Sunday Bulletin September 23, 2018 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 Reverend Father Mark Pakes Reverend Father John Essa Reverend Deacon Athanasios Clint Sharpley Reverend Deacon Christopher Stern
Sunday, September 3,, 318 Hymns at the Small Entrance RESURRECTIONAL HYMN, PLAGAL 4TH TONE GREEN BOOK PAGE 89 FROM ON HIGH PRIEST ENTRANCE HYMN, 2 ND TONE Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us O Son of God, who did arise from the dead. We sing to You, alleluia! RESURRECTIONAL HYMN, PLAGAL 4 TH TONE GREEN BOOK PAGE 89 FROM ON HIGH FOR THE FORERUNNER, 4 TH TONE SING NOW, O BARREN ONE WHO DID NOT BEAR BEFORE, * FOR YOU HAVE INDEED CONCEIVED THE BURNING LAMP OF THE SUN; * AND HE WILL ILLUMINATE * ALL THE WORLD AFFLICTED * WITH SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS. * DANCE, O ZACHARIAS, AND NOW OPENLY CRY OUT: * "THE ONE WHO IS TO BE BORN IS A PROPHET OF THE MOST HIGH GOD." HYMN OF THE CHURCH, PLAGAL 4 TH TONE GREEN BOOK PAGE 115 O BLESSED ARE YOU KONTAKION, 2 ND TONE A protection of Christians unshamable, intercessor to our holy maker unwavering. Please 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 to intercede and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all time, Theotokos for those who honor you. 2
Epistle Reading St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27 Brethren, Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in travail; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married." 3
Gospel Reading Luke 5:1-11 At that time, as Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." For he was astonished, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him. 4
Daily Commemoration of Saints Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 26 Sept. 27 Sept. 28 Sept. 29 The Conception of St. John the Baptist; Xanthippe & Polyxene the Righteous; John the New Martyr of Epiros; Nicholas the New Martyr Thecla the Protomartyr & Equal to the Apostles; The Commemoration of the Miracle of the Theotokos Myrtidi otissis in Kythyra; Silouan of Athos; Stephen the Martyr; Juvenaly & Peter the Aleut, New Martyrs of Alaska; Coprios the Righteous; The Most Holy Theotokos of Palianis Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of Evangelistria, Mochos; Paphnoutios the Martyr & his 546 Companions in Egypt; Euphrosyne of Alexandria; Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh; Finbar the Confessor, First Bishop of Cork The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian; Removal of the Honorable Head of Apostle Andrew the First-Called Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions; Mark, Aristarchos, and Zenon, Apostles of the 70; Akylina the New Martyr of Thessaloniki; Gideon the Righteous Chariton the Confessor; Our Righteous Father Alkeisonus, Metropolitan of Nicopolis; Old Epirus; Baruch the Prophet; Neophytos & Auxentios the Martyrs of Cyprus; Wenceslaus the Martyr, Prince of the Czechs Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine; Martyr Petronius; Theophanes the Merciful of Gaza; Dionysios I, Patriarch of Constantinople; Malachi the New Righteous Martyr of Lindos 5
Holy Trinity Calendar of Events Sund ay, Sep t. 23 7:45 a.m. Orthros 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL 2018 Mon day, Se pt. 24 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. CANCELLED - Yarn Guild Tuesday, Se pt. 25 1:30-3:30 p.m. CANCELLED - Pickleball (Gym) 5-6:30 p.m. HT Greek School (GS Rooms) 6:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Parish Council Budget Meeting (GS Room) 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Adult HT Greek School (South GS Rm) Wed, Sept. 26 DORMITION OF ST. JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN 8:30 a.m. Orthros (C) 9:30 a.m. Liturgy (C) 12:30-4:30 p.m. Holy Trinity Bookstore Open 5:00 6:30 p.m. HT Greek School (North GS Rooms) 6:00 p.m. Paraklesis (C) 7:00-9 p.m. CANCELLED GOYA Sr. Boys Basketball (Gym) Thursd ay, Sep t. 27 10:45 12:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study (BR) 1:30-3:30 p.m. CANCELLED - Pickleball (Gym) 5-6:30 p.m. HT Greek School (North GS Rooms) 7-9 p.m. CANCELLED - Men s Basketball (Gym) Frida y, Sept. 28 No activities Satu rd ay, Sep t 29 9:00 1:00 p.m. Telos Project Creating Mentors (A) 5:00 p.m. Great Vespers Sund ay, Sep t 30 8:15 a.m. Orthros 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy (S) Coffee hosted by Choir following Divine Liturgy (Community Center). Catechetical School (Community Center) and Adult Catechetical School (C) after Holy Communion. 6
Parish Council Schedule Sept 23 Amelia Fritz, Wade Stephens, John Nickolas, Bill Zaemes Peter Hronas Sept 30 Hellen Smith, Dimitri Tsevoukas, Perry Alexandris, Mary Ann Trapalis, Chrisoula Kazanas, Mary LeBrcht 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 Alex Steiber, PO2, US Navy 7
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 8
Holy Trinity Bookstore We will be open on Wednesdays from 12:30-4:30 p.m. And as always we are open on Sunday after the Divine Liturgy until 12 p.m. We hope to see you then! We now carry White Field Farm products to support The HOPE Project! Come in and ask about this new ministry that helps survivors of human trafficking. You can reach us at Gerontissa Foteini + Sister Theonymphi Founders of White Field Farm + The HOPE Project. 9
Euphrosyne of Alexandria Celebrated on September 25 St Euphrosyne of Alexandria was born at the beginning of the fifth century in the city of Alexandria. She was the only child in her family of famous and rich parents. Since her mother died early, she was raised by her father, Paphnoutios, a deeply believing and pious Christian. He frequented a monastery, the Abbott of which was his spiritual guide. When Euphrosyne turned eighteen, her father wanted her to marry. He went to the monastery to his spiritual guide to receive his blessing for the planned wedding of his daughter. The Abbott conversed with the daughter and gave her his blessing, but she yearned for monastic life. She secretly accepted tonsure from a wandering monk, left her father s house, and decided to enter a monastery in order to lead her life in solitude and prayer. She feared, however, that in a women s monastery her father would find her. Calling herself the eunuch Smaragdos, she went to the very same men s monastery, which she had visited with her father since childhood. The monks did not recognize St Euphrosyne dressed in men s garb, and so they accepted her into the monastery. Here in a solitary cell, she spent 38 years in works, fasting and prayer, and attained a high level of spiritual accomplishment. Her father grieved over the loss of his beloved daughter and more than once, on the advice of the Abbott, he conversed with the monk Smaragdos, revealing his grief and receiving spiritual comfort. Before her death, the nun Euphrosyne revealed her secret to her grieving father and asked that no one but he should prepare her body for burial. Having buried his daughter, Paphnutios distributed all his wealth to both the poor and to the monastery, and then he accepted monasticism. For ten years right up to his own death, he laboured in the cell of his daughter. 10
It is our honor to invite you to join us in this historical event for St. Demetrios. Please visit our website: stdemetrios.net for details. You may also contact Presvytera Shyla Hadzellis at consecration@stdemetrios.net or 617-530-0884. We look forward to seeing you! 11
ATTENTION PARISHIONERS Do you know any students currently attending UTD or SMU? If so, please send in their name and contact information, either an email or a number where a text can be sent to them. Or, direct them to one of us so we can welcome them to the Orthodox Christian Fellowship on their campus to meet other Orthodox students and to support them in their faith. UTD contact: Liz Michael - lizziem901@gmail.com SMU contact: John Lucas - jlucas@smu.edu 1 John 5:14-15 14 And this is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. 12
Introducing Laura Groome as HTOGC s newest Administrative Assistant! She began working as a member of our team on September 6 th, 2018. Laura has many years of administrative experience working in positions such as an Executive Assistant, Cash Accounts Specialist, Administrative Technician and a Human Resources director at a non-profit organization. Her personal philosophy has always been to be constantly learning and open to new ideas, to give her very best effort to the company she works for and to treat others with kindness and respect. Laura arrived in Texas in 1999 when she came with her family from Simon s Town, South Africa. She loves to work outside the home but considers her best job position as Mother to 3 grown kids.stephanie recently graduated from university and is married to a Navy sailor, Daniel who is married to a hometown Texas girl and is training to be a U.S. Marine Corps pilot and Kirby who is finishing her degree at Tarleton State and works in Fort Worth. In addition, a first grandbaby is making it s debut in March of 2019! They are all her proudest achievements! Laura lives in Fort Worth with her daughter, Kirby. When you get some time please stop by the office and say HI and welcome Laura to the Holy Trinity family. She is a wonderful addition to our office staff. 13
HTA FALL FEST SUNDAY OCTOBER 14, 2018 12 p.m. 3:00 p.m. CHURCH COURTYARD Fellowship Burgers, Fries Loukoumathes Pony Rides Petting Zoo Train Rides Inflatable Maze Entertainment: Karaoke, Face Painting Tickets may be purchased in advance during Coffee Hour on Sunday, September 30, & October 7 or the day of, Sunday, October 14 th! 14
HOLY TRINITY CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP The Caregivers will meet on Saturday, October 13 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 lanetex@yahoo.com, Presv. Alexandra Poulos presvyalex@verizon.net 15
Holy Trinity Greek School Enrollment continues for 2018-19 Registration may be also completed on the day of the first class the student attends. For registration forms, Contact Presvytera Alexandra for registration information: presvy@holytrinityacademy.com There are openings in some classes, especially Conversation Classes (TH) and Parent/Student Classes (T & W) Check Church website for information: www.holytrinity.info Afternoon classes: T, W, or TH, 5-6:30 pm It is recommended that children be 5 by September 1 st to enroll in Beginners 1. ADULT CLASSES Adult classes will begin on September 25, 7-8:30 pm. Registration available at the Greek Food Festival at the Hellenic Cultural Exhibit Adult Beginners Classes Tuesdays: 7 8:30 pm 16
Philotimo Scholarship Competition Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 4, 2018: The Washington Oxi Day Foundation is offering the following scholarships to five Greek-American students (Grades 6-12) who best describe philotimo. First Place: $2,000 scholarship and an invitation to the Foundation s October 25 black tie gala in Washington, DC, where the winner will be recognized Second Place: $1,000 scholarship (two) Third Place: $500 scholarship (two) To apply: 1. Watch the Foundation s video The Greek Secret on the subject of philotimo at: https://www.oxidayfoundation.org/philotimo/the-greek-secret/ 2. In 500 words, or less, answer one of the following questions: What does philotimo mean to you? What are some extraordinary examples of philotimo that you have seen? What are some of the things you can do in your daily life to exhibit philotimo? How can philotimo improve your life? 3. Submit your answer to the Foundation via email at info@oxidayfoundation.org by Friday, October 5. 17
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