Sunday Bulletin March 3, 2019 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 13555 Hillcrest Road, Dallas, Texas 75240 Office 972-991-1166 Fax 972-661-1717 www.holytrinitydallas.org 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
DAILY COMMEMORATION OF SAINTS Mar. 3 Mar. 4 Mar. 5 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 The Holy Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus; Theodoretos the Holy Martyr of Antioch; Nonnita, mother of Saint David First Saturday of Lent: The Commemoration of the Miracle of Kollyva wrought by Saint Theodore the Tyro; Gerasimus the Righteous of Jordan; Paul & his sister Juliana and their Companions; Daniel, Prince of Moscow; Gregory, Bishop of Constance Conon the Gardener; John the Bulgarian; Mark the Faster; Righteous Father Mark of Athens; Mark the Ascetic; Parthenios the New Martyr who contested in Didymoteichos; George the New-Martyr of Rapsani; Eulogios the Martyr; Eulabios the Martyr; Conon the Isaurian; Archelaos the Martyr of Egypt 42 Martyrs of Amorion in Phrygia ; Finding the Precious Cross by St. Helen; Hesychios the Wonderworker The Holy Martyred Bishops of Cherson: Basileus, Ephraim, Eugene, Capito, Aetherius, Agathodorus, and Elpidius Lavrentios of Megara, the Righteous; Paul the Simple Theophylact the Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia; Hermas the Apostle of the 70; Paul the Confessor; Dometios the Righteous; Felix of Burgundy, Enlightener of East Anglia The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia; Caesarios the Righteous 2
HYMNS AT THE SMALL ENTRANCE SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019 RESURRECTIONAL HYMN, GRAVE TONE ( Ἦχος βαρύς) GREEN BOOK PAGE 88 O Lord by Your sacred Cross You abolished death, and granted unto the thief blessed paradise. The Myrrh bearers ceased lamenting and turned to joy. The apostles did preach the Good News at Your command, that You had risen from the dead O Christ Our God, bestowing Your mercy upon the world evermore. 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, GRAVE TONE ( Ἦχος βαρύς) GREEN BOOK PAGE 88 O Lord by Your sacred Cross You abolished death, and granted unto the thief blessed paradise. The Myrrh bearers ceased lamenting and turned to joy. The apostles did preach the Good News at Your command, that You had risen from the dead O Christ Our God, bestowing Your mercy upon the world evermore. HYMN FOR THE MEMORIAL SERVICE, PLAGAL FOURTH TONE Remember Your servant, O Lord, for 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 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 When You come down to the earth, O God, in Your glory, all things will cower tremulous, and a river of fire will draw before Your Judgment Seat; the books shall be opened up, and public knowledge will things hidden be. Rescue me, then, I pray, from unquenchable fire, and count me worthy to stand at Your right hand, O You, the most righteous Judge. 3
Epistle Reading St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2 Brethren, food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if any one sees you, a man of knowledge, at table in an idol's temple, might he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? And so by your knowledge this weak man is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. Thus, sinning against your brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food is a cause of my brother's falling, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall. Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 4
Gospel Reading Matthew 25:31-46 The Lord said, "When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, 'Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.' Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.' And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." 5
Parish Council Schedule March 3, 2019 John Lanier, Peter Hronas, Chrisoula Kazanas, Gus Kostas, Harry Tomasides, Charles Pappas, Wade Stephens, Dimitri Tsevoukas 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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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 972 464 7445. Thank you, Mary LeBrecht HOLY TRINITY CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP The Caregivers will meet on Saturday, March 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 11
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Holy Trinity 2019 St. John Chrysostom Oratorical The Holy Trinity Oratorical Festival was held Saturday, February 10th and the audience was treated to outstanding and insightful speeches from our youth. The winner will represent Holy Trinity at the 2019 Metropolis St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival on April 5th and will be hosted by St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, in Loveland, CO. Participants Michael Georgelas Demetrios Lahiri Alexandra Lahiri Alexandra Dever Anastasia Fossey Madeline Cano Charity West Congratulations to Michael Georgelas who will represent Holy Trinity in the Junior Division at the Metropolis Festival! Many thanks to the judges, parents and clergy for their support! -Milton Plomarity and Lindsey Petropoulos, Chairpersons 14
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: www.ahepa.org Under Education & Scholarships and print the application. Applications are due March 31, 2019 For the District 16 AHEPA applications go to the website: www.ahepad16.org Applications are due May 31, 2019 For the local Dallas Chapter 20 applications send an email to: ahepascholarship@gmail.com and one will be emailed to you. Application due May 31, 2019 If you have any questions please contact Bill Lane at 214-497- 1119. GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships available from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Details and requirements can be found on www.goarch.org/-/scholarships 2019 Gioles Scholarship - Undergraduate, due May 3, 2019 2019 Malta Scholarship - Undergraduate, due May 3, 2019 2019 Paleologos Scholarship - Graduate, due May 3, 2019 Further questions and information, please email to scholarships@goarch.org or call 212-774-0283 15
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