September 28, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

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1 Sunday Bulletin September 28, 2014 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Hillcrest Road, Dallas, Texas Office Fax Reverend Father Christopher Constantinides Reverend Father Peter Kostakis Reverend Father John Essa Reverend Deacon Mark Pakes Reverend Deacon Athanasios Clint Sharpley

2 COMMUNION ETIQUETTE If you are either baptized and or confirmed as an Orthodox Christian and have spiritually prepared to receive Holy Communion, please come up from the middle aisle of the Church with reverence and humility, row by row, in a QUIET and ORDERLY fashion, and depart as directed. All those receiving Communion should be baptized and or confirmed Orthodox Christians. If you are married, your marriage must also have been blessed by the Orthodox Church. In receiving Communion, you should place the cloth under your chin, recite your CHRISTIAN NAME, and wipe your mouth after receiving. Women, please remove your lipstick prior to receiving Communion. THANK YOU! PRAYERS FOR OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN Robert Adler, Commander, USN Dale Alexander Michael Artemis, Marines Dana Ray Austin, USN Arthur John Athens, Commandant, USMC Chris Ballas, USN Reserves Brandon Bell, USAF Joseph Biasatti, US Army Michael Bocan-Collins, USN Joseph Bowley, US Army Stephen Cariotis, SSgt. USMC Angelo Carter, 1st Lt., US Army Reserves Peter Costas, Major USAF Michael Gomez, USN 2 Fr. John Kalantzis, Commander, USN Konstantinos Kostibas, 2 nd Lt. USAF Chris Krucke, USN Jeff Lohmann, Lance Corporal, USMC Ryan Lontos, USNJ Nicholas D. Patitsas, USN John Politz, SSgt. US Army Stephen Serniak, Major, USAF David Thomas, Staff Sgt. US Army Dr. Jim Thornton, Commander, USN Raymond Walser, LTC, US Army Ben Winfrey, US Army Corey Zarras, ET3 USN

3 Sunday, September 8, 814 Hymns at the Small Entrance RESURRECTIONAL HYMN, GRAVE MODE GREEN BOOK PAGE 88 O LORD BY YOUR SACRED CROSS PRIEST ENTRANCE HYMN Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us O Son of God, who did arise from the dead. We sing to You, alleluia! RESURRECTIONAL HYMN, GRAVE MODE GREEN BOOK PAGE 88 O LORD BY YOUR SACRED CROSS HYMN FOR THE SAINT With the rivers of your tears, you have made the barren desert fertile. Through sighs of sorrow from deep within you, your labors have borne fruit a hundred-fold. By your miracles you have become a light, shining upon the world. O Chariton, our Holy Father, pray to Christ our God, to save our souls. HYMN OF THE CHURCH, PLAGAL 4 TH MODE GREEN BOOK PAGE 115 O BLESSED ARE YOU KONTAKION, 2 ND MODE A protection of Christians unshamable, intercessor to our holy maker unwavering. Please reject not the prayerful cries of those who are in sin. Instead, come to us for you are good. Your loving help bring unto us, who are crying in faith to you. Hasten to intercede and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all time, Theotokos for those who honor you. 3

4 Epistle Reading St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:1-10 BRETHREN, working together with him, then, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, tumults, labors, watching, hunger; by purity, knowledge, forbearance, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything. Gospel Reading Luke 5:1-11 At that time, Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret. And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, 4

5 "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." For he was astonished, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him. Daily Commemoration of Saints Sun., Sept. 28 Our Righteous Father Alkeisonus, Metropolitan of Nicopolis; Old Epirus; Chariton the Confessor; Baruch the Prophet; Neophytos & Auxentios the Martyrs of Cyprus; Wenceslaus the Martyr, Prince of the Czechs Mon., Sept. 29 Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine; Martyr Petronius; Theophanes the Merciful of Gaza; Dionysios I, Patriarch of Constantinople Tues., Sept. 30 Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop of Armenia; Mardonios & Stratonikos the Martyrs Wed., Oct. 1 Thur., Oct. 2 Fri., Oct. 3 Sat., Oct. 4 The Holy Protection of the Theotokos; Ananias, Apostle of the 70; Romanos the Melodist The Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Virgin Martyr Justina; Eleutherios and Roustikos, the Athenian Martyrs; Theophilus the Confessor Dionysios the Areopagite; John the Chozebite, Bishop of Caesaria; Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens; Domnina the Martyr and her daughters; John the Hermit 5

6 Calendar of Events Sunday, September 28 7:45 a.m. Orthros 9 a.m. Divine Liturgy 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL Monday, September a.m. - 2 p.m. CANCELLED Yarn Guild Tuesday, September 30 HTA back in school 5-8:30 p.m. Greek School (GS Rooms) 6:30 p.m. NTOM Mtg. (BR) 7 p.m. Choir Practice (Downstairs) Wednesday, October 1 5-8:30 p.m. Greek School (Children & Adults) 6 p.m. PARAKLESIS (C) 7-8 p.m. Adult Faith Enrichment (BR) 7 p.m. JOY (A) Thursday, October 2 5-6:30 p.m. Greek School (Children) 10:45-11:45 a.m. Adult Bible Study Friday, October 3 No Activities Saturday, October 4 5 p.m. GREAT VESPERS (S) Sunday, October 5 8:15 a.m. Orthros 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy (S) 12-2 p.m. GOYA Car Wash (South Parking Lot) 6

7 Catechetical School and Adult Catechetical Class (C) following Divine Liturgy. Coffee hosted by the Choir in the Community Center following Divine Liturgy. 2 Year Memorial for Paul C. Guzik Please join the Holy Trinity Adult Bible Study each Thursday at 10:45 a.m. in the Board Room of the Arthur L. Sarris Community Center. We will begin this year with a study of 2 Corinthians. Do you allow your weaknesses to rule over you? Do you have hardships that overwhelm you? Do you beg God to remove obstacles from your life? The apostle Paul delighted in his weaknesses, welcomed hardship as a friend and thanked God for obstacles that offered opportunities to experience God's power. Was he crazy? In everything Paul teaches you to rely, as he did, on God's great promise: "My grace is sufficient for you." Please join us as we study 2 Corinthians! The Parish Council values your feedback! Do you have comments, questions, or suggestions for how we can better serve the parish? Let us know at pcfeedback@holytrinity.info. Parish Council Schedule September 28 Chris Canellos Christina Hochleutner Jim Chappel Sam Paulos Peter Hronas Mary LeBrecht October 5 Tasos Kaiafas Wade Stephens Matt Naftis Alin Voicu Mary Ann Trapalis Fotis Papanicolaou 7

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9 Holy Trinity Greek School ADULT CLASSES Adult classes will begin on Tuesday, September 30, 7-8:30 p.m. See Church website for more info and registration form: BENEFITS OF LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE From The Guardian (UK), 7/04/2014 Learning a foreign language can increase the size of your brain. Canadian studies suggest that Alzheimer s disease and the onset of dementia are diagnosed later for bilinguals than for monolinguals, meaning that knowing a second language can help us to stay cognitively healthy well into our later years. Edinburgh University researchers point out that millions of people across the world acquire their second language later in life. Their results, with 853 participants, clearly show that knowing another language is advantageous, regardless of when you learn it. By Alison Mackey, professor of linguistics at Georgetown University and Lancaster University. We re Celebrating! The St. Barbara Philoptochos Chapter at St. Demetrios Fort Worth, Texas is turning 75! Please join us for a night of dinner and dancing on October 25th after Great Vespers (5 p.m.). Hors d oeuvres and Cash Bar starts at 6 p.m. and the dinner with a special presentation by His Eminence Metropolitan Isaiah will begin at 6:30 p.m. The dinner will be at St. Demetrios Fellowship Hall, 2020 NW 21st Street, Ft. Worth, TX Tickets are $40 per person and $320/table. Advance sales only by October 1st. Due to catering purposes, no tickets will be sold at the door. 9

10 St. Barbara Ladies Philoptochos Audelia Creek Elementary School (Richardson ISD) has many disadvantaged students and they need a Philoptochos guardian angel. Many students arrive at school without needed personal items. Please pickup a few of the following items the next time you are at the store and drop them into the PINK basket by the Church office. Unisex elastic chino style shorts & pants any color- sizes 4T 5T 6T, 6-14 child (can be gently used) BOYS UNDERWEAR SIZE 4T - 6T & child sizes. Unisex deodorant (100) full size Toothpaste full size (100 Toothbrushes have been donated). Band aids (fabric) regular sizes. Small alcohol bottles (travel size) 30 count Non-perishable healthy snack foods. ATTENTION HTA FAMILIES Spanish Teacher Wanted! HTA is looking for an after-school Spanish teacher to teach on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 3:30 4:15 p.m. If you know of anyone who would be interested, please ask them to contact Kathy Makris at

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12 A Message from the Parish Council As we ve all surely noticed, with families back from summer vacation and catechetical school back in session, attendance at Divine Liturgy has increased significantly. Gone are the light crowds of summertime and our beautiful church is once again full on Sundays. With the larger crowds, though, come challenges with some aspects of our services in particular, with the reception of Holy Communion. The parish council is there to make sure that everyone who wishes to partake of Communion can do so, coming forward in a reverent, orderly fashion. Our goal is to ensure the process takes place efficiently and, more importantly, with the solemnity appropriate to this beautiful sacrament. We therefore humbly ask for your cooperation in this effort by following a couple simple guidelines: Please remain seated in your pews until a council member indicates your row should go forward. If you are standing in the back of the nave, please wait until all seated parishioners have gone forward and a council member indicates you should go ahead. Please note that these guidelines are for Sunday school students and teachers also. Our experience has shown us that the best way to get everyone to class promptly is for the whole process to be conducted in an efficient and orderly manner. Finally, we understand there will often need to be accommodations made, typically for our elderly parishioners, or for others who may have trouble standing in line. Please don t hesitate to ask a parish council member for assistance in these circumstances. As always, if you have any questions or suggestions for how we can better serve the parish, please feel free to contact any member of the Parish Council. You can also us with your thoughts at pcfeedback@holytrinity.info. In Christ s service, Your 2014 Parish Council 12

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19 Weekly Bulletin Stewardship Report as of 9/24/ Stewardship Pledges Contributions received 1/1/14 to 9/24/14 Number of Pledges $ 2014 Pledges No Change to Pledge 345 $432,250 Decreased Pledge 150 $84,009 Increased Pledge 175 $311,394 New Pledges 68 $47,174 $ Contributed to % of 2014 Pledge 2014 Stewardship Contributed TOTAL # of Pledges 738 $874,827 $617, % Chris Canellos Harry Yianitsas 2014 Parish Council President 2014 Stewardship Chairman WANTED YOUTH CHOIR Please contact Mary LeBrecht mary.lebrecht@gmail.com or nd Grade on up! Oct. 5 - sing with the adult choir Oct. 12 & 26 - practice in the Greek School room We practice from 9:30-10 a.m. Love to see you there! 19

20 Fans and Stewards By Harry Yianitsas, Stewardship Chairman We drove down the night before and checked into the hotel. The hotel had a two-night minimum on game weekends, so this was going to cost us. Later that night, we went by the stadium and could hear the cheers coming from the students at the midnight pep rally. Wow, I remember those college days. We went to bed and woke up early the next morning and headed to the stadium. Before we knew it, there we were, standing in the parking lot 4 hours before game time. My friends had arrived even earlier to fire up the grill and ice down the cold beverages. The canopy gave us some protection from the sun, but more importantly, it staked our claim to this little patch of parking lot in an ocean of fellow fans. We ate, drank, and had fun right up to game time, then filed into the stadium to cheer for our alma mater. There is nothing quite like a college football game, or college football fans. I had graduated from my university many years ago, and continue to support it financially and emotionally. Like many of us, I undoubtedly spent some of the best years of my life in college. Those four or so years were really a special time in my life. After all, college is that unique place and time that we can do adult things while acting like a kid, usually getting a life lesson in the process. But all of this got me to thinking. I spent just four years immersed in the culture of my university, yet I attached myself to it for the rest of my life. As a fan, I go to the games, wear the school t-shirts, still sing the school songs, and wear the school ring. But, since I also donate to the school, I m not only a fan, but a steward too. Well, if four short years can attach someone to a college or university, and somehow make them into a steward of that institution, what is it that makes us pause when we are called to be stewards of the church many of us were BORN into? If you were baptized and chrismated into the church as a baby, then you ve spent your whole life as a part of the church, a somewhat longer time than the four years spent in college. Your church has been here for you throughout your life. Have you been here for your church? Many of us have friends and acquaintances who ask us if we are a part of the church that puts on the Greek Food Festival each year. Most of us proudly say, like the fan, Yes! That s my church! We will tell our friends we were married in the beautiful Greek Orthodox Church, yet what support will we give back to this church? Most of us will cheer for our church as a fan cheers for their team. Yet, how many of us will truly support their church as a steward? We will soon be seeing our next year s stewardship cards. Please ask yourself, Am I going to be a fan or a steward?