Sunday Of the Holy Cross

March 19, 2017 Sunday Of the Holy Cross 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 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 Tracy Pappas Vice President Julie Rowlas Secretary Nick Dervenis Treasurer Nick Saran Assistant Treasurer Nick Sofianopoulos Dennis Dickos, Greg Dickos, Bob Dine, Anthony Eleftheri, Angelo Julovich, Steve Kollias, Leon Pappas, Irene Sarris, Gail Zeheralis. Staff Office Administrator Cindy Watson Ministries Coordinator Sandy Cooper Building Manager Tim Bryant 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 Two) The angelic powers appeared at Your tomb, The soldiers guarding it became as dead men. And Mary stood at Your grave seeking, Seeking Your most pure Body. But You made hell a captive; You were untouched by its might. You came to the Virgin and granted life. O Lord, Who arose from the dead, Glory to You. Apolytikion of the Holy Cross Save O Lord Your people and bless Your inheritance. Give victory to Your faithful over all adversaries. And protect us by the power of Your Cross. 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 agion, Ke thi afton tin ikoumenin saginefsas, Filanthrope doxa Si. Kontakion (Ti ipermaho) O Champion General, I, your city, now inscribe to you Triumphant anthems as a token of my gratitude Being rescued from the terrors, O Theotokos Inasmuch as you have the power unassailable From all kinds of perils free me so that unto you, I may cry aloud rejoice O unwedded bride. Ti ipermaho stratigo ta nikitiria Os litrothisa ton dinon efharistiria, Anagrafo si i polis sou Theotoke. Alos ehousa to kratos aprosmahiton, Ek pandion me kindinon eleftheroson, Ina krazo si, Here, Nimfi a nimfefte

EPISTLE READING: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6 BRETHREN, since we have a high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, "Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee"; as he says also in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek." GOSPEL READING: The Gospel according to St. Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power." Sunday Service Schedule and Teams Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team 3/19/2017 Steve Kollias Anthony Eleftheri Team 2 Altar Boy Team 2 Chandler Andrew Alanis **Austin Anderson Thomas Cortese Steven Csubak Quentin Csubak Jordan Freudenberg Alex Lupear Sam Lupear *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 Nicole Lisch* Elizabeth Martine Eleni Pantzer AnnaMarie Pasyanos Naya Pease Halie Scott Nina Saran Sophia Saran Parish Council Team 2 Nick Dervenis Greg Dickos Bob Dine Steve Kollias Anthony Eleftheri Nick Saran Gail Zeheralis Upcoming Weeks Date Parish Council Early Duty Parish Council Early Duty Team 3/26/2017 Irene Sarris Leon Pappas Team 1 4/2/2017 Nick Saran Gail Zeheralis Team 2

GOYA Events TODAY, Sunday, March 19: Lunch Fundraiser- During General Assembly Saturday, April 1: Jr. GOYA Anna s Lords pantry 8:30am -12pm Wanted: We need clean, unwanted blue jeans for the upcoming Spring Service Project. Please bring these to Mrs. Dallas' classroom on Sundays. For more information about GOYA or upcoming events, please send an email to goya@holytrinityindy.org OR juniorgoya@holytrinityindy.org. Church School TODAY, Sunday, March 19: Sunday of the Cross. Class begins at 9:30am Friday, April 14: Holy Friday Retreat for all children & teens. Registration begins at 9:30am and ends with the Apokathelosis service. More information and sign-up sheets in the Founders Walk today. Dickos Church School Award: Lent is a good time to fulfill many of the requirements. Pick up a form in the Education Wing. Mission Boxes: We can teach a great lesson in alms-giving by asking our children to earn the money for their contribution to the mission boxes and return them to teachers on April 2. Confessions Father Bill will be available to hear Confessions by appointment on Thursdays during Great Lent (March 23 and April 6) from 4pm to 5:20pm. To make an appointment, please contact the Parish Office at sandy@holytr.inityindy.org or 317-733-3033. 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. Lenten Bible Study - Galatians A series of five Lenten Bible Study sessions will continue on Tuesday evenings at 7pm from now through March 28. Father Lucas will lead a study of St. Paul s letter to the Galatians join us to explore the various themes and the application of this epistle in our lives today. Please bring your Bible. Philoptochos Tsoureki (Pascha Bread) and Phyllo Sale Pre-order only. Order deadline is Tuesday, April 3. Pickup is Sunday, April 9. Order forms are available online at https://goo.gl/xuqlp7 and in the Founders' Walk. Palm Sunday Luncheon Sunday, April 9 following the Divine Services. Adult fish dinner is $15 and children's menu (ages 5-11) is $6.00. Children under 5 eat free. Reservations taken in the Founders' Walk following the Divine Liturgy on March 19 & 26 and April 2. After the deadline, we will try to accommodate late reservations and 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.

AHEPA Scholarships 2017 The AHEPA-DOP District #12 Foundation, Inc is offering five $1500 scholarships for 2017. Three are for high school graduating seniors, and two are for college undergraduates. Scholarship rules and applications are available at https://goo.gl/ewgr55 Deadline: April 1. 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 14. 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 1 more girl 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 15, 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 can serve. Also, for Easter Sunday Agape Service, all Altar Boys and Narthex Servers are welcomed to serve. Book Corner The Book Corner will meet Friday, May 12 at 10 am in the Education Wing. They will be discussing "The Power of a Woman's Words" by Sharon James. All are welcome, men and women, to discuss a significant force in the universe that can be used for good or evil, WORDS. Charity Golf Event Save the date, and start recruiting foursomes! Our annual charity golf outing will be the afternoon of June 26 at the beautiful Prairie View Golf Club, Carmel. Benefactors are the Merciful H.E.L.P. Center, Carmel and our own Holy Trinity youth outreach ministries. A sell out is expected, so please commit early. Contact Gary Martine or Duane Hostetler if you are interested in helping with this effort, signing up to play, or sponsoring this event. Stewardship Everyone who has not yet completed a 2017 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. Coffee Hour Sign Up Coffee Hour is a time of fellowship and everyone is encouraged to volunteer. It's easy and there is always a board member from Philoptochos to show you what to do. Simply click the link and sign up! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c4aaaaf2fa6ff2- holy. SignUpGenius will send a confirmation and a reminder email of your volunteer times. Sign up by Tuesday 11:59pm for names to be included in the Koinonia.

Lenten Green Tips Waste less food so that you cut consumption and have more to give to the poor. (Adapted from a posting by Fr. Sietsema of Lansing, MI. ) Triage your refrigerator and freezer by placing things in front that need to be used soon. Do a waste audit by keeping a list of what food gets tossed. Then, alter your shopping habits. Make a list before shopping to eliminate unneeded impulse purchases. Use leftovers creatively in stews, soups, hashes, and casseroles. Compost your food scraps instead of adding to a landfill. Iconography Phase 3 Those interested in donating an icon for Phase 3 are encouraged to review the updated list of available icons. The process is the same as Phase 2 -- "first come, first served". Please include the Code Number on the memo line of the check. If another means of donating the funds is used, the Code Number should be either written on paper or sent in an email to avoid any confusion. When full payment is received, the icon is then considered donated and thus not available to anyone else. A display of sketches for Phase 3 is in the Founders' Walk. If a particular Saint is not included on the present list, please inform Father Bill in written form which other Saint might be considered. When Dr. Kordis begins his work, more Saints may be included. Parish Directory The 2017 Parish Directory is now available online on our new Members ONLY page. Go to http://holytrinityindy.org/about_us/member-only/ and enter the username and password. To obtain sign on credentials, please call the Parish Office (317)733-3033 or email sandy@holytrinityindy.org only. Please do not share this information with others. Printed copies are available upon request. Articles Online All are encouraged to read the new Our Faith section on our website. https://goo.gl/oeldrl We also have a nice article written by Father Lucas entitled, The Small Church of the Home. https://goo.gl/r0ybzi HOLY TRINITY FINANCIAL UPDATE Operating Account Activity 3/5/2017-3/11/2017 Income $16,659.73 Year to date Income $230,056.57 Expense $26,319.48 Year to date Expense $205,836.63

FOURTH WEEK OF GREAT LENT Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3) Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. All-Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, be gracious unto our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your Name's sake. Lord have mercy. (3) Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Psalm 128 (NKJV) Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. 2 When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. 3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants all around your table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. 5 The Lord bless you out of Zion, And may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life. 6 Yes, may you see your children s children. Peace be upon Israel! Prayer Praised by the heavenly powers with hymns that are never silent and doxologies that never cease, fill my lips with praise of You, that I may fitly magnify Your holy name. And grant me a portion and share with all who truly fear You and keep Your commandments; at the intercession of the holy Theotokos and of all the saints. For You are a good and loving God, and to You we offer the glory, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. PRAYER OF EPHRAIM O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faintheartedness, lust of power, and idle talk. But give, rather, the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to Your servant. Yes, Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother, for You are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen.

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Sunday, March 19 Veneration of the Holy Cross Jr./Sr. GOYA Luncheon Fundraiser 9am General Assembly 12pm Monday, March 20 Dance Practice: 6th - 12th Grade 7pm Tuesday, March 21 Dance Practice: K - 2nd Grade 6:15pm Dance Practice: 3rd - 5th Grade 6:15pm Philoptochos Board Meeting 6:30pm Galatians Bible Study 7pm Wednesday, March 22 Kafeneio 10am Presanctified Liturgy 6pm Lenten Meal - Choir 7:21pm GOYA Leaders' meeting 7:30pm Sunday, April 2 Metropolis Youth Lenten Retreat in Nashville, TN Tuesday, April 4 Missions Committee Meeting 7pm Wednesday, April 5 Kafeneio 10am Presanctified Liturgy 6pm Lenten Meal - Parish Council 7:21pm Thursday, April 6 Confession by Appointment 4pm Gyro Night 5pm Tour 6:30pm Greek School 5pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Parish Council Meeting 7pm Thursday, March 23 Confession by Appointment 4pm Greek School 5pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Stewardship Committee Meeting 6:30pm Friday, March 24 Great Vespers for the Annunciation 6:30pm Saturday, March 25 Annunciation of our Lord 9:30am Greek School Independence Day Program 3pm Monday, March 27 Dance Practice: 6th - 12th Grade 7pm Tuesday, March 28 Dance Practice: K - 2nd Grade 6:15pm Dance Practice: 3rd - 5th Grade 6:15pm Adult Dance Practice 7pm Galatians Bible Study 7pm Wednesday, March 29 Kafeneio 10am Presanctified Liturgy 6pm Lenten Meal - AHEPA 7:21pm Thursday, March 30 Greek School 5pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Friday, March 31 Metropolis Youth Lenten Retreat in Nashville, TN Akathist Hymn 6:30pm Saturday, April 1 Metropolis Youth Lenten Retreat in Nashville, TN Jr Goya The Lord's Pantry at Anna's House 8:30am Merciful Help Food Pantry 9:45am Yoga Class 10am Greek School Conversational Class 12pm Saturday, April 8 Saturday of Lazarus 9:30am Greek School Special Program (Lazarakia) 11am HOPE JOY Help Fold Palms 11am Baptism 1pm Palm Sunday, April 9 Palm Sunday Luncheon 12pm 1st Bridegroom Service 7pm Holy Monday, April 10 2nd Bridegroom Service 7pm Holy Tuesday, April 11 3rd Bridegroom Service 7pm Holy Wednesday, April 12 Kafeneio 10am Sacrament of Holy Unction 6pm Holy Thursday, April 13 Liturgy of St Basil the Great 8am Dyeing of the Eggs 11am Greek School 5pm Passion of our Lord (12 Gospels) 6pm Holy Friday, April 14 Service of the Royal Hours 8:30am Holy Friday Retreat 10:30am Kouvouklion adornment 10:30am Parish Office Closed 12pm Apokathilosis (Removal) Vespers 2pm Lamentations Service 7pm Holy Saturday, April 15 Pre-Anastasi Liturgy 9:30am Paschal Vigil Service 10pm Distribution of the Light 10:45pm Anastasi Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom 11pm