May 01
Holy Trinity Church
Publish Date: 2022-05-01
Bulletin Contents
Holy Trinity Church
General Information
- Phone:
- (609) 653-8092
- Fax:
- (609) 653-0375
- Street Address:
- 7004 Ridge Ave
- Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
- Mailing Address:
- 7004 Ridge Ave
- Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
Contact Information
Services Schedule
Sunday Services: Orthros 8:15 am.
Divine Liturgy 9:30 am.
Past Bulletins
- Publish Date:
- 2022-05-08
- Publish Date:
- 2022-04-24
- Publish Date:
- 2022-04-17
- Publish Date:
- 2022-04-10
- Publish Date:
- 2022-04-03
- Publish Date:
- 2022-03-27
Hymns of the Day
Apolytikion of Great and Holy Pascha in the Plagal First Mode
Christ is risen from the dead, by death, trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life.
Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Apolytikion for Thomas Sun. in the Grave Mode
Whilst the tomb was sealed, Thou, O Life, didst shine forth from the grave, O Christ God; and whilst the doors were shut, Thou didst come unto Thy disciples, O Resurrection of all, renewing through them an upright Spirit in us according to Thy great mercy.
Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Mode
Though You went down into the tomb, You destroyed Hades' power, and You rose the victor, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women, "Hail!" and granting peace to Your disciples, You who raise up the fallen.
Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Narthex Press
Saints and Feasts
May 01
Thomas Sunday
Though the doors were shut at the dwelling where the disciples were gathered for fear of the Jews on the evening of the Sunday after the Passover, our Saviour wondrously entered and stood in their midst, and greeted them with His customary words, "Peace be unto you." Then He showed unto them His hands and feet and side; furthermore, in their presence, He took some fish and a honeycomb and ate before them, and thus assured them of His bodily Resurrection. But Thomas, who was not then present with the others, did not believe their testimony concerning Christ's Resurrection, but said in a decisive manner, "Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe." Wherefore after eight days, that is, on this day, when the disciples were again gathered together and Thomas was with them, the Lord Jesus came while the doors were shut, as He did formerly. Standing in their midst, He said, "Peace be unto you"; then He said to Thomas, "Bring hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and bring hither thy hand, and thrust it into My side: and be not unbelieving, but believing."
And Thomas, beholding and examining carefully the hands and side of the Master, cried out with faith, "My Lord and my God." Thus he clearly proclaimed the two natures - human and divine - of the God-man (Luke 24:36-49; John 20:19-29).
This day is called Antipascha (meaning "in the stead of Pascha," not "in opposition to Pascha") because with this day, the first Sunday after Pascha, the Church consecrates every Sunday of the year to the commemoration of Pascha, that is, the Resurrection.
May 01
Martyrs Emmanuel, Theodore, George, Michael and the other George of Samothrace
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Epistle Reading
Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 146.5;134.3.
Great is our Lord, and great is his power.
Verse: Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good.
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 5:12-20.
In those days, many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high honor. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. But the high priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said, "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life."
Gospel Reading
Thomas Sunday
The Reading is from John 20:19-31
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe."
Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
Wisdom of the Fathers
For great is the dignity of the priests. ... And hold them very exceedingly in honor; for you indeed care about your own affairs, and if you order them well, you give no account for others; ...
Homily 86, 4th Century
... but the priest even if he rightly order his own life, if he have not an anxious care for yours and that of all those around him, will depart with the wicked into hell; and often when not betrayed by his own conduct, he perishes by yours, if he have not rightly performed all his part.
Homily 86, 4th Century
PARISH NEWS
PARISH NEWS
Celebrating our 40th Anniversary
Pangari Schedule: George Booskos, Haitham Dib & Mary Kent
Lenten Coin Boxes: Sunday School Students, please bring in you Lenten Coin Boxes as soon as you can.
FESTIVAL OF FAITH BBQ: FUN FOR THE WHOLE CHURCH FAMILY!
ALL OF US, YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE, ARE INVITED TO SHARE IN AN OLD TIME FAMILY BBQ AS WE CELEBRATE OUR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN!
GOYA Basketball - 2022-2023: Attention all parents and present and future GOYAns. If you are interested in participating in GOYA basketball for the 2022-2023 season, please contact Coach Anthony Panetta at 609-432-2413 (Boys) or Coach Tony Mertis at 609-501-5892 (Girls). Announcements on Summer practices will be made soon.
MAY CHURCH SERVICES
† May 5, Thursday, Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am., St. Irene
†May 9, Monday, Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am., Isaiah the Prophet
† May 18, Wednesday, Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am., Mid-Pentecost (At neighboring parishes)
† May 21, Saturday, Divine Liturgy 9:00 / 10:00 am., Sts. Constantine & Helen (At neighboring parishes)
† May 30, Monday, Memorial Day, Cemetery Trisagia
· Greenwood Cemetery 9:00 am
· Laurel Memorial Cemetery 10:30 am.
CHURCH REMINDERS
Wearing masks is now optional in the church and throughout the community center.
Those who are feeling sick should stay at home.
We will continue to live-stream our church services.
UPCOMING EVENTS (see attached flyers)
May 1: Youth Festival of Faith
May 14: Ocean City Block Party
June 2-5: Annual Greek Festival
June 12: Pentecost
November 13: SUV Raffle Drawing
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 NEWS
Sunday School is in person every Sunday! We look forward to seeing the children back in church!
TRINITY LEARNING CENTER
We are in great need of staff (18 years and older) for our summer camp program. Please contact the school at 609-653-9001.
TLC Board meeting on Monday, May 2nd at 5:30pm.
OCEAN CITY BLOCK PARTY
The Ocean City Block Party takes place on Saturday, May 14th at 9th Street and Asbury Ave. This is a fundraiser that benefits the Church. Help is needed as listed below. If you can lend a hand at all, or just one of the times below it would be appreciated.
-Friday May 13th help is needed in the morning to slice onions in the commercial kitchen, gather and organize items needed for the Block Party, and then from 4:30p.m. to 5:00p.m. to load the truck at the commercial kitchen. The most important part where help will be needed this day is loading the truck at 4:30p.m.
-Saturday May 14th:
Beginning around 7:15a.m. at 9th Street and Asbury Ave. in Ocean City to unload the truck and set up;
9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. help is needed to cut tomatoes, cut Gyro, make Gyro’s, take customer’s orders, run the register, etc.;
5:00p.m. to 5:45p.m. help is needed to load everything into the truck;
6:15p.m. to 7:30p.m. help is needed at the commercial kitchen to unload the truck, wash items and put away.
Please contact Brian Sacco at 609-412-2305 or briansacco1@gmail.com to let him know if you can help. Thank You.
MELINA GALIAS ORGAN DONOR REQUEST
Dear Holy Trinity Parishioners,
I am writing this letter on behalf of our beloved, Melina Galias, who is in need of a kidney transplant.
As many of you know, Melina graduated from high school last spring, was accepted into Drexel University, and had to defer her matriculation because she has been on dialysis since June 2021.
We are making a general appeal to all concerned people who would be willing to register with the VirtuaHealth Kidney Donor Program on behalf of Melina. A kidney donor needs to be older than 18 years of age and in good overall physical and mental health. Living donors are preferred, along with O and B blood types that can be positive or negative.
For more information pertaining to the registration process, please log onto virtua.org/KidneyDonation or call Jennie Roggio at 856-796-9376.
Over the years, Melina has been an active and enthusiastic member of our parish youth ministries, but now has had to forego many of her usual activities due to her health condition. While we are thankful for the dialysis treatments that she has been receiving, her doctors have indicated that a kidney transplant is what she really needs in order to enjoy a good quality of life. Please forward this message to all of your friends and relatives and encourage them to do the same.
On behalf of Melina and her family, I thank you for considering prayerfully this most important request.
In Christ,
Father George
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
Philoptochos will continue to sell Shop Rite Gift Cards. Please see attached flyer with information on how to purchase.
Philoptochos is holding their annual Membership Drive and invite everyone to become a member of this wonderful Philanthropia. The Registration form is in the attachment. You may mail it in or bring it to church.
BIBLE STUDY
Bible Study continues on Tuesday, May 10th, via Zoom at 7:00 pm. A link will be sent prior to Bible Study
MEMORIALS
If you are planning a family memorial, please contact the church office far in advance of the date.
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!