PARISH NEWS
Pangari Schedule: Rami Nassar, Maria Lianidis, Peter Liacopulos and Nick Kafkalas.
2021 Calendar and Stewardship Packets are now available. One of our parish council members or Ginny Kramvis will be able to hand you a packet.
Tom Papademetriou: We congratulate Tom for having recently been selected to serve as an Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. May God bless him with many years of fruitful ministries and service.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Please do not socialize and congregate in the foyer of the gym after the Divine Liturgy.
DECEMBER WEEKDAY SERVICES
Please call or email Ginny Kramvis for registering for weekday services. Seating is limited to 20 people. (609-513-2357 or ekramvis@comcast.net)
† December 22, Tuesday, Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am., St. Anastasia
† December 24, Thursday morning, Great Hours, Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 9:00 am. (service in the church)
† December 24, Thursday evening, (Christmas Eve), Orthros and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 8:00 pm. (service in the gym)
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 15-December 20: GOYA Holiday Food Drive (See attached flyer)
RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION
Holy Communion is offered to those baptized Orthodox Christians who have prepared themselves for the reception of the Sacrament by prayer and fasting. Blessed Bread is available for all our visitors at the very end of the Divine Liturgy. Our Sunday School students receive Holy Communion first and then we will approach from the center aisles, starting with the front pews, one pew at a time.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Virtual Sunday School will continue this week. This is our last class until after the New Year. Sunday School will resume on Sunday January 10th. Merry Christmas! Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Please contact Sarai Taraborrelli if you have any questions. sarai1southrey@gmail.com.
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Our love for each other, family, friends, and members of the community near and far keep compassion and the spirit of Christ vibrant. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the spirit of giving is in our hearts. Unfortunately, our traditional Philoptochos seasonal events such as the Angel Tree and Christmas Dinner have been cancelled.
We have also posted on social media, please see our Facebook Page and share this post! https://www.facebook.com/Holy-Trinitys-Philoptochos-St-Elpida-Chapter-119236026143902
How to give: ONLINE: Go To www.holytrinityeggharbor.com, Click On Donate Button Enter Amount, in “special instructions” Type “Philoptochos Christmas 2020” or IN PERSON DROP BOX at pangari table.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to ask contact myself by reply email at mariathesurfer@outlook.comand/or cell/text 609-741-6237.
Last day to donate is Sunday December 20th 2020.
We will also be selling Shop Rite gift cards. Please see attached flyer for more information.
PARISH REOPENING INFORMATION
We are happy to announce that we have received permission to reopen our Church. It will be great to see you all in person after many weeks of physical separation.
We are urging all of us to refrain from being judgmental towards those who are not yet ready or able to attend services. Oftentimes, we do not know the personal situations experienced by our sisters and brothers.
Here are many of the guidelines that we all need to follow during this first phase of reopening.
- Sunday morning Divine Liturgies will take place in the gymnasium and we will only be able to enter through the front door outside of the gym foyer.
- We will not be permitted to go to other parts of the facility, except to use the restroom nearby (one person at a time).
- Only 75 people can register for attendance each Sunday on a first come first served basis. Overflow registrants will be first in line for the following Sunday.
- Each of us will receive an email from “Sign Up Genius” each week. Please be sure to provide all the contact information that is requested.
- While consecutive Sundays will appear on the “Sign Up Genius”, please only register for one Sunday at a time so that we can give everyone a chance to attend.
- Chairs in the gymnasium will be spaced in a safe manner. Please do not move the chairs, nor move around inside the gym to converse with other people.
- Masks must be worn at all times. Please bring a mask from home.
- Upon arrival, each of us will be asked a few general health questions. If we are sick or have been near a sick person, we will not be permitted to attend the Divine Liturgy.
- If someone experience symptoms sometime after the Divine Liturgy, THEY MUST NOTIFY THE CHURCH OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.
- Everyone must sanitize their hands upon arrival.
- We are not lighting individual candles. Two large candles will be lit in front of the altar on behalf of all of us.
- A collection tray will be placed at the pangari, but will not be passed around in Church. Please bring exact change as no change will be handled.
- All cell phones must be turned off completely in order to preserve our wifi connection.
- A few chairs will be set up in the back of the gym for parents with young children.
- For those who do not use email or the internet, I am encouraging them to seek out a family member or fellow parishioner who can register for them. A separate letter in the Greek language will explain this to our seniors.
- We are not permitted to have a coffee hour, nor to socialize with one another after the Services.
WEEK DAY LITURGIES
Week Day Liturgies will be celebrated in the Church and participants can only enter through the front door of the Church.
- We are limited to 20 people at a time for these services. Seating spots will be marked with a blue dot on the pews.
- We are giving preferential consideration to our senior citizens (who may be uneasy about larger crowds) and to those who are celebrating their name days on a given day.
- Attendees must contact Ginny Kramvis two days in advance of the Week Day Liturgy so that we do not go over the 20 person limit (609-513-2357). In addition, a relative or friend can email Ginny at ekramvis@comcast.net.
- All of the other guidelines as described above for Sunday Liturgies, also apply to the Week Day Liturgies.
MEMORIALS
If you are planning a family memorial, please contact the church office far in advance of the date, so that we can properly register your family for church attendance.
PARKING
Due to safety regulations, please do not park cars along the curb in front of the church and the community center during church services and other events. Thank you!