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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2017-03-12
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (412)366-8700
  • Fax:
  • (412)366-8710
  • Street Address:

  • 985 Providence Blvd.

  • Pittsburgh, PA 15237-5951


Contact Information





Services Schedule

Worship Schedule

8:15 a.m. Orthros

9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

Worship Locations:

Sunday worship location: Holy Trinity Church, 985 Providence Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15237

Weekday/Feast Day worship location: St. George Chapel, 8941 Ringeisen Rd., Allison Park, PA


Past Bulletins


Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fifth Tone

To the Word, co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the Virgin for our salvation, let us, the faithful, give praise and worship. Of His own will He mounted the Cross in the flesh, He suffered death and raised the dead by His glorious resurrection. (Page 53)

Apolytikion for Sun. of St. Gregory Palamas in the Eighth Tone

O Gregory the Wonderworker, light of Orthodoxy, support and teacher of the Church, glory of monks and invincible protector of theologians, pride of Thessalonika and preacher of grace, pray without ceasing for the salvation of our souls. (Page 72)

Seasonal Kontakion in the Eighth Tone

English: O Champion General, I your City now ascribe to you / triumphant anthems as the tokens of my gratitude, / being rescued from the terrors, O Theotokos. / Inasmuch as you have power unassailable, / from all kinds of perils free me so that unto you / I may cry aloud: Rejoice O unwedded Bride. Greek: Τη Υπερμάχω Στρατηγώ τα νικητήρια / Ως λυτρωθείσα των δεινων ευχαριστήρια / Αναγράφω σοι η Πόλις σου, Θεοτόκε / Αλλ΄ως έχουσα το κράτος απροσμάχητον / Εκ παντοίων με κινδύνων ελευθέρωσον / Ινα κράζω σοι, Χαίρε Νύμφη ανύμφευτε. Phoenetics: Ti i-per-ma-a-ho stra-ti-go ta ni-ki-ti-ri-a, / os li-tro-thi-sa ton di-non ef-ha-ri-sti-ri-a,/ a-na-gra-fo si i po-li sou The-o-to-ke. / Al-os e-hou-sa to kra-tos a-pros-ma-hi-ton, / ek pan-ti-on me kin-din-on e-lef-the-ro-son, / i-na kra-zo si: He-re nim-fi a-nim-fef-te. (Page 54)
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Saints and Feasts

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March 12

Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

This divine Father, who was from Asia Minor, was from childhood reared in the royal court of Constantinople, where he was instructed in both religious and secular wisdom. Later, while still a youth, he left the imperial court and struggled in asceticism on Mount Athos, and in the Skete at Beroea. He spent some time in Thessalonica being treated for an illness that came from his harsh manner of life. He was present in Constantinople at the Council that was convened in 1341 against Barlaam of Calabria, and at the Council of 1347 against Acindynus, who was of like mind with Barlaam; Barlaam and Acindynus claimed that the grace of God is created. At both these Councils, the Saint contended courageously for the true dogmas of the Church of Christ, teaching in particular that divine grace is not created, but is the uncreated energies of God which are poured forth throughout creation: otherwise it would be impossible, if grace were created, for man to have genuine communion with the uncreated God. In 1347 he was appointed Metropolitan of Thessalonica. He tended his flock in an apostolic manner for some twelve years, and wrote many books and treatises on the most exalted doctrines of our Faith; and having lived for a total of sixty-three years, he reposed in the Lord in 1359.

His holy relics are kept in the Cathedral of Thessalonica. A full service was composed for his feast day by the Patriarch Philotheus in 1368, when it was established that his feast be celebrated on this day. Since works without right faith avail nothing, we set Orthodoxy of faith as the foundation of all that we accomplish during the Fast, by celebrating the Triumph of Orthodoxy the Sunday before, and the great defender of the teachings of the holy Fathers today.


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March 12

Paul Aurelian, Bishop of Brittany

Saint Paul Aurelian [known in Breton as Paol Aorelian or Saint Pol de Léon] was a 6th-century Welshman who became first bishop of the See of Léon and one of the seven founder Saints of Brittany.


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March 12

Gregory Dialogos, Bishop of Rome

Saint Gregory was born in Rome to noble and wealthy parents about the year 540. While the Saint was still young, his father died. However, his mother, Sylvia, saw to it that her child received a good education in both secular and spiritual learning. He became Prefect of Rome and sought to please God even while in the world; later, he took up the monastic life; afterwards he was appointed Archdeacon of Rome, then, in 579, apocrisiarius (representative or Papal legate) to Constantinople, where he lived for nearly seven years. He returned to Rome in 585 and was elected Pope in 590. He is renowned especially for his writings and great almsgiving, and also because, on his initiative, missionary work began among the Anglo-Saxon people. It is also from him that Gregorian Chant takes its name; the chanting he had heard at Constantinople had deeply impressed him, and he imported many elements of it into the ecclesiastical chant of Rome. He served as Bishop of that city from 590 to 604.


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March 12

Phineas, grandson of Prophet Aaron

The Righteous Phineas, grandson of the High Priest Aaron and son of the High Priest Eleazar, was also a priest and zealous in his service. When the Israelites, after the holy Prophet Moses (September 4) led them out of Egypt, were already near the Promised Land, their neighbors the Moabites and Midianites were overcome by fear and envy. Not trusting in their own strength, they summoned the magician Balaam to put a curse on the Israelites. The Lord revealed His will to Balaam, and Balaam refused to curse the People of God, seeing that God was pleased to bless them (Num. 24:1). Then the Moabites drew the Israelites into the worship of Baal-Peor. God punished the Jews for their apostasy, and they died by the thousands from a plague. Many, beholding the wrath of God, came to their senses and repented. At this time a certain man named Zimri, of the tribe of the Simeon, “brought his brother a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they wept at the door of the tabernacle of witness” (Num. 25:6). Phineas, filled with wrath, went into Zimri’s tent and killed both him and the Midianite woman with a spear. “And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Phineas... has caused My wrath against the children of Israel to cease, when I was exceedingly jealous among them.... Behold, I give him a covenant of peace, and he and his descendants shall have a perpetual covenant of priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel’” (Num. 25:10-13). After this, at the command of God, Phineas went at the head of the Israelite army against the Moabites and brought chastisement upon them for their impiety and treachery. After the death of the High Priest Eleazar, Saint Phineas was unanimously chosen as High Priest. The high priesthood, in accord with God’s promise, continued also with his posterity. Saint Phineas died at an advanced age around 1500 B.C.


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Symeon the New Theologian

Saint Symeon became a monk of the Studite Monastery as a young man, under the guidance of the elder Symeon the Pious. Afterwards he struggled at the Monastery of Saint Mamas in Constantinople, of which he became abbot. After enduring many trials and afflictions in his life of piety, he reposed in 1022. Marvelling at the heights of prayer and holiness to which he attained, and the loftiness of the teachings of his life and writings, the church calls him "the New Theologian." Only to two others, John the Evangelist and Gregory, Patriarch of Constantinople, has the church given the name "Theologian." Saint Symeon reposed on March 12.


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March 12

Theophanes the Confessor

Saint Theophanes, who was born in 760, was the son of illustrious parents. Assenting to their demand, he married and became a member of the Emperor's ceremonial bodyguard. Later, with the consent of his wife, he forsook the world. Indeed, both of them embraced the monastic life, struggling in the monastic houses they themselves had established. He died on March 12, 815, on the island of Samothrace, whereto, because of his confession of the Orthodox Faith, he had been exiled by Leo the Armenian, the Iconoclast Emperor.


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fifth Tone. Psalm 11.7,1.
You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us.
Verse: Save me, O Lord, for the godly man has failed.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3.

"IN THE BEGINNING, Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years will never end." But to what angel has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet?" Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?

Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard him.


Gospel Reading

Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
The Reading is from Mark 2:1-12

At that time, Jesus entered Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, "Why does this man speak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your pallet and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-he said to the paralytic-"I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"


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Wisdom of the Fathers

Now Matthew indeed saith, that "they brought him," but the others, that they also broke up the roof, and let him down. And they put the sick man before Christ, saying nothing, but committing the whole to Him.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 29 on Matthew 9, 1. B#54, pp. 195, 196, 4th Century

For though in the beginning He Himself went about, and did not require so much faith of them that came unto Him; yet in this case they both approached Him, and had faith required on their part. For, "Seeing," it is said, "their faith;" that is, the faith of them that had let the man down.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 29 on Matthew 9, 1. B#54, pp. 195, 196, 4th Century

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Parish News and Events

TODAY’S EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

 

Ten Minutes of HOPEOur children in HOPE (grades K-2) will meet today with Father Radu for ten minutes after their Sunday School lesson. This monthly encounter will be an opportunity for personal interaction and a meaningful dialogue on various aspects of our faith.

 

Philoptochos Meeting

The Ladies Philoptochos philanthropic ministry will be holding their monthly meeting today in the Fireside Room following Liturgy. They will be discussing upcoming events, elections and new business. Please join them!

 

GOYA Meeting

The GOYA teen ministry will hold their monthly meeting today following Church School. All teens are asked to attend to plan for the Palm Sunday Luncheon and spring activities.

 

GOYA Lenten Soup Sales

The GOYA is once again offering its very popular Lenten soup and sauces sales during the Sundays of Lent, February 26-April 2. Among the many good reasons to buy some to take home are that they are strict Lenten recipes, they provide fund-raising support for our GOYA ministry ... plus they taste great and they are good for you! Please visit the Lenten Soup Sales table in Gallery during Coffee Hour today! Thank you for supporting our youth as you strive to maintain and grow your spiritual discipline of fasting during Lent!

 

HOPE and JOY Bowling Event

The children of the HOPE and JOY youth ministries will go bowling at Paradise Isle today from 2-4pm (7601 Grand Ave Pittsburgh 15225). Please contact Yvonne Balouris at ybalouris@zoominternet.net with any questions.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Services This Week (Schedule available online at www.HolyTrinityPgh.org/calendar)

  - Mon., Mar. 13, 6:30pm: Great Compline (SG).

  - Wed., Mar. 15: Pre-Sanctified Liturgy (HT) followed by Lenten Dinner and special “Faith and Family Weekday” Lenten Presentation

  - Fri., Mar. 17, 6:30pm: Service of Salutations to the Theotokos (SG).

 

[Mar 15, 16] “Faith and Family WEEKDAYS” This Week

Holy Trinity Church’s new, expanded “Faith and Family WEEKDAYS” ministry continues this week. Building on the fruits of our last three years of Wednesday evening, we are now including more days and more opportunities for everyone to participate in and grow from worship, spiritual life and educational ministries beyond Sunday morning and to make the church the "crossroad of daily life." To submit ideas or feedback, please see Spiritual Life Ministry Chairperson Joyce Athanasiou (412-292-4205).

 

THIS WEEK AT “FAITH AND FAMILY WEEKDAYS”

What and When

Ministry and Session Details

Daily: Prayer Partners

Have you remembered your prayer partner every day?

Pre-Sanctified Liturgy and Lenten Speakers Series

Faith Growth Ministry
Wed. Mar. 1

6:30pm Pre-Sanctified Liturgy

7:45pm Lenten Dinner and Presentation

- Worship: Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (6:30-7:45pm).  This is a mid-week Lenten blessing provides by the Church as a way of offering the Holy Gifts between Sundays during Lent. The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is an evening service which comprises the solemn Lenten Vespers with the distribution of Holy Communion at the end. There is no consecration of the Holy Gifts during the service. Holy Communion is offered from the reserve gifts consecrated on the previous Sunday at the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. Those Orthodox Christians wishing to receive Holy Communion should prepare as usual, but should also refrain from eating or drinking after their midday meal. Readings will be done by our older Church School students.

 -  Lenten Dinner (7:45pm): We will continue the tradition of Lenten dinners following Pre-Sanctified Liturgies by asking for volunteers to bring food. Everyone is invited to stay for this light meal. After the meal is served, everyone will remain in the Grand Room for the Lenten Speakers Series presentation.
- Special Lenten Presentations (8:00pm). Each week a special presentation will be offered by one of our clergy or guest presenters. This  week (March 15): His Grace Bishop Neophytos will speak to about “Connecting with Missions” (see special announcement below).

“Prayer and Panera”

Men’s Ministry

Thu. Feb. 16

7:00am Worship/Session

The Saint Nikodemos Men’s Fellowship hosts this morning session of prayers and Christian fellowship (with coffee and bagels, too!). The group meets at church promptly at 7:00 a.m. for a 15-20 minute morning prayer and scripture, then moves up the hill to Panera for 30-45 minutes of coffee, breakfast and Christian men’s conversation.

 

Faith and Family Weekdays Lenten Speakers Series

This year, we will focus on the theme, “Lent: A Time to Connect.” Each week a special presentation will be offered by one of our clergy or guest presenters. Plan on being there for Pre-Sanctified Liturgy at 6:30pm, followed by a Lenten dinner and presentation in the Grand Room. The speakers this year are:

  • Mar. 15 - Bishop Neophytos: “Connecting with Missions”
  • Mar. 22 - Sister Michelle of Holy Transfiguration Monastery: “Connecting with Silence”
  • Mar. 29 - Nick Chakos: “Connecting with Compassion”
  • Apr. 5 - Bob Stearns: “Connecting with Our God-Given Potential”

 

[Mar 15] A HOLY TRINITY LENTEN SPEAKERS SERIES SPECIAL EVENT: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017: 6:30PM PRE-SANCTIFIED LITURGY FOLLOWED BY LENTEN DINNER AND PRESENTATION BY HIS GRACE BISHOP NEOPHYTOS

Holy Trinity Church has been given a special blessing this Lent with a visit of His Grace Bishop Neophytos of Nyeria and Mt. Kenya. His Grace will join us for Pre-Sanctified Liturgy and then address us in the Grand Room as part of our Lenten Speakers series. This is a wonderful opportunity to “Connect with Missions” during our “Time to Connect” Lenten theme this year. Tell you friends. Bring your family! His Grace, the ruling bishop of Nyeri, Neophytos Kongai was born in 1970 in the village of Kesengei, in the Nandi district of Kenya. He holds a degree from the “Archbishop Makarios III” Patriarchal Academy in Kenya. He was ordained a Deacon on September 13, 1998 and a Priest on the 27th of the same month from the then Metropolitan Seraphim of Kenya (now of Zimbabwe and Angola). He served in parishes in Nairobi and at the Patriarchal Academy there as Deputy Principal. On February 27, 2005, he was consecrated as Archimandrite by His Eminence Makarios of Kenya. In the same year he was awarded a post-graduate title in Theological Studies from the Theological College of Holy Cross in Boston. In 2007 he was tonsured a monk at the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration in Veroia. He is a candidate for a Doctorate in Pastoral Theology, with a scholarship from the Aristoteleian University of Thessaloniki. On November 26, 2014, proposed by His Beatitude, he was elected by the Holy Synod as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Nitria.

 

[Mar 17, 18] Spanakopita! Your help is needed!

Yes! We are going GREEN for St Patricks Day – Greek style! Please come and help us complete 250 pans of Spanakopita this  Friday and Saturday!! The hours are Friday, March 17, 9am-5pm, and Saturday, March 18, 9am-9pm. WE NEED EVERYONE! Younger and Older...Men and Women! There is a lot of lifting, wrapping and moving in addition to the relaxing job of layering filo! Don't miss the fun!  See you there! Thanks, Stacy Dickos. Questions? Call 412-298-9409.

 

[Mar 19] Ten Minutes of JOY

Our children in HOPE (grades K-2) and JOY (grades 3-6) will continue to meet with Father Radu once a month for ten minutes after their Church School lesson. To have more personal interaction and a meaningful dialogue, please help your children formulate questions about our faith, and we will address those topics during our “Ten Minutes of HOPE” and “Ten Minutes of JOY.” The next session is JOY on March 19.

 

[Mar 26] Greek Room Greek Independence Day Celebration

The Greek Nationality Room Committee of the University of Pittsburgh announces its annual Greek Independence Day Celebration, Sunday, March 26 at 5:30 PM at the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium of the University of Pittsburgh. This year includes a Lecture-Presentation titled, “Refugees And Liberty In The Greek War Of Independence,” including an Exhibit Of Rare Photography & Artwork from the period commemorating 196 years since the liberation of Greece. This year’s annual commemorative event, in addition to the lecture-presentation, exhibit, and artwork, will also feature thematic poetry and dances representative of the areas from which Greeks fled as refugees, generously-presented by the Grecian Odyssey Dancers. A sampling of Greek regional olive oils, and artisanal bread, complemented by light refreshments, will be served following the program. For more information, contact: asbmh@pitt.edu.

 

Upcoming Lenten and Paschal Dates

Wondering about Lenten and Paschal dates? Here’s a helpful guide to some of the important events coming up. Mark them on your calendar!

-        Godparent Sunday/Lenten Luncheon: Mar. 19

-        Saturday of Lazarus/Palm Cross/Candle prep: Apr. 8

-        Palm Sunday: Apr. 9

-        Holy Week: Apr. 9-15

-        Holy Friday (schedule off work & school): Apr. 14

-        The Great and Holy Pascha: Apr. 16

 

Welcome to the Sundays of Lent and the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil

During the Sundays of Lent, the Orthodox Church changes from using the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom to the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil. Why do we do that and what are the differences? To most outward appearances, the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil differs very little from the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and those wishing to follow the service in the Divine Liturgy book may use the regular book to do so. The primary difference is in the prayers said by the priest in the later part of the service and the hymn “All of Creation” (“Epi Si Heri”) which replaces the usual “It Is Worthy” (“Axion Estin”) after the Consecration of the Holy Gifts. Why the change? In general, the prayers of St. Basil are more penitential, and therefore lend themselves to the Church's liturgical preparation for important holy days; hence, their use during Great Lent and on the eves of Nativity and Theophany. During this service, as the priest offers the prayers, there may be times when the choir completes its hymn and the priest is still offering the prayer. During this season of increased prayer and spiritual attention, please use those times to follow along with the prayers with your own heart and immerse yourself in this beautiful worship experience. Rather than “wait for” the priest to finish the prayers, join him in the prayer of your own heart! The large green Holy Trinity Divine Liturgy books indicate where the changes in those prayers are, and you may follow them to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of their beauty and meaning. A blessed Lent to all!

 

Lenten and Holy Week Schedules of Services

The February issue of The Herald contains a complete schedule of services for Lent. A Holy Week schedule will be included in the March issue. Please post them in a conspicuous place in your home. Make a family plan and circle the services you are able to attend and place them on your schedule and on your phone’s calendar! As the hymn from the Book of Psalms tells us during the Great Compline service, “God is with us.” Lent provides us a special time to be with Him. See you there!

 

Lenten Coffee Hour Reminder

Please keep in mind that throughout Lent our Coffee Hours following the Divine Liturgy observe the Orthodox Lenten fasting schedule. Anyone sponsoring a memorial coffee hour or providing Church School snacks is asked to take care that non-meat and non-dairy items are provided. The Philoptochos and the Church School can provide a list of suggestions for good alternatives. Thank you for helping our community grow in this proper and helpful Orthodox spiritual practice and discipline.

 

Lenten Resources Available on the Internet

Looking for educational or inspirational information and resources for Lent? Try one of the best religious sites on the Internet: the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. To visit the general site, go to lent.goarch.org. There you will find Lenten messages, scriptures, prayers, articles, hymns, videos and more.

 

Sign Up to Provide FOCUS Lunches for the Poor and Needy

It’s time once again to get your group together or gather your family for a meaningful day of giving to the poor and hungry in our region. Sponsored through FOCUS Pittsburgh, the 2017 schedule of delivering lunch bags to our less fortunate neighbors, every Saturday of the year, still has many open dates available. Holy Trinity Church’s participation has been critical in fulfilling this goal in the past, and we are grateful for our parishioners’ renewed generosity this time around. Please see Mike Kritiotis after Liturgy to sign up for a Saturday that fits your schedule, or contact him by calling 412-518-0588 or emailing outreach@holytrinitypgh.org for available dates. Thank you, good and faithful servants of Christ!

 

Need Physical Assistance to Receive Holy Communion?

Do you require physical assistance to receive Holy Communion? The Holy Trinity Parish Council and Hospitality Ministry team would be glad to help. Please indicate you require help when your row is dismissed and they will provide someone to accompany you and provide assistance and safety.

 

Online Giving Reminder

Holy Trinity Church’s online giving program makes it possible to make contributions of various kinds to Holy Trinity Church online. Our secure system allows you to conveniently make donations online. You can choose to make a one-time contribution or establish a recurring weekly or monthly contribution. Best of all, you don’t need to remember to write a check or bring your offering to church - it’s already taken care of! Payments can be made via checking account, savings account, credit card or debit card. Visit www.HolyTrinityPgh.org/give to get started!

 

Welcome, Holy Trinity Guests!

We welcome all our guests to Holy Trinity Church today, whether as visitors from out of town, family members joining others here for worship today or even soon-to-be members here for the first time. No matter what the reason the Holy Spirit brought you here today, we welcome you with open arms and hearts filled with the love of Christ. Please help us welcome you by signing in at the hospitality table in the Narthex, where you will be presented with a yellow lapel Cross to help our Holy Trinity family know you're here. Please fill out an information card so we can contact you with any information you may need concerning life here at Holy Trinity Church.

 

About Receiving Holy Communion in the Orthodox Church

As an extension of our hospitality and outreach ministries, we welcome all who have come to worship with us today. Whether you are an Orthodox Christian, an inquirer to the faith or a first-time guest in an Orthodox Church, we are pleased to have you with us and thankful for the opportunity to share and bear witness to this ancient and timeless Faith. In accordance with the holy canons and traditions of the Church, please note that Holy Communion and the other Holy Mysteries (Sacraments) are received only by those who are baptized and chrismated (confirmed) Orthodox Christians who have properly prepared through prayer, fasting and confession. All others are invited receive the antidoron (blessed bread) and a blessing from the priest at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. The antidoron is not a sacramental offering, but is blessing and a reflection of the agape (love) feast that followed worship in the ancient Christian Church. Please join our parish family for hospitality after the holy services and allow us to meet and welcome you. Interested in joining or learning more about the Orthodox Christian Faith? Please see one of our priests or complete a visitor’s card today!

 

 

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Calendar of Events

  • Upcoming Holy Trinity Church Events

    March 12 to March 26, 2017

    Sunday, March 12

    8:15AM Orthros

    9:30AM Divine Liturgy

    10:45AM Church School Class Session

    Monday, March 13

    6:30PM Great Compline (SG)

    Tuesday, March 14

    7:00PM "Journey of Marriage" - Marriage Prep Ministry

    Wednesday, March 15

    6:30PM Pre-Sanctified Liturgy followed by Lenten Dinner and Faith & Family Weekday Lenten Presentation (HT)

    Thursday, March 16

    7:00AM Prayer and Panera - St. Nikodemos Men's Fellowship

    Friday, March 17

    9:00AM FESTIVAL COOKING: SPANAKOPITA

    6:30PM Service of Salutations to the Theotokos (SG)

    Saturday, March 18

    9:00AM FESTIVAL COOKING: SPANAKOPITA

    Sunday, March 19

    Holy Trinity Godparent/Godchild Sunday

    8:15AM Orthros

    9:30AM Divine Liturgy

    10:45AM Philoptochos Lenten Luncheon

    Monday, March 20

    6:30PM Great Compline (SG)

    Tuesday, March 21

    7:00PM Parish Council

    Wednesday, March 22

    6:30PM Pre-Sanctified Liturgy followed by Lenten Dinner and Faith & Family Weekday Lenten Presentation (HT)

    Friday, March 24

    7:00PM Great Vespers of the Annunciation (McKeesport and New Kensington)

    Saturday, March 25

    8:30AM Orthros/ 9:30am Liturgy: The Annunciation of the Theotokos (SG)

    Sunday, March 26

    8:15AM Orthros

    9:30AM Divine Liturgy

    10:45AM Church School Class Session

    10:45AM + Anne Chapas (40 Days) and Frank Chapas (7 years) Memorial + Coffee Hour

    12:00PM Parish Oratorical Festival at Holy Trinity Church

    5:30PM Greek Room Celebration of Greek Independence Day

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