GOYA SPAGHETTI LUNCHEON: Join us for the annual Spaghetti Luncheon following the Divine Liturgy which benefits our GOYAns. $10 for Adults and $5 for Children.
ST. PHOTIOS NOMINEES: Amongst all of the worthy names submitted and nominees who love our church, we exclaim AXIOI to Theo & Paula Yakoumas who were selected as our 2024 St. Photios Awardees. The banquet will take place on May 18th at 4pm at the Doubletree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Cranberry. $95/adult, $25/child (under 12). Reservation & Sponsorship deadline: April 28th.
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS:
- We are currently accepting reservations for the Metropolis of Pittsburgh Philoptochos Daffodil Luncheon being held on April 6th at the Marriott Pittsburgh Airport. Tickets are $65. Please see Paula Yakoumas for more details
THE HELLENIC DANCERS will be selling Greek Easter Bread (Tsoureki) and Koulourakia in the coming weeks. Order forms will be available in the Narthex.
The Dancers along with our GOYANS will be hosting the meal after Pre-Sanctified Liturgy on April 24th. Please consider bringing a Lenten dish for everyone to enjoy.
Dance practice will resume after Easter, look for updates on the Remind App.
BIDS FOR RESTROOM REMODELS: The Parish Council has identified the men's and women's restrooms off of the Pappan Fellowship Hall for remodeling and we are informing all parishioners to bring forward any contractors that would be interested in making a bid for the job. Please contact Dr. Alex Vasilakis or Fr. Anastasios with your interested contractors.
PRESANCTIFIED SCHEDULE: We look forward to a blessed year of Leten Presanctified Liturgies on Wednesday evenings, starting at 5:30pm. Three evenings will include readers from our 5th-12th grades and God-willing we will have a meal provided for each evening, as to offer hospitality to those who choose to worship with us.
- April 3rd - Student Readers. Potluck Meal provided by TBA
- April 10th - Potluck Meal provided by Young Adults
- April 17th - Student Readers. Potluck Meal provided by LOVE+HOPE+JOY Families.
- April 24th - Potluck Meal provided by GOYA & Hellenic Dancers Families
SALUTATIONS & AKATHIST SCHEDULE: If anyone has the skill to intone the prayers offered at the icons of Christ and the Theotokos at the end of the service please let Fr. Anastasios know.
- March 29th - Second Stanza
- April 5th - Third Stanza
- April 12th - Fourth Stanza
- April 19th - The complete Akathist Hymn
GREAT LENT & HOLY WEEK DONATIONS:
Please consider sponsoring the beautification of our worship during this important season of the year. The donation list is available in the Voice (and also listed in the bulletin insert section of this email).
2024 STEWARDSHIP CARDS
Thank you to our 118 families that have turned in their pledge cards totaling $185,650 pledged!
That puts us at 56.26% toward our pledge goal of $330,000 for 2024.
If you haven’t submitted your pledge card, please feel free to fill the one out in the Bulletin Inserts section of this online bulletin (which you can print and bring in or email to the office or Fr. Anastasios).
BOILER & AIR-CONDITIONING PROJECT PROGRESS
The boiler portion of the project is complete. The Air-Conditioning portion has begun. If you would like to help offset the cost of the work completed or the upcoming work, please send checks to the office with "HVAC Project" in the memo line; stocks can be transferred to our community as donations; and Online Giving through the item titled "Building Fund: HVAC Project."
YOUTH SAFETY - Please register at https://ncsrisk.org/goarch/. This includes all Youth Safety Workers as well as Parish Council
PRAYER CHAIN - Members of Holy Trinity are being brought together in efforts to pray for those in need of prayers. Please contact Joanie Ondrako at 724-601-6298, Fr. Anastasios, or the Office to join the prayer team, a group of people who will pray for the names given each day.
Prayer requests can be submitted anonymously and will be on the prayer list as long as your request is wanted, even up to a year. To request a prayer, click here.
ONLINE GIVING & STEWARDSHIP: Is OPEN! Online giving can be found by clicking here! Please consider your continued support of our church through becoming one of our online giving families. You can make general contributions and stewardship contributions.
REGULAR GIVING: The church is still accepting donations in normal ways through the mail and drop-off. Thank you to all of those who have continued to contribute in these challenging times.
YOU CAN NOW DONATE SECURITIES TO THE CHURCH
In response to inquiries regarding the donation of securities to Holy Trinity, a new brokerage account has been established with PNC Investments to receive stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Donating appreciated securities is often preferable to donating cash as the donor may benefit from the current tax code, creating the opportunity for donors to consider even larger gifts. Currently, this account can receive securities in lieu of cash for the fulfillment of stewardship pledges as well as directed gifts for special projects. If after consulting with your financial advisor, you are interested in this form of giving, please contact any parish council member or the office for more information.
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