Sunday Services: Orthros 9:00am / Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Thursday - October 26 - 9:00am
Divine Liturgy for St. Demetrios
(Orthros 8am)
Philoptochos
Kroger Plus Card: For all those in the community that carry a Kroger Plus card, please affiliate your Kroger Plus card with the Roanoke Philoptochos, which is posted at www.kroger.com as Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Philoptochos. That doesn't affect your rewards but benefits our organization because Philoptochos can receive monetary contributions from Kroger. To register your Kroger Plus account to Philoptochos, please follow the below steps:
1) Go to www.kroger.com
2) Click on Sign in/ Register ( if you do not have an account please create one)
3) Click on Community and then on Kroger Community Rewards
4) Select the option: I'm a Customer and then select HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PHILOPTOCHOS with the Organization Number HL950 and click on confirm.
If you need any assistance Georgia Liagki will be happy to help you. You can meet her at the church this Sunday 10/7/18 after Divine Liturgy, contact via the church email htrinityroa@verizon.netor call (540)-362-3601.
Greek Festival
Festival Marketplace Sale – this Sunday we will be selling items from the festival marketplace after the Divine Liturgy. If you have any questions, please contact Frances Simopoulos at 434.851.6830.
Religious Education
Sunday School has resumed…all children and youth are welcome.
October 28
Fr. Nick will dedicate the new Saint Demetrios Library and Conference room with a Hagiasmos (blessing service) following Divine Liturgy. Later, during Fellowship, there will be an Oxi Day celebration.
Hellenic Club
The Hellenic Club will be participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Elmwood Park Amphitheater. The ceremony begins at 9 a.m. and the walk at 9:30 a.m. We will meet near the stage area at 8:45 a.m. In order to sign up for the walk, please go to www.alz.org and find the Roanoke walk. From there, search the team “Holy Trinity” to join or donate. After the walk, we will have brunch at 202 Social House, 202 Market Street at 11:00 a.m. Everyone is invited to join us for brunch even if you do not participate in the walk. Please RSVP that you will be joining us for brunch by October 19th either by email at ptsims@ntelos.net or 434.851.6830.
Official message on Ukraine from Metropolitan Evangelos
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Welcome to All Visitors!
Please join us for fellowship in the Church Hall immediately following the Divine Liturgy. 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. All present are welcomed to come forward and receive the antidoron (or blessed bread) which is distributed at the end of the service. For those interested in learning more about the Orthodox Christian faith, please feel free to speak with Fr. Nick after the service.
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Prokeimenon. Second Mode. Psalm 117.14,18.
The Lord is my strength and my song.
Verse: The Lord has chastened me sorely.
The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 11:31-33; 12:1-9.
Brethren, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me, but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped his hands.
I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into Paradise --whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows -- and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. Though if I wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought the Lord about this, that it should leave me; but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
3rd Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 7:11-16
At that time, Jesus went to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"