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Epiphany city center7/25/2023 ![]() ![]() 6, 1981, as the late Archbishop Iakovos, center, stepped outside of the cathedral just before the start of the annual Epiphany parade. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Jan. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Pinellas Avenue in 1943.ON YOUR MARKS: Hundreds of spectators stood outside of St. The church, which held 250 people and was built in 1907 for $15,000, would be replaced by the larger St. Epiphany Center for the Arts Please subscribe to our weekly e-blast to stay in the loop on all of our upcoming events. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in this rare photograph of the building from the early 1900s. Jim Marcus retrieved the cross in 1968.LINING UP: Epiphany parade participants stand next to the original St. Emmanuel Pondakos, front, retrieved the cross in 1967. There was no age limit for participants until the 1960s.IT'S THEIR DAY: Epiphany divers parade along Orange Avenue in Tarpon Springs on Jan. Boats from which the town's young men dive for the coveted golden cross are clustered about the pier.TIME FOR BLESSING: Theophilos Katras shows off the cross to the crowd as he climbs the ladder leading from Spring Bayou to a raft to receive the blessing of Bishop Athenagoras during Epiphany Day 1941. TAKING THE PLUNGE: Boys jump into Spring Bayou to get the blessed cross during the Epiphany celebration as seen from a helicopter.THE SEARCH BEGINS: A crowd surrounds Spring Bayou in Tarpon Springs in 1946. A schedule of the events can be found in this weeks email and on the other side of this paper.Published Jan. If you didn’t join us for the opening this past Friday, consider stopping by the Lake City Art Center to check out the Art of Play. This Lenten season, you’re invited to join Jason on Tuesdays (time to be determined) in Darley Hall and on Zoom as we explore The Cost of Discipleship, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Epiphany musical 'Blessing' from 2017 Manchester City Centre Carol Service in Manchester Town Hall.For more information about Epiphany. Our production contains some of the top actors throughout Central NY, a. Men’s Prayer Breakfast is happening this week on Thursday, February 16th at 7:00am.Ĭost of Discipleship Lenten Reading Group From sword fighting, comedy and tragedy the show will keep you engaged the whole time. With only two more weeks studying the Apocrypha, we’ll be looking at the four books of Maccabees. Join us for our weekly Bible Study on February 15th at its usual time–5:00-6:30pm in Darley Hall and on Zoom. Our goal is to help families build healthier futures for themselves and their children. This Wednesday, February 15th, the CPC elders will meet for our monthly session meeting at 10:00am in Darley Hall. Epiphany Center provides family-focused programs to address the traumatic stressors experienced by low-income women who face addiction, homelessness, and domestic violence. Our intergenerational study of the Bible meets tonight Sunday, February 12th from 4:00pm to 5:30pm in the Annex. Intergenerational Study of the Bible for Youth You can find it and the other lectionary texts in their usual place (at the end of the online Order of Worship).īeyond those announcements, here’s what’s on tap this week at CPC. ![]() □ This week, I’ll be preaching from the Gospel of Matthew passage. Don’t fret… I won’t be preparing or distributing the elements this week, just to offer a little buffer from my stint of illness. I originally didn’t want to take that time slot from our regular Bible study attendees, but they seem keen on the idea.įinally, don’t forget that we’ll be celebrating the Eucharist on Sunday during our worship service. Next, I also wanted you to know that we’ve moved The Cost of Discipleship reading group to Wednesdays during Lent from 5:00 to 6:30pm. If you can’t make the opening, there are six other opportunities over the next two weeks for you to connect and see the exhibit. Tomorrow night at 6:00pm in the gallery is the opening of the exhibit and there will be free food, I’ll be doing a short talk on “why play matters,” and I’ll lead in a large group “roll and write” game, for those who want to participate. The games will be set up in chronological order, reaching back to 1979, when the first award was given. We’ll be featuring art from local artists around the theme of play and I’ll be displaying 44 games from our family collection, each which was awarded the most prestigious gaming award in the world– Spiel des Jahres (translated, Game of the year). The opening of The Art of Play exhibition at the Lake City Art Center opens tomorrow, Friday, February 10th (and through the 23rd). There’s nothing crazy happening in the life of our church this week, but there one thing I want to make sure you’re aware of before we gather on Sunday. Silas and I are definitely feeling better and Shannon has somehow avoided picking anything up from us. Thanks for all your prayers this past week. I hope you’re all well and in good spirits. ![]()
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