^ ^ ^ Our Vision: To Know God.

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1 ^ ^ ^ Our Vision: To Know God.

2 Entrance Hymn Be exalted, O Lord, in Your power: we will sing and praise Your mighty deeds. Save us, O Good Parakliti, as we sing to You, Alleluia. Church Hymn (Troparion of Pentecost) Blessed are You O Christ our God Holy Trinity Church is under the Who has shown the fishermen as wise men Omophorion of His Eminence By sending down Your Holy Spirit upon them Metropolitan Nicholas of the And through them, the whole world You drew into Your net Metropolis of Detroit. O Lover of mankind, glory to You. Father William J. Bartz Presiding Priest Kontakion When He came down and confused the tongues of men Parish Office Hours the Most High divided the nations. 9 am - 5 pm Monday-Friday But in sending forth parted tongues of flame He called all mankind to unity, that with one accord we might glorify His all Holy Spirit W. 106th Street, Carmel, IN THE CONFESSION OF FAITH (Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed) fax I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. holytrinityindy Parish Council President Steve Kollias Vice President Tracy Pappas Secretary Gail Zeheralis Treasurer George Pappaioanou Assistant Treasurer Steve Young And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father through Whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; And He rose on the third day, according to the Scriptures. Dean Antonopoulos, Nick He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father; Dervenis, Dennis Dickos, Greg Dickos, Bob Dine, Christopher And He will come again with glory to judge the living and dead. His Greisl, Constantine Linos, Julie kingdom shall have no end. Rowlas, Irene Sarris. Staff Office Administrator Cindy Watson Ministry Administrator Susanne Hinson-Rieger Building Manager Tim Bryant And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Creator of life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, Who spoke through the prophets. In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. For information about this pub- I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to lication contact Susanne Hinson come. -Rieger at Deadline for inclusion is Monday before Amen. the cover date. All items are requested in digital format.

3 EPISTLE READING: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11 WHEN THE DAY of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. And they were amazed and wondered, saying, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontos and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God." GOSPEL READING: John 7:37-52; 8:12 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, "If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, 'Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.'" Now this he said about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive; for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. When they heard these words, some of the people said, "This is really the prophet." Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not the scripture said that the Christ is descended from David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?" So there was a division among the people over him. Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. The officers then went back to the chief priest and Pharisees, who said to them, "Why did you not bring him?" The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this man!" The Pharisees answered them, "Are you led astray, you also? Have any of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd, who do not know the law, are accursed." Nikodemos, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, "Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?" They replied, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and you will see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee." Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." Altar Boy Team 1 Thomas Cortese Zander Eleftheri JonathanEleftheri George Gemelas Nicholas Gemelas * Michael Hostetler Alex Lupear Sam Lupear Sunday Service Schedule and Teams Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team 6/8/14 Dean Antonopoulos Constantine Linos 1 Elliot Mudis Narthex Server Team 1 Quinn O'Brien Kalli Agapios Chris Pappas 1 * Maria Emmanoelides Chris Pappas 2 Alexandra Hackett Nick Simopoulos Julianna Hackett Dean Sofianopoulos Emily Neuendorf * Alex Theohares Zoey-Marie Nicodemus John Tournier Annie Pappas Dori Simopoulos Sara Theohares Emma Tournier Upcoming Weeks Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team 6/15/14 Nick Dervenis Greg Dickos 2 6/22/14 Tracy Pappas Julie Rowlas 1 6/29/14 Bob Dine George Pappaioanou 2 Parish Council Team 1 Dean Antonopoulos Dennis Dickos Chris Greisl Constantine Linos Tracy Pappas Julie Rowlas Irene Sarris

4 A Message from the Stewardship Committee Dear Fellow Holy Trinity Parishioners, As a member of Holy Trinity s Stewardship Committee, I was asked to pen the third in a series of letters to the congregation detailing the importance of increased stewardship. Steve Young wrote the first of the 2014 letters. Steve is a financial advisor a money man and the theme of his remarks fittingly correlated to his life s work reminding us that our net worth in God s eyes is based not in what we get in life but in what we cheerfully give back. Joe Eaton was next up. Joe is a lawyer a litigator he makes his living setting out to systematically prove points. Joe built the case for us, brick by brick, to remind us as 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 tells us, that he who sows sparingly, will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Now, it is my turn and all I ve got to show for my career is a life spent working for and then with (and alas, sometimes, against) Hoosier politicians. Where does that get me?! A few weeks ago, while in Washington DC, it came to me. I was visiting the Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Memorial along the Tidal Basin. The memorial is expansive, covering FDR s 4 presidential terms through 4 separate open-air rooms, the walls of which are covered with FDR quotes engraved on huge slabs of stone. This simple quote particularly struck me as relevant for my letter: The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith. It has been over 5 years since we made our move to our Carmel church. We did so with enthusiasm, joy, pride, and in all honesty a healthy dose of fear of the unknown. We began our Journey Forward Together Under His Gaze long before the gaze was visible to the mortal eye. Now, all we have to do is look up. Our faith overcame our fears. So, too, is this true with the act of giving with stewardship. In FDR s terms, we must move forward with strong and active faith. In Joe s terms, if we sow bountifully, we will reap bountifully. In Steve s terms, we must come to understand the difference between our earthly net worth and how God measures us. From my own heart, let s continue to learn from our own example. Let s not let the fear of giving more limit us. Instead, let s show that our faith in giving more uplifts us. And as James 1:17 reminds: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights Let each of us consider an increase to our stewardship commitment and offer, at a minimum, 2% of our total household income with the goal of getting to 5% by Thank you for listening and for all that you do to further God s work. Sincerely yours, Gail Zeheralis Stewardship Committee Member

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6 Stewardship Blank forms for 2014 Stewardship Forms are available in the Founders' Walk each Sunday and at Pleade donations may be made online there as well. To set up automatic monthly payments, please contact Cindy Watson in the Parish Office at GreekFest 2014 Friday, August 22, 4pm - 10pm Saturday, August 23, 11am - 10pm Sunday, August 24, 11am - 4pm GreekFest 2014 is a good way to give your time and talents. Please sign up to work the Festival by contacting Stephanie Anderson at greekfest@holytrinityindy.org. There are volunteer opportunities for all ages and abilities. Junior and Senior GOYA June 18 at 10am at Holy Trinity there will be a meet and greet gathering with the men of the Kafeneio. June 22 there will be a River Stomp at the Dine Farm. Join us for lunch, games & fun after Church. June 25 we will be participating in a service project for Anna's House. This is our first grant service project. The Men of the Kafeneio will be assisting with the food preparation. For more information, please contact us at GOYA@holytrinityindy.org or visit our Facebook page. Philo Food Philoptochos provides assistance to a variety of agencies including local, national and international organizations. These are all important, but we also want to reach out to our own parishioners. We are starting a new project through which we will provide meals to parishioners in times when a ready meal would be helpful (such as illness, new baby, etc.). Philo means love. This project will be a way to show our love for our fellow parishioners. Philo Food will work like this: We will have a list of addresses of people who are willing to consider preparing a meal for a parishioner. When a need arises, an will be sent out to the group along with a link to an on-line program with more information and specific meal dates. If the location/dates do not work for you, then you simply do nothing. If you are able to provide a meal, you then sign up for a date which is convenient to you. If you are willing to be on the list and consider providing a meal from time to time, please contact Niki Martine at nmartine@sbcglobal.net. You can also sign up after church. Thank you. Summer Church School Summer Church School begins June 15 and ends July 27. Classes will not be held on July 6.

7 Saint Paul Bible Study Saint Paul Bible Study will begin on Tuesday, September 2 at 9:30am in the Education Wing. This class will be held every Tuesday through November 25. The Gospel according to Saint John will be studied. Suitcase Donations for Missions Committee A special thank you from the Missions Committee to everyone who donated suitcases for our mission trips. Your thoughtfulness and generosity are greatly appreciated. St. Nicholas Summer Camp Counselors Needed There is an urgent need for camp counselors for this year's St. Nicholas Summer Camp scheduled for Saturday, June 28 through Thursday, July 3. For more information, please go to or contact Eva Kokinos at evakokinos@detroit.goarch.org. New Way to Submit Items for Inclusion in the Koinonia For inclusion in the Koinonia, all items should be submitted to bulletin@holytrinityindy.org. Deadline for all information remains Monday. All items are requested in digital format. For information about this publication contact Susanne Hinson-Rieger at Rummage Sale Donations Needed All proceeds from a rummage sale on Friday and Saturday, July 11 and 12 will go toward offsetting expenses of this August's mission trip to Guatemala. The sale will be held at the Madsens' house near W. 96th St. and Shelborne. Donations will be accepted from Monday, July 7th through Wednesday, July 9th. Contact Craig at missions@holytrinityindy.org for instructions to drop off donations or to schedule a time for him to pick up according to his availability. Greek School Registration Greek School is now accepting applications for the Greek School year. Classes begin on Thursday, August 28, All classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 5pm to 6:30pm. Early registration deadline is June 15. For a registration form and for more information, please go to Book Corner The next meeting of Book Corner will be Friday, July 11 at 10am in the Education Wing. We will discuss The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd.

8 Sunday, June 8 Pentecost Philoptochos End-of-Year Luncheon GOYA Coffee Hour Dance Rehearsal -- Middle School 5pm, High School 6pm Tuesday, June 10 Church School Director Meeting 2pm Dance Rehearsal -- Beginners 5pm, Elementary 6pm, Adult 7pm Stewardship Committee Meeting 6:30pm Wednesday, June 11 Kafeneio 10am St. John Patristic Study 7pm Thursday, June 12 Parish Council Meeting, 6:30pm Saturday, June 14 Yoga Class 10am Christening 11am Wedding 1pm Christening 2pm Sunday, June 15 Church School Tuesday, June 17 Dance Rehearsal -- Beginners 5pm, Elementary 6pm, Adult 7pm Philoptochos Board Meeting 6:30pm Wednesday, June 18 Kafeneio 10am St. John Patristic Study 7pm Saturday, June 21 Yoga Class 10am Parish Calendar Organizational Meeting 10:30am Upcoming Events Sunday, June 22 Church School GOYA River Stomp, following Liturgy Missions Sno-Cone Fundraiser following Liturgy Tuesday, June 24 Dance Rehearsal -- Beginners 5pm, Elementary 6pm, Adult 7pm Wednesday, June 25 Kafeneio 10am St. John Patristic Study 7pm Friday, June 27 Wedding Rehearsal 5:30pm Saturday, June 28 Yoga Class 10am Wedding 3:30pm Sunday, June 29 Church School Dance Rehearsal -- Middle School 5pm, High School 6pm Tuesday, July 1 Dance Rehearsal -- Beginners 5pm, Elementary 6pm, Adult 7pm GreekFest Meeting 6:15pm Missions Committee Meeting 7pm Wednesday, July 2 Kafeneio 10am St. John Patristic Study 7pm Friday, July 4 Parish Office closed in observance of Independence Day Wedding Rehearsal 5pm Saturday, July 5 Yoga Class 10am Wedding 4:30pm OPERATING ACCOUNT ACTIVITY Period of (5/25/14-5/31/14) Income $ 8, Expense $ 4, Year to date Income $ 392, Year to date Expense $ 376, HOLY TRINITY FINANCIAL UPDATE BUILDING ACCOUNT ACTIVITY Year to date mortgage paid through 5/31/14 $ 113, (Mortgage is not included in Operating Account Activity Expenses) Mortgage Balance $834, (excluding interest)