April 17 Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt Our Vision: To Know God Symeon the Holy Martyr and Bishop of Persia Makarios, Bishop of Corinth Agapetos of Rome Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Sunday Services: Orthros 8:15am, Divine Liturgy 9:30am
Holy Trinity Church is under the Omophorion of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of the Metropolis of Detroit. Father William J. Bartz Presiding Priest Father Jarrod Russell 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 Tracy Pappas Vice President Julie Rowlas Secretary Nick Dervenis Treasurer Nick Saran Assistant Treasurer Nick Sofianopoulos Matt Albean, Dennis Dickos, Greg Dickos, Bob Dine, Angelo Julovich, Steve Kollias, George Pappaioanou, Irene Sarris, Gail Zeheralis. Staff Office Administrator Cindy Watson Ministries Coordinator Sandy Cooper Building Manager Tim Bryant Administrative Assistant Willa Gillispie For information about this publication contact the Parish 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. Entrance Hymn Come let us bow down to Christ, As we worship Him, the Son of God. Save us, O Son of God, Who did rise from the dead, We sing to You: Alleluia. Resurrectional Apolytikion ( Plagal One) To the Word, coeternal with the Father and the Spirit, Born of the Virgin for our salvation, Let us, the faithful, give praise and worship. For He willed to be lifted upon the Cross in the flesh, To endure death and raise the dead By His glorious Resurrection. Apolytikion for the Saint In you, O Mother is preserved undistorted What was made in the image of God; For taking up the cross you followed Christ and taught by your example, That we should overlook the flesh, since it passes away, And instead look after the soul, since it is immortal. And therefore, O devout Mary, your spirit rejoices with the angels. Church Hymn (Troparion of Pentecost) Blessed are You O Christ our God Who has shown the fishermen as wise men By sending down Your Holy Spirit upon them And through them, the whole world You drew into Your net O Lover of mankind, glory to You. Evlogitos i Hriste O Theos imon, O Pansofous tous aliis anadixas, Katapempsas aftis to Pnevma to ayion, Ke thi afton tin ikoumenin saginefsas, Filanthrope doxa Si. Kontakion (Prostasia) A protection of Christians unshamable, Intercessor to our Holy Maker unwavering. 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 now to intercede and speed now to supplicate As a protection for all time, Theotokos, for those who honor you. After the Prayer of the Proskomidi I love you, O Lord my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior.
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:11-14 BRETHREN, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. GOSPEL READING: The Gospel according to St. Mark 10:32-45 THE CONFESSION OF FAITH (Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed) I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father through Whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; And He rose on the third day, according to the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father; And He will come again with glory to judge the living and dead. His kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Creator of life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, Who spoke through the prophets. In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come. Amen. Sunday Service Schedule and Teams Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team 04/17/16 Nick Dervenis Greg Dickos Team 2 Altar Boy Team 2 Chandler Andreas Alanis Austin Anderson Thomas Cortese Quentin Csubak Stephen Csubak *Jon Dimos Zach Eaton Jordan Freudenberg **Nathaniel Martine Dean Megremis Matthew Moore John Pasyanos Nicholas Pease Iraklis Tsiampas Paul Tsiampas Anthony Young Evan Young Narthex Server Team 2 Katerina Anderson Maria Emmanoelides Anna Constance Graffeo Nicole Lisch* Elizabeth Martine Anna-Marie Pasyanos Naya Pease Halie Scott Sophia Saran Parish Council Team 2 Nick Dervenis Greg Dickos Bob Dine Steve Kollias George Pappaioanou Nick Saran Gail Zeheralis Upcoming Weeks Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team 04/24/16 Angelo Julovich Tracy Pappas Team 1 05/01/16 Bob Dine Steve Kollias Team 2
Flooring and Seating Our goal is just in sight! To date we have raised just over $595,000 towards the new Flooring and Seating. We need an additional $55,000 to reach our cost of $650,000. Pledge cards are available in the Narthex, or contact a Parish Council member. HOLY TRINITY FINANCIAL UPDATE Operating Account Activity 4/3/2016-4/9/2016 Income $16,010.58 Year to date Income $245,360.30 Expense $4,010.95 Year to date Expense $229,058.81
Bookstore Essential books for Great Lent are available in the Holy Trinity Bookstore. Lenten Liturgies is $29 and Salutations and Akathist Hymn is $22. The Bookstore is open each Sunday following the Divine Services. Baking Session on April 19 Volunteers are needed for a Philoptochos Baking Session on Tuesday, April 19, at 9 am. Both kouroulakia and kourambiethes will be made for the Bake Sale on the Primary Election Day, May 3. Please plan to assist in the preparations. GOYA Events TODAY, April 17 - Sr. GOYA will be holding a reception in the GOYA/Seminar II Room after Church for visitors from the Second Presbyterian Church High School Class. Reception will also include a Q&A session with Father Bill and Father Jarrod. Please stay and make our visitors feel welcome. April 29 - Holy Friday Retreat (bonus) Don't forget to RSVP! May 8 - Mother s Day Coffee Hour/Flower Distribution Palm Sunday Luncheon Sunday, April 24 following the Divine Services. Adult fish dinner is $15 and children's menu (ages 5-11) is $6.00. Children under 5 eat free. Reservation deadline is TODAY, April 17. We will try to accommodate late reservations, but the adult price will be $20. Reservation forms are available in the Founders' Walk or online at www.holytrinityindy.org. Proceeds benefit Hellenic College Holy Cross. Philoptochos Tsoureki (Pascha Bread) and Phyllo Sale Pre-order only. Order deadline is Tuesday, April 19. Pickup is Sunday, April 24. Order forms are available online at http://bit.ly/24r2i61 and in the Founders' Walk. Holy Friday Retreat Church School will sponsor the Holy Friday Retreat for all children/teens on April 29. Registration from 8:30am - 10am, with students being sent to the Service of the Royal Hours beginning at 8:30am. We have programs for all ages from 3 years old through twelfth grade. Sign up in the Founders' Walk after the Divine Services. Make this Pascha memorable by encouraging your child/teen to attend the retreat and Saturday morning service to "ring the bells". TODAY, April 17: Return Mission Box to classroom teachers 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 29. 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 two more girls can sign up. Prosforo Volunteers Anyone who is interested in making Prosforo for Sunday Divine Liturgy, please contact the Parish Office at Sandy@holytrinityindy.org or call 317-733-3033. Green Team Request Please save clear plastic jugs/bottles and newspapers. The Green Team is going to make little greenhouses with the jugs/bottles for plants and use the newspapers to prevent weeds. Deposit them in the Philoptochos bin marked Green Team Donations.
Agape Vespers Readers Needed Volunteers are needed to read the Gospel in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish at the Easter Sunday Agape Vespers Service on May 1 at noon. Volunteers will be assigned on a first come, first served basis and must be at least 16 years old. If you would like to participate, please contact the Parish Office at 317-733-3033 or Sandy@holytrinityindy.org. Golf for Ground Zero 2016 Benefiting the Rebuild of St. Nicholas Church Sign up to be a sponsor and/or reserve your foursome in the 2 nd Annual Golf for Ground Zero Charity Golf Event to be held on Monday, June 27, at the Prairie View Golf Club. Saint Nicholas Church was the only Christian Church that was destroyed during the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The new domed Church is scheduled to open in 2016 during the Parish s 100th anniversary year. Contact Gary Martine or Duane Hostetler to help with this effort. Talk with the Committee member at the table in the Founders' Walk and pick up a brochure. 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. If a Divine Service is offered Monday through Saturday from now through and including Saturday morning, April 30, all Altar Boys and Narthex Servers are welcomed to serve with two exceptions. On Holy Friday evening, April 29, only those Altar Boys and Narthex Servers who are present and vested by 7:05pm can serve. For the Resurrection Service, April 30, only those Altar Boys and Narthex Servers who are present and vested by 10:05pm can serve. Also, for Easter Sunday Agape Service, all Altar Boys and Narthex Servers are welcomed to serve. St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival In March, Holy Trinity held the Parish Level Oratorical Festival. The winners Victoria Martine, Emily Neuendorf (Senior Division), Nathaniel Martine and Elizabeth Martine (Junior Division) advanced to the District Level Oratorical Festival. On April 9th, Holy Trinity hosted the District Level Oratorical Festival competition and the winners Victoria Martine (Senior Division) and Nathaniel Martine (Junior Division) will now advance to the Metropolis Level in May. Emily Neuendorf won runner up for the Senior Division. Congratulations to all our participants. We commend your effort to speak out about your faith!
Your Name: Choose one: In Memory of: In Honor of: Phone where you can be reached during business hours: Donation Amount: $ Please return ENTIRE form no later than April 24, with check made payable to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, to 3500 W. 106th Street, Carmel, IN 46032.
Sunday, April 17 Fifth Sunday of Lent Tuesday, April 19 Baking Session 9am St. Paul Bible Study 10:15am Philoptochos Board Meeting 6:30pm Dance Rehearsal--Adult 7pm Wednesday, April 20 Kafeneio 10am Presanctified Liturgy 6pm Lenten Meal--Church School and Greek School 7:21pm Thursday, April 21 Greek School 5pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Saturday, April 23 Saturday of Lazarus Liturgy 9:30am Making Palm Crosses 11am Palm Sunday, April 24 Palm Sunday Luncheon 12pm First Bridegroom Service 7pm Great & Holy Monday, April 25 Second Bridegroom Service 7pm Great & Holy Tuesday, April 26 Third Bridegroom Service 7pm Great & Holy Wednesday, April 27 Sacrament of Holy Unction 6pm Great & Holy Thursday, April 28 Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 8am Service of the Twelve Gospels 6pm Great & Holy Friday, April 29 Holy Friday Retreat Service of the Royal Hours 8:30am Kouvouklion Adornment 10:30 Apokathilosis (Removal) Vespers 2pm Lamentation Service 7pm Upcoming Events Great & Holy Saturday, April 30 Pre-Anastasi Liturgy 9:30am Paschal Vigil Service 10pm Distribution of the Light 10:45pm Service of the Anastasi 11pm Paschal Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom 11:15pm Paschal Fellowship - End of Divine Liturgy Sunday, May 1 Easter Agape Service 12 noon Bright Monday, May 2 Parish Office Closed Tuesday, May 3 Hamilton County Elections 6am St. Paul Bible Study 10:15am Dance Rehearsal--Adult 7pm Wednesday, May 4 Kafeneio 10am Thursday, May 5 Greek School 5pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Saturday, May 7 Philoptochos General Meeting 9am Yoga Class 10am Wedding 3pm Sunday, May 8 Mother's Day Junior and Senior High GOYA Mother's Day Coffee Hour & Flower Distribution Tuesday, May 10 St. Paul Bible Study 10:15am Stewardship Committee Meeting 6:30pm Dance Rehearsal--Adult 7pm Wednesday, May 11 Kafeneio 10am St. John Patristic Study 7pm Thursday, May 12 Leisure Timers Meeting 11:30am Greek School 5pm Parish Council Meeting 6:30pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Friday, May 13 Book Corner 10am Saturday, May 14 Philoptochos Volunteer Day 9am Yoga Class 10am Wedding 3pm