East Lake Chruches

St. Ignatius Church

If you are new to the area or are unsure about which church to go to...

Try them out! Do what the early Russians did when they were trying to figure out which church they wanted to adopt for their nation: they went around to different churches and found that they liked the Orthodox best (over Catholic, Jewish and Muslim) because the Church of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople was so grand that the Russian representatives knew it must be the real thing. In all fairness, they did not go to Rome, the Jews were well dispersed by the 800s and Islam was an aggressive neighbor. The point is they chose.

So, on Sunday morning, go visit some of the churches, as all will surely welcome you, and see for yourself. Be a church-tourist in your own hometown.

Christians have many denominations, but, as in our national motto, E Pluribus Unum, all are all united in one Lord, God, which is, of course, the most important thing. The largest church in town is St. Ignatius of Antioch, on the north side of Tarpon Ave. just west of US 19.

Palm Harbor Parish is part of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, which is part of the Archdiocese of Miami. The Church is based in the Vatican, Rome.

For a list of the catholic world order, please visit these pages: America, Europe, Chronology

THE LIST

Some Common Prayers

THE NICENE CREED (1,600 years old, spoken today by Catholics):

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in being with the Father. Through Him all things were made. For us men and our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit, He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.

For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day He Rose Again in fulfillment of the scriptures: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son, He is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

John Paul II and Ronald Reagan

The Pope and President

CHRISTMAS CAROL

 O Holy night, the stars are brightly shining.
It is the night, of our dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh hear the angels voices!
Oh night divine! Oh night when Christ was born!
Oh night divine! Oh night! Oh night divine!

Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother,
and in His name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we;
Let all within us praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord, that ever, ever praise we.
Noel! Noel! Oh night;oh night, oh night divine!
Noel! Noel! Oh night; oh night divine!
Noel! Noel! Oh night; oh night divine!

People in East Lake are free to worship as they wish. If you are a cult leader like Joneses, or the Branch Davidians, or the Comet Hale Bopp worshippers, well, even you are free. For the majority of us, our freedom of faith is not under any large scale assult. Of course, we have not always been so lucky:

Below is an artistic rendering of Jerusalem in Biblical times.

Here we see the original Temple of Solomon of the Old Testament,

By glory, a place close to Heaven if our Earth indeed has one!

And here is Jerusalem today:

What a city. This is the place at the core of today's major world events. The crucible.

The Dome of the Rock is the golden building, a Muslim Mosque built in the Seventh Century 

over the ruins of Solomon's Temple which was destroyed, except for the Western Wall.  

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