January 28
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Holy Trinity
Publish Date: 2024-01-28
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Holy Trinity
General Information
- Phone:
- (918) 583-2082
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- Street Address:
- 1222 S. Guthrie Ave.
- Tulsa, OK 74119
Contact Information
Services Schedule
Saturday Evening Vespers: 5:30 pm
Sunday Morning Orthros 8:30 AM
Sunday Morning Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM
Past Bulletins
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Calendar
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Holy Trinity Tulsa Calendar
January 28 to February 4, 2024
Sunday, January 288:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
11:30AM Annual HTGOC Chili Cook Off
6:00PM AHEPA Meeting in the Hall
Monday, January 296:00PM HTGOC Total Body Workout
Tuesday, January 30Three Hierarchs
8:30AM Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
2:00PM Prep/Cook, Deliver/Serve meal for Day Center
Wednesday, January 318:30AM HTGOC Total Body Workout
5:00PM Paraklesis
6:00PM Centennial Brainstorming Meeting after Paraklesis
6:30PM GOYA Baskteball Practice
Thursday, February 1Saint Tryphon
8:30AM Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
Friday, February 2Presentation of our Lord to the Temple
8:30AM HTGOC Total Body Workout
8:30AM Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
9:30AM Meals on Wheels - HTGOC Prep/Delivery Site
Saturday, February 310:00AM Faith Group (infants/toddlers and parents)
5:30PM CANCEL: Vespers
Sunday, February 48:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
11:45AM Parish Assembly
Hymns of the Day
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the First Tone
Although the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers guarded Your most pure body, You arose on the third day, O Savior, giving life to the world. For this reason, the heavenly powers cried out to you, O Giver of Life: Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ! Glory to Your kingdom! Glory to Your dispensation, only Lover of Mankind!
Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα, ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν. Διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι Ζωοδότα· Δόξα τῇ ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονομίᾳ σου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.
Apolytikion for Ephraim the Syrian in the Plagal Fourth Tone
With the rivers of your tears, you have made the barren desert fertile. Through sighs of sorrow from deep within you, your labors have borne fruit a hundred-fold. By your miracles you have become a light, shining upon the world. O Ephraim, our Holy Father, pray to Christ our God, to save our souls.
Ταίς τών δακρύων σου ροαίς, τής ερήμου τό άγονον εγεώργησας, καί τοίς εκ βάθους στεναγμοίς, εις εκατόν τούς πόνους εκαρποφόρησας, καί γέγονας φωστήρ, τή οικουμένη λάμπων τοίς θαύμασι, Εφραίμ Πατήρ ημών, Όσιε, Πρέσβευε Χριστώ τώ Θεώ, σωθήναι τάς ψυχάς ημών.
Seasonal Kontakion in the First Tone
Your birth sanctified a Virgin's womb and properly blessed the hands of Symeon. Having now come and saved us O Christ our God, give peace to Your commonwealth in troubled times and strengthen those in authority, whom You love, as only the loving One.
Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικὴν ἁγιάσας τῶ τόκω σου, καὶ χείρας τοῦ Συμεὼν εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε, προφθάσας καὶ νὺν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν πολέμοις τὸ πολίτευμα, καὶ κραταίωσον Βασιλεῖς οὓς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος.
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Saints and Feasts
January 28
Ephraim the Syrian
Saint Ephraim was born in Nisibis of Mesopotamia some time about the year 306, and in his youth was the disciple of Saint James, Bishop of Nisibis, one of the 318 Fathers at the First Ecumenical Council. Ephraim lived in Nisibis, practicing a severe ascetical life and increasing in holiness, until 363, the year in which Julian the Apostate was slain in his war against the Persians, and his successor Jovian surrendered Nisibis to them. Ephraim then made his dwelling in Edessa, where he found many heresies to do battle with. He waged an especial war against Bardaisan; this gnostic had written many hymns propagating his errors, which by their sweet melodies became popular and enticed souls away from the truth. Saint Ephraim, having received from God a singular gift of eloquence, turned Bardaisan's own weapon against him, and wrote a multitude of hymns to be chanted by choirs of women, which set forth the true doctrines, refuted heretical error, and praised the contests of the Martyrs.
Of the multitude of sermons, commentaries, and hymns that Saint Ephraim wrote, many were translated into Greek in his own lifetime. Sozomen says that Ephraim "Surpassed the most approved writers of Greece," observing that the Greek writings, when translated into other tongues, lose most of their original beauty, but Ephraim's works "are no less admired when read in Greek than when read in Syriac" (Eccl. Hist., Book 111, 16). Saint Ephraim was ordained deacon, some say by Saint Basil the Great, whom Sozomen said "was a great admirer of Ephraim, and was astonished at his erudition." Saint Ephraim was the first to make the poetic expression of hymnody and song a vehicle of Orthodox theological teachings, constituting it an integral part of the Church's worship; he may rightly be called the first and greatest hymnographer of the Church, who set the pattern for these who followed him, especially Saint Romanos the Melodist. Because of this he is called the "Harp of the Holy Spirit." Jerome says that his writings were read in some churches after the reading of the Scriptures, and adds that once he read a Greek translation of one of Ephraim's works, "and recognized, even in translation, the incisive power of his lofty genius" (De vir. ill., ch. CXV).
Shortly before the end of his life, a famine broke out in Edessa, and Saint Ephraim left his cell to rebuke the rich for not sharing their goods with the poor. The rich answered that they knew no one to whom they could entrust their goods. Ephraim asked them, "What do you think of me?" When they confessed their reverence for him, he offered to distribute their alms, to which they agreed. He himself cared with his own hands for many of the sick from the famine, and so crowned his life with mercy and love for neighbor. Saint Ephraim reposed in peace, according to some in the year 373, according to others, 379.
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Isaac the Syrian, Bishop of Ninevah
The great luminary of the life of stillness, Saint Isaac, was born in the early seventh century in Eastern Arabia, the present-day Qatar on the Persian Gulf. He became a monk at a young age, and at some time left Arabia to dwell with monks in Persia. He was consecrated Bishop of Nineveh (and is therefore sometimes called "Saint Isaac of Nineveh"), but after five months received permission to return to solitude; he spent many years far south of Nineveh in the mountainous regions of Beit Huzaye, and lastly at the Monastery of Rabban Shabur. He wrote his renowned and God-inspired Ascetical Homilies toward the end of his long life of monastic struggle, about the end of the seventh century. The fame of his Homilies grew quickly, and about one hundred years after their composition they were translated from Syriac into Greek by two monks of the Monastery of Mar Sabbas in Palestine, from which they spread throughout the monasteries of the Roman Empire and became a guide to the hesychasts of all generations thereafter.
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James the Righteous
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James the Righteous
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Palladios the Hermit of Antioch
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Theodosius of Totma
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Grace the Martyr
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Matins Gospel Reading
First Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Matthew 28:16-20
At that time, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw Him they worshiped Him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. Amen."
First Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 28:16-20
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, οἱ ἕνδεκα μαθηταὶ ἐπορεύθησαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, εἰς τὸ Ὄρος, οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς. Καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτόν, προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ· οἱ δὲ ἐδίστασαν. Καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς, λέγων· Ἐδόθη μοι πᾶσα ἐξουσία ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Πορευθέντες οὖν, μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ, καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος· διδάσκοντες αὐτοὺς τηρεῖν πάντα ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν. Καὶ ἰδού, ἐγὼ μεθ' ὑμῶν εἰμι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας, ἕως τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος. Ἀμήν.
Epistle Reading
Prokeimenon. First Tone. Psalm 32.22,1.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.
The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 4:9-15.
Timothy, my son, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproach, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Till I come, attend to the public reading of scripture, to preaching, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress.
Προκείμενον. First Tone. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 32.22,1.
Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφ' ἡμᾶς.
Στίχ. Ἀγαλλιᾶσθε δίκαιοι ἐν Κυρίῳ
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Τιμόθεον α' 4:9-15.
Τέκνον Τιμόθεε, πιστὸς ὁ λόγος καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος. Εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ κοπιῶμεν καὶ ὀνειδιζόμεθα, ὅτι ἠλπίκαμεν ἐπὶ θεῷ ζῶντι, ὅς ἐστιν σωτὴρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων, μάλιστα πιστῶν. Παράγγελλε ταῦτα καὶ δίδασκε. Μηδείς σου τῆς νεότητος καταφρονείτω, ἀλλὰ τύπος γίνου τῶν πιστῶν ἐν λόγῳ, ἐν ἀναστροφῇ, ἐν ἀγάπῃ, ἐν πνεύματι, ἐν πίστει, ἐν ἁγνείᾳ. Ἕως ἔρχομαι, πρόσεχε τῇ ἀναγνώσει, τῇ παρακλήσει, τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ. Μὴ ἀμέλει τοῦ ἐν σοὶ χαρίσματος, ὃ ἐδόθη σοι διὰ προφητείας μετὰ ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τοῦ πρεσβυτερίου. Ταῦτα μελέτα, ἐν τούτοις ἴσθι, ἵνα σου ἡ προκοπὴ φανερὰ ᾖ ἐν πᾶσιν.
Gospel Reading
15th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 19:1-10
At that time, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaios, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."
15th Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 19:1-10
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, διήρχετο τὴν ῾Ιεριχώ· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ ὀνόματι καλούμενος Ζακχαῖος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἀρχιτελώνης, καὶ οὗτος ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐζήτει ἰδεῖν τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν τίς ἐστι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου, ὅτι τῇ ἡλικίᾳ μικρὸς ἦν. καὶ προδραμὼν ἔμπροσθεν ἀνέβη ἐπὶ συκομορέαν, ἵνα ἴδῃ αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐκείνης ἤμελλε διέρχεσθαι. καὶ ὡς ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, ἀναβλέψας ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶδεν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· Ζακχαῖε, σπεύσας κατάβηθι· σήμερον γὰρ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου δεῖ με μεῖναι. καὶ σπεύσας κατέβη, καὶ ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων. καὶ ἰδόντες πάντες διεγόγγυζον λέγοντες ὅτι παρὰ ἁμαρτωλῷ ἀνδρὶ εἰσῆλθε καταλῦσαι. σταθεὶς δὲ Ζακχαῖος εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Κύριον· ἰδοὺ τὰ ἡμίση τῶν ὑπαρχόντων μου, Κύριε, δίδωμι τοῖς πτωχοῖς, καὶ εἴ τινός τι ἐσυκοφάντησα, ἀποδίδωμι τετραπλοῦν. εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ὅτι σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ ἐγένετο, καθότι καὶ αὐτὸς υἱὸς ᾿Αβραάμ ἐστιν. ἦλθε γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός.
Community News
Scripture Readings:
1st Morning Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20
Epistle: 1 Timothy 4:9-15 (32nd Sunday, Period 4)
Gospel: Luke 19:1-10 (15th Sunday of Luke)
This Week at Holy Trinity
Sunday, January 28
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Regular services 8:30am Orthros, followed by Divine Liturgy
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Annual HTGOC Chili Cook-off after Services
Monday, January 29
- 6pm Total Body Workout
Tuesday, January 30
- 2pm Prep/Cook, Deliver/Serve Meal for the Day Center for the Homeless
Wednesday, January 31
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8:30am HTGOC Total Body Workout
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5pm Paraklesis
- 6pm Centennial Anniversary Idea/Brainstorming Meeting
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6:30pm GOYA Basketball Practice
Thusday, February 1 - Feast of Saint Saint Tryphon
- 8:30am Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
Friday, February 2
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8:30am Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
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HTGOC Total Body Workout after Services
- 8:30am Meals on Wheels Prep/Distribution
Saturday, February 3
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CANCEL: Vespers
Next Sunday, February 4
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Regular Services, 8:30am Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy
- Parish Assembly after Sevices
Sunday Church School
Please allow our Sunday Church School students and teachers to come recieve Holy Commuion first, then proceed to their classes.
Audio/Video System
The Audio/Video System has been installed in our Church. The Hearing Assistance feature is up and functioning. Our Parish Council members will be available to assist. Anyone with a smartphone can join the HTGOC wifi and scan the QR code in the narthex that will prompt you to download the Listen Everywhere app. Once downloaded, click the blue 'Audio GTDZ' button and the audio will stream to your phone, and through your phone to hearing aids or any bluetooth device connected to your phone.
We would like to ask and invite our GOYA girls, and Young Adult women to help operate the A/V System during services. Everyone interested please contact Father George and we'll schedule a brief intro and orientation.
A Note From our Outreach Ministry
As part of our efforts, we would like to hear from YOU! Thanks to those who have submitted the survey sheets, if you haven't done so, please take a moment to fill out this anonymous survey to help us focus our efforts to best serve our community. Your opinion is important to us!
Faith Group
This is an awesome Ministry Group for our younger children. Families with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers are invited to join our Faith Group! We will host one event per season on Saturday mornings. Join for fellwoship and to get better acquainted with other members. If you have scheduling conflicts and need to bring older children along, that is fine! They will probably be helpful in assisting with the younger children. Our next get together will be THIS Saturday, February 3 at Holy Trinity.
Here is the Schedule:
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Winter: Saturday, February 3: our Winter Activity - 10am at our Holy Trinity Gym (Iatridis Youth Activity Center) and/or Sophia Room
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Spring: Saturday, April 6 - 10am Locatoin TBD
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Summer: Date/Time TBD - Bartlesville Kidde Park
We are thankful to Amelia Angelidis who is leading this group, and to Gina Kingsley who is helping her. This is a great opportunity for families with younger children to get to know eachother!
Philoptochos February Project
During the month of February, Philotochos will be raising money for Emergency Infant Services. Please drop donations (cash or change) inot the baby bottles in the Narthex. Thank you for your generosity.
GOYA Basketball
GOYA Basketball Practice is on Wednesdays at 6:30pm, after Paraklesis which begins at 5pm. We will have an important Parent Meeting next Wednesday, February 7 after Paraklesis (during practice); plan to be there.
Metroplis of Denver GOYA Basketball Tournament
We will be hosting the 2024 Metropolis of Denver GOYA Basketball Tournament in Tulsa. The Tournamnent dates have changed; and it will take place during the President's Day Weekend, February 16-19, 2024. Following the Tournament, on Monday, Feb. 19, the Metropolis Clergy Laity will also be here in Tulsa. This will be a one day (morning) meeting, most likely at the same hotel (Marriott Southern Hills). Then, Tuesday through Thursday that same week, our Metroplis Clergy Syndesmos will have its annual Pre-Lent Retreat in Tulsa! It is an honor for us to host these events for our Metropolis, and we look forward to welcoming eveyrone back to Tulsa.
With all this going on, we will be asking for volunteers to help with some of the planning and coordination. The Metropolis Tournament Committee was thrilled with our community and the parishioners who were there to help. This year, we will have a more prominant role and presence. We will be asking our GOYAns and Young Adults to help with the planning, and add our 'Tulsa Touch' to the Tournament. Anyone who would like to help please let Father George know.
HTGOC Total Body Workout
Our HTGOC Exercise Classes will meet this week.
North Patio Expansion
As you may remember, our Parish Assembly voted to move forward with the project to expand the North Patio (outside the glass doors in the Hall); with the requirement that we raise $25,000 before engaging an architect, etc to provide renderings/plans for us to consider. We are closing in on our goal to this inital goal. Please consider making a pledge/donation so we can kick this project off. We can donate by credit card through Tithely (select 'North Patio'), or contact Father George or Parish Council Treasurer Nicholas Boyaci; if you'd like to write a check, please put "North Patio" in the memo line.
HT Bookstore
Come visit our 'mobile' Bookstore, currently in the Library/Youth HS Sunday School Room. We have Faith Based Books, Incense, Incense Burners, Charcoal, Icons and more. If you have any special requests please let Tian or Father George know.
Annual HTGOC Chili Cook Off - TODAY!!!
HTGOC COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS!
Y'all don't forget about the Chili Cook-off Liturgy. There will be plenty of chili for all of us city-slickers to enjoy, and there will be additional fixins to eat also and drinks to wet your whistle. DON'T MISS THE FUN!! Saddle up those horses and comeon down...
Please contact Rita at (918) 633-4512 or rita.howell@gmail.com
Head 'em up, move 'em out!
AHEPA Meeting
Our AHEPA will meet at 6pm tonight, January 28th in the Hall.
HTGOC Winter Fundraiser: Pirates of the ARRRkansas
Our Annual Winter Fundaraiser will be Saturday, February 10 at 6pm (after Vespers). Email Anastasia Boone to make your reservations, and come in Pirate Garb for Treasure Hunting, Sea Shanty Singing, Pirate Games & Delicious Grog & Grub! Tickets: $2 x your age (up to $50). Thanks to Anastasia Boone and her team for organizing this year's event.
Meals on Wheels (MoW) Partnership with Holy Trinity
Thank you to Stevi Tsaras and Ruth Chiconas for coordinating this most important Ministry. Our partnership with Meals on Wheels will continue this Friday. There are two ways to volunteer: Be a Site Food Packer at HTGOC (organize food for delivery drivers), or Be a Delivery Driver (deliver approximately 5-10 meals on a set route.
HTGOC is a MoW site for sorting and delivery of meals. We need 2-4 volunteers each week to organize/pack food for the delivery drivers to pick up and make their deliveries.
Drivers are always needed, you can volunteer for HTGOC routes or any location that works for your schedule and location. Please contact Stevi Tsaras or (918) 955-4466 for more information.
We have helped provide more than 20,000 meals (and counting) since we started partnering with this wonderful Ministry.
Sign Up to make Prosforo
The NEW sign up sheet for 2024 is available to sign up to make prosforo Presbytera Katina will help with sign ups during Coffee Hour/Fellowship, and Deacon Michael will contiinue to call each week with a reminder.