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On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. This is the culmination of the observance of His Passion by which our Lord suffered and died for our sins. This commemoration begins on Thursday evening with the Matins of Holy Friday and concludes with a Vespers on Friday afternoon that observes the unnailing of Christ from the Cross and the placement of His body in the tomb. ....
Founded by Luke Feldman and Bryan J. Mickler, previously at the NAI Hallmark brokerage, the commercial real estate firm moved to a new headquarters in December. ....
The deed was recorded Feb. 18, the same day NAI Hallmark announced the sale. The property at 3850 Atlantic Blvd. was the home of St. John the Divine since 1968. It moved in a new worship center and campus at 12760 Beach Blvd. in December. The transaction was brokered on behalf of the seller by NAI Hallmark Vice President Bryan J. Mickler and Senior Associate Luke Feldman. The 12,404-square-foot church comprises offices, classrooms, a kitchen, an auditorium and a sanctuary with a seating capacity of about 210. “For over 50 years, Saint John the Divine located at 3850 Atlantic Boulevard was the spiritual home for so many Greek Orthodox Christians,” Senior Priest the Rev. Nicholas Lou said in the news release. ....
Congregation members weathered cold gusty winds Saturday night to celebrate the opening of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church at its new home on the Southside. The new campus at 12760 Beach Blvd., between Hodges and Kernan boulevards, is for a church that is among the oldest in Jacksonville at 102 years old. Serving about 400 families from throughout Northeast Florida, the church is the third oldest Greek Orthodox parish in Florida behind Tarpon Springs and Pensacola, church leaders said. St. John the Divine is the only Greek Orthodox Church in Jacksonville, according to church leaders and congregation members. The church began downtown on Laura Street then moved to its previous home at 3850 Atlantic Blvd. in 1968. About two weeks ago the three-domed church was completed on the 14-acre Beach Boulevard site. ....
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church congregation celebrates new Jacksonville campus The new campus at 12760 Beach Blvd., between Hodges and Kernan boulevards, is for a church that is among the oldest in Jacksonville at 102 years old. Credit: Florida Times-Union Published: 12:19 PM EST December 20, 2020 Updated: 12:19 PM EST December 20, 2020 JACKSONVILLE, Fla Congregation members weathered cold gusty winds Saturday night to celebrate the opening of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church at its new home on the Southside. The new campus at 12760 Beach Blvd., between Hodges and Kernan boulevards, is for a church that is among the oldest in Jacksonville at 102 years old. ....