Holy Trinity Church
Publish Date: 2018-12-16
Bulletin Contents
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Saints and Feasts
Hymns of the Day
Wisdom of the Fathers
Weekly Calendar
News and Events
Forefathers
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Holy Trinity Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (740) 282-9835
  • Fax:
  • (740) 282-2091
  • Street Address:

  • 300 South Fourth Street

  • Steubenville, OH 43952
  • Mailing Address:

  • P.O. Box 788

  • Steubenville, OH 43952

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Tone. Daniel 3.26,27.
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
Verse: For you are just in all you have done.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 3:4-11.

Brethren, when Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once walked, when you lived in them. But now put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices and have put on the new nature, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all.

Gospel Reading

11th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 14:16-24

The Lord said this parable: "A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; and at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come; for all is now ready.' But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.' And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.' And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the householder in anger said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.' And the servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and there is still room.' And the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet. For many are called, but few are chosen.'"

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Saints and Feasts

Forefathers
December 16

11th Sunday of Luke

On the Sunday that occurs on or immediately after the eleventh of this month, we commemorate Christ's forefathers according to the flesh, both those that came before the Law, and those that lived after the giving of the Law.

Special commemoration is made of the Patriarch Abraham, to whom the promise was first given, when God said to him, "In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed" (Gen. 22:18). This promise was given some two thousand years before Christ, when Abraham was seventy-five years of age. God called him and commanded him to forsake his country, parents, and kinsmen, and to depart to the land of the Canaanites. When he arrived there, God told him, "I will give this land to thy seed" (Gen. 12:7); for this cause, that land was called the "Promised Land," which later became the country of the Hebrew people, and which is also called Palestine by the historians. There, after the passage of twenty-four years, Abraham received God's law concerning circumcision. In the one hundredth year of his life, when Sarah was in her ninetieth year, they became the parents of Isaac. Having lived 175 years altogether, he reposed in peace, a venerable elder full of days.

Allsaint
December 16

Our Righeous Mother Blessed Empress Theophania

Saint Theophania, who was born in Constantinople, was of royal lineage. Instructed in letters, and adorned with many virtues, she was united in marriage to Emperor Leo the Wise (reigned 886-912). But counting the glory of the earthly kingdom as nought, she spent her nights and days in serving God with psalms and hymns and prayers, working various good deeds until she surrendered her spirit to God in peace, while still in her youth, being, according to some, about twenty years of age, according to others, twenty-seven. Her holy relics are still preserved in the patriarchal church in Constantinople as a source of healing for those that draw nigh with faith and longing. She was also the builder of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropigeal Monastery of St. Anastasia the Protector from Potions in Chalke (883).

Allsaint
December 16

The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai)

The Prophet Aggaeus, whose name means "festive," was born in Babylon at the time of the captivity Of the Jews. He began to prophesy in Jerusalem after their return thereto, and to admonish the people to rebuild the Temple, in the days of Zorobabel, the second year of the reign of Darius Hystaspes, King of Persia, about the year 520 before Christ. His prophecy, divided into two chapters, is ranked tenth among the minor Prophets.

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone

When the tidings of the resurrection from the glorious angel was proclaimed unto the women disciples and our ancestral sentence also had been abolished to the Apostles with the boasting did they proclaim that death is vanquished ever more and Christ Our God has risen from the dead and granted to the world His great mercy.

Apolytikion for 11th Sun. of Luke in the Second Tone

By faith You justified the Forefathers, having through them betrothed to yourself the Church that came out of the nations. The saints are boasting in glory; for the glorious fruit, the Virgin who without seed gave birth to You, is from their progeny. At their entreaties, O Christ our God, save our souls.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Third Tone

On this day the Virgin Maid * goes to the cave to give birth * to the pre-eternal Word * in an ineffable manner. * Dance for joy, all the inhabited earth, on hearing. * Glorify along with Angels and with the shepherds * Him who willed that He appear as * a newborn Child, * the pre-eternal God.
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Wisdom of the Fathers

This parable ... proclaims beforehand both the casting out of the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles; and it indicates together with this also the strictness of the life required, and how great the punishment appointed for the careless ....
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 69 on Matthew 22, 4th Century

And when were they bidden? By all the prophets; by John again; for unto Christ he would pass all on, saying, "He must increase, I must decrease;" by the Son Himself again, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you;" and again, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink."
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 69 on Matthew 22, 4th Century

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Weekly Calendar

  • Weekly Calendar

    December 16 to December 31, 2018

    Sunday, December 16

    9:00AM Orthros

    10:00AM Liturgy

    Wednesday, December 19

    8:00AM Christmas Dinner - Bakeing

    9:00AM Office Hours

    6:00PM Paraklesis

    Thursday, December 20

    8:00AM Christmas Dinner Baking

    11:00AM Confession

    Friday, December 21

    8:00AM Christmas Dinner Baking

    9:00AM Office Hours

    Sunday, December 23

    9:00AM Orthros

    10:00AM Liturgy

    Monday, December 24

    EVE OF NATIVITY

    9:00AM Royal Hours

    5:00PM Vesperal Liturgy w/ Christmas Pageant

    Tuesday, December 25

    HOLY NATIVITY

    9:00AM Orthros

    10:00AM Liturgy

    11:30AM Christmas Memorial Dinner

    Wednesday, December 26

    OFFICE CLOSED

    Friday, December 28

    10:00AM Metropolis Clergy Family Christmas Party

    Sunday, December 30

    9:00AM Orthros

    10:00AM Liturgy

    Monday, December 31

    NEW YEAR'S EVE

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News and Events

WEEKLY BULLETIN – December 16, 2018
11th Sunday of Luke
ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS

 

SACRAMENTS
Welcome to all visitors! Everyone is welcome in the Orthodox Church and may receive the blessed bread (antidoron) at the end of the service; but only practicing Orthodox Christians may receive the sacrament of Holy Communion.

KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS
Hunter Adkins, Flora Alexander, Chris Collaros, James Demitras, Sophia Diamond, Georgiann Hart, Marie Kamarados, Angela Kohelis-Dobson, Nick Kirlangitis, George Maragos, Mary McElhaney, Anna Moten, George & Stella Panagis, George Parikakis, Pete & Irene Petrides, Chuck Rangos, Jim Ritter, Gloria Sergakis

(If you have names to add or remove from this list, please contact the church office.)

MEMORIAL
Today we will have the 40 - day memorial for Mary Ann Chynoweth, and also prayers for our departed servants Steve & Mary Collaros. May their memory be eternal!

FELLOWSHIP HOUR
Today’s fellowship hour will be provided by the Philoptochos Society.

 

FAST SCHEDULE

Strict Fast  All Week

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

Wednesday, December 19
  8:00 A.M    Christmas Dinner Baking
10:00 A.M.   Bible Study

  6:00 P.M.   Paraklesis

Thursday,   December 20
  8:00 A.M    Christmas Dinner Baking
11:00 A.M.   Confession

Friday,        December 21
  8:00 A.M    Christmas Dinner Baking

  7:00 P.M.   Holy Saints GOYA Lock-In
                   With Guest Speaker
                   George Athanasiou

NEXT SUNDAY

December 23 – Sunday before Nativity

  9:00 A.M.   Orthros
10:00 A.M.   Liturgy
11:00 A.M.   Sunday School

Epistle Reader:    Pete Caleodis

Memorial:             For the Mastros &
                             Yalanis Families

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CHRISTMAS DINNER VOLUNTEER MEETING
Today, following Liturgy there will be a brief meeting for those interested in helping with the Christmas Memorial Dinner. There will be important information that will be shared at that time. It will be held in the social hall. See Spiro Alexander for more information.

PLEDGE BOXES AVAILABLE
Anyone who has not received a 2019 pledge box of envelopes, please pick them up on the pangari.

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT PRACTICE
For those who are interested in signing up for this year’s Christmas pageant, please see Presbytera Anne-Charissa to sign up. There will be more information coming soon with the practice dates; watch the weekly bulletin.

GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER
Philoptochos will also be collecting money for Christmas gifts to be handed out on that day. Please be generous with your donation since this is such a worthy cause.

CHRISTMAS DINNER BAKING
We will begin the preparation of the Christmas dinner on the following days: December 19 -- December 21, at 9:00 A.M. Everyone is invited to join in the baking.

UPCOMING EVENTS

8TH MEMORIAL CHRISTMAS DINNER
Our 8th Annual Christmas Memorial dinner will be held on Christmas Day, at 11:30 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Volunteers are welcomed and needed. Come and lend a hand delivering meals, serving, etc. Help feed folks who are in need of a warm Christmas meal, and spread some Christmas cheer!

GOYA LOCK-IN
We would like to invite all GOYAns to join us for a lock-in on December 21, at 7:00 P.M. We will be joined by George Athanasiou, seminarian, and we will be discussing “Cultivating Healthy Relationships.” We will finish on December 22, at 9:00 A.M.  Please contact Angela Mastros to RSVP and for more information (740) 632-9555. Please be sure to bring a sleeping bag and toiletries. Snacks are welcome.

GOYA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
The GOYA basketball tournament will be held February 1 thru 3. We are in need of clock operators and statisticians. If interested, please contact Nick Demitras at 740-424-5185.

 

 

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