January 27, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

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1 Sunday Bulletin January 27, 2019 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Hillcrest Road, Dallas, Texas Office Fax Reverend Father Peter Kostakis Presiding Priest Reverend Father Mark Pakes - Assistant Priest Reverend Father John Essa, retired Reverend Deacon Athanasios Clint Sharpley Reverend Deacon Christopher Stern

2 DAILY COMMEMORATION OF SAINTS Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople; Peter the Righteous of Egypt; Demetrios the New Martyr of Constantinople Theodosius of Totma; Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today; Ephraim the Syrian; Isaac the Syrian, Bishop of Ninevah; James the Righteous; Palladios the Hermit of Antioch; Grace the Martyr Laurence the Recluse of the Kiev Caves; Ignatius and Nicandrus of Sinai; Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer; Gildas the Wise Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, & John Chrysostom; Hippolytos, Pope of Rome; Athanasia the Martyr & her 3 daughters Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries; Holy Women Martyrs Theodote, Theoktiste and Eudoxia; Our Righteous Father Arsenius of Parus; Elias Ardounis the New Righteous-Martyr of Mount Athos; Aed from Ferns Forefeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple; Trypho the Martyr; Perpetua & her Companions; Timothy the Confessor; Bridget of Ireland; Our Holy Father Basil, Archbishop of Thessolonica; Anastasios the New Martyr of Navplion; The Four Martyrs Andrianus, Polyeuktos, Plato and George who contested in Megara The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple; Gabriel the New Martyr of Constantinople; Jordan the New Martyr; Agathadoros the Martyr of Cappadocia 2

3 HYMNS AT THE SMALL ENTRANCE SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2019 RESURRECTIONAL HYMN, SECOND TONE GREEN BOOK PAGE 81 When You descended to the realm of death, You as life immortal, rendered to Hades a mortal blow, by Your all radiant divinity. And when You from infernal depths and the darkness below did raise the dead, all the hosts of heaven s powers did proclaim and cry out. O life giving Christ and our God we give glory. PRIEST ENTRANCE HYMN, SECOND TONE Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, risen from the dead, We sing to You, Alleluia. RESURRECTIONAL HYMN, SECOND TONE GREEN BOOK PAGE 81 When You descended to the realm of death, You as life immortal, rendered to Hades a mortal blow, by Your all radiant divinity. And when You from infernal depths and the darkness below did raise the dead, all the hosts of heaven s powers did proclaim and cry out. O life giving Christ and our God we give glory. APOLYTIKION FOR THE SAINT, PLAGAL FOURTH TONE The grace that from your mouth shone forth like a torch illumined the universe. It deposited in the world the treasures of the absence of avarice. It showed us the height that is attained by humility. Now you instruct us by your words, Father John Chrysostom. Intercede with Christ God, the Word himself, entreating Him to save our souls. HYMN FOR THE CHURCH, PLAGAL FOURTH TONE GREEN BOOK PAGE 115 O blessed are You, O Christ our God, Who by sending down the Holy Spirit upon them made the fishermen wise and through them, illumined the world; and to You the universe was ever drawn, all glory to You O Lord. KONTAKION, FIRST TONE Your birth sanctified a Virgin's womb and properly blessed the hands of Symeon. Having now come and saved us O Christ our God, give peace to Your commonwealth in troubled times and strengthen those in authority, whom You love, as only the loving One. 3

4 Epistle Reading St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2 Brethren, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. Gospel Reading Luke 19:1-10 At that time, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaios, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost." Epistle Readers: English- Chris Kouvelis; Greek Ioanna Stavrou 4

5 The seminar is free of charge but the book used in the course will be $20 for each person. Only cash/checks taken at the class. Contact Laura Groome Church Office for details 5

6 Parish Council Schedule To be announced PRAYERS FOR OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN Brandon Bell, USAF Michael Bocan-Collins, PO1, US Navy Thomas C. Bouras, 1st Lt., US Army Jorge Brignoni, Lt., US Navy Nicholas Patitsas, 1st Lt., US Marine Corps Haylie Marie Pike, US Navy Stephen Serniak, Major, USAF Space Command Karl Schlotthauer, US Army Holy Trinity Adult Bible Study The Gospel According the St. John We all long for a life that is pleasing to God. But how do we fill the darkness of our souls with the Light of Christ? How can we quench our thirst with the living waters from a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life? In our study of The Gospel According to St. John, you will experience an opportunity to establish or renew your faith in the One who offers true meaning, true belonging and true life. Among the four living creatures of the Apocalypse, the Gospel according to John has most often been identified with the eagle. St. Augustine likens John to an eagle hovering among Christ s sayings of the more sublime order and in no way descending to earth but on rare occasions. The eagle symbolizes a Gospel so sublime that, as John Chrysostom says, if people actually had the capacity to receive and retain these words, they could no longer exist as mere mortals or remain on the earth. Every Thursday at 10:45 a.m. in the Board Room 6

7 Please! We need Your Help! The Ribbon Cross Ministry desperately needs more crosses for all areas of ministry. They use approximately per week. Please contact : Katina Politz at Have you checked out our bookstore lately? Hours: Wednesday 12:30 4:30 Fridays 10:30 2:00 Sunday After Liturgy 7

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13 Would you like to know more about the Orthodox Christian Faith? Faith Enrichment Class Wednesday Evenings at 7:00 p.m. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Meeting in the Boardroom For more information contact HOLY TRINITY CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP The Caregivers will meet on Saturday, February 9 at 10 a.m., on ly if someone is interested in attending the session. If you are a caregiver and would like to meet with us, please contact one of the following: Steve Pakes spakes1@att.net, Bill Lane lane- tex@yahoo.com, Presv. Alexandra Poulos presvyalex@verizon.net 13

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15 HTGOC Men s Ministry As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 Holy Trinity Men s Ministry will meet the first Saturday of every month in the Boardroom at 9:00 a.m. All men who are members of one of the Metroplex s Orthodox parishes, as well as those who are on the journey to Orthodoxy are invited to attend. For more information about the Men s Ministry group contact: Andy Atalis ( ) Stephen Konstans ( ) or Fr. Mark Pakes ( ) 15

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18 Holy Trinity Greek School invites you all to stay for The Annual Three Hierarchs Celebration Immediately following Divine Liturgy (in Church) Students will give short presentations in Greek and English honoring the Three Hierarchs. The Greek School PTA will host the coffee hour. Tiropites will be on sale. STUDENT PRESENTERS Angeliki Paulos: Welcome & Introductory Remarks Efstathia Karavatakis: The Three Hierarchs- Οι Τρεις Ιεράρχες Alexandra Lahiri & Stephanie Martinez: St. Basil the Great-Ο Άγιος Βασίλειος Theoni Papadopoulos St. Gregory the Theologian- Ο Άγιος Γρηγόριος ο Θελόγος Nikolas Karavatakis & Elena Papantonopoulos: St. John Chrysostom-Ο Ἀγιος Ιωάννης ο Χρυσόστομος 18

19 Quotes from Archbishop Demetrios on the Three Hierarchs Today, their examples and teaching guide us in living in a changing and challenging world. They show us how faith and service, grounded in our knowledge of God and our trust in His divine wisdom, can help us navigate our lives and the complexity of the world around us while keeping our focus on our relationship with God and His promises of abundant blessings and salvation. As great preachers and theologians the Three Hierarchs gave significant attention to questions about how we know God, especially through what we can observe in the world around us. Saint Basil wrote in one of his letters, But in our belief about God, first comes the idea that God is. This we gather from His works. For, as we perceive His wisdom, His goodness, and all His invisible things from the creation of the world, so we know Him. So, too, we accept Him as our Lord. (Letter 235) On the knowledge of God Saints Gregory and John Chrysostom agree. Gregory states in his Second Theological Oration, Now our very eyes and the Law of Nature teach us that God exists and that He is the Efficient and Maintaining Cause of all things; our eyes, because they fall on visible objects, and see them in beautiful stability and progress, immovably moving and revolving...because through these visible things and their order, it reasons back to their Author. As we commemorate the Three Hierarchs and reflect on their insights on how we know God and through Christ are given the knowledge and wisdom to follow His will in a challenging world, we also see the value of their teachings in relation to our observance of Greek Letters Day. From the Archdiocese Website: The 2019 St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival will take place on Sunday, February 10th. Students can sign up, find topic information and additional help by going to tinyurl.com/ofdallas The oratorical festival eagerly welcomes speakers of all levels! AHEPA Scholarship will be awarded to the Senior Oratorical Festival Winner Questions can be directed to Lindsey Petropoulos lindsey.petropoulos@gmail.com

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