March 31, 2019 Sunday of the Holy Cross 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 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, Pete Dunbar, 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 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. 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.
Sunday Service Schedule and Teams Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team 3/31/2019 Julie Rowlas Irene Sarris Team 2 Altar Boy Team 2 Chandler Andrew Alanis **Austin Anderson Thomas Cortese Steven Csubak Quentin Csubak Dimitri Kandris Spiro Kantzavelos *Nathaniel Martine Dean Megremis Marcos Moore Matthew Moore George Pease Nicholas Pease Constantine Stefanidis Iraklis Tsiampas Paul Tsiampas Evan Young Upcoming Weeks Narthex Server Team 2 Kailey Alanis Katerina Anderson Alexsandra Dehart Melanna Filis *Elizabeth Martine Eleni Pantzer Alexa Pavlakos Victoria Pavlakos Naya Pease Halie Scott Nina Saran Sophia Saran Angeliki Stergiopoulos Fofo Stergiopoulos Parish Council Team 2 Nick Dervenis Greg Dickos Pete Dunbar Anthony Eleftheri Steve Kollias Julie Rowlas Irene Sarris Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team 4/7/2019 Dennis Dickos Bob Dine Team 1 4/14/2019 Anthony Eleftheri Nick Dervenis Team 2
Church School TODAY, March 31: Sunday of the Cross - class begins at 9:30am. 1st-6th sing Communion hymns April 14: Group Photo All students report t o t h e L i b r a r y a f t e r H o l y Communion. We would love to have all 110 registered students in the picture. GOYA Sunday, April 7 12pm - Bowling/Pizza at Woodland Bowl. RSVP yes or no. Wednesday, April 10 - GOYA is providing the Presanctified Lenten Meal. Saturday, April 13 - Central Area Regional GOYA Lenten Retreat hosted at Holy Trinity/St. Nicholas Church. All youth and adult chaperones register online at www.detroit.goarch.org/centralgoya. Contact Senior GOYA (9-12th grade) at htcgoya@gmail.com or Junior GOYA at htcjrgoya@gmail.com with questions about GOYA & upcoming events. Gyro Night Gyro Night is coming up this Thursday. Please sign up to help serve our neighbors and display our hospitality! h t t p s : / / w w w. s i g n u p g e n i u s. c o m / go/10c0e4dacaf2da13-holy Confessions by Appointment Father Bill will be available to hear Confessions by appointment on Thursdays during Great Lent (April 4, April 11 & April 18) from 4 to 5:20pm. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Cathedral Office: sandy@holytrinityindy.org or 317-733 -3033. Prayer Readers Needed During the Salutations to the Theotokos on April 5 at 6:30pm, prayers will be read in front of the icon of Christ and the Theotokos. Volunteers who are 14 years old and older may contact Dean Maniakas or the Cathedral Office if interested. Coffee Hour Sign Up Sign Up TODAY!! https://goo.gl/qwerni Parables of Christ Bible Study Join us for a five-part Bible Study series led by Father Lucas, where we explore the Parables of C h r i s t t h r o u g h p r e s e n t a t i o n s a n d discussion. We will meet on Tuesday evenings at 7pm through April 16. Lenten Retreat The Lenten Retreat Building Our Life In Christ will be held Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Holy Trinity Cathedral, in Carmel. Registration and a light breakfast will begin at 9:30 a.m. Pre-register at the Lenten Retreat table in the Founders Walk after Divine Liturgy or e-mail philoptochos@holytrinityindy.org The Retreat is sponsored by Holy Trinity Philoptochos and the Ladies of St. George. The guest speaker will be Paul P. Karos, who has been involved in a variety of ministries in the Orthodox Church for many years. Greek Dancers P r a c t i c e f o r GreekFest dancers has begun, but it s not too late to join. Our next practice is Monday, April 8 at 6:30pm. All are welcome and we will accept registration on site. Philoptochos Tsoureki (Pascha Bread) and Phyllo Sale Pre-order only. Order deadline is Sunday, April 14. Pickup is Sunday, April 21. Order forms are available online at https://goo.gl/dfwg76 and in the Founders' Walk.
Holy Friday Youth Retreat Please mark your calendars for the Holy Friday Retreat on April 26. There will be programs for preschool-12th grade students. Sign up sheets may be found in the Education Wing. Myrrh-Bearers All girls ages 9, 10 and 11 years old are invited to serve as Myrrh-Bearers for the Holy Friday Evening Service on April 26. Practice will be Holy Friday afternoon at 1pm. If you would like to participate, please contact the Parish Office at 317-733 -3033 or Sandy@holytrinityindy.org. Only 7 more girls may sign up. Altar Boys & Narthex Servers All Altar Boys and Narthex Servers can serve in their respective positions during all weekday Divine Services of the Great Lent and Holy Week. So, if a Divine Service is offered Monday through Saturday from now through and including Saturday morning, April 27, all Altar Boys and Narthex Servers are welcomed to serve with two exceptions. On Holy Friday evening, April 14, only those Altar Boys and Narthex Servers who are present and vested by 7:05pm can serve. For the Resurrection Service, April 15, only those Altar Boys and Narthex Servers who are present and vested by 10:05pm may serve. Also, for Easter Sunday Agape Service, all Altar Boys and Narthex Servers are welcomed to serve. Bookstore Essential books for Great Lent are available in the Holy Trinity Bookstore. Holy Week & Easter is $29, Lenten Liturgies is $29 and Salutations and Akathist Hymn is $22. The Bookstore is open each Sunday following the Divine Services. Stewardship 2019 Everyone who has not yet completed a 2019 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. Palm Sunday Luncheon The Holy Trinity Philoptochos invites you to its annual Palm Sunday Luncheon on Sunday, April 21 after Divine Liturgy. We will take reservations in the Founders Walk after Divine Liturgy on the following Sundays, March 24, March 31, April 7, and April 14. Or, mail registrations with a check payable to Philoptochos to the Cathedral Office. The Adult Fish Dinner is $15.00 and Children's Menu ages 5-11 is $6.00. Children under 5 eat free. After the April 14 registration deadline, the Adult price will be $20.00. Proceeds to benefit Hellenic College / Holy Cross School of Theology. St. Nicholas Summer Camp Camper Registration is NOW OPEN for the 20th season of the St. Nicholas Summer Camp (July 21-27, 2019) We are also accepting Staff Applications for Summer 2019. Please visit our website (www.stnicholascamp.org) to register your camper by May 15th for an early bird discount, or to apply to serve on the 2019 SNC Staff Team. Contact us at snsc@detroit.goarch.org with any questions! HOLY TRINITY FINANCIAL UPDATE Operating Account Activity 3/3/2019-3/9/2019 Income $30,382.84 Expense $40,377.95 Year to date Income $228,178.51 Expense $288,868.23
Sunday, March 31 Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Memorial - Aristea Pappas (40 days) Tuesday, April 2 Philoptochos Board Meeting 6pm Parables of Christ Bible Study 7pm Wednesday, April 3 Kafeneio 10am Tour 1pm Presanctified Liturgy 6pm Lenten dinner - Philoptochos 7:26pm Thursday, April 4 Confessions 4pm Gyro Night 5pm Greek School 5pm Cathedral Tour 6:30pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Friday, April 5 Salutations to the Theotokos 6:30pm Saturday, April 6 Merciful Help Center 8:45am Yoga Class 10am Philoptochos Soup Kitchen 9am Sunday, April 7 Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am GOYA Bowling/Pizza Party 12pm Young Adult Brunch 1pm Monday, April 8 Greek Dance Practice 6:30pm April 9 Parables of Christ Bible Study 7pm Wednesday, April 10 Kafeneio 10am Presanctified Liturgy 6pm Lenten dinner - GOYA 7:26pm Thursday, April 11 Confessions 4pm Greek School 5pm Parish Council Meeting 6:30pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Friday, April 12 Fellowship Meal at St George 6pm Salutations to the Theotokos 7pm At St. George, 10748 E 116th St, Fishers Saturday, April 13 Philoptochos Lenten Retreat 9:30am Yoga Class 10am Sunday, April 14 Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Greek Dance Practice 12pm Philoptochos "Agora" Greek Market 12pm Tuesday, April 16 Missions Committee Meeting 6pm Parables of Christ Bible Study 7pm Wednesday, April 17 Kafeneio 10am Presanctified Liturgy 6pm Lenten dinner - AHEPA 7:26pm Thursday, April 18 Confessions 4pm Greek School & Lazarakia Baking Activity 5pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Friday, April 19 Parish Office Closed at 12pm in observance of Latin Good Friday Saturday, April 20 Divine Liturgy - Saturday of Lazarus 9:30am Yoga Class 11am Make Palm Crosses 11am Sunday, April 21 Palm Sunday Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Palm Sunday Luncheon 12pm Bridegroom Service 7pm Monday, April 22 Bridegroom Service 7pm Tuesday, April 23 Bridegroom Service 7pm Wednesday, April 24 Holy Unction Service 6pm Thursday, April 25 Divine Liturgy 9:30am Philoptochos Egg Dyeing 11am Wrap Easter Eggs 12pm Passion of Our Lord 6pm Friday, April 26 Royal Hours 8:30am Church School Retreat 10am Decorating Kouvouklion 10am Apokathilosis Service 2pm Lamentations Services 7pm Saturday, April 27 Pre-Anastasi Liturgy 9:30am Pascal Vigil Service 10pm Resurrection Liturgy of John Chrysostom 11pm