March 24, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

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1 Sunday Bulletin March 24, 2019 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 Mar. 24 Mar. 25 Mar. 26 Mar. 27 5th Saturday of Lent: The Akathist Hymn; Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos; Artemon the Presbyter; Our Holy Father Theonas, Archbishop of Thessolonica; Zachariah the Recluse Annunciation of the Theotokos Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel; 26 Martyrs in Crimea; Irenaeus the Hieromartyr of Hungary Paul, Bishop of Corinth; The Holy Matrona of Thessalonica Mar. 28 Hilarion the New; Herodion the Apostle of the 70; Stephen the Wonderworker Mar. 29 Mar. 30 Mark, Bishop of Arethusa; Martyr Cyril the Deacon and Those with him; Martyr Cyril the Deacon and Those with him; The Holy Martyrs Jonas and Barachesius; Eustathios the Confessor, Bishop of Bithynia John Climacus the Righteous, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent; Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Caesar, & Epaphroditos, the Apostles of the 70; Zacharias the New Martyr 2

3 HYMNS AT THE SMALL ENTRANCE SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 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. HYMN OF THE FOREFEAST OF ANNUNCIATION, FOURTH TONE Today is the prelude of the joy of the universe, and it incites us to sing the forefestal hymns. For behold, Gabriel is coming, and he will say to the Virgin: Rejoice, Maiden full of grace; the Lord is with you. HYMN FOR THE HIERARCH - ST. GREGORY PALAMAS, PLAGAL FOURTH TONE Beacon of Orthodox belief, the strong support of the Church and her teacher inspired by God, you are the ornament of monks, the unassailable champion of theologians, O Gregory the Wonder-worker and the boast of Thessalonica, the messenger of grace. Forever earnestly entreat for the salvation of 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 FOR THE FOREFEAST OF ANNUNCIATION, FOURTH TONE (Ἐπεφάνης σήµερον) The Archangel spoke to you, * O Theotokos, * and the Holy Spirit came * on you and thus you did conceive * the Father's Son, who is one in throne * and one in essence. * Through you, thus, was Adam recalled. 3

4 Epistle Reading St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3 "IN THE BEGINNING, Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years will never end." But to what angel has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet?" Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation? Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard him. 4

5 Gospel Reading Mark 2:1-12 At that time, Jesus entered Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, "Why does this man speak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your pallet and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-he said to the paralytic-"i say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!" 5

6 Parish Council Schedule March 24, 2019 Perry Alexandris, John Christon, Forrest Boaz, Nick Cimino, Matt Fossey Ellena Fox, John Papadopoulos, Frank Sideris 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

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9 Oh the Welcome Wagon is coming! Wrong song...but the smallest ministry of Holy Trinity is looking for volunteers to be greeters. Text me at Thank you, Mary LeBrecht HOLY TRINITY CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP The Caregivers will meet on Saturday, April 13 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 9

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15 Scholarships for undergraduate and graduate AHEPA SCHOLARSHIPS There are three scholarship applications available for college students from AHEPA. To get your application for the National, District 16, or local Dallas Chapter 20 follow the following instructions: For the National AHEPA applications go to the website: Under Education & Scholarships and print the application. Applications are due March 31, 2019 For the District 16 AHEPA applications go to the website: Applications are due May 31, 2019 For the local Dallas Chapter 20 applications send an to: and one will be ed to you. Application due May 31, 2019 If you have any questions please contact Bill Lane at GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships available from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Details and requirements can be found on Gioles Scholarship - Undergraduate, due May 3, Malta Scholarship - Undergraduate, due May 3, Paleologos Scholarship - Graduate, due May 3, 2019 Further questions and information, please to scholarships@goarch.org or call

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