Sunday Bulletin October 16, 2016 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 13555 Hillcrest Road, Dallas, Texas 75240 Office 972-991-1166 Fax 972-661-1717 www.holytrinitydallas.org Reverend Father Christopher Constantinides Reverend Father Peter Kostakis Reverend Father John Essa Reverend Deacon Mark Pakes Reverend Deacon Athanasios Clint Sharpley Reverend Deacon Christopher Stern
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. 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. 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 Brandon Bell, USAF Michael Bocan-Collins, PO1 USN 1st Lt. Thomas C. Bouras, US Army Nicholas Patitsas, 1st Lt., US Marine Corps Stephen Serniak, Major, USAF Space Command We are currently updating the list of active service members. Please submit the name of the person/s you would like added to this prayer list. 972-991-1166 or vwells@holytrinity.info PRAYERS FOR HEALING Marianthe Polykalas Verver 2
Sunday, October 6,, 016, Hymns at the Small Entrance RESURRECTIONAL HYMN, PLAGAL 4 TH TONE GREEN BOOK PAGE 89 FROM ON HIGH PRIEST ENTRANCE HYMN, 2 ND TONE 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, PLAGAL 4 TH TONE GREEN BOOK PAGE 89 FROM ON HIGH HYMN FOR THE HOLY FATHERS OF THE SYNOD, PLAGAL 4 TH TONE You are greatly glorified, O Christ our God, who established our Fathers as luminaries upon the earth, and through them led us all to the true Faith. O Most compassionate, glory to You. HYMN FOR THE MEMORIAL SERVICE, PLAGAL 4 TH TONE Remember Your servant, O Lord, since You are good, and forgive her every sin in this life; for no one is without sin, except You who are able to give rest to the departed. HYMN OF THE CHURCH, PLAGAL 4 TH TONE GREEN BOOK PAGE 115 O BLESSED ARE YOU KONTAKION, 2 ND TONE 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
Epistle Reading St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15 TITUS, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned. When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful. All who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. English Reader: Foti Pakes Gospel Reading Luke 8:5-15 The Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the 4
thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience." As he said these things, he cried out "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." Daily Commemoration of Saints Oct. 16 Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council; Longinus the Centurion; The Two Soldiers martyred with Saint Longinus Oct. 17 Hosea the Prophet; Removal and Placing of the Sacred Relics of the Holy and Righteous Lazarus; Andrew the Righteous Monk-martyr of Crete; Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian of Arabia Oct. 18 Luke the Evangelist; Marinos the Martyr Oct. 19 Joel the Prophet; Varys the Martyr; John of Rilas; Felix the Hieromartyr & Eusebius the Deacon; John the Wonderworker of Kronstadt Oct. 20 Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch; Matrona the Righteous of Chios; Gerasimus of Cephalonia; Andronicus the Righteous Martyr Oct. 21 Hilarion the Great; Our Righteous Father Christodoulus, the Wonderworker of Patmos; Martyrs Theodote and Socrates; John the New Martyr of Peleponnesos; Righteous Philotheus Oct. 22 Abercius, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker of Hierapolis; Seven Holy Martyred Youths of Ephesus; Cecilia the Martyr 5
Calendar of Events Sunday, October 16 8:15 a.m. Orthros 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy (S) Catechetical School (Community Center) after Holy Communion. 10 Year Memorial for Olga Lalangas Holy Trinity Bookstore open until 12:30 p.m. after Divine Liturgy. HTA Fall Festival immediately following Divine Liturgy until 3:30 p.m. (see page 8) Monday, October 17 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Yarn Guild (BR) 7-8:30 p.m. Adult HT Greek School (GS Room) Tuesday, October 18 St. Luke the Apostle 8:30 a.m. Orthros 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy (C) 11:30 a.m. Sr. Fellowship Luncheon (A) 1:30-3:30 p.m. Pickleball (Gym) 5-6:30 p.m. HT Greek School (GS Rooms) 6:30 p.m. Parish Council Meeting (A) 7-8 p.m. Adult Evening Bible Study (BR) 7-8:30 p.m. Adult HT Greek School (GS Room) Wednesday, October 19 5-6:30 p.m. HT Greek School (GS Rooms) 6 p.m. Paraklesis (C) 7 p.m. Faith Enrichment (BR) 7 p.m. Philoptochos General Mtg. (A) 7-9 p.m. B ball Practice Sr. Boys (Gym) Thursday, October 20 10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m. Adult Bible Study (BR) 5-6:30 p.m. HT Greek School (GS Rooms) 6:30 p.m. Parish Council Meeting (A) 7 p.m. S.A.L.T. Meeting (BR) For more info contact: (FrPeter@holytrinitydallas.org) 7 p.m. Men s Basketball (Gym) 6
Friday, October 21 9 p.m. GOYA Lock-in (Community Center) Saturday, October 22 8 a.m. End of GOYA Lock-in 5 p.m. Great Vespers (C) 6 p.m. DOP Starlit Night Party (George Fox Home) Sunday, October 23 8:15 a.m. Orthros 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy (S) Catechetical School (Community Center) after Holy Communion. Coffee hosted by HTHD immediately following Divine Liturgy. 1 p.m. DOP Luncheon (Gym) Holy Trinity Bookstore open until 12:30 p.m. after Divine Liturgy. Last day for GFF Post Sales! (In the Community Center hallway after Divine Liturgy) Holy Trinity Bookstore Holy Trinity Bookstore is open 2-5:45 p.m. on Wednesdays. After 5 enter at the south (Greek School) door. Parish Council Schedule October 16 Jim Dolmas, Dimitri Tsevoukas, Nick Cimino, Jimmy Horiates, Louis Antos, Ellena Fox October 23 Ari Rigopoulos, Christina Hochleutner, Jim Chappel, Bill Zaemes, Peter Hronas 7
HTA FALL FEST SUNDAY OCTOBER 16, 2016 11:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. CHURCH COURTYARD Fellowship Food Trucks: Grilled Cheese, Pizza, Burgers Loukoumathes Ice Cream Truck Pony Rides Petting Zoo Train Rides Carnival Games DJ Entertainment: Magician, Face Painting, Elsa Tickets may be purchased in advance during Coffee Hour on Sunday, October 9, or the day of, Sunday, October 16 th! 8
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Registration is open for the Holy Trinity Hellenic Dancers! Please stop by the HTHD table in the hall after church! Registration is only during the month of October so make sure to stop by and register. No late registrations will be accepted. For more information, or if you have questions, please contact Teresa Chantilis at teresa.chantilis@gmail.com. Night with Norm is coming up on Tuesday, October 25! Don t miss this fun evening with our friend Norm Hitzges and his special guests. Join us at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church for an evening to remember! A fabulous dinner will be served, lovingly prepared by the same team that has been providing dinner each month at Austin Street Center for over 25 years. Sponsorships and individual tickets are available now at: http://www.austinstreet.org/events/night-with-norm/ will be available soon! St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival 2017 The 2017 Topics have been officially released and are available for download! It is never too early to start researching your topic. Tips and Resources www.goarch.org/archdiocese/departments/religioused/sjcof For more information, contact: Lindsey Petropoulos (propshot@hotmail.com) or Milton Plomarity (miltonplo@hotmail.com) 11
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Holy Trinity Hellenic Dancers is looking for young adults, males and females, ages 18-30 interested in Greek dancing. For more information, stop by the HTHD registration table after church on Sunday or contact Teresa Chantilis at teresa.chantilis@gmail.com Holy Trinity Parishioners join us on October 30th for our OXI Day Celebration & Coffee Hour (sponsored by Greek School PTA following Divine Liturgy) Students who passed the Certificate of Attainment in Greek will receive their Certificates at the Celebration. Those receiving certificates are: Alexander Lee, Stavros Pafilis, Anna Papantonopoulos and Ioanna Stavrou. Congratulations on your Achievement! GOYA News Coming up: October 19 th, 7 p.m. Help Philoptochos assemble IOCC Emergency Packets GOYAns will be helping assemble more IOCC packets. Items donated by Philoptochos. Dinner and drinks provided. October 21-22, 9 p.m. 8 a.m. GOYA Lock-In at Holy Trinity November 1 Austin Street We will be serving dinner at Austin Street Center at 6 p.m., carpools leave church at 5:15 p.m. November 11-13 Metropolis Southern Fall Retreat at Pine Cove Retreat Center, Columbus, TX GOYAns will meet Nov. 11 th at 4:30 p.m. for pre-departure food & snacks and packing the bus. Bus leaves 5 p.m. Action needed ASAP: Sign Up Genius for IOCC Emergency Kits: www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4ba8a72ca2fa7-iocc Sign up for Holy Trinity GOYA Lock-In: http://evite.me/mmzkryun71 13
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Listen to Sunday Sermon Podcasts on Podbean Have you ever gotten home from church and wished you could hear that Sunday's sermon again? Or wished you could share it with a friend or family member who missed it? Of course, you could look at the video archives on our Worship Webcast page, but locating the sermon in a video of a Sunday Liturgy is not always easy. Well, we've come up with a new way to access Sunday s sermons - sermon podcasts! Going forward, audio recordings of Sunday sermons will be available on our Holy Trinity podcast site, holytrinitydallas.podbean.com which is hosted on the Podbean podcasting platform. You can listen to sermons on your computer, and also on your smartphone or tablet. Podbean has free apps for iphones and Android devices; just search for Podbean in the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Once you've installed the app, search for "Holy Trinity Greek" to find our podcasts. You can subscribe to our podcasts and receive notifications on your device whenever a new sermon is posted. New Church App We would like to inform our parishioners of a free app called Church Life through which you can easily access our church's online directory from your smartphone or tablet. This app--available for both Android and ios devices--was developed to complement the ACS software system we use for our church office operations. In addition to putting our church directory at your fingertips, the app also allows you to customize your profile in the directory, including uploading a photo of you or your family. (Photo uploads have to go through an approval process, but once approved and added to your profile, other members will be able to see your picture in the directory.) The app is available in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Just search for "ACS Church Life" to find it. To use the app, you'll need an Access ACS user i.d. and password. If you currently log in to the Access ACS website (https://secure.accessacs.com) to make stewardship payments or to look up someone in the online directory, then you are all set to use the Church Life app. Just sign in to the app with the same email address and password you use when you log into Access ACS. If you do not currently use the Access ACS website, but would like to be able to use the Church Life app, please contact the church office. They will be happy to help you get started using Access ACS. 18
Weekly Bulletin 2016 Stewardship Report as of 10/12/16 Contributions received 1/1/16 to 10/12/16 2016 Stewardship Number of $ 2016 $ Contributed to % of 2016 Pledge Pledges Pledges Pledges 2016 Stewardship Contributed No Change to Pledge 352 $428,809 Decreased Pledge 139 $159,804 Increased Pledge 199 $297,158 New Pledges 52 $29,725 TOTAL # of Pledges 742 $915,496 $637,861 69.67% Jim Dolmas Harry Yianitsas 2016 Parish Council President 2016 Stewardship Chairman Holy Trinity Bookstore Have you ever been standing at the big box store in the greeting card aisle lamenting the fact that there was really nothing there that fit your need? Yes, they have beautiful cards, but they don t have Orthodox cards! We have cards for every occasion as well as beautiful icon cards that allow you to write your own message. Yes, we have Nativity and Pascha cards, but we also carry cards for name day, birthday, memory eternal, get well, thinking of you and many more! Now I know some of you are thinking, Who sends cards anymore? I use email, and anyway, I never have stamps, and our anonymous stamp donor knows it as well. An anonymous parish Yia Yia donated a supply of stamps to be given out with every card sold during the month of October! Was it your Yia Yia? Stop in, pick out a card and put a smile on a loved one s face this October. Remember this fall we are open on Wednesdays from 2:00 p.m. to 5:45 pm, in addition to our normal Sunday hours. If you come after 5 p.m., please come in at the south (Greek School) door. Please note we will be closing promptly in order to ensure we have time to check you out before the service begins. The bookstore also has a new email address. You can reach us at ht-bookstore@holytrinitydallas.org. The Featured icons this month are of Saint Demetrios who is commemorated on October 26. Thanks, Your Bookstore Team! Hours: Sundays after Divine Liturgy until 12:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 2-5:45 p.m. 19 8 x 10 - $28 5 x 10 - $22
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings in the Lord! I pray that all is well with you and yours as we say farewell to another Greek Festival of Dallas and progress into October. Many of you participated in this year s festival by contributing your time, talent and treasure, and it was most appreciated. Thank you! As we are now into the final quarter of this year, here s an update on our stewardship progress. Our total pledge commitments are now almost $916,000. Thank you to those who have made their commitments and completed their pledge cards! As of the end of September, we have fulfilled about 67% of our pledge commitments. September passed us through 75% of the calendar year, so we have dropped a little behind in our fulfillment of pledges. 100% fulfillment of pledges before December would avoid many additional reminders and phone calls at the end of the year, so please check your attached stewardship statement to see if your pledge fulfillment is on track. Your continual support is essential. In addition, please note we currently have an approximate $55,000 gap between what has been pledged and what has been budgeted for this year. We have reinitiated the Close the Gap program that encourages all stewards to increase this year s pledge by just $75. If all stewards were to do this, we would quickly eliminate this shortfall. Please help your church with this small amount of additional support. Progressing further into October, we anxiously await the final accounting from the 60 th Festival. Sadly, we still depend on things beyond our control such as good weather and the good will of the public to determine the fate of this important budget fund raiser. As I have remarked before, when we become a community supported 100% by stewardship the anxiety of October will dissipate. We won t be dependent on festival performance for our everyday needs. Please keep this in mind as you prayerfully consider the end of this year and your stewardship plans for next year. The 2017 Stewardship pledge cards will be arriving soon. Harry Yianitsas 2016 Stewardship Chairman Proverbs 16:3 - Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.