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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Sunday Services: Orthros 8:15am, Divine Liturgy 9:30am
March 5 , 2017 Sunday of Orthodoxy
Holy Trinity Church is under the Omophorion of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of the Metropolis of Detroit.
Father William J. Bartz Presiding Priest
Father Lucas Christensen
Assistant Priest
Parish Office Hours 9 am - 5 pm
Monday-Friday
3500 W. 106th Street, Carmel, IN 46032
317-733-3033 317-733-2806-fax
www.holytrinityindy.org
www.facebook.com/holytrinityindy
Parish Council
President Tracy Pappas
Vice President Julie Rowlas
Secretary Nick Dervenis
Treasurer Nick Saran
Assistant Treasurer Nick Sofianopoulos
Dennis Dickos, Greg Dickos, Bob Dine, Anthony Eleftheri, Angelo Julovich, Steve Kollias, Leon Pappas, Irene Sarris, Gail Zeheralis.
Staff
Office Administrator Cindy Watson Ministries Coordinator Sandy Cooper
Building Manager Tim Bryant For information about this publication contact the Parish office at (317)733-3033. Deadline for inclusion is Tuesday before the cover date. All items are requested in digital format and sent to [email protected].
Entrance Hymn Come let us bow down to Christ, As we worship Him, The Son of God. Save us, O Son of God, Who did rise from the dead, We sing to You: Alleluia
Resurrectional Apolytikion (Tone Four)
The joyful news of Your Resurrection was proclaimed By the angel to the women disciples, Having thrown off the curse that fell on Adam, They ran elatedly to tell the Apostles: Death has been vanquished; Christ our God is risen from the dead, Blessing all the world with His great mercy.
Festal Apolytikion (Triumph of the Icons) Before Your most pure Image, we bow down, O Good One, Entreating You to forgive ours sins, Christ our God, For You willingly ascended the Cross in the flesh To deliver from the enemy those whom You had made. For this we thank You and we cry to You, O Savior: By coming to save the world You have filled all things with joy.
Church Hymn (Troparion of Pentecost) Blessed are You O Christ our God Who has shown the fishermen as wise men By sending down Your Holy Spirit upon them And through them, the whole world You drew into Your net O Lover of mankind, glory to You. Evlogitos i Hriste O Theos imon, O Pansofous tous aliis anadixas, Katapempsas aftis to Pnevma to agion, Ke thi afton tin ikoumenin saginefsas, Filanthrope doxa Si.
Kontakion (Ti ipermaho) O Champion General, I, your city, now inscribe to you Triumphant anthems as a token of my gratitude Being rescued from the terrors, O Theotokos Inasmuch as you have the power unassailable From all kinds of perils free me so that unto you, I may cry aloud rejoice O unwedded bride. Ti ipermaho stratigo ta nikitiria Os litrothisa ton dinon efharistiria, Anagrafo si i polis sou Theotoke. Alos ehousa to kratos aprosmahiton, Ek pandion me kindinon eleftheroson, Ina krazo si, Here, Nimfi a nimfefte
After the Prayer of the Proskomidi I love you, O Lord my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior.
Altar Boy Team 2 Chandler Andrew Alanis **Austin Anderson Thomas Cortese Steven Csubak Quentin Csubak Jordan Freudenberg Alex Lupear Sam Lupear *Nathaniel Martine
Narthex Server Team 2 Katerina Anderson Maria Emmanoelides Nicole Lisch* Elizabeth Martine Eleni Pantzer AnnaMarie Pasyanos Naya Pease Halie Scott Nina Saran Sophia Saran
Parish Council Team 2 Nick Dervenis Greg Dickos Bob Dine Steve Kollias Anthony Eleftheri Nick Saran Gail Zeheralis
Dean Megremis Matthew Moore John Pasyanos Nicholas Pease Iraklis Tsiampas Paul Tsiampas Anthony Young Evan Young
Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team
3/5/2017 Greg Dickos Bob Dine Team 2
Sunday Service Schedule and Teams
Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team
3/12/2017 Tracy Pappas Nick Sofianopoulos Team 1
3/19/2017 Steve Kollias Anthony Eleftheri Team 2
Upcoming Weeks
EPISTLE READING: St. Paul's Letter To The Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40 GOSPEL READING: The Gospel According To St John 1:43-51
PRAYER FOR SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY
As the Prophets beheld; as the Apostles taught; as the Church received; as the Teachers dogmatized; as the Universe has agreed; as Grace has shone forth; as Truth has been proven; as falsehood has been disproven; as Wisdom has been presented; as Christ has rewarded.
This is what we believe; this is what we declare; this is what we preach, Christ our true God, and we honor His Saints in words, in thought, in sacrifices, in Churches and in icons. Christ, we worship as God and Master, and His Saints we honor as true servants of our same Lord, and accordingly we grant them veneration.
This is the Faith of the Apostles!
This is the Faith of the Fathers!
This is the Faith of the Orthodox!
This is the Faith which has established the Universe!
Therefore, with brotherly and filial love, we praise these preachers of piety, for the glory and honor of their own pious struggle for the Faith, and we say:
“Eternal be the memory of the defenders of Orthodoxy; pious Sovereigns, holy Patriarchs, Hierarchs, Teachers, Martyrs, and Confessors.”
2017 St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival
Congratulations to all participants in the 2017 St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. Everyone did a tremendous job speaking about our faith. Holy Trinity Church Regional representatives are: Junior Division - Quentin Csubak and Melaina Updike Senior Division - Victoria Martine and Nathaniel Martine.
Hymnology
TODAY Sunday, March 5, our 1st – 4th graders who’ve been studying Hymnology in Church School, along with “alumni” from the 5th and 6th grades, will be singing hymns during Holy Communion. They have learned “Praise the Lord” (Enite ton Kyrion) in FOUR different languages, and also the Byzantine chant, “Receive Me Today O Son of God” (Tou Dhipnou Sou to Mistikou). They will also sing “A New Commandment,” “We Praise You” (Se Imnoumen), and “I Will Bless the Lord at all Times” (Psalm 34) with the repeated refrain, “Alleluia.”
Lenten Bible Study - Galatians
A series of five Lenten Bible Study sessions will continue on Tuesday evenings at 7pm from now thru March 28. Father Lucas will lead a study of St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians—join us to explore the various themes and the application of this epistle in our lives today.
Leisure Timers
The Leisure Timers will meet on Thursday, March 9, at 11:30am at Holy Trinity Church. Our own Georgia Buchanan will be speaking about her very interesting involvement in Indianapolis charities, most especially, SPECIAL OLYMPICS, and how she became a well known Indianapolis author. Please sign up after the Divine Liturgy on Sunday or call Cindy Hackett at (317) 705-1625.
Flowers for the Salutations Service
Flowers will be placed next to the icon of the Theotokos for the Salutations Services on Friday evenings, March 10, March 24 & March 31. If anyone is interested in donating these flowers, please contact Sandy in the Parish Office at (317) 733-3033. First come, first served.
Confessions
Father Bill will be available to hear Confessions by appointment on Thursdays during Great Lent (March 9, March 16, March 23 and April 6) from 4pm to 5:20pm. To make an appointment, please contact the Parish Office at [email protected] or 317-733-3033.
Philoptochos Tsoureki (Pascha Bread) and Phyllo Sale
Pre-order only. Order deadline is Tuesday, April 3. Pickup is Sunday, April 9. Order forms are available online at https://goo.gl/XuQLp7 and in the Founders' Walk.
Bookstore
Essential books for Great Lent are available in the Holy Trinity Bookstore. Lenten Liturgies is $29 and Salutations and Akathist Hymn is $22. The Bookstore is open each Sunday following the Divine Services.
Lenten Retreat
Save The Date! The Lenten Retreat will be held on Saturday, March 18 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Registration and a light breakfast will begin at 9:30am. Register at the Lenten Retreat table in the Founders’ Walk after Divine Liturgy or email [email protected]. The retreat is sponsored by Philoptochos and the Ladies of St. George. The guest speaker will be Kh. Stefanie Yazge, PhD from St. Vincent College in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Please remember to bring your Bible.
GOYA Events
Sunday, March 12: Family Basketball Game 1:30pm at Zionsville Middle School West.
Saturday, March 18: Sr. Soup Kitchen 8:30am - 12pm
Sunday, March 19: Lunch Fundraiser- During General Assembly
Wanted: We need clean, unwanted blue jeans for the upcoming Spring Service Project. Please bring these to Mrs. Dallas' classroom on Sundays. For more information about GOYA or upcoming events, please send an email to [email protected] OR [email protected].
Church School
TODAY, March 20: Sunday of Orthodoxy Class begins at 9:30am. Please encourage students to bring an icon from home. Today, Church School students in grades 1-6 will be singing Communion hymns. To accommodate this, the order to receive Holy Communion will be: 1. Choir 2. Church School grades 1 - 6 3. Altar Boys 4. Narthex Servers 5. Chanters 6. Church School Pre-K, Kindergarten and the remainder of Church School 7. Remainder of the Congregation
During Lent the Church School offers many opportunities to fulfill Dickos Church School Award requirements (copies available in the Education Wing).
March 12: Mission Boxes will go home with the children & teens
March 19: Sunday of the Cross. Class begins at 9:30am
April 14: Holy Friday Retreat for all children & teens
Coffee Hour Sign Up
Coffee Hour is a time of fellowship and everyone is encouraged to volunteer. It's easy and there is always a board member from Philoptochos to show you what to do. Simply click the link and sign up! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c4aaaaf2fa6ff2-holy . SignUpGenius will send a confirmation and a reminder email of your volunteer times. Sign up by Tuesday 11:59pm for names to be included in the Koinonia.
Stewardship
Everyone who has not yet completed a 2017 Stewardship Commitment Card is encouraged to do so. Blank cards are available in the Founders' Walk following the Divine Services and online at https://goo.gl/oLGnGf.
Iconography Phase 3
Those interested in donating an icon for Phase 3 are encouraged to review the updated list of available icons. The process is the same as Phase 2 -- "first come, first served". Please include the Code Number on the memo line of the check. If another means of donating the funds is used, the Code Number should be either written on paper or sent in an email to avoid any confusion. When full payment is received, the icon is then considered donated and thus not available to anyone else. A display of sketches for Phase 3 is in the Founders' Walk.
If a particular Saint is not included on the present list, please inform Father Bill in written form which other Saint might be considered. When Dr. Kordis begins his work, more Saints may be included.
AHEPA Scholarships 2017
The AHEPA-DOP District #12 Foundation, Inc is offering five $1500 scholarships for 2017. Three are for high school graduating seniors, and two are for college undergraduates. Scholarship rules and applications are available at https://goo.gl/EWgr55 Deadline: April 1.
Holy Friday Retreat
Please mark your calendars for the Holy Friday Retreat on April 14. There will be programs for preschool-12th grade students.
Myrrh-Bearers
All girls ages 9, 10 and 11 years old are invited to serve as Myrrh-Bearers for the Holy Friday Evening Service on April 14. Practice will be Holy Friday afternoon at 1pm. If you would like to participate, please contact the Parish Office at 317-733-3033 or [email protected]. The first 8 girls to sign up will serve.
Parish Office Request
To assist our Parish Office Staff in keeping accurate records, please include the purpose of each donation in any form. For example, when donating by check, please include the words “Stewardship 2017” or "sound system" on the memo line; if giving via Paypal, include the giver’s full name and address, and in the Notes section, enter the purpose; OR when sending cash, please write the giver's name and the purpose on a note or envelope. The Office Staff greatly appreciates the cooperation of our parishioners, enabling the donation to be properly recorded in the appropriate account.
HOLY TRINITY FINANCIAL UPDATE
Operating Account Activity 2/19/2017 - 2/25/2017
Income $30,460.80 Year to date Income $161,373.14
Expense $21,267.73 Year to date Expense $156,610.81
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
All-Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, be gracious unto our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your Name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (3)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Psalm 123 (N KJV)
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorn of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.
Prayer
Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger; do not chastise me in Your wrath; but deal with me according to Your loving kindness, as Healer and physician of my soul. Guide me to the harbor of Your will; enlighten the eyes of my heart that I may know Your truth; and grant that the rest of this day may be peaceful and without sin, as may my whole life, through the prayers of the Theotokos and of all the saints.
For Yours is the dominion, and Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer of Ephraim
Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust of power, and idle talk. But give, rather, the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to Your servant.
Yes, Lord and King!
Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother, for You are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Filis Miss Joanna Filis Mr. Tom Filis Mrs. Voula Filis Mr. & Mrs. John Foerster Mr. & Mrs. Jim Freudenberg Ms. Stephanie Gemelas Mrs. Anne Genest Mr. & Mrs. Philip Genetos Mr. & Mrs. Charles George Mr. Soter Georgopulos Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Georgopulos Mr. & Mrs. Demo Gianakos Ms. Karen Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gigli Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios Girinakis Mr. & Mrs. Antonios Gounaris Mr. & Mrs. George Gounaris Ms. Maria Gounaris Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Greisl Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hackett Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Hamstra Ms. Lesli Handwork Mr. & Mrs. Keith Hanzlik Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hendricks Mr. Remon Hermeena & Mrs. Sarah C. Perryman Mr. & Mrs. David Herzog Mr. Sotiris Hji-Avgoustis & Dr. Jean Pappas Molleston Ms. Nikolia Hock Mr. Harry Hontos Mr. & Mrs. Duane Hostetler Mr. Jonathan Hostetler Mrs. Helen Houseman Mrs. Athena Hrisomalos Dr. Frank N. Hrisomalos Mrs. Catherine P. Iatridis Mrs. Marian Jannetides Mr. & Mrs. Nick Jannetides Mr. & Mrs. Mark Jennings Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Angelo Julovich Miss Kaleigh Julovich Dr. & Dr. Hristos Kaimakliotis Mrs. Betty Kalyvas Mr. & Mrs. John Kandris Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Kapsalis Mr. William Karandos Mr. & Mrs. Gus Karas Mr. & Mrs. George Keris Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kingsley Mr. & Mrs. George Kirages Mr. & Mrs. James Kirages Mr. Peter Kirles Mr. Nicola Kitcoff Mr. & Mrs. Bobby John Kokinos
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Adams Mr. & Mrs. Ghirmay Adhanom Ms. Netsanet Adhanom Dr. & Mrs. George Agapios Mr. & Mrs. Craig Ajango Mr. & Mrs. Vaino Ajango Mrs. Mary Albean Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Albean Miss Zoe Anna Albean Ms. Lisa Alexander Mr. & Mrs. William Alexander Mr. & Mrs. John Anagnostou Mr. Nikolaos Anagnostou Ms Stephanie Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Brad Andrews Ms Cheryl Andros Ms. Paula Andros Miss Katherine Angelopolous Ms. Sandra Angelopoulos Ms. Ellen Antoniades Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Antonopoulos Mr. Dean Antonopoulos Mrs. Elaine Antonopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Antonopoulos Mrs. Stacey Apostoles Mr. Steven Apostolidis Mrs. Mary Armington Mrs. Natalie Ashanin Mr. & Mrs. James Athanasiou Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bagios Mrs. Susan Bagios Mr. & Mrs. James Bakas Mr. & Mrs. Dan J Baker Mr. & Mrs. George Baroudos Mr. & Mrs. James Baroudos Father & Presbytera William Bartz Ms. Melanie Batalis Miss Anastasia Bayetakos Mr. & Mrs. George Bayetakos Mr. & Mrs. Jason Beatty Mrs. Tina M. Beck Mrs. Stavroula Bekas Mr. & Mrs. Ryan BeMiller Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Demetrios Bennett Mrs. Dimitra Bereveskos Ms. Angela Bevel Mrs. Cornelia Bevel Mrs. Georgia Birch Mr. & Mrs. Doug Boggs Dr. Richard Bonaccorsi & Dr. Desiree Dimond Dr. & Mrs. Alex Boutselis Mr. & Mrs. James Bovis Dr. & Mrs. Angelo Brisimitzakis Mr. & Mrs. Curt Brochhagen Ms. Beverly Brown Ms. Georgia Buchanan & Mr. Bryan Hadin
Ms. Judith Burns Mr. & Mrs. Chris Byerly Mr. & Mrs. Carl Cafouros Mr. & Mrs. Robert Calliotte Mr. Jeffery Campbell Dr. & Mrs. David Carlson Mr. & Mrs. George Catavolos Mr. & Mrs. Randolph Chekouras Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Chininis Mrs. Elizabeth Chones Father & Presvytera Lucas Christensen Mr. & Mrs. Bill Christoff Mrs. Nancy Christy Ms. Martha Chronis Mr. & Mrs. William Churchill Jr. Dr. & Dr. J. Kevin Coghlan Miss Teena Connaughton Mr. & Mrs. William Conrad Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Cortese Mrs. Elaine Costidakis Mr. Leonard S. Cotsoviles Mr. & Mrs. Paul Coulis Ms. Leigh Ann Csubak Mrs. Artemis Dallas Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Dallas Mr. Dimitri Dallas Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Dallas Miss Michaela Dallas Dr. & Mrs. Frank Daskalos Mr. & Ms. Stacy DeHart Ms. Mary Demetriades Mrs. Estrine Demos Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Dervenis Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Dervenis Mr. & Mrs. George Dial Miss Ekaterini (Kathy) Diamantidis Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Dickos Dr. Dennis Dickos Ms. Theone Dickos Mr. & Mrs. James Dimos Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dine Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Doney Mrs. Kathryn Dowell Mrs. Lela Dremonas Miss Doreen Drukas Mr. & Mrs. David Peter Dunbar Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Eaton Mr. & Mrs. Ted Ebersole Mr. & Mrs. Dino Efthimiou Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Eleftheri Ms. Coula Eleftheri Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Eleftheri Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Emmanoelides Mr. & Mrs. Donald Farley Mr. & Mrs. Paul Farris Fr. & Mrs. Radoslav Filipovich
2017 Stewardship
As of 3/1/2017, the following 337 Holy Trinity families submitted a 2017 Stewardship Pledge for a total pledge amount of $654,349. Stewardship forms are available in the Founders' Walk and online at holytrinityindy.org.
Mr. & Mrs. Pete Kokinos Ms. Anthe M. Kollias Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Kollias Mrs. Effie Konduris Ms. Effie Konduris Mr. Constantine Konstandas Dr. John Koumoulides Mr. Mario Kourmoulis Mr. & Mrs. George Kritikos Mrs. Katherine Kritikos Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lafter Mr. George Lampropoulos & Mrs. Patty Avgerinos Mr. & Mrs. David Letcher Mr. & Mrs. Nektarios Lianakis Mr. & Mrs. Todd Lickliter Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Linos Dr. & Mrs. Panagiotis Linos Mrs. Virginia Linville Dr. & Mrs. Michael Lisch Mr. & Mrs. William Longest Mr. & Ms. Owen Lucas Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George Lupear Mrs. Ellen Lupear-Pemberton Mr. & Mrs. Craig Madsen Mr. & Mrs. Michael Malandrakis Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Malarsky Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Maltby Presbytera Janet Mamalis Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mandich Mr. Constantine Maniakas Dr. & Dr. Gary Martine Mr. & Mrs. Chris Mavropoulos Mr. & Mrs. Harry R. (Mac) McLaughlin Dr. & Mrs. Jim Gus Megremis Mr. & Mrs. John Metaxas Mr. & Mrs. William Metzger Ms. Irene Milionis Mr. Kelly Milionis Ms. Tracey Milionis Mr. & Mrs. Jason Minas Dr. Alex Mishel Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Moe Mr. & Mrs. Ben Mohrman Mr. & Mrs. Nick Mourouzis Dr. & Mrs. Nico Mousdicas Mr. & Mrs. Ernie Mudis Dr. & Mrs. J. Matthew Neal Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Neuendorf Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Nicholas Mr. & Mrs. Brian Nicholoff Mr. & Mrs. Sam Nicholos Mr. & Mrs. Christodoulos Nikolaou Mr. & Mrs. John Nulton Mr. & Mrs. John Oberlies Mr. & Mrs. Brian Oliver Mr. Dean Paikos & Mrs. Gladys Justo Mr. & Mrs. James Paikos Ms. Angela Palikaris Mrs. Niki Palikaris Mr. & Mrs. Steve Pantazis Mr. & Mrs. John Pantzer III
Ms. Nicolia S. Papadeas Mr. & Mrs. Alex Papakosmas Mr. & Mrs. George Pappaioanou Mrs. Aristea Pappas Miss Danielle Pappas Mrs. Donna Pappas Mrs. Elizabeth (Betty) Pappas Mr. & Mrs. George Pappas Ms. Georgiana Pappas Mr. & Mrs. Gus Pappas Dr. & Mrs. James Pappas Mr. John G. Pappas Mr. & Mrs. Leon Pappas Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Pappas Dr. Victoria Pappas Mr. Eric Passmore & Ms. Paula Koneda Mr. & Mrs. John N Pasyanos Mr. Nicholas Pasyanos Mr. Joey Pavia Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Pavia Mr. & Mrs. Elias Pavlakos Dr. Martha Payne Dr. & Dr. Gregory Pease Mr. & Mrs. John Pease Mr. James Aaron Perry Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Perry Mr. & Mrs. George Pogas Mr. & Mrs. Mike Polites Ms. Mina Potamousis Dr. & Mrs. Michael Poulakis Mr. & Mrs. Peter Prionas Mr. Thomas Prionas Ms. Francine Protogere Mr. & Mrs. Michael Protogere Mrs. Pauline Protogere Mrs. Thalia Pulos Mr. & Mrs. Jim Raikos Mr. & Mrs. Menelaos Reckas Mr. & Mrs. Zachary Reckas Mrs. Jean Regas Christina Ress Mr. & Mrs. Larry Ricketts Ms. Julie Rowlas Mrs. Mary Sampson Mr. & Ms. Alan Samuelson Mrs. Linda Saran Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Saran Mr. Sam Saran Mr. & Mrs. James Saricos Mrs. Irene Sarris Mr. Nick Sarris Mr. Theodor Schizas Ms. Ellen Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Schneider Mr. & Mrs. John Schwoeppe Mr. & Mrs. Tony Seat Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Segar Mr. Nicholas Segar Ms. Rebecca Sheckell Mrs. Georgia Siamas Mr. Thomas Siamas
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Simopoulos Ms. Maria Sioni Mr. & Mrs. Nick Smyrnis Mr. & Mrs. Nick Sofianopoulos Mrs. Penny Sofianopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Periclis Sofianopoulos Ms. Stavroula Sotos Dr. & Mrs. Gust Spenos Mr. & Mrs. Andrew N. Spirrison Mr. & Mrs. Nikita Spirrison Mr. & Mrs. Efthimios Spyratos Mr. Stephen Stamatis & Mrs. Kristina Huff Dr. Dimitrios Stefanidis & Mrs. Paraskevi (Evie) Anastasiadou Dr. & Dr. Michael Stropes Mr. & Mrs. Kostandinos Stubos Ms. Stella Sylvester Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Taivalkoski Mrs. Katherine Theofanis Mr. Alexander Theohares Mr. & Mrs. Nick Theohares Mr. & Mrs. Jay Tietz Mrs. Johanna Tournier Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Tridico Dr. Nikki Tsangaris Mr. & Mrs. John Tsataros Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos Tsiampas Mr. Glenn Turner Mr. & Mrs. Robert Updike Mr. & Mrs. Connie Vitsas Mr. James Vitsas Mr. Jonathan Vitsas Ms. Vanessa Vitsas Mr. & Mrs. John E Vogas Mr. & Mrs. George Voivodas Mr. & Mrs. Steven Voivodas Mrs. Jean Voucas Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Waterbury Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Wertz Mr. & Mrs. Jim Woodruff Mrs. Athena Wright Mrs. Ann Yager Mr. & Mrs. George Yannakopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Steve Yerich Mr. & Mrs. Michael Young (Yoannides) Mr. Michael S. Young (Yoannides) Mr. & Mrs. Steven Young (Yoannides) Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Zarvas Mr. & Mrs. Chris Zeheralis Ms. Gail Zeheralis
The Small Church of the Home
When St. Paul sent greetings to the families of faithful Christian parents, he called them ‘the
Church of their household’. St. John Chrysostom also referred to the Christian family as ‘the
Small Church’.
This Christian understanding of the family as the Small Church has unfortunately fallen out of our
understanding in 21st century America. Nevertheless, sociological research has reminded us of the
importance of recovering this ancient Christian teaching. Out of every 10 young adults who leave
home, only 4 will continue to attend Church. That means the major ity, 60% , will fall away
from the Church! When researchers looked into the difference between the 40% who remain
active and the 60% who lapse, they found a distinct difference between these two populations.
It was NOT simply weekly Church attendance – both groups had this, and weekly Church
attendance was a minimum requirement
It was NOT an active youth group – both groups had this
The unique attribute of the 40% who remained active in their Church was DAILY PRAYER
AND DISCUSSION OF THE FAITH AT HOME WITH THEIR PARENTS
This data simply wakes us up to the fact that, if we want our children to continue to practice the
Christian Faith, and to make it their own, we must pray with them daily (this is in addition to
dinner prayers), and discuss the Christian faith with them daily.
So just what does the family as the Small Church look like?
Husband and Wife pray together with their children every day
Father and Mother teach the Christian faith to their children
Family members encourage one another to live according to the
teachings of the Church
Father and Mother give selflessly, for the sake of one another and of
their children; the children respect and follow their parents’ example
The family serves others in their community, because of their love for Christ
We are taught in the Scriptures that God has given parents to children to be their teachers—in fact,
the Hebrew word for ‘parent’ comes directly from the word ‘teacher’. Even if we have not
previously lived up to this expectation, the best time to start is today.
Holy Trinity will begin providing resources to help our families become the Small Churches they
are called to be. We can begin now, simply by praying together with our children at the same time
every day, reading the daily Scripture Readings (found on Holy Trinity’s website under ‘Saints,
Feasts, and Readings’ for the current day) and praying the Lenten Meditation that is found in the
Koinonia. Giving our children a living Christian Faith that they make their own—which
they in turn pass on to their children—requires hard work, but it is the greatest gift we
could ever give them.
Sunday, March 5 Sunday of Orthodoxy Great Vespers 5pm Meal by Joint Orthodox Community 7pm
Monday, March 6 Stewardship Committee Meeting 6:30pm Missions Committee Meeting 7pm
Tuesday, March 7 Galatians Bible Study 7pm
Wednesday, March 8 Kafeneio 10am Presanctified Liturgy 6pm Lenten Meal - Philoptochos 7:21pm
Thursday, March 9 Leisure Timers 11:30am Confession by Appointment 4pm Greek School 5pm Parish Council Meeting 6:30pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm
Friday, March 10 Salutations to the Theotokos 6:30pm
Saturday, March 11 Yoga Class 10am Greek School Conversational Class 12pm
Sunday, March 19 Veneration of the Holy Cross Jr./Sr. GOYA Luncheon Fundraiser 9am General Assembly 12pm
Monday, March 20 6th-12th grade Dance Practice 7pm
Tuesday, March 21 Dance Practice: K - 2nd Grade 5:15pm Dance Practice: 3rd - 5th Grade 6:15pm Philoptochos Board Meeting 6:30pm Galatians Bible Study 7pm
Wednesday, March 22 Kafeneio 10am Presanctified Liturgy 6pm Lenten Meal - Choir 7:21pm
Thursday, March 23 Confession by Appointment 4pm Greek School 5pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm
Friday, March 24 Great Vespers for the Annunciation
6:30pm Saturday, March 25
Annunciation of our Lord 9:30am Greek School Independence Day Program 3pm
Sunday, March 12 6th-12th grade Dance Practice 12pm Family Basketball Game 1:30pm
Tuesday, March 14
Dance Practice: K - 2nd Grade 5:15pm Dance Practice: 3rd - 5th Grade 6:15pm Adult Dance Practice 7pm Galatians Bible Study 7pm
Wednesday, March 15 Kafeneio 10am Presanctified Liturgy 6pm Lenten Meal - Church School/Greek School
7:21pm
Thursday, March 16 Confession by Appointment 4pm Greek School 5pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm
Friday, March 17 Lenten Dinner (at St George Church) 6pm Salutations to the Theotokos 7pm at St. George Church
Saturday, March 18 Lenten Retreat 9am Sr. GOYA Soup Kitchen 9am Greek School Conversational Class 12pm
Monday, March 27
6th-12th grade Dance Practice 7pm
Tuesday, March 28 Dance Practice: K - 2nd Grade 5:15pm Dance Practice: 3rd - 5th Grade 6:15pm Adult Dance Practice 7pm Galatians Bible Study 7pm
Wednesday, March 29 Kafeneio 10am Presanctified Liturgy 6pm Lenten Meal - AHEPA 7:21pm
Thursday, March 30 Greek School 5pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm
Friday, March 31 Metropolis Youth Lenten Retreat in Nashville, TN Akathist Hymn 6:30pm
Saturday, April 1 Metropolis Youth Lenten Retreat in Nashville, TN Jr Goya The Lord's Pantry at Anna's House 8:30am Merciful Help Food Pantry 9:45am Yoga Class 10am Greek School Conversational Class 12pm
