Holy Trinity Church
Publish Date: 2026-09-27
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Holy Trinity Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (609) 653-8092
  • Fax:
  • (609) 653-0375
  • Street Address:

  • 7004 Ridge Ave

  • Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
  • Mailing Address:

  • 7004 Ridge Ave

  • Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234


Contact Information




Services Schedule

Sunday Services: Orthros 8:15 am.

                         Divine Liturgy 9:30 am.


Past Bulletins


Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

From on high didst Thou descend, O Compassionate One; to burial of three days hast Thou submitted that Thou mightest free us from our passions. O our Life and Resurrection, Lord, glory be to Thee.
Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

انحدرت من العلوّ ايها المتحنن وقبلت الدفن ذا الثلاثة الايام لكي تعتقنا من الآلام فيا حياتنا وقيامتنا يارب المجد لك.

Apolytikion for Martyr Callistratus & his Companions in the Fourth Mode

Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
Οι Μάρτυρές σου, Κύριε, εν τή αθλήσει αυτών, στεφάνους εκομίσαντο τής αφθαρσίας, εκ σού τού Θεού ημών, σχόντες γάρ τήν ισχύν σου, τούς τυράννους καθείλον, έθραυσαν καί δαιμόνων, τά ανίσχυρα θράση. Αυτών ταίς ικεσίαις, Χριστέ ο Θεός, σώσον τάς ψυχάς ημών.

شهداؤك يارب بجهادهم، نالوا منك الإكاليل غير البالي ياإلهنا، لأنهم احرزوا قوتك فحطموا المغتصبين، وسحقوا بأس الشياطين التي لاقوة لها، فبتوسلاتهم أيها المسيح الإله خلص نفوسنا.

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.
Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε.

يا شَفيعَةَ المَسيحيينَ غَيْرَ الخازِيَة، الوَسيطَةَ لَدَى الخالِقِ غَيْرَ المَرْدُودة، لا تُعْرِضِي عَنْ أصْواتِ طَلِبَاتِنا نحْنُ الخَطَأَة، بَلْ تَدارَكينا بالمَعونَةِ بِما أنَّكِ صالِحَة، نحْنُ الصارِخِينَ إليْكِ بإيمانٍ: بادِرِي إلَى الشَفاعَةِ وأسْرِعِي في الطِلْبَةِ، يا والِدَةَ الإلَه، المُتَشَفِّعَةَ دائِمًا بِمُكَرِّمِيكِ.



Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Mode. Psalm 75.11,1.
Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them.
Verse: God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1.

Brethren, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.

البروكيمنون. Plagal Fourth Mode. مزمور 75: 11، 1.
أنذِروا وأوفُوا للرّبِّ إلهِكُم
Verse: الله معروف في يهوذا واسمه عظيم في إسرائيل

فصل من رسالة بولس الثانية الى اهل كورنثس 6: 16-18 ; 7: 1.

يَُّا إِخْوَة، أَنْتُمْ هَيْكَلُ اللهِ الْحَيِّ، كَمَا قَالَ اللهُ: ((إِنِّي سَأَسْكُنُ فِيهِمْ وَأَسِيرُ بَيْنَهُمْ، وَأَكُونُ لَهُمْ إِلَهاً وَهُمْ يَكُونُونَ لِي شَعْباً. لِذَلِكَ اخْرُجُوا مِنْ وَسَطِهِمْ وَاعْتَزِلُوا، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ. وَلاَ تَمَسُّوا نَجِساً فَأَقْبَلَكُمْ، وَأَكُونَ لَكُمْ أَباً وَأَنْتُمْ تَكُونُونَ لِي بَنِينَ وَبَنَاتٍ)) يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ. فَإِذْ لَنَا هَذِهِ الْمَوَاعِيدُ أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ لِنُطَهِّرْ ذَوَاتِنَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَنَسِ الْجَسَدِ وَالرُّوحِ، مُكَمِّلِينَ الْقَدَاسَةَ فِي خَوْفِ اللهِ.

Προκείμενον. Plagal Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 75.11,1.
Εὔξασθε καὶ ἀπόδοτε Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν.
Στίχ. Γνωστὸς ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ὁ Θεός, ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ μέγα τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους β' 6:16-18, 7:1.

Ἀδελφοί, ὑμεῖς ἐστε ναὸς Θεοῦ ζῶντος, καθὼς εἶπεν ὁ θεός ὅτι Ἐνοικήσω ἐν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐμπεριπατήσω· καὶ ἔσομαι αὐτῶν θεός, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔσονταί μοι λαός. Διὸ, Ἐξέλθετε ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν καὶ ἀφορίσθητε, λέγει κύριος, καὶ ἀκαθάρτου μὴ ἅπτεσθε· κἀγὼ εἰσδέξομαι ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἔσομαι ὑμῖν εἰς πατέρα, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔσεσθέ μοι εἰς υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας, λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ. Ταύτας οὖν ἔχοντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας, ἀγαπητοί, καθαρίσωμεν ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος, ἐπιτελοῦντες ἁγιωσύνην ἐν φόβῳ θεοῦ.


Gospel Reading

1st Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from 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.

1st Sunday of Luke
لوقا 5: 1-11

1 في ذلك الزمان فيما يسوع كَانَ وَاقِفاً عِنْدَ بُحَيْرَةِ جَنِّيسَارَتَ. 2 رَأَى سَفِينَتَيْنِ وَاقِفَتَيْنِ عِنْدَ الْبُحَيْرَةِ ، وَالصَّيَّادُونَ قَدْ خَرَجُوا مِنْهُمَا وَغَسَلُوا الشِّبَاكَ. 3فَدَخَلَ إِحْدَى السَّفِينَتَيْنِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ لِسِمْعَانَ ، وَسَأَلَهُ أَنْ يُبْعِدَ قَلِيلاً عَنِ الْبَرِّ. ثُمَّ جَلَسَ وَصَارَ يُعَلِّمُ الْجُمُوعَ مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ. 4وَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ الْكَلاَمِ قَالَ لِسِمْعَانَ: ((ابْعُدْ إِلَى الْعُمْقِ وَأَلْقُوا شِبَاكَكُمْ لِلصَّيْدِ)). 5فَأَجَابَ سِمْعَانُ وَقَالَ لَهُ : ((يَا مُعَلِّمُ ، قَدْ تَعِبْنَا اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ وَلَمْ نَأْخُذْ شَيْئاً. وَلَكِنْ عَلَى كَلِمَتِكَ أُلْقِي الشَّبَكَةَ)). 6وَلَمَّا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ أَمْسَكُوا سَمَكاً كَثِيراً جِدّاً ، فَصَارَتْ شَبَكَتُهُمْ تَتَخَرَّقُ. 7فَأَشَارُوا إِلَى شُرَكَائِهِمُِ الَّذِينَ فِي السَّفِينَةِ الأُخْرَى أَنْ يَأْتُوا وَيُسَاعِدُوهُمْ. فَأَتَوْا وَمَلأُوا السَّفِينَتَيْنِ حَتَّى أَخَذَتَا فِي الْغَرَقِ. 8فَلَمَّا رَأَى سِمْعَانُ بُطْرُسُ ذَلِكَ خَرَّ عِنْدَ رُكْبَتَيْ يَسُوعَ قَائِلاً: ((اخْرُجْ مِنْ سَفِينَتِي يَارَبُّ ، لأَنِّي رَجُلٌ خَاطِئٌ)). 9إِذِ اعْتَرَتْهُ وَجمِيعَ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ دَهْشَةٌ عَلَى صَيْدِ السَّمَكِ الَّذِي أَخَذُوهُ. 10وَكَذَلِكَ أَيْضاً يَعْقُوبُ وَيُوحَنَّا ابْنَا زَبْدِي اللَّذَانِ كَانَا شَرِيكَيْ سِمْعَانَ. فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ لِسِمْعَانَ: ((لاَ تَخَفْ! مِنَ الآنَ تَكُونُ تَصْطَادُ النَّاسَ!)) 11وَلَمَّا جَاءُوا بِالسَّفِينَتَيْنِ إِلَى الْبَرِّ تَرَكُوا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَتَبِعُوهُ. 

 

 

1st Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 5:1-11

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἑστὼς ὁ Ἰησοῦς παρὰ τὴν λίμνην Γεννησαρέτ, καὶ εἶδε δύο πλοῖα ἑστῶτα παρὰ τὴν λίμνην· οἱ δὲ ἁλιεῖς ἀποβάντες ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ἀπέπλυναν τὰ δίκτυα. ἐμβὰς δὲ εἰς ἓν τῶν πλοίων, ὃ ἦν τοῦ Σίμωνος, ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἐπαναγαγεῖν ὀλίγον· καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου τοὺς ὄχλους. ὡς δὲ ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν, εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα· ἐπανάγαγε εἰς τὸ βάθος καὶ χαλάσατε τὰ δίκτυα ὑμῶν εἰς ἄγραν. καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Σίμων εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἐπιστάτα, δι᾿ ὅλης τῆς νυκτὸς κοπιάσαντες οὐδὲν ἐλάβομεν· ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ ῥήματί σου χαλάσω τὸ δίκτυον. καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσαντες συνέκλεισαν πλῆθος ἰχθύων πολύ· διερρήγνυτο δὲ τὸ δίκτυον αὐτῶν. καὶ κατένευσαν τοῖς μετόχοις τοῖς ἐν τῷ ἑτέρῳ πλοίῳ τοῦ ἐλθόντας συλλαβέσθαι αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἦλθον καὶ ἔπλησαν ἀμφότερα τὰ πλοῖα, ὥστε βυθίζεσθαι αὐτά. ἰδὼν δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσε τοῖς γόνασιν ᾿Ιησοῦ λέγων· ἔξελθε ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, Κύριε· θάμβος γὰρ περιέσχεν αὐτὸν καὶ πάντας τοὺς σὺν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τῇ ἄγρᾳ τῶν ἰχθύων ᾗ συνέλαβον, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ᾿Ιάκωβον καὶ ᾿Ιωάννην, υἱοὺς Ζεβεδαίου, οἳ ἦσαν κοινωνοὶ τῷ Σίμωνι. καὶ εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· μὴ φοβοῦ· ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν. καὶ καταγαγόντες τὰ πλοῖα ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἀφέντες ἅπαντα ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.




Wisdom of the Fathers

For now they were well instructed beforehand...But mark both their faith and their obedience. For though they were in the midst of their work when they heard His command, they delayed not, they procrastinated not, they said not, "let us return home, and converse with our kinsfolk," but "they forsook all and followed."
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 14 on Matthew 4, 4th Century

Because such is the obedience which Christ seeks of us, as that we delay not even a moment of time, though something absolutely most needful should vehemently press on us.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 14 on Matthew 4, 4th Century



Saints and Feasts

September 27

1st Sunday of Luke


September 27

Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions

These Martyrs contested for the Faith during the reign of Diocletian, in the year 288. Saint Callistratus was arrested as a Christian, and after being tormented, was enclosed in a sack and cast into the sea. The sack burst, and the Saint came to dry land safe and sound. Forty-nine soldiers, seeing this, also confessed Christ, and with him were cast into prison, then beheaded.


September 27

Mark, Aristarchos, and Zenon, Apostles of the 70


September 27

Akylina the New Martyr of Thessaloniki


September 27

Gideon the Righteous




PARISH NEWS AND EVENTS

PARISH NEWS AND EVENTS

CHURCH SERVICES

†October 5, Monday Evening, Great Vespers, 7:00 pm. St. Thomas, Cherry Hill

†October 6, Tuesday, Divine Liturgy, St. Thomas, Cherry Hill

†October 17, Saturday Evening, Great Vespers, TBA St. Luke, Broomall

†October 25, Sunday Evening, Great Vespers, TBA St. Demetrios Wildwood

†October 26, Monday, Divine Liturgy, TBA St. Demetrios Wildwood

†October 28, Wednesday, Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am., Holy Protection of the Theotokos

 Please check your email or website for any changes in the services

PARISH NEWS

● Pangari Schedule: George Booskos, Peter Liacopulos & Faten Dib.

● Chrismation: Russell Joseph Marchese will be chrismated today during the Divine Liturgy. We pray that our Lord will bless Russell and his Godmother, Caitlin Papastamelos. Welcome Russell to our parish.

● Ministry Fair and Stewardship Fair: We are looking forward to seeing everyone todayafter the Divine Liturgy for our Ministry Fair. Due to the weather, we will not be having the Stewardship BBQ, but we will make other arrangements for food. Ministry and Youth Leaders, please arrive early to set up your table in the gym. Thank you.

● Holy Trinity Choir: We are happy to announce that our choir will be starting up again, and that Helene Tjoumakaris will be our new choir director. Let us offer Helene and our choir members our full support. Please see attached flyer to join. Our first rehearsal will be on Tuesday, October 6th at 6:00 pm.

● GOYA Basketball: Our Boy's JV Team plays at 4:00 pm and our Boy's Varsity Team plays at 5:00 pm at Holy Trinity, Wilmington.  Please support our kids! Thank you all so much and as always, "Believe in Blue"!  Coach Anthony

● New Directories will be available from a parish council member at the pangari.

●Go Fund Me Page: Our Holy Trinity Church has established a Go Fund Me Page to raise funds for our new church. It is posted on the church's Facebook page. Please share this post to your friends and families.

●Attention all Parish Council Members and Youth Workers: You should be receiving new email notifications from Sterling for training and/or screening. Please keep an eye out for those emails.

CHURCH REMINDERS ● Wearing masks is now optional in the church and throughout the community center. Those who are feeling sick should stay at home. ● We will continue to live-stream our church services.

RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION ●  Holy Communion is offered to those baptized Orthodox Christians who are in canonical good standing and who have prepared themselves for the reception of the Sacrament by prayer and fasting. Blessed Bread is available for all our visitors at the very end of the Divine Liturgy. Our Sunday School students receive Holy Communion first and then we will approach from the center aisles, starting with the front pews, one pew at a time.

UPCOMING EVENTS  2026 (see attached flyers)

uSeptember 27: Ministry Fair

uOctober 6: Holy Trinity Game Night - Save the Date!

uOctober 7: Junior Dance Group Practice (3rd-6th grade)

uOctober 8: 39 & Something Luncheon

uOctober 10: Ocean City Block Party

uOctober 15: PB&J Night

uOctober 25: IOCC Banquet

uNovember 1: Fall General Assembly

uNovember 8: Ambassador Awards Banquet

uNovember 14: Philoptochos Bid-N-Buy

PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS● Philoptochos will continue to sell Shop Rite Gift Cards. Please see attached flyer with information on how to purchase. ● Our next meeting is Sunday, October 4th.
 
BIBLE STUDY●  Our next bible study group will meet on Tuesday, September 29th at 7:00 via zoom.  The Zoom link was sent on Friday, September 25th.
 
39 & SOMETHING NEWS● Our next get together will be on Thursday, October 8th., from 12:00-3:00 in our Fellowship Hall. Please RSVP by October 4th. Hope to see you there!

OCEAN CITY BLOCK PARTY ●  The Ocean City Block Party will take place on Saturday October 10th at 9th Street and Asbury Ave.  This is a fundraiser that benefits the Church.  Your help is needed. If you can lend a hand at all or just some of the times below it would be appreciated. 

-Friday October 9th - help is needed at 4:30p.m. to load the truck at the commercial kitchen.  All of the equipment and supplies will be ready, we just need help getting them onto the truck.  It takes thirty minutes.

-Saturday October 10th - 9th and Asbury Ave., Ocean City, 6:15a.m. to 8:00a.m. at 9th Street and Asbury Ave. in Ocean City - unload the truck and set up;

 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. any time between these hours help is needed to cut Gyro, make Gyro’s, grill chicken and pita, take customer’s orders for pastries and gyros, run the registers, supply the stations, etc.;        

4:45p.m. to 5:30p.m. help is needed to load everything onto the truck - We especially need help for this task.

5:45p.m. to 7:00p.m. help is needed at the commercial kitchen to unload the truck, wash items and put away - We especially need help for this task.

If you would like to help at any of these times, please let me know. Thank You. Brian Sacco 609-412-2305 briansacco1@gmail.com 

 ALTAR BOYS ●Attention parents, please contact Father George ASAP if your sons want to join the altar boys.

GOYA OPA DANCE GROUP● Please see attached flyer for more information. 

JOY DANCE GROUP● Junior Dance Group (all ages up to 6th grade) for more information, please contact Christine  or Kosta at joy[email protected] with your child's name and age and your contact information (name, phone and email). Please see attached flyer for more information.

MEMORIALS● If you are planning a family memorial, please contact the church office far in advance of the date.

PARKING● Due to safety regulations, please do not park cars along the curb in front of the church and the community center during church services and other events. Thank you!

 



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