Decembe r 30, 2018 Sunday Afte r Nativity We pray that the New Year of 2019 is filled with God's blessings for our Parish, individually and collectively. Every one is encouraged to fulfill their 2018 stewardship commitment and complete their 2019 stewardship commitment! Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral Sunday Services: Orthros 8:15am, Divine Liturgy 9:30am
Holy Trinity Cathedral is under the Omophorion of His E m i n e n c e M e t r o p o l i t a n Nicholas of the Metropolis of Detroit. Father William J. Bartz Dean of the Cathedral Father Lucas Christensen Assistant Priest Parish Office Hours 9 am - 5 pm Monday-Friday 3500 W. 106th Street, Carmel, IN 46032 317-733-3033 317-733-2806-fax www.holytrinityindy.org www.facebook.com/ holytrinityindy Parish Council President Julie Rowlas Vice President Nick Sofianopoulos Secretary Nick Dervenis Treasurer Anthony Eleftheri Assistant Treasurer Jon Vitsas Dennis Dickos, Greg Dickos, Bob Dine, Angelo Julovich, Steve Kollias, Leon Pappas, Tracy P a p p a s, I r e n e S a r r i s, Gail Zeheralis. Staff Office Administrator Cory Graybiel Ministries Coordinator Sandy Cooper Building Manager Tim Bryant Administrative Assistant Desiree Thompson For information about this publication contact the Cathedral Office at (317)733-3033. Deadline for inclusion is Tuesday before the cover date. All items are requested in digital format and sent to bulletin@holytrinityindy.org. Coffee Hour Sign Up Sign Up TODAY!! https://goo.gl/ qwerni Green Hymnal page 31 Entrance Hymn Resurrectional Apolytikion (Plagal of the Second Mode) Green Hymnal page 101 Apolytikion of the Nativity Your Nativity O Christ our God Has shown upon the world with the light of knowledge. And the Magi who worshiped the stars above Were in turn taught by a star To worship You the Sun of righteousness And to know You the dayspring from on high O Lord glory to You. Apolytikion for the Ancestors of God Annunciate the miracles to David the ancestor of God, O Joseph. You saw the Virgin pregnant. You glorified with the shepherds. You worshipped with the Magi. And you were warned by an Angel. Entreat Christ God to save our souls. Church Hymn Green Hymnal pages 108 & 109 Kontakion (Nativity of our Lord) Today the Virgin gives birth to the Transcendent One, And the earth presents a cave to the Unapproachable One. Angels with shepherds give Him glory; Wise men follow a star As they journey to Him who is God from all ages, Yet for our sake is born as a little child. Memorial Hymn Everlasting be their memory. (3) Eonia i mnimi (2) Eonia afton i mnimi On the back pages of the inside covers in the Green Hymnal, please find the prayers in preparation for Holy Communion and in thanksgiving of Holy Communion.
EPISTLE READING: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19 Brethren, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. GOSPEL READING: The Gospel According to St. Matthew 2:13-23 When the wise men departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." And he rose and took the child and his mother by night, and departed to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son." Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they were no more." But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead." And he rose and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaos reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene." Sunday Service Schedule and Teams Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team 12/30/2018 Tracy Pappas Leon Pappas Team 1 Altar Boy Team 1 Manoli Agapios Evan Baroudos **Eli Baroudos Nathan Dervenis Steven Dervenis *Zander Eleftheri Jonathan Eleftheri Christian Lafter Alex Lupear Sam Lupear Elliot Mudis Chris Pappas George Pappas Andrew Raikos Nick Simopoulos Andrew Spirrison Georgios Tsimerakis Narthex Server Team 1 Kalli Agapios Marina Agapios Alexandra Bennett Anastasia Ebersole Annamaria Ebersole *Alexandra Hackett Nadja Henderson Anastasia Lafter Sylvia Mudis Alexa Pavlakos Victoria Pavlakos Mary Raikos Sofia Raikos Anna Tridico Upcoming Weeks Parish Council Team 1 Dennis Dickos Angelo Julovich Leon Pappas Tracy Pappas Julie Rowlas Irene Sarris Nick Sofianopoulos Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team 1/6/2019 Anthony Eleftheri Nick Dervenis Team 2 1/13/2019 Dennis Dickos Bob Dine Team 1
Church School We are collecting for St. Basil's Academy until January 6. Please encourage your child to earn the money donated. No class TODAY, Sunday, December 30. Have a Blessed New Year. When we return from break on January 6, class will begin at 9:30am due to the cutting of the Vasilopita. Gyro Night Volunteers Gyro Night is THIS Thursday, January 3 from 5-8pm. Church Tour at 6:30pm! This has become a successful fundraiser for our Church, in addition to being an outreach to our local community. Please consider volunteering a few hours for an easy and ver y enjoyable evening. http:// w w w. s i g n u p g e n i u s. c o m / go/10c0e4dacaf2da13-holy. HOPE/JOY at Sky Zone Vasilopita Luncheon The Vasilopita Luncheon will be Sunday, January 6, following the Divine Services. Hosted by Philoptochos and benefitting Saint Basil Academy. Adult menu is pastitsio, tyropita, spanakopita, Greek salad, peas with pearl onions, coffee and dessert (pre-sale $15, at the door $20). Children's menu is chicken fingers, french fries, applesauce and dessert. (pre-sale $8, at the door $10). Reservation forms are available in the Founders' Walk. Reservation deadline is TODAY, Sunday, December 30. All reservations must be honored. For more information, contact Irene Sarris at imsarris@att.net. Jump into 2019! On Saturday, January 12, HOPE/JOY will be at Sky Zone in Fishers. Join us for a FREE fun afternoon! RSVP to the Evite by January 4 or contact Presvytera Stacey at stacey.christensen@cuw.edu. NEW! Philoptochos Agora Please join us on Sunday, January 13 for our NEW Greek Market to be held on the second Sunday of every month in the Founders Walk after Divine Liturgy, featuring a variety of Greek foods! All proceeds will benefit the charities supported by Philoptochos. Green Team & Philoptochos Present What to Plant in a Changing Climate On Saturday, January 19, 2019, The Green Team and Philoptochos are cohosting a brunch at 11:00 am 1:00 pm. Speaker Andrew Fritz, an urban agriculture conservationist, will discuss the Purdue climate change report, Indiana s Past and Future Climate, and will explain how Indiana s landscape, flora, and fauna are going to change. Learn what is at stake, why, and how to prepare our land. Everyone is invited, and a free will donation is welcomed.
Stewards of Holy Trinity may pick up a 2019 Calendar in the Founders Walk beside the Library after Divine Liturgy today, and on Sunday, January 6. GOYA Saturday, January 19: Soup Kitchen at North Meridian United Methodist Church. 9am - 12:30pm. https://tinyurl.com/ Service2018-19 Sunday, February 10: Orthodox Life 12-1:30pm Contact Senior GOYA(9-12th grade) at htcgoya@gmail.com or Junior GOYA at htcjrgoya@gmail.com with questions about GOYA & upcoming events. Process for Assignment of a New Priest His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas will officially announce the open position of Dean of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Carmel at the next Metropolis Clergy meeting, which is on January 15, 2019. Those Priests who are interested in the position will inform His Eminence. Under the direction of the Metropolis, one Priest will come to talk with Parish leaders. If both the Priest and the Parish leaders say yes, then the Priest will be assigned. If either the Priest or the Parish leaders say no, then the another Priest will come to talk with the Parish leaders. This process continues until both Priest and Parish leaders say yes. May our Lord God guide all in this process. Everyone who has not yet completed a Stewardship Commitment Card is encouraged to do so. Blank cards are available in the Founders' Walk following the Divine Services and online at https://goo.gl/olgngf.. IRA Information Notice to all who have an IRA account and are at least 70 1/2 years old! If you have not yet taken your Required Minimum Distribution for 2018, consider making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your Traditional IRA directly to Holy Trinity and reduce your taxable income at the same time. Ordinarily, the Required Minimum Distribution taken from your Traditional IRA is counted as income and taxed as ordinary income. But - you can make a QCD of up to $100,000 each year from your Traditional IRA and owe no taxes on the distribution!! So, even though fewer people are expected to be able to itemize their taxes this year and will lose the ability to deduct charitable contributions, the tax benefits of a QCD are better than a tax deduction, because the entire amount of the QCD is excluded from your taxable income. Keep in mind the distribution check from your Traditional IRA must be made payable directly to the church for you to receive this tax benefit. Please talk to your tax advisor for further details..
Holy Communion Holy Communion is the Body and Blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Saint John of Kronstadt (1829 1908) says, in partaking of the Holy Sacrament, be as sure that you partake of the Body and Blood of Christ, as you are sure that every moment you breathe air. Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (about 313 386) also teaches us Since Christ Himself has declared the bread to be His Body, who can have any further doubt? Since He Himself has said quite categorically, This is My Blood, who would dare to question it, and say that it is not His Blood? Therefore, it is with complete assurance that we receive the bread and wine as the Body and Blood of Christ. His Body is given to us under the symbol of bread, and His Blood is given to us under the symbol of wine, in order to make us by receiving them one body and blood with Him. Having His Body and Blood in our members, we become bearers of Christ and sharers, as Saint Peter says, of the divine nature Do not then regard the Eucharistic elements as ordinary bread and wine: they are in fact the Body and Blood of the Lord, as He Himself has declared. Whatever your senses tell you, be strong in faith. The Lord urges us to make a sincere effort to make peace with each other when anger or hurt exists, seeking forgiveness or granting forgiveness, as appropriate, (Matthew 5:24) before approaching the Lord. Receiving Holy Communion is certainly important to our spiritual life and growth. This ultimate connection with Jesus Christ is a gift which God gives to us and one which should be accepted gratefully and responsibly. Our Church teaches that receiving Holy Communion frequently is encouraged. Our Church also teaches that a preparation is expected. Preparation for Holy Communion can vary from person to person. The minimum preparation to receive Holy Communion is to fast from meat on Wednesday and Friday and not eat anything on the morning prior to receiving Holy Communion. For those who must take medication that requires food, they are permitted to eat that which is necessary for their health. Furthermore, the Church teaches us to fast on particular days during the year and especially during the four main fast periods. These four main fast periods are in preparation of holy days of the year, as follows: December 13-24 (Nativity of our Lord) Great Lent (before Holy Week and Easter) Monday after All Saints Day through June 28 (the Apostles) August 1-14 (the Dormition of the Theotokos) Each of us is encouraged to approach the Chalice to receive Holy Communion in love and in peace, gratefully and responsibly.
Large Liturgical Furniture New large liturgical furniture is the last project identified in spring 2014 survey. Our goal is to raise the funds by the beginning of the Great Lent (March 11), ensuring their delivery before Easter (April 28). The General Assembly approved the $65,000 project. To date we have raised $26,350. This project will complete the enhancement of our magnificent Church. All glory to God!! Helping the Hungry Please bring flip-top cans of soup, paper towels, toilet paper, paper plates and granola bars to Church, and put them in the blue Philoptochos bin. The soup will be given to patrons of the HELP Center. Chicken Noodle soup is preferred. Drop Box For convenience, a Drop Box that enables contributions, forms, Stewardship cards, and any other documents to be turned in, is located inside the Founders Walk at the Office Entrance. This is a locked box that only the Staff can access. Coolidge Scholarship The Coolidge Scholarship is a full-ride, four-year, merit scholarship that may be used by recipients for undergraduate study at any accredited college or university in the United States. The scholarship application, along with additional information, can be accessed on their scholarship site: www.coolidgescholars.org. Please note the deadline is 5pm EST, January 23, 2019. If you have any questions, the Coolidge Scholars Program can be reached by email at coolidgescholars@coolidgefoundation.org or by phone at (802) 672-3389 ext. 114. PanHellenic Scholarships Applications for Pan Hellenic Scholarships for 2018-2019 are now available. Deadline date is Thursday, January 31, 2019. All eligible undergraduates are welcome to apply. Go to the website to apply: http:// www.panhellenicsf.org/apply/
HOLY TRINITY FINANCIAL UPDATE Operating Account Activity 12/16/2018-12/22/2018 Income $26,148.18 Expense $14,950.31 Year to date Income $1,139,810.60 Expense $1,158,322.01
Sunday, December 30 Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Memorial - Anne Genest(40 days) Missions Coffee Hour Tuesday, January 1 Cathedral Office Closed for New Year s Day Divine Liturgy - Circumcision of Christ & Saint Basil 9:30am Thursday, January 3 Gyro Night 5pm No Greek School Cathedral Tour 6:30pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Saturday, January 5 Merciful Help Center 8:45am Yoga Class 10am Sunday, January 13 Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Memorial - Harry Torney(1 year) Churching Philoptochos "Agora" Greek Market 12pm GOYA Basketball Practice 12:30pm Young Adult Brunch 1pm Tuesday, January 15 St Paul's Bible Study 10:30am Missions Committee Meeting 7pm Wednesday, January 16 Kafeneio 10am Vesperal Liturgy - Saint Anthony 5:30pm Thursday, January 17 Greek School 5:30pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Saturday, January 19 GOYA Soup Kitchen 9am Yoga Class 10am Sunday, January 6 Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Epiphany Affirmation of Oath by Parish Council Cutting Vasilopita Bread Philoptochos Vasilopita Luncheon 12pm GOYA Basketball Practice @ ZMS 12:30pm Monday, January 7 Parish Council Meeting 6:30pm Tuesday, January 8 St Paul's Bible Study 10:30am Stewardship Committee Meeting 6:30pm Wednesday, January 9 Kafeneio 10am Philoptochos Board Meeting 6:30pm Thursday, January 10 Greek School & Vasilopita Cutting 5:30pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Friday, January 11 St Basil Film Study 6pm Saturday, January 12 Yoga Class 10am Baptism 11am HOPE & JOY at SkyZone 2pm Sunday, January 20 Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am GOYA Basketball Practice 2pm Monday, January 21 Cathedral Office Closed due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday, January 22 St Paul's Bible Study 10:30am Wednesday, January 23 Kafeneio 10am Thursday, January 24 Greek School 5:30pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Church School Teacher Meeting 7pm Saturday, January 26 Yoga Class 10am