35th Lowell Folk Festival Returns July 29-31, 2022:  

The Festival will feature close to 20 performing groups sharing their unique musical traditions on stages throughout downtown Lowell. 

We invite you to visit our Parish's two booths.  The Church booth will be open on Saturday-Sunday July 30 & 31 at a new location: corner of Market Street & Palmer Street.  The Hellenic American Academy booth is at Boarding House Park and will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

You can help support our Church’s Folk Festival booth with your monetary donations to defray the cost of the food and other items.  Donations can be made out to Holy Trinity Church with “Folk Festival” written on the memo line.

Volunteers are needed to help in the following areas:  food preparation at the Hellenic Cultural Center; set-up & clean-up; working at our booth.  Contact George Kontos (603) 508-722 or gkontos505@yahoo.com.

Hellenic American Academy Accepting Registrations: Registrations for the 2022-2023 school year will continue throughout the summer.  Call the Academy at (978) 453-5422 for more information or contact Helen Gaudet at hgaudet@hellenicaa.org.  Please note:  Enrollment at the Hellenic American Academy is not complete until a payment plan with FACTS has been established.  If you have question regarding the status of your child's enrollment, please contact Helen Gaudet at hgaudet@hellenicaa.org.

Coffee Hour Host Needed: If you are interested in hosting a Coffee Hour during the summer months, please call the Church at (978) 458-8092.  All Sundays from July 31 - August 28 are currently available.

GOARCH Centennial Clergy-Laity Congress (New York, NY) Concludes But the “Endeavor Has Only Just Begun”  

The 46th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America concluded July 7, 2022 after a packed final Plenary Session, during which various institutional organizations shared their progress and their vision for the next 100 years. This Congress also saw the long-awaited Consecration of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, concurrent and historic national conventions for the National Young Adults League and Ladies Philoptochos Society (90^th Anniversary since inception in 1932) and a Special Plenary regarding the Charter of the Archdiocese.   

In his remarks, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America said, “Some might say that the labor of this Centennial Clergy-Laity Congress has concluded. But I say to you that the endeavor has only just begun. We assembled in this Congress in a work of exploration: reflecting on the legacy of our past, engaging in renewal in our current moment, and forging even stronger bonds of unity for our future. As a community, we are as diverse as any other in the United States. We need to own this, and not allow it to own us.”

The Finance Committee announced that the Archdiocese had achieved financial stability, with revenues exceeding expenses from 2018 to 2021, and budgetary controls in place and operating. Cost controls and CARES Act funding—an anticipated $6 million of which shared with Metropolises and parishes—allowed the Archdiocese to manage the pandemic while delivering on its priorities. Moreover, in response to the pandemic, $2.4 million in PPP funds were shared with parishes in 2020, while $2 million were shared with Metropolises in 2021. The Archdiocese Covid-19 Relief Fund provided over $600,000 in financial assistance to 350 individuals and families, and $450,000 in parish relief was provided based on Metropolis assessment of need.  

The Committee also reported a total of $1.1 million dollars raised by the Archdiocese as part of its 2021 Greek Fires Response, which, in collaboration with the IOCC, supports the immediate and long-term needs of those affected. The GOARCH Ukraine Relief Fund, also launched by Archbishop Elpidophoros in March 2022 in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has raised $925,000 to date.