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HISTORY
September
1, 1973 - The
Greek Orthodox Christian Community of Boulder, Colorado, first meets
for monthly services at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, located near the
University of Colorado campus. Fr. George Neofotistos, the Dean of the
Assumption Cathedral (1964-1985) in Denver, inaugurates the Boulder
mission.
May
4, 1979 - The State of Colorado grants to the Boulder
Orthodox Community its Charter of Incorporation under the name “The
Boulder Greek Orthodox Church.”
1980
- Bishop ANTHIMOS appoints Fr. Dimitri Callozzo to serve the
Orthodox community in the Boulder area. During his ministry, Fr.
Callozzo, a gifted iconographer, painted four large icons - of Christ,
the Theotokos, John the Baptist and Saints Peter and Paul, which are
presently in use in the iconostasion of the new church. The community
votes to be under the patronage of Saints Peter and Paul, and the
mission parish was recognized by the Diocese of Denver as Saints Peter
and Paul Greek Orthodox Church of Boulder. The newly named community
then moves to the old Allen Chapel at 18th and Pearl Streets in
downtown Boulder, and Fr. Callozzo installed the icons at that
location.
1982
- Fr. Harry Gavalas, a retired priest attached to the
Cathedral in Denver, conducts monthly worship services at the Allen
Chapel.
January
1984 - The community purchases a large barn, complete with
silo, on an acre of land located in north Boulder at 3101 Jay Road. Fr.
Peter Harrison from Cheyenne, Wyoming, serves the community.
August,
1985 - Fr. Steve Prodromides begins serving the Boulder
parish in
addition to two other Orthodox communities in Craig and Grand Junction,
Colorado.
September
1, 1987 - His Grace, Bishop ANTHIMOS of Denver
assigns Fr. Nicholas Papedo to the parish as a full time priest. The
parish community, numbering about fifty families, is no longer
considered a “mission” church, and begins to participate in a full
liturgical year. Saints Peter and Paul Church is recognized by the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America, answerable to
its Diocesan Bishop and the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
1993
- A
three-acre site about two miles east of the “barn” on Jay Road is
located and purchased. Formerly, it had been a two-story red brick
Church of Christ; it had rooms for worship, fellowship, classes and
space to grow.
September
18, 1994 - After celebrating an Orthros
service at the old Jay Road location, His Grace, Bishop ISAIAH of
Denver celebrates the first Divine Liturgy at the new location: 5640
Jay Road.
May
1997 - On the Sunday after Holy Pascha, the General
Assembly passes a threefold resolution: to build an Orthodox church, to
establish a committee to enable financial contributions for the
building of a church, and to hire an architect to design and implement
construction on-site.
Summer
of 1998 - Construction of the new building
begins. As the project comes to its completion, altar, pews and
iconostasion were again adapted to fit the new building.
Lazarus
Saturday, April 22, 2000, His Eminence Metropolitan ISAIAH
presides at the Theranixia, or Opening of the Doors, as the Divine
Liturgy is celebrated in the new temple.
July
2001 - His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios Primate of the
Greek
Orthodox Church in America attends Sts. Peter and Paul for a service.
November
of 2001 - Fr. Nick Papedo and his family are transferred
to
another parish. His Eminence then assigns temporary clergy to serve the
parish under the guidance of Fr. Luke Uhl, Chancellor of the Diocese.
Fr. Ambrose Omayas, Fr. Dean Talagan, Fr. Christodoulos Papadeas and
Fr. Deacon Mark Spero join the list of dedicated clergy who tend to the
spiritual needs of the parish.
October
3, 2003 - His Eminence,
Metropolitan ISAIAH, appoints Fr. Nicholas Dotson as the new pastor and
spiritual leader.
October
5, 2003 - Father Nicholas celebrates his
first Divine Liturgy as Proistamenos of Saints Peter and Paul. He is
assisted by Deacon Mark Spero over the
years.
September
12, 2008 - Father Nicholas Dotson, 55, Falls Asleep in the
Lord.
The parish is then served by Fr. Christodoulos Papadeas and Fr. Luke Uhl on a
temporary basis.
December
1, 2008 - Metropolitan ISAIAH appoints Fr. George Dokos as
the new proistamenos.
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