TODAY: January 12, 2020

Sunday after Theophany

SERVICE SCHEDULE:

Orthros & Divine Liturgy   8:30AM

Sunday School After Communion

Epistle:   Ephesians 4:7-13 Page 127

Gospel:   Matthew 4:12-17       Page 128

(The Epistle and Gospel Readings can be found in the Divine Liturgy Books in the pew rack.)

MEMORIALS:   

NARTHEX DUTY TEAM:  Group 1

TODAY’S FELLOWSHIP IS OFFERED BY: The Philoptochos Sisterhood will offer Coffee Hour.

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY:

Sunday, January 12

Today we welcome Fr Steven Vlahos to Holy Trinity.

Sunday after Theophany

8:30am Orthros/Divine Liturgy

Vasilopita Sunday

GOYA Meeting

2pm DVYC BBALL Game Finals @ Holy Trinity, Wilmington, DE

Tuesday, January 14

6:30pm AHEPA Meeting

7pm OCF at UD Catholic Chapel

Wednesday, January 15

12:30pm Bible Study

5:30pm Greek School

6:30pm BBall Practice

7pm GOYA Dance Practice

Thursday, January 16

7pm Vespers @ St Anthony, Vineland

Saturday, January 18

12pm Philoptochos Lunch Meeting

Welcome  

The Holy Trinity Family welcomes all our visitors. We hope that you enjoyed the Divine Service of the Church of the Book of Acts. You participated in the most ancient Christian Service written by Saint John Chrysostomos- the Golden Mouth. The Sacrament of Holy Communion is distributed ONLY to those Baptized and/or Chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared according to our Sacred Tradition. We invite you to come forward, if you wish, at the end of the Divine Liturgy to receive the blessed bread. If you have any questions about the Orthodox Church or would like to discover how to join this Ancient Christian Faith please see Fr. Christos at the coffee hour downstairs at the Hellenic Community Center or call the church office for an appointment 302-654-4446. We thank you and may the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and yours abundantly always.  

Hymns for Sunday  

ἈπολυτίκιονἈναστάσιμον.Ἦχοςπλ. αʹ. Αὐτόμελον.

Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ.

Resurrectional Apolytikion.Mode pl. 1. Automelon.

Let us worship the Word who is unoriginate with the Father and the Spirit, and from a Virgin was born for our salvation, O believers, and let us sing His praise. For in His goodness He was pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, and to undergo death, and to raise up those who had died, by His glorious Resurrection.

ἈπολυτίκιοντῆςἙορτῆς. Ἦχοςαʹ.

Ἐν Ἰορδάνῃ βαπτιζομένου σου Κύριε, ἡ τῆς Τριάδος ἐφανερώθη προσκύνησις· τοῦ γὰρ Γεννήτορος ἡ φωνὴ προσεμαρτύρει σοι, ἀγαπητόν σε Υἱὸν ὀνομάζουσα· καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα ἐν εἴδει περιστερᾶς, ἐβεβαίου τοῦ λόγου τὸ ἀσφαλές. Ὁ ἐπιφανεὶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, καὶ τὸν κόσμον φωτίσας δόξα σοι.

Apolytikion of the Feast. Mode 1.

As You were baptized in the Jordan, O Lord, then the worship of the Trinity became manifest, for the voice of the Father bore witness to You, naming You the Beloved Son; and the Spirit, in the form of a dove, confirmed the certainty of the word. O Christ God, who appeared and illumined the world, glory to You.

Ἦχοςπλ. δʹ.

Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοι.

Mode pl. 4.

Blessed are You, O Christ our God. You made the fishermen all-wise, by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them You drew the world into Your net. O Lover of mankind, glory to You.

Κοντάκιον. Ἦχοςδʹ. Αὐτόμελον.

Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον τῇ οἰκουμένῃ, καὶ τὸ φῶς σου Κύριε, ἐσημειώθη ἐφ' ἡμᾶς, ἐν ἐπιγνώσει ὑμνοῦντάς σε. Ἦλθες ἐφάνης τὸ Φῶς τὸ ἀπρόσιτον.

Kontakion. Mode 4. Automelon.

You appeared today to us on earth, O Master, and Your light was signed on us who cry aloud to You and say with understanding, O Christ our God: You came and shone forth, O Light unapproachable.

On January 12, we commemorate the holy Martyr Tatiana.

Reading

Saint Tatiana was the daughter of a most distinguished consul of Rome. She became a deaconess of the Church, and for her confession of the Faith of Christ, she endured many torments. As she was suffering, angels punished her tormentors with the same torments they inflicted on her, until they cried out that they could no longer endure the scourges invisibly brought upon them. She was beheaded during the reign of Alexander Severus (111-135).

Apolytikion of Martyr Tatiana

Fourth Tone

O Lord Jesus, unto Thee Thy lamb doth cry with a great voice: O my Bridegroom, Thee I love; and seeking Thee, I now contest, and with Thy baptism am crucified and buried. I suffer for Thy sake, that I may reign with Thee; for Thy sake I die, that I may live in Thee: accept me offered out of longing to Thee as a spotless sacrifice. Lord, save our souls through her intercessions, since Thou art great in mercy.

Holy Trinity Family,

This message is to inform you that Presbytera Joanna’s father, George Tsarsis, fell asleep in the Lord this morning and Fr Christos is taking an emergency leave of absence to accompany her to Greece for the burial and family matters.

Father Steven Vlahos will be presiding over the following Divine Liturgies:

Sunday, January 5 (Forefeast of Theophany)

Monday, January 6 (Holy Theophany)

Sunday, January 12 (Sunday after Theophany)

Sunday, January 19 (12^th Sunday of St Luke)

Please note that due to this emergency, the following services are canceled:

•  Tuesday, December 31 @ 6pm

•  Tuesday, January 7 (John the Baptist)

• Friday, January 17 (St Anthony)

• Saturday, January 18 (Ss Anthanasios & Cyril)

• Tuesday, January 21 (St Maximus the Confessor)

In Father Christos’ absence, should a pastoral emergency arise, please immediately contact the Church Office (302-654-4446) or George Rassias (610-322-3200 cell) so that the appropriate clergy/pastoral assistance can be secured for you and your family.

Father Christos will be returning on January 22^nd. Please keep Fr Christos, Presbytera Joanna and their family in your prayers.

Zoe se mas,

George Rassias