to Russia after 60 years in he USA.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></span></span>The film explores the history of the icon throughout the centuries and how it came to the USA.  The miraculous deliverance of the holy icon from both the Nazis and Communists is high-lighted. Especially impressive is the &quot;home-coming&quot; of the Tikhvin Icon to her monastery east of St. Petersburg.<br />Mar. 14, Sun at 12:00p.m.<br />Mar. 16, Tues, at 7:30p.m.<br />The Public is invited. Conference Room in Lower Church Hall.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></span> Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church http://ssppoc.org/news_100301_1.html WINTER FILM SERIES http://ssppoc.org/news_091204_1.html Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 <div style="text-align: justify;">This series of films will be shown in the Conference Room in the lower hall of our Parish Center.  The series is open to the public and there is no charge.  All are invited!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">&quot;Bridge to the East&quot;<br />Jan. 10th, Sun at 12:00p.m. &amp; Jan. 12th, Tues. at 7:30p.m.<br /></span></span>This award winning film features commentary by the late Sir Steven Runciman, one of Great Britain's greatest historians.  Sir Runciman traces the lingering influence of Byzantine culture in Eastern and Western Europe and it's part in Christianity and Islam.  We are guided from the mosaics of Ravenna, to the beauty of Monemvassia, to the Ecumenical Patriarchate iin Constantinople, to spectacular Mistra and the harmony of its architecture.  54 minutes.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">&quot;Where God Walked on Earth&quot;<br />Feb. 21st, Sun. at 12:00p.m. &amp; Feb. 23rd, Tues. at 7:30p.m.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span>This is a wonderful production by the BBC on the 6th century Monastery of St. Katherine on Mount Sinai in Egypt.  This ancient Greek Orthodox Monastery has been a treasure house of icons, parchments and religious articles gathered over the centuries. The history, art, as well as the lives of the monks are alll superbly presented.  Assuredly, the best video you will ever see on this Holy Mountain where God walked and was seen by Moses and Elijah.  53 minutes.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">&quot;The Return of the Icon&quot;<br />Mar. 14th, Sun. at 12:00p.m. &amp; Mar. 16th, Tues. at 7:30p.m.<br /></span></span>In the summer of 2004, the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God, one of several attributed to the work of the Apostle Luke, was returned to Russia after some 60 years in the USA.  The story begins in a Chicago house and ends in the famous Monastery of Tikhvin, east of St. Petersburg, Russia.  The history of the icon is related, and the miraculous escape of the Icon from both the Nazis and Communists.  The joyful greeting of the returned icon by the Patriarch of Russia and the clergy and faithful  numbering  in the hundreds of thousands is recorded. 85 minutes.<br /> </div> Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church http://ssppoc.org/news_091204_1.html