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

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (914) 235-6100
  • Fax:
  • (914) 235-0708
  • Street Address:

  • 10 Mill Road

  • New Rochelle, NY 10804
  • Mailing Address:

  • 10 Mill Road

  • New Rochelle, NY 10804

Contact Information

Protopresbyter V. Rev. Nicholas G. Anctil

FrAnctil@aol.com | 914-235-6100

Services Schedule

Orthros begins at 9:00am; Divine Liturgy and Sunday School, 10:00am

Past Bulletins


Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Mode

Having learned the joyful proclamation of the Resurrection from the Angel, and having cast off the ancestral condemnation, the women disciples of the Lord spake to the Apostles exultantly: Death is despoiled and Christ God is risen, granting great mercy to the world.

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

By faith didst Thou justify the Forefathers, when through them Thou didst betroth Thyself aforetime to the Church from among the nations. The Saints boast in glory that from their seed there is a glorious fruit, even she that bare Thee seedlessly. By their prayers, O Christ God, save our souls.

Apolytikion of the Church in the Plagal Fourth Mode

Blessed are You, O Christ our God, who made fisherman all-wise, by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them, drawing all the world into Your net. O Loving One, glory be to You.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Third Mode

On this day the Virgin cometh to the cave to give birth to * God the Word ineffably, * Who was before all the ages. * Dance for joy, O earth, on hearing * the gladsome tidings; * with the Angels and the shepherds now glorify Him * Who is willing to be gazed on * as a young Child Who * before the ages is God.

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  • Resurrectional Apolytikion in Fourth Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
  • Apolytikion for 11th Sun. of Luke in the Second Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
  • Apolytikion of the Church ©
  • Seasonal Kontakion in the Third Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
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    Gospel and Epistle Readings

    Epistle Reading

    Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. 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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    Parish News and Events

    Parish News and Events

    12/16/2018

    11th Sunday of Luke. Haggai the Prophet

    Orthros ~ 9:00am, Divine Liturgy and Sunday School ~ 10:00am
    Altar Boys ~     Group 1 (5th & 6th Graders)

    Memorials forGeorge A. Williams and Thomas Yovanopoulos

    Agape sponsored by George Williams and family in the Social Hall following the Liturgy 

    Greek School Vasilopita Sale in the Social Hall following the Liturgy

     Westchester County Greek Youth Orchestra Christmas Concert
    in the Social Hall following the Liturgy. All are invited!

     

       

     Events for the Week 

    Thursday, December 20th

    AHEPA Meeting ~ Social Hall ~ 7:00pm-10:00pm

     

    Friday, December 21st

    Saturday, December 22nd

    GOYA Movie Night ~ Social Hall ~ 7:00pm

    Children's Christmas Brunch ~ Social Hall ~ 11:00am

     
    Church Service for the Week 

    Saturday, December 22nd

    Children's Christmas Liturgy ~ Church ~ 10:00am

     

    		  

     

    Ministries of the Parish 

    Philoptochos Ministries 

    MANHATTAN HOMELESS OUTREACH – We serve homemade food, provide clothing, shoes and toiletries, along with conversation and compassion, to 125 homeless on the sidewalk of 33rd Street in Manhattan once a month during our “soup run”. At this time, we can only accept winter clothing (sweatshirts, sweaters, pants, coats and new men's and women's underwear). We are also accepting tote bags and backpacks. Our next soup run is on December 27th, and we meet in the Church kitchen at 6:30 p.m. Contact Despina Kartson (dkartson@gmail.com; 914-779-5543/917-603-7854) or Maria Scaros (mscamer@hotmail.com; 203-531-5500/ 203-399-7292)

    COOKING FOR HOPE- As we enter the New Year and celebrate our many Blessings please keep in mind those who are less fortunate than ourselves and join us to cook for the HOPE Soup Kitchen of New Rochelle. HOPE serves dinner to our neighbors in need, three evenings a week, 52 weeks a year. We will be cooking for HOPE in our Church kitchen, at 6:00pm: January 10th, February 7th, March 7th, April 4th, May 9th and June 6th. If you would like to join us or have any questions please contact Stephanie Madouros (s.madouros@wssworldseas.com) or Linda Kondos (lovelyylinda@aol.com ).
     
    KNITTING FOR CHARITY - Our next meeting will be on Wednesday January 30th. Please contact Anthoula DeKnatel with any questions anthoulad@verizon.net or 914-723-6285

    PHILOPTOCHOS BOOK GROUP - The Philoptochos Book Group’s next meeting is Thursday, January 17th at 7:30 pm to discuss Pride and Prejudice, the 1813 romantic novel by Jane Austin.  

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    YOUNG AT HEART - Come join us for the Broadway musical " BEAUTY and the BEAST" at the White Plains Performing Arts Center followed by a three course dinner at Via Veneto 26 Sunday on December 30th.  Performance is at 2PM and dinner immediately following, total cost is $70.00. Everyone is welcome to join us. If you are recently retired, we welcome new members. We meet once a month, on the first Wednesday of the month. We have a delicious catered lunch every meeting.
    The Young at Heart next Meeting is Wednesday, January 2nd at 11:00 in our social hall.Call Marlene to reserve your tickets for Beauty and the Beast at 914-337-5208. Seating is limited, so make your reservation. `

    HOLY TRINITY DANCE TROUPE -Dancing enthusiasts, we gather together our kindred spirits and sharing the joy of dance!!! If you have any questions please contact Eirini Metaxas at 914.656.1242 or htdancers@icloud.com  

    HOLY TRINITY SCOUTING - Interested in learning how to pitch a tent, hike in a forest or roast marshmallows over an open camp fire? Come learn more about the fascinating world of Scouting. All youth are welcome. As always, we are recruiting boys and girls ages 5-11 (Cubs) and 11-18 (Scouts). For more information please contact Kristine Kingsley-Mulder (ktkingsley@hotmail.com), Dave Kerwick (djkerwick@aol.com), or Helen Dallaris (helen@dallaris.com)

     

     

     

     


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    Upcoming Events

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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

    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.

    Allsaint
    December 16

    Memnonus, Archbishop of Ephesus

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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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