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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2017-07-16
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (540) 362-3601
  • Fax:
  • (540) 362-3638
  • Street Address:

  • 30 Huntington Blvd. N.E.

  • Roanoke, VA 24012


Contact Information



Services Schedule

Sunday Services: Orthros 9:00am / Divine Liturgy 10:00am


Past Bulletins


News & Information

Saturday - July 22 - 9:00am
Divine Liturgy for St. Mary Magdalene
(Orthros at 8am)

Wednesday - July 26 - 9:00am
Divine Liturgy for St. Paraskevi
(Orthros at 8am)

 Thursday - July 27 - 9:00am
Divine Liturgy for St. Panteleimon
(Orthros at 8am)


Philoptochos
~ Business Meeting: August 6 during Fellowship. 

Religious Education
Planning has begun for this upcoming year of Religious Education.  Please consider offering your time and talents as a Sunday School teacher or substitute teacher.  We have an opening in the elementary grades for a weekly teacher, and are always in need of substitute teachers for all ages too.  We can offer training and resources for planning lessons.  Please see or contact Wendy Larson-Harris to volunteer or if you have questions.

Festival News 
Moussaka Preparations:  TODAY…starting at 9:30 a.m. we will begin peeling and frying the eggplant for the moussaka.  We ask anyone that is available to volunteer some of their time to come to the church next Friday, July 21.  We need as many volunteers on this day as possible.  If you would like, you can bring your own peeler or we will have some at the church for you to use.  If you have any questions, please feel free to call Frances Simopoulos at 434.851.6830 or email her at ptsims@ntelos.net.

Greek Festival Gift Certificates:  Are you interested in giving a friend a gift certificate to our festival?  Gift certificates are available for purchase in increments of $10.00.  This gift certificate can be used throughout the festival.  If you are interested in purchasing a gift certificate, please contact Maria Peters at 540.309.7767 or stamusm@nationwide.com or Frances Simopoulos at 434.851.6830 or ptsims@ntelos.net.

Sign-up: Sheets are posted in the church hall to sign up for this year’s Greek Festival.   You may also email Fred Gianakouros to volunteer or with questions.  Please sign up to work for more than 3 shifts.

Festival Work Schedule


A video about refugee rescue off the coast of Greece…4.1 Miles


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Welcome to All Visitors!
Please join us for fellowship in the Church Hall immediately following the Divine Liturgy. For those visiting an Orthodox Church for the first time, please be aware that Holy Communion is a sign of unity of faith, which is only offered to Baptized and Chrismated Orthodox Christians. All present are welcomed to come forward and receive the antidoron (or blessed bread) which is distributed at the end of the service. For those interested in learning more about the Orthodox Christian faith, please feel free to speak with Fr. Nick or Subdeacon Gregory after the service.


Prayer Card
Click this link to download the Prayer Card PDF in PDF format, or Prayer Card DOC in Word format. The PDF file may be printed and filled in by hand or the Word file may be edited and kept up-to-date. Use this when offering prosphora, for memorial services, or for prayer requests in general.


Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 10:00am- 12:00pm;  Wednesday & Friday 1:00pm-4:00pm;  Saturdays and other times, including Confession, by appointment.  Because unexpected things sometimes come up on short notice, please call [1-518-947-1724] before coming.


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Mode. Psalm 31.11,1.
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous.
Verse: Blessed are they whose transgressions have been forgiven.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15.

TITUS, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned.

When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful.

All who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.


Gospel Reading

Sunday of the Holy Fathers
The Reading is from Matthew 5:14-19

The Lord said to his disciples, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."


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Wisdom of the Fathers

"But whosoever shall do and teach," said He, "shall be called great." For not to ourselves alone, should we be profitable, but to others also; since neither is the reward as great for him who guides himself aright, as for one who with himself adds also another.
St. John Chrysostom
Homilies 15 and 16 on Matthew 5, 4th Century

Since he who cannot teach himself, yet attempts to set others right, will have many to ridicule him. Or rather such a one will have no power to teach at all, his actions uttering their voice against him.
St. John Chrysostom
Homilies 15 and 16 on Matthew 5, 4th Century

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal First Mode

Let us worship the Word, O ye faithful, praising Him that with the Father and the Spirit is co-beginningless God, Who was born of a pure Virgin that we all be saved; for He was pleased to mount the Cross in the flesh that He assumed, accepting thus to endure death. And by His glorious rising, He also willed to resurrect the dead.

Apolytikion for Sun. of the Holy Fathers in the Plagal Fourth Mode

Most glorified art Thou, O Christ our God, Who hast established our Fathers as luminous stars upon the earth, and through them didst guide us all to the true Faith. O Most Merciful One, glory be to Thee.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
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