Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana MARCH 10, 2019 FORGIVENESS SUNDAY/CHEESEFARE SUNDAY

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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana MARCH 10, 2019 FORGIVENESS SUNDAY/CHEESEFARE SUNDAY Sunday, March 10 ~ 8:45 am Orthros, 10:00 am ~ Divine Liturgy DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana MARCH 10, 2019 FORGIVENESS SUNDAY/CHEESEFARE SUNDAY Sunday, March 10 ~ 8:45 am Orthros, 10:00 am ~ Divine Liturgy DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS Sunday Church School after Holy Communion 12:15 pm ~ GOYA Meeting in Room 210 Forgiveness Vespers after Coffee Hour Monday, March 11 ~ GREAT LENT BEGINS 6:00 pm ~ Great Compline 7:30 pm ~ ECYM Committee Meeting in Boardroom ÓRAMA Youth Task Force Meeting in Boardroom after ECYM Committee Meeting Tuesday, March 12 ~ 9:00 am Filmore North Group A Project Meeting in Coffee Room 9:30 am ~ Greek Festival Pastry Workshop 6:00 pm ~ Adult Beginner Greek School in Room 210 7:00 pm ~ Adult Advanced Greek School in Room 210 Wednesday, March 13 ~ 9:30 am Greek Festival Pastry Workshop 6:00 pm ~ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 7:30 pm ~ Lenten Potluck and Video in Coffee Room Thursday, March 14 ~ 6:00 pm Adult Elementary Greek School in Room 210 Friday, March 15 ~ 9:45 am Cathedral Montessori School Chapel in Cathedral 5:00 pm ~ Youth Level A1 Greek School in Room 210 6:00 pm ~ HTC Youth Soccer Practice and Dinner 6:00 pm ~ Youth Advanced Greek School in Room 210 7:00 pm ~ First Salutations to the Theotokos Saturday, March 16 ~ 9:00 am Divine Liturgy and Memorial 3RD SATURDAY OF SOULS 12:00 pm ~ Youth Level Junior A Greek School in Room 210 Sunday, March 17 ~ 8:45 am Orthros 10:00 am ~ Divine Liturgy SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY Sunday Church School after Holy Communion/Procession of Icons GEORGE BOULAHANIS 40-YEAR MEMORIAL DIMITRI SPETSIOTIS, 6-YEAR MEMORIAL KYRIAKI (KOULA) SPETSIOTIS, 1-YEAR MEMORIAL PAGONA SPETSIOTIS, 10-YEAR MEMORIAL Please submit all information for the April issue of The Flame by Friday, March STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN The 2019 Stewardship Campaign is off to a good start. Over 100 pledges have been received in the first two months of the campaign. As you prepare to enter Great Lent, now would be an excellent time to make your pledge, if you have not already done so. When you make your pledge, think of everything our Lord has done for you and please be generous. Καλή Σαρακοστή. AHEPA CRAWFISH BOIL AHEPA will host its annual Crawfish Boil on Sunday, March 31, at 4:00 pm on the Cathedral grounds overlooking Bayou St. John. All members, those interested in joining the organization and young men over 14 years of age interested in joining a reactivated Sons of Pericles chapter, are invited to attend. ICON RAFFLE AHEPA will sell raffle tickets for a beautiful icon of Jesus' Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem. It is encased in a wood and silver frame and was created by the Kellion of St. John the Baptist on Mount Athos. Tickets are $5 apiece and $20 for five. The drawing will be at the AHEPA Palm Sunday Luncheon on April 21. All proceeds will go toward charitable and philanthropic endeavors. In the past two years, funds supported Greek Wildfire Relief, Hurricane Harvey Relief, St. Basil Academy, AHEPA Scholarship Fund, as well as the local Philoptochos Thanksgiving and Christmas projects and the Cathedral Montessori School buy-a-brick project. GULF COAST BANK COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM Help the Archives Committee receive a grant from the Gulf Coast Bank Community Rewards Program. It is easy! Vote for Holy Trinity Cathedral Archives Fund EVERY DAY from March 6 through March 29 at the following website: LENTEN FLOWERS SPONSORS The floral decorations that will adorn the Panagia icon during the first Salutations to the Theotokos this Friday, March 15, will be generously donated by Eleni and George Kampitsis. If you would like to donate flowers for one of the remaining Salutations services, contact the Cathedral office and specify which Friday you would like to select. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE CHANGE Please note that the monthly Parish Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, (NOT March 12) beginning at 7:00 pm in the boardroom.

2019 VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL MAKING THINGS RIGHT As you prepare to set dates for your children's summer camps and programs, please mark your calendars and set aside the week of July 26 August 2 for

2 2019 VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL MAKING THINGS RIGHT As you prepare to set dates for your children's summer camps and programs, please mark your calendars and set aside the week of July 26 August 2 for the 2019 Vacation Church School. All children preschool through 5 th grade are encouraged to participate. LOCAL ORATORICAL FESTIVAL Everyone is invited to attend the local Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. This year s Festival will take place on Saturday, March 30, at 10:00 am in the Cathedral. Following the orations light refreshments will be served in the Coffee Room, where announcements of finalists will be made. PASTRY WORKSHOPS - GREAT FUN! GOOD FRIENDS! GOOD FOOD! Join the Pastry Committee for weekly workshops every Tuesday and Wednesday, except HOLY WEEK. Tuesday evening workshops will be scheduled soon. SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL Sunday Church School attendance has been excellent this year, and students who have missed only four classes or less will be given special recognition. If you would like your child to make up a few Sundays, extra credit will be given for any service attended during Lent and/or Holy Week (other than Sunday Liturgy). Please inform the teachers of the services your child attends. Dates to Remember: March 17 BRING FAVORITE ICON - Sunday of Orthodoxy Icon Procession April 21 LAST CLASS DAY May 5 SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL GRADUATION HYMNOLOGY By the end of this year, students in PK-6 will have learned the following hymns in Greek and English, including when these hymns are chanted in the Liturgy and their meaning. Tes Presvies - Through the Prayers Eis Agios - One is Holy Enite Ton Kyrion - Praise the Lord Se Imnoumen - We Praise you Evlogimenos o Erhomenos - Blessed is He Who Comes Christos Anesti - Christ is Risen The young voices are so angelic! Parents, please encourage them to sing during church, showing them the words in the white books in the pews. On Holy Saturday morning, they will once again chant the Hymn of the Three Youths. The Sunday Church School staff thanks you for bringing your children every Sunday! Message from Father George TODAY IS FORGIVENESS SUNDAY CHEESEFARE SUNDAY The Old Testament Book of Ecclesiastes (3:1) reminds us: For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven. There are many seasons in our life. We enjoy seasons of school when we are younger, we enjoy seasons when we work, and many of us God-willing will enjoy seasons of retirement from work. Our Holy Church begins a season tomorrow with Kathera Deftera, or Clean Monday, as we enter the season of Great Lent: the forty days of preparation before the Great and Holy Week when we celebrate the Passion, the Death, and the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As we move from season to season, we hear the words of Jesus in today s Gospel reading as He counsels His followers in three areas. They are as follow: (1) to forgive one another, (2) to fast in a proper and true manner, and (3) to store up their treasures in heaven. As Christians we are enjoined to follow the command of our Lord given to us on this Cheesefare Sunday. We are encouraged by our Church to fast both physically and spiritually to help us focus on God. And, we are encouraged to do more good works and be sensitive to our fellow man's needs in order to help us focus more on God. However, before we can begin our Lenten Journey of Preparation there is one thing we must do. Jesus spoke to us about it in today s Gospel reading. It is our need to ask and give forgiveness. Our Church puts so much emphasis on this aspect that today is also known as Forgiveness Sunday. In fact, across the Orthodox world, congregations will offer a special Vespers Service tonight, which is called the Forgiveness Service. You see, all of the fasting, all of the attendance at the Church services during Great Lent, and all of the good works we do is for nothing if we have not forgiven, or if we have not asked forgiveness from one another. To make this service more accessible to you, we will begin Great Vespers at the conclusion of today s Coffee Fellowship. So, after the Divine Liturgy please join your Cathedral family next door in the Hellenic Cultural Center for the Coffee Fellowship but return when the beginning of the Vespers is announced (about forty-five minutes to an hour later). Let us enter into this season of Great Lent in a spiritually focused way: fulfilling the commandment of our Lord Jesus as we forgive each other.

3 SUNDAY, MARCH 3 CANDLE AND TRAY COLLECTIONS $392 Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community of New Orleans 1200 ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Very Reverend Father George Wilson, Dean priest@holytrinitycathedral.org PHONE: (504) FAX: (504)

10η ΜΑΡΤΙΟΣ 2019 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΤΥΡΙΝΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ ΚΟΔΡΑΤΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΕΝ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΩ ΚΑΙ ΤΩΝ ΣΥΝ ΑΥΤΩ Ἑωθινόν Η 10 TH MARCH 2019 CHEESEFARE SUNDAY HOLY MARTYR QUADRATUS OF CORINTH AND HIS COMPANIONS

4 10η ΜΑΡΤΙΟΣ 2019 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΤΥΡΙΝΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ ΚΟΔΡΑΤΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΕΝ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΩ ΚΑΙ ΤΩΝ ΣΥΝ ΑΥΤΩ Ἑωθινόν Η 10 TH MARCH 2019 CHEESEFARE SUNDAY HOLY MARTYR QUADRATUS OF CORINTH AND HIS COMPANIONS Eothion 8 Ἀπουτίκιον τῆς Ἀνάστασης Ἦχος πλ δ ʹ Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν κατεδέξω τριήµερον, ἵνα ἡµᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡµῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἁγίας Τριάδας Ἦχος πλ δ Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοί. Κοντάκιον Ἦχος β Τῆς σοφίας ὁδηγέ, φρονήσεως χορηγέ, τῶν ἀφρόνων παιδευτά, καὶ πτωχῶν ὑπερασπι, στήριξον, συνέτισον τὴν καρδίαν μου Δέσποτα. Σὺ δίδου μοὶ λόγον, ὁ τοῦ Πατρός Λόγος, ἰδοὺ γὰρ τὰ χείλη μου, οὐ μὴ κωλύσω ἐν τῷ κράζειν σοί. Ἐλεῆμον, ἐλέησόν με τὸν παραπεσόντα. Resurrection Apolytikion Plagal Tone 4 You descended from on high, O compassionate One, and condescended to be buried for three days, so that from the passions You might set us free. Our life and resurrection, O Lord, glory be to You. Apolytikion of the Holy Trinity Plagal Tone 4 Blessed are You, O Christ our God, who made fishermen all-wise, sending upon them the Holy Spirit and, through them, netting the world. O Loving One, glory to You. Kontakion Plagal Tone 2 O guide to wisdom, provider of prudence, disciplinarian of fools, and defender of the poor, fortify and discipline my heart, O Master; You, give me a word, O Word of the Father. For behold, I will not hinder my lips from crying to You: O merciful Lord, have mercy on me who have fallen Cheesefare Sunday, also called Sunday of Forgiveness Today is called Cheesefare Sunday because it is the last day dairy products or eggs are eaten before Pascha for those keeping the Lenten Fast. It is also called Sunday of Forgiveness, which refers to the onset of Great Lent, a period of intense fasting and a reminder of our need for God s forgiveness. Great Lent guides our hearts, minds, and spiritual efforts on returning to Him in repentance. The first day of Great Lent is tomorrow, March 11, and is called Clean Monday.

5 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Ρωμαίους ιγ 11-14, ιδ 1-4 Εὔξασθε καὶ ἀπόδοτε Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡµῶν. Γνωστὸς ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ὁ Θεός, ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ µέγα τὸ ὄνοµα αὐτοῦ. Ἀδελφοί, νῦν ἐγγύτερον ἡμῶν ἡ σωτηρία ἢ ὅτε ἐπιστεύσαμεν. Ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν, ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα ἤγγικεν ἀποθώμεθα οὖν τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους, καί ἐνδυσώμεθα τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός. Ὡς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ, εὐσχημόνως περιπατήσωμεν, μὴ κώμοις καὶ μέθαις, μὴ κοίταις καὶ ἀσελγείαις, μὴ ἔριδι καὶ ζήλῳ. Ἀλλʼ ἐνδύσασθε τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, καὶ τῆς σαρκὸς πρόνοιαν μὴ ποιεῖσθε, εἰς ἐπιθυμίας. Τὸν δὲ ἀσθενοῦντα τῇ πίστει προσλαμβάνεσθε, μὴ εἰς διακρίσεις διαλογισμῶν. Ὃς μὲν πιστεύει φαγεῖν πάντα, ὁ δὲ ἀσθενῶν λάχανα ἐσθίει. Ὁ ἐσθίων τὸν μὴ ἐσθίοντα μὴ ἐξουθενείτω, καὶ ὁ μὴ ἐσθίων τὸν ἐσθίοντα μὴ κρινέτω ὁ θεὸς γὰρ αὐτὸν προσελάβετο. Σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ κρίνων ἀλλότριον οἰκέτην; Τῷ ἰδίῳ κυρίῳ στήκει ἢ πίπτει. Σταθήσεται δέ δυνατὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θεὸς στῆσαι αὐτόν. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ματθαίον ς Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος, Εὰν γὰρ ἀφῆτε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν, ἀφήσει καὶ ὑμῖν ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀφῆτε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν, οὐδὲ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἀφήσει τὰ παραπτώματα ὑμῶν. Οταν δὲ νηστεύητε, μὴ γίνεσθε ὥσπερ οἱ ὑποκριταὶ σκυθρωποί ἀφανίζουσι γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ὅπως φανῶσι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀπέχουσι τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν σὺ δὲ νηστεύων ἄλειψαί σου τὴν κεφαλὴν καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου νίψαι,ὅπως μὴ φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων, ἀλλὰ τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ, καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ ἀποδώσει σοι ἐν τῷ φανερῷ. Μὴ θησαυρίζετε ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅπου σὴς καὶ βρῶσις ἀφανίζει, καὶ ὅπου κλέπται διορύσσουσι καὶ κλέπτουσι θησαυρίζετε δὲ ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐν οὐρανῷ, ὅπου οὔτε σὴς οὔτε βρῶσις ἀφανίζει, καὶ ὅπου κλέπται οὐ διορύσσουσιν οὐδὲ κλέπτουσιν ὅπου γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θησαυρὸς ὑμῶν, ἐκεῖ ἔσται καὶ ἡ καρδία ὑμῶν. THE EPISTLE St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4 Pray and return to the Lord Your God. In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel. Brethren, salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. As for the man who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not for disputes over opinions. One believes he may eat anything, while the weak man eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains, and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for God is able to make him stand. THE GOSPEL Matthew 6:14-21 The Lord said, "If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. "And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

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