General Information
- Phone:
- (540) 362-3601
- Fax:
- (540) 362-3638
- Street Address:
- 30 Huntington Blvd. N.E.
- Roanoke, VA 24012
Contact Information
Services Schedule
Sunday Services: Orthros 9:00am / Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Past Bulletins
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- 2023-09-24
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- 2023-09-17
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- 2023-09-10
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- 2023-09-03
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- 2023-08-27
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- 2023-08-20
News & Information
Upcoming Special Services
Weekday Orthos at 8am/Divine Liturgy 9am
Tuesday - October 3 - Feast of St. Dionysios the Areopagite
Monday - October 9 - Feast of the Apostle James, son of Alphaeus
Wednesday - October 18 - Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist
Thursday - October 26 - Feast of St. Demetrios
Saturday - October 28 - Feast of Holy Protection of the Theotokos
Complete Details of Services and Weekly Classes
Paraklesis in Blacksburg
Monday, October 16 at 7pm at St Philip's Anglican Church, 306 Progress St NE in Blacksburg. All are welcome. Fellowship and food afterwards. Brochure: Church Website
Online Brochures
At the top of the parish homepage colorful brochures of upcoming events will be featured going forward. The text announcement in this eBulletin will have 'Brochure' with a link to the homepage for further information. Click on the brochure image and it will enlarge for easy reading and more information.
Altar Boy Orientation
Saturday, October 21 at 11:00am. Brochure: Church Website
Previous Announcements
Prosphora Needed
We are still in need of prosphora. Many weeks 4-5 loaves are needed and we just have @five bakers. So, bakers please make as much as possible to build up supply and if you have't baked (or want to learn) please contact the church office.
Greek School 2023-34
Classes will be held online [via Google Meet on your computer at home] every Saturday, beginning October 7th. The courses offered will be:
Beginner (children) - 10:00am ... Intermediate (children) - 10:45am ... Beginner (adults) - 11:30am ... Intermediate (adults) - 12:15pm
If you are interested in beginning or continuing to learn Greek, please contact Georgia Liagki (georgialiagki@gmail.com) for details. Καλό μάθημα! Brochure: Church Website
Philoptochos
> Philoptochos & the Hellenic Club will be participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Wasena Park in Roanoke this Saturday, September 30. The opening ceremony begins at 9:45 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. We invite everyone that is able (men, women and children) to join our team or consider making a donation. To sign up or donate, please go to, http://www.alz.org/ and find the Roanoke Walk. From there, search for team ‘Holy Trinity’.
Following the walk everyone is invited to eat together at the Green Goat (802 Wiley Dr. in Roanoke). No RSVP is needed to come.
> Next General Meeting of Philoptochos: this Sunday, October 1
Sunday School 2023 Starts This Sunday
Sunday School for grades Pre-K-12 for the 2023-24 starts October 1. Please fill out the online form below right away if you would like your child to participate. Students will be dismissed from church on Sundays following Holy Communion.
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Communion
For those visiting an Orthodox Church for the first time, please be aware that Holy Communion is a sign of unity of faith, which is only offered to Baptized and Chrismated Orthodox Christians. However, all are welcome to come forward and receive the antidoron (or blessed bread) which is distributed at the end of the service.
Fellowship
Following Divine Liturgy, we invite you to join us for fellowship and refreshments in our hall. Please introduce yourself to one of our Parish Council or welcoming committee members who are gathered near the candle stand in the entrance area, so that we may have the chance to greet and welcome you properly. We strongly encourage you to fill out a Welcome to our Church form.
Prayers and Offerings
Click this link to download the Prayer Card PDF in PDF format which can be printed and filled in by hand use with the use of 'Fill and Sign'. Use this when offering prosphora, for memorial services, or for prayer requests in general.
Office Hours
Fr. Theodore Lyketsos is our parish priest. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9am until 2pm. If a need arises please contact the Church Office
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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.
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
2nd Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 6:31-36
The Lord said, "As you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful."
2nd Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 6:31-36
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· καθὼς θέλετε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίως. καὶ εἰ ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί; καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτοὺς ἀγαπῶσι. καὶ ἐὰν ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί; καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσι. καὶ ἐὰν δανείζητε παρ᾿ ὧν ἐλπίζετε ἀπολαβεῖν, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί; καὶ γὰρ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς δανείζουσιν ἵνα ἀπολάβωσι τὰ ἴσα. πλὴν ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν καὶ ἀγαθοποιεῖτε καὶ δανείζετε μηδὲν ἀπελπίζοντες, καὶ ἔσται ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολύς, καὶ ἔσεσθε υἱοὶ ὑψίστου, ὅτι αὐτὸς χρηστός ἐστιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀχαρίστους καὶ πονηρούς. Γίνεσθε οὖν οἰκτίρμονες, καθὼς καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν οἰκτίρμων ἐστί.